diff --git a/api/cache/banViolation.js b/api/cache/banViolation.js
index 17b23f1c1..3a2d9791b 100644
--- a/api/cache/banViolation.js
+++ b/api/cache/banViolation.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 const { logger } = require('@librechat/data-schemas');
+const { isEnabled, math } = require('@librechat/api');
 const { ViolationTypes } = require('librechat-data-provider');
-const { isEnabled, math, removePorts } = require('~/server/utils');
 const { deleteAllUserSessions } = require('~/models');
+const { removePorts } = require('~/server/utils');
 const getLogStores = require('./getLogStores');
 
 const { BAN_VIOLATIONS, BAN_INTERVAL } = process.env ?? {};
diff --git a/api/cache/getLogStores.js b/api/cache/getLogStores.js
index 06cadf9f6..0eef7d3fb 100644
--- a/api/cache/getLogStores.js
+++ b/api/cache/getLogStores.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const { Keyv } = require('keyv');
+const { isEnabled, math } = require('@librechat/api');
 const { CacheKeys, ViolationTypes, Time } = require('librechat-data-provider');
 const { logFile, violationFile } = require('./keyvFiles');
-const { isEnabled, math } = require('~/server/utils');
 const keyvRedis = require('./keyvRedis');
 const keyvMongo = require('./keyvMongo');
 
diff --git a/api/models/Conversation.js b/api/models/Conversation.js
index 38e2cbb44..698762d43 100644
--- a/api/models/Conversation.js
+++ b/api/models/Conversation.js
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 const { logger } = require('@librechat/data-schemas');
+const { createTempChatExpirationDate } = require('@librechat/api');
+const getCustomConfig = require('~/server/services/Config/loadCustomConfig');
 const { getMessages, deleteMessages } = require('./Message');
 const { Conversation } = require('~/db/models');
 
@@ -98,10 +100,15 @@ module.exports = {
         update.conversationId = newConversationId;
       }
 
-      if (req.body.isTemporary) {
-        const expiredAt = new Date();
-        expiredAt.setDate(expiredAt.getDate() + 30);
-        update.expiredAt = expiredAt;
+      if (req?.body?.isTemporary) {
+        try {
+          const customConfig = await getCustomConfig();
+          update.expiredAt = createTempChatExpirationDate(customConfig);
+        } catch (err) {
+          logger.error('Error creating temporary chat expiration date:', err);
+          logger.info(`---\`saveConvo\` context: ${metadata?.context}`);
+          update.expiredAt = null;
+        }
       } else {
         update.expiredAt = null;
       }
diff --git a/api/models/Message.js b/api/models/Message.js
index abd538084..c200c5f4d 100644
--- a/api/models/Message.js
+++ b/api/models/Message.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 const { z } = require('zod');
 const { logger } = require('@librechat/data-schemas');
+const { createTempChatExpirationDate } = require('@librechat/api');
+const getCustomConfig = require('~/server/services/Config/loadCustomConfig');
 const { Message } = require('~/db/models');
 
 const idSchema = z.string().uuid();
@@ -54,9 +56,14 @@ async function saveMessage(req, params, metadata) {
     };
 
     if (req?.body?.isTemporary) {
-      const expiredAt = new Date();
-      expiredAt.setDate(expiredAt.getDate() + 30);
-      update.expiredAt = expiredAt;
+      try {
+        const customConfig = await getCustomConfig();
+        update.expiredAt = createTempChatExpirationDate(customConfig);
+      } catch (err) {
+        logger.error('Error creating temporary chat expiration date:', err);
+        logger.info(`---\`saveMessage\` context: ${metadata?.context}`);
+        update.expiredAt = null;
+      }
     } else {
       update.expiredAt = null;
     }
diff --git a/api/server/controllers/AuthController.js b/api/server/controllers/AuthController.js
index 0f8152de3..3dbb1a2f3 100644
--- a/api/server/controllers/AuthController.js
+++ b/api/server/controllers/AuthController.js
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 const cookies = require('cookie');
 const jwt = require('jsonwebtoken');
 const openIdClient = require('openid-client');
+const { isEnabled } = require('@librechat/api');
 const { logger } = require('@librechat/data-schemas');
 const {
-  registerUser,
-  resetPassword,
-  setAuthTokens,
   requestPasswordReset,
   setOpenIDAuthTokens,
+  resetPassword,
+  setAuthTokens,
+  registerUser,
 } = require('~/server/services/AuthService');
 const { findUser, getUserById, deleteAllUserSessions, findSession } = require('~/models');
 const { getOpenIdConfig } = require('~/strategies');
-const { isEnabled } = require('~/server/utils');
 
 const registrationController = async (req, res) => {
   try {
diff --git a/api/server/controllers/EditController.js b/api/server/controllers/EditController.js
index 574111abf..d24e87ce3 100644
--- a/api/server/controllers/EditController.js
+++ b/api/server/controllers/EditController.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+const { sendEvent } = require('@librechat/api');
+const { logger } = require('@librechat/data-schemas');
 const { getResponseSender } = require('librechat-data-provider');
 const {
   handleAbortError,
@@ -10,9 +12,8 @@ const {
   clientRegistry,
   requestDataMap,
 } = require('~/server/cleanup');
-const { sendMessage, createOnProgress } = require('~/server/utils');
+const { createOnProgress } = require('~/server/utils');
 const { saveMessage } = require('~/models');
-const { logger } = require('~/config');
 
 const EditController = async (req, res, next, initializeClient) => {
   let {
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ const EditController = async (req, res, next, initializeClient) => {
       const finalUserMessage = reqDataContext.userMessage;
       const finalResponseMessage = { ...response };
 
