diff --git a/clients/python/text_generation/client.py b/clients/python/text_generation/client.py
index bbccbf1d..09660de3 100644
--- a/clients/python/text_generation/client.py
+++ b/clients/python/text_generation/client.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import requests
 
 from aiohttp import ClientSession, ClientTimeout
 from pydantic import ValidationError
-from typing import Dict, Optional, List, AsyncIterator, Iterator
+from typing import Dict, Optional, List, AsyncIterator, Iterator, Union
 
 from text_generation.types import (
     StreamResponse,
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ from text_generation.types import (
     Request,
     Parameters,
     Grammar,
+    ChatRequest,
+    ChatCompletionChunk,
+    ChatComplete,
+    Message,
+    Tool,
 )
 from text_generation.errors import parse_error
 
@@ -59,6 +64,114 @@ class Client:
         self.cookies = cookies
         self.timeout = timeout
 
+    def chat(
+        self,
+        messages: List[Message],
+        frequency_penalty: Optional[float] = None,
+        logit_bias: Optional[List[float]] = None,
+        logprobs: Optional[bool] = None,
+        top_logprobs: Optional[int] = None,
+        max_tokens: Optional[int] = None,
+        n: Optional[int] = None,
+        presence_penalty: Optional[float] = None,
+        stream: bool = False,
+        seed: Optional[int] = None,
+        temperature: Optional[float] = None,
+        top_p: Optional[float] = None,
+        tools: Optional[List[Tool]] = None,
+        tool_choice: Optional[str] = None,
+    ):
+        """
+        Given a list of messages, generate a response asynchronously
+
+        Args:
+            messages (`List[Message]`):
+                List of messages
+            frequency_penalty (`float`):
+                The parameter for frequency penalty. 0.0 means no penalty. See [this
+                paper](https://arxiv.org/pdf/1909.05858.pdf) for more details.
+            logit_bias (`List[float]`):
+                Adjust the likelihood of specified tokens
+            logprobs (`bool`):
+                Include log probabilities in the response
+            top_logprobs (`int`):
+                Include the `n` most likely tokens at each step
+            max_tokens (`int`):
+                Maximum number of generated tokens
+            n (`int`):
+                Generate `n` completions
+            presence_penalty (`float`):
+                The parameter for presence penalty. 0.0 means no penalty. See [this
+                paper](https://arxiv.org/pdf/1909.05858.pdf) for more details.
+            stream (`bool`):
+                Stream the response
+            seed (`int`):
+                Random sampling seed
+            temperature (`float`):
+                The value used to module the logits distribution.
+            top_p (`float`):
+                If set to < 1, only the smallest set of most probable tokens with probabilities that add up to `top_p` or
+                higher are kept for generation
+            tools (`List[Tool]`):
+                List of tools to use
+            tool_choice (`str`):
+                The tool to use
+
+        """
+        request = ChatRequest(
+            model="tgi",
+            messages=messages,
+            frequency_penalty=frequency_penalty,
+            logit_bias=logit_bias,
+            logprobs=logprobs,
+            top_logprobs=top_logprobs,
+            max_tokens=max_tokens,
+            n=n,
+            presence_penalty=presence_penalty,
+            stream=stream,
+            seed=seed,
+            temperature=temperature,
+            top_p=top_p,
+            tools=tools,
+            tool_choice=tool_choice,
+        )
+        if not stream:
+            resp = requests.post(
+                f"{self.base_url}/v1/chat/completions",
+                json=request.dict(),
+                headers=self.headers,
+                cookies=self.cookies,
+                timeout=self.timeout,
+            )
+            payload = resp.json()
+            if resp.status_code != 200:
+                raise parse_error(resp.status_code, payload)
+            return ChatComplete(**payload)
+        else:
+            return self._chat_stream_response(request)
+
+    def _chat_stream_response(self, request):
+        resp = requests.post(
+            f"{self.base_url}/v1/chat/completions",
+            json=request.dict(),
+            headers=self.headers,
+            cookies=self.cookies,
+            timeout=self.timeout,
+            stream=True,
+        )
+        # iterate and print stream
+        for byte_payload in resp.iter_lines():
+            if byte_payload == b"\n":
+                continue
+            payload = byte_payload.decode("utf-8")
+            if payload.startswith("data:"):
+                json_payload = json.loads(payload.lstrip("data:").rstrip("\n"))
+                try:
+                    response = ChatCompletionChunk(**json_payload)
+                    yield response
+                except ValidationError:
+                    raise parse_error(resp.status, json_payload)
+
     def generate(
         self,
         prompt: str,
@@ -313,6 +426,113 @@ class AsyncClient:
         self.cookies = cookies
         self.timeout = ClientTimeout(timeout * 60)
 
+    async def chat(
+        self,
+        messages: List[Message],
+        frequency_penalty: Optional[float] = None,
+        logit_bias: Optional[List[float]] = None,
+        logprobs: Optional[bool] = None,
+        top_logprobs: Optional[int] = None,
+        max_tokens: Optional[int] = None,
+        n: Optional[int] = None,
+        presence_penalty: Optional[float] = None,
+        stream: bool = False,
+        seed: Optional[int] = None,
+        temperature: Optional[float] = None,
+        top_p: Optional[float] = None,
+        tools: Optional[List[Tool]] = None,
+        tool_choice: Optional[str] = None,
+    ) -> Union[ChatComplete, AsyncIterator[ChatCompletionChunk]]:
+        """
+        Given a list of messages, generate a response asynchronously
+
+        Args:
+            messages (`List[Message]`):
+                List of messages
+            frequency_penalty (`float`):
+                The parameter for frequency penalty. 0.0 means no penalty. See [this
+                paper](https://arxiv.org/pdf/1909.05858.pdf) for more details.
+            logit_bias (`List[float]`):
+                Adjust the likelihood of specified tokens
+            logprobs (`bool`):
+                Include log probabilities in the response
+            top_logprobs (`int`):
+                Include the `n` most likely tokens at each step
+            max_tokens (`int`):
+                Maximum number of generated tokens
+            n (`int`):
+                Generate `n` completions
+            presence_penalty (`float`):
+                The parameter for presence penalty. 0.0 means no penalty. See [this
+                paper](https://arxiv.org/pdf/1909.05858.pdf) for more details.
+            stream (`bool`):
+                Stream the response
+            seed (`int`):
+                Random sampling seed
+            temperature (`float`):
+                The value used to module the logits distribution.
+            top_p (`float`):
+                If set to < 1, only the smallest set of most probable tokens with probabilities that add up to `top_p` or
+                higher are kept for generation
+            tools (`List[Tool]`):
+                List of tools to use
+            tool_choice (`str`):
+                The tool to use
+
+        """
+        request = ChatRequest(
+            model="tgi",
+            messages=messages,
+            frequency_penalty=frequency_penalty,
+            logit_bias=logit_bias,
+            logprobs=logprobs,
+            top_logprobs=top_logprobs,
+            max_tokens=max_tokens,
+            n=n,
+            presence_penalty=presence_penalty,
+            stream=stream,
+            seed=seed,
+            temperature=temperature,
+            top_p=top_p,
+            tools=tools,
+            tool_choice=tool_choice,
+        )
+        if not stream:
+            return await self._chat_single_response(request)
+        else:
+            return self._chat_stream_response(request)
+
+    async def _chat_single_response(self, request):
+        async with ClientSession(
+            headers=self.headers, cookies=self.cookies, timeout=self.timeout
+        ) as session:
+            async with session.post(
+                f"{self.base_url}/v1/chat/completions", json=request.dict()
+            ) as resp:
+                payload = await resp.json()
+                if resp.status != 200:
+                    raise parse_error(resp.status, payload)
+                return ChatComplete(**payload)
+
+    async def _chat_stream_response(self, request):
+        async with ClientSession(
+            headers=self.headers, cookies=self.cookies, timeout=self.timeout
+        ) as session:
+            async with session.post(
+                f"{self.base_url}/v1/chat/completions", json=request.dict()
+            ) as resp:
+                async for byte_payload in resp.content:
+                    if byte_payload == b"\n":
+                        continue
+                    payload = byte_payload.decode("utf-8")
+                    if payload.startswith("data:"):
+                        json_payload = json.loads(payload.lstrip("data:").rstrip("\n"))
+                        try:
+                            response = ChatCompletionChunk(**json_payload)
+                            yield response
+                        except ValidationError:
+                            raise parse_error(resp.status, json_payload)
+
     async def generate(
         self,
         prompt: str,
diff --git a/clients/python/text_generation/types.py b/clients/python/text_generation/types.py
index 911114ee..4a308cef 100644
--- a/clients/python/text_generation/types.py
+++ b/clients/python/text_generation/types.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from enum import Enum
 from pydantic import BaseModel, validator
-from typing import Optional, List, Union
+from typing import Optional, List, Union, Any
 
