diff --git a/src/utils.jl b/src/utils.jl
index ab0b7e0..b82735a 100644
--- a/src/utils.jl
+++ b/src/utils.jl
@@ -113,8 +113,28 @@ function prepareContext(state::agentState)::Vector{agentMessage}
 end
 
 
-function formatMsgForLLM()
-  
+""" convert preparedcontext into openai message format ready to be used by LLM
+"""
+function formatMsgForLLM(messages::Vector{agentMessage})::Vector{Dict{String, Any}}
+  """ openai message format
+  message = Dict(
+    "role" => "user",
+    "content" => [
+      Dict("type" => "text", "text" => 
+      "
+      Do you have Brunello di Montalcino from Tenuta CastelGiocon?
+      "),
+      Dict(
+        "type" => "image_url",
+        "image_url" => Dict("url" => data1_uri)
+      )
+    ]
+  )
+  """
+
+  # convert various messages to openai message format
+
+  return openai_message
 end