-      sendMessage(res, {
+      sendEvent(res, {
         final: true,
         conversation,
         title: conversation.title,
diff --git a/api/server/controllers/agents/errors.js b/api/server/controllers/agents/errors.js
index fb4de4508..b3bb1cea6 100644
--- a/api/server/controllers/agents/errors.js
+++ b/api/server/controllers/agents/errors.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 // errorHandler.js
-const { logger } = require('~/config');
-const getLogStores = require('~/cache/getLogStores');
+const { logger } = require('@librechat/data-schemas');
 const { CacheKeys, ViolationTypes } = require('librechat-data-provider');
+const { sendResponse } = require('~/server/middleware/error');
 const { recordUsage } = require('~/server/services/Threads');
 const { getConvo } = require('~/models/Conversation');
-const { sendResponse } = require('~/server/utils');
+const getLogStores = require('~/cache/getLogStores');
 
 /**
  * @typedef {Object} ErrorHandlerContext
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ const createErrorHandler = ({ req, res, getContext, originPath = '/assistants/ch
     } else if (/Files.*are invalid/.test(error.message)) {
       const errorMessage = `Files are invalid, or may not have uploaded yet.${
         endpoint === 'azureAssistants'
-          ? ' If using Azure OpenAI, files are only available in the region of the assistant\'s model at the time of upload.'
+          ? " If using Azure OpenAI, files are only available in the region of the assistant's model at the time of upload."
           : ''
       }`;
       return sendResponse(req, res, messageData, errorMessage);
diff --git a/api/server/controllers/agents/request.js b/api/server/controllers/agents/request.js
index 24b7822c1..5d55991e1 100644
--- a/api/server/controllers/agents/request.js
+++ b/api/server/controllers/agents/request.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+const { sendEvent } = require('@librechat/api');
+const { logger } = require('@librechat/data-schemas');
 const { Constants } = require('librechat-data-provider');
 const {
   handleAbortError,
@@ -5,9 +7,7 @@ const {
   cleanupAbortController,
 } = require('~/server/middleware');
 const { disposeClient, clientRegistry, requestDataMap } = require('~/server/cleanup');
-const { sendMessage } = require('~/server/utils');
 const { saveMessage } = require('~/models');
-const { logger } = require('~/config');
 
 const AgentController = async (req, res, next, initializeClient, addTitle) => {
   let {
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ const AgentController = async (req, res, next, initializeClient, addTitle) => {
       // Create a new response object with minimal copies
       const finalResponse = { ...response };
 
-      sendMessage(res, {
+      sendEvent(res, {
         final: true,
         conversation,
         title: conversation.title,
diff --git a/api/server/controllers/assistants/chatV1.js b/api/server/controllers/assistants/chatV1.js
index 9129a6a1c..b4fe0d901 100644
--- a/api/server/controllers/assistants/chatV1.js
+++ b/api/server/controllers/assistants/chatV1.js
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 const { v4 } = require('uuid');
+const { sleep } = require('@librechat/agents');
+const { sendEvent } = require('@librechat/api');
+const { logger } = require('@librechat/data-schemas');
 const {
   Time,
   Constants,
@@ -19,20 +22,20 @@ const {
   addThreadMetadata,
   saveAssistantMessage,
 } = require('~/server/services/Threads');
-const { sendResponse, sendMessage, sleep, countTokens } = require('~/server/utils');
 const { runAssistant, createOnTextProgress } = require('~/server/services/AssistantService');
 const validateAuthor = require('~/server/middleware/assistants/validateAuthor');
 const { formatMessage, createVisionPrompt } = require('~/app/clients/prompts');
 const { createRun, StreamRunManager } = require('~/server/services/Runs');
 const { addTitle } = require('~/server/services/Endpoints/assistants');
 const { createRunBody } = require('~/server/services/createRunBody');
+const { sendResponse } = require('~/server/middleware/error');
 const { getTransactions } = require('~/models/Transaction');
 const { checkBalance } = require('~/models/balanceMethods');
 const { getConvo } = require('~/models/Conversation');
 const getLogStores = require('~/cache/getLogStores');
+const { countTokens } = require('~/server/utils');
 const { getModelMaxTokens } = require('~/utils');
 const { getOpenAIClient } = require('./helpers');
-const { logger } = require('~/config');
 
 /**
  * @route POST /
@@ -471,7 +474,7 @@ const chatV1 = async (req, res) => {
     await Promise.all(promises);
 
     const sendInitialResponse = () => {
-      sendMessage(res, {
+      sendEvent(res, {
         sync: true,
         conversationId,
         // messages: previousMessages,
@@ -587,7 +590,7 @@ const chatV1 = async (req, res) => {
       iconURL: endpointOption.iconURL,
     };
 
-    sendMessage(res, {
+    sendEvent(res, {
       final: true,
       conversation,
       requestMessage: {
diff --git a/api/server/controllers/assistants/chatV2.js b/api/server/controllers/assistants/chatV2.js
index 309e5a86c..e1ba93bc2 100644
--- a/api/server/controllers/assistants/chatV2.js
+++ b/api/server/controllers/assistants/chatV2.js
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 const { v4 } = require('uuid');
+const { sleep } = require('@librechat/agents');
+const { sendEvent } = require('@librechat/api');
+const { logger } = require('@librechat/data-schemas');
 const {
   Time,
   Constants,
@@ -22,15 +25,14 @@ const { createErrorHandler } = require('~/server/controllers/assistants/errors')
 const validateAuthor = require('~/server/middleware/assistants/validateAuthor');
 const { createRun, StreamRunManager } = require('~/server/services/Runs');
 const { addTitle } = require('~/server/services/Endpoints/assistants');
-const { sendMessage, sleep, countTokens } = require('~/server/utils');
 const { createRunBody } = require('~/server/services/createRunBody');
 const { getTransactions } = require('~/models/Transaction');
 const { checkBalance } = require('~/models/balanceMethods');
 const { getConvo } = require('~/models/Conversation');
 const getLogStores = require('~/cache/getLogStores');
+const { countTokens } = require('~/server/utils');
 const { getModelMaxTokens } = require('~/utils');
 const { getOpenAIClient } = require('./helpers');
-const { logger } = require('~/config');
 
