diff --git a/lang_agent/pipeline.py b/lang_agent/pipeline.py
index d195f50..cb8b62a 100644
--- a/lang_agent/pipeline.py
+++ b/lang_agent/pipeline.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from typing import Type
 import tyro
 import asyncio
 import websockets
+from websockets.asyncio.server import ServerConnection
 from loguru import logger
 
 from langchain.chat_models import init_chat_model
@@ -42,6 +43,8 @@ class PipelineConfig(InstantiateConfig):
 class Pipeline:
     def __init__(self, config:PipelineConfig):
         self.config = config
+
+        self.populate_module()
     
     def populate_module(self):
         self.llm = init_chat_model(model=self.config.llm_name,
@@ -49,11 +52,23 @@ class Pipeline:
                                    api_key=self.config.api_key,
                                    base_url=self.config.base_url)
         
-        self.agent = self.llm ## NOTE: placeholder for now
+        self.agent = self.llm # NOTE: placeholder for now, add graph later
     
+    def respond(self, msg:str):
+        return self.agent.invoke(msg)
 
-    async def handle_connection(self, inp:str):
-        return "hello"
+    async def handle_connection(self, websocket:ServerConnection):
+        try:
+            async for message in websocket:
+                if isinstance(message, bytes):
+                    #NOTE: For binary, echo back.
+                    await websocket.send(message)
+                else:
+                    # TODO: handle this better, will have system/user prompt send here
+                    response = self.respond(message)
+                    await websocket.send(response)
+        except websockets.ConnectionClosed:
+            pass
     
 
     async def start_server(self):