diff --git a/src/components/Inputs.tsx b/src/components/Inputs.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ae3b77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/Inputs.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+type SliderProps = {
+  label: string;
+  value: number;
+  setValue: (val: number) => void; 
+  min: number;
+  max: number;
+  step: number;
+};
+
+export function Slider({
+  label,
+  value,
+  setValue,
+  min,
+  max,
+  step,
+}: SliderProps) {
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <label className="text-xs uppercase tracking-widest">{label}</label>
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-3 mt-2">
+        <input
+          type="range"
+          min={min}
+          max={max}
+          step={step}
+          value={value}
+          onChange={(e) => setValue(Number(e.target.value))}
+          className="flex-1 accent-violet-400"
+        />
+        <span className="text-sm w-10 text-right">{value}</span>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+type NumberInputProps = {
+  label: string;
+  value?: number;
+  setValue: (val: number | undefined) => void; 
+};
+
+export function NumberInput({
+  label,
+  value,
+  setValue,
+}: NumberInputProps) {
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <label className="text-xs uppercase tracking-widest">{label}</label>
+      <input
+        type="number"
+        value={value ?? ''}
+        onChange={(e) =>
+          setValue(e.target.value ? Number(e.target.value) : undefined)
+        }
+        className="w-full mt-2 p-2 rounded bg-black/20 border border-muted"
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+type TextInputProps = {
+  label: string;
+  value?: string;
+  setValue: (val: string | undefined) => void;
+  placeholder?: string;
+};
+
+export function TextInput({
+  label,
+  value,
+  setValue,
+  placeholder,
+}: TextInputProps) {
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <label className="text-xs uppercase tracking-widest">{label}</label>
+      <input
+        type="text"
+        value={value ?? ''}
+        onChange={(e) => setValue(e.target.value || undefined)}
+        placeholder={placeholder}
+        className="w-full mt-2 p-2 rounded bg-black/20 border border-muted"
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+type ToggleProps = {
+  label: string;
+  value: boolean;
+  setValue: (val: boolean) => void;
+};
+
+export function Toggle({
+  label,
+  value,
+  setValue,
+}: ToggleProps) {
+  return (
+    <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+      <span className="text-sm">{label}</span>
+      <button
+        onClick={() => setValue(!value)}
+        className={`w-10 h-5 rounded-full ${
+          value ? 'bg-violet-500' : 'bg-white/20'
+        } relative`}
+      >
+        <span
+          className={`absolute top-0.5 w-4 h-4 bg-white rounded-full transition-all ${
+            value ? 'left-5' : 'left-0.5'
+          }`}
+        />
+      </button>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
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diff --git a/src/components/chat/ChatUI.tsx b/src/components/chat/ChatUI.tsx
index 8567785..a0ccf53 100644
--- a/src/components/chat/ChatUI.tsx
+++ b/src/components/chat/ChatUI.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import Sidebar from '../Sidebar';
 import { SIDEBAR_PANELS } from './chat.panels';
 import { Session } from 'next-auth';
 import { Message, ModelInfo } from '@/types/chat-api';
+import { ChatRequest } from '@/types/chat-api';
+import { Settings } from './chat.panels';
 
 type Props = {
   session: Session;
@@ -23,6 +25,18 @@ export default function ChatUI({
   const [messages, setMessages] = useState<Message[]>([]);
   const [input, setInput] = useState('');
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
+  const [settings, setSettings] = useState<Settings>({
+    temp: 0.7,
+    topP: 0.9,
+    topK: 40,
+    maxTokens: 1000,
+    numCtx: 128000,
+    stop: [''],
+    repeatPenalty: 1.1,
+    seed: 0,
+    stream: true,
+    keepAlive: '5m',
+  });
 
   const sendMessage = async () => {
     if (!input.trim() || !selectedModel) return;
@@ -33,6 +47,21 @@ export default function ChatUI({
     setLoading(true);
 