 /**
  * @route POST /
@@ -309,7 +311,7 @@ const chatV2 = async (req, res) => {
     await Promise.all(promises);
 
     const sendInitialResponse = () => {
-      sendMessage(res, {
+      sendEvent(res, {
         sync: true,
         conversationId,
         // messages: previousMessages,
@@ -432,7 +434,7 @@ const chatV2 = async (req, res) => {
       iconURL: endpointOption.iconURL,
     };
 
-    sendMessage(res, {
+    sendEvent(res, {
       final: true,
       conversation,
       requestMessage: {
diff --git a/api/server/controllers/assistants/errors.js b/api/server/controllers/assistants/errors.js
index a4b880bf0..182b230fb 100644
--- a/api/server/controllers/assistants/errors.js
+++ b/api/server/controllers/assistants/errors.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 // errorHandler.js
-const { sendResponse } = require('~/server/utils');
-const { logger } = require('~/config');
-const getLogStores = require('~/cache/getLogStores');
+const { logger } = require('@librechat/data-schemas');
 const { CacheKeys, ViolationTypes, ContentTypes } = require('librechat-data-provider');
-const { getConvo } = require('~/models/Conversation');
 const { recordUsage, checkMessageGaps } = require('~/server/services/Threads');
+const { sendResponse } = require('~/server/middleware/error');
+const { getConvo } = require('~/models/Conversation');
+const getLogStores = require('~/cache/getLogStores');
 
 /**
  * @typedef {Object} ErrorHandlerContext
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ const createErrorHandler = ({ req, res, getContext, originPath = '/assistants/ch
     } else if (/Files.*are invalid/.test(error.message)) {
       const errorMessage = `Files are invalid, or may not have uploaded yet.${
         endpoint === 'azureAssistants'
-          ? ' If using Azure OpenAI, files are only available in the region of the assistant\'s model at the time of upload.'
+          ? " If using Azure OpenAI, files are only available in the region of the assistant's model at the time of upload."
           : ''
       }`;
       return sendResponse(req, res, messageData, errorMessage);
diff --git a/api/server/middleware/abortMiddleware.js b/api/server/middleware/abortMiddleware.js
index 94d69004b..c5fc48780 100644
--- a/api/server/middleware/abortMiddleware.js
+++ b/api/server/middleware/abortMiddleware.js
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-// abortMiddleware.js
+const { logger } = require('@librechat/data-schemas');
+const { countTokens, isEnabled, sendEvent } = require('@librechat/api');
 const { isAssistantsEndpoint, ErrorTypes } = require('librechat-data-provider');
-const { sendMessage, sendError, countTokens, isEnabled } = require('~/server/utils');
 const { truncateText, smartTruncateText } = require('~/app/clients/prompts');
 const clearPendingReq = require('~/cache/clearPendingReq');
+const { sendError } = require('~/server/middleware/error');
 const { spendTokens } = require('~/models/spendTokens');
 const abortControllers = require('./abortControllers');
 const { saveMessage, getConvo } = require('~/models');
 const { abortRun } = require('./abortRun');
-const { logger } = require('~/config');
 
 const abortDataMap = new WeakMap();
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ async function abortMessage(req, res) {
   cleanupAbortController(abortKey);
 
   if (res.headersSent && finalEvent) {
-    return sendMessage(res, finalEvent);
+    return sendEvent(res, finalEvent);
   }
 
   res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json');
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ const createAbortController = (req, res, getAbortData, getReqData) => {
    * @param {string} responseMessageId
    */
   const onStart = (userMessage, responseMessageId) => {
-    sendMessage(res, { message: userMessage, created: true });
+    sendEvent(res, { message: userMessage, created: true });
 
     const abortKey = userMessage?.conversationId ?? req.user.id;
     getReqData({ abortKey });
diff --git a/api/server/middleware/abortRun.js b/api/server/middleware/abortRun.js
index 01b34aacc..2846c6eef 100644
--- a/api/server/middleware/abortRun.js
+++ b/api/server/middleware/abortRun.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
+const { sendEvent } = require('@librechat/api');
+const { logger } = require('@librechat/data-schemas');
 const { CacheKeys, RunStatus, isUUID } = require('librechat-data-provider');
 const { initializeClient } = require('~/server/services/Endpoints/assistants');
 const { checkMessageGaps, recordUsage } = require('~/server/services/Threads');
 const { deleteMessages } = require('~/models/Message');
 const { getConvo } = require('~/models/Conversation');
 const getLogStores = require('~/cache/getLogStores');
-const { sendMessage } = require('~/server/utils');
-const { logger } = require('~/config');
 
 const three_minutes = 1000 * 60 * 3;
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ async function abortRun(req, res) {
   const [thread_id, run_id] = runValues.split(':');
 
   if (!run_id) {
-    logger.warn('[abortRun] Couldn\'t find run for cancel request', { thread_id });
+    logger.warn("[abortRun] Couldn't find run for cancel request", { thread_id });
     return res.status(204).send({ message: 'Run not found' });
   } else if (run_id === 'cancelled') {
     logger.warn('[abortRun] Run already cancelled', { thread_id });
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ async function abortRun(req, res) {
   };
 
   if (res.headersSent && finalEvent) {
-    return sendMessage(res, finalEvent);
+    return sendEvent(res, finalEvent);
   }
 
   res.json(finalEvent);
diff --git a/api/server/middleware/denyRequest.js b/api/server/middleware/denyRequest.js
index 62efb1aea..20360519c 100644
--- a/api/server/middleware/denyRequest.js
+++ b/api/server/middleware/denyRequest.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const crypto = require('crypto');
+const { sendEvent } = require('@librechat/api');
 const { getResponseSender, Constants } = require('librechat-data-provider');
-const { sendMessage, sendError } = require('~/server/utils');
+const { sendError } = require('~/server/middleware/error');
 const { saveMessage } = require('~/models');
 
