diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 73e41fc..afa45fb 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
 langchain
 langchain_community
+# For OpenAI models
 langchain_openai
+# For Google's Gemini models
+langchain_google_genai
+
+# For AWS
+langchain_aws
+transformers
+torch
+# For anthropic models (via AWS)
+anthropic
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diff --git a/ssh_server.py b/ssh_server.py
index 6ea480d..fffe88b 100644
--- a/ssh_server.py
+++ b/ssh_server.py
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ import uuid
 from base64 import b64encode
 
 from langchain_openai import ChatOpenAI
+from langchain_aws import ChatBedrock, ChatBedrockConverse
+from langchain_google_genai import ChatGoogleGenerativeAI
+
 from langchain_core.messages import HumanMessage
 from langchain_core.chat_history import (
     BaseChatMessageHistory,
@@ -40,7 +43,7 @@ async def handle_client(process: asyncssh.SSHServerProcess) -> None:
 
     llm_response = await with_message_history.ainvoke(
         {
-            "messages": [HumanMessage(content="")],
+            "messages": [HumanMessage(content="ignore this message")],
             "username": process.get_extra_info('username')
         },
             config=llm_config
@@ -67,7 +70,6 @@ async def handle_client(process: asyncssh.SSHServerProcess) -> None:
                 },
                     config=llm_config
             )
-
             process.stdout.write(f"{llm_response.content}")
             logger.info(f"OUTPUT: {b64encode(llm_response.content.encode('ascii')).decode('ascii')}")
 
@@ -160,6 +162,37 @@ def get_user_accounts() -> dict:
 
     return accounts
 
+def choose_llm():
+#    llm_model = ChatOpenAI(model=config['llm'].get("model", "NONE"))
+
+    llm_provider_name = config['llm'].get("llm_provider", "openai")
+    llm_provider_name = llm_provider_name.lower()
+    model_name = config['llm'].get("model_name", "gpt-3.5-turbo")
+
+    if llm_provider_name == 'openai':
+        print("***** Model: OpenAI")
+        print("***** Model Name: ", model_name)
+        llm_model = ChatOpenAI(
+            model=model_name
+        )
+    elif llm_provider_name == 'aws':
+        print("***** Model: AWS")
+        print("***** Model Name: ", model_name)
+        llm_model = ChatBedrockConverse(
+            model=model_name,
+            region_name=config['llm'].get("aws_region", "us-east-1"),
+            credentials_profile_name=config['llm'].get("aws_credentials_profile", "default")        )
+    elif llm_provider_name == 'gemini':
+        print("***** Model: Gemini")
+        print("***** Model Name: ", model_name) 
+        llm_model = ChatGoogleGenerativeAI(
+            model=model_name,
+        )
+    else:
+        raise ValueError(f"Invalid LLM provider {llm_provider_name}.")
+
+    return llm_model
+
 #### MAIN ####
 
 # Always use UTC for logging
@@ -190,14 +223,14 @@ prompt_file = config['llm'].get("system_prompt_file", "prompt.txt")
 with open(prompt_file, "r") as f:
     llm_system_prompt = f.read()
 
-llm_model = ChatOpenAI(model=config['llm'].get("model", "NONE"))
+llm = choose_llm()
 
 llm_sessions = dict()
 
 llm_trimmer = trim_messages(
     max_tokens=config['llm'].getint("trimmer_max_tokens", 64000),
     strategy="last",
-    token_counter=llm_model,
+    token_counter=llm,
     include_system=True,
     allow_partial=False,
     start_on="human",
@@ -216,7 +249,7 @@ llm_prompt = ChatPromptTemplate.from_messages(
 llm_chain = (
     RunnablePassthrough.assign(messages=itemgetter("messages") | llm_trimmer)
     | llm_prompt
-    | llm_model
+    | llm
 )
 
 with_message_history = RunnableWithMessageHistory(