MongoDB AI Lab Assistant - Development Guide

Build/Run Commands

npm run dev - Start development server
npm run build - Build production version
npm run start - Start production server
npm run lint - Run ESLint for code quality

Code Style Guidelines

No TypeScript - Use vanilla JavaScript with JSDoc comments when needed
React/Next.js - Use App Router (not pages directory)
UI Framework - Material UI with proper component classes for styling
Error Handling - Use early returns, structured try/catch blocks with console.error for errors
Component Style - Use const arrow functions (const Component = () => {})
Event Handlers - Prefix with 'handle' (handleClick, handleSubmit)
Environment - Secrets in .env/.env.local files
MongoDB - Use Mongoose for schemas, defined in separate model files
Accessibility - Implement a11y attributes (aria-label, tabIndex) on interactive elements
Next.js Patterns - Async/await route params and cookies properly

Data Persistence

MongoDB with Mongoose for schema validation
MongoDB Atlas Vector Search for embeddings and similarity search

Important Project Files

@QUESTION_PROCESSING.md - Contains guidelines for processing questions and formatting responses