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-title: Ragchatbot
-emoji: 📊
-colorFrom: red
-colorTo: red
-sdk: gradio
-sdk_version: 5.45.0
+title: Empathetic Chatbot
+emoji: 💬
+colorFrom: blue
+colorTo: purple
+sdk: streamlit
+sdk_version: 1.28.0
 app_file: app.py
 pinned: false
-license: mit
+license: apache-2.0
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-Check out the configuration reference at https://huggingface.co/docs/hub/spaces-config-reference
+# Emotion-Aware Empathetic Chatbot
+
+An AI-powered chatbot that detects emotions from user messages and provides empathetic responses using advanced NLP techniques.
+
+## Features
+
+- **Real-time Emotion Detection**: Uses DistilBERT to identify emotions from text
+- **RAG System**: Retrieval-Augmented Generation for contextual responses
+- **Empathetic Responses**: Tailored responses based on detected emotions
+- **Interactive Chat Interface**: Clean, user-friendly Streamlit interface
+- **Emotion Analytics**: Track emotion patterns over conversation history
+
+## How it Works
+
+1. **Emotion Detection**: Analyzes user input to detect emotions (anger, joy, sadness, optimism)
+2. **Template Retrieval**: Uses FAISS vector search to find relevant response templates
+3. **Response Generation**: Combines emotion-aware templates with empathetic base responses
+4. **Context Awareness**: Maintains conversation history for better responses
+
+## Technologies Used
+
+- **Streamlit**: Web application framework
+- **Transformers**: Emotion detection model (DistilBERT)
+- **Sentence Transformers**: Text embeddings for similarity search
+- **FAISS**: Vector similarity search
+- **Datasets**: Emotion dataset from Cardiff NLP
+
+## Disclaimer
+
+This is an automated chatbot designed for emotional support. For serious mental health concerns, please consult a qualified mental health professional.