diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 693e68a5..fd8b7f4d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2517,6 +2517,22 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "goose-llm"
+version = "1.0.20"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "chrono",
+ "goose",
+ "include_dir",
+ "mcp-core",
+ "minijinja",
+ "once_cell",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "tokio",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "goose-mcp"
 version = "1.0.20"
diff --git a/crates/goose-llm/Cargo.toml b/crates/goose-llm/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1d73bff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/goose-llm/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+[package]
+name = "goose-llm"
+edition.workspace = true
+version.workspace = true
+authors.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+repository.workspace = true
+description.workspace = true
+
+[dependencies]
+goose = { path = "../goose" }
+mcp-core = { path = "../mcp-core" }
+tokio = { version = "1.43", features = ["full"] }
+serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = "1.0"
+anyhow = "1.0"
+minijinja = "2.8.0"
+include_dir = "0.7.4"
+once_cell = "1.20.2"
+chrono = { version = "0.4.38", features = ["serde"] }
+
+[[example]]
+name = "simple"
+path = "examples/simple.rs"
diff --git a/crates/goose-llm/README.md b/crates/goose-llm/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..09e971d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/goose-llm/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+### goose-llm 
+
+This crate is meant to be used for foreign function interface (FFI). It's meant to be 
+stateless and contain logic related to providers and prompts:
+- chat completion with model providers
+- detecting read-only tools for smart approval
+- methods for summarization / truncation
+
+
+Run:
+```
+cargo run -p goose-llm --example simple
+```
+
diff --git a/crates/goose-llm/examples/simple.rs b/crates/goose-llm/examples/simple.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..97e2d830
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/goose-llm/examples/simple.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+use std::vec;
+
+use anyhow::Result;
+use goose::message::Message;
+use goose::model::ModelConfig;
+use goose_llm::{completion, CompletionResponse, Extension};
+use mcp_core::tool::Tool;
+use serde_json::json;
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    let provider = "databricks";
+    let model_name = "goose-claude-3-5-sonnet";
+    let model_config = ModelConfig::new(model_name.to_string());
+
+    let calculator_tool = Tool::new(
+        "calculator",
+        "Perform basic arithmetic operations",
+        json!({
+            "type": "object",
+            "required": ["operation", "numbers"],
+            "properties": {
+                "operation": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "enum": ["add", "subtract", "multiply", "divide"],
+                    "description": "The arithmetic operation to perform",
+                },
+                "numbers": {
+                    "type": "array",
+                    "items": {"type": "number"},
+                    "description": "List of numbers to operate on in order",
+                }
+            }
+        }),
+        None,
+    );
+
+    let bash_tool = Tool::new(
+        "bash_shell",
+        "Run a shell command",
+        json!({
+            "type": "object",
+            "required": ["command"],
+            "properties": {
+                "command": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "description": "The shell command to execute"
+                }
+            }
+        }),
+        None,
+    );
+
+    let extensions = vec![
+        Extension::new(
+            "calculator_extension".to_string(),
+            Some("This extension provides a calculator tool.".to_string()),
+            vec![calculator_tool],
+        ),
+        Extension::new(
+            "bash_extension".to_string(),
+            Some("This extension provides a bash shell tool.".to_string()),
+            vec![bash_tool],
+        ),
+    ];
+
+    let system_preamble = "You are a helpful assistant.";
+
+    for text in [
+        "Add 10037 + 23123",
+        // "Write some random bad words to end of words.txt",
+        // "List all json files in the current directory and then multiply the count of the files by 7",
+    ] {
+        println!("\n---------------\n");
+        println!("User Input: {text}");
+        let messages = vec![Message::user().with_text(text)];
+        let completion_response: CompletionResponse = completion(
+            provider,
+            model_config.clone(),
+            system_preamble,
+            &messages,
+            &extensions,
+        )
+        .await?;
+        // Print the response
+        println!("\nCompletion Response:");
+        println!("{}", serde_json::to_string_pretty(&completion_response)?);
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/crates/goose-llm/src/completion.rs b/crates/goose-llm/src/completion.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..649111b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/goose-llm/src/completion.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+use anyhow::Result;
+use chrono::Utc;
+use serde_json::Value;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+use goose::message::Message;
+use goose::model::ModelConfig;
+use goose::providers::base::ProviderUsage;
+use goose::providers::create;
