diff --git a/application/api/user/routes.py b/application/api/user/routes.py
index 37a3f7a1..6a2f3bea 100644
--- a/application/api/user/routes.py
+++ b/application/api/user/routes.py
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ class UploadFile(Resource):
                 for file in files:
                     filename = secure_filename(file.filename)
                     file.save(os.path.join(temp_dir, filename))
-
+                    print(f"Saved file: {filename}")
                 zip_path = shutil.make_archive(
                     base_name=os.path.join(save_dir, job_name),
                     format="zip",
@@ -324,6 +324,26 @@ class UploadFile(Resource):
                 )
                 final_filename = os.path.basename(zip_path)
                 shutil.rmtree(temp_dir)
+                task = ingest.delay(
+                    settings.UPLOAD_FOLDER,
+                    [
+                        ".rst",
+                        ".md",
+                        ".pdf",
+                        ".txt",
+                        ".docx",
+                        ".csv",
+                        ".epub",
+                        ".html",
+                        ".mdx",
+                        ".json",
+                        ".xlsx",
+                        ".pptx",
+                    ],
+                    job_name,
+                    final_filename,
+                    user,
+                )
             else:
                 file = files[0]
                 final_filename = secure_filename(file.filename)
@@ -350,9 +370,10 @@ class UploadFile(Resource):
                     final_filename,
                     user,
                 )
-        except Exception as err:
-            return make_response(jsonify({"success": False, "error": str(err)}), 400)
 
+        except Exception as err:
+            print(f"Error: {err}")
+            return make_response(jsonify({"success": False, "error": str(err)}), 400)
         return make_response(jsonify({"success": True, "task_id": task.id}), 200)
 
 
@@ -423,6 +444,11 @@ class TaskStatus(Resource):
 
             task = celery.AsyncResult(task_id)
             task_meta = task.info
+            print(f"Task status: {task.status}")
+            if not isinstance(
+                task_meta, (dict, list, str, int, float, bool, type(None))
+            ):
+                task_meta = str(task_meta)  # Convert to a string representation
         except Exception as err:
             return make_response(jsonify({"success": False, "error": str(err)}), 400)
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Dropdown.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Dropdown.tsx
index 07f33650..15923661 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Dropdown.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Dropdown.tsx
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ function Dropdown({
                             : option.description
                         }`}
               </span>
-              {showEdit && onEdit && (
+              {showEdit && onEdit && option.type !== 'public' && (
                 <img
                   src={Edit}
                   alt="Edit"
diff --git a/frontend/src/conversation/Conversation.tsx b/frontend/src/conversation/Conversation.tsx
index bd9b8496..b2f24b5a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/conversation/Conversation.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/conversation/Conversation.tsx
@@ -1,29 +1,30 @@
 import { Fragment, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { useDispatch, useSelector } from 'react-redux';
-import newChatIcon from '../assets/openNewChat.svg';
+import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
+import Hero from '../Hero';
 import ArrowDown from '../assets/arrow-down.svg';
+import newChatIcon from '../assets/openNewChat.svg';
 import Send from '../assets/send.svg';
 import SendDark from '../assets/send_dark.svg';
+import ShareIcon from '../assets/share.svg';
 import SpinnerDark from '../assets/spinner-dark.svg';
 import Spinner from '../assets/spinner.svg';
 import RetryIcon from '../components/RetryIcon';
-import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
-import Hero from '../Hero';
 import { useDarkTheme, useMediaQuery } from '../hooks';
 import { ShareConversationModal } from '../modals/ShareConversationModal';
-import { setConversation, updateConversationId } from './conversationSlice';
 import { selectConversationId } from '../preferences/preferenceSlice';
 import { AppDispatch } from '../store';
 import ConversationBubble from './ConversationBubble';
 import { handleSendFeedback } from './conversationHandlers';
 import { FEEDBACK, Query } from './conversationModels';
-import ShareIcon from '../assets/share.svg';
 import {
   addQuery,
   fetchAnswer,
   selectQueries,
   selectStatus,
+  setConversation,
+  updateConversationId,
   updateQuery,
 } from './conversationSlice';
 
@@ -302,14 +303,14 @@ export default function Conversation() {
         )}
       </div>
 
