Discovery Dashboard

A web application for e-discovery teams to upload, OCR, and semantically search legal documents.

Features

• Case Management: Create password-protected case vaults
• Bulk Document Upload: Drag & drop hundreds of files at once
• Automatic OCR: Documents are automatically processed for text extraction
• Semantic Search: Search by meaning, not just keywords
• Real-time Progress: Watch OCR processing status in real-time
• Export Results: Download search results as CSV

Tech Stack

• Frontend: Next.js 16, React 19, Tailwind CSS
• Backend: Next.js API Routes
• Database: SQLite with Drizzle ORM
• APIs: Case.dev (Vaults, OCR, Search, LLMs)

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• A Case.dev API key (get one at https://app.case.dev)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone <repository-url>
cd DiscoveryDesktop

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Set up environment variables:

cp .env.example .env.local

4. Edit .env.local and add your Case.dev API key:

CASEDEV_API_KEY=sk_case_your_api_key_here

5. Initialize the database:

npm run db:push

6. Start the development server:

npm run dev

7. Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser.

Usage

Creating a Case

1. Click "New Case" on the home page
2. Enter a case name, description, and password
3. The password protects access to this case vault

Uploading Documents

1. Open a case and go to the "Upload" tab
2. Drag & drop files or click to select
3. Supported formats: PDF, Word (.doc, .docx), TXT, images (JPG, PNG, TIFF)
4. Click "Upload" to start processing
5. Documents are automatically OCR'd and indexed

Searching Documents

1. Enter a natural language query in the search bar
2. Examples:
   • "settlement negotiations before March"
   • "testimony about standard of care"
   • "emails mentioning the contract deadline"
3. Results show relevant passages with relevance scores
4. Export results to CSV for further analysis

Project Structure

src/
├── app/
│   ├── api/                    # API routes
│   │   └── cases/              # Case management APIs
│   ├── cases/[caseId]/         # Case dashboard page
│   └── page.tsx                # Home page
├── components/
│   ├── ui/                     # Reusable UI components
│   ├── upload/                 # Upload components
│   └── search/                 # Search components
└── lib/
    ├── db/                     # Database schema and client
    ├── casedev/                # Case.dev API client
    └── utils.ts                # Utility functions

Database Commands

# Generate migrations
npm run db:generate

# Push schema changes
npm run db:push

# Open Drizzle Studio (database viewer)
npm run db:studio

Deployment

This app is designed to be deployed on Orbit or any platform that supports Next.js:

1. Set the CASEDEV_API_KEY environment variable
2. Build the application: npm run build
3. Start the server: npm start

For Orbit deployment, the SQLite database will be persisted in the container's filesystem.

License

This project is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.

Copyright 2025 CaseMark

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you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

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