diff --git a/autogpts/forge/forge/__main__.py b/autogpts/forge/forge/__main__.py
index b62a0ba3..e4499be0 100644
--- a/autogpts/forge/forge/__main__.py
+++ b/autogpts/forge/forge/__main__.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from dotenv import load_dotenv
 
 load_dotenv()
 import forge.sdk.forge_log
+
 forge.sdk.forge_log.setup_logger()
 
 
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     import forge.agent
     import forge.sdk.db
     from forge.sdk.workspace import LocalWorkspace
+
     print(logo)
     database_name = os.getenv("DATABASE_STRING")
     workspace = LocalWorkspace(os.getenv("AGENT_WORKSPACE"))
diff --git a/autogpts/forge/forge/sdk/agent.py b/autogpts/forge/forge/sdk/agent.py
index a0b4d33f..10510934 100644
--- a/autogpts/forge/forge/sdk/agent.py
+++ b/autogpts/forge/forge/sdk/agent.py
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 import asyncio
 import os
-from uuid import uuid4
 import pathlib
+from uuid import uuid4
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, FastAPI, UploadFile
-from fastapi.responses import RedirectResponse
-from fastapi.staticfiles import StaticFiles
 from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
-from fastapi.responses import FileResponse
+from fastapi.responses import FileResponse, RedirectResponse
+from fastapi.staticfiles import StaticFiles
 from hypercorn.asyncio import serve
 from hypercorn.config import Config
 
@@ -58,18 +57,22 @@ class Agent:
 
         app.include_router(router, prefix="/ap/v1")
         script_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
-        frontend_path = pathlib.Path(os.path.join(script_dir, "../../../../frontend/build/web")).resolve()
+        frontend_path = pathlib.Path(
+            os.path.join(script_dir, "../../../../frontend/build/web")
+        ).resolve()
 
         if os.path.exists(frontend_path):
-                app.mount("/app", StaticFiles(directory=frontend_path), name="app")
-                @app.get("/", include_in_schema=False)
-                async def root():
-                    return RedirectResponse(url='/app/index.html', status_code=307)
-        else:
-            LOG.warning(f"Frontend not found. {frontend_path} does not exist. The frontend will not be served")
-        app.add_middleware(AgentMiddleware, agent=self)
+            app.mount("/app", StaticFiles(directory=frontend_path), name="app")
 
-       
+            @app.get("/", include_in_schema=False)
+            async def root():
+                return RedirectResponse(url="/app/index.html", status_code=307)
+
+        else:
+            LOG.warning(
+                f"Frontend not found. {frontend_path} does not exist. The frontend will not be served"
+            )
+        app.add_middleware(AgentMiddleware, agent=self)
 
         config.loglevel = "ERROR"
         config.bind = [f"0.0.0.0:{port}"]
diff --git a/autogpts/forge/forge/sdk/llm.py b/autogpts/forge/forge/sdk/llm.py
index e69de29b..9d853646 100644
--- a/autogpts/forge/forge/sdk/llm.py
+++ b/autogpts/forge/forge/sdk/llm.py
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import typing
+
+import openai
+from tenacity import retry, stop_after_attempt, wait_random_exponential
+
+from .forge_log import ForgeLogger
+
+LOG = ForgeLogger(__name__)
+
+
+@retry(wait=wait_random_exponential(min=1, max=40), stop=stop_after_attempt(3))
+def chat_completion_request(
+    messages, functions=None, function_call=None, model=str, custom_labels=None
+) -> typing.Union[typing.Dict[str, typing.Any], Exception]:
+    """Generate a response to a list of messages using OpenAI's API"""
+    try:
+        kwargs = {
+            "model": model,
+            "messages": messages,
+        }
+
+        if functions:
+            kwargs["functions"] = functions
+
+        if function_call:
+            kwargs["function_call"] = function_call
+
+        if custom_labels:
+            kwargs["headers"] = {}
+            for label in custom_labels.keys():
+                # This is an example showing adding in the labels as helicone properties
+                kwargs["headers"][f"Helicone-Property-{label}"] = custom_labels[label]
+
+        resp = openai.ChatCompletion.create(**kwargs)
+
+        return resp
+    except Exception as e:
+        LOG.error("Unable to generate ChatCompletion response")
+        LOG.error(f"Exception: {e}")
+        raise
+
+
+@retry(wait=wait_random_exponential(min=1, max=40), stop=stop_after_attempt(3))
+async def create_embedding_request(
+    messages, model="text-embedding-ada-002"
+) -> typing.Union[typing.Dict[str, typing.Any], Exception]:
+    """Generate an embedding for a list of messages using OpenAI's API"""
+    try:
+        return await openai.Embedding.acreate(
+            input=[f"{m['role']}: {m['content']}" for m in messages],
+            engine=model,
+        )
+    except Exception as e:
+        LOG.error("Unable to generate ChatCompletion response")
+        LOG.error(f"Exception: {e}")
+        raise
+
+
+@retry(wait=wait_random_exponential(min=1, max=40), stop=stop_after_attempt(3))
+async def transcribe_audio(
+    audio_file: str,
+) -> typing.Union[typing.Dict[str, typing.Any], Exception]:
+    """Transcribe an audio file using OpenAI's API"""
+    try:
+        return await openai.Audio.transcribe(model="whisper-1", file=audio_file)
+    except Exception as e:
+        LOG.error("Unable to generate ChatCompletion response")
+        LOG.error(f"Exception: {e}")
+        raise
diff --git a/autogpts/forge/forge/sdk/routes/agent_protocol.py b/autogpts/forge/forge/sdk/routes/agent_protocol.py
index 3fb6c3a4..421021e0 100644
--- a/autogpts/forge/forge/sdk/routes/agent_protocol.py
+++ b/autogpts/forge/forge/sdk/routes/agent_protocol.py
@@ -37,22 +37,6 @@ base_router = APIRouter()
 LOG = ForgeLogger(__name__)
 
 
-@base_router.get("/", tags=["root"])
-async def root():
-    """
-    Root endpoint that returns a welcome message.
-    """
-    return Response(content="Welcome to the Auto-GPT Forge")
-
-
-@base_router.get("/heartbeat", tags=["server"])
-async def check_server_status():
-    """
-    Check if the server is running.
-    """
-    return Response(content="Server is running.", status_code=200)
-
-
 @base_router.get("/", tags=["root"])
 async def root():
     """