diff --git a/backend/src/main.py b/backend/src/main.py
index da6af2c6..bf78c0cc 100644
--- a/backend/src/main.py
+++ b/backend/src/main.py
@@ -74,24 +74,6 @@ def proteins_enrichment():
     json_str = json.dumps(list_enrichment.to_dict("records"), ensure_ascii=False, separators=(",", ":"))
     return Response(json_str, mimetype="application/json")
 
-@app.route("/api/subgraph/chatbot", methods=["POST"])
-def proteins_chatbot():
-    message = request.form.get("message")
-    
-    g4f.debug.logging = True # enable logging
-    g4f.check_version = False # Disable automatic version checking
-    print(g4f.version) # check version
-    print(g4f.Provider.Ails.params)  # supported args
-
-    # normal response
-    response = g4f.ChatCompletion.create(
-        model="gpt-3.5-turbo",
-        provider=g4f.Provider.Yqcloud,
-        messages=[{"role": "user", "content": message}]
-    )  # alternative model setting#
-    if response != None:
-        return Response(str(response), mimetype="application/json")
-
 # ====================== Subgraph API ======================
 # request comes from home.js
 # TODO Refactor this
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/pane/modules/node/ChatbotInformation.vue b/frontend/src/components/pane/modules/node/ChatbotInformation.vue
index 743587f8..b974f237 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/pane/modules/node/ChatbotInformation.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/pane/modules/node/ChatbotInformation.vue
@@ -1,17 +1,6 @@
 <template>
     <div id="chatbot">
-        <div v-if="await_answer==true" class="loading_pane" ></div>
-        <div v-if="await_answer==false">
-            <div class="text">{{ protein_information }}</div>
-            <div id="search-1" v-if="protein_information" v-on:click="ask_question(protein_questions[0])">
-                <img class="search-field-icon" src="@/assets/toolbar/search.png">
-                <span>{{ protein_questions[0] }}</span>
-            </div>
-            <div id="search-2" v-if="protein_information" v-on:click="ask_question(protein_questions[1])">
-                <img class="search-field-icon" src="@/assets/toolbar/search.png">
-                <span>{{ protein_questions[1] }}</span>
-            </div>
-        </div>
+        <div class="text">{{ protein_information }}</div>
     </div>
 </template>
 
@@ -23,50 +12,16 @@ export default {
     data() {
         return {
             protein_information: "",
-            protein_questions:"",
-            await_answer:false,
-            protein_name:''
         }
     },
     watch:{
         active_node(){
-
-            if (this.active_node == null) {
-                return;
-            }
-            
-            this.protein_name = this.active_node.attributes["Name"]
-            this.protein_information = ""
-            this.generate_informations(`What is Gene/Protein ${this.protein_name} in 2 Sentences?`, false)
-            this.generate_informations(`Give me 2 common corrolated questions to Gene ${this.protein_name} with maximum 7 Words!`, true)
-            
-        }
+            if (this.active_node == null) return
+            this.protein_information = this.active_node.attributes['Description']
+        },
     },
     methods:{
-        generate_informations(message, question){
-            var com = this
-            //Adding proteins and species to formdata 
-            var formData = new FormData()
-            formData.append('message', message)
-
-            this.await_answer = true
 
-            //POST request for generating pathways
-            com.sourceToken = this.axios.CancelToken.source();
-            com.axios
-            .post("api/subgraph/chatbot", formData, { cancelToken: com.sourceToken.token })
-            .then((response) => {
-                if(!question) {
-                    this.protein_information = response.data
-                    this.await_answer = false
-                }
-                else this.protein_questions = response.data.split(/\d+\.\s+/).filter(question => question !== '');
-            })
-        },
-        ask_question(message){
-            this.generate_informations(`${message} in correlation with Gene ${this.protein_name}. Do a short answer` , false)
-            this.generate_informations(`Give me 2 question with maximal 7 words correlated to your previous answer: ${this.protein_information}` , true)
-        }
     }
 }
 </script>
@@ -82,15 +37,10 @@ export default {
     padding: 0% 2% 2% 2%;
 }
 
-#chatbot .loading_pane {
-    margin-top: 40%;
-    
-}
-
 #chatbot .text {
     width: 100%;
     top: 16%;
-    height: 50%;
+    height: 80%;
     overflow-y: scroll;
     position: absolute;
     padding: 0 5% 0 2%;
@@ -100,18 +50,6 @@ export default {
   display: none;
 }
 
-
-#chatbot #search-1 {
-    position: absolute;
-    top: 72%;
-    width:100%;
-}
-#chatbot #search-2 {
-    position: absolute;
-    top: 84%;
-    width:100%;
-}
-
 #chatbot #search-1 span,
 #chatbot #search-2 span {
     margin-left: 10%;
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/pane/modules/node/NetworkStatistics.vue b/frontend/src/components/pane/modules/node/NetworkStatistics.vue
index 2a9e6d51..2262070e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/pane/modules/node/NetworkStatistics.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/pane/modules/node/NetworkStatistics.vue
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export default {
 #statistics {
     width: 100%;
     height: 100%;
-    top: 16.35%;
+    top: 20.35%;
     position: absolute;
     font-family: 'ABeeZee', sans-serif;
     padding: 0% 2% 2% 2%;
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ export default {
 }
 
 #statistics .network-results {
-    height: 69%;
+    height: 67%;
     overflow: scroll;
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/pane/modules/node/NodeConnections.vue b/frontend/src/components/pane/modules/node/NodeConnections.vue
index f525d205..a0cdba4a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/pane/modules/node/NodeConnections.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/pane/modules/node/NodeConnections.vue
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@ export default {
 #connect {
     width: 100%;
     height: 100%;
-    top: 16.35%;
+    top: 18.35%;
     position: absolute;
     font-family: 'ABeeZee', sans-serif;
     padding: 0% 2% 2% 2%;
 }
 
