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Beyond chatbots: an AI platform that understands user intent and dynamically renders contextual UIs. 1,100+ tools, 30+ models, 100+ integrations.

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WantsChat

Don't just chat. Build what you need.

WantsChat is where your ideas, tasks, and errands all get done — in one friendly place, with one simple ask.

🎯 What is WantsChat?

WantsChat is a revolutionary AI-powered platform that understands what you want and instantly provides the right tool, app, or automation to get it done. Unlike traditional chatbots that only respond with text, WantsChat detects your intent and renders contextual user interfaces tailored to your exact needs.

💬 You say: "I want to convert 500 USD to EUR"
✨ WantsChat: Instantly shows a beautiful currency converter UI with live rates

💬 You say: "I want to generate a logo for my startup"
✨ WantsChat: Opens AI image generator with logo templates pre-loaded

💬 You say: "I want to track my project expenses"
✨ WantsChat: Displays expense tracker with your currency, categories, and export options

🚀 The Problem We Solve

In 2025, the average knowledge worker uses 50+ different apps daily:

Calculators, converters, generators
Project management tools
Design software
Finance trackers
Health apps
And dozens more...

WantsChat combines them ALL into one intelligent platform.

🚀 Why this project matters

We believe AI should not just talk — it should DO.

🏆 What Makes WantsChat UNIQUE

❌ Traditional AI Chatbots

Only generate text responses
Static conversation interface
No contextual tools
Can't build apps
Single-purpose design

✅ WantsChat

Intent Detection → Shows relevant UI
1,100+ Contextual Tools → Ready to use
No-Code App Builder → Full-stack apps
Workflow Automation → n8n-style flows
Multi-Model AI → 30+ models across 8 providers

🎯 The Innovation: Intent → Contextual UI

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                     TRADITIONAL CHATBOTS                        │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│   User: "Calculate my BMI"                                      │
│   Bot: "To calculate BMI, divide weight by height squared..."   │
│   User: [Still needs to find a calculator]                      │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                        WantsChat                                │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│   User: "Calculate my BMI"                                      │
│                                                                 │
│   ┌─────────────────────────────────────┐                       │
│   │  BMI Calculator                     │                       │
│   │  ─────────────────────────          │                       │
│   │  Height: [175] cm                   │                       │
│   │  Weight: [70] kg                    │                       │
│   │                                     │                       │
│   │  Your BMI: 22.9 (Normal)            │                       │
│   │  ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░░░░░░               │                       │
│   │                                     │                       │
│   │  [Export PDF] [Track History]       │                       │
│   └─────────────────────────────────────┘                       │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

🌟 Core Features

1️⃣ 1,100+ Contextual Tools (Growing Daily)

WantsChat tools panel — 1,102 tools across 20+ categories

📊 Calculators & Converters (80+)

Currency Converter (150+ currencies, live rates)
BMI Calculator
Loan Calculator
Compound Interest
Unit Converters (Length, Weight, Temperature, etc.)
Date Calculator
Percentage Calculator
Mortgage Calculator
Tip Calculator
Age Calculator
Time Zone Converter
And 70+ more...

✍️ AI Writing Tools (50+)

Blog Post Generator
Email Composer
Cover Letter Writer
Resume Builder
Social Media Post Generator
Product Description Writer
SEO Meta Tag Generator
Press Release Generator
Speech Writer
Story Generator
And 40+ more...

🎨 AI Creative Tools (40+)

AI Image Generator (FLUX, SDXL)
AI Logo Generator
AI Video Generator
Background Remover
Image Upscaler
Photo Enhancer
Meme Generator
Avatar Generator
Banner Designer
Icon Generator
And 30+ more...

💼 Business Tools (100+)

Invoice Generator
Contract Generator
Proposal Builder
Business Plan Writer
Meeting Notes
Project Timeline
Kanban Board
Quote Builder
Expense Tracker
Time Tracker
And 90+ more...

