diff --git a/cmd/wisdom/main.go b/cmd/wisdom/main.go
index 6dfae5e..5f21b24 100644
--- a/cmd/wisdom/main.go
+++ b/cmd/wisdom/main.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/openshift/wisdom/pkg/api"
 	"github.com/openshift/wisdom/pkg/model"
+	hf "github.com/openshift/wisdom/pkg/model/huggingface"
 	"github.com/openshift/wisdom/pkg/model/ibm"
 	"github.com/openshift/wisdom/pkg/model/openai"
 	"github.com/openshift/wisdom/pkg/server"
@@ -213,8 +214,8 @@ func newInferCommand() *cobra.Command {
 			log.Debugf("Using provider/model %s/%s for prompt:\n%s\n", o.provider, o.modelId, o.prompt)
 			response, err := model.InvokeModel(input, m)
 			if err != nil {
-				if response != nil && response.Output != "" {
-					log.Debugf("Response(Error):\n%s", response.Output)
+				if response.Error != "" {
+					log.Debugf("Response(Error):\n%s", response.Error)
 				}
 				return fmt.Errorf("error invoking the LLM: %v", err)
 			}
@@ -243,9 +244,11 @@ func initModels(config api.Config) map[string]api.Model {
 		switch m.Provider {
 		case "ibm":
 			models[m.Provider+"/"+m.ModelId] = ibm.NewIBMModel(m.ModelId, m.URL, m.UserId, m.APIKey)
-
 		case "openai":
 			models[m.Provider+"/"+m.ModelId] = openai.NewOpenAIModel(m.ModelId, m.URL, m.APIKey)
+		case "huggingface":
+			models[m.Provider+"/"+m.ModelId] = hf.NewHFModel(m.ModelId, m.URL, m.APIKey)
+
 		default:
 			log.Errorf("unknown provider: %s", m.Provider)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/api/types.go b/pkg/api/types.go
index 19d0098..e5b1180 100644
--- a/pkg/api/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/types.go
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ type Filter struct {
 	ResponseFilterChain []ResponseFilter
 }
 
-type InputFilter func(input *ModelInput) (*ModelInput, error)
-type ResponseFilter func(response *ModelResponse) (*ModelResponse, error)
+type InputFilter func(input ModelInput) (ModelInput, error)
+type ResponseFilter func(response ModelResponse) (ModelResponse, error)
 
 func NewFilter(inputFilters []InputFilter, responseFilters []ResponseFilter) Filter {
 	filter := Filter{
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func NewFilter(inputFilters []InputFilter, responseFilters []ResponseFilter) Fil
 	return filter
 }
 
-func (f *Filter) FilterInput(input *ModelInput) (*ModelInput, error) {
+func (f Filter) FilterInput(input ModelInput) (ModelInput, error) {
 	output := input
 	var err error
 	for _, filter := range f.InputFilterChain {
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func (f *Filter) FilterInput(input *ModelInput) (*ModelInput, error) {
 	return output, err
 }
 
-func (f Filter) FilterResponse(response *ModelResponse) (*ModelResponse, error) {
+func (f Filter) FilterResponse(response ModelResponse) (ModelResponse, error) {
 	output := response
 	var err error
 	for _, filter := range f.ResponseFilterChain {
@@ -45,10 +45,8 @@ func (f Filter) FilterResponse(response *ModelResponse) (*ModelResponse, error)
 }
 
 type Model interface {
-	Invoke(ModelInput) (*ModelResponse, error)
+	Invoke(ModelInput) (ModelResponse, error)
 	GetFilter() Filter
-	//FilterInput(*ModelInput) (*ModelInput, error)
-	//FilterResponse(*ModelResponse) (*ModelResponse, error)
 }
 
 // ModelInput represents the payload for the prompt_request endpoint.
diff --git a/pkg/filters/markdown/markdown.go b/pkg/filters/markdown/markdown.go
index e8010a4..b3c5358 100644
--- a/pkg/filters/markdown/markdown.go
+++ b/pkg/filters/markdown/markdown.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ var (
 	markdownRegex = regexp.MustCompile("(?s)`{3}.*?\n(.*)`{3}")
 )
 
