UpGenie – AI Proposal Assistant

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### UpGenie – AI Proposal Assistant

UpGenie helps freelancers write high-quality, personalized proposals on Upwork in seconds. It detects job details automatically, lets you fine-tune variables (title, description, budget, skills, questions, attachments), and generates a tailored proposal using your prompt template and tone.

- **AI-powered proposals**: Generate professional, concise proposals with one click.
- **Auto job data extraction**: Title, description, budget, skills, client questions, and more.
- **Custom prompt templates**: Use variables like {{TITLE}}, {{DESCRIPTION}}, {{BUDGET}}, {{SKILLS}}, {{ADDITIONAL_QUESTIONS}}, {{ATTACHMENT}}, {{FREELANCER}}.
- **Interactive variable selection**: Click-and-select elements from the page to fill variables precisely.
- **Attachments support**: Add files and select links from the page to include in prompts.
- **Works across Upwork pages**: Proposal pages, job detail pages, search detail sliders, and more.
- **UI designed for focus**: Collapsible variable tiles, textareas for editing, review modal before sending.

#### Why UpGenie?
- **Faster proposals**: Save time without sacrificing quality.
- **Consistent voice**: Use your saved Freelancer bio and preferred tone.
- **Flexible**: Customize DOM selectors and prompt templates if Upwork changes layout.

#### Privacy & Security
- We do not collect or store any personal data.
- Your OpenAI API key is stored locally in your browser via Chrome storage.
- All OpenAI requests are performed securely; no keys are sent to third parties other than OpenAI.

#### Permissions
- Active Tab and Scripting: To read job details on Upwork pages and inject the assistant UI.
- Storage: To save your settings, prompt template, and API key locally.
- Host Permissions: `upwork.com` (to extract job details), `api.openai.com` (to generate proposals).

#### How it works
1. Install and open the extension.
2. Add your OpenAI API key in Settings (stored locally).
3. Optional: Customize your prompt template, tone, and selectors. Add your Freelancer bio.
4. Visit an Upwork job page and open UpGenie’s panel.
5. Select variables (or auto-extract), review the final prompt, and generate your proposal.

Write better proposals, faster—without compromising your privacy.