diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Chat/ChatRole.cs b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Chat/ChatRole.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..763b432
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Chat/ChatRole.cs	
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+using MudBlazor;
+
+namespace AIStudio.Chat;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Possible roles in the chat.
+/// </summary>
+public enum ChatRole
+{
+    NONE,
+    UNKNOWN,
+    
+    SYSTEM,
+    USER,
+    AI,
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Extensions for the ChatRole enum.
+/// </summary>
+public static class ExtensionsChatRole
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Returns the name of the role.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="role">The role.</param>
+    /// <returns>The name of the role.</returns>
+    public static string ToName(this ChatRole role) => role switch
+    {
+        ChatRole.SYSTEM => "System",
+        ChatRole.USER => "You",
+        ChatRole.AI => "AI",
+        
+        _ => "Unknown",
+    };
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Returns the color of the role.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="role">The role.</param>
+    /// <returns>The color of the role.</returns>
+    public static Color ToColor(this ChatRole role) => role switch
+    {
+        ChatRole.SYSTEM => Color.Info,
+        ChatRole.USER => Color.Primary,
+        ChatRole.AI => Color.Tertiary,
+        
+        _ => Color.Error,
+    };
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Returns the icon of the role.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="role">The role.</param>
+    /// <returns>The icon of the role.</returns>
+    public static string ToIcon(this ChatRole role) => role switch
+    {
+        ChatRole.SYSTEM => Icons.Material.Filled.Settings,
+        ChatRole.USER => Icons.Material.Filled.Person,
+        ChatRole.AI => Icons.Material.Filled.AutoAwesome,
+        
+        _ => Icons.Material.Filled.Help,
+    };
+}
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diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Chat/ChatThread.cs b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Chat/ChatThread.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ecb6a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Chat/ChatThread.cs	
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+namespace AIStudio.Chat;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Data structure for a chat thread.
+/// </summary>
+/// <param name="name">The name of the chat thread.</param>
+/// <param name="seed">The seed for the chat thread. Some providers use this to generate deterministic results.</param>
+/// <param name="systemPrompt">The system prompt for the chat thread.</param>
+/// <param name="blocks">The content blocks of the chat thread.</param>
+public sealed class ChatThread(string name, int seed, string systemPrompt, IEnumerable<ContentBlock> blocks)
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The name of the chat thread. Usually generated by an AI model or manually edited by the user.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string Name { get; set; } = name;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The seed for the chat thread. Some providers use this to generate deterministic results.
+    /// </summary>
+    public int Seed { get; set; } = seed;
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The current system prompt for the chat thread.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string SystemPrompt { get; set; } = systemPrompt;
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The content blocks of the chat thread.
+    /// </summary>
+    public List<ContentBlock> Blocks { get; init; } = blocks.ToList();
+}
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diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Chat/ContentBlock.cs b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Chat/ContentBlock.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65e1f29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Chat/ContentBlock.cs	
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+namespace AIStudio.Chat;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// A block of content in a chat thread. Might be any type of content, e.g., text, image, voice, etc.
+/// </summary>
+/// <param name="time">Time when the content block was created.</param>
+/// <param name="type">Type of the content block, e.g., text, image, voice, etc.</param>
+/// <param name="content">The content of the block.</param>
+public class ContentBlock(DateTimeOffset time, ContentType type, IContent content)
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Time when the content block was created.
+    /// </summary>
+    public DateTimeOffset Time => time;
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Type of the content block, e.g., text, image, voice, etc.
+    /// </summary>
+    public ContentType ContentType => type;
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The content of the block.
+    /// </summary>
+    public IContent Content => content;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The role of the content block in the chat thread, e.g., user, AI, etc.
