Qurious

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What is Qurious?

Qurious is an AI-powered research assistant that helps researchers, students, and curious minds find, understand, and organize scientific literature faster.

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Features

• Semantic Research Search – Search papers by meaning, not keywords.
• Chat with Papers – Ask questions and get grounded, contextual answers.
• AI Summaries & Insights – Auto-generated summaries and key takeaways.
• Lists & Research Folders – Organize papers into collections.
• Personal Annotations – Add notes and insights per paper.

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Architecture

Tech Stack

| Stack Layer | Technologies | | ------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Tooling | <img src="assets/turborepo.svg" alt="Turborepo" width="20" style="vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block;" /> Turborepo | <img src="assets/git.svg" alt="Git" width="20" style="vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block;" /> Git | | Frontend | <img src="assets/nextjs.svg" alt="Next.js" width="20" style="vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block;" /> Next.js | <img src="assets/react.svg" alt="React" width="20" style="vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block;" /> React | <img src="assets/tailwindcss.svg" alt="Tailwind CSS" width="20" style="vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block;" /> Tailwind CSS | <img src="assets/shadcn-ui.svg" alt="shadcn/ui" width="20" style="vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block;" /> shadcn/ui | <img src="assets/tanstack.svg" alt="TanStack Query" width="20" style="vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block;" /> TanStack Query | | Backend | <img src="assets/convex.svg" alt="Convex" width="20" style="vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block;" /> Convex | | AI | <img src="assets/vercel.svg" alt="Vercel AI SDK" width="20" style="vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block;" /> Vercel AI SDK | | Email | <img src="assets/resend.svg" alt="Resend" width="20" style="vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block;" /> Resend | | Payments | <img src="assets/dodo-payments.svg" alt="DodoPayments" width="20" style="vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block;" /> DodoPayments | | Auth | <img src="assets/clerk.svg" alt="Clerk" width="20" style="vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block;" /> Clerk