LegalEagle API

LegalEagle is an AI-native NestJS service for ingesting, enriching, and querying legal documents.

Onboarding Path

1. Start with Getting Started for setup, configuration, and local development.
2. Read Architecture Overview to understand the module layout and request flow.
3. Use Data & Operations for seeding, document workflows, deployment notes, and troubleshooting.
4. Review Roadmap & Deep Dives for current feature direction and implementation context.

Core Capabilities

• GraphQL endpoints for uploading, listing, updating, and deleting legal documents.
• PDF and HTML parsing with OpenAI enrichment support.
• Prisma ORM with PostgreSQL migrations, seed data, and CLI helpers.
• Docker and Docker Compose support for local development.
• Centralised logging utilities, health checks, and Swagger documentation.

Documentation Index

• Getting Started
• Architecture Overview
• Data & Operations
• Roadmap & Deep Dives
• Implementation Reviews

Quick Notes

• OPENAI_API_KEY enables the best metadata extraction and similarity results.
• npm test runs the Jest suite configured for the repository.
• npm run check-ts-build validates the TypeScript build without emitting files.