SharkByte Support

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  Homepage

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  Homepage + Chatbot + History

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  AI Agent Configuration Page

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  AI Agent Chat Demo Page

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Inspiration

Every website needs customer support, but building a knowledgeable chatbot takes weeks of training and configuration. I asked myself: what if Sammy the Shark could learn any website in seconds and become your instant AI support agent?

## What it does SharkByte Support transforms any URL into an AI-powered chatbot. Just paste a link, and Sammy dives deep into your website content, surfacing as an intelligent support agent that actually knows your stuff. No training required—just instant, smart support in every byte.

## How I built it

• Frontend: Next.js 16 with React 19, styled with Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui in an ocean-inspired theme
• AI Brain: DigitalOcean Gradient AI powers everything—Knowledge Bases ingest website content, and Agents handle conversations
• The Flow: URL → DO scrapes content → DO Knowledge Base learns it → Agent answers questions

## Challenges I ran into Wrangling async workflows between scraping, knowledge base creation, and agent setup was tricky. I also had to carefully craft system prompts so Sammy stays helpful and on-brand.

## Accomplishments that I'm proud of One URL. One click. Working chatbot. The simplicity of the UX hides significant complexity under the hood, and I'm proud of making AI accessible to anyone.

## What I learned DigitalOcean's Gradient AI platform is incredibly powerful for RAG applications. I also learned that good UX is about hiding complexity, not avoiding it.

## What's next for SharkByte Support

• Embeddable chat widgets for any website
• Custom branding and personality settings
• Analytics dashboard to track conversations
• Multi-language support

Built With

• digitalocean-gradient-ai
• next.js
• react
• shadcn/ui
• tailwind-css
• typescript