ChatPilot

A multi-tenant platform for creating and deploying custom AI chatbots with dedicated domains. Built on the Vercel AI Chatbot starter, extended with multi-tenant capabilities.

Core Concept

• Users create workspaces
• Each workspace can have multiple chatbots
• Each chatbot gets its own custom domain
• Chatbots are trained on user-provided knowledge bases
• Deploy and manage multiple chatbots from one dashboard

Technical Foundation

Base: Vercel AI Chatbot Starter
+ Multi-tenant architecture
+ Custom domain handling
+ Knowledge base management

Key Components (Already Available)

• ✅ Next.js App Router
• ✅ OpenAI/Anthropic integration
• ✅ Authentication (NextAuth.js)
• ✅ Database (Vercel Postgres)
• ✅ File storage (Vercel Blob)
• ✅ UI components (shadcn/ui)

Need to Build

1. Multi-tenant System

   • Workspace management
   • User-workspace relationships
   • Resource isolation

2. Chatbot Management

   • Creation interface
   • Settings/customization
   • Deployment controls

3. Knowledge Base

   • Document upload
   • Text extraction
   • Vector storage

4. Custom Domains

   • Domain verification
   • SSL certification
   • DNS management

MVP Features

• Single workspace per user
• One chatbot per workspace
• Basic customization
• File upload for training
• Custom domain support
• Simple analytics
• Usage limits

Initial Architecture

├── app/
│   ├── api/
│   │   ├── chat/
│   │   ├── domains/
│   │   └── workspaces/
│   ├── app/
│   │   ├── workspace/
│   │   └── settings/
├── components/
│   ├── dashboard/
│   ├── chatbot/
│   └── knowledge-base/
└── lib/
    ├── auth/
    ├── db/
    └── ai/

Development Phases

Phase 1 (MVP)

1. Set up multi-tenant DB schema
2. Build workspace management
3. Create chatbot CRUD
4. Implement basic knowledge base
5. Add custom domain support

Phase 2

1. Team collaboration
2. Advanced customization
3. Template marketplace
4. API access

Tech Stack

• Next.js 14
• Vercel AI SDK
• Vercel Postgres
• Vercel Blob
• NextAuth.js
• shadcn/ui
• Tailwind CSS
• OpenAI/Anthropic

Immediate TODO

1. Modify DB schema for multi-tenancy
2. Create workspace management system
3. Build chatbot creator interface
4. Implement knowledge base uploader
5. Set up custom domain handling

Business Model

FREE
- 1 chatbot
- 100 msgs/month
- Basic customization

PRO ($29/mo)
- 3 chatbots
- 1,000 msgs/month
- Custom domain
- Full customization

BUSINESS ($99/mo)
- 10 chatbots
- 10,000 msgs/month
- Priority support
- API access