 from text_generation.errors import ValidationError
 
@@ -19,6 +19,124 @@ class Grammar(BaseModel):
     value: Union[str, dict]
 
 
+class ToolCall(BaseModel):
+    # Id of the tool call
+    id: int
+    # Type of the tool call
+    type: str
+    # Function details of the tool call
+    function: dict
+
+
+class Message(BaseModel):
+    # Role of the message sender
+    role: str
+    # Content of the message
+    content: Optional[str]
+    # Optional name of the message sender
+    name: Optional[str] = None
+    # Tool calls associated with the chat completion
+    tool_calls: Optional[Any] = None
+
+
+class Tool(BaseModel):
+    # Type of the tool
+    type: str
+    # Function details of the tool
+    function: dict
+
+
+class ChatCompletionComplete(BaseModel):
+    # Index of the chat completion
+    index: int
+    # Message associated with the chat completion
+    message: Message
+    # Log probabilities for the chat completion
+    logprobs: Optional[Any]
+    # Reason for completion
+    finish_reason: str
+    # Usage details of the chat completion
+    usage: Any
+
+
+class Function(BaseModel):
+    name: Optional[str]
+    arguments: str
+
+
+class ChoiceDeltaToolCall(BaseModel):
+    index: int
+    id: str
+    type: str
+    function: Function
+
+
+class ChoiceDelta(BaseModel):
+    role: str
+    content: Optional[str]
+    tool_calls: Optional[ChoiceDeltaToolCall]
+
+
+class Choice(BaseModel):
+    index: int
+    delta: ChoiceDelta
+    logprobs: Optional[dict] = None
+    finish_reason: Optional[str] = None
+
+
+class ChatCompletionChunk(BaseModel):
+    id: str
+    object: str
+    created: int
+    model: str
+    system_fingerprint: str
+    choices: List[Choice]
+
+
+class ChatComplete(BaseModel):
+    # Chat completion details
+    id: str
+    object: str
+    created: int
+    model: str
+    system_fingerprint: str
+    choices: List[ChatCompletionComplete]
+    usage: Any
+
+
+class ChatRequest(BaseModel):
+    # Model identifier
+    model: str
+    # List of messages in the conversation
+    messages: List[Message]
+    # Penalty for frequency of new tokens
+    frequency_penalty: Optional[float] = None
+    # Bias values for token selection
+    logit_bias: Optional[List[float]] = None
+    # Whether to return log probabilities
+    logprobs: Optional[bool] = None
+    # Number of most likely tokens to return at each position
+    top_logprobs: Optional[int] = None
+    # Maximum number of tokens to generate
+    max_tokens: Optional[int] = None
+    # Number of chat completion choices to generate
+    n: Optional[int] = None
+    # Penalty for presence of new tokens
+    presence_penalty: Optional[float] = None
+    # Flag to indicate streaming response
+    stream: bool = False
+    # Random sampling seed
+    seed: Optional[int] = None
+    # Sampling temperature
+    temperature: Optional[float] = None
+    # Top-p value for nucleus sampling
+    top_p: Optional[float] = None
+    # List of tools to be used
+    tools: Optional[List[Tool]] = None
+    # Choice of tool to be used
+    tool_choice: Optional[str] = None
+
+
 class Parameters(BaseModel):
     # Activate logits sampling
     do_sample: bool = False
diff --git a/docs/source/_toctree.yml b/docs/source/_toctree.yml
index d57a594d..964a743a 100644
--- a/docs/source/_toctree.yml
+++ b/docs/source/_toctree.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
     title: Supported Models and Hardware
   - local: messages_api
     title: Messages API
+  - local: guidance
+    title: Guidance
   title: Getting started
 - sections:
   - local: basic_tutorials/consuming_tgi
diff --git a/docs/source/guidance.md b/docs/source/guidance.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b9ba094
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/source/guidance.md
@@ -0,0 +1,419 @@
+# Guidance
+
+Text Generation Inference (TGI) now supports [JSON and regex grammars](#grammar-and-constraints) and [tools and functions](#tools-and-functions) to help developer guide LLM responses to fit their needs.
+
+These feature are available starting from version `1.4.3`. They are accessible via the [text_generation](https://pypi.org/project/text-generation/) library and is compatible with OpenAI's client libraries. The following guide will walk you through the new features and how to use them!
+
+## Quick Start
+
+Before we jump into the deep end, ensure your system is using TGI version `1.4.3` or later to access all the features we're about to explore in this guide.
+
+If you're not up to date, grab the latest version and let's get started!
+
+## Table of Contents 📚
+
+### Grammar and Constraints
+
+- [The Grammar Parameter](#the-grammar-parameter): Shape your AI's responses with precision.
+- [Constrain with Pydantic](#constrain-with-pydantic): Define a grammar using Pydantic models.
+- [JSON Schema Integration](#json-schema-integration): Fine grain control over your requests via JSON schema.
+- [Using the client](#using-the-client): Use TGI's client libraries to shape the AI's responses.
+
+### Tools and Functions
+
+- [The Tools Parameter](#the-tools-parameter): Enhance the AI's capabilities with predefined functions.
+- [Via the client](#text-generation-inference-client): Use TGI's client libraries to interact with the Messages API and Tool functions.
+- [OpenAI integration](#openai-integration): Use OpenAI's client libraries to interact with TGI's Messages API and Tool functions.
+
+## Grammar and Constraints 🛣️
+
+### The Grammar Parameter
+
+In TGI `1.4.3`, we've introduced the grammar parameter, which allows you to specify the format of the response you want from the AI. This is a game-changer for those who need precise control over the AI's output.
+
+Using curl, you can make a request to TGI's Messages API with the grammar parameter. This is the most primitive way to interact with the API and using [Pydantic](#constrain-with-pydantic) is recommended for ease of use and readability.
+
+```json
+curl localhost:3000/generate \
+    -X POST \
+    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+    -d '{
+    "inputs": "I saw a puppy a cat and a raccoon during my bike ride in the park",
+    "parameters": {
+        "repetition_penalty": 1.3,
+        "grammar": {
+            "type": "json",
+            "value": {
+                "properties": {
+                    "location": {
+                        "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    "activity": {
+                        "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    "animals_seen": {
+                        "type": "integer",
+                        "minimum": 1,
+                        "maximum": 5
+                    },
+                    "animals": {
+                        "type": "array",
+                        "items": {
+                            "type": "string"
+                        }
+                    }
+                },
+                "required": ["location", "activity", "animals_seen", "animals"]
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}'
+// {"generated_text":"{ \n\n\"activity\": \"biking\",\n\"animals\": [\"puppy\",\"cat\",\"raccoon\"],\n\"animals_seen\": 3,\n\"location\": \"park\"\n}"}
+
+```
+
+A grammar can be defined using Pydantic models, JSON schema, or regular expressions. The AI will then generate a response that conforms to the specified grammar.
+
+> Note: A grammar must compile to a intermediate representation to constrain the output. Grammar compliation is a computationally expensive and may take a few seconds to complete on the first request. Subsequent requests will use the cached grammar and will be much faster.
+
+### Constrain with Pydantic
+
+Pydantic is a powerful library for data validation and settings management. It's the perfect tool for crafting the a specific response format.
+
+Using Pydantic models we can define a similar grammar as the previous example in a shorter and more readable way.
+
+```python
+import requests
+from pydantic import BaseModel, conint
+from typing import List
+
+class Animals(BaseModel):
+    location: str
+    activity: str
+    animals_seen: conint(ge=1, le=5)  # Constrained integer type
+    animals: List[str]
+
+prompt = "convert to JSON: I saw a puppy a cat and a raccoon during my bike ride in the park"
+
+data = {
+    "inputs": prompt,
+    "parameters": {
+        "repetition_penalty": 1.3,
+        "grammar": {
+            "type": "json",
+            "value": Animals.schema()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+headers = {
+    "Content-Type": "application/json",
+}
+
+response = requests.post(
+    'http://127.0.0.1:3000/generate',
+    headers=headers,
+    json=data
+)
+print(response.json())
+# {'generated_text': '{ "activity": "bike riding", "animals": ["puppy","cat","raccoon"],"animals_seen": 3, "location":"park" }'}
+
+```
+
+### JSON Schema Integration
+
+If Pydantic's not your style, go raw with direct JSON Schema integration. It's like having a conversation with the AI in its own language. This is simliar to the first example but with programmatic control.
+
+```python
+import requests
+
+json_schema = {
+    "properties": {
+        "location": {
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "activity": {
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "animals_seen": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "minimum": 1,
+            "maximum": 5
+        },
+        "animals": {
+            "type": "array",
+            "items": {
+                "type": "string"
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    "required": ["location", "activity", "animals_seen", "animals"]
+}
+
+data = {
+    "inputs": "[INST]convert to JSON: I saw a puppy a cat and a raccoon during my bike ride in the park [/INST]",
+    "parameters": {
+        "max_new_tokens": 200,
+        "repetition_penalty": 1.3,
+        "grammar": {
+            "type": "json",
+            "value": json_schema
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+headers = {
+    "Content-Type": "application/json",
+}
+
+response = requests.post(
+    'http://127.0.0.1:3000/generate',
+    headers=headers,
+    json=data
+)
+print(response.json())
+# {'generated_text': '{\n"activity": "biking",\n"animals": ["puppy","cat","raccoon"]\n  , "animals_seen": 3,\n   "location":"park"}'}
+
+```
+
+### Using the client
+
+TGI provides a client library to that make it easy to send requests with all of the parameters we've discussed above. Here's an example of how to use the client to send a request with a grammar parameter.
+
+```python
+from text_generation import AsyncClient
+from text_generation.types import GrammarType
+
+# NOTE: tools defined above and removed for brevity
+
+# Define an async function to encapsulate the async operation
+async def main():
+    client = AsyncClient(base_url="http://localhost:3000")
+
+    # Use 'await' to wait for the async method 'chat' to complete
+    response = await client.generate(
+        "Whats Googles DNS",
+        max_new_tokens=10,
+        decoder_input_details=True,
+        seed=1,
+        grammar={
+            "type": GrammarType.Regex,
+            "value": "((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\\d|[01]?\\d\\d?)\\.){3}(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\\d|[01]?\\d\\d?)",
+        },
+    )
+
+    # Once the response is received, you can process it
+    print(response.generated_text)
+
+# Ensure the main async function is run in the event loop
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import asyncio
+    asyncio.run(main())
+
+# 118.8.0.84
+
+```
+
+## Tools and Functions 🛠️
+
+### The Tools Parameter
+
+In addition to the grammar parameter, we've also introduced a set of tools and functions to help you get the most out of the Messages API.
+
+Tools are a set of user defined functions that can be used in tandem with the chat functionality to enhance the AI's capabilities. You can use these tools to perform a variety of tasks, such as data manipulation, formatting, and more.
+
+Functions, similar to grammar are defined as JSON schema and can be passed as part of the parameters to the Messages API.
+
+```json
+curl localhost:3000/v1/chat/completions \
+    -X POST \
+    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+    -d '{
+    "model": "tgi",
+    "messages": [
+        {
+            "role": "user",
+            "content": "What is the weather like in New York?"
+        }
+    ],
+    "tools": [
+        {
+            "type": "function",
+            "function": {
+                "name": "get_current_weather",
+                "description": "Get the current weather",
+                "parameters": {
+                    "type": "object",
+                    "properties": {
+                        "location": {
+                            "type": "string",
+                            "description": "The city and state, e.g. San Francisco, CA"
+                        },
+                        "format": {
+                            "type": "string",
+                            "enum": ["celsius", "fahrenheit"],
+                            "description": "The temperature unit to use. Infer this from the users location."
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "required": ["location", "format"]
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    ],
+    "tool_choice": "get_current_weather"
+}'
+// {"id":"","object":"text_completion","created":1709051640,"model":"HuggingFaceH4/zephyr-7b-beta","system_fingerprint":"1.4.2-native","choices":[{"index":0,"message":{"role":"assistant","tool_calls":{"id":0,"type":"function","function":{"description":null,"name":"tools","parameters":{"format":"celsius","location":"New York"}}}},"logprobs":null,"finish_reason":"eos_token"}],"usage":{"prompt_tokens":157,"completion_tokens":19,"total_tokens":176}}
+```
+
+<details>
+  <summary>Tools used in example below</summary>
+
+  ```python
+    tools = [
+        {
+            "type": "function",
+            "function": {
+                "name": "get_current_weather",
+                "description": "Get the current weather",
+                "parameters": {
+                    "type": "object",
+                    "properties": {
+                        "location": {
+                            "type": "string",
+                            "description": "The city and state, e.g. San Francisco, CA",
+                        },
+                        "format": {
+                            "type": "string",
+                            "enum": ["celsius", "fahrenheit"],
+                            "description": "The temperature unit to use. Infer this from the users location.",
+                        },
+                    },
+                    "required": ["location", "format"],
+                },
+            },
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "function",
+            "function": {
+                "name": "get_n_day_weather_forecast",
+                "description": "Get an N-day weather forecast",
+                "parameters": {
+                    "type": "object",
+                    "properties": {
+                        "location": {
+                            "type": "string",
+                            "description": "The city and state, e.g. San Francisco, CA",
+                        },
+                        "format": {
+                            "type": "string",
+                            "enum": ["celsius", "fahrenheit"],
+                            "description": "The temperature unit to use. Infer this from the users location.",
+                        },
+                        "num_days": {
+                            "type": "integer",
+                            "description": "The number of days to forecast",
+                        },
+                    },
+                    "required": ["location", "format", "num_days"],
+                },
+            },
+        }
+    ]
+  ```
+
+</details>
+
+### Text Generation Inference Client
+
+TGI provides a client library to interact with the Messages API and Tool functions. The client library is available in both synchronous and asynchronous versions.
+
+```python
+from text_generation import AsyncClient
+
+# NOTE: tools defined above and removed for brevity
+
+# Define an async function to encapsulate the async operation
+async def main():
+    client = AsyncClient(base_url="http://localhost:3000")
+
+    # Use 'await' to wait for the async method 'chat' to complete
+    response = await client.chat(
+        max_tokens=100,
+        seed=1,
+        tools=tools,
+        presence_penalty=-1.1,
+        messages=[
+            {
+                "role": "system",
+                "content": "You're a helpful assistant! Answer the users question best you can.",
+            },
+            {
+                "role": "user",
+                "content": "What is the weather like in Brooklyn, New York?",
+            },
+        ],
+    )
+
+    # Once the response is received, you can process it
+    print(response.choices[0].message.tool_calls)
+
+# Ensure the main async function is run in the event loop
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import asyncio
+    asyncio.run(main())
+
+# {"id":"","object":"text_completion","created":1709051942,"model":"HuggingFaceH4/zephyr-7b-beta","system_fingerprint":"1.4.2-native","choices":[{"index":0,"message":{"role":"assistant","tool_calls":{"id":0,"type":"function","function":{"description":null,"name":"tools","parameters":{"format":"celsius","location":"New York"}}}},"logprobs":null,"finish_reason":"eos_token"}],"usage":{"prompt_tokens":157,"completion_tokens":20,"total_tokens":177}}
+
+```
+
+### OpenAI integration
+
+TGI exposes an OpenAI-compatible API, which means you can use OpenAI's client libraries to interact with TGI's Messages API and Tool functions.
+
+However there are some minor differences in the API, for example `tool_choice="auto"` will ALWAYS choose the tool for you. This is different from OpenAI's API where `tool_choice="auto"` will choose a tool if the model thinks it's necessary.
+
+```python
+from openai import OpenAI
+
+# Initialize the client, pointing it to one of the available models
+client = OpenAI(
+    base_url="http://localhost:3000/v1",
+    api_key="_",
+)
+
+# NOTE: tools defined above and removed for brevity
+
+chat_completion = client.chat.completions.create(
+    model="tgi",
+    messages=[
+        {
+            "role": "system",
+            "content": "Don't make assumptions about what values to plug into functions. Ask for clarification if a user request is ambiguous.",
+        },
+        {
+            "role": "user",
+            "content": "What's the weather like the next 3 days in San Francisco, CA?",
+        },
+    ],
+    tools=tools,
+    tool_choice="auto",  # tool selected by model
+    max_tokens=500,
+)
+
+
+called = chat_completion.choices[0].message.tool_calls
+print(called)
+# {
+#     "id": 0,
+#     "type": "function",
+#     "function": {
+#         "description": None,
+#         "name": "tools",
+#         "parameters": {
+#             "format": "celsius",
+#             "location": "San Francisco, CA",
+#             "num_days": 3,
+#         },
+#     },
+# }
+```
diff --git a/integration-tests/conftest.py b/integration-tests/conftest.py
index e11c7cf9..96cf43ad 100644
--- a/integration-tests/conftest.py
+++ b/integration-tests/conftest.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ from text_generation.types import (
     Token,
     BestOfSequence,
     Grammar,
+    ChatComplete,
+    ChatCompletionChunk,
 )
 