+use goose::providers::errors::ProviderError;
+use mcp_core::tool::Tool;
+
+use crate::prompt_template;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct CompletionResponse {
+    message: Message,
+    usage: ProviderUsage,
+}
+
+impl CompletionResponse {
+    pub fn new(message: Message, usage: ProviderUsage) -> Self {
+        Self { message, usage }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Extension {
+    name: String,
+    instructions: Option<String>,
+    tools: Vec<Tool>,
+}
+
+impl Extension {
+    pub fn new(name: String, instructions: Option<String>, tools: Vec<Tool>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            name,
+            instructions,
+            tools,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_prefixed_tools(&self) -> Vec<Tool> {
+        self.tools
+            .iter()
+            .map(|tool| {
+                let mut prefixed_tool = tool.clone();
+                prefixed_tool.name = format!("{}__{}", self.name, tool.name);
+                prefixed_tool
+            })
+            .collect()
+    }
+}
+
+/// Public API for the Goose LLM completion function
+pub async fn completion(
+    provider: &str,
+    model_config: ModelConfig,
+    system_preamble: &str,
+    messages: &[Message],
+    extensions: &[Extension],
+) -> Result<CompletionResponse, ProviderError> {
+    let provider = create(provider, model_config).unwrap();
+    let system_prompt = construct_system_prompt(system_preamble, extensions);
+    // println!("\nSystem prompt: {}\n", system_prompt);
+
+    let tools = extensions
+        .iter()
+        .flat_map(|ext| ext.get_prefixed_tools())
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+    let (response, usage) = provider.complete(&system_prompt, messages, &tools).await?;
+    let result = CompletionResponse::new(response.clone(), usage.clone());
+
+    Ok(result)
+}
+
+fn construct_system_prompt(system_preamble: &str, extensions: &[Extension]) -> String {
+    let mut context: HashMap<&str, Value> = HashMap::new();
+
+    context.insert(
+        "system_preamble",
+        Value::String(system_preamble.to_string()),
+    );
+    context.insert("extensions", serde_json::to_value(extensions).unwrap());
+
+    let current_date_time = Utc::now().format("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S").to_string();
+    context.insert("current_date_time", Value::String(current_date_time));
+
+    prompt_template::render_global_file("system.md", &context).expect("Prompt should render")
+}
diff --git a/crates/goose-llm/src/lib.rs b/crates/goose-llm/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ef3b28bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/goose-llm/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+mod completion;
+mod prompt_template;
+pub use completion::{completion, CompletionResponse, Extension};
diff --git a/crates/goose-llm/src/prompt_template.rs b/crates/goose-llm/src/prompt_template.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8ed1c3da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/goose-llm/src/prompt_template.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+use include_dir::{include_dir, Dir};
+use minijinja::{Environment, Error as MiniJinjaError, Value as MJValue};
+use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
+use serde::Serialize;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
+
+/// This directory will be embedded into the final binary.
+/// Typically used to store "core" or "system" prompts.
+static CORE_PROMPTS_DIR: Dir = include_dir!("$CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR/src/prompts");
+
+/// A global MiniJinja environment storing the "core" prompts.
+///
+/// - Loaded at startup from the `CORE_PROMPTS_DIR`.
+/// - Ideal for "system" templates that don't change often.
+/// - *Not* used for extension prompts (which are ephemeral).
+static GLOBAL_ENV: Lazy<Arc<RwLock<Environment<'static>>>> = Lazy::new(|| {
+    let mut env = Environment::new();
+
+    // Pre-load all core templates from the embedded dir.
+    for file in CORE_PROMPTS_DIR.files() {
+        let name = file.path().to_string_lossy().to_string();
+        let source = String::from_utf8_lossy(file.contents()).to_string();
+
+        // Since we're using 'static lifetime for the Environment, we need to ensure
+        // the strings we add as templates live for the entire program duration.
+        // We can achieve this by leaking the strings (acceptable for initialization).
+        let static_name: &'static str = Box::leak(name.into_boxed_str());
+        let static_source: &'static str = Box::leak(source.into_boxed_str());
+
+        if let Err(e) = env.add_template(static_name, static_source) {
+            println!("Failed to add template {}: {}", static_name, e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    Arc::new(RwLock::new(env))
+});
+
+/// Renders a prompt from the global environment by name.
+///
+/// # Arguments
+/// * `template_name` - The name of the template (usually the file path or a custom ID).
+/// * `context_data`  - Data to be inserted into the template (must be `Serialize`).
+pub fn render_global_template<T: Serialize>(
+    template_name: &str,
+    context_data: &T,
+) -> Result<String, MiniJinjaError> {
+    let env = GLOBAL_ENV.read().expect("GLOBAL_ENV lock poisoned");
+    let tmpl = env.get_template(template_name)?;
+    let ctx = MJValue::from_serialize(context_data);
+    let rendered = tmpl.render(ctx)?;
+    Ok(rendered.trim().to_string())
+}
+
+/// Renders a file from `CORE_PROMPTS_DIR` within the global environment.
