diff --git a/smartassist/requirements_dev.txt b/smartassist/requirements_dev.txt
index ead727b..6ec60b2 100644
--- a/smartassist/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/smartassist/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-# A requirements file for the project. This file specifies
-#  the development environment:
-# - Python 3.8+
-# - pipenv
+# A requirements file for the project.
+#
+# Run 'pip install -r requirements.txt' to install all required packages.
+
+
 ollama
-Flask
\ No newline at end of file
+Flask
+requests
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/smartassist/src/ollama_interact.py b/smartassist/src/ollama_interact.py
index 2d942f8..d3d2e08 100644
--- a/smartassist/src/ollama_interact.py
+++ b/smartassist/src/ollama_interact.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ def get_response(user_query):
 
 # Flask endpoint for user interaction
 from flask import Flask, request, jsonify
+import requests
 
 # Initialize a Flask application
 app = Flask(__name__)
@@ -30,6 +31,16 @@ def smartassist():
     # Return the response as a JSON object in the HTTP response
     return jsonify({"response": response})
 
-# Run the Flask application if this script is executed directly
+
+@app.route('/api/chat', methods=['POST'])
+def chat():
+    data = request.get_json()
+    query = data['query']
+    response = requests.post('http://ollama-server/api/v1/chat', json={'prompt': query})
+    return jsonify({'response': response.json().get('result')})
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    app.run(debug=True)
+    # Run the Flask application on port 5000
+    app.run(port=5000, debug=True)
+