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Socratic Math Tutor
A tutor that asks guiding questions instead of giving answers
Intermediate14h1–2
LLMKaTeXNext.js
17/20Textbook Tutor (RAG)
Answers questions only from your own textbook, with page citations.
Intermediate24h1–3 people17/20 fit
Build Textbook Tutor (RAG) for school and college students in ~24h with 1–3 people. Stack: Next.js + RAG + Vector DB + PDF.
Why it wins: Grounded answers judges can verify instantly.
Build flow
01 · Problem
Generic chatbots answer off-syllabus or make things up.
02 · Solution
Upload the textbook PDF. Answers are grounded in it and cite the page.
03 · Build
- 1Parse PDF pages
- 2Chunk + embed
- 3Retrieve + answer with citations
- 4PDF viewer jump
04 · Demo
Upload a chapter → ask a question → answer with “page 42” citation that opens the PDF.
MVP checklist
- PDF upload
- Grounded answers
- Page citations
- Practice questions
Tech stack
| Tech | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Next.js | Frontend + API routes | Web |
| RAG | Retrieval over your docs | AI |
| Vector DB | Embedding search | Data |
| PDF generation | Tool |
Reference repos
Open-source projects you can build on. Links checked 2026-10-31.
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