 #connect .network-results {
-    height: 70%;
+    height: 68%;
     overflow: scroll;
 }
 </style>
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diff --git a/frontend/src/components/pane/modules/node/NodePane.vue b/frontend/src/components/pane/modules/node/NodePane.vue
index bf4438b5..21f57d5f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/pane/modules/node/NodePane.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/pane/modules/node/NodePane.vue
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
                     <span>routing</span>
                 </div>
                 <div class="subsection-main">
+                    <RoutingNode 
+                    :active_node='active_node'
+                    :gephi_data='gephi_data'
+                    ></RoutingNode>
                 </div>
             </div>
         </div>
@@ -48,6 +52,7 @@
 import NetworkStatistics from '@/components/pane/modules/node/NetworkStatistics.vue'
 import NodeConnections from '@/components/pane/modules/node/NodeConnections.vue'
 import ChatbotInformation from '@/components/pane/modules/node/ChatbotInformation.vue'
+import RoutingNode from '@/components/pane/modules/node/RoutingNode.vue'
 
 export default {
     name: 'NodePane',
@@ -56,7 +61,8 @@ export default {
     components: {
         NetworkStatistics,
         ChatbotInformation,
-        NodeConnections
+        NodeConnections,
+        RoutingNode
 
     },
     data() {
@@ -70,9 +76,6 @@ export default {
                 imageSrc: require('@/assets/pane/protein-icon.png')
             },
             nodes: this.gephi_data.nodes,
-            selected_protein: null,
-            path: true,
-            protein_name:""
         }
     },
     watch: {
@@ -116,22 +119,8 @@ export default {
         select_node(value) {
             this.emitter.emit("searchNode", value);
         },
-        retrieve_path() {
-            this.path = true
-            if(this.selected_protein == null) {
-                this.emitter.emit("reset_protein", this.active_node)
-                return
-            }
-            this.emitter.emit("searchPathway", {"source":this.active_node.id ,"target": this.selected_protein.id});
-        },
         
     },
-    mounted(){
-        this.emitter.on("emptySet", (state) => {
-            this.path = state
-        });
-
-    }
 }
 </script>
 
@@ -196,7 +185,7 @@ export default {
     }
 
     #routing {
-        height: 18%;
+        height: 20%;
     }
 
     #network {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/pane/modules/node/RoutingNode.vue b/frontend/src/components/pane/modules/node/RoutingNode.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6e812714
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/pane/modules/node/RoutingNode.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+<template>
+    <div id="route">
+        <div class="search-field">
+            <img class="search-field-icon" src="@/assets/toolbar/search.png">
+            <input type="text" v-model="search_raw" class="empty" placeholder="enter target protein" @keyup.enter="retrieve_path(search_raw)"/>
+        </div>
+        <div class="request_answer">
+            <span>connection: {{ path }}</span>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+
+export default {
+    name: 'RoutingNode',
+    props: ['active_node','gephi_data'],
+    data() {
+        return {
+            search_raw:"",
+            path: null,
+            target_prot: null,
+        }
+    },
+    mounted(){
+        this.emitter.on("emptySet", (state) => {
+            this.path = state
+        });
+    },
+    watch:{
+        active_node(){
+            if (!this.active_node) {
+                this.search_raw = ''
+                this.path = false
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    methods:{
+        retrieve_path(target) {
+            if(!target) {
+                this.emitter.emit("reset_protein", this.active_node)
+                return
+            }
+
+            this.target_prot = this.gephi_data.nodes.filter(function(node) {
+                return (node.attributes['Name'].toLowerCase() === target.toLowerCase());
+            })[0];
+
+            if(!this.target_prot) {
+                this.path=false
+                return
+            }
+            this.emitter.emit("searchPathway", {"source":this.active_node.id ,"target": this.target_prot.id});
+        },
+    },
+}
+</script>
+
+<style>
+#route {
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+    top: 25%;
+    position: absolute;
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: center;
+    font-family: 'ABeeZee', sans-serif;
+    padding: 0% 2% 2% 2%;
+}
+
+#route .search-field{
+    width: 70%;
+    height: 25%;
+    display: flex;
+    border-radius: 5px;
+    background: rgba(222, 222, 222, 0.3);
+    position: absolute;
+    align-items: center;
+    align-content: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    z-index: 999;
+}
+
+#route .search-field input[type=text] {
+    margin-left: 10%;
+    font-size: 0.7vw;
+    width: 83%;
+    background: none;
+    color: white;
+    cursor: default;
+    font-family: 'ABeeZee', sans-serif;
+    border: none;
+}
+
+.request_answer {
+    top: 30%;
+    left: 20%;
+    position: absolute;
+    display: block;
+    font-size: 0.7vw;
+}
+
+.request_answer span{
+    color: white;
+    float: left;
+    clear: left;
+}
+</style>
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diff --git a/frontend/src/components/visualization/MainVis.vue b/frontend/src/components/visualization/MainVis.vue
index 6a692d13..6059ad52 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/visualization/MainVis.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/visualization/MainVis.vue
@@ -848,6 +848,7 @@ export default {
     const endNode = sigma_instance.graph.getNodeFromIndex(endID);
     const paths = new Set(sigma_instance.graph.astar(startNode.id, endNode.id));
     if(paths.size == 0) this.emitter.emit("emptySet", false);
+    else this.emitter.emit("emptySet", true);
     
     sigma_instance.graph.nodes().forEach(n =>{
       if(paths.has(n)){