diff --git a/api/.env.example b/api/.env.example
index c97adea..603ed55 100644
--- a/api/.env.example
+++ b/api/.env.example
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@
 # See the documentation for all the connection string options: https://pris.ly/d/connection-strings
 
 DATABASE_URL=postgresql://planilla:planilla@localhost:5434/planilla_db?schema=public
+CONVERSATION_LAYER_ROUTER_URL='http://your-router-url:port'
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 70d4069..79e6bcf 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ services:
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment:
       DATABASE_URL: "postgresql://planilla:secret@db:5432/planilla_db?schema=public"
+      CONVERSATION_LAYER_ROUTER_URL: 'http://your-router-url:port'
     depends_on:
       - db
     ports:
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       VITE_API_EVENTS_URL: https://planilla.interno.com/events
       VITE_API_DB_URL: https://planilla.interno.com
+      VITE_CONVERSATION_LAYER_ROUTER_URL: 'http://your-router-url:port'
     ports:
       - "3008:80"
     networks: [planilla, principal]
diff --git a/ui/runtime-env.sh b/ui/runtime-env.sh
index 6664c60..a2dbd7d 100644
--- a/ui/runtime-env.sh
+++ b/ui/runtime-env.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 echo "window.RUNTIME_CONFIG = {" > /usr/share/nginx/html/config.js
 echo "  VITE_API_EVENTS_URL: '${VITE_API_EVENTS_URL}'," >> /usr/share/nginx/html/config.js
-echo "  VITE_API_DB_URL: '${VITE_API_DB_URL}'" >> /usr/share/nginx/html/config.js
+echo "  VITE_API_DB_URL: '${VITE_API_DB_URL}'," >> /usr/share/nginx/html/config.js
+echo "  VITE_CONVERSATION_LAYER_ROUTER_URL: '${VITE_CONVERSATION_LAYER_ROUTER_URL}'," >> /usr/share/nginx/html/config.js
 echo "};" >> /usr/share/nginx/html/config.js
diff --git a/ui/src/components/chat/CanvasChat.vue b/ui/src/components/chat/CanvasChat.vue
index 9846d08..2ea00ff 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/chat/CanvasChat.vue
+++ b/ui/src/components/chat/CanvasChat.vue
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ function send () {
   if (!t) return
 
   if (t.startsWith('/')) chat.run(t.slice(1))
-  else chat.add({ type: 'text', owner: 'yo', text: t })
+  else chat.sendMessage(t)
 
   msg.value = ''
   scrollBottom()
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@ watch(() => chat.items.length, scrollBottom)
     <div ref="list" class="flex-1 min-h-0 overflow-auto p-6 space-y-4 custom-scroll">
       <template v-for="(m,i) in chat.items" :key="i">
         <!-- mensaje de texto -->
-        <div :class="m.owner==='yo' ? 'flex justify-end' : 'flex justify-start'" v-if="m.type==='text'">
+        <div :class="m.owner==='user' ? 'flex justify-end' : 'flex justify-start'" v-if="m.type==='text'">
           <div
             class="max-w-lg rounded-lg px-4 py-2 shadow break-words"
-            :class="m.owner === 'yo' ? '' : ''"
+            :class="m.owner === 'user' ? '' : ''"
             :style="{
-              backgroundColor: m.owner === 'yo' ? 'var(--chat-own-message-color)' : 'var(--chat-agent-message-color)',
+              backgroundColor: m.owner === 'user' ? 'var(--chat-own-message-color)' : 'var(--chat-agent-message-color)',
               color: 'var(--chat-font-color)',
               fontFamily: 'var(--chat-font-family)',
               fontSize: 'var(--chat-font-size)'
diff --git a/ui/src/stores/useChat.js b/ui/src/stores/useChat.js
index d37af3c..af7170c 100644
--- a/ui/src/stores/useChat.js
+++ b/ui/src/stores/useChat.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 
-
-
+import axios from 'axios';
 import { defineStore } from 'pinia'
 
 /**
@@ -38,5 +37,87 @@ export const useChat = defineStore('chat', {
           this.add({ type: 'text', owner: 'bot', text: `❓ No reconozco /${cmd}` })
       }
     },
+
+    async sendMessage (text) {
+      const routerUrl = window.RUNTIME_CONFIG?.VITE_CONVERSATION_LAYER_ROUTER_URL || 'http://localhost:8080/fallback-router'; // Fallback or error
+      if (!window.RUNTIME_CONFIG?.VITE_CONVERSATION_LAYER_ROUTER_URL) {
+        console.error('VITE_CONVERSATION_LAYER_ROUTER_URL is not defined in window.RUNTIME_CONFIG. Using fallback or please check your configuration.');
+      }
+
+      const messagePayload = {
+        id: `planilla-UI-${Date.now()}`, // Simple unique ID for now
+        from: 'planilla-UI',
+        to: 'Nucleo',
+        ts: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000), // Timestamp in seconds
+        type: 'chat',
+        text: text, // User's message text
+        mediaUrl: null, // Assuming no media for now
+        mentions: null, // Assuming no mentions for now
+        meta: {
+          ack: 1, // Or 0 if acknowledgement is handled by the router
+          hasReaction: false,
+          isQuoted: false,
+        },
+      };
+
+      // Optimistically add message to chat
+      this.add({
+        id: messagePayload.id, // Use the same ID
+        type: 'chat',
+        owner: 'user', // Or a more specific identifier if available
+        text: text,
+        ts: messagePayload.ts
+      });
+
+      try {
+        const response = await axios.post(routerUrl, messagePayload);
+        console.log('Message sent, raw response:', response.data); // Log raw response
+
+        const conversation = response.data;
+
+        if (conversation && Array.isArray(conversation.messages)) {
+          conversation.messages.forEach(msg => {
+            let owner = 'bot'; // Default to bot
+            if (msg.from === 'planilla-UI') {
+              owner = 'user';
+              // NOTE: This might add a duplicate if the optimistic message's ID
+              // is different from the ID assigned by the router for the echoed message.
+              // The current instructions are to render all messages from the router.
+              // Refinement for deduplication can be done later if needed.
+            } else if (msg.from === 'Nucleo') {
+              owner = 'bot';
+            }
+            // else, it could be from another participant
+
+            this.add({
+              id: msg.id,
+              type: msg.type || 'chat', // Default to 'chat' if type is not present
+              owner: owner,
+              text: msg.text,
+              ts: msg.ts,
+              // mediaUrl: msg.mediaUrl, // Uncomment if mediaUrl is expected
+            });
+          });
+        } else {
+          console.error('Invalid conversation response format:', conversation);
+          this.add({
+            id: `error-${Date.now()}`,
+            type: 'error',
+            owner: 'system',
+            text: 'Error processing server response. Invalid format.',
+            ts: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000)
+          });
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Error sending message:', error);
+        this.add({
+          id: `error-send-${Date.now()}`,
+          type: 'error',
+          owner: 'system',
+          text: `Error sending message: ${error.message}`,
+          ts: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000)
+        });
+      }
+    }
   },
 })
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