ai-startup-diagnosis 0.2.0

AI-powered startup readiness diagnosis API with FastAPI

AI Startup Diagnosis

AI-powered startup readiness diagnosis API. Analyzes entrepreneurs' answers to diagnostic questions and provides comprehensive, AI-generated feedback using OpenAI GPT-4o-mini.

Features

• AI-powered analysis with personalized feedback
• API key authentication
• Rate limiting per API key
• Comprehensive analysis (score, level, advice, next steps, strengths, concerns)
• FastAPI with automatic API documentation

Installation

pip install ai-startup-diagnosis

Quick Start

1. Configure Environment

Create a .env file:

OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_api_key_here
API_KEYS=your_api_key_1,your_api_key_2

Optional settings:

RATE_LIMIT_PER_HOUR=100      # Default: 100
RATE_LIMIT_PER_MINUTE=10     # Default: 10
DEBUG=false                   # Default: false
CORS_ORIGINS=*                # Default: *

2. Start Server

uvicorn ai_startup_diagnosis.main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000

Access:

• API: http://localhost:8000
• Interactive Docs: http://localhost:8000/docs

API Usage

The API uses a sequential question-answer flow:

1. Start a session → Get first question
2. Answer each question → Get next question (repeat until all answered)
3. Finish session → Get AI analysis

Flow:

POST /start → Get question 0
POST /answer (question_id: 0) → Get question 1
POST /answer (question_id: 1) → Get question 2
...
POST /answer (question_id: 9) → is_complete: true
POST /finish → Get final analysis

Endpoints

POST /api/diagnostic/start

Start a new session and get the first question.

Request:

POST /api/diagnostic/start
X-API-Key: your_api_key

Response:

{
  "session_id": "session_1234567890_abc123",
  "question": {
    "id": 0,
    "question": "Let's start with the basics - what's your startup idea or the problem you want to solve?",
    "analysis": "Understanding your core concept and problem-solution fit"
  },
  "progress": 0,
  "total_questions": 10
}

POST /api/diagnostic/answer

Submit an answer and get the next question. Repeat this endpoint for each question until is_complete: true.

Important: Questions must be answered sequentially. The question_id you provide must match the expected question:

• First call: question_id: 0 (from /start response)
• Subsequent calls: question_id must match next_question.id from the previous response

Request:

POST /api/diagnostic/answer
X-API-Key: your_api_key
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "session_id": "session_1234567890_abc123",
  "question_id": 0,
  "answer": "I want to build a platform that connects freelancers with clients..."
}

Response (more questions):

{
  "next_question": {
    "id": 1,
    "question": "Interesting! How much time can you realistically commit to this per week?",
    "analysis": "Assessing time commitment and resource availability"
  },
  "progress": 1,
  "total_questions": 10,
  "is_complete": false
}

Response (all answered):

{
  "next_question": null,
  "progress": 10,
  "total_questions": 10,
  "is_complete": true
}

POST /api/diagnostic/finish

Generate final AI analysis after all questions are answered.

Request:

POST /api/diagnostic/finish
X-API-Key: your_api_key
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "session_id": "session_1234567890_abc123"
}

Response:

{
  "result": {
    "score": 145,
    "level": "Ready to Start",
    "analysis": "Your idea shows strong potential...",
    "advice": ["Start with customer validation...", "Build an MVP..."],
    "next_steps": ["Create a landing page...", "Reach out to 5 customers..."],
    "strengths": ["Clear problem identification", "Strong technical background"],
    "concerns": ["Limited time - Solution: Start with 5 hours/week..."],
    "is_ai_generated": true
  },
  "test_id": "test_1234567890"
}

Authentication

Provide your API key via header:

• X-API-Key: your_api_key (recommended)
• Authorization: Bearer your_api_key

Configure valid keys in API_KEYS environment variable (comma-separated).

Rate Limiting

Default limits: 100 requests/hour, 10 requests/minute per API key.

Configure via RATE_LIMIT_PER_HOUR and RATE_LIMIT_PER_MINUTE.

Example Usage

Python

import httpx

API_KEY = "your_api_key"
BASE_URL = "http://localhost:8000"

# 1. Start session
response = httpx.post(
    f"{BASE_URL}/api/diagnostic/start",
    headers={"X-API-Key": API_KEY}
)
data = response.json()
session_id = data["session_id"]
question = data["question"]

# 2. Answer questions sequentially
while True:
    answer = input(f"{question['question']}\nAnswer: ")
    
    response = httpx.post(
        f"{BASE_URL}/api/diagnostic/answer",
        headers={"X-API-Key": API_KEY},
        json={
            "session_id": session_id,
            "question_id": question["id"],
            "answer": answer
        }
    )
    data = response.json()
    
    if data["is_complete"]:
        break
    
    question = data["next_question"]
    print(f"Progress: {data['progress']}/{data['total_questions']}")

# 3. Get final report
response = httpx.post(
    f"{BASE_URL}/api/diagnostic/finish",
    headers={"X-API-Key": API_KEY},
    json={"session_id": session_id}
)
result = response.json()

print(f"Score: {result['result']['score']}/200")
print(f"Level: {result['result']['level']}")

cURL

API_KEY="your_api_key"
BASE_URL="http://localhost:8000"

# Start session
SESSION=$(curl -s -X POST "${BASE_URL}/api/diagnostic/start" \
  -H "X-API-Key: ${API_KEY}")
SESSION_ID=$(echo $SESSION | jq -r '.session_id')
Q_ID=$(echo $SESSION | jq -r '.question.id')

# Submit answer
curl -X POST "${BASE_URL}/api/diagnostic/answer" \
  -H "X-API-Key: ${API_KEY}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{
    \"session_id\": \"${SESSION_ID}\",
    \"question_id\": ${Q_ID},
    \"answer\": \"I want to build a SaaS platform...\"
  }"

# Finish (after all questions answered)
curl -X POST "${BASE_URL}/api/diagnostic/finish" \
  -H "X-API-Key: ${API_KEY}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"session_id\": \"${SESSION_ID}\"}"

Response Format

Diagnostic Result:

• score (int): 0-200 readiness score
• level (str): "Ready to Start" | "Think More" | "Hold On"
• analysis (str): Detailed analysis paragraph
• advice (list): 4-5 personalized advice items
• next_steps (list): 3-4 concrete next steps
• strengths (list): 2-4 identified strengths
• concerns (list): 2-4 areas needing attention (with solutions)
• is_ai_generated (bool): Always true

Error Handling

Status	Description
200	Success
400	Invalid request data
401	Missing or invalid API key
404	Session not found
429	Rate limit exceeded
500	Server error

Error responses:

{
  "detail": "Error message here"
}

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Default	Description
OPENAI_API_KEY	Yes	-	OpenAI API key
API_KEYS	Yes*	-	Comma-separated API keys
RATE_LIMIT_PER_HOUR	No	100	Requests per hour
RATE_LIMIT_PER_MINUTE	No	10	Requests per minute
DEBUG	No	false	Debug mode
CORS_ORIGINS	No	"*"	Allowed CORS origins

*Required in production. In debug mode, any key accepted if not set.

Development

# Install in development mode
pip install -e ".[dev]"

# Run tests
pytest

License

MIT License

Support

• GitHub Issues: https://github.com/willinghood/ai-startup-diagnosis/issues
• Documentation: http://localhost:8000/docs (when server is running)