-      <div className="flex w-11/12 flex-col items-end self-center rounded-2xl bg-opacity-0 pb-1 sm:w-[62%] h-auto">
+      <div className="flex w-11/12 flex-col items-end self-center rounded-2xl bg-opacity-0 z-3 sm:w-[62%] h-auto">
         <div className="flex w-full items-center rounded-[40px] border border-silver bg-white py-1 dark:bg-raisin-black">
           <textarea
             id="inputbox"
             ref={inputRef}
             tabIndex={1}
             placeholder={t('inputPlaceholder')}
-            className={`inputbox-style h-16 w-full overflow-y-auto overflow-x-hidden whitespace-pre-wrap rounded-full bg-white pt-5 pb-[22px] text-base leading-tight opacity-100 focus:outline-none dark:bg-raisin-black dark:text-bright-gray`}
+            className={`inputbox-style w-full overflow-y-auto overflow-x-hidden whitespace-pre-wrap rounded-full bg-transparent py-5 text-base leading-tight opacity-100 focus:outline-none dark:bg-transparent dark:text-bright-gray`}
             onInput={handleInput}
             onKeyDown={(e) => {
               if (e.key === 'Enter' && !e.shiftKey) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/conversation/ConversationBubble.tsx b/frontend/src/conversation/ConversationBubble.tsx
index 284c2b56..8e5df666 100644
--- a/frontend/src/conversation/ConversationBubble.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/conversation/ConversationBubble.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
+import 'katex/dist/katex.min.css';
+
 import { forwardRef, useState } from 'react';
 import ReactMarkdown from 'react-markdown';
 import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
 import { Prism as SyntaxHighlighter } from 'react-syntax-highlighter';
 import { vscDarkPlus } from 'react-syntax-highlighter/dist/cjs/styles/prism';
+import rehypeKatex from 'rehype-katex';
 import remarkGfm from 'remark-gfm';
 import remarkMath from 'remark-math';
-import rehypeKatex from 'rehype-katex';
-import 'katex/dist/katex.min.css';
+
 import DocsGPT3 from '../assets/cute_docsgpt3.svg';
 import Dislike from '../assets/dislike.svg?react';
 import Document from '../assets/document.svg';
@@ -16,13 +18,13 @@ import Sources from '../assets/sources.svg';
 import Avatar from '../components/Avatar';
 import CopyButton from '../components/CopyButton';
 import Sidebar from '../components/Sidebar';
+import SpeakButton from '../components/TextToSpeechButton';
 import {
   selectChunks,
   selectSelectedDocs,
 } from '../preferences/preferenceSlice';
 import classes from './ConversationBubble.module.css';
 import { FEEDBACK, MESSAGE_TYPE } from './conversationModels';
-import SpeakButton from '../components/TextToSpeechButton';
 
 const DisableSourceFE = import.meta.env.VITE_DISABLE_SOURCE_FE || false;
 
