ReSONAte: Your Sonar for Smarter Research

ReSONAte is a web-based AI research assistant, built with Streamlit and FastAPI, that inspires curiosity and supports knowledge exploration. ReSONAte helps users dive deeper into relevant topics and stay organized throughout their research journey.

Features

QA View

• In-depth Answers: The Perplexity Sonar-Pro API generates detailed answers based on the user query.
• Citations: Citations are enriched with visual thumbnails using the LinkPreview API.
• Relevant Papers: From the user query, the Perplexity Sonar API produces a concise answer highlighting key research topics. These topics are refined with KeyBERT to extract precise terms, which are then used to retrieve relevant publications via the Semantic Scholar API.

CoT (Chain-of-Thought) Tree View

• Visual Query Map: Queries are visualized as a directed graph using Graphviz.
• Session-Based Interaction History: Users can click on past queries to revisit the corresponding answers and research papers, helping them refine research direction.

Installation

1. Clone the Repository

After cloning, move into the ReSONAte directory to proceed with setup and usage.

git clone https://github.com/JHshin6688/ReSONAte.git
cd ReSONAte

2. Set Up the Environment

Install required Python packages:

pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Add Your API Key

Create a .env file in the project root and add your API keys:

PERPLEXITY_API_KEY=your_perplexity_api_key_here
LINK_PREVIEW_API_KEY="your-link-preview-key-here"
SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY="your-semantic-scholar-key-here"

4. Running the App

To start ReSONAte, run the following commands in two separate terminals:

uvicorn main:app --reload
streamlit run app.py

Make sure both processes are running for ReSONAte to work properly.

How to use

1. Start with QA View: From the main page, select QA View and ask any research question.
2. Get In-Depth Responses: ReSONAte will generate a detailed answer, including citations and links to relevant research papers.
3. Ask Follow-Up Questions: Feel free to continue the conversation with as many follow-up questions as you'd like.
4. Track Your Research Journey: Switch to the CoT Tree View to visualize the sequence of your queries and explore how your ideas have evolved.
5. Explore New Topics: To begin research on a different topic, create a new session using the sidebar. Your previous sessions will remain saved and accessible.