diff --git a/backend/chat/chat.py b/backend/chat/chat.py
index a1be8e936..49c0cf739 100644
--- a/backend/chat/chat.py
+++ b/backend/chat/chat.py
@@ -28,20 +28,36 @@ def __init__(
 
     def create_agent(self):
         """Create React Agent Graph"""
-        #If not vector store, split and talk to the report
-        llm_provider_name = getattr(self.config, "llm_provider")
-        fast_llm_model = getattr(self.config, "fast_llm_model")
-        temperature = getattr(self.config, "temperature")
-        fast_token_limit = getattr(self.config, "fast_token_limit")
+        cfg = Config()
 
-        provider = get_llm(llm_provider_name, model=fast_llm_model, temperature=temperature, max_tokens=fast_token_limit, **self.config.llm_kwargs).llm
+        # Retrieve LLM using get_llm with settings from config
+        provider = get_llm(
+            llm_provider=cfg.smart_llm_provider,
+            model=cfg.smart_llm_model,
+            temperature=0.35,
+            max_tokens=cfg.smart_token_limit,
+            **self.config.llm_kwargs
+        ).llm
+
+        # If vector_store is not initialized, process documents and add to vector_store
         if not self.vector_store:
             documents = self._process_document(self.report)
             self.chat_config = {"configurable": {"thread_id": str(uuid.uuid4())}}
-            self.embedding = Memory(getattr(self.config, 'embedding_provider', None), self.headers).get_embeddings()
+            self.embedding = Memory(
+                cfg.embedding_provider,
+                cfg.embedding_model,
+                **cfg.embedding_kwargs
+            ).get_embeddings()
             self.vector_store = InMemoryVectorStore(self.embedding)
             self.vector_store.add_texts(documents)
-        graph = create_react_agent(provider, tools=[self.vector_store_tool(self.vector_store)], checkpointer=MemorySaver())
+
+        # Create the React Agent Graph with the configured provider
+        graph = create_react_agent(
+            provider,
+            tools=[self.vector_store_tool(self.vector_store)],
+            checkpointer=MemorySaver()
+        )
+        
         return graph
     
     def vector_store_tool(self, vector_store) -> Tool:
diff --git a/frontend/nextjs/app/globals.css b/frontend/nextjs/app/globals.css
index b8cec3521..7a0b0b158 100644
--- a/frontend/nextjs/app/globals.css
+++ b/frontend/nextjs/app/globals.css
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ html {
   scroll-behavior: smooth;
 }
 
+textarea {
+  max-height: 300px; /* Set an appropriate max height */
+  overflow-y: auto;  /* Enable internal scrolling */
+  /* transition: height 0.2s ease-in-out; */
+}
+
 .log-message {
   word-wrap: break-word; /* For handling long URLs or text */
   overflow-wrap: break-word; /* For handling overflow in modern browsers */
diff --git a/frontend/nextjs/components/InputArea.tsx b/frontend/nextjs/components/InputArea.tsx
index 4168132f4..783f6ba0a 100644
--- a/frontend/nextjs/components/InputArea.tsx
+++ b/frontend/nextjs/components/InputArea.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import Image from "next/image";
-import { FC } from "react";
+import { FC, useRef } from "react";
 import TypeAnimation from "./TypeAnimation";
 
 type TInputAreaProps = {
@@ -11,38 +11,92 @@ type TInputAreaProps = {
   reset?: () => void;
 };
 
