AICA – AI Campus Assistant for RWTH Aachen University

AICA (AI Campus Assistant) is a conversational assistant designed to help RWTH Aachen University students navigate campus life. It uses Anthropic's Claude model to provide helpful, context-aware information about course enrollment, campus facilities, student services, and semester costs. The app is built with Streamlit and structured for modular development.

Features

• Streamlit-based web interface
• Claude (Anthropic) integration via API
• Session-aware chat with message history
• Modular code structure
• Semester cost calculator tool
• Information about RWTH student services, facilities, and enrollment

Project Structure

SupportChat/
├── app.py                  # Streamlit app entry point
├── chatbot.py              # Chatbot class using Anthropic
├── config.py               # Constants like TOOLS, IDENTITY, MODEL
├── requirements.txt        # Dependencies
└── .gitignore              # Git ignore settings

Use Cases

AICA can help students with:

• Course Enrollment: Information about registration, prerequisites, and the RWTHonline system
• Campus Facilities: Details about libraries, study rooms, dining options, and sports facilities
• Student Services: Guidance on semester tickets, student IDs, BAföG, and more
• Cost Calculation: Calculate semester fees based on program, student status, and needs

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/senyuka/SupportChat.git
cd SupportChat

2. Install the dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Set your Anthropic API key (required to run the assistant):

export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your-api-key

4. Run the app:

streamlit run app.py

5. Open your browser and navigate to the local Streamlit URL (typically http://localhost:8501)

Acknowledgements

This project is adapted from examples provided by Anthropic in their Anthropic Cookbook.