diff --git a/src/app/App.tsx b/src/app/App.tsx
index bc14f43..ca97baa 100644
--- a/src/app/App.tsx
+++ b/src/app/App.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import CopilotStreamController from "./controllers/copilotStreamController";
 import "./global.css";
 import WorkflowActivityList from "./components/WorkflowActivity";
 import { OSApi } from "@pieces.app/pieces-os-client";
-
+import { config } from "../platform.config";
 const osApi = new OSApi(); // Create an instance of the OSApi
 
 // types
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export function App(): React.JSX.Element {
   };
     async function refreshSnippetList() {
       try {
-        const assets = await new Pieces.AssetsApi().assetsSnapshot({});
+        const assets = await new Pieces.AssetsApi(config).assetsSnapshot({});
         clearArray();
     
         for (let i = 0; i < assets.iterable.length; i++) {
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ export function App(): React.JSX.Element {
   
   async function searchSnippetList(snippetName: string) {
     try {
-      const searchedAssets = await new Pieces.SearchApi().fullTextSearch({ query: snippetName });
-
-      // Check if there are no matching snippets
+      const searchedAssets = await new Pieces.SearchApi(config).fullTextSearch({ query: snippetName });
+      
+      // Check if there are no matching snippets 
       if (searchedAssets.iterable.length === 0) {
         return 'No matching snippets found';
       }
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ export function App(): React.JSX.Element {
       let matchName: String;
 
       // take that identifier to get your assets name using the Pieces.AssetApi()
-      const asset = await new Pieces.AssetApi().assetSnapshot({asset: firstSearchMatchAssetIdentifier});
-
+      const asset = await new Pieces.AssetApi(config).assetSnapshot({asset: firstSearchMatchAssetIdentifier});
+  
       // assign that name to the matchName variable:
       matchName = asset.name;
       console.log("the matchName is" + matchName);
diff --git a/src/app/components/Asset/Asset.tsx b/src/app/components/Asset/Asset.tsx
index 4d4e117..0106d77 100644
--- a/src/app/components/Asset/Asset.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/Asset/Asset.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import * as Pieces from "@pieces.app/pieces-os-client";
 import { SeededAsset, SeedTypeEnum } from "@pieces.app/pieces-os-client";
 import { Application } from "@pieces.app/pieces-os-client";
+import { config } from "../../../platform.config";
 
 type LocalAsset = {
   name: string,
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ export async function createAsset(applicationData: Application, data: string, na
 
   // make your api call.
   try {
-    const _a = await new Pieces.AssetsApi().assetsCreateNewAsset({ seed: _seed });
+    const _a = await new Pieces.AssetsApi(config).assetsCreateNewAsset({ seed: _seed });
     console.log("well howdy", _a);
   } catch (error) {
     console.error("Error creating asset:", error);
@@ -43,11 +44,11 @@ export async function createAsset(applicationData: Application, data: string, na
 export async function deleteAsset(_id: String, setArray: Function) {
   const newAssetsList: Array<LocalAsset> = [];
   try {
-    const _assetList = await new Pieces.AssetsApi().assetsSnapshot({});
+    const _assetList = await new Pieces.AssetsApi(config).assetsSnapshot({});
     for (let i = 0; i < _assetList.iterable.length; i++) {
       if (_assetList.iterable[i].id == _id) {
         try {
-          await new Pieces.AssetsApi().assetsDeleteAsset({ asset: _assetList.iterable[i].id });
+          await new Pieces.AssetsApi(config).assetsDeleteAsset({ asset: _assetList.iterable[i].id });
           console.log(_id);
         } catch (error) {
           console.error("Error deleting asset:", error);
@@ -74,13 +75,13 @@ export async function deleteAsset(_id: String, setArray: Function) {
 // then use the _id to select the snippet from the list of all snippets.
 export async function renameAsset(_name: string, _id: String) {
   try {
-    const _assetList = await new Pieces.AssetsApi().assetsSnapshot({});
+    const _assetList = await new Pieces.AssetsApi(config).assetsSnapshot({});
     for (let i = 0; i < _assetList.iterable.length; i++) {
       if (_assetList.iterable[i].id == _id) {
         let _asset = _assetList.iterable[i];
         _asset.name = _name;
         try {
-          const _updated = await new Pieces.AssetApi().assetUpdate({ asset: _asset });
+          const _updated = await new Pieces.AssetApi(config).assetUpdate({ asset: _asset });
           console.log("updated:", _updated);
         } catch (error) {
           console.error("Error updating asset:", error);
diff --git a/src/app/components/Copilot/Copilot.tsx b/src/app/components/Copilot/Copilot.tsx
index afb506c..2fbac0b 100644
--- a/src/app/components/Copilot/Copilot.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/Copilot/Copilot.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import "./Copilot.css";
 import { applicationData } from "../../App";
 import CopilotStreamController from '../../controllers/copilotStreamController';
 import Markdown from '../ResponseFormat/Markdown';
+import { config } from '../../../platform.config';
 
