diff --git a/apps/nxtgauge-ai-assistant/base/deployment.yaml b/apps/nxtgauge-ai-assistant/base/deployment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9988bf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/nxtgauge-ai-assistant/base/deployment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: nxtgauge-ai-assistant
+  labels:
+    app: nxtgauge-ai-assistant
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: nxtgauge-ai-assistant
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: nxtgauge-ai-assistant
+    spec:
+      containers:
+        - name: ai-assistant
+          image: registry.nxtgauge.com/nxtgauge-ai-assistant
+          imagePullPolicy: Always
+          ports:
+            - containerPort: 8080
+              name: http
+          env:
+            - name: APP_HOST
+              value: "0.0.0.0"
+            - name: APP_PORT
+              value: "8080"
+            - name: OLLAMA_BASE_URL
+              value: "http://localhost:11434"
+            - name: OLLAMA_CHAT_MODEL
+              value: "smollm2:360m"
+            - name: OLLAMA_EMBED_MODEL
+              value: "nomic-embed-text"
+            - name: NXTGAUGE_USERS_URL
+              value: "http://nxtgauge-rust-users:9101"
+            - name: AI_SERVICE_KEY
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: nxtgauge-ai-assistant-secrets
+                  key: ai-service-key
+          resources:
+            requests:
+              cpu: 100m
+              memory: 128Mi
+            limits:
+              cpu: 1000m
+              memory: 512Mi
diff --git a/apps/nxtgauge-ai-assistant/base/kustomization.yaml b/apps/nxtgauge-ai-assistant/base/kustomization.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a33121c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/nxtgauge-ai-assistant/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+resources:
+  - deployment.yaml
+  - service.yaml
diff --git a/apps/nxtgauge-ai-assistant/base/service.yaml b/apps/nxtgauge-ai-assistant/base/service.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d93de3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/nxtgauge-ai-assistant/base/service.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: nxtgauge-ai-assistant
+  labels:
+    app: nxtgauge-ai-assistant
+spec:
+  ports:
+    - port: 8080
+      targetPort: 8080
+      name: http
+  selector:
+    app: nxtgauge-ai-assistant
diff --git a/apps/nxtgauge-ai-assistant/overlays/prod/kustomization.yaml b/apps/nxtgauge-ai-assistant/overlays/prod/kustomization.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7237f65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/nxtgauge-ai-assistant/overlays/prod/kustomization.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+resources:
+  - ../../base
+images:
+  - name: registry.nxtgauge.com/nxtgauge-ai-assistant
+    newTag: high-performance-latest
diff --git a/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/kustomization.yaml b/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/kustomization.yaml
index 205fe8c..1110694 100644
--- a/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/overlays/prod/kustomization.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ images:
   - name: registry.nxtgauge.com/nxtgauge-rust-gateway
     newTag: high-performance-latest
   - name: registry.nxtgauge.com/nxtgauge-rust-users
-    newTag: 4fa5005
+    newTag: 430711a
   - name: registry.nxtgauge.com/nxtgauge-rust-companies
     newTag: high-performance-latest
   - name: registry.nxtgauge.com/nxtgauge-rust-job-seekers