Interact - Employee Engagement & Gamification Platform

Framework: React 18 + Vite 6 + Base44 SDK Status: Active Development

Overview

Interact is an enterprise-grade employee engagement platform that transforms workplace culture through gamification, AI-powered personalization, and seamless team activity management. The platform enables organizations to plan activities, implement sophisticated gamification mechanics, track engagement metrics, and foster meaningful team connections.

Why Interact?

✨ Key Features:

• 🎮 Gamification Engine - Points, badges, leaderboards, and customizable challenges
• 🤖 AI-Powered Recommendations - Personalized activity suggestions using machine learning
• 📊 Advanced Analytics - Real-time engagement metrics and team insights
• 🔗 15+ Integrations - Google Calendar, Slack, Teams, OpenAI, and more
• 🔒 Enterprise Security - GDPR compliant, SOC 2 ready, zero vulnerabilities
• 📱 Mobile-First Design - Responsive UI with PWA capabilities (roadmap)

📋 Table of Contents

• Overview
• Documentation
• Deploying to Vercel
• Quick Start
• Deploy to Vercel
• Project Structure
• Current Features
• Roadmap Highlights
• Contributing
• Quality Metrics
• License
• Resources

📚 Documentation

📖 Complete Documentation Hub - Central navigation for all documentation

Quick Links

Getting Started:

• Quick Start Guide - Get up and running in 5 minutes
• Development Guide - Local development setup
• Contributing Guidelines - How to contribute

Essential Documentation:

• Product Requirements (PRD) - Product vision and requirements
• Feature Roadmap - 18-month roadmap with 15 features
• API Integration Guide - Base44 SDK integration
• Testing Guide - Testing strategy and best practices

For Developers:

• Usage Examples - Code examples and patterns
• Documentation Guidelines - How to write docs
• Codebase Audit - Technical audit and quality metrics
• FAQ - Frequently asked questions

Operations:

• Deployment Checklist - Pre-deployment verification
• Security Documentation - Security and compliance
• Integrations - Third-party integrations

By Audience:

• Developers: Start with Quick Start → Development Guide → Usage Examples
• Product Managers: Read PRD → Feature Roadmap
• DevOps: Review Deployment Checklist → CI/CD
• Security: Check Security Docs → Codebase Audit

📊 70+ organized documentation files in 11 categories covering architecture, APIs, security, deployment, and more.

Base44 Integration

• .github/base44-updates.md - Base44 visual canvas integration guide and module architecture
• .github/agents.md - AI agent context log and historical development decisions

🚀 Deploying to Vercel

Project type: Vercel Web App — React SPA (single-page application) built with Vite.

One-click deploy

Manual deploy

1. Import the repository at vercel.com/new.
2. Vercel auto-detects the Vite framework. Confirm the settings:
   • Framework Preset: Vite
   • Build Command: npm run build
   • Output Directory: dist
   • Install Command: npm ci
   • Node.js Version: 20
3. Add the required environment variables (see below), then click Deploy.

Environment variables

Copy .env.example to understand all available variables. The following are required for the app to function:

Variable	Description
VITE_BASE44_APP_ID	Your Base44 application ID
VITE_BASE44_BACKEND_URL	Base44 backend server URL (e.g. https://your-backend.base44.app)

The following are optional but enable specific features:

Variable	Description
VITE_BASE44_API_URL	Base44 API URL (if different from backend URL)
VITE_COMPANY_ID	Company identifier
VITE_ENABLE_ANALYTICS	Enable analytics (true/false)
VITE_GOOGLE_ANALYTICS_ID	Google Analytics measurement ID
VITE_STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY	Stripe publishable key (payments feature)

Set these in the Vercel dashboard under Settings → Environment Variables, or via the Vercel CLI:

vercel env add VITE_BASE44_APP_ID
vercel env add VITE_BASE44_BACKEND_URL

Note: All VITE_ prefixed variables are bundled into the client-side build. Never put secrets in VITE_ variables. Backend/serverless function secrets (OpenAI keys, Stripe secret keys, etc.) should be set separately in your Base44 dashboard.

🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Node.js 20 (use .nvmrc — run nvm use if you have nvm)
• npm

Installation

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start development server
npm run dev

# Build for production
npm run build

# Preview production build
npm run preview

Available Scripts

• npm run dev - Start development server with hot reload
• npm run build - Build for production
• npm run preview - Preview production build locally
• npm run lint - Run ESLint
• npm run lint:fix - Fix ESLint issues automatically
• npm test - Run unit tests
• npm run test:coverage - Generate test coverage report

☁️ Deploy to Vercel

Required environment variables (set in Vercel dashboard under Project → Settings → Environment Variables):

Variable	Description
VITE_BASE44_APP_ID	Base44 application identifier
VITE_BASE44_BACKEND_URL	Base44 backend service URL

Copy .env.example to .env.local for local development:

cp .env.example .env.local
# Fill in VITE_BASE44_APP_ID and VITE_BASE44_BACKEND_URL

See docs/operations/VERCEL_AUDIT.md for the full deployment guide and multi-repo Vercel readiness assessment.

Tools & Utilities

PRD Generator

Generate comprehensive Product Requirements Documents from feature ideas using AI:

# Simple usage
node scripts/generate-prd.js --idea "Add dark mode to dashboard"

# Interactive mode (recommended)
node scripts/generate-prd.js --interactive

# With full context
node scripts/generate-prd.js \
  --idea "Add AI-powered chatbot for customer support" \
  --context '{"targetAudience":"All users","businessGoals":"Reduce support costs","timeline":"Q2 2026"}' \
  --output PRD-chatbot.md

# From file
node scripts/generate-prd.js --file ideas/feature.txt

PRD Generator Features:

• ✅ 13-section comprehensive PRD structure
• ✅ AI-powered content generation (Claude 4 Sonnet)
• ✅ Gherkin-style user stories
• ✅ Technical architecture templates
• ✅ Security & compliance sections
• ✅ CLI and web UI interfaces

Web Interface: Navigate to /prd-generator in the application for a user-friendly form interface.

Git & Branch Management

• ./scripts/safe-merge-branch.sh <branch-name> - Safely merge a branch into main with automated checks
• ./scripts/cleanup-merged-branches.sh - Clean up branches that have been merged into main

Documentation:

• docs/SAFE_BRANCH_MERGING.md - Complete guide for safe branch merging
• docs/PRE_MERGE_CHECKLIST.md - Checklist template before merging

☁️ Deploy to Vercel

One-Click Deploy

Build Settings

Setting	Value
Framework Preset	Vite
Build Command	npm run build
Output Directory	dist
Install Command	npm ci
Node.js Version	20.x

Required Environment Variables

Configure these in your Vercel project's Settings → Environment Variables:

Variable	Description	Required
VITE_BASE44_APP_ID	Your Base44 application ID	✅ Yes
VITE_BASE44_BACKEND_URL	Base44 backend URL (e.g. https://api.base44.app)	✅ Yes

Optional Environment Variables

Variable	Description
VITE_GOOGLE_ANALYTICS_ID	Google Analytics measurement ID
VITE_STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY	Stripe publishable key (payments)
VITE_ENABLE_ANALYTICS	Feature flag: enable analytics (true/false)
VITE_ENABLE_PWA	Feature flag: enable PWA (true/false)
VITE_COMPANY_ID	Company identifier for multi-tenant setups

Tip: Copy .env.example to .env.local for local development.
Backend serverless function secrets (OpenAI keys, Cloudinary, etc.) are managed separately in your Base44 dashboard.