⚖️ Legal Tools (25+)

Case Intake
Client Agreement
Court Calendar
Deposition Scheduler
Document Review
Matter Management
Time Entry (UTBMS/LEDES)
Trust Account
Conflict Check
Witness List
Legal Research
Pleading Drafter
And more...

🏥 Healthcare Tools (30+)

Patient Intake
Medical History
Lab Results Tracker
Medication Reminder
Insurance Verification
Clinical Notes
Surgery Scheduler
Telehealth Scheduler
HIPAA Compliance
And more...

🏠 Real Estate Tools (30+)

Property Listing
Rental Application
Lease Agreement
Mortgage Pre-Qualification
Home Valuation
Open House Scheduler
Rent Roll
Security Deposit Tracker
Property Inspection
And more...

🍽️ Restaurant & Hospitality (20+)

Table Management
Waitlist Manager
Kitchen Display
Menu Engineering
Recipe Costing
Food Cost Calculator
Temperature Log
Tip Pool Calculator
And more...

🏭 Manufacturing & Logistics (20+)

BOM Manager
Quality Inspection
Machine Maintenance
Production Scheduler
Inventory Manager
Fleet Manager
Shipment Tracker
And more...

🏫 Education & Childcare (15+)

Student Database
Gradebook
Lesson Planner
Daily Report (Daycare)
Child Profile
Incident Report
Tuition Tracker
And more...

2️⃣ No-Code App Builder

WantsChat generating a full app spec from a single prompt

Build complete full-stack applications without writing code:

Frontend: React components with Tailwind CSS
Backend: Hono.js APIs with PostgreSQL
Deploy: One-click deployment

📱 What You Can Build:
├── Customer portals
├── Internal dashboards
├── E-commerce stores
├── Booking systems
├── CRM applications
├── Inventory management
├── And literally ANY app you imagine

3️⃣ Multi-Model AI Engine

Choose from 30+ AI models:

Provider	Models
OpenAI	GPT-4o, GPT-4o Mini
Anthropic	Claude Opus 4.5, Claude Sonnet 4.5, Claude Haiku 4.5
Google	Gemini 2.5 Pro, Gemini 2.5 Flash
DeepSeek	DeepSeek V3, DeepSeek R1
Meta	Llama 3.3 70B
Image AI	FLUX, SDXL, Juggernaut
Video AI	Vidu, KlingAI, ByteDance

4️⃣ Workflow Automation (FluxTurn Integration)

Visual workflow builder like n8n/Zapier:

500+ Connectors: Google, Slack, GitHub, Notion, Salesforce, etc.
AI Nodes: GPT, Claude, image generation in workflows
Triggers: Webhooks, schedules, events
Self-hostable: Run on your own infrastructure

5️⃣ Smart Context System

Your data, pre-filled automatically:

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                 3 PILLARS OF CONTEXT                        │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                             │
│  1. ONBOARDING DATA                                         │
│     Currency, timezone, language, industry preferences      │
│                                                             │
│  2. CONTEXTUAL UI HISTORY                                   │
│     Remembers your last inputs for each tool                │
│                                                             │
│  3. CHAT INTELLIGENCE                                       │
│     Extracts entities from conversation                     │
│     "Budget $5000" → Pre-fills budget calculators           │
│                                                             │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

6️⃣ Export Everything

Every tool supports comprehensive export:

📄 PDF - Professional documents
📊 Excel - Spreadsheets with formatting
📋 CSV - Universal data format
🔗 JSON - For developers
🖨️ Print - Optimized layouts

📊 Competitive Analysis

What WantsChat Replaces

Typical standard-tier pricing as of December 2025; actual figures vary by plan and seat count.

