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 - 💻 **Code Syntax Highlighting**: Enjoy enhanced code readability with our syntax highlighting feature.
 
-- 🔗 **External Ollama Server Connection**: You can seamlessly connect to an external Ollama server hosted on a different address by setting the environment variable during the Docker build process. Execute the following command to include the Ollama API base URL in the Docker image: `docker build --build-arg OLLAMA_API_BASE_URL='http://localhost:11434/api' -t ollama-webui .`.
+- 🔗 **External Ollama Server Connection**: Seamlessly link to an external Ollama server hosted on a different address by configuring the environment variable during the Docker build phase. Execute the following command to include the Ollama API base URL in the Docker image: `docker build --build-arg OLLAMA_API_BASE_URL='http://localhost:11434/api' -t ollama-webui .`. Additionally, you can also set the external server connection URL from the web UI post-build.
 
 - 🌟 **Continuous Updates**: We are committed to improving Ollama Web UI with regular updates and new features.
 
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 Here are some exciting tasks on our to-do list:
 
+- 🧪 **Research-Centric Features**: Empower researchers in the fields of LLM and HCI with a comprehensive web UI for conducting user studies. Stay tuned for ongoing feature enhancements (e.g., surveys, analytics, and participant tracking) to facilitate their research.
+- 📈 **User Study Tools**: Providing specialized tools, like heat maps and behavior tracking modules, to empower researchers in capturing and analyzing user behavior patterns with precision and accuracy.
 - 🌐 **Web Browser Extension**: Seamlessly integrate our services into your browsing experience with our convenient browser extension.
-- 🚀 **Integration with Messaging Platforms**: Explore possibilities for integrating with popular messaging platforms like Slack and Discord.
-- 🎨 **Customization**: Tailor your chat environment with personalized themes and styles.
 - 📚 **Enhanced Documentation**: Elevate your setup and customization experience with improved, comprehensive documentation.
 - 🌟 **User Interface Enhancement**: Elevate the user interface to deliver a smoother, more enjoyable interaction.
 - 🧐 **User Testing and Feedback Gathering**: Conduct thorough user testing to gather insights and refine our offerings based on valuable user feedback.