+    /// </summary>
+    public ChatRole Role { get; init; } = ChatRole.NONE;
+}
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diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Chat/ContentBlockComponent.razor b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Chat/ContentBlockComponent.razor
index f103336..cda11f9 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Chat/ContentBlockComponent.razor	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Chat/ContentBlockComponent.razor	
@@ -3,16 +3,58 @@
 <MudCard Class="my-2 rounded-lg" Outlined="@true">
     <MudCardHeader>
         <CardHeaderAvatar>
-            <MudAvatar Color="Color.Primary">Y</MudAvatar>
+            <MudAvatar Color="@this.Role.ToColor()">
+                <MudIcon Icon="@this.Role.ToIcon()"/>
+            </MudAvatar>
         </CardHeaderAvatar>
         <CardHeaderContent>
-            <MudText Typo="Typo.body1">You</MudText>
+            <MudText Typo="Typo.body1">@this.Role.ToName() (@this.Time)</MudText>
         </CardHeaderContent>
         <CardHeaderActions>
-            <MudIconButton Icon="@Icons.Material.Filled.ContentCopy" Color="Color.Default" />
+            <MudIconButton Icon="@Icons.Material.Filled.ContentCopy" Color="Color.Default" OnClick="@this.CopyToClipboard" />
         </CardHeaderActions>
     </MudCardHeader>
     <MudCardContent>
-        <MudText Typo="Typo.body2">bla bla bla</MudText>
+        @if (!this.HideContent)
+        {
+            if (this.Content.IsStreaming)
+            {
+                <MudProgressLinear Color="Color.Primary" Indeterminate="true" Class="mb-6" />
+            }
+            
+            switch (this.Type)
+            {
+                case ContentType.TEXT:
+                    if (this.Content is ContentText textContent)
+                    {
+                        if (textContent.InitialRemoteWait)
+                        {
+                            <MudSkeleton Width="30%" Height="42px;"/>
+                            <MudSkeleton Width="80%"/>
+                            <MudSkeleton Width="100%"/>
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            <MudMarkdown Value="@textContent.Text"/>
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    break;
+
+                case ContentType.IMAGE:
+                    if (this.Content is ContentImage imageContent)
+                    {
+                        <MudImage Src="@imageContent.URL"/>
+                    }
+
+                    break;
+
+                default:
+                    <MudText Typo="Typo.body2">
+                        Cannot render content of type @this.Type yet.
+                    </MudText>
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
     </MudCardContent>
 </MudCard>
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diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Chat/ContentBlockComponent.razor.cs b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Chat/ContentBlockComponent.razor.cs
index 08fc3f5..8ab4c89 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Chat/ContentBlockComponent.razor.cs	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Chat/ContentBlockComponent.razor.cs	
@@ -1,7 +1,113 @@
+using AIStudio.Tools;
+
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components;
+using Microsoft.JSInterop;
+
+using MudBlazor;
 
 namespace AIStudio.Chat;
 
+/// <summary>
+/// The UI component for a chat content block, i.e., for any IContent.
+/// </summary>
 public partial class ContentBlockComponent : ComponentBase
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The role of the chat content block.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Parameter]
+    public ChatRole Role { get; init; } = ChatRole.NONE;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The content.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Parameter]
+    public IContent Content { get; init; } = new ContentText();
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The content type.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Parameter]
+    public ContentType Type { get; init; } = ContentType.NONE;
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    /// When was the content created?
+    /// </summary>
+    [Parameter]
+    public DateTimeOffset Time { get; init; }
+    
+    [Inject]
+    private Rust Rust { get; init; } = null!;
+    
+    [Inject]
+    private IJSRuntime JsRuntime { get; init; } = null!;
+    
+    [Inject]
+    private ISnackbar Snackbar { get; init; } = null!;
+
+    private bool HideContent { get; set; }
+
+    #region Overrides of ComponentBase
+
+    protected override async Task OnInitializedAsync()
+    {
+        // Register the streaming events:
+        this.Content.StreamingDone = this.AfterStreaming;
+        this.Content.StreamingEvent = () => this.InvokeAsync(this.StateHasChanged);
+        
+        await base.OnInitializedAsync();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets called when the content stream ended.
+    /// </summary>
+    private async Task AfterStreaming()
+    {
+        // Might be called from a different thread, so we need to invoke the UI thread:
+        await this.InvokeAsync(() =>
+        {
+            //
+            // Issue we try to solve: When the content changes during streaming,
+            // Blazor might fail to see all changes made to the render tree.
+            // This happens mostly when Markdown code blocks are streamed.
+            //
+            
+            // Hide the content for a short time:
+            this.HideContent = true;
+            
+            // Let Blazor update the UI, i.e., to see the render tree diff:
+            this.StateHasChanged();
+            
+            // Show the content again:
+            this.HideContent = false;
+            
+            // Let Blazor update the UI, i.e., to see the render tree diff:
+            this.StateHasChanged();
+        });
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Copy this block's content to the clipboard.
