diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ui/TransientChat.tsx b/frontend/src/components/ui/TransientChat.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c88fa00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ui/TransientChat.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,261 @@
+import React, { forwardRef, useState, useEffect, useRef, JSX, useImperativeHandle } from 'react';
+import { Box } from '@mui/material';
+import { useAuth } from 'hooks/AuthContext';
+import {
+  ChatMessage,
+  ChatSession,
+  ChatMessageUser,
+  ChatMessageError,
+  ChatMessageStreaming,
+  ChatMessageStatus,
+  ChatMessageMetaData,
+  Candidate,
+  ChatQuery,
+} from 'types/types';
+import { ConversationHandle } from 'components/Conversation';
+import { Message } from 'components/Message';
+import { useAppState } from 'hooks/GlobalContext';
+import PropagateLoader from 'react-spinners/PropagateLoader';
+import { Scrollable } from 'components/Scrollable';
+
+const emptyMetadata: ChatMessageMetaData = {
+  model: 'qwen2.5',
+  temperature: 0,
+  maxTokens: 0,
+  topP: 0,
+  frequencyPenalty: 0,
+  presencePenalty: 0,
+  stopSequences: [],
+  evalCount: 0,
+  evalDuration: 0,
+  promptEvalCount: 0,
+  promptEvalDuration: 0,
+};
+
+const defaultMessage: ChatMessage = {
+  status: 'done',
+  type: 'text',
+  sessionId: '',
+  timestamp: new Date(),
+  content: '',
+  role: 'user',
+  metadata: emptyMetadata,
+};
+
+interface TransientChatProps {
+  id: string;
+}
+
+const TransientChat = forwardRef<ConversationHandle, TransientChatProps>(
+  (props, ref): JSX.Element => {
+    const { id } = props;
+    const { apiClient, user } = useAuth();
+    const [processingMessage, setProcessingMessage] = useState<
+      ChatMessageStatus | ChatMessageError | null
+    >(null);
+    const [streamingMessage, setStreamingMessage] = useState<ChatMessage | null>(null);
+
+    const { setSnack } = useAppState();
+
+    const [chatSession, setChatSession] = useState<ChatSession | null>(null);
+    const [messages, setMessages] = useState<ChatMessage[]>([]);
+    const [streaming, setStreaming] = useState<boolean>(false);
+    const messagesEndRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+
+    useImperativeHandle(ref, () => ({
+      submitQuery: (query: ChatQuery): void => {
+        sendMessage(query.prompt);
+      },
+      fetchHistory: (): void => {
+        console.log('fetchHistory called, but not implemented');
+      },
+    }));
+
+    const chatHandlers = {
+      onMessage: (msg: ChatMessage): void => {
+        setMessages(prev => {
+          const filtered = prev.filter(m => m.id !== msg.id);
+          return [...filtered, msg] as ChatMessage[];
+        });
+        setStreamingMessage(null);
+        setProcessingMessage(null);
+      },
+      onError: (error: string | ChatMessageError): void => {
+        console.log('onError:', error);
+        // Type-guard to determine if this is a ChatMessageBase or a string
+        if (typeof error === 'object' && error !== null && 'content' in error) {
+          setProcessingMessage(error);
+        } else {
+          setProcessingMessage({
+            ...defaultMessage,
+            status: 'error',
+            content: error,
+          });
+        }
+        setStreaming(false);
+      },
+      onStreaming: (chunk: ChatMessageStreaming): void => {
+        // console.log("onStreaming:", chunk);
+        setStreamingMessage({
+          ...chunk,
+          role: 'assistant',
+          metadata: emptyMetadata,
+        });
+      },
+      onStatus: (status: ChatMessageStatus): void => {
+        setProcessingMessage(status);
+      },
+      onComplete: (): void => {
+        console.log('onComplete');
+        setStreamingMessage(null);
+        setProcessingMessage(null);
+        setStreaming(false);
+      },
+    };
+
+    // Send message
+    const sendMessage = async (message: string): Promise<void> => {
+      if (!message.trim() || !chatSession?.id || streaming) return;
+
+      const messageContent = message;
+      setStreaming(true);
+
+      const chatMessage: ChatMessageUser = {
+        sessionId: chatSession.id,
+        role: 'user',
+        content: messageContent,
+        status: 'done',
+        type: 'text',
+        timestamp: new Date(),
+      };
+
+      setProcessingMessage({
+        ...defaultMessage,
+        status: 'status',
+        activity: 'info',
+        content: `Establishing connection with chat session.`,
+      });
+
+      setMessages(prev => {
+        const filtered = prev.filter(m => m.id !== chatMessage.id);
+        return [...filtered, chatMessage] as ChatMessage[];
+      });
+
+      try {
+        apiClient.sendMessageStream(chatMessage, chatHandlers);
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Failed to send message:', error);
+        setStreaming(false);
+      }
+    };
+
+    // Auto-scroll to bottom when new messages arrive
+    useEffect(() => {
+      messagesEndRef.current?.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth' });
+    }, [messages]);
+
+    // Load sessions when username changes
+    useEffect(() => {
+      if (!user) return;
+      try {
+        apiClient
+          .getOrCreateChatSession(user as Candidate, `Transient chat - ${id}`, 'candidate_chat')
+          .then(session => {
+            setChatSession(session);
+          });
+      } catch (error) {
+        setSnack('Unable to load chat session', 'error');
+      }
+    }, [user, apiClient, setSnack]);
+
+    // Load messages when session changes
+    useEffect(() => {
+      const loadMessages = async (): Promise<void> => {
+        if (!chatSession?.id) return;
+
+        try {
+          const result = await apiClient.getChatMessages(chatSession.id);
+          const chatMessages: ChatMessage[] = result.data;
+          setMessages(chatMessages);
+          setProcessingMessage(null);
+          setStreamingMessage(null);
+          console.log(`getChatMessages returned ${chatMessages.length} messages.`, chatMessages);
+        } catch (error) {
+          console.error('Failed to load messages:', error);
+        }
+      };
+
+      if (chatSession?.id) {
+        loadMessages();
+      }
+    }, [chatSession, apiClient]);
+
+    return (
+      <Box
+        sx={{
+          display: 'flex',
+          flexDirection: 'column',
+          height: '100%' /* Restrict to main-container's height */,
+          width: '100%',
+          minHeight: 0 /* Prevent flex overflow */,
+          maxHeight: 'min-content',
+          '& > *:not(.Scrollable)': {
+            flexShrink: 0 /* Prevent shrinking */,
+          },
+          position: 'relative',
+        }}
+      >
+        {/* Chat Interface */}
+        {/* Scrollable Messages Area */}
+        {chatSession && (
+          <Scrollable
+            sx={{
+              position: 'relative',
+              maxHeight: '100%',
+              width: '100%',
+              display: 'flex',
+              flexGrow: 1,
+              flex: 1 /* Take remaining space in some-container */,
+              overflowY: 'auto' /* Scroll if content overflows */,
+              pt: 2,
+              pl: 1,
+              pr: 1,
+              pb: 2,
+            }}
+          >
+            {messages.map((message: ChatMessage) => (
+              <Message key={message.id} {...{ chatSession, message }} />
+            ))}
+            {processingMessage !== null && (
+              <Message {...{ chatSession, message: processingMessage }} />
+            )}
+            {streamingMessage !== null && (
+              <Message {...{ chatSession, message: streamingMessage }} />
+            )}
+            {streaming && (
+              <Box
+                sx={{
+                  display: 'flex',
+                  flexDirection: 'column',
+                  alignItems: 'center',
+                  justifyContent: 'center',
+                  m: 1,
+                }}
+              >
+                <PropagateLoader
+                  size="10px"
+                  loading={streaming}
+                  aria-label="Loading Spinner"
+                  data-testid="loader"
+                />
+              </Box>
+            )}
+            <div ref={messagesEndRef} />
+          </Scrollable>
+        )}
+      </Box>
+    );
+  }
+);
+TransientChat.displayName = 'TransientChat';
+export { TransientChat };
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/candidate/Profile.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/candidate/Profile.tsx
index 9eb5f4e..038e41e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/candidate/Profile.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/candidate/Profile.tsx
@@ -48,8 +48,10 @@ import {
 import { useTheme } from '@mui/material/styles';
 import { useAuth } from 'hooks/AuthContext';
 import * as Types from 'types/types';
-import { BackstoryPageProps } from 'components/BackstoryTab';
 import { useAppState } from 'hooks/GlobalContext';
+import { BackstoryQuery } from 'components/BackstoryQuery';
+import { TransientChat } from 'components/ui/TransientChat';
+import { ConversationHandle } from 'components/Conversation';
 
