NoteNinjas

NoteNinjas is your AI-powered study sidekick that slices through your chaotic notes and transforms them into sharp, focused study guides. Using Claude 3.7 Sonnet from AWS Bedrock, it extracts key terms, definitions, and generates flashcards to help you master your material quickly.

💡UC Irvine AWS CloudHacks 2025 Finalists

Demo

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Features

• Paste or upload notes — Supports both direct text input and .txt file uploads
• AI-powered parsing — Extracts key terms, definitions, and important concepts using Claude 3.7 Sonnet from AWS Bedrock
• Study guide generation — Automatically creates organized, readable content from raw notes
• Quiz question builder — Generates flashcard-style Q&A to reinforce learning
• Auditory learning - Text-to-speech support using Amazon Polly
• Fast & serverless backend — Built with AWS Lambda for quick and scalable processing
• Modern frontend UI — Responsive React interface, deployed with AWS Amplify
• Secure architecture — Uses IAM roles to protect access across services

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Built With

• Frontend: JavaScript / React (hosted with AWS Amplify)
• Backend: Python (AWS Lambda)
• AI Model: Claude 3.7 Sonnet via AWS Bedrock
• Routing/API: AWS API Gateway
• Security: AWS IAM
• Other tools: dotenv, IPython, rpm (React Project Manager), Amazon Polly

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Local Development Setup

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/rhuynh06/NoteNinjas.git

cd NoteNinjas

2. Install dependencies

Install the required Python libraries:

• pip install boto3 botocore IPython python-dotenv

Install rpm (React Project Manager):

• npm install -g rpm

3. Start the development server

• rpm run dev

Make sure your .env file is correctly set up with API Gateway endpoint and any necessary AWS credentials.

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AWS Services Used

• AWS Lambda – runs the Python backend
• Claude 3.7 Sonnet (AWS Bedrock) – Extracts key study material from raw notes
• API Gateway – bridges frontend to backend
• Amplify – hosts and deploys the frontend
• IAM – secures resource access
• CloudWatch – Monitors logs and errors from Lambda for debugging and observability
• Amazon Polly – Converts AI-generated text into speech for auditory learners

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What's Next

• Support for PDF and DOCX uploads
• Export to Anki, Quizlet, or CSV
• User login and saved sessions
• Smarter AI with subject-specific tuning

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🤝 Team

Built by Ryan Huynh, Kelvin Truong, and Ethan Vo