 DOCKER_IMAGE = os.getenv("DOCKER_IMAGE", None)
@@ -59,6 +61,15 @@ class ResponseComparator(JSONSnapshotExtension):
     ) -> bool:
         def convert_data(data):
             data = json.loads(data)
+            if isinstance(data, Dict) and "choices" in data:
+                choices = data["choices"]
+                if (
+                    isinstance(choices, List)
+                    and len(choices) >= 1
+                    and "delta" in choices[0]
+                ):
+                    return ChatCompletionChunk(**data)
+                return ChatComplete(**data)
 
             if isinstance(data, Dict):
                 return Response(**data)
@@ -144,6 +155,16 @@ class ResponseComparator(JSONSnapshotExtension):
                 )
             )
 
+        def eq_chat_complete(response: ChatComplete, other: ChatComplete) -> bool:
+            return (
+                response.choices[0].message.content == other.choices[0].message.content
+            )
+
+        def eq_chat_complete_chunk(
+            response: ChatCompletionChunk, other: ChatCompletionChunk
+        ) -> bool:
+            return response.choices[0].delta.content == other.choices[0].delta.content
+
         def eq_response(response: Response, other: Response) -> bool:
             return response.generated_text == other.generated_text and eq_details(
                 response.details, other.details
@@ -157,6 +178,19 @@ class ResponseComparator(JSONSnapshotExtension):
         if not isinstance(snapshot_data, List):
             snapshot_data = [snapshot_data]
 