     try {
+      const body: ChatRequest = {
+        model: selectedModel!,
+        messages: newMessages,
+        temperature: settings.temp,
+        top_p: settings.topP,
+        top_k: settings.topK,
+        num_predict: settings.maxTokens,
+        num_ctx: settings.numCtx,
+        repeat_penalty: settings.repeatPenalty,
+        seed: settings.seed,
+        stream: settings.stream,
+        keep_alive: settings.keepAlive,
+        stop: settings.stop,
+      };
+
       const res = await fetch(
         process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL + '/chat/completions',
         {
@@ -41,7 +70,7 @@ export default function ChatUI({
             'Content-Type': 'application/json',
             Authorization: `Bearer ${session?.accessToken}`,
           },
-          body: JSON.stringify({ model: selectedModel, messages: newMessages }),
+          body: JSON.stringify(body),
         },
       );
       const data = await res.json();
@@ -57,7 +86,7 @@ export default function ChatUI({
   return (
     <div className="flex flex-1 bg-primary text-primary transition-theme">
       {/* ── Sidebar (icon rail + sliding panel) ── */}
-      <Sidebar panels={SIDEBAR_PANELS} />
+      <Sidebar panels={SIDEBAR_PANELS({ settings, setSettings })} />
 
       {/* ── Main chat area ── */}
       <div className="flex-1 flex flex-col min-w-0">
@@ -71,7 +100,7 @@ export default function ChatUI({
         </header>
 
         {/* Messages */}
-        <main className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto flex flex-col justify-end p-6">
+        <main className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto flex flex-col p-6">
           <div className="w-full max-w-2xl mx-auto space-y-3">
             {messages.map((msg, i) => (
               <div key={i} className="text-sm">
diff --git a/src/components/chat/chat.panels.tsx b/src/components/chat/chat.panels.tsx
index bb6b1e4..c52b508 100644
--- a/src/components/chat/chat.panels.tsx
+++ b/src/components/chat/chat.panels.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { useState } from 'react';
 import { SidebarPanel } from '../Sidebar';
+import { Slider, NumberInput, TextInput, Toggle } from '../Inputs';
 
 // ─── Example panels ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -24,43 +24,55 @@ function ConversationHistoryPanel() {
   );
 }
 
-function SettingsPanel() {
-  const [temp, setTemp] = useState(0.7);
-  const [stream, setStream] = useState(true);
+type PanelProps = {
+  settings: Settings;
+  setSettings: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<Settings>>;
+};
+
+export type Settings = {
+  temp: number;
+  topP: number;
+  topK: number | undefined;
+  maxTokens: number | undefined;
+  numCtx: number | undefined;
+  stop: string[] | undefined;
+  repeatPenalty: number;
+  seed: number | undefined;
+  stream: boolean;
+  keepAlive: string | undefined;
+};
+
+function SettingsPanel({ settings, setSettings }: PanelProps) {
+  const set =
+  <K extends keyof Settings>(key: K) =>
+  (val: Settings[K]) =>
+    setSettings((prev) => ({ ...prev, [key]: val }));
 
