diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b0e5ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "postman.settings.dotenv-detection-notification-visibility": false
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/commonthread/commonthread/settings.py b/commonthread/commonthread/settings.py
index 12092bd..5326ee8 100644
--- a/commonthread/commonthread/settings.py
+++ b/commonthread/commonthread/settings.py
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
 
 PERPLEXITY_API_KEY = "YOUR_PERPLEXITY_API_KEY_HERE"  # TODO: Replace with your actual key and manage it securely (e.g., using environment variables or a secrets manager). Do not commit the actual key to the repository.
 
+
 INSTALLED_APPS = [
     "ct_application.apps.CtApplicationConfig",
     "django.contrib.admin",
diff --git a/commonthread/ct_application/views.py b/commonthread/ct_application/views.py
index 3a8c512..f490096 100644
--- a/commonthread/ct_application/views.py
+++ b/commonthread/ct_application/views.py
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 
 # VIEWS ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+
 @csrf_exempt
 @verify_user('user')
 def project_chat_api(request, project_id):
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ def story_chat_api(request, story_id):
         logger.error(f"Unexpected error processing Perplexity service response in story_chat_api view: {e}. Response data: {response_data}")
         return JsonResponse({"error": "An unexpected server error occurred while processing AI response."}, status=500)
 
-## Home test -------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 
 
 # Create your views here.
@@ -379,6 +380,100 @@ def check_ml_status(request, story_id):
     )
 
 
+@csrf_exempt
+@verify_user('user')
+def project_chat_api(request, project_id):
+    if request.method != "POST":
+        return HttpResponseNotAllowed(["POST"])
+
+    try:
+        data = json.loads(request.body)
+        user_message = data.get("user_message")
+        if not user_message:
+            return JsonResponse({"error": "Missing user_message"}, status=400)
+    except json.JSONDecodeError:
+        return JsonResponse({"error": "Invalid JSON"}, status=400)
+
+    stories = Story.objects.filter(proj_id=project_id).values_list('text_content', flat=True)
+    context = "\n\n".join(stories)
+    # TODO: Implement truncation or summarization if context exceeds Perplexity's limits.
+
+    # Call the Perplexity service
+    response_data = get_perplexity_chat_response(settings.PERPLEXITY_API_KEY, context, user_message)
+
+    if "error" in response_data:
+        logger.error(f"Error from Perplexity service: {response_data}")
+        return JsonResponse(
+            {"error": "Failed to get response from AI service", "details": response_data.get("details", response_data.get("error"))},
+            status=response_data.get("status_code", 500)
+        )
+
+    try:
+        # Adjust the following line based on the actual structure of Perplexity's response
+        # This structure is based on the successful response from the service
+        ai_response = response_data.get('choices', [{}])[0].get('message', {}).get('content', '')
+        if not ai_response:
+            logger.error(f"Perplexity service response did not contain the expected data structure: {response_data}")
+            api_error_message = response_data.get('error', {}).get('message', 'Error processing Perplexity response.')
+            return JsonResponse({"error": f"Failed to get a valid response from AI service: {api_error_message}"}, status=500)
+        
+        return JsonResponse({"reply": ai_response})
+
+    except Exception as e: # Catch any other unexpected errors during response parsing
+        logger.error(f"Unexpected error processing Perplexity service response in view: {e}. Response data: {response_data}")
+        return JsonResponse({"error": "An unexpected server error occurred while processing AI response."}, status=500)
+
+@csrf_exempt
+@verify_user('user')
+def story_chat_api(request, story_id):
+    if request.method != "POST":
+        return HttpResponseNotAllowed(["POST"])
+
+    try:
+        data = json.loads(request.body)
+        user_message = data.get("user_message")
+        if not user_message:
+            return JsonResponse({"error": "Missing user_message"}, status=400)
+    except json.JSONDecodeError:
+        return JsonResponse({"error": "Invalid JSON"}, status=400)
+
+    try:
+        story = Story.objects.get(id=story_id)
+        context = story.text_content
+        if not context.strip(): 
+            logger.warning(f"Story {story_id} has no text_content. Chat context will be empty.")
+            # Proceeding with potentially empty context as per instructions
+    except Story.DoesNotExist:
+        logger.error(f"Story with id={story_id} not found for chat.")
+        return JsonResponse({"error": "Story not found."}, status=404)
+
+    # Temporary logging
+    logger.info(f"[STORY_CHAT_DEBUG] Story ID: {story_id}")
+    logger.info(f"[STORY_CHAT_DEBUG] Context preview (first 500 chars): {context[:500]}")
+
+    # Call the Perplexity service
+    response_data = get_perplexity_chat_response(settings.PERPLEXITY_API_KEY, context, user_message)
+
+    if "error" in response_data:
+        logger.error(f"Error from Perplexity service for story {story_id}: {response_data}")
+        return JsonResponse({
+            "error": "Failed to get response from AI service.",
+            "details": response_data.get("error") # Matching the structure from project_chat_api's error details
+        }, status=response_data.get("status_code", 500))
+
+    try:
+        ai_reply = response_data.get("choices", [{}])[0].get("message", {}).get("content")
+        if not ai_reply:
+            logger.error(f"Could not extract AI reply from Perplexity response for story {story_id}: {response_data}")
+            return JsonResponse({"error": "Failed to parse AI response."}, status=500)
+        
+        return JsonResponse({"reply": ai_reply})
+    except Exception as e: # Catch any other unexpected errors during response parsing
+        logger.error(f"Unexpected error processing Perplexity service response in story_chat_api view: {e}. Response data: {response_data}")
+        return JsonResponse({"error": "An unexpected server error occurred while processing AI response."}, status=500)
+
+## Home test -------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 @csrf_exempt
 @require_POST
 def login(request):  # need not pass username and password as query params