+        if isinstance(serialized_data[0], ChatComplete):
+            return len(snapshot_data) == len(serialized_data) and all(
+                [eq_chat_complete(r, o) for r, o in zip(serialized_data, snapshot_data)]
+            )
+
+        if isinstance(serialized_data[0], ChatCompletionChunk):
+            return len(snapshot_data) == len(serialized_data) and all(
+                [
+                    eq_chat_complete_chunk(r, o)
+                    for r, o in zip(serialized_data, snapshot_data)
+                ]
+            )
+
         return len(snapshot_data) == len(serialized_data) and all(
             [eq_response(r, o) for r, o in zip(serialized_data, snapshot_data)]
         )
diff --git a/integration-tests/models/__snapshots__/test_tools_llama/test_flash_llama_grammar_no_tools.json b/integration-tests/models/__snapshots__/test_tools_llama/test_flash_llama_grammar_no_tools.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3c4b4aea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-tests/models/__snapshots__/test_tools_llama/test_flash_llama_grammar_no_tools.json
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{
+  "choices": [
+    {
+      "finish_reason": "length",
+      "index": 0,
+      "logprobs": null,
+      "message": {
+        "content": "As of today, there is a Update available for the Brooklyn, New York, area. According to the latest forecast, it's warm with high temperatures throughout the day. It's forecasted at 75°F for today and 77°F for tomorrow. However, in autumn, the weather typically changes drastically, becoming cooler and wetter. You can find the current weather forecast for the area through your local weather service. Additionally",
+        "name": null,
+        "role": "assistant",
+        "tool_calls": null
+      },
+      "usage": null
+    }
+  ],
+  "created": 1708957015,
+  "id": "",
+  "model": "TinyLlama/TinyLlama-1.1B-Chat-v1.0",
+  "object": "text_completion",
+  "system_fingerprint": "1.4.2-native",
+  "usage": {
+    "completion_tokens": 100,
+    "prompt_tokens": 60,
+    "total_tokens": 160
+  }
+}
diff --git a/integration-tests/models/__snapshots__/test_tools_llama/test_flash_llama_grammar_tools.json b/integration-tests/models/__snapshots__/test_tools_llama/test_flash_llama_grammar_tools.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b9e33c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-tests/models/__snapshots__/test_tools_llama/test_flash_llama_grammar_tools.json
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{
+  "choices": [
+    {
+      "finish_reason": "eos_token",
+      "index": 0,
+      "logprobs": null,
+      "message": {
+        "content": null,
+        "name": null,
+        "role": "assistant",
+        "tool_calls": {
+          "function": {
+            "description": null,
+            "name": "tools",
+            "parameters": {
+              "format": "celsius",
+              "location": "New York, NY",
+              "num_days": 14
+            }
+          },
+          "id": 0,
+          "type": "function"
+        }
+      },
+      "usage": null
+    }
+  ],
+  "created": 1709079417,
+  "id": "",
+  "model": "TinyLlama/TinyLlama-1.1B-Chat-v1.0",
+  "object": "text_completion",
+  "system_fingerprint": "1.4.2-native",
+  "usage": {
+    "completion_tokens": 29,
+    "prompt_tokens": 316,
+    "total_tokens": 345
+  }
+}
diff --git a/integration-tests/models/__snapshots__/test_tools_llama/test_flash_llama_grammar_tools_auto.json b/integration-tests/models/__snapshots__/test_tools_llama/test_flash_llama_grammar_tools_auto.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..de32c970
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-tests/models/__snapshots__/test_tools_llama/test_flash_llama_grammar_tools_auto.json
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{
+  "choices": [
+    {
+      "finish_reason": "eos_token",
+      "index": 0,
+      "logprobs": null,
+      "message": {
+        "content": null,
+        "name": null,
+        "role": "assistant",
+        "tool_calls": {
+          "function": {
+            "description": null,
+            "name": "tools",
+            "parameters": {
+              "format": "celsius",
+              "location": "New York, NY",
+              "num_days": 14
+            }
+          },
+          "id": 0,
+          "type": "function"
+        }
+      },
+      "usage": null
+    }
+  ],
+  "created": 1709079492,
+  "id": "",
+  "model": "TinyLlama/TinyLlama-1.1B-Chat-v1.0",
+  "object": "text_completion",
+  "system_fingerprint": "1.4.2-native",
+  "usage": {
+    "completion_tokens": 29,
+    "prompt_tokens": 316,
+    "total_tokens": 345
+  }
+}
diff --git a/integration-tests/models/__snapshots__/test_tools_llama/test_flash_llama_grammar_tools_choice.json b/integration-tests/models/__snapshots__/test_tools_llama/test_flash_llama_grammar_tools_choice.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3551e205
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-tests/models/__snapshots__/test_tools_llama/test_flash_llama_grammar_tools_choice.json
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+{
+  "choices": [
+    {
+      "finish_reason": "eos_token",
+      "index": 0,
+      "logprobs": null,
+      "message": {
+        "content": null,
+        "name": null,
+        "role": "assistant",
+        "tool_calls": {
+          "function": {
+            "description": null,
+            "name": "tools",
+            "parameters": {
+              "format": "celsius",
+              "location": "New York, NY"
+            }
+          },
+          "id": 0,
+          "type": "function"
+        }
+      },
+      "usage": null
+    }
+  ],
+  "created": 1709079493,
+  "id": "",
+  "model": "TinyLlama/TinyLlama-1.1B-Chat-v1.0",
+  "object": "text_completion",
+  "system_fingerprint": "1.4.2-native",
+  "usage": {
+    "completion_tokens": 21,
+    "prompt_tokens": 187,
+    "total_tokens": 208
+  }
+}
diff --git a/integration-tests/models/__snapshots__/test_tools_llama/test_flash_llama_grammar_tools_stream.json b/integration-tests/models/__snapshots__/test_tools_llama/test_flash_llama_grammar_tools_stream.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c367cc6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-tests/models/__snapshots__/test_tools_llama/test_flash_llama_grammar_tools_stream.json
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{
+  "choices": [
+    {
+      "delta": {
+        "content": null,
+        "role": "assistant",
+        "tool_calls": {
+          "function": {
+            "arguments": "</s>",
+            "name": null
+          },
+          "id": "",
+          "index": 20,
+          "type": "function"
+        }
+      },
+      "finish_reason": "eos_token",
+      "index": 20,
+      "logprobs": null
+    }
+  ],
+  "created": 1709087088,
+  "id": "",
+  "model": "TinyLlama/TinyLlama-1.1B-Chat-v1.0",
+  "object": "text_completion",
+  "system_fingerprint": "1.4.2-native"
+}
diff --git a/integration-tests/models/test_tools_llama.py b/integration-tests/models/test_tools_llama.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..38570c38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-tests/models/test_tools_llama.py
@@ -0,0 +1,240 @@
+import pytest
+import json
+
+from text_generation.types import GrammarType
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+def flash_llama_grammar_tools_handle(launcher):
+    with launcher(
+        "TinyLlama/TinyLlama-1.1B-Chat-v1.0", num_shard=2, disable_grammar_support=False
+    ) as handle:
+        yield handle
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+async def flash_llama_grammar_tools(flash_llama_grammar_tools_handle):
+    await flash_llama_grammar_tools_handle.health(300)
+    return flash_llama_grammar_tools_handle.client
+
+
+# tools to be used in the following tests
+tools = [
+    {
+        "type": "function",
+        "function": {
+            "name": "get_current_weather",
+            "description": "Get the current weather",
+            "parameters": {
+                "type": "object",
+                "properties": {
+                    "location": {
+                        "type": "string",
+                        "description": "The city and state, e.g. San Francisco, CA",
+                    },
+                    "format": {
+                        "type": "string",
+                        "enum": ["celsius", "fahrenheit"],
+                        "description": "The temperature unit to use. Infer this from the users location.",
+                    },
+                },
+                "required": ["location", "format"],
+            },
+        },
+    },
+    {
+        "type": "function",
+        "function": {
+            "name": "get_n_day_weather_forecast",
+            "description": "Get an N-day weather forecast",
+            "parameters": {
+                "type": "object",
+                "properties": {
+                    "location": {
+                        "type": "string",
+                        "description": "The city and state, e.g. San Francisco, CA",
+                    },
+                    "format": {
+                        "type": "string",
+                        "enum": ["celsius", "fahrenheit"],
+                        "description": "The temperature unit to use. Infer this from the users location.",
+                    },
+                    "num_days": {
+                        "type": "integer",
+                        "description": "The number of days to forecast",
+                    },
+                },
+                "required": ["location", "format", "num_days"],
+            },
+        },
+    },
+]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.private
+async def test_flash_llama_grammar_no_tools(
+    flash_llama_grammar_tools, response_snapshot