Category	Apps Replaced	Annual Savings
AI Assistants	ChatGPT Plus, Claude Pro, Gemini Advanced	$720/year
Design Tools	Canva Pro, Adobe Express, Figma	$360/year
Writing Tools	Jasper, Copy.ai, Writesonic	$1,000/year
Project Management	Monday, Asana, Notion	$360/year
Automation	Zapier, Make, n8n Cloud	$480/year
App Building	Bubble, Webflow, Retool	$750/year
TOTAL	18 apps	$3,670/year saved

Feature Comparison (December 2025)

Feature	ChatGPT	Claude	Poe	1min.AI	Manus	WantsChat
Multi-Model AI	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅ 30+ models
AI Image Generation	✅	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅ FLUX + SDXL
AI Video Generation	✅ Sora	❌	✅	✅	❌	✅ 3 engines
Contextual UI Tools	❌	Artifacts	❌	❌	❌	✅ 1,100+ tools
No-Code App Builder	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅ Full-stack
Workflow Automation	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅ 500+ connectors
Browser Extension	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅ Chrome/Firefox
Self-Hosting	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅ Docker ready

🔮 Roadmap

✅ Implemented

[x] 1,100+ Contextual UI Tools
[x] Multi-model AI chat (30+ models)
[x] AI Image Generation (FLUX, SDXL)
[x] AI Video Generation (Vidu, KlingAI)
[x] Tool data sync to backend
[x] Export (PDF, Excel, CSV, JSON)
[x] User onboarding flow
[x] Browser extension (Chrome/Firefox)
[x] Organization/team support
[x] Vector search for tools (Qdrant)
[x] Dark/Light theme

🚧 In Progress

[ ] Workflow automation (FluxTurn)
[ ] URL Detection + Auto-Summarize
[ ] Screenshot & Page Analysis
[ ] Research Mode (deep web search)
[ ] No-code app builder v2
[ ] Chatbot deployment (WhatsApp, LINE, Telegram)

📋 Planned

[ ] API marketplace
[ ] Plugin system
[ ] Real-time collaboration
[ ] AI agents (autonomous tasks)
[ ] Voice interface
[ ] MCP integration

🛠️ Tech Stack

Frontend

React 18 + TypeScript
Vite build tooling
Tailwind CSS + shadcn/ui
Framer Motion for animations
TanStack Query for data fetching
i18next for internationalization

Backend

NestJS (Node.js framework)
PostgreSQL database (raw pg driver)
Qdrant vector database (optional)
Redis (via BullMQ queues)
Socket.io for real-time communication
Swagger/OpenAPI for API documentation

Browser Extension

Vite + TypeScript
Manifest V3 (Chrome, Edge, Firefox)
Shares React components with the web app via source-level imports

AI/ML

OpenRouter unified LLM gateway (30+ models)
Runware for image generation
OpenAI Embeddings for semantic search

Infrastructure

Docker + Docker Compose
Cloudflare R2 storage
Self-hostable on any cloud provider

🚀 Getting Started

The fastest path:

git clone https://github.com/wants-chat/wants-chat.git
cd wants-chat
cp backend/.env.example backend/.env
cp frontend/.env.example frontend/.env
docker compose up

Then open http://localhost:5173.

For prerequisites, env vars, the no-Docker path, optional features, and troubleshooting, see DEVELOPMENT.md — the canonical contributor onboarding guide.

🧩 Browser Extension

A Manifest V3 browser extension lives in extension/ and brings WantsChat into any tab — invoke tools on highlighted text, save snippets, and chat without leaving the page.

cd extension
npm install
npm run build
# Then load extension/dist as an unpacked extension in Chrome/Edge/Firefox

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Start with the Contributing Guide and the Code of Conduct.

CONTRIBUTING.md — how to propose changes, branch, and open a PR
DEVELOPMENT.md — local setup and contributor onboarding
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md — community standards
SECURITY.md — how to report a vulnerability
CHANGELOG.md — release notes and version history

Contributors

Thank you to all the amazing people who have contributed to WantsChat! 🎉

Want to see your face here? Check out our Contributing Guide and start contributing today!

📄 License

This project is licensed under the AGPL-3.0 License - see the LICENSE file for details.

This means you can freely use, modify, and distribute this software, but any modifications must also be open-sourced under the same license.

🙏 Acknowledgments

OpenRouter - LLM API gateway
Runware - Image generation API
Qdrant - Vector database
shadcn/ui - UI components

💬 Connect With Us

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