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ const ConversationBubble = forwardRef<
   { message, type, className, feedback, handleFeedback, sources, retryBtn },
   ref,
 ) {
+  // const bubbleRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
   const chunks = useSelector(selectChunks);
   const selectedDocs = useSelector(selectSelectedDocs);
   const [isLikeHovered, setIsLikeHovered] = useState(false);
@@ -141,7 +144,7 @@ const ConversationBubble = forwardRef<
                 />
                 <p className="text-base font-semibold">Sources</p>
               </div>
-              <div className="ml-3 mr-5 max-w-[90vw] md:max-w-[70vw] lg:max-w-[50vw]">
+              <div className="fade-in ml-3 mr-5 max-w-[90vw] md:max-w-[70vw] lg:max-w-[50vw]">
                 <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-2 lg:grid-cols-4">
                   {sources?.slice(0, 3)?.map((source, index) => (
                     <div key={index} className="relative">
@@ -190,7 +193,7 @@ const ConversationBubble = forwardRef<
                       </div>
                       {activeTooltip === index && (
                         <div
-                          className={`absolute left-1/2 z-30 max-h-48 w-40 translate-x-[-50%] translate-y-[3px] rounded-xl bg-[#FBFBFB] p-4 text-black shadow-xl dark:bg-chinese-black dark:text-chinese-silver sm:w-56`}
+                          className={`absolute left-1/2 z-50 max-h-48 w-40 translate-x-[-50%] translate-y-[3px] rounded-xl bg-[#FBFBFB] p-4 text-black shadow-xl dark:bg-chinese-black dark:text-chinese-silver sm:w-56`}
                           onMouseOver={() => setActiveTooltip(index)}
                           onMouseOut={() => setActiveTooltip(null)}
                         >
@@ -231,14 +234,14 @@ const ConversationBubble = forwardRef<
             <p className="text-base font-semibold">Answer</p>
           </div>
           <div
-            className={`ml-2 mr-5 flex max-w-[90vw] rounded-[28px] bg-gray-1000 py-[14px] px-7 dark:bg-gun-metal md:max-w-[70vw] lg:max-w-[50vw] ${
+            className={`fade-in-bubble ml-2 mr-5 flex max-w-[90vw] rounded-[28px] bg-gray-1000 py-[14px] px-7 dark:bg-gun-metal md:max-w-[70vw] lg:max-w-[50vw] ${
               type === 'ERROR'
                 ? 'relative flex-row items-center rounded-full border border-transparent bg-[#FFE7E7] p-2 py-5 text-sm font-normal text-red-3000  dark:border-red-2000 dark:text-white'
                 : 'flex-col rounded-3xl'
             }`}
           >
             <ReactMarkdown
-              className="whitespace-pre-wrap break-normal leading-normal"
+              className="fade-in whitespace-pre-wrap break-normal leading-normal"
               remarkPlugins={[remarkGfm, remarkMath]}
               rehypePlugins={[rehypeKatex]}
               components={{
diff --git a/frontend/src/index.css b/frontend/src/index.css
index 7c9cc02c..9bd2ec96 100644
--- a/frontend/src/index.css
+++ b/frontend/src/index.css
@@ -514,3 +514,29 @@ input:-webkit-autofill:focus {
 .logs-table {
   font-family: 'IBMPlexMono-Medium', system-ui;
 }
+
+.fade-in {
+  animation: fadeIn 0.5s ease-in-out;
+}
+
+@keyframes fadeIn {
+  0% {
+    opacity: 0;
+  }
+  100% {
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+}
+
+.fade-in-bubble {
+  opacity: 0;
+  transform: translateY(10px);
+  animation: fadeInUp 0.5s forwards;
+}
+
+@keyframes fadeInUp {
+  to {
+    opacity: 1;
+    transform: translateY(0);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/preferences/PromptsModal.tsx b/frontend/src/preferences/PromptsModal.tsx
index c207e0be..3aa8c54c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/preferences/PromptsModal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/preferences/PromptsModal.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { ActiveState } from '../models/misc';
 import Exit from '../assets/exit.svg';
 import Input from '../components/Input';
+import React from 'react';
 
 function AddPrompt({
   setModalState,
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ function AddPrompt({
   setNewPromptName,
   newPromptContent,
   setNewPromptContent,
+  disableSave,
 }: {
   setModalState: (state: ActiveState) => void;
   handleAddPrompt?: () => void;
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@ function AddPrompt({
   setNewPromptName: (name: string) => void;
   newPromptContent: string;
   setNewPromptContent: (content: string) => void;
+  disableSave: boolean;
 }) {
   return (
     <div className="relative">
@@ -23,6 +26,8 @@ function AddPrompt({
         className="absolute top-3 right-4 m-2 w-3"
         onClick={() => {
           setModalState('INACTIVE');
+          setNewPromptName('');
+          setNewPromptContent('');
         }}
       >
         <img className="filter dark:invert" src={Exit} />
@@ -41,7 +46,7 @@ function AddPrompt({
             className="h-10 rounded-lg"
             value={newPromptName}
             onChange={(e) => setNewPromptName(e.target.value)}
-          ></Input>
+          />
           <div className="relative bottom-12 left-3 mt-[-3.00px]">
             <span className="bg-white px-1 text-xs text-silver dark:bg-outer-space dark:text-silver">
               Prompt Name
@@ -62,6 +67,8 @@ function AddPrompt({
           <button
             onClick={handleAddPrompt}
             className="rounded-3xl bg-purple-30 px-5 py-2 text-sm text-white transition-all hover:opacity-90"
+            disabled={disableSave}
+            title={disableSave && newPromptName ? 'Name already exists' : ''}
           >
             Save
           </button>
@@ -79,6 +86,7 @@ function EditPrompt({
   editPromptContent,
   setEditPromptContent,
   currentPromptEdit,
+  disableSave,
 }: {
   setModalState: (state: ActiveState) => void;
   handleEditPrompt?: (id: string, type: string) => void;
@@ -87,6 +95,7 @@ function EditPrompt({
   editPromptContent: string;
   setEditPromptContent: (content: string) => void;
   currentPromptEdit: { name: string; id: string; type: string };
+  disableSave: boolean;
 }) {
   return (
     <div className="relative">
@@ -140,7 +149,8 @@ function EditPrompt({
               handleEditPrompt &&
                 handleEditPrompt(currentPromptEdit.id, currentPromptEdit.type);
             }}
-            disabled={currentPromptEdit.type === 'public'}
+            disabled={currentPromptEdit.type === 'public' || disableSave}
+            title={disableSave && editPromptName ? 'Name already exists' : ''}
           >
             Save
           </button>
@@ -151,6 +161,7 @@ function EditPrompt({
 }
 