+):
+    response = await flash_llama_grammar_tools.chat(
+        max_tokens=100,
+        seed=1,
+        messages=[
+            {
+                "role": "system",
+                "content": "Youre a helpful assistant! Answer the users question best you can.",
+            },
+            {
+                "role": "user",
+                "content": "What is the weather like in Brooklyn, New York?",
+            },
+        ],
+    )
+
+    assert (
+        response.choices[0].message.content
+        == "As of today, there is a Update available for the Brooklyn, New York, area. According to the latest forecast, it's warm with high temperatures throughout the day. It's forecasted at 75°F for today and 77°F for tomorrow. However, in autumn, the weather typically changes drastically, becoming cooler and wetter. You can find the current weather forecast for the area through your local weather service. Additionally"
+    )
+    assert response == response_snapshot
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.private
+async def test_flash_llama_grammar_tools(flash_llama_grammar_tools, response_snapshot):
+    response = await flash_llama_grammar_tools.chat(
+        max_tokens=100,
+        seed=1,
+        tools=tools,
+        presence_penalty=-1.1,
+        messages=[
+            {
+                "role": "system",
+                "content": "Youre a helpful assistant! Answer the users question best you can.",
+            },
+            {
+                "role": "user",
+                "content": "What is the weather like in Brooklyn, New York?",
+            },
+        ],
+    )
+    assert response.choices[0].message.content == None
+    assert response.choices[0].message.tool_calls == {
+        "function": {
+            "description": None,
+            "name": "tools",
+            "parameters": {
+                "format": "celsius",
+                "location": "New York, NY",
+                "num_days": 14,
+            },
+        },
+        "id": 0,
+        "type": "function",
+    }
+    assert response == response_snapshot
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.private
+async def test_flash_llama_grammar_tools_auto(
+    flash_llama_grammar_tools, response_snapshot
+):
+    response = await flash_llama_grammar_tools.chat(
+        max_tokens=100,
+        seed=1,
+        tools=tools,
+        tool_choice="auto",
+        presence_penalty=-1.1,
+        messages=[
+            {
+                "role": "system",
+                "content": "Youre a helpful assistant! Answer the users question best you can.",
+            },
+            {
+                "role": "user",
+                "content": "What is the weather like in Brooklyn, New York?",
+            },
+        ],
+    )
+    assert response.choices[0].message.content == None
+    assert response.choices[0].message.tool_calls == {
+        "function": {
+            "description": None,
+            "name": "tools",
+            "parameters": {
+                "format": "celsius",
+                "location": "New York, NY",
+                "num_days": 14,
+            },
+        },
+        "id": 0,
+        "type": "function",
+    }
+    assert response == response_snapshot
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.private
+async def test_flash_llama_grammar_tools_choice(
+    flash_llama_grammar_tools, response_snapshot
+):
+    response = await flash_llama_grammar_tools.chat(
+        max_tokens=100,
+        seed=1,
+        tools=tools,
+        tool_choice="get_current_weather",
+        presence_penalty=-1.1,
+        messages=[
+            {
+                "role": "system",
+                "content": "Youre a helpful assistant! Answer the users question best you can.",
+            },
+            {
+                "role": "user",
+                "content": "What is the weather like in Brooklyn, New York?",
+            },
+        ],
+    )
+    assert response.choices[0].message.content == None
+    assert response.choices[0].message.tool_calls == {
+        "id": 0,
+        "type": "function",
+        "function": {
+            "description": None,
+            "name": "tools",
+            "parameters": {"format": "celsius", "location": "New York, NY"},
+        },
+    }
+    assert response == response_snapshot
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.private
+async def test_flash_llama_grammar_tools_stream(
+    flash_llama_grammar_tools, response_snapshot
+):
+    responses = await flash_llama_grammar_tools.chat(
+        max_tokens=100,
+        seed=1,
+        tools=tools,
+        tool_choice="get_current_weather",
+        presence_penalty=-1.1,
+        messages=[
+            {
+                "role": "system",
+                "content": "Youre a helpful assistant! Answer the users question best you can.",
+            },
+            {
+                "role": "user",
+                "content": "What is the weather like in Paris, France?",
+            },
+        ],
+        stream=True,
+    )
+
+    count = 0
+    async for response in responses:
+        count += 1
+
+    assert count == 20
+    assert response == response_snapshot
diff --git a/router/src/infer.rs b/router/src/infer.rs
index 472b7d66..42405327 100644
--- a/router/src/infer.rs
+++ b/router/src/infer.rs
@@ -812,23 +812,27 @@ mod tests {
             messages: vec![
                 Message {
                     role: "user".to_string(),
-                    content: "Hi!".to_string(),
+                    content: Some("Hi!".to_string()),
                     name: None,
+                    tool_calls: None,
                 },
                 Message {
                     role: "assistant".to_string(),
-                    content: "Hello how can I help?".to_string(),
+                    content: Some("Hello how can I help?".to_string()),
                     name: None,
+                    tool_calls: None,
                 },
                 Message {
                     role: "user".to_string(),
-                    content: "What is Deep Learning?".to_string(),
+                    content: Some("What is Deep Learning?".to_string()),
                     name: None,
+                    tool_calls: None,
                 },
                 Message {
                     role: "assistant".to_string(),
-                    content: "magic!".to_string(),
+                    content: Some("magic!".to_string()),
                     name: None,
+                    tool_calls: None,
                 },
             ],
             bos_token: Some("[BOS]"),
@@ -877,28 +881,33 @@ mod tests {
             messages: vec![
                 Message {
                     role: "user".to_string(),
-                    content: "Hi!".to_string(),
+                    content: Some("Hi!".to_string()),
                     name: None,
+                    tool_calls: None,
                 },
                 Message {
                     role: "user".to_string(),
-                    content: "Hi again!".to_string(),
+                    content: Some("Hi again!".to_string()),
                     name: None,
+                    tool_calls: None,
                 },
                 Message {
                     role: "assistant".to_string(),
-                    content: "Hello how can I help?".to_string(),
+                    content: Some("Hello how can I help?".to_string()),
                     name: None,
+                    tool_calls: None,
                 },
                 Message {
                     role: "user".to_string(),
-                    content: "What is Deep Learning?".to_string(),
+                    content: Some("What is Deep Learning?".to_string()),
                     name: None,
+                    tool_calls: None,
                 },
                 Message {
                     role: "assistant".to_string(),
-                    content: "magic!".to_string(),
+                    content: Some("magic!".to_string()),
                     name: None,
+                    tool_calls: None,
                 },
             ],
             bos_token: Some("[BOS]"),
@@ -952,23 +961,27 @@ mod tests {
             messages: vec![
                 Message {
                     role: "user".to_string(),
-                    content: "Hi!".to_string(),
+                    content: Some("Hi!".to_string()),
                     name: None,
+                    tool_calls: None,
                 },
                 Message {
                     role: "assistant".to_string(),
-                    content: "Hello how can I help?".to_string(),
+                    content: Some("Hello how can I help?".to_string()),
                     name: None,
+                    tool_calls: None,
                 },
                 Message {
                     role: "user".to_string(),
-                    content: "What is Deep Learning?".to_string(),
+                    content: Some("What is Deep Learning?".to_string()),
                     name: None,
+                    tool_calls: None,
                 },
                 Message {
                     role: "assistant".to_string(),
-                    content: "magic!".to_string(),
+                    content: Some("magic!".to_string()),
                     name: None,
+                    tool_calls: None,
                 },
             ],
             bos_token: Some("[BOS]"),
@@ -1006,23 +1019,27 @@ mod tests {
             messages: vec![
                 Message {
                     role: "user".to_string(),
-                    content: "Hi!".to_string(),
+                    content: Some("Hi!".to_string()),
                     name: None,
+                    tool_calls: None,
                 },
                 Message {
                     role: "assistant".to_string(),
