diff --git a/src/llama_cpp_runner/main.py b/src/llama_cpp_runner/main.py
index 8e03a7d..6ab7b8b 100644
--- a/src/llama_cpp_runner/main.py
+++ b/src/llama_cpp_runner/main.py
@@ -12,9 +12,16 @@ import socket
 
 class LlamaCppServer:
     def __init__(
-        self, llama_cpp_path=None, gguf_path=None, cache_dir="./cache", verbose=False
+        self,
+        llama_cpp_path=None,
+        gguf_path=None,
+        cache_dir="./cache",
+        hugging_face=False,
+        verbose=False,
+        timeout_minutes=5,
     ):
         self.verbose = verbose
+        self.hugging_face = hugging_face
         self.cache_dir = cache_dir
         self.llama_cpp_path = llama_cpp_path
         self.gguf_path = gguf_path
@@ -22,6 +29,9 @@ class LlamaCppServer:
         self._server_url = None
         self._server_thread = None
         self.port = None
+        self.last_used = time.time()  # Tracks the last time the server was used
+        self.timeout_minutes = timeout_minutes
+        self._auto_terminate_thread = None
 
         # Fetch or validate llama path
         if llama_cpp_path is None:
@@ -34,6 +44,7 @@ class LlamaCppServer:
         # Start the server if gguf_path is provided
         if gguf_path:
             self._start_server_in_thread()
+            self._start_auto_terminate_thread()
 
     @property
     def url(self):
@@ -42,6 +53,8 @@ class LlamaCppServer:
             raise ValueError(
                 "Server is not running. Start the server with a valid GGUF path."
             )
+        # Update the last-used timestamp whenever this property is accessed
+        self.last_used = time.time()
         return self._server_url
 
     def kill(self):
@@ -55,6 +68,31 @@ class LlamaCppServer:
             self._log("Llama server successfully killed.")
         if self._server_thread and self._server_thread.is_alive():
             self._server_thread.join()
+        if self._auto_terminate_thread and self._auto_terminate_thread.is_alive():
+            self._auto_terminate_thread.join()
+
+    def chat_completion(self, payload):
+        """Send a chat completion request to the server."""
+        if self._server_url is None:
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                "Server is not running. Start the server before making requests."
+            )
+
+        # Reset the last-used timestamp
+        self.last_used = time.time()
+
+        endpoint = f"{self._server_url}/v1/chat/completions"
+        self._log(f"Sending chat completion request to {endpoint}...")
+        response = requests.post(endpoint, json=payload)
+
+        if response.status_code == 200:
+            self._log("Request successful.")
+            return response.json()
+        else:
+            self._log(
+                f"Request failed with status code: {response.status_code} - {response.text}"
+            )
+            response.raise_for_status()
 
     def _start_server_in_thread(self):
         """Start the server in a separate thread."""
@@ -68,9 +106,33 @@ class LlamaCppServer:
         self._server_thread = threading.Thread(target=target, daemon=True)
         self._server_thread.start()
 
+    def _start_auto_terminate_thread(self):
+        """Start the auto-terminate thread that monitors idle time."""
+
+        def monitor_idle_time():
+            while True:
+                time.sleep(10)
+                if (
+                    self.server_process and self.server_process.poll() is None
+                ):  # Server is running
+                    elapsed_time = time.time() - self.last_used
+                    if elapsed_time > self.timeout_minutes * 60:
+                        self._log(
+                            "Server has been idle for too long. Auto-terminating..."
+                        )
+                        self.kill()
+                        break
+
+        self._auto_terminate_thread = threading.Thread(
+            target=monitor_idle_time, daemon=True
+        )
+        self._auto_terminate_thread.start()
+
     def _start_server(self):
         """Start the llama-server."""
-        if not self.gguf_path or not os.path.exists(self.gguf_path):
+        if not self.gguf_path or (
+            not self.hugging_face and not os.path.exists(self.gguf_path)
+        ):
             raise ValueError(
                 f"GGUF model path is not specified or invalid: {self.gguf_path}"
             )
@@ -93,8 +155,15 @@ class LlamaCppServer:
         self._log(f"Using GGUF path: {self.gguf_path}")
         self._log(f"Using port: {self.port}")
 
+        commands = [server_binary]
+        if self.hugging_face:
+            commands.extend(["-hf", self.gguf_path, "--port", str(self.port)])
+        else:
+            commands.extend(["-m", self.gguf_path, "--port", str(self.port)])
+
+        self._log(f"{commands}")
         self.server_process = subprocess.Popen(
-            [server_binary, "-m", self.gguf_path, "--port", str(self.port)],
+            commands,
             stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
             stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
             universal_newlines=True,
@@ -104,7 +173,7 @@ class LlamaCppServer:
         self._server_url = None
         for line in iter(self.server_process.stdout.readline, ""):
             self._log(line.strip())
-            if "Listening on" in line:
+            if "listening on" in line:
                 self._server_url = f"http://localhost:{self.port}"
                 self._log(f"Server is now accessible at {self._server_url}")
                 break