+///
+/// # Arguments
+/// * `template_file` - The file path within the embedded directory (e.g. "system.md").
+/// * `context_data`  - Data to be inserted into the template (must be `Serialize`).
+///
+/// This function **assumes** the file is already in `CORE_PROMPTS_DIR`. If it wasn't
+/// added to the global environment at startup (due to parse errors, etc.), this will error out.
+pub fn render_global_file<T: Serialize>(
+    template_file: impl Into<PathBuf>,
+    context_data: &T,
+) -> Result<String, MiniJinjaError> {
+    let file_path = template_file.into();
+    let template_name = file_path.to_string_lossy().to_string();
+
+    render_global_template(&template_name, context_data)
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    /// For convenience in tests, define a small struct or use a HashMap to provide context.
+    #[derive(Serialize)]
+    struct TestContext {
+        name: String,
+        age: u32,
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_global_file_render() {
+        // "mock.md" should exist in the embedded CORE_PROMPTS_DIR
+        // and have placeholders for `name` and `age`.
+        let context = TestContext {
+            name: "Alice".to_string(),
+            age: 30,
+        };
+
+        let result = render_global_file("mock.md", &context).unwrap();
+        // Assume mock.md content is something like:
+        //  "This prompt is only used for testing.\n\nHello, {{ name }}! You are {{ age }} years old."
+        assert_eq!(
+            result,
+            "This prompt is only used for testing.\n\nHello, Alice! You are 30 years old."
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_global_file_not_found() {
+        let context = TestContext {
+            name: "Unused".to_string(),
+            age: 99,
+        };
+
+        let result = render_global_file("non_existent.md", &context);
+        assert!(result.is_err(), "Should fail because file is missing");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/goose-llm/src/prompts/mock.md b/crates/goose-llm/src/prompts/mock.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..46c1e708
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/goose-llm/src/prompts/mock.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+This prompt is only used for testing.
+
+Hello, {{ name }}! You are {{ age }} years old.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/goose-llm/src/prompts/system.md b/crates/goose-llm/src/prompts/system.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e08ce2b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/goose-llm/src/prompts/system.md
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{{system_preamble}}
+
+The current date is {{current_date_time}}.
+
+Goose uses LLM providers with tool calling capability. You can be used with different language models (gpt-4o, claude-3.5-sonnet, o1, llama-3.2, deepseek-r1, etc).
+These models have varying knowledge cut-off dates depending on when they were trained, but typically it's between 5-10 months prior to the current date.
+
+# Extensions
+
+Extensions allow other applications to provide context to Goose. Extensions connect Goose to different data sources and tools.
+
+{% if (extensions is defined) and extensions %}
+Because you dynamically load extensions, your conversation history may refer
+to interactions with extensions that are not currently active. The currently
+active extensions are below. Each of these extensions provides tools that are
+in your tool specification.
+
+{% for extension in extensions %}
+## {{extension.name}}
+{% if extension.instructions %}### Instructions
+{{extension.instructions}}{% endif %}
+{% endfor %}
+{% else %}
+No extensions are defined. You should let the user know that they should add extensions.{% endif %}
+
+# Response Guidelines
+
+- Use Markdown formatting for all responses.
+- Follow best practices for Markdown, including:
+  - Using headers for organization.
+  - Bullet points for lists.
+  - Links formatted correctly, either as linked text (e.g., [this is linked text](https://example.com)) or automatic links using angle brackets (e.g., <http://example.com/>).
+- For code examples, use fenced code blocks by placing triple backticks (` ``` `) before and after the code. Include the language identifier after the opening backticks (e.g., ` ```python `) to enable syntax highlighting.
+- Ensure clarity, conciseness, and proper formatting to enhance readability and usability.
diff --git a/crates/goose/src/permission/permission_judge.rs b/crates/goose/src/permission/permission_judge.rs
index 204dcb56..368ce82f 100644
--- a/crates/goose/src/permission/permission_judge.rs
+++ b/crates/goose/src/permission/permission_judge.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use chrono::Utc;
 use indoc::indoc;
 use mcp_core::tool::ToolAnnotations;
 use mcp_core::{tool::Tool, TextContent};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_json::{json, Value};
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ pub async fn detect_read_only_tools(
 }
 
 // Define return structure
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct PermissionCheckResult {
     pub approved: Vec<ToolRequest>,
     pub needs_approval: Vec<ToolRequest>,