   return (
-    <div className="space-y-4 px-1">
-      <div>
-        <label className="text-xs text-primary uppercase tracking-widest transition-theme">
-          Temperature
-        </label>
-        <div className="flex items-center gap-3 mt-2">
-          <input
-            type="range"
-            min={0}
-            max={2}
-            step={0.1}
-            value={temp}
-            onChange={(e) => setTemp(Number(e.target.value))}
-            className="flex-1 accent-violet-400"
-          />
-          <span className="text-sm w-8 text-right">{temp}</span>
-        </div>
+    <div className="space-y-6 px-1">
+      <div className="space-y-4">
+        <h3 className="text-xs uppercase text-accent tracking-widest">Sampling</h3>
+        <Slider label="Temperature" value={settings.temp}    setValue={set('temp')}    min={0} max={2}  step={0.1}  />
+        <Slider label="Top P"       value={settings.topP}    setValue={set('topP')}    min={0} max={1}  step={0.05} />
+        <NumberInput label="Top K"  value={settings.topK}    setValue={set('topK')} />
       </div>
-      <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
-        <span className="text-sm">Streaming</span>
-        <button
-          onClick={() => setStream((s) => !s)}
-          className={`w-10 h-5 rounded-full transition-colors ${
-            stream ? 'bg-violet-500' : 'bg-white/20'
-          } relative`}
-        >
-          <span
-            className={`absolute top-0.5 w-4 h-4 rounded-full bg-white transition-all ${
-              stream ? 'left-5' : 'left-0.5'
-            }`}
-          />
-        </button>
+      <div className="space-y-4">
+        <h3 className="text-xs uppercase text-accent tracking-widest">Generation</h3>
+        <NumberInput label="Max Tokens"   value={settings.maxTokens} setValue={set('maxTokens')} />
+        <NumberInput label="Context Size" value={settings.numCtx}    setValue={set('numCtx')} />
+        <TextInput   label="Stop Sequences" value={settings.stop?.join(', ')}    setValue={(val) =>
+    set('stop')(val ? val.split(',').map((s) => s.trim()) : undefined)
+  } placeholder="Comma separated" />
+      </div>
+      <div className="space-y-4">
+        <h3 className="text-xs uppercase text-accent tracking-widest">Control</h3>
+        <Slider      label="Repeat Penalty" value={settings.repeatPenalty} setValue={set('repeatPenalty')} min={0} max={2} step={0.1} />
+        <NumberInput label="Seed"            value={settings.seed}          setValue={set('seed')} />
+      </div>
+      <div className="space-y-4">
+        <h3 className="text-xs uppercase text-accent tracking-widest">System</h3>
+        <Toggle    label="Streaming"  value={settings.stream}    setValue={set('stream')} />
+        <TextInput label="Keep Alive" value={settings.keepAlive} setValue={set('keepAlive')} placeholder="e.g. 5m" />
       </div>
     </div>
   );
@@ -90,7 +102,7 @@ function InfoPanel() {
 
 // ─── Panel registry — add yours here ─────────────────────────────────────────
 
-export const SIDEBAR_PANELS: SidebarPanel[] = [
+export const SIDEBAR_PANELS = ({ settings, setSettings }: PanelProps): SidebarPanel[] => [
   {
     id: 'history',
     label: 'History',
@@ -117,7 +129,7 @@ export const SIDEBAR_PANELS: SidebarPanel[] = [
         />
       </svg>
     ),
-    component: <SettingsPanel />,
+    component: <SettingsPanel settings={settings} setSettings={setSettings} />,
   },
   {
     id: 'info',
diff --git a/src/types/chat-api.tsx b/src/types/chat-api.tsx
index b38e5a6..52983da 100644
--- a/src/types/chat-api.tsx
+++ b/src/types/chat-api.tsx
@@ -15,3 +15,45 @@ export type Message = {
   role: Role;
   content: string;
 };
+
+export type ChatRequest = {
+  model: string;
+  stream?: boolean;
+  temperature?: number;
+  top_p?: number;
+  top_k?: number;
+  repeat_penalty?: number;
+  seed?: number;
+  num_ctx?: number;
+  num_predict?: number;
+  stop?: string[];
+  keep_alive?: string;
+  messages: Message[];
+};
+
+export type ChatCompletionResponse = {
+  id: string;
+  object: string;
+  created: number;
+  model: string;
+  choices: ChatChoice[];
+  usage?: Usage;
+};
+
+export type FinishReason =
+  | 'Stop'
+  | 'Length'
+  | 'ContentFilter'
+  | 'ToolCalls';
+
+export type ChatChoice = {
+  index: number;
+  message: Message;
+  finish_reason: FinishReason;
+};
+
+export type Usage = {
+  prompt_tokens: number;
+  completion_tokens: number;
+  total_tokens: number;
+};
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