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 "generated": "2026-10-26",
 "id": "margelo-ai-chat-demo--run-margelo-chat-app-with-own-keys",
 "repo": "margelo/ai-chat-demo",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/margelo/ai-chat-demo",
 "repo_slug": "margelo-ai-chat-demo",
 "title": "Run the Margelo chat app on a simulator with your keys",
 "page_title": "How to run the Margelo chat app on a simulator with your keys with AI Chat Demo",
 "summary": "Install the React Native chat app, add your OpenAI and Pinecone keys, and send a first streamed message.",
 "who": "A mobile developer who wants a working ChatGPT-style chat app on their own machine before changing anything, usually after finding the repo.",
 "problem": "Getting a streaming LLM chat with a retrieval tool running in React Native involves native builds, API keys, and a vector index, and it is hard to know where to start.",
 "outcome": "The app runs on an iOS simulator or Android emulator, answers general questions, and answers Margelo questions from the Pinecone knowledge base.",
 "steps": [
  "Run `cd app` and then `npm install`.",
  "Run `cp src/config.example.ts src/config.ts` and fill in your OpenAI key, Pinecone key, and index host in that file.",
  "Run `cd ios && pod install && cd ..` to install the iOS pods.",
  "Run `npm start` in one terminal to start Metro.",
  "Run `npm run ios` or `npm run android` to build and launch the app, then ask a general question and a question about Margelo."
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Clone margelo/ai-chat-demo, go into the app folder, and set up the project following the README setup and run steps for <target platform: ios or android>. Confirm the app launches and that a Margelo question triggers the search_margelo_kb tool and returns an answer based on retrieved context.",
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  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "2 hours",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "The README calls this a demo, and it requires both an OpenAI key and a populated Pinecone index before the knowledge base tool returns useful results.",
 "category": "Software and DevOps",
 "tags": [
  "Software and DevOps"
 ],
 "lang": "typescript",
 "requirements": [
  "Xcode and CocoaPods for iOS, or the Android setup from the React Native environment guide",
  "Node 22.11 or newer",
  "An OpenAI API key",
  "A Pinecone API key, a populated Pinecone index, and its index host"
 ],
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 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [
  {
   "tag": "credentials",
   "notice": "The README says API keys live in the app bundle, so keep the config.ts file local and never ship it in a build meant for other people."
  }
 ],
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