+    /// </summary>
+    private async Task CopyToClipboard()
+    {
+        switch (this.Type)
+        {
+            case ContentType.TEXT:
+                var textContent = (ContentText) this.Content;
+                await this.Rust.CopyText2Clipboard(this.JsRuntime, this.Snackbar, textContent.Text);
+                break;
+            
+            default:
+                this.Snackbar.Add("Cannot copy this content type to clipboard!", Severity.Error, config =>
+                {
+                    config.Icon = Icons.Material.Filled.ContentCopy;
+                    config.IconSize = Size.Large;
+                    config.IconColor = Color.Error;
+                });
+                break;
+        }
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Chat/ContentImage.cs b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Chat/ContentImage.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ccd845c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Chat/ContentImage.cs	
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+using AIStudio.Provider;
+using AIStudio.Settings;
+
+using Microsoft.JSInterop;
+
+namespace AIStudio.Chat;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Represents an image inside the chat.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class ContentImage : IContent
+{
+    #region Implementation of IContent
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public bool InitialRemoteWait { get; set; } = false;
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public bool IsStreaming { get; set; } = false;
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public Func<Task> StreamingDone { get; set; } = () => Task.CompletedTask;
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public Func<Task> StreamingEvent { get; set; } = () => Task.CompletedTask;
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public Task CreateFromProviderAsync(IProvider provider, IJSRuntime jsRuntime, SettingsManager settings, Model chatModel, ChatThread chatChatThread, CancellationToken token = default)
+    {
+        throw new NotImplementedException();
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The URL of the image.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string URL { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The local path of the image.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string LocalPath { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+}
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diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Chat/ContentText.cs b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Chat/ContentText.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b926c46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Chat/ContentText.cs	
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+using AIStudio.Provider;
+using AIStudio.Settings;
+
+using Microsoft.JSInterop;
+
+namespace AIStudio.Chat;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Text content in the chat.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class ContentText : IContent
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The minimum time between two streaming events, when the user
+    /// enables the energy saving mode.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static readonly TimeSpan MIN_TIME = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(3);
+
+    #region Implementation of IContent
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public bool InitialRemoteWait { get; set; }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public bool IsStreaming { get; set; }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public Func<Task> StreamingDone { get; set; } = () => Task.CompletedTask;
+
+    public Func<Task> StreamingEvent { get; set; } = () => Task.CompletedTask;
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public async Task CreateFromProviderAsync(IProvider provider, IJSRuntime jsRuntime, SettingsManager settings, Model chatModel, ChatThread? chatThread, CancellationToken token = default)
+    {
+        if(chatThread is null)
+            return;
+
+        // Store the last time we got a response. We use this later,
+        // to determine whether we should notify the UI about the
+        // new content or not. Depends on the energy saving mode
+        // the user chose.
+        var last = DateTimeOffset.Now;
+
+        // Start another thread by using a task, to uncouple
+        // the UI thread from the AI processing:
+        await Task.Run(async () =>
+        {
+            // We show the waiting animation until we get the first response:
+            this.InitialRemoteWait = true;
+            
+            // Iterate over the responses from the AI:
+            await foreach (var deltaText in provider.StreamChatCompletion(jsRuntime, settings, chatModel, chatThread, token))
+            {
+                // When the user cancels the request, we stop the loop:
+                if (token.IsCancellationRequested)
+                    break;
+
+                // Stop the waiting animation:
+                this.InitialRemoteWait = false;
+                this.IsStreaming = true;
+                
+                // Add the response to the text:
+                this.Text += deltaText;
+                
+                // Notify the UI that the content has changed,
+                // depending on the energy saving mode:
+                var now = DateTimeOffset.Now;
+                switch (settings.ConfigurationData.IsSavingEnergy)
+                {
+                    // Energy saving mode is off. We notify the UI
+                    // as fast as possible -- no matter the odds:
+                    case false:
+                        await this.StreamingEvent();
+                        break;
+                    
+                    // Energy saving mode is on. We notify the UI
+                    // only when the time between two events is
+                    // greater than the minimum time:
+                    case true when now - last > MIN_TIME:
+                        last = now;
+                        await this.StreamingEvent();
+                        break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Stop the waiting animation (in case the loop
+            // was stopped or no content was received):
+            this.InitialRemoteWait = false;
+            this.IsStreaming = false;
+        }, token);
+        
+        // Inform the UI that the streaming is done:
+        await this.StreamingDone();
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The text content.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string Text { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+}
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diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Chat/ContentType.cs b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Chat/ContentType.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c39ad6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Chat/ContentType.cs	
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+namespace AIStudio.Chat;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// The content type of messages.
+/// </summary>
+public enum ContentType
+{
+    NONE,
+    UNKNOWN,
+    
+    TEXT,
+    IMAGE,
+    VIDEO,
+    AUDIO,
+    SPEECH,
+}
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diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Chat/IContent.cs b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Chat/IContent.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..228b967
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Chat/IContent.cs	
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+using AIStudio.Provider;
+using AIStudio.Settings;
+
+using Microsoft.JSInterop;
+
+namespace AIStudio.Chat;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// The interface for any content in the chat.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IContent
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Do we need to wait for the remote, i.e., the AI, to process the related request?