-func MarkdownStripper(response *api.ModelResponse) (*api.ModelResponse, error) {
+func MarkdownStripper(response api.ModelResponse) (api.ModelResponse, error) {
 
 	if response.Output == "" {
 		return response, fmt.Errorf("response output is empty")
diff --git a/pkg/filters/yaml/yaml.go b/pkg/filters/yaml/yaml.go
index 2ef05a4..ab1fc3c 100644
--- a/pkg/filters/yaml/yaml.go
+++ b/pkg/filters/yaml/yaml.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/openshift/wisdom/pkg/api"
 )
 
-func YamlLinter(response *api.ModelResponse) (*api.ModelResponse, error) {
+func YamlLinter(response api.ModelResponse) (api.ModelResponse, error) {
 	if err := isValidYAML(response.Output); err != nil {
 		return response, fmt.Errorf("response output is not valid YAML: %s", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/model/huggingface/model_huggingface.go b/pkg/model/huggingface/model_huggingface.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b3685b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/model/huggingface/model_huggingface.go
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package ibm
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+
+	huggingface "github.com/hupe1980/go-huggingface"
+
+	"github.com/openshift/wisdom/pkg/api"
+)
+
+type HFModel struct {
+	modelId string
+	url     string
+	apiKey  string
+	filter  api.Filter
+}
+
+func NewHFModel(modelId, url, apiKey string) *HFModel {
+	//filter := api.NewFilter(nil, []api.ResponseFilter{markdown.MarkdownStripper, yaml.YamlLinter})
+	filter := api.Filter{}
+
+	return &HFModel{
+		modelId: modelId,
+		url:     url,
+		apiKey:  apiKey,
+		filter:  filter,
+	}
+}
+
+func (m *HFModel) GetFilter() api.Filter {
+	return m.filter
+}
+
+func (m *HFModel) Invoke(input api.ModelInput) (api.ModelResponse, error) {
+
+	if input.APIKey == "" && m.apiKey == "" {
+		return api.ModelResponse{}, fmt.Errorf("api key is required, none provided")
+	}
+
+	apiKey := m.apiKey
+	if input.APIKey != "" {
+		apiKey = input.APIKey
+	}
+	client := huggingface.NewInferenceClient(apiKey)
+	client.SetModel(m.modelId)
+
+	req := &huggingface.TextGenerationRequest{
+		Inputs: input.Prompt,
+		Model:  input.ModelId,
+	}
+
+	a := 100
+	req.Parameters.MaxNewTokens = &a
+	b := 30.0
+	req.Parameters.MaxTime = &b
+	c := 2
+	req.Parameters.NumReturnSequences = &c
+
+	resp, err := client.TextGeneration(context.Background(), req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return api.ModelResponse{}, fmt.Errorf("error making api request: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	response := api.ModelResponse{}
+	response.Input = input.Prompt
+	response.Output = resp.GeneratedText
+
+	return response, err
+}
diff --git a/pkg/model/ibm/model_ibm.go b/pkg/model/ibm/model_ibm.go
index b791f2c..90dc9b0 100644
--- a/pkg/model/ibm/model_ibm.go
+++ b/pkg/model/ibm/model_ibm.go
@@ -11,11 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/openshift/wisdom/pkg/filters/yaml"
 )
 
-const (
-	PROVIDER_ID = "ibm"
-	MODEL_ID    = "L3Byb2plY3RzL2czYmNfc3RhY2tfc3RnMl9lcG9jaDNfanVsXzMx"
-)
-
 type IBMModelRequestPayload struct {
 	Prompt  string `json:"prompt"`
 	ModelID string `json:"model_id"`
@@ -56,13 +51,13 @@ func (m *IBMModel) GetFilter() api.Filter {
 	return m.filter
 }
 
