Chefkit Backend - API and Data Services

Chefkit Backend powers the server-side services for the Chefkit ecosystem. It is a Python backend focused on API, data processing, and service integrations.

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Stack

• Python
• FastAPI-style service workflows (project scripts + service entrypoint)
• Structured docs and data assets under docs/ and data/

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Repository Structure

main.py                # Main backend entrypoint
utils.py               # Utility helpers
requirements.txt       # Python dependencies
data/                  # Dataset and runtime data
files
scripts

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Setup

python -m venv .venv
.venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
python main.py

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Environment

• Configure local environment variables in .env when needed.
• Keep sensitive keys (serviceAccountKey.json, etc.) out of public exposure.

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Notes

• This backend pairs with Chefkit-Online for web-facing UX.
• Review plan.md and docs/ for architecture and feature context.