+    /// Does not indicate that the stream is finished; it only indicates that we are
+    /// waiting for the first response, i.e., wait for the remote to pick up the request.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool InitialRemoteWait { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Indicates whether the content is streaming right now. False, if the content is
+    /// either static or the stream has finished.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool IsStreaming { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// An action that is called when the content was changed during streaming.
+    /// </summary>
+    public Func<Task> StreamingEvent { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// An action that is called when the streaming is done.
+    /// </summary>
+    public Func<Task> StreamingDone { get; set; }
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Uses the provider to create the content.
+    /// </summary>
+    public Task CreateFromProviderAsync(IProvider provider, IJSRuntime jsRuntime, SettingsManager settings, Model chatModel, ChatThread chatChatThread, CancellationToken token = default);
+}
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diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Chat/Workspace.cs b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Chat/Workspace.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0dad2b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Chat/Workspace.cs	
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+namespace AIStudio.Chat;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Data about a workspace.
+/// </summary>
+/// <param name="name">The name of the workspace.</param>
+public sealed class Workspace(string name)
+{
+    public string Name { get; set; } = name;
+
+    public List<ChatThread> Threads { get; set; } = new();
+}
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diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Pages/Chat.razor b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Pages/Chat.razor
index b004101..f9367ad 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Pages/Chat.razor	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Pages/Chat.razor	
@@ -1,26 +1,27 @@
 @page "/chat"
 @using AIStudio.Chat
+@using AIStudio.Settings
 
-<MudText Typo="Typo.h3" Class="mb-12">Chats</MudText>
+<MudText Typo="Typo.h3" Class="mb-2">Chats</MudText>
+<MudSelect T="Provider" @bind-Value="@this.selectedProvider" Adornment="Adornment.Start" AdornmentIcon="@Icons.Material.Filled.Apps" Margin="Margin.Dense" Label="Provider" Class="mb-2 rounded-lg" Variant="Variant.Outlined">
+    @foreach (var provider in this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.Providers)
+    {
+        <MudSelectItem Value="@provider"/>
+    }
+</MudSelect>
 
-<div class="d-flex flex-column" style="height: calc(100vh - 8.3em);">
+<div class="d-flex flex-column" style="height: calc(100vh - 12.3em);">
     <div class="flex-auto overflow-auto">
-        <ContentBlockComponent/>
-        <ContentBlockComponent/>
-        <ContentBlockComponent/>
-        <ContentBlockComponent/>
-        <ContentBlockComponent/>
-        <ContentBlockComponent/>
-        <ContentBlockComponent/>
-        <ContentBlockComponent/>
-        <ContentBlockComponent/>
-        <ContentBlockComponent/>
-        <ContentBlockComponent/>
-        <ContentBlockComponent/>
+        @if (this.chatThread is not null)
+        {
+            foreach (var block in this.chatThread.Blocks.OrderBy(n => n.Time))
+            {
+                <ContentBlockComponent Role="@block.Role" Type="@block.ContentType" Time="@block.Time" Content="@block.Content"/>
+            }
+        }
     </div>
 
     <MudPaper Style="flex: 0 0 auto;">
-        <MudTextField T="string" Variant="Variant.Filled" AutoGrow="@true" Lines="3" MaxLines="12" Label="Your Prompt" Placeholder="Type your question here..." Adornment="Adornment.End" AdornmentIcon="@Icons.Material.Filled.Send" OnAdornmentClick="() => this.SendMessage()">
-        </MudTextField>
+        <MudTextField T="string" @ref="@this.inputField" @bind-Text="@this.userInput" Variant="Variant.Outlined" AutoGrow="@true" Lines="3" MaxLines="12" Label="@this.InputLabel" Placeholder="@this.ProviderPlaceholder" Adornment="Adornment.End" AdornmentIcon="@Icons.Material.Filled.Send" OnAdornmentClick="() => this.SendMessage()" ReadOnly="!this.IsProviderSelected || this.isStreaming" Immediate="@true" OnKeyUp="this.InputKeyEvent"/>
     </MudPaper>
 </div>
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diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Pages/Chat.razor.cs b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Pages/Chat.razor.cs
index 5dad1c7..9072b68 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Pages/Chat.razor.cs	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Pages/Chat.razor.cs	
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
+using AIStudio.Chat;
+using AIStudio.Provider;
+using AIStudio.Settings;
+
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Web;
+using Microsoft.JSInterop;
+
+using MudBlazor;
 
 namespace AIStudio.Components.Pages;
 
@@ -7,7 +15,122 @@ namespace AIStudio.Components.Pages;
 /// </summary>
 public partial class Chat : ComponentBase
 {
+    [Inject]
+    private SettingsManager SettingsManager { get; set; } = null!;
+    
+    [Inject]
+    public IJSRuntime JsRuntime { get; init; } = null!;
+
+    [Inject]
+    public Random RNG { get; set; } = null!;
+    
+    private AIStudio.Settings.Provider selectedProvider;
+    private ChatThread? chatThread;
+    private bool isStreaming;
+    private string userInput = string.Empty;
+    
+    // Unfortunately, we need the input field reference to clear it after sending a message.
