HomePaw

Pet shelters need a modern way to showcase animals for adoption. Traditional social media posts lack structured search, real-time availability, and moderation — leading to outdated listings and poor user experience.

A React Native pet adoption app with AI-powered image moderation via Gemini API, real-time database sync, and a clean, intuitive UI. Auth, search, favorites, and a full adoption workflow.

Expo managed workflow with Firebase Auth, Firestore for real-time data, Gemini API for content moderation of pet photos. State managed via React Context.

Key Features

import { GoogleGenerativeAI } from "@google/generative-ai";

const genAI = new GoogleGenerativeAI(process.env.GEMINI_API_KEY!);

export async function moderateImage(base64Image: string): Promise<boolean> {
  const model = genAI.getGenerativeModel({ model: "gemini-pro-vision" });
  const result = await model.generateContent([
    "Is this image appropriate for a pet adoption listing? Check for: violence, explicit content, or anything unrelated to pets. Reply only with SAFE or UNSUITABLE.",
    { inlineData: { mimeType: "image/jpeg", data: base64Image } },
  ]);
  const text = result.response.text().trim();
  return text === "SAFE";
}

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