diff --git a/smartassist/src/backend.py b/smartassist/src/backend.py
index 6615830..de7deb9 100644
--- a/smartassist/src/backend.py
+++ b/smartassist/src/backend.py
@@ -87,6 +87,19 @@ CORS(app, resources={
     }
 })
     
+@app.route('/api/tags', methods=['GET'])
+def tag(url = "http://localhost:11434/api/tags", headers = None):
+# def tag(url = "http://localhost:11434/api/tags", headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}):
+    """Get a list of models for the server located at url."""
+    try:
+        logger.debug(f"url: {url} headers: {headers}")
+        response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
+        return response.json()
+        # return response
+    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+        logger.error("Request Exception: %s", str(e))        
+        return {'error': 'Failed to process request'}
+
 
 @app.route('/api/chat', methods=['POST'])
 def chat(model = "phi3:mini"):
@@ -101,7 +114,7 @@ def chat(model = "phi3:mini"):
     data = request.get_json()
     message = data.get('query')
     url_server = data.get('url_server', "https://ollama-test.wara-ops.org/api/generate")  # Use provided URL or default
-    model = data.get('model', model)  # Use provided model or default
+    model = data.get('model', model)  # Use provided model or default if not provided
     
     # Get chat history from session storage (e.g., a dictionary)
     chat_history = session.get('chat_history', [])