+    // This is necessary because we have to handle the key events ourselves. Otherwise,
+    // the clearing would be done automatically.
+    private MudTextField<string> inputField = null!;
+
+    #region Overrides of ComponentBase
+
+    protected override async Task OnInitializedAsync()
+    {
+        // Ensure that the settings are loaded:
+        await this.SettingsManager.LoadSettings();
+        
+        // For now, we just create a new chat thread.
+        // Later we want the chats to be persisted
+        // across page loads and organize them in
+        // a chat history & workspaces.
+        this.chatThread = new("Thread 1", this.RNG.Next(), "You are a helpful assistant!", []);
+        await base.OnInitializedAsync();
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    private bool IsProviderSelected => this.selectedProvider.UsedProvider != Providers.NONE;
+    
+    private string ProviderPlaceholder => this.IsProviderSelected ? "Type your input here..." : "Select a provider first";
+
+    private string InputLabel => this.IsProviderSelected ? $"Your Prompt (use selected instance '{this.selectedProvider.InstanceName}', provider '{this.selectedProvider.UsedProvider.ToName()}')" : "Select a provider first";
+    
     private async Task SendMessage()
     {
+        if (!this.IsProviderSelected)
+            return;
+        
+        //
+        // Add the user message to the thread:
+        //
+        var time = DateTimeOffset.Now;
+        this.chatThread?.Blocks.Add(new ContentBlock(time, ContentType.TEXT, new ContentText
+        {
+            // Text content properties:
+            Text = this.userInput,
+        })
+        {
+            // Content block properties:
+            Role = ChatRole.USER,
+        });
+
+        //
+        // Add the AI response to the thread:
+        //
+        var aiText = new ContentText
+        {
+            // We have to wait for the remote
+            // for the content stream: 
+            InitialRemoteWait = true,
+        };
+        
+        this.chatThread?.Blocks.Add(new ContentBlock(time, ContentType.TEXT, aiText)
+        {
+            Role = ChatRole.AI,
+        });
+        
+        // Clear the input field:
+        await this.inputField.Clear();
+        this.userInput = string.Empty;
+        
+        // Enable the stream state for the chat component:
+        this.isStreaming = true;
+        this.StateHasChanged();
+        
+        // Use the selected provider to get the AI response.
+        // By awaiting this line, we wait for the entire
+        // content to be streamed.
+        await aiText.CreateFromProviderAsync(this.selectedProvider.UsedProvider.CreateProvider(), this.JsRuntime, this.SettingsManager, new Model("gpt-4-turbo-preview"), this.chatThread);
+        
+        // Disable the stream state:
+        this.isStreaming = false;
+        this.StateHasChanged();
+    }
+
+    private async Task InputKeyEvent(KeyboardEventArgs keyEvent)
+    {
+        var key = keyEvent.Code.ToLowerInvariant();
+        
+        // Was the enter key (either enter or numpad enter) pressed?
+        var isEnter = key is "enter" or "numpadenter";
+        
+        // Was a modifier key pressed as well?
+        var isModifier = keyEvent.AltKey || keyEvent.CtrlKey || keyEvent.MetaKey || keyEvent.ShiftKey;
+        
+        // Depending on the user's settings, might react to shortcuts:
+        switch (this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.ShortcutSendBehavior)
+        {
+            case SendBehavior.ENTER_IS_SENDING:
+                if (!isModifier && isEnter)
+                    await this.SendMessage();
+                break;
+            
+            case SendBehavior.MODIFER_ENTER_IS_SENDING:
+                if (isEnter && isModifier)
+                    await this.SendMessage();
+                break;
+        }
     }
 }
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