 
 let GlobalConversationID: string;
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ export function createNewConversation() {
     // creates new conversation, .then is for confirmation on creation.
     // note the usage of transfereables here to expose the full conversation data and give access to the id and other
     // conversation values.
-    new Pieces.ConversationsApi().conversationsCreateSpecificConversationRaw({transferables: true, seededConversation}).then((_c)  => {
+    new Pieces.ConversationsApi(config).conversationsCreateSpecificConversationRaw({transferables: true, seededConversation}).then((_c)  => {
       console.log('Conversation created! : Here is the response:');
       console.log(_c);
 
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ export function CopilotChat(): React.JSX.Element {
     const getInitialChat = async () => {
       let _name: string;
 
-      await new Pieces.ConversationsApi()
+      await new Pieces.ConversationsApi(config)
         .conversationsSnapshot({})
         .then((output) => {
           if (
diff --git a/src/app/components/WorkflowActivity.tsx b/src/app/components/WorkflowActivity.tsx
index 3b584e5..f1bd01b 100644
--- a/src/app/components/WorkflowActivity.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/WorkflowActivity.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import * as Pieces from "@pieces.app/pieces-os-client";
 import ActivityCard from './ActivityCard';
+import { config } from '../../platform.config';
 
 interface WorkflowActivity {
     id: string;
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ const WorkflowActivityList: React.FC = () => {
     }
 
     React.useEffect(() => {
-        new Pieces.ActivitiesApi().activitiesSnapshot({}).then((activities) => {
+        new Pieces.ActivitiesApi(config).activitiesSnapshot({}).then((activities) => {
             console.log(activities);
             clearActivities();
             for(let i = 0; i < activities.iterable.length; i++){
diff --git a/src/app/controllers/copilotStreamController.tsx b/src/app/controllers/copilotStreamController.tsx
index c001dc0..5175ac6 100644
--- a/src/app/controllers/copilotStreamController.tsx
+++ b/src/app/controllers/copilotStreamController.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 
 import * as Pieces from "@pieces.app/pieces-os-client";
+import { BASE_URL, WS_URL } from "../../platform.config";
 
 export type MessageOutput = {
   answer: string;
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ export default class CopilotStreamController {
     if (!this.ws) {
       this.connect();
     } // need to connect the socket if it's not established.
-    await fetch(`http://localhost:1000/.well-known/health`).catch(() => {
+    await fetch(`${BASE_URL}/.well-known/health`).catch(() => {
       // @TODO add error handling here
     });
 
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ export default class CopilotStreamController {
    * Connects the websocket, handles all message callbacks, error handling, and rendering.
    */
   private connect() {
-    this.ws = new WebSocket(`ws://localhost:1000/qgpt/stream`);
+    this.ws = new WebSocket(`${WS_URL}/qgpt/stream`);
 
     let totalMessage = '';
     let relevantSnippets: Pieces.RelevantQGPTSeed[] = [];
diff --git a/src/app/utils/Connect.tsx b/src/app/utils/Connect.tsx
index 1f73dad..98c44ec 100644
--- a/src/app/utils/Connect.tsx
+++ b/src/app/utils/Connect.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import * as Pieces from "@pieces.app/pieces-os-client";
+import { config } from "../../platform.config";
 
 // ============================ [/connect]=============================//
 const tracked_application = {
@@ -8,7 +9,7 @@ const tracked_application = {
 }
 // TODO: this will need to be updated once we are further along with the connector work.
 export async function connect(): Promise<JSON> {
-  const connectorApi = new Pieces.ConnectorApi();
+  const connectorApi = new Pieces.ConnectorApi(config);
   const response = await connectorApi.connect({
     seededConnectorConnection: { application: tracked_application },
   });
diff --git a/src/platform.config.ts b/src/platform.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea7cc5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/platform.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import * as Pieces from "@pieces.app/pieces-os-client";
+
+let BASE_URL: string;
+let WS_URL: string;
+
+if (Pieces.PlatformEnum.Linux) {
+  BASE_URL = 'http://localhost:5323';
+  WS_URL = 'ws://localhost:5323';
+} else {
+  BASE_URL = 'http://localhost:1000';
+  WS_URL = 'ws://localhost:1000';
+}
+
+const config = new Pieces.Configuration({
+  basePath: BASE_URL,
+});
+export { BASE_URL, WS_URL, config };
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