diff --git a/db/config.go b/db/config.go
index 95a2c770d..72d6e4591 100644
--- a/db/config.go
+++ b/db/config.go
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ func InitDB() {
 	db.AutoMigrate(&WfRequest{})
 	db.AutoMigrate(&WfProcessingMap{})
 	db.AutoMigrate(&Tickets{})
+	db.AutoMigrate(&ChatMessage{})
+	db.AutoMigrate(&Chat{})
 
 	DB.MigrateTablesWithOrgUuid()
 	DB.MigrateOrganizationToWorkspace()
diff --git a/db/interface.go b/db/interface.go
index 867786d2a..1ece64fb1 100644
--- a/db/interface.go
+++ b/db/interface.go
@@ -201,4 +201,8 @@ type Database interface {
 	GetProductBrief(workspaceUuid string) (string, error)
 	GetFeatureBrief(featureUuid string) (string, error)
 	GetTicketsByPhaseUUID(featureUUID string, phaseUUID string) ([]Tickets, error)
+	AddChat(chat *Chat) (Chat, error)
+	GetChatByChatID(chatID string) (Chat, error)
+	AddChatMessage(message *ChatMessage) (ChatMessage, error)
+	GetChatMessagesForChatID(chatID string) ([]ChatMessage, error)
 }
diff --git a/handlers/chat.go b/handlers/chat.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cd09146ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/handlers/chat.go
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+package handlers
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/rs/xid"
+	"net/http"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi"
+	"github.com/stakwork/sphinx-tribes/db"
+)
+
+type ChatHandler struct {
+	httpClient *http.Client
+	db         db.Database
+}
+
+type ChatResponse struct {
+	Success bool        `json:"success"`
+	Message string      `json:"message"`
+	Data    interface{} `json:"data,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type HistoryChatResponse struct {
+	Success bool        `json:"success"`
+	Data    interface{} `json:"data,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func NewChatHandler(httpClient *http.Client, database db.Database) *ChatHandler {
+	return &ChatHandler{
+		httpClient: httpClient,
+		db:         database,
+	}
+}
+
+func (ch *ChatHandler) CreateChat(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	var request struct {
+		WorkspaceID string `json:"workspaceId"`
+		Title       string `json:"title"`
+	}
+
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&request); err != nil {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
+		json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(ChatResponse{
+			Success: false,
+			Message: "Invalid request body",
+		})
+		return
+	}
+
+	chat := &db.Chat{
+		ID:          xid.New().String(),
+		WorkspaceID: request.WorkspaceID,
+		Title:       request.Title,
+	}
+
+	createdChat, err := ch.db.AddChat(chat)
+	if err != nil {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(ChatResponse{
+			Success: false,
+			Message: fmt.Sprintf("Failed to create chat: %v", err),
+		})
+		return
+	}
+
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(ChatResponse{
+		Success: true,
+		Message: "Chat created successfully",
+		Data:    createdChat,
+	})
+}
+
+func (ch *ChatHandler) SendMessage(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	var request struct {
+		ChatID      string `json:"chatId"`
+		Message     string `json:"message"`
+		ContextTags []struct {
+			Type string `json:"type"`
+			ID   string `json:"id"`
+		} `json:"contextTags"`
+	}
+
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&request); err != nil {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
+		json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(ChatResponse{
+			Success: false,
+			Message: "Invalid request body",
+		})
+		return
+	}
+
+	message := &db.ChatMessage{
+		ID:        xid.New().String(),
+		ChatID:    request.ChatID,
+		Message:   request.Message,
+		Role:      "user",
+		Timestamp: time.Now(),
+		Status:    "sending",
+	}
+
+	createdMessage, err := ch.db.AddChatMessage(message)
+	if err != nil {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(ChatResponse{
+			Success: false,
+			Message: fmt.Sprintf("Failed to send message: %v", err),
+		})
+		return
+	}
+
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(ChatResponse{
+		Success: true,
+		Message: "Message sent successfully",
+		Data:    createdMessage,
+	})
+}
+
+func (ch *ChatHandler) GetChatHistory(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	chatID := chi.URLParam(r, "uuid")
+	if chatID == "" {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
+		json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(ChatResponse{
+			Success: false,
+			Message: "Chat ID is required",
+		})
+		return
+	}
+
+	messages, err := ch.db.GetChatMessagesForChatID(chatID)
+	if err != nil {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(ChatResponse{
+			Success: false,
+			Message: fmt.Sprintf("Failed to fetch chat history: %v", err),
+		})
+		return
+	}
+
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(HistoryChatResponse{
+		Success: true,
+		Data:    messages,
+	})
+}
+
+func (ch *ChatHandler) ProcessChatResponse(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(ChatResponse{
+		Success: true,
+		Message: "Stubbed out - process chat response",
+	})
+}
diff --git a/routes/chat.go b/routes/chat.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..095069d0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routes/chat.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package routes
+
+import (
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi"
+	"github.com/stakwork/sphinx-tribes/auth"
+	"github.com/stakwork/sphinx-tribes/db"
+	"github.com/stakwork/sphinx-tribes/handlers"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+func ChatRoutes() chi.Router {
+	r := chi.NewRouter()
+	chatHandler := handlers.NewChatHandler(http.DefaultClient, db.DB)
+
+	r.Post("/response", chatHandler.ProcessChatResponse)
+
+	r.Group(func(r chi.Router) {
+		r.Use(auth.PubKeyContext)
+		r.Post("/", chatHandler.CreateChat)
+		r.Post("/send", chatHandler.SendMessage)
+		r.Get("/history/{uuid}", chatHandler.GetChatHistory)
+	})
+
+	return r
+}
diff --git a/routes/index.go b/routes/index.go
index 8da500084..e00df0f9a 100644
--- a/routes/index.go
+++ b/routes/index.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ func NewRouter() *http.Server {
 	r.Mount("/features", FeatureRoutes())
 	r.Mount("/workflows", WorkflowRoutes())
 	r.Mount("/bounties/ticket", TicketRoutes())
+	r.Mount("/hivechat", ChatRoutes())
 
 	r.Group(func(r chi.Router) {
 		r.Get("/tribe_by_feed", tribeHandlers.GetFirstTribeByFeed)