 /**
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ const denyRequest = async (req, res, errorMessage) => {
     isCreatedByUser: true,
     text,
   };
-  sendMessage(res, { message: userMessage, created: true });
+  sendEvent(res, { message: userMessage, created: true });
 
   const shouldSaveMessage = _convoId && parentMessageId && parentMessageId !== Constants.NO_PARENT;
 
diff --git a/api/server/utils/streamResponse.js b/api/server/middleware/error.js
similarity index 76%
rename from api/server/utils/streamResponse.js
rename to api/server/middleware/error.js
index bb8d63b22..db445c1d4 100644
--- a/api/server/utils/streamResponse.js
+++ b/api/server/middleware/error.js
@@ -1,31 +1,9 @@
 const crypto = require('crypto');
+const { logger } = require('@librechat/data-schemas');
 const { parseConvo } = require('librechat-data-provider');
+const { sendEvent, handleError } = require('@librechat/api');
 const { saveMessage, getMessages } = require('~/models/Message');
 const { getConvo } = require('~/models/Conversation');
-const { logger } = require('~/config');
-
-/**
- * Sends error data in Server Sent Events format and ends the response.
- * @param {object} res - The server response.
- * @param {string} message - The error message.
- */
-const handleError = (res, message) => {
-  res.write(`event: error\ndata: ${JSON.stringify(message)}\n\n`);
-  res.end();
-};
-
-/**
- * Sends message data in Server Sent Events format.
- * @param {Express.Response} res - - The server response.
- * @param {string | Object} message - The message to be sent.
- * @param {'message' | 'error' | 'cancel'} event - [Optional] The type of event. Default is 'message'.
- */
-const sendMessage = (res, message, event = 'message') => {
-  if (typeof message === 'string' && message.length === 0) {
-    return;
-  }
-  res.write(`event: ${event}\ndata: ${JSON.stringify(message)}\n\n`);
-};
 
 /**
  * Processes an error with provided options, saves the error message and sends a corresponding SSE response
@@ -91,7 +69,7 @@ const sendError = async (req, res, options, callback) => {
       convo = parseConvo(errorMessage);
     }
 
-    return sendMessage(res, {
+    return sendEvent(res, {
       final: true,
       requestMessage: query?.[0] ? query[0] : requestMessage,
       responseMessage: errorMessage,
@@ -120,12 +98,10 @@ const sendResponse = (req, res, data, errorMessage) => {
   if (errorMessage) {
     return sendError(req, res, { ...data, text: errorMessage });
   }
-  return sendMessage(res, data);
+  return sendEvent(res, data);
 };
 
 module.exports = {
-  sendResponse,
-  handleError,
-  sendMessage,
   sendError,
+  sendResponse,
 };
diff --git a/api/server/services/AssistantService.js b/api/server/services/AssistantService.js
index 2db0a56b6..5354b2e33 100644
--- a/api/server/services/AssistantService.js
+++ b/api/server/services/AssistantService.js
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 const { klona } = require('klona');
+const { sleep } = require('@librechat/agents');
+const { sendEvent } = require('@librechat/api');
+const { logger } = require('@librechat/data-schemas');
 const {
   StepTypes,
   RunStatus,
@@ -11,11 +14,10 @@ const {
 } = require('librechat-data-provider');
 const { retrieveAndProcessFile } = require('~/server/services/Files/process');
 const { processRequiredActions } = require('~/server/services/ToolService');
-const { createOnProgress, sendMessage, sleep } = require('~/server/utils');
 const { RunManager, waitForRun } = require('~/server/services/Runs');
 const { processMessages } = require('~/server/services/Threads');
+const { createOnProgress } = require('~/server/utils');
 const { TextStream } = require('~/app/clients');
-const { logger } = require('~/config');
 
 /**
  * Sorts, processes, and flattens messages to a single string.
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ async function createOnTextProgress({
     };
 
     logger.debug('Content data:', contentData);
-    sendMessage(openai.res, contentData);
+    sendEvent(openai.res, contentData);
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/api/server/services/Config/EndpointService.js b/api/server/services/Config/EndpointService.js
index 1f38b70a6..d8277dd67 100644
--- a/api/server/services/Config/EndpointService.js
+++ b/api/server/services/Config/EndpointService.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+const { isUserProvided } = require('@librechat/api');
 const { EModelEndpoint } = require('librechat-data-provider');
-const { isUserProvided, generateConfig } = require('~/server/utils');
+const { generateConfig } = require('~/server/utils/handleText');
 
 const {
   OPENAI_API_KEY: openAIApiKey,
diff --git a/api/server/services/Config/loadCustomConfig.js b/api/server/services/Config/loadCustomConfig.js
index 18f3a4474..393281daf 100644
--- a/api/server/services/Config/loadCustomConfig.js
+++ b/api/server/services/Config/loadCustomConfig.js
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 const path = require('path');
-const {
-  CacheKeys,
-  configSchema,
-  EImageOutputType,
-  validateSettingDefinitions,
-  agentParamSettings,
-  paramSettings,
-} = require('librechat-data-provider');
-const getLogStores = require('~/cache/getLogStores');
-const loadYaml = require('~/utils/loadYaml');
-const { logger } = require('~/config');
 const axios = require('axios');
 const yaml = require('js-yaml');
 const keyBy = require('lodash/keyBy');
+const { loadYaml } = require('@librechat/api');
+const { logger } = require('@librechat/data-schemas');
+const {
+  CacheKeys,
+  configSchema,
+  paramSettings,
+  EImageOutputType,
+  agentParamSettings,
+  validateSettingDefinitions,
+} = require('librechat-data-provider');
+const getLogStores = require('~/cache/getLogStores');
 