+// Debounce function to limit the rate at which a function can fire
+function debounce(func, wait) {
+  let timeout;
+  return function executedFunction(...args) {
+    const later = () => {
+      clearTimeout(timeout);
+      func(...args);
+    };
+    clearTimeout(timeout);
+    timeout = setTimeout(later, wait);
+  };
+}
+
 const InputArea: FC<TInputAreaProps> = ({
   promptValue,
   setPromptValue,
-  handleSubmit: handleSubmit,
-  handleSecondary: handleSecondary,
+  handleSubmit,
+  handleSecondary,
   disabled,
   reset,
 }) => {
-  const placeholder = handleSecondary ? "Follow up questions..." : "What would you like to research next?"
+  const placeholder = handleSecondary
+    ? "Follow up questions..."
+    : "What would you like to research next?";
+
+  const textareaRef = useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement>(null);
+
+  const resetHeight = () => {
+    if (textareaRef.current) {
+      textareaRef.current.style.height = '3em'; // Reset to base height
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleKeyDown = (e: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLTextAreaElement>) => {
+    if (e.key === 'Enter') {
+      if (e.shiftKey) {
+        return; // Allow new line on Shift+Enter
+      } else {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        if (!disabled) {
+          if (reset) reset();
+          handleSubmit(promptValue);
+          setPromptValue(''); // Clear prompt value
+          resetHeight(); // Reset height after submit
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  // Debounced version of the height adjustment function
+  const adjustHeight = debounce((target) => {
+    target.style.height = 'auto'; // Reset height to auto to allow shrinking
+    target.style.height = `${target.scrollHeight}px`; // Adjust height
+  }, 100); // Adjust the delay as needed
+
+  const handleTextareaChange = (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLTextAreaElement>) => {
+    const target = e.target;
+    adjustHeight(target); // Use debounced function
+    setPromptValue(target.value);
+  };
+
   return (
     <form
-      className="mx-auto flex h-[66px] w-full items-center justify-between rounded-lg border bg-white px-3 shadow-[2px_2px_38px_0px_rgba(0,0,0,0.25),0px_-2px_4px_0px_rgba(0,0,0,0.25)_inset,1px_2px_4px_0px_rgba(0,0,0,0.25)_inset]"
+      className="mx-auto flex pt-2 pb-2 w-full items-center justify-between rounded-lg border bg-white px-3 shadow-[2px_2px_38px_0px_rgba(0,0,0,0.25),0px_-2px_4px_0px_rgba(0,0,0,0.25)_inset,1px_2px_4px_0px_rgba(0,0,0,0.25)_inset]"
       onSubmit={(e) => {
         e.preventDefault();
         if (reset) reset();
         handleSubmit(promptValue);
+        setPromptValue(''); // Clear prompt value
+        resetHeight();
       }}
     >
-      {
-        handleSecondary &&
+      {handleSecondary && (
         <div
-          role="button" 
+          role="button"
           aria-disabled={disabled}
           className="relative flex h-[50px] w-[50px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-[3px] bg-[linear-gradient(154deg,#1B1B16_23.37%,#565646_91.91%)] disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:opacity-75"
-          onClick={(e) =>{
-            if (!disabled){
+          onClick={(e) => {
+            if (!disabled) {
               e.preventDefault();
               if (reset) reset();
               handleSecondary(promptValue);
-              }
+              setPromptValue(''); // Clear prompt value
+              resetHeight();
             }
-          }
+          }}
         >
           {disabled && (
             <div className="absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center">
@@ -59,15 +113,20 @@ const InputArea: FC<TInputAreaProps> = ({
             className={disabled ? "invisible" : ""}
           />
         </div>
-      }
-      <input
-        type="text"
+      )}
+
+      <textarea
         placeholder={placeholder}
-        className="focus-visible::outline-0 my-1 w-full pl-5 font-light not-italic leading-[normal] text-[#1B1B16]/30 text-black outline-none focus-visible:ring-0 focus-visible:ring-offset-0 sm:text-xl"
+        ref={textareaRef}
+        className="focus-visible::outline-0 my-1 w-full pl-5 font-light not-italic leading-[normal] 
+        text-[#1B1B16]/30 text-black outline-none focus-visible:ring-0 focus-visible:ring-offset-0 
+        sm:text-xl min-h-[3em] resize-none"
         disabled={disabled}
         value={promptValue}
         required
-        onChange={(e) => setPromptValue(e.target.value)}
+        rows={2}
+        onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
+        onChange={handleTextareaChange}
       />
       <button
         disabled={disabled}
@@ -93,4 +152,4 @@ const InputArea: FC<TInputAreaProps> = ({
   );
 };
 
-export default InputArea;
\ No newline at end of file
+export default InputArea;
diff --git a/frontend/nextjs/components/Question.tsx b/frontend/nextjs/components/Question.tsx
index ff824839f..c54065ade 100644
--- a/frontend/nextjs/components/Question.tsx
+++ b/frontend/nextjs/components/Question.tsx
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ const Question: React.FC<QuestionProps> = ({ question }) => {
         />
         <p className="font-bold uppercase leading-[152%] text-white">
           Question:
-        </p>
+        </p><br/>
       </div>
-      <div className="grow text-white break-words max-w-full sm:truncate">&quot;{question}&quot;</div>
+      <div className="grow text-white break-words max-w-full log-message">&quot;{question}&quot;</div>
     </div>
   );
 };