README + mistral dep

README.md

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 # julius_baer_onboarding
+
+
+# Project Setup Guide (Ubuntu Linux)
+
+This project consists of a Python backend and a JavaScript frontend. The following instructions describe how to set up the development environment manually on Ubuntu.
+
+---
+
+## ✅ Prerequisites
+
+Install the following system dependencies:
+
+- Python 3.12
+- pip
+- virtualenv
+- Node.js (v16+)
+- npm
+- tesseract-ocr
+
+---
+
+## 🔧 Installation Steps
+
+### 1. Install Python 3.12 and Required Tools
+
+#### For Ubuntu 22.04+
+
+```bash
+sudo apt update
+sudo apt install python3.12 python3.12-venv python3.12-dev
+```
+
+#### For Ubuntu 20.04
+
+```bash
+sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa
+sudo apt update
+sudo apt install python3.12 python3.12-venv python3.12-dev
+```
+
+### 2. Install Tesseract OCR
+
+```bash
+sudo apt install tesseract-ocr
+```
+
+### 3. Install Node.js and npm
+
+```bash
+curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_18.x | sudo -E bash -
+sudo apt install -y nodejs
+```
+
+---
+
+## 🚀 Project Setup
+
+1. **Clone the repository**
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/NoeBerdoz/julius_baer_onboarding
+cd julius_baer_onboarding
+```
+
+2. **Set up the Python virtual environment**
+
+```bash
+python3.12 -m venv .venv
+source .venv/bin/activate
+pip install --upgrade pip
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
+
+3. **Install frontend dependencies**
+
+```bash
+cd frontend
+npm install
+cd ..
+```
+
+---
+
+## 📁 Project Structure
+
+- `requirements.txt` — Python dependencies
+- `.venv/` — Python virtual environment
+- `frontend/` — JavaScript frontend (managed with npm)
+
+---
+
+## 🧪 Development Workflow
+
+- Activate the Python virtual environment:
+
+```bash
+source .venv/bin/activate
+```
+
+- To run the frontend:
+
+```bash
+cd frontend
+npm run dev
+```
+
+- To run the backend:
+
+```bash
+python app.py
+```

requirements.txt

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 numpy==2.2.4
 pymupdf == 1.25.5
 flask-cors==5.0.1
+mistralai==1.6.0