 const projectRoot = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..', '..', '..');
 const defaultConfigPath = path.resolve(projectRoot, 'librechat.yaml');
diff --git a/api/server/services/Config/loadCustomConfig.spec.js b/api/server/services/Config/loadCustomConfig.spec.js
index ed698e57f..9b905181c 100644
--- a/api/server/services/Config/loadCustomConfig.spec.js
+++ b/api/server/services/Config/loadCustomConfig.spec.js
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 jest.mock('axios');
 jest.mock('~/cache/getLogStores');
-jest.mock('~/utils/loadYaml');
+jest.mock('@librechat/api', () => ({
+  ...jest.requireActual('@librechat/api'),
+  loadYaml: jest.fn(),
+}));
 jest.mock('librechat-data-provider', () => {
   const actual = jest.requireActual('librechat-data-provider');
   return {
@@ -30,11 +33,22 @@ jest.mock('librechat-data-provider', () => {
   };
 });
 
+jest.mock('@librechat/data-schemas', () => {
+  return {
+    logger: {
+      info: jest.fn(),
+      warn: jest.fn(),
+      debug: jest.fn(),
+      error: jest.fn(),
+    },
+  };
+});
+
 const axios = require('axios');
+const { loadYaml } = require('@librechat/api');
+const { logger } = require('@librechat/data-schemas');
 const loadCustomConfig = require('./loadCustomConfig');
 const getLogStores = require('~/cache/getLogStores');
-const loadYaml = require('~/utils/loadYaml');
-const { logger } = require('~/config');
 
 describe('loadCustomConfig', () => {
   const mockSet = jest.fn();
diff --git a/api/server/services/Runs/StreamRunManager.js b/api/server/services/Runs/StreamRunManager.js
index 4bab7326b..4f6994e0c 100644
--- a/api/server/services/Runs/StreamRunManager.js
+++ b/api/server/services/Runs/StreamRunManager.js
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+const { sleep } = require('@librechat/agents');
+const { sendEvent } = require('@librechat/api');
+const { logger } = require('@librechat/data-schemas');
 const {
   Constants,
   StepTypes,
@@ -8,9 +11,8 @@ const {
 } = require('librechat-data-provider');
 const { retrieveAndProcessFile } = require('~/server/services/Files/process');
 const { processRequiredActions } = require('~/server/services/ToolService');
-const { createOnProgress, sendMessage, sleep } = require('~/server/utils');
 const { processMessages } = require('~/server/services/Threads');
-const { logger } = require('~/config');
+const { createOnProgress } = require('~/server/utils');
 
 /**
  * Implements the StreamRunManager functionality for managing the streaming
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ class StreamRunManager {
       conversationId: this.finalMessage.conversationId,
     };
 
-    sendMessage(this.res, contentData);
+    sendEvent(this.res, contentData);
   }
 
   /* <------------------ Misc. Helpers ------------------> */
@@ -302,7 +304,7 @@ class StreamRunManager {
 
           for (const d of delta[key]) {
             if (typeof d === 'object' && !Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(d, 'index')) {
-              logger.warn('Expected an object with an \'index\' for array updates but got:', d);
+              logger.warn("Expected an object with an 'index' for array updates but got:", d);
               continue;
             }
 
diff --git a/api/server/utils/handleText.js b/api/server/utils/handleText.js
index 680da5da4..36671c44f 100644
--- a/api/server/utils/handleText.js
+++ b/api/server/utils/handleText.js
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ const {
   defaultAssistantsVersion,
   defaultAgentCapabilities,
 } = require('librechat-data-provider');
+const { sendEvent } = require('@librechat/api');
 const { Providers } = require('@librechat/agents');
 const partialRight = require('lodash/partialRight');
-const { sendMessage } = require('./streamResponse');
 
 /** Helper function to escape special characters in regex
  * @param {string} string - The string to escape.
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ const createOnProgress = (
     basePayload.text = basePayload.text + chunk;
 
     const payload = Object.assign({}, basePayload, rest);
-    sendMessage(res, payload);
+    sendEvent(res, payload);
     if (_onProgress) {
       _onProgress(payload);
     }
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ const createOnProgress = (
   const sendIntermediateMessage = (res, payload, extraTokens = '') => {
     basePayload.text = basePayload.text + extraTokens;
     const message = Object.assign({}, basePayload, payload);
-    sendMessage(res, message);
+    sendEvent(res, message);
     if (i === 0) {
       basePayload.initial = false;
     }
diff --git a/api/server/utils/index.js b/api/server/utils/index.js
index 2661ff75e..2672f4f2e 100644
--- a/api/server/utils/index.js
+++ b/api/server/utils/index.js
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-const streamResponse = require('./streamResponse');
 const removePorts = require('./removePorts');
 const countTokens = require('./countTokens');
 const handleText = require('./handleText');
 const sendEmail = require('./sendEmail');
 const queue = require('./queue');
 const files = require('./files');
-const math = require('./math');
 
