AI Task Suggestions

Overview

Click "Generate Tasks with AI" on any project board and LaunchPad will suggest 5-8 actionable tasks based on your project name and description.

How It Works

1. User clicks the button — a dialog opens
2. Frontend calls POST /api/ai/suggest-tasks with project name + description
3. Backend sends a prompt to the configured AI provider
4. Returns a JSON array of tasks with title, description, and priority
5. User reviews, edits, or removes suggestions — then clicks "Add Tasks" to create them

Supported Providers (BYOK)

LaunchPad supports Bring Your Own Key — users can plug in their preferred AI provider instead of using the server default.

Setting Up BYOK

1. Go to Settings → AI Settings
2. Select your provider
3. Paste your API key
4. Save — the key is stored in profiles.ai_api_key

When generating suggestions, the backend checks for a user key first. If none is found, it falls back to the server-side GROQ_API_KEY.

Provider API Formats

Each provider has a different API format. The PROVIDER_CONFIG map in the route handler manages:

• Groq/OpenAI: OpenAI-compatible /v1/chat/completions with Authorization: Bearer header
• Anthropic: /v1/messages with x-api-key + anthropic-version headers
• Google Gemini: /v1beta/models/gemini-2.0-flash:generateContent with API key as query param

Security

• API keys are stored in the profiles table
• Only the owning user can access their key via the get_my_ai_settings() security definer function
• Keys are never exposed to the client — all AI calls go through the server

Environment Variables

Key Files