-                    content: "Hello how can I help?".to_string(),
+                    content: Some("Hello how can I help?".to_string()),
                     name: None,
+                    tool_calls: None,
                 },
                 Message {
                     role: "user".to_string(),
-                    content: "What is Deep Learning?".to_string(),
+                    content: Some("What is Deep Learning?".to_string()),
                     name: None,
+                    tool_calls: None,
                 },
                 Message {
                     role: "assistant".to_string(),
-                    content: "magic!".to_string(),
+                    content: Some("magic!".to_string()),
                     name: None,
+                    tool_calls: None,
                 },
             ],
             bos_token: Some("[BOS]"),
diff --git a/router/src/lib.rs b/router/src/lib.rs
index 1c06eb8a..d89bacb5 100644
--- a/router/src/lib.rs
+++ b/router/src/lib.rs
@@ -358,10 +358,11 @@ impl ChatCompletion {
     pub(crate) fn new(
         model: String,
         system_fingerprint: String,
-        output: String,
+        output: Option<String>,
         created: u64,
         details: Details,
         return_logprobs: bool,
+        tool_calls: Option<ToolCall>,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
             id: String::new(),
@@ -375,6 +376,7 @@ impl ChatCompletion {
                     role: "assistant".into(),
                     content: output,
                     name: None,
+                    tool_calls,
                 },
                 logprobs: return_logprobs
                     .then(|| ChatCompletionLogprobs::from((details.tokens, details.top_tokens))),
@@ -413,15 +415,35 @@ pub(crate) struct ChatCompletionChoice {
 pub(crate) struct ChatCompletionDelta {
     #[schema(example = "user")]
     pub role: String,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     #[schema(example = "What is Deep Learning?")]
-    pub content: String,
+    pub content: Option<String>,
+    // default to None
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub tool_calls: Option<DeltaToolCall>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Deserialize, Serialize, ToSchema, Debug)]
+pub(crate) struct DeltaToolCall {
+    pub index: u32,
+    pub id: String,
+    pub r#type: String,
+    pub function: Function,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Deserialize, Serialize, ToSchema, Debug)]
+pub(crate) struct Function {
+    pub name: Option<String>,
+    pub arguments: String,
+}
+
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 impl ChatCompletionChunk {
     pub(crate) fn new(
         model: String,
         system_fingerprint: String,
-        delta: String,
+        delta: Option<String>,
+        tool_calls: Option<Vec<String>>,
         created: u64,
         index: u32,
         logprobs: Option<ChatCompletionLogprobs>,
@@ -438,6 +460,15 @@ impl ChatCompletionChunk {
                 delta: ChatCompletionDelta {
                     role: "assistant".to_string(),
                     content: delta,
+                    tool_calls: tool_calls.map(|tc| DeltaToolCall {
+                        index,
+                        id: String::new(),
+                        r#type: "function".to_string(),
+                        function: Function {
+                            name: None,
+                            arguments: tc[0].to_string(),
+                        },
+                    }),
                 },
                 logprobs,
                 finish_reason,
@@ -520,6 +551,125 @@ pub(crate) struct ChatRequest {
     #[serde(default)]
     #[schema(nullable = true, example = 0.95)]
     pub top_p: Option<f32>,
+
+    /// A list of tools the model may call. Currently, only functions are supported as a tool. Use this to provide a list of
+    /// functions the model may generate JSON inputs for.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    #[schema(nullable = true, example = "null")]
+    pub tools: Option<Vec<Tool>>,
+
+    /// A prompt to be appended before the tools
+    #[serde(default = "default_tool_prompt")]
+    #[schema(
+        nullable = true,
+        example = "\"Based on the conversation, please choose the most appropriate tool to use: \""
+    )]
+    pub tool_prompt: Option<String>,
+
+    /// A specific tool to use. If not provided, the model will default to use any of the tools provided in the tools parameter.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    #[schema(nullable = true, example = "null")]
+    #[serde(deserialize_with = "deserialize_tool_choice::deserialize")]
+    pub tool_choice: Option<ToolType>,
+}
+
+fn default_tool_prompt() -> Option<String> {
+    Some(
+        "\nBased on the conversation, please choose the most appropriate tool to use: ".to_string(),
+    )
+}
+#[derive(Clone, Deserialize, ToSchema, Serialize)]
+enum ToolType {
+    FunctionName(String),
+    OneOf,
+}
+
+/// Deserialize the tool choice from the JSON input or from the function name ("none" is allowed but mapped to None)
+mod deserialize_tool_choice {
+    use super::*;
+    use serde::de;
+    use serde::Deserializer;
+    use serde_json::Value;
+
+    pub fn deserialize<'de, D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Option<ToolType>, D::Error>
+    where
+        D: Deserializer<'de>,
+    {
+        let value = Value::deserialize(deserializer)?;
+
+        match value {
+            Value::String(s) => match s.as_str() {
+                "none" => Ok(None),
+                "auto" => Ok(Some(ToolType::OneOf)),
+                _ => Ok(Some(ToolType::FunctionName(s))),
+            },
+            Value::Object(map) => {
+                if let Some(content) = map
+                    .get("function")
+                    .and_then(|v| v.get("name"))
+                    .and_then(|v| v.as_str())
+                {
+                    Ok(Some(ToolType::FunctionName(content.to_string())))
+                } else {
+                    Err(de::Error::custom("function key not found in tool choice"))
+                }
+            }
+            Value::Null => Ok(Some(ToolType::OneOf)),
+            _ => Err(de::Error::custom("invalid token format")),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, ToSchema)]
+pub struct Tools {
+    #[serde(flatten)]
+    functions_map: FunctionsMap,
+    properties: Properties,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct FunctionsMap {
+    #[serde(rename = "$functions")]
+    functions: std::collections::HashMap<String, serde_json::Value>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct FunctionRef {
+    #[serde(rename = "$ref")]
+    ref_path: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct Properties {
+    #[serde(serialize_with = "serialize_function")]
+    function: Vec<FunctionRef>,
+}
+
+fn serialize_function<S>(functions: &Vec<FunctionRef>, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+where
+    S: serde::Serializer,
+{
+    use serde::ser::SerializeStruct;
+    let mut state = serializer.serialize_struct("Function", 1)?;
+    state.serialize_field("anyOf", functions)?;
+    state.end()
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, ToSchema, Default)]
+pub(crate) struct FunctionDefinition {
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub description: Option<String>,
+    pub name: String,
+    pub parameters: serde_json::Value,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, ToSchema)]
+pub(crate) struct Tool {
+    // The type of the tool. Currently, only 'function' is supported.
+    #[schema(example = "function")]
+    pub r#type: String,
+    // Grab the tool as generic JSON for debugging purposes.
+    pub function: FunctionDefinition,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -530,15 +680,25 @@ pub(crate) struct ChatTemplateInputs<'a> {
     add_generation_prompt: bool,
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Deserialize, Serialize, ToSchema, Default, Debug)]
+pub(crate) struct ToolCall {
+    pub id: u32,
+    pub r#type: String,
+    pub function: FunctionDefinition,
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Deserialize, ToSchema, Serialize)]
 pub(crate) struct Message {
     #[schema(example = "user")]
     pub role: String,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     #[schema(example = "My name is David and I")]
-    pub content: String,
+    pub content: Option<String>,
     #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     #[schema(example = "\"David\"")]
     pub name: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub tool_calls: Option<ToolCall>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, ToSchema)]
diff --git a/router/src/server.rs b/router/src/server.rs
index 9fdd66cc..2efa9284 100644
--- a/router/src/server.rs
+++ b/router/src/server.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use crate::{
     HubTokenizerConfig, Infer, Info, Message, PrefillToken, SimpleToken, StreamDetails,
     StreamResponse, Token, TokenizeResponse, Usage, Validation, VertexRequest, VertexResponse,
 };
+use crate::{FunctionDefinition, FunctionRef, FunctionsMap, Properties, ToolCall, ToolType, Tools};
 use axum::extract::Extension;
 use axum::http::{HeaderMap, Method, StatusCode};
 use axum::response::sse::{Event, KeepAlive, Sse};
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@ use futures::stream::StreamExt;
 use futures::Stream;
 use futures::TryStreamExt;
 use metrics_exporter_prometheus::{Matcher, PrometheusBuilder, PrometheusHandle};
+use serde_json::Value;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::convert::Infallible;
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
 use std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool;
@@ -581,7 +584,7 @@ async fn chat_completions(
     let seed = req.seed;
 