 /**
  * Check if email configuration is set
@@ -28,7 +26,6 @@ function checkEmailConfig() {
 }
 
 module.exports = {
-  ...streamResponse,
   checkEmailConfig,
   ...handleText,
   countTokens,
@@ -36,5 +33,4 @@ module.exports = {
   sendEmail,
   ...files,
   ...queue,
-  math,
 };
diff --git a/api/utils/index.js b/api/utils/index.js
index 50b8c46d9..b80c9b0c3 100644
--- a/api/utils/index.js
+++ b/api/utils/index.js
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-const loadYaml = require('./loadYaml');
 const tokenHelpers = require('./tokens');
 const deriveBaseURL = require('./deriveBaseURL');
 const extractBaseURL = require('./extractBaseURL');
 const findMessageContent = require('./findMessageContent');
 
 module.exports = {
-  loadYaml,
   deriveBaseURL,
   extractBaseURL,
   ...tokenHelpers,
diff --git a/api/utils/loadYaml.js b/api/utils/loadYaml.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 50e5d23ec..000000000
--- a/api/utils/loadYaml.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-const fs = require('fs');
-const yaml = require('js-yaml');
-
-function loadYaml(filepath) {
-  try {
-    let fileContents = fs.readFileSync(filepath, 'utf8');
-    return yaml.load(fileContents);
-  } catch (e) {
-    return e;
-  }
-}
-
-module.exports = loadYaml;
diff --git a/librechat.example.yaml b/librechat.example.yaml
index de28dcc32..0fb7975cb 100644
--- a/librechat.example.yaml
+++ b/librechat.example.yaml
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ interface:
   bookmarks: true
   multiConvo: true
   agents: true
+  # Temporary chat retention period in hours (default: 720, min: 1, max: 8760)
+  # temporaryChatRetention: 1
 
 # Example Cloudflare turnstile (optional)
 #turnstile:
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 989883c0e..e3a47a4fd 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -46573,6 +46573,7 @@
         "diff": "^7.0.0",
         "eventsource": "^3.0.2",
         "express": "^4.21.2",
+        "js-yaml": "^4.1.0",
         "keyv": "^5.3.2",
         "librechat-data-provider": "*",
         "node-fetch": "2.7.0",
diff --git a/packages/api/package.json b/packages/api/package.json
index 4aaf0f793..ed2b70965 100644
--- a/packages/api/package.json
+++ b/packages/api/package.json
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
     "diff": "^7.0.0",
     "eventsource": "^3.0.2",
     "express": "^4.21.2",
+    "js-yaml": "^4.1.0",
     "keyv": "^5.3.2",
     "librechat-data-provider": "*",
     "node-fetch": "2.7.0",
diff --git a/packages/api/src/utils/events.ts b/packages/api/src/utils/events.ts
index 76d1361d9..20c958399 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/utils/events.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/utils/events.ts
@@ -14,3 +14,13 @@ export function sendEvent(res: ServerResponse, event: ServerSentEvent): void {
   }
   res.write(`event: message\ndata: ${JSON.stringify(event)}\n\n`);
 }
+
+/**
+ * Sends error data in Server Sent Events format and ends the response.
+ * @param res - The server response.
+ * @param message - The error message.
+ */
+export function handleError(res: ServerResponse, message: string): void {
+  res.write(`event: error\ndata: ${JSON.stringify(message)}\n\n`);
+  res.end();
+}
diff --git a/packages/api/src/utils/index.ts b/packages/api/src/utils/index.ts
index 807686ca4..dea9472b0 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -6,5 +6,8 @@ export * from './events';
 export * from './files';
 export * from './generators';
 export * from './llm';
+export * from './math';
 export * from './openid';
+export * from './tempChatRetention';
 export { default as Tokenizer } from './tokenizer';
+export * from './yaml';
diff --git a/api/server/utils/math.js b/packages/api/src/utils/math.ts
similarity index 68%
rename from api/server/utils/math.js
rename to packages/api/src/utils/math.ts
index 3cd092989..08ae04f7e 100644
--- a/api/server/utils/math.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/utils/math.ts
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
  * If the input is not a string or contains invalid characters, an error is thrown.
  * If the evaluated result is not a number, an error is thrown.
  *
- * @param {string|number} str - The mathematical expression to evaluate, or a number.
- * @param {number} [fallbackValue] - The default value to return if the input is not a string or number, or if the evaluated result is not a number.
+ * @param str - The mathematical expression to evaluate, or a number.
+ * @param fallbackValue - The default value to return if the input is not a string or number, or if the evaluated result is not a number.
  *
- * @returns {number} The result of the evaluated expression or the input number.
+ * @returns The result of the evaluated expression or the input number.
  *
- * @throws {Error} Throws an error if the input is not a string or number, contains invalid characters, or does not evaluate to a number.
+ * @throws Throws an error if the input is not a string or number, contains invalid characters, or does not evaluate to a number.
  */
-function math(str, fallbackValue) {
+export function math(str: string | number, fallbackValue?: number): number {
   const fallback = typeof fallbackValue !== 'undefined' && typeof fallbackValue === 'number';
   if (typeof str !== 'string' && typeof str === 'number') {
     return str;
@@ -43,5 +43,3 @@ function math(str, fallbackValue) {
 