SPA Routing

The included vercel.json configures a catch-all rewrite so React Router handles all client-side navigation correctly without 404s on page refresh.

interact/
├── src/
│   ├── pages/           # 47 application pages
│   ├── components/      # 42 component categories
│   ├── modules/         # NEW: Modular feature architecture (Base44-compatible)
│   │   └── [feature-name]/
│   │       ├── components/   # Feature-specific components
│   │       ├── hooks/        # Feature-specific hooks
│   │       ├── services/     # Business logic & API integration
│   │       └── utils/        # Helper functions
│   ├── hooks/           # Custom React hooks
│   ├── lib/             # Utilities and libraries
│   ├── api/             # API client configuration
│   └── assets/          # Static assets
├── functions/           # 61 Backend serverless functions
├── public/              # Public static files
└── docs/                # Documentation (audit, PRD, roadmap)

Module Architecture

New Feature Pattern (Q1 2026+): All new features should use the modular architecture in src/modules/[feature-name]/. This pattern provides:

• ✅ Base44 Visual Canvas Compatibility - Components with data-b44-sync attributes
• ✅ API Versioning - Service layer with version management
• ✅ Clear Feature Boundaries - Self-contained modules
• ✅ Backward Compatible - Coexists with existing component structure

Example: See src/modules/example-feature/ for a complete reference implementation.

Documentation: Comprehensive guide available in .github/base44-updates.md

✅ Recent Updates & Action Items

Q1 2026 - Security & Compliance Framework (Feature 1) - COMPLETED (Security Fixes):

• ✅ All npm security vulnerabilities resolved (0 vulnerabilities as of January 12, 2026)
• ✅ 3 HIGH severity React Router XSS vulnerabilities fixed (January 9, 2026)
• ✅ Previous 8 security vulnerabilities resolved (December 2025)
• ✅ Comprehensive security documentation created (docs/security/)
• ✅ 60+ technical documentation files in components/docs/
• ✅ GDPR compliance framework established
• ✅ Incident response procedures documented

Remaining High Priority (P1):

• 2 React Hooks violations requiring fixes
• 0% test coverage - testing infrastructure needed (Feature 2, Q1 2026)
• 100+ ESLint warnings and errors
• No TypeScript adoption (Feature 3, Q2-Q3 2026)

See CODEBASE_AUDIT.md for complete analysis and CHANGELOG.md for recent changes.

🎯 Current Features

• 47 Application Pages covering all aspects of employee engagement
• Activity Management with AI-powered recommendations
• Gamification System with points, badges, and leaderboards
• Analytics & Reporting for engagement insights
• Multi-Role Support (Admin, Facilitator, Team Leader, Participant)
• 15+ Integrations (Google Calendar, Slack, Teams, AI services, etc.)
• Responsive Design with Tailwind CSS and Radix UI
• Base44 Backend with 61 serverless functions

🔮 Roadmap Highlights

Q1 2026: Security hardening, testing infrastructure, enterprise SSO
Q2 2026: TypeScript migration, AI recommendations, mobile PWA
Q3 2026: Advanced analytics, customizable gamification, wellness integration
Q4 2026: Multi-tenancy, AI content generation, advanced LMS

See FEATURE_ROADMAP.md for complete 18-month roadmap with 15 features.

🤝 Contributing

For GitHub Copilot Agents and Developers:

• Use the Feature-to-PR Template for structured feature development
• Follow Copilot Instructions for coding standards and patterns
• Review agent prompts in .github/prompts for specialized tasks

Please refer to the PRD.md for:

• Technical architecture details
• Development standards
• Integration requirements
• Security guidelines

📊 Quality Metrics

Metric	Current	Target (6 months)
Test Coverage	0%	80%
Security Score	100/100 ✅	95/100
Security Vulnerabilities	0 ✅	0
Code Quality	65/100	90/100
Documentation	98/100 ⬆️	98/100
Performance	75/100	90/100

Recent Improvements (Q4 2025 - Q1 2026):

• Security: All vulnerabilities fixed (January 9, 2026) - Score: 100/100
• Documentation: 85/100 → 98/100 (60+ technical docs added)

See CODEBASE_AUDIT.md Section 14 for scoring methodology.

📝 License

Copyright © 2024 Krosebrook. All rights reserved.

🔗 Resources

• Base44 SDK: Documentation
• React: react.dev
• Vite: vitejs.dev
• Tailwind CSS: tailwindcss.com

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Last Updated: January 21, 2026 Maintained by: Krosebrook