MercAi

What it does

Mercai is an innovative app designed to transform the way we search for and discover products and services. This PWA functions like Google Maps, but for finding products and services from businesses or freelancers. With Mercai, you can perform highly customized searches and receive relevant suggestions about products and services in your area. Eco-friendly products and services are given higher relevance and tend to be shown first.

I developed this app using Gemini, which facilitates recommendations and proximity calculations with GPS. Thanks to Gemini, we can perform personalized searches for those seeking niche products or services, or who have urgent needs and are unfamiliar with the area. I used the Gemini API in my backend along with a simple FAAS (a nano service) and Google Sheets as a database. Since this is a demonstration app, I am working on migrating to a RAG system with the Gemini API to enhance the user experience.