   return value;
 }
-
-module.exports = math;
diff --git a/packages/api/src/utils/tempChatRetention.spec.ts b/packages/api/src/utils/tempChatRetention.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b0166e952
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api/src/utils/tempChatRetention.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+import {
+  MIN_RETENTION_HOURS,
+  MAX_RETENTION_HOURS,
+  DEFAULT_RETENTION_HOURS,
+  getTempChatRetentionHours,
+  createTempChatExpirationDate,
+} from './tempChatRetention';
+import type { TCustomConfig } from 'librechat-data-provider';
+
+describe('tempChatRetention', () => {
+  const originalEnv = process.env;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.resetModules();
+    process.env = { ...originalEnv };
+    delete process.env.TEMP_CHAT_RETENTION_HOURS;
+  });
+
+  afterAll(() => {
+    process.env = originalEnv;
+  });
+
+  describe('getTempChatRetentionHours', () => {
+    it('should return default retention hours when no config or env var is set', () => {
+      const result = getTempChatRetentionHours();
+      expect(result).toBe(DEFAULT_RETENTION_HOURS);
+    });
+
+    it('should use environment variable when set', () => {
+      process.env.TEMP_CHAT_RETENTION_HOURS = '48';
+      const result = getTempChatRetentionHours();
+      expect(result).toBe(48);
+    });
+
+    it('should use config value when set', () => {
+      const config: Partial<TCustomConfig> = {
+        interface: {
+          temporaryChatRetention: 12,
+        },
+      };
+      const result = getTempChatRetentionHours(config);
+      expect(result).toBe(12);
+    });
+
+    it('should prioritize config over environment variable', () => {
+      process.env.TEMP_CHAT_RETENTION_HOURS = '48';
+      const config: Partial<TCustomConfig> = {
+        interface: {
+          temporaryChatRetention: 12,
+        },
+      };
+      const result = getTempChatRetentionHours(config);
+      expect(result).toBe(12);
+    });
+
+    it('should enforce minimum retention period', () => {
+      const config: Partial<TCustomConfig> = {
+        interface: {
+          temporaryChatRetention: 0,
+        },
+      };
+      const result = getTempChatRetentionHours(config);
+      expect(result).toBe(MIN_RETENTION_HOURS);
+    });
+
+    it('should enforce maximum retention period', () => {
+      const config: Partial<TCustomConfig> = {
+        interface: {
+          temporaryChatRetention: 10000,
+        },
+      };
+      const result = getTempChatRetentionHours(config);
+      expect(result).toBe(MAX_RETENTION_HOURS);
+    });
+
+    it('should handle invalid environment variable', () => {
+      process.env.TEMP_CHAT_RETENTION_HOURS = 'invalid';
+      const result = getTempChatRetentionHours();
+      expect(result).toBe(DEFAULT_RETENTION_HOURS);
+    });
+
+    it('should handle invalid config value', () => {
+      const config: Partial<TCustomConfig> = {
+        interface: {
+          temporaryChatRetention: 'invalid' as unknown as number,
+        },
+      };
+      const result = getTempChatRetentionHours(config);
+      expect(result).toBe(DEFAULT_RETENTION_HOURS);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('createTempChatExpirationDate', () => {
+    it('should create expiration date with default retention period', () => {
+      const result = createTempChatExpirationDate();
+
+      const expectedDate = new Date();
+      expectedDate.setHours(expectedDate.getHours() + DEFAULT_RETENTION_HOURS);
+
+      // Allow for small time differences in test execution
+      const timeDiff = Math.abs(result.getTime() - expectedDate.getTime());
+      expect(timeDiff).toBeLessThan(1000); // Less than 1 second difference
+    });
+
+    it('should create expiration date with custom retention period', () => {
+      const config: Partial<TCustomConfig> = {
+        interface: {
+          temporaryChatRetention: 12,
+        },
+      };
+
+      const result = createTempChatExpirationDate(config);
+
+      const expectedDate = new Date();
+      expectedDate.setHours(expectedDate.getHours() + 12);
+
+      // Allow for small time differences in test execution
+      const timeDiff = Math.abs(result.getTime() - expectedDate.getTime());
+      expect(timeDiff).toBeLessThan(1000); // Less than 1 second difference
+    });
+
+    it('should return a Date object', () => {
+      const result = createTempChatExpirationDate();
+      expect(result).toBeInstanceOf(Date);
+    });
+
+    it('should return a future date', () => {
+      const now = new Date();
+      const result = createTempChatExpirationDate();
+      expect(result.getTime()).toBeGreaterThan(now.getTime());
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/api/src/utils/tempChatRetention.ts b/packages/api/src/utils/tempChatRetention.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6683b4c6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api/src/utils/tempChatRetention.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import { logger } from '@librechat/data-schemas';
+import type { TCustomConfig } from 'librechat-data-provider';
+
+/**
+ * Default retention period for temporary chats in hours
+ */
+export const DEFAULT_RETENTION_HOURS = 24 * 30; // 30 days
+
+/**
+ * Minimum allowed retention period in hours
+ */
+export const MIN_RETENTION_HOURS = 1;
+
+/**
+ * Maximum allowed retention period in hours (1 year = 8760 hours)
+ */
+export const MAX_RETENTION_HOURS = 8760;
+
+/**
+ * Gets the temporary chat retention period from environment variables or config
+ * @param config - The custom configuration object
+ * @returns The retention period in hours
+ */
+export function getTempChatRetentionHours(config?: Partial<TCustomConfig> | null): number {
+  let retentionHours = DEFAULT_RETENTION_HOURS;
+
+  // Check environment variable first
+  if (process.env.TEMP_CHAT_RETENTION_HOURS) {
+    const envValue = parseInt(process.env.TEMP_CHAT_RETENTION_HOURS, 10);
+    if (!isNaN(envValue)) {
+      retentionHours = envValue;
+    } else {
+      logger.warn(
+        `Invalid TEMP_CHAT_RETENTION_HOURS environment variable: ${process.env.TEMP_CHAT_RETENTION_HOURS}. Using default: ${DEFAULT_RETENTION_HOURS} hours.`,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Check config file (takes precedence over environment variable)
+  if (config?.interface?.temporaryChatRetention !== undefined) {
+    const configValue = config.interface.temporaryChatRetention;
+    if (typeof configValue === 'number' && !isNaN(configValue)) {
+      retentionHours = configValue;
+    } else {
+      logger.warn(
+        `Invalid temporaryChatRetention in config: ${configValue}. Using ${retentionHours} hours.`,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Validate the retention period
+  if (retentionHours < MIN_RETENTION_HOURS) {
+    logger.warn(
+      `Temporary chat retention period ${retentionHours} is below minimum ${MIN_RETENTION_HOURS} hours. Using minimum value.`,
+    );
+    retentionHours = MIN_RETENTION_HOURS;
+  } else if (retentionHours > MAX_RETENTION_HOURS) {
+    logger.warn(
+      `Temporary chat retention period ${retentionHours} exceeds maximum ${MAX_RETENTION_HOURS} hours. Using maximum value.`,
+    );
+    retentionHours = MAX_RETENTION_HOURS;
+  }
+
+  return retentionHours;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Creates an expiration date for temporary chats
+ * @param config - The custom configuration object
+ * @returns The expiration date
+ */
+export function createTempChatExpirationDate(config?: Partial<TCustomConfig>): Date {
+  const retentionHours = getTempChatRetentionHours(config);
+  const expiredAt = new Date();
+  expiredAt.setHours(expiredAt.getHours() + retentionHours);
+  return expiredAt;
+}
diff --git a/packages/api/src/utils/yaml.ts b/packages/api/src/utils/yaml.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..50ea0bd4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api/src/utils/yaml.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import fs from 'fs';
+import yaml from 'js-yaml';
+
+export function loadYaml(filepath: string) {
+  try {
+    const fileContents = fs.readFileSync(filepath, 'utf8');
+    return yaml.load(fileContents);
+  } catch (e) {
+    return e;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/data-provider/src/config.ts b/packages/data-provider/src/config.ts
index 4c896d023..004ed572c 100644
--- a/packages/data-provider/src/config.ts
+++ b/packages/data-provider/src/config.ts
@@ -510,6 +510,7 @@ export const intefaceSchema = z
     prompts: z.boolean().optional(),
     agents: z.boolean().optional(),
     temporaryChat: z.boolean().optional(),
+    temporaryChatRetention: z.number().min(1).max(8760).optional(),
     runCode: z.boolean().optional(),
     webSearch: z.boolean().optional(),
   })
diff --git a/packages/data-schemas/src/methods/session.ts b/packages/data-schemas/src/methods/session.ts
index c5af51e93..30700bc26 100644
--- a/packages/data-schemas/src/methods/session.ts
+++ b/packages/data-schemas/src/methods/session.ts
@@ -13,14 +13,10 @@ export class SessionError extends Error {
 }
 