 // Styled components
 const VisuallyHiddenInput = styled('input')({
@@ -101,6 +103,7 @@ const CandidateProfile: React.FC = () => {
   const { setSnack } = useAppState();
   const isMobile = useMediaQuery(theme.breakpoints.down('sm'));
   const { user, updateUserData, apiClient } = useAuth();
+  const chatRef = React.useRef<ConversationHandle>(null);
 
   // Check if user is a candidate
   const candidate = user?.userType === 'candidate' ? (user as Types.Candidate) : null;
@@ -640,6 +643,14 @@ const CandidateProfile: React.FC = () => {
     </Box>
   );
 
+  const handleSubmitQuestion = (question: Types.CandidateQuestion): void => {
+    console.log('Submitting question:', question);
+    const query: Types.ChatQuery = {
+      prompt: question.question,
+    };
+    chatRef.current?.submitQuery(query);
+  };
+
   // Questions Tab
   const renderQuestions = (): JSX.Element => (
     <Box>
@@ -665,6 +676,9 @@ const CandidateProfile: React.FC = () => {
         </Button>
       </Box>
 
+      <Box>See how Backstory answers the question about you...</Box>
+      <TransientChat id={Date()} ref={chatRef} />
+
       <Grid container spacing={{ xs: 1, sm: 2 }} sx={{ maxWidth: '100%' }}>
         {(formData.questions || []).map((question, index) => (
           <Grid size={{ xs: 12, sm: 6, md: 4 }} key={index}>
@@ -678,6 +692,8 @@ const CandidateProfile: React.FC = () => {
                   }}
                 >
                   <Box sx={{ flex: 1, minWidth: 0 }}>
+                    <BackstoryQuery question={question} submitQuery={handleSubmitQuestion} />
+                    {/* Display question text
                     <Typography
                       variant={isMobile ? 'subtitle2' : 'h6'}
                       component="div"
@@ -688,7 +704,7 @@ const CandidateProfile: React.FC = () => {
                       }}
                     >
                       {question.question}
-                    </Typography>
+                    </Typography> */}
                     {/* {question.category && (
                       <Chip
                         size="small"