-func (m *IBMModel) Invoke(input api.ModelInput) (*api.ModelResponse, error) {
+func (m *IBMModel) Invoke(input api.ModelInput) (api.ModelResponse, error) {
 
 	if input.UserId == "" && m.userId == "" {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("user email address is required, none provided")
+		return api.ModelResponse{}, fmt.Errorf("user email address is required, none provided")
 	}
 	if input.APIKey == "" && m.apiKey == "" {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("api key is required, none provided")
+		return api.ModelResponse{}, fmt.Errorf("api key is required, none provided")
 	}
 
 	apiKey, userId := m.apiKey, m.userId
@@ -84,14 +79,14 @@ func (m *IBMModel) Invoke(input api.ModelInput) (*api.ModelResponse, error) {
 	jsonPayload, err := json.Marshal(payload)
 	if err != nil {
 		//fmt.Println("Error encoding JSON:", err)
-		return nil, err
+		return api.ModelResponse{}, err
 	}
 
 	apiURL := m.url + "/api/v1/jobs"
 	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", apiURL, bytes.NewBuffer(jsonPayload))
 	if err != nil {
 		//fmt.Println("Error creating HTTP request:", err)
-		return nil, err
+		return api.ModelResponse{}, err
 	}
 
 	// Set the "Content-Type" header to "application/json"
@@ -106,13 +101,13 @@ func (m *IBMModel) Invoke(input api.ModelInput) (*api.ModelResponse, error) {
 	resp, err := client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		//fmt.Println("Error making API request:", err)
-		return nil, err
+		return api.ModelResponse{}, err
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
 	// Check the response status code
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("API request failed with status: %v", resp.Status)
+		return api.ModelResponse{}, fmt.Errorf("API request failed with status: %v", resp.Status)
 	}
 
 	// Parse the JSON response into the APIResponse struct
@@ -120,7 +115,7 @@ func (m *IBMModel) Invoke(input api.ModelInput) (*api.ModelResponse, error) {
 	err = json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&apiResp)
 	if err != nil {
 		//fmt.Println("Error decoding API response:", err)
-		return nil, err
+		return api.ModelResponse{}, err
 	}
 	response := api.ModelResponse{}
 	response.Input = input.Prompt
@@ -129,9 +124,9 @@ func (m *IBMModel) Invoke(input api.ModelInput) (*api.ModelResponse, error) {
 	//output := apiResp.AllTokens[len(apiResp.InputTokens):]
 	response.RequestID = apiResp.JobID
 
-	return &response, err
+	return response, err
 }
 
-func (m *IBMModel) FilterInput(input *api.ModelInput) (*api.ModelInput, error) {
+func (m *IBMModel) FilterInput(input api.ModelInput) (api.ModelInput, error) {
 	return m.filter.FilterInput(input)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/model/invoker.go b/pkg/model/invoker.go
index a2a59a9..6b71db7 100644
--- a/pkg/model/invoker.go
+++ b/pkg/model/invoker.go
@@ -1,17 +1,22 @@
 package model
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	"github.com/openshift/wisdom/pkg/api"
 )
 
-func InvokeModel(input api.ModelInput, model api.Model) (*api.ModelResponse, error) {
-	response, err := model.Invoke(input)
-	if response == nil {
-		response = &api.ModelResponse{}
+func InvokeModel(input api.ModelInput, model api.Model) (api.ModelResponse, error) {
+	log.Debugf("model input:\n%#v", input)
+	input, err := model.GetFilter().FilterInput(input)
+	if err != nil {
+		return api.ModelResponse{}, fmt.Errorf("error filtering input: %s", err)
 	}
-	log.Debugf("model response: %#v", response)
+	log.Debugf("model filtered input:\n%#v", input)
+	response, err := model.Invoke(input)
+	log.Debugf("model response:\n%#v\nerror: %v", response, err)
 	if err != nil {
 		response.Error = err.Error()
 		return response, err
@@ -21,5 +26,6 @@ func InvokeModel(input api.ModelInput, model api.Model) (*api.ModelResponse, err
 	if err != nil {
 		response.Error = err.Error()
 	}
+	log.Debugf("model filtered output:\n%#v", output)
 	return output, err
 }
diff --git a/pkg/model/openai/model_openai.go b/pkg/model/openai/model_openai.go
index 2e1930f..1750dbc 100644
--- a/pkg/model/openai/model_openai.go
+++ b/pkg/model/openai/model_openai.go
@@ -9,11 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/openshift/wisdom/pkg/api"
 )
 
