Vidhi Setu 🇮🇳

Privacy-First AI Contract Risk Analysis Grounded in Indian Law

Vidhi Setu is an intelligent LegalTech platform designed specifically for the Indian creative community, freelancers, and early-stage startups. It bridges the gap between complex legal jargon and fair professional agreements by providing jurisdiction-aware risk assessment anchored in The Indian Contract Act, 1872.

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💡 Why Vidhi Setu?

Traditional legal tech targets big corporations. Vidhi Setu is built for the 15 Million+ Indian Freelancers who sign contracts every day without a lawyer.

• ⚖️ Built for India: No US "At-Will" citations. Strictly Indian Statutes.
• 🔒 Absolute Privacy: Your contract never leaves your RAM. Local AI processing means zero data leaks.
• 👶 ELI5 Mode: Legal jargon is scary. Our AI translates it into plain English a 5-year-old can understand.

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🛠️ Technology Stack

graph LR
    subgraph Frontend
    A[React/Vite] --> B[Tailwind/Framer]
    end
    subgraph Backend
    C[FastAPI] --> D[Local RAG]
    D --> E[Ollama / Qwen 2.5]
    end
    subgraph Privacy
    F[PII Tokenizer] --> G[In-Memory ONLY]
    end

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• Frontend: React (Vite), Tailwind CSS, Framer Motion, Lucide.
• Backend: FastAPI (Python), Local RAG Engine.
• AI: Ollama (Qwen 2.5 7B) for local, private inference.

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🏁 Getting Started

1. 🧠 AI Engine Setup (Ollama)

This project runs 100% locally. You MUST have Ollama installed and the model imported:

1. Install Ollama from ollama.com.
2. Pull Qwen 2.5:

   ollama run qwen2.5:7b

3. Import as Vidhi Brain: Follow the instructions in backend/ai/README.md (or simply ensure a model named vidhi-brain is available in your local Ollama instance).

2. 🔌 Backend Setup

1. Navigate to the backend/ directory.
2. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Run the server:

   uvicorn main:app --reload

3. 🎨 Frontend Setup

1. Navigate to the frontend/ directory.
2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Run the development server:

   npm run dev

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🧪 Testing the Platform (Jury Guide)

To evaluate the full depth of Vidhi Setu's local legal intelligence:

1. Access the Dashboard via the "Get Started" button.
2. Upload a contract (e.g., from sample_contracts/) or click "Test with Sample".
3. Observe the Section 27 (Non-Compete) detection and the Jurisdiction Guardrail blocking non-Indian law.
4. Notice the Local AI Insight cards providing plain-English legal explanations grounded in Indian Statute.

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⚠️ Disclaimer

Vidhi Setu is an assistive tool intended to improve legal awareness and understanding. It does not provide legal advice. Users should always consult a qualified legal professional before signing any agreement.

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Vidhi Setu: Zero Data, Absolute Clarity. 🚀⚖️