     // apply chat template to flatten the request into a single input
-    let inputs = match infer.apply_chat_template(req.messages) {
+    let mut inputs = match infer.apply_chat_template(req.messages) {
         Ok(inputs) => inputs,
         Err(err) => {
             metrics::increment_counter!("tgi_request_failure", "err" => "validation");
@@ -596,6 +599,62 @@ async fn chat_completions(
         }
     };
 
+    let tool_grammar = if let Some((req_tools, tool_choice)) = req.tools.zip(req.tool_choice) {
+        let tool_prompt = req.tool_prompt.unwrap_or_default();
+        let tools_to_use = match tool_choice {
+            ToolType::FunctionName(name) => {
+                vec![req_tools
+                    .iter()
+                    .find(|tool| tool.function.name == *name)
+                    .ok_or_else(|| {
+                        (
+                            StatusCode::UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY,
+                            Json(ErrorResponse {
+                                error: "Tool choice not found in tool names".to_string(),
+                                error_type: "Tool not found".to_string(),
+                            }),
+                        )
+                    })?
+                    .clone()]
+            }
+            ToolType::OneOf => req_tools.to_owned(),
+        };
+
+        let functions: HashMap<String, Value> = tools_to_use
+            .iter()
+            .map(|tool| {
+                let func = tool.function.clone();
+                (func.name, func.parameters)
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        let tools = Tools {
+            functions_map: FunctionsMap { functions },
+            properties: Properties {
+                function: tools_to_use
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|tool| FunctionRef {
+                        ref_path: format!("#/$functions/{}", tool.function.name.clone()),
+                    })
+                    .collect(),
+            },
+        };
+
+        let tools_str = serde_json::to_string(&tools).map_err(|e| {
+            (
+                StatusCode::UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY,
+                Json(ErrorResponse {
+                    error: e.to_string(),
+                    error_type: "Input validation error".to_string(),
+                }),
+            )
+        })?;
+        inputs = format!("{inputs}{tool_prompt}{tools_str}");
+        Some(GrammarType::Json(serde_json::json!(tools)))
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
     // build the request passing some parameters
     let generate_request = GenerateRequest {
         inputs: inputs.to_string(),
@@ -617,7 +676,7 @@ async fn chat_completions(
             decoder_input_details: !stream,
             seed,
             top_n_tokens: None,
-            grammar: None,
+            grammar: tool_grammar.clone(),
         },
     };
 
