Project Overview

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# LobeChat Project Overview

## Project Description

Open-source, modern-design AI Agent Workspace: **LobeHub** (previously LobeChat).

**Supported platforms:**
- Web desktop/mobile
- Desktop (Electron)
- Mobile app (React Native) - coming soon

**Logo emoji:** 🤯

## Complete Tech Stack

| Category | Technology |
|----------|------------|
| Framework | Next.js 16 + React 19 |
| Routing | SPA inside Next.js with `react-router-dom` |
| Language | TypeScript |
| UI Components | `@lobehub/ui`, antd |
| CSS-in-JS | antd-style |
| Icons | lucide-react, `@ant-design/icons` |
| i18n | react-i18next |
| State | zustand |
| URL Params | nuqs |
| Data Fetching | SWR |
| React Hooks | aHooks |
| Date/Time | dayjs |
| Utilities | es-toolkit |
| API | TRPC (type-safe) |
| Database | Neon PostgreSQL + Drizzle ORM |
| Testing | Vitest |

## Complete Project Structure

Monorepo using `@lobechat/` namespace for workspace packages.

```
lobe-chat/
├── apps/
│   └── desktop/                 # Electron desktop app
├── docs/
│   ├── changelog/
│   ├── development/
│   ├── self-hosting/
│   └── usage/
├── locales/
│   ├── en-US/
│   └── zh-CN/
├── packages/
│   ├── agent-runtime/           # Agent runtime
│   ├── builtin-agents/
│   ├── builtin-tool-*/          # Builtin tool packages
│   ├── business/                # Cloud-only business logic
│   │   ├── config/
│   │   ├── const/
│   │   └── model-runtime/
│   ├── config/
│   ├── const/
│   ├── context-engine/
│   ├── conversation-flow/
│   ├── database/
│   │   └── src/
│   │       ├── models/
│   │       ├── schemas/
│   │       └── repositories/
│   ├── desktop-bridge/
│   ├── edge-config/
│   ├── editor-runtime/
│   ├── electron-client-ipc/
│   ├── electron-server-ipc/
│   ├── fetch-sse/
│   ├── file-loaders/
│   ├── memory-user-memory/
│   ├── model-bank/
│   ├── model-runtime/
│   │   └── src/
│   │       ├── core/
│   │       └── providers/
│   ├── observability-otel/
│   ├── prompts/
│   ├── python-interpreter/
│   ├── ssrf-safe-fetch/
│   ├── types/
│   ├── utils/
│   └── web-crawler/
├── src/
│   ├── app/
│   │   ├── (backend)/
│   │   │   ├── api/
│   │   │   ├── f/
│   │   │   ├── market/
│   │   │   ├── middleware/
│   │   │   ├── oidc/
│   │   │   ├── trpc/
│   │   │   └── webapi/
│   │   ├── [variants]/
│   │   │   ├── (auth)/
│   │   │   ├── (main)/
│   │   │   ├── (mobile)/
│   │   │   ├── onboarding/
│   │   │   └── router/
│   │   └── desktop/
│   ├── business/                # Cloud-only (client/server)
│   │   ├── client/
│   │   ├── locales/
│   │   └── server/
│   ├── components/
│   ├── config/
│   ├── const/
│   ├── envs/
│   ├── features/
│   ├── helpers/
│   ├── hooks/
│   ├── layout/
│   │   ├── AuthProvider/
│   │   └── GlobalProvider/
│   ├── libs/
│   │   ├── better-auth/
│   │   ├── oidc-provider/
│   │   └── trpc/
│   ├── locales/
│   │   └── default/
│   ├── server/
│   │   ├── featureFlags/
│   │   ├── globalConfig/
│   │   ├── modules/
│   │   ├── routers/
│   │   │   ├── async/
│   │   │   ├── lambda/
│   │   │   ├── mobile/
│   │   │   └── tools/
│   │   └── services/
│   ├── services/
│   ├── store/
│   │   ├── agent/
│   │   ├── chat/
│   │   └── user/
│   ├── styles/
│   ├── tools/
│   ├── types/
│   └── utils/
└── e2e/                         # E2E tests (Cucumber + Playwright)
```

## Architecture Map

| Layer | Location |
|-------|----------|
| UI Components | `src/components`, `src/features` |
| Global Providers | `src/layout` |
| Zustand Stores | `src/store` |
| Client Services | `src/services/` |
| REST API | `src/app/(backend)/webapi` |
| tRPC Routers | `src/server/routers/{async\|lambda\|mobile\|tools}` |
| Server Services | `src/server/services` (can access DB) |
| Server Modules | `src/server/modules` (no DB access) |
| Feature Flags | `src/server/featureFlags` |
| Global Config | `src/server/globalConfig` |
| DB Schema | `packages/database/src/schemas` |
| DB Model | `packages/database/src/models` |
| DB Repository | `packages/database/src/repositories` |
| Third-party | `src/libs` (analytics, oidc, etc.) |
| Builtin Tools | `src/tools`, `packages/builtin-tool-*` |
| Cloud-only | `src/business/*`, `packages/business/*` |

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## Data Flow

```
React UI → Store Actions → Client Service → TRPC Lambda → Server Services → DB Model → PostgreSQL
```