ResQCart is an AI-powered system that predicts food waste 3-7 days before it happens and automatically triggers a "rescue cascade" to save products, recover revenue, and feed communities.

• Massive Business Impact: $720M annual savings for retailers
• Social Good: 50M meals rescued for food banks
• Technical Innovation: Predictive AI + real-time dynamic pricing
• Scalable Solution: Clear path from pilot to 4,700+ stores

• Inputs: Sales data, weather, local events, historical patterns
• Output: "Product X will waste in 4 days with 89% confidence"
• Action: Trigger rescue protocol automatically

• Day 7-5: 🔄 Rebalance inventory between stores
• Day 4-3: 💰 Dynamic pricing (15-30% off) + customer alerts
• Day 2-1: 🤝 Food bank pickups + employee discounts
• Day 0: ⚡ Flash sales (70% off) + final rescue

1. AI Prediction Dashboard

   • Real-time predictions of at-risk products
   • Visualization of waste patterns and trends
   • Decision support for store managers

2. Store Manager Interface

   • At-risk product management
   • Rescue request tracking
   • Rescue cascade automation

3. Food Bank Portal

   • View and claim available food donations
   • Schedule pickups and manage logistics
   • Track impact metrics

4. Rescue Network

   • Connect stores with nearby food banks
   • Optimize routes for efficient pickups
   • Coordinate rescue operations

• React/TypeScript with Tailwind CSS
• Interactive dashboards and visualizations
• Responsive design for mobile and desktop

• Node.js/Express API
• MongoDB database
• JWT authentication

• Python/FastAPI service
• Computer vision for product detection
• Predictive models for spoilage prediction

• Node.js (v14+)
• Python (v3.8+)
• MongoDB

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/your-username/resqcart.git
cd resqcart

2. Install dependencies:

# Backend
cd backend
npm install

# Frontend
cd ../frontend
npm install

# AIML
cd ../aiml
pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Start the services:

./start-services.sh

4. Access the application at http://localhost:5173

1. Show Live Predictions: "847 bananas will waste tomorrow - 94% confidence"
2. Trigger Rescue Actions: Watch automatic price drops and notifications
3. Food Bank Coordination: Schedule pickup for remaining items
4. Impact Dashboard: Real-time metrics of waste prevented

We welcome contributions! Please see our Contributing Guidelines for more details.

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