@@ -640,11 +699,19 @@ async fn chat_completions(
                 ChatCompletionLogprobs::from((stream_token.token.clone(), stream_token.top_tokens))
             });
 
+            // replace the content with the tool calls if grammar is present
+            let (content, tool_calls) = if tool_grammar.is_some() {
+                (None, Some(vec![stream_token.token.text]))
+            } else {
+                (Some(stream_token.token.text), None)
+            };
+
             event
                 .json_data(ChatCompletionChunk::new(
                     model_id.clone(),
                     system_fingerprint.clone(),
-                    stream_token.token.text,
+                    content,
+                    tool_calls,
                     current_time,
                     stream_token.index,
                     logprobs,
@@ -681,14 +748,54 @@ async fn chat_completions(
             .unwrap_or_else(|_| std::time::Duration::from_secs(0))
             .as_secs();
 
+        let (tool_calls, output) = if tool_grammar.is_some() {
+            // gen_text should be valid json
+            let gen_text_value: Value =
+                serde_json::from_str(&generation.generated_text).map_err(|e| {
+                    (
+                        StatusCode::UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY,
+                        Json(ErrorResponse {
+                            error: e.to_string(),
+                            error_type: "Input validation error".to_string(),
+                        }),
+                    )
+                })?;
+
+            let tool_call = Some(ToolCall {
+                id: 0,
+                r#type: "function".to_string(),
+                function: FunctionDefinition {
+                    description: None,
+                    name: "tools".to_string(),
+                    parameters: gen_text_value.get("function").map_or_else(
+                        || {
+                            serde_json::from_str(&generation.generated_text).map_err(|e| {
+                                (
+                                    StatusCode::UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY,
+                                    Json(ErrorResponse {
+                                        error: e.to_string(),
+                                        error_type: "Input validation error".to_string(),
+                                    }),
+                                )
+                            })
+                        },
+                        |f| Ok(f.clone()),
+                    )?,
+                },
+            });
+            (tool_call, None)
+        } else {
+            (None, Some(generation.generated_text))
+        };
         // build the complete response object with the full text
         let response = ChatCompletion::new(
             model_id,
             system_fingerprint,
-            generation.generated_text,
+            output,
             current_time,
             generation.details.unwrap(),
             logprobs,
+            tool_calls,
         );
 
         // wrap generation inside a Vec to match api-inference