 export default function PromptsModal({
+  existingPrompts,
   modalState,
   setModalState,
   type,
@@ -166,6 +177,7 @@ export default function PromptsModal({
   handleAddPrompt,
   handleEditPrompt,
 }: {
+  existingPrompts: { name: string; id: string; type: string }[];
   modalState: ActiveState;
   setModalState: (state: ActiveState) => void;
   type: 'ADD' | 'EDIT';
@@ -181,6 +193,25 @@ export default function PromptsModal({
   handleAddPrompt?: () => void;
   handleEditPrompt?: (id: string, type: string) => void;
 }) {
+  const [disableSave, setDisableSave] = React.useState(true);
+  const handlePrompNameChange = (edit: boolean, newName: string) => {
+    const nameExists = existingPrompts.find(
+      (prompt) => newName === prompt.name,
+    );
+
+    if (newName && !nameExists) {
+      setDisableSave(false);
+    } else {
+      setDisableSave(true);
+    }
+
+    if (edit) {
+      setEditPromptName(newName);
+    } else {
+      setNewPromptName(newName);
+    }
+  };
+
   let view;
 
   if (type === 'ADD') {
@@ -189,9 +220,10 @@ export default function PromptsModal({
         setModalState={setModalState}
         handleAddPrompt={handleAddPrompt}
         newPromptName={newPromptName}
-        setNewPromptName={setNewPromptName}
+        setNewPromptName={handlePrompNameChange.bind(null, false)}
         newPromptContent={newPromptContent}
         setNewPromptContent={setNewPromptContent}
+        disableSave={disableSave}
       />
     );
   } else if (type === 'EDIT') {
@@ -200,10 +232,11 @@ export default function PromptsModal({
         setModalState={setModalState}
         handleEditPrompt={handleEditPrompt}
         editPromptName={editPromptName}
-        setEditPromptName={setEditPromptName}
+        setEditPromptName={handlePrompNameChange.bind(null, true)}
         editPromptContent={editPromptContent}
         setEditPromptContent={setEditPromptContent}
         currentPromptEdit={currentPromptEdit}
+        disableSave={disableSave}
       />
     );
   } else {
diff --git a/frontend/src/settings/Prompts.tsx b/frontend/src/settings/Prompts.tsx
index 3d041555..6e1810e5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/settings/Prompts.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/settings/Prompts.tsx
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ export default function Prompts({
       }
       setModalState('INACTIVE');
       onSelectPrompt(newPromptName, newPrompt.id, newPromptContent);
-      setNewPromptName(newPromptName);
+      setNewPromptName('');
+      setNewPromptContent('');
     } catch (error) {
       console.error(error);
     }
@@ -178,6 +179,7 @@ export default function Prompts({
         </div>
       </div>
       <PromptsModal
+        existingPrompts={prompts}
         type={modalType}
         modalState={modalState}
         setModalState={setModalState}
diff --git a/frontend/src/upload/Upload.tsx b/frontend/src/upload/Upload.tsx
index 4fee88f6..2f28042a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/upload/Upload.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/upload/Upload.tsx
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ function Upload({
         <div className="relative w-32 h-32 rounded-full">
           <div className="absolute inset-0 rounded-full shadow-[0_0_10px_2px_rgba(0,0,0,0.3)_inset] dark:shadow-[0_0_10px_2px_rgba(0,0,0,0.3)_inset]"></div>
           <div
-            className={`absolute inset-0 rounded-full ${progressPercent === 100 ? 'shadow-xl shadow-lime-300/50 dark:shadow-lime-300/50 bg-gradient-to-r from-white to-gray-400 dark:bg-gradient-to-br dark:from-gray-500 dark:to-gray-300' : 'shadow-[0_2px_0_#FF3D00_inset] dark:shadow-[0_2px_0_#FF3D00_inset]'}`}
+            className={`absolute inset-0 rounded-full ${progressPercent === 100 ? 'shadow-xl shadow-lime-300/50 dark:shadow-lime-300/50 bg-gradient-to-r from-white to-gray-400 dark:bg-gradient-to-br dark:from-gray-500 dark:to-gray-300' : 'shadow-[0_4px_0_#7D54D1] dark:shadow-[0_4px_0_#7D54D1]'}`}
             style={{
               animation: `${progressPercent === 100 ? 'none' : 'rotate 2s linear infinite'}`,
             }}