 const { REFRESH_TOKEN_EXPIRY } = process.env ?? {};
-const expires = REFRESH_TOKEN_EXPIRY
-  ? eval(REFRESH_TOKEN_EXPIRY)
-  : 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 7; // 7 days default
+const expires = REFRESH_TOKEN_EXPIRY ? eval(REFRESH_TOKEN_EXPIRY) : 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 7; // 7 days default
 
 // Factory function that takes mongoose instance and returns the methods
 export function createSessionMethods(mongoose: typeof import('mongoose')) {
-  const Session = mongoose.models.Session;
-
   /**
    * Creates a new session for a user
    */
@@ -33,13 +29,14 @@ export function createSessionMethods(mongoose: typeof import('mongoose')) {
     }
 
     try {
-      const session = new Session({
+      const Session = mongoose.models.Session;
+      const currentSession = new Session({
         user: userId,
         expiration: options.expiration || new Date(Date.now() + expires),
       });
-      const refreshToken = await generateRefreshToken(session);
+      const refreshToken = await generateRefreshToken(currentSession);
 
-      return { session, refreshToken };
+      return { session: currentSession, refreshToken };
     } catch (error) {
       logger.error('[createSession] Error creating session:', error);
       throw new SessionError('Failed to create session', 'CREATE_SESSION_FAILED');
@@ -54,6 +51,7 @@ export function createSessionMethods(mongoose: typeof import('mongoose')) {
     options: t.SessionQueryOptions = { lean: true },
   ): Promise<t.ISession | null> {
     try {
+      const Session = mongoose.models.Session;
       const query: Record<string, unknown> = {};
 
       if (!params.refreshToken && !params.userId && !params.sessionId) {
@@ -109,6 +107,7 @@ export function createSessionMethods(mongoose: typeof import('mongoose')) {
     newExpiration?: Date,
   ): Promise<t.ISession> {
     try {
+      const Session = mongoose.models.Session;
       const sessionDoc = typeof session === 'string' ? await Session.findById(session) : session;
 
       if (!sessionDoc) {
@@ -128,6 +127,7 @@ export function createSessionMethods(mongoose: typeof import('mongoose')) {
    */
   async function deleteSession(params: t.DeleteSessionParams): Promise<{ deletedCount?: number }> {
     try {
+      const Session = mongoose.models.Session;
       if (!params.refreshToken && !params.sessionId) {
         throw new SessionError(
           'Either refreshToken or sessionId is required',
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ export function createSessionMethods(mongoose: typeof import('mongoose')) {
     options: t.DeleteAllSessionsOptions = {},
   ): Promise<{ deletedCount?: number }> {
     try {
+      const Session = mongoose.models.Session;
       if (!userId) {
         throw new SessionError('User ID is required', 'INVALID_USER_ID');
       }
@@ -237,6 +238,7 @@ export function createSessionMethods(mongoose: typeof import('mongoose')) {
    */
   async function countActiveSessions(userId: string): Promise<number> {
     try {
+      const Session = mongoose.models.Session;
       if (!userId) {
         throw new SessionError('User ID is required', 'INVALID_USER_ID');
       }