diff --git a/app/lib/meadow/chat/message.ex b/app/lib/meadow/chat/message.ex
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..af7e5713a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/lib/meadow/chat/message.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+defmodule Meadow.Chat.Message do
+  @moduledoc """
+  Struct for chat messages
+  """
+
+  defstruct id: nil,
+            conversation_id: nil,
+            type: nil,
+            message: nil,
+            inserted_at: nil
+end
diff --git a/app/lib/meadow_web/resolvers/chat.ex b/app/lib/meadow_web/resolvers/chat.ex
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf55d7359
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/lib/meadow_web/resolvers/chat.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+defmodule MeadowWeb.Resolvers.Chat do
+
+  @moduledoc """
+  Absinthe GraphQL query resolver for Chat Context
+
+  """
+
+  def send_chat_message(_, %{conversation_id: conversation_id, type: type, query: query, prompt: prompt}, _) do
+    response = %{
+      conversation_id: conversation_id,
+      message: "Here is your plan....",
+      type: "plan",
+    }
+
+
+   Absinthe.Subscription.publish(
+      MeadowWeb.Endpoint,
+      response,
+      chat_response: "conversation:#{conversation_id}"
+   )
+
+    {:ok, %{conversation_id: conversation_id, type: type, query: query, prompt: prompt}}
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/lib/meadow_web/schema/schema.ex b/app/lib/meadow_web/schema/schema.ex
index 36b4123d5..52c15b34f 100644
--- a/app/lib/meadow_web/schema/schema.ex
+++ b/app/lib/meadow_web/schema/schema.ex
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ defmodule MeadowWeb.Schema do
   import_types(__MODULE__.HelperTypes)
   import_types(__MODULE__.Data.CSVMetadataUpdateTypes)
   import_types(__MODULE__.NULAuthorityTypes)
+  import_types(__MODULE__.ChatTypes)
 
   query do
     import_fields(:account_queries)
@@ -53,10 +54,12 @@ defmodule MeadowWeb.Schema do
     import_fields(:nul_authority_mutations)
     import_fields(:shared_link_mutations)
     import_fields(:work_mutations)
+    import_fields(:chat_mutations)
   end
 
   subscription do
     import_fields(:ingest_subscriptions)
+    import_fields(:chat_subscriptions)
   end
 
   enum :sort_order do
diff --git a/app/lib/meadow_web/schema/types/chat_types.ex b/app/lib/meadow_web/schema/types/chat_types.ex
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..40e0b3791
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/lib/meadow_web/schema/types/chat_types.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+defmodule MeadowWeb.Schema.ChatTypes do
+  @moduledoc """
+  Absinthe schema for Chat and ChatMessage types
+  """
+  use Absinthe.Schema.Notation
+
+  alias MeadowWeb.Resolvers
+  alias MeadowWeb.Schema.Middleware
+
+  object :chat_subscriptions do
+    field :chat_response, :chat_response do
+      arg :conversation_id, non_null(:id)
+
+      config fn args, _ ->
+        {:ok, topic: "conversation:#{args.conversation_id}"}
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  object :chat_mutations do
+    field :send_chat_message, type: :chat_message do
+      arg :conversation_id, non_null(:id)
+      arg :type, non_null(:string)
+      arg :query, non_null(:string)
+      arg :prompt, non_null(:string)
+      middleware(Middleware.Authenticate)
+      middleware(Middleware.Authorize, "Editor")
+
+      resolve &Resolvers.Chat.send_chat_message/3
+    end
+  end
+
+
+
+  object :chat_message do
+    field :conversation_id, :id,
+      description: "Ref for the conversation"
+    field :type, :string,
+      description: "Type of message, e.g. 'chat'"
+    field :query, :string,
+      description: "The search query associated with the message"
+    field :prompt, :string,
+      description: "The prompt associated with the message"
+  end
+
+  object :chat_response do
+    field :conversation_id, :id
+    field :type, :string,
+      description: "Type of message, e.g. 'chat'"
+    field :message, :string,
+      description: "AI response message"
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/app/test/gql/ChatResponse.gql b/app/test/gql/ChatResponse.gql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a819089b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/test/gql/ChatResponse.gql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+subscription ChatResponse($conversationId: ID!) {
+  chatResponse(conversationId: $conversationId) {
+    conversationId
+    message
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/test/gql/SendChatMessage.gql b/app/test/gql/SendChatMessage.gql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b736b090e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/test/gql/SendChatMessage.gql
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+mutation SendChatMessage(
+  $conversationId: ID!
+  $type: String!
+  $query: String!
+  $prompt: String!
+) {
+  sendChatMessage(
+    conversationId: $conversationId
+    type: $type
+    query: $query
+    prompt: $prompt
+  ) {
+    conversationId
+    type
+    query
+    prompt
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/test/meadow_web/schema/mutation/send_chat_message_test.exs b/app/test/meadow_web/schema/mutation/send_chat_message_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..028579057
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/test/meadow_web/schema/mutation/send_chat_message_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+defmodule MeadowWeb.Schema.Mutation.SendChatMessageTest do
+  use Meadow.DataCase
+  use MeadowWeb.ConnCase, async: true
+  use Wormwood.GQLCase
+
+  load_gql(MeadowWeb.Schema, "test/gql/SendChatMessage.gql")
+
+  test "should send a chat message as editor" do
+    result =
+      query_gql(
+        variables: %{
+          "conversationId" => "test-conversation-123",
+          "type" => "chat",
+          "query" => "test query",
+          "prompt" => "test prompt"
+        },
+        context: gql_context(%{role: :editor})
+      )
+
+    assert {:ok, query_data} = result
+
+    message = get_in(query_data, [:data, "sendChatMessage"])
+
+    assert message["conversationId"] == "test-conversation-123"
+    assert message["type"] == "chat"
+    assert message["query"] == "test query"
+    assert message["prompt"] == "test prompt"
+  end
+
+  test "should reject unauthorized users" do
+    result =
+      query_gql(
+        variables: %{
+          "conversationId" => "test-conversation-123",
+          "type" => "chat",
+          "query" => "test query",
+          "prompt" => "test prompt"
+        },
+        context: gql_context(%{role: :user})
+      )
+
+    assert {:ok, query_data} = result
+    assert get_in(query_data, [:errors]) != nil
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/test/meadow_web/schema/subscription/chat_response_test.exs b/app/test/meadow_web/schema/subscription/chat_response_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6cb154c27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/test/meadow_web/schema/subscription/chat_response_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+defmodule MeadowWeb.Schema.Subscription.ChatResponseTest do
+  use Meadow.DataCase
+  use MeadowWeb.SubscriptionCase, async: true
+
+  @reply_timeout 5000
+
+  load_gql(MeadowWeb.Schema, "test/gql/ChatResponse.gql")
+
+  test "should initiate subscription as editor", %{socket: socket} do
+    conversation_id = "test-conversation-123"
+    ref = subscribe_gql(socket, variables: %{"conversationId" => conversation_id}, context: gql_context(%{role: :editor}))
+    assert_reply ref, :ok, %{subscriptionId: _subscription_id}, @reply_timeout
+  end
+end