Persona Creator & Chat Application

A Streamlit application that allows users to create and chat with custom personas using OpenAI's Assistant API.

Features

• Create detailed personas with customizable traits, backgrounds, and expertise
• Upload reference documents to enhance persona knowledge
• Chat with created personas in real-time
• Download chat history and summaries
• Manage multiple personas
• Secure API key handling through Streamlit secrets

Setup

1. Clone the repository:

git clone <repository-url>
cd persona-creator-chat

2. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Configure Secrets in Streamlit Cloud:

   • Go to your Streamlit Cloud dashboard
   • Navigate to "Settings" > "Secrets"
   • Add your secrets in the following format:

     OPENAI_API_KEY = "your-api-key-here"
     OPENAI_ORGANIZATION = "your-org-id-here"  # Optional

4. Deploy on Streamlit Cloud:

   • Add the secrets in the Streamlit Cloud dashboard under "Settings" > "Secrets"
   • Connect your GitHub repository to Streamlit Cloud
   • Deploy the application

Project Structure

.
├── requirements.txt          # Python dependencies
├── src/
├── src/
│   ├── main.py             # Application entry point
│   ├── config.py           # Configuration settings
│   ├── utils/              # Utility functions
│   ├── services/           # Business logic and API interactions
│   ├── components/         # UI components
│   └── pages/             # Application pages
└── README.md              # Project documentation

Usage

1. Start the application:

streamlit run src/main.py

2. Creating a Persona:

   • Click "Create New Persona" in the sidebar
   • Fill in the persona details
   • Upload any reference documents
   • Click "Create Persona"

3. Chatting with a Persona:

   • Select a persona from the sidebar
   • Type your message in the chat input
   • Download chat history or get summaries using the buttons below

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Commit your changes
4. Push to the branch
5. Create a Pull Request

License