Mil-Ai-Assist
A mission planner that turns plain English into standard military map symbols.
01 / The problem
Placing units on a planning map by hand is slow. In Mil-Ai-Assist you type something like "friendly infantry company at these coordinates" and the symbol appears on the map in the MIL-STD-2525D standard.
02 / Decisions
Structured AI output
A Genkit flow sends the command to Gemini and a Zod schema checks the answer before anything touches the map.
Works without AI too
Without an API key it falls back to a simple parser, and you can always place, drag and edit symbols by hand.
03 / Results
- Live demo online.
More detail
The problem
Placing units on a planning map by hand is slow and easy to get wrong. I wanted to see if plain English could do the clicking.
What I built
- Natural language commands. Type something like "friendly infantry company at these coordinates" and the symbol appears on the map.
- Standard symbols. Everything follows MIL-STD-2525D, drawn with milsymbol.
- Checked AI output. A Genkit flow sends the command to Gemini, and a Zod schema checks the answer before it reaches the map.
- Manual tools too: place, drag and edit symbols, switch map styles and manage everything from a side panel.
- Sign-in with roles for the planner.
Stack
Next.js, React and TypeScript, Genkit with Gemini, Zod, Mapbox GL, milsymbol, NextAuth, Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui.
Outcome
The demo is live at milaiassist.mfaeezshabbir.me.
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