-const (
-	PROVIDER_ID = "openai"
-	MODEL_ID    = "gpt-3.5-turbo"
-)
-
 // OpenAI
 type OpenAIMessage struct {
 	Role    string `json:"role"`
@@ -55,10 +50,10 @@ func (m *OpenAIModel) GetFilter() api.Filter {
 	return m.filter
 }
 
-func (m *OpenAIModel) Invoke(input api.ModelInput) (*api.ModelResponse, error) {
+func (m *OpenAIModel) Invoke(input api.ModelInput) (api.ModelResponse, error) {
 
 	if input.APIKey == "" && m.apiKey == "" {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("api key is required, none provided")
+		return api.ModelResponse{}, fmt.Errorf("api key is required, none provided")
 	}
 
 	apiKey := m.apiKey
@@ -75,14 +70,14 @@ func (m *OpenAIModel) Invoke(input api.ModelInput) (*api.ModelResponse, error) {
 	jsonPayload, err := json.Marshal(payload)
 	if err != nil {
 		//fmt.Println("Error encoding JSON:", err)
-		return nil, err
+		return api.ModelResponse{}, err
 	}
 
 	apiURL := m.url + "/v1/chat/completions"
 	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", apiURL, bytes.NewBuffer(jsonPayload))
 	if err != nil {
 		//fmt.Println("Error creating HTTP request:", err)
-		return nil, err
+		return api.ModelResponse{}, err
 	}
 
 	// Set the "Content-Type" header to "application/json"
@@ -97,13 +92,13 @@ func (m *OpenAIModel) Invoke(input api.ModelInput) (*api.ModelResponse, error) {
 	resp, err := client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		//fmt.Println("Error making API request:", err)
-		return nil, err
+		return api.ModelResponse{}, err
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
 	// Check the response status code
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("API request failed with status: %s", resp.Status)
+		return api.ModelResponse{}, fmt.Errorf("API request failed with status: %s", resp.Status)
 	}
 
 	// Parse the JSON response into the APIResponse struct
@@ -111,14 +106,14 @@ func (m *OpenAIModel) Invoke(input api.ModelInput) (*api.ModelResponse, error) {
 	err = json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&apiResp)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("Error decoding API response:", err)
-		return nil, err
+		return api.ModelResponse{}, err
 	}
 	if len(apiResp.Choices) == 0 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("model returned no valid responses: %v", apiResp)
+		return api.ModelResponse{}, fmt.Errorf("model returned no valid responses: %v", apiResp)
 	}
 	response := api.ModelResponse{}
 	response.Input = input.Prompt
 	response.Output = apiResp.Choices[0].Message.Content
 	response.RawOutput = apiResp.Choices[0].Message.Content
-	return &response, err
+	return response, err
 }
diff --git a/pkg/server/inference_handler.go b/pkg/server/inference_handler.go
index 5245d6c..fef3c18 100644
--- a/pkg/server/inference_handler.go
+++ b/pkg/server/inference_handler.go
@@ -49,19 +49,22 @@ func (h *Handler) InferHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	log.Debugf("Using provider/model %s/%s for prompt:\n%s\n", payload.Provider, payload.ModelId, payload.Prompt)
 
 	response, err := model.InvokeModel(payload, m)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("failed to invoke model: %v", err)
+		http.Error(w, "Failed to invoke model", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
 
 	buf := bytes.Buffer{}
-	if response != nil {
-		err = json.NewEncoder(&buf).Encode(response)
-		if err != nil {
-			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusExpectationFailed)
-			w.Write([]byte(err.Error()))
-			return
-		}
+	err = json.NewEncoder(&buf).Encode(response)
+	if err != nil {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusExpectationFailed)
+		w.Write([]byte(err.Error()))
+		return
 	}
 
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/json")
-	if err != nil || (response != nil && response.Error != "") {
+	if err != nil || (response.Error != "") {
 		log.Debugf("model invocation returning error: %v", err)
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusExpectationFailed)
 	} else {