Research Idea Generator

Pick a field, set your filters, and get research project ideas tailored to your level — from high school feasible to competition-ready.

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Feasibility Level

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Project Duration

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Specific Interest (optional — filters by keyword)

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\n\n\n`;\n\nexport default async function (req: Request): Promise {\n const url = new URL(req.url);\n\n if (req.method === \"GET\" && url.pathname === \"/\") {\n return new Response(HTML, {\n headers: { \"Content-Type\": \"text/html; charset=utf-8\" },\n });\n }\n\n if (req.method === \"POST\" && url.pathname === \"/generate\") {\n const apiKey = Deno.env.get(\"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY\");\n if (!apiKey) {\n return new Response(\"Missing ANTHROPIC_API_KEY environment variable\", {\n status: 500,\n });\n }\n\n let body: any;\n try {\n body = await req.json();\n } catch {\n return new Response(\"Invalid JSON body\", { status: 400 });\n }\n\n const {\n field = \"Biology\",\n feasibility = \"Any Level\",\n duration = \"Any Duration\",\n interest = \"\",\n } = body;\n\n const prompt =\n `You are a research idea generator for students and researchers.\nGenerate exactly 6 creative, specific, and actionable research project ideas in the field of \"${field}\".\n${feasibility !== \"Any Level\" ? \"Feasibility level: \" + feasibility + \".\" : \"\"}\n${duration !== \"Any Duration\" ? \"Project duration: \" + duration + \".\" : \"\"}\n${interest ? 'Focus on the keyword/topic: \"' + interest + '\".' : \"\"}\n\nReturn ONLY valid JSON with no markdown fences, no commentary, just raw JSON:\n{\n \"ideas\": [\n {\n \"title\": \"Short punchy project title\",\n \"description\": \"2-3 sentence description of what the project involves and why it matters.\",\n \"tag\": \"sub-field tag e.g. Genetics, Deep Learning, Thermodynamics\",\n \"feasibility\": \"High School or Competition or University\",\n \"duration\": \"e.g. 3-4 weeks\"\n }\n ]\n}`;\n\n const anthropicRes = await fetch(\"https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages\", {\n method: \"POST\",\n headers: {\n \"Content-Type\": \"application/json\",\n \"x-api-key\": apiKey,\n \"anthropic-version\": \"2023-06-01\",\n },\n body: JSON.stringify({\n model: \"claude-sonnet-4-20250514\",\n max_tokens: 2000,\n messages: [{ role: \"user\", content: prompt }],\n }),\n });\n\n if (!anthropicRes.ok) {\n const errText = await anthropicRes.text();\n return new Response(\"Anthropic API error: \" + errText, { status: 502 });\n }\n\n const data = await anthropicRes.json();\n const raw = (data.content as any[]).map((b) => b.text || \"\").join(\"\");\n const clean = raw.replace(/```json|```/g, \"\").trim();\n\n try {\n const parsed = JSON.parse(clean);\n return new Response(JSON.stringify(parsed), {\n headers: { \"Content-Type\": \"application/json\" },\n });\n } catch {\n return new Response(\n JSON.stringify({ error: \"Failed to parse AI response\", raw }),\n {\n status: 500,\n headers: { \"Content-Type\": \"application/json\" },\n },\n );\n }\n }\n\n return new Response(\"Not found\", { status: 404 });\n}","deleted","label",[102],"permalink","https://www.val.town/x/meadrjacob/untitled-9743/code/new-file-816.ts","extension","actionData","errors"]