- Add POST /api/chat/guest endpoint (no auth required)
- Add proxyGuestChat() method using configurable LLM endpoint
- Add streamGuestChat() function to frontend chat API
- Modify useChat to fall back to guest mode on auth errors (403/401)
- Remove !user check from ChatInput disabled prop
- Configure guest LLM via env vars: GUEST_LLM_URL, GUEST_LLM_API_KEY, GUEST_LLM_MODEL
- Default guest LLM: http://10.1.1.42:11434/v1 (Ollama) with llama3.2 model
- Created API clients for LLM chat (/api/llm/chat) and Ideas (/api/ideas)
- Implemented useChat hook for conversation state management
- Connected Chat component to backend with full CRUD operations
- Integrated ConversationSidebar with conversation fetching
- Added automatic conversation persistence after each message
- Integrated WebSocket for connection status
- Used existing better-auth for authentication
- All TypeScript strict mode compliant (no any types)
Deliverables:
✅ Working chat interface at /chat route
✅ Conversations save to database via Ideas API
✅ Real-time WebSocket connection
✅ Clean TypeScript (no errors)
✅ Full conversation loading and persistence
See CHAT_INTEGRATION_SUMMARY.md for detailed documentation.
