diff --git a/aips/__init__.py b/aips/__init__.py
index 507794ef..59b28f51 100644
--- a/aips/__init__.py
+++ b/aips/__init__.py
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
 import re
 import requests
 
-engine_type_map = {"SOLR": SolrEngine()}
+from engines.weaviate.WeaviateEngine import WeaviateEngine
+
+engine_type_map = {"SOLR": SolrEngine(), "WEAVIATE":WeaviateEngine()}
 
 def get_engine():
     return engine_type_map[environment.get("AIPS_SEARCH_ENGINE", "SOLR")]
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 8d14dd75..7b3938b0 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ services:
       - 2345:2345 # Search Webserver 
     depends_on:
       - solr
+      - weaviate
     networks:
       - solr-network
     restart: unless-stopped
@@ -47,6 +48,27 @@ services:
     restart: unless-stopped
     depends_on:
       - zookeeper
+  
+  weaviate:
+    build:
+      context: ./engines/weaviate/build/
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    container_name: aips-weaviate
+    ports:
+      - 8090:8080
+      - 50051:50051
+    volumes:
+      - weaviate_data:/var/lib/weaviate
+    restart: on-failure:0
+    environment:
+      QUERY_DEFAULTS_LIMIT: 25
+      AUTHENTICATION_ANONYMOUS_ACCESS_ENABLED: 'true'
+      PERSISTENCE_DATA_PATH: '/var/lib/weaviate'
+      DEFAULT_VECTORIZER_MODULE: 'none'
+      ENABLE_MODULES: ''
+      CLUSTER_HOSTNAME: 'node1'
+    networks:
+      - solr-network
 
   zookeeper:
     image: zookeeper:3.5.8
@@ -62,3 +84,6 @@ services:
 networks:
   zk-solr:  
   solr-network:
+
+volumes:
+  weaviate_data:
diff --git a/engines/weaviate/WeaviateCollection.py b/engines/weaviate/WeaviateCollection.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d8ced0f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engines/weaviate/WeaviateCollection.py
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from xmlrpc.client import boolean
+import aips.environment as env
+import json
+from engines.Collection import Collection
+
+
+class WeaviateCollection(Collection):
+    def __init__(self, name):
+        self.name = name
+
+    # @abstractmethod
+    def commit(self):
+        "Force the collection to commit all uncommited data into the collection"
+        pass
+
+    # @abstractmethod
+    def write(self, dataframe):
+        "Writes a pyspark dataframe containing documents into the collection"
+        pass
+
+    # @abstractmethod
+    def add_documents(self, docs, commit=True):
+        "Adds a collection of documents into the collection"
+        pass
+
+    # @abstractmethod
+    def transform_request(self, **search_args):
+        "Transforms a generic search request into a native search request"
+        pass
+
+    # @abstractmethod
+    def transform_response(self, search_response):
+        "Transform a native search response into a generic search response"
+        pass
+
+    # @abstractmethod
+    def native_search(self, request=None):
+        "Executes a search against the search engine given a native search request"
+        pass
+
+    # @abstractmethod
+    def vector_search(self, **search_args):
+        "Executes a vector search given a vector search request"
+        pass
+
+    # @abstractmethod
+    def search_for_random_document(self, query):
+        "Searches for a random document matching the query"
+        pass
+
+    # @abstractmethod
+    def spell_check(self, query, log=False):
+        "Execute a spellcheck against the collection"
+        pass
+
+    def search(self, **search_args):
+        """
+        Searches the collection
+        :param str query: The main query for the search request
+        :param str query_parser: The name of the query parser to use in the search
+        :param list of str query_fields: the fields to query against
+        :param list of str return_fields: the fields to return on each document
+        :param list of tuple of str filters: A list of tuples (field, value) to filter the results by
+        :param int limit: The number of results to return
+        :param list of tuple of str order_by: A list of tuples (field, ASC/DESC) to order the results by
+        :param str rerank_query: A query to rerank the results by
+        :param str default_operator: Sets the default operator of the search query (AND/OR)
+        :param str min_match: Specificies the minimum matching constraints for matching documents
+        :param str query_boosts: A boost query to boost documents at query time
+        :param tuple of str index_time_boosts: An index time boost
+        :param boolean explain: Enables debugging on the request
+        :param boolean log: Enables logging for the query
+        :param boolean highlight: Returns results with highlight information (if supported)
+        """
+        request = self.transform_request(**search_args)
+        if "log" in search_args or env.get("PRINT_REQUESTS", False):
+            print(json.dumps(request, indent=2))
+        search_response = self.native_search(request=request)
+        if "log" in search_args:
+            print(json.dumps(search_response, indent=2))
+        return self.transform_response(search_response)
diff --git a/engines/weaviate/WeaviateEngine.py b/engines/weaviate/WeaviateEngine.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..38c89fa1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engines/weaviate/WeaviateEngine.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from engines.Engine import Engine
+from engines.weaviate.WeaviateCollection import WeaviateCollection
+import weaviate
+
+
+class WeaviateEngine(Engine):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.client = weaviate.connect_to_local(port=8090)
+
+    def health_check(self):
+        "Checks the state of the search engine returning a boolean"
+        return self.client.is_ready()
+
+    def print_status(self, response):
+        "Prints the resulting status of a search engine request"
+        if response:
+            print("Status: Success")
+
+    def create_collection(self, name):
+        "Create and initialize the schema for a collection, returns the initialized collection"
+        collection_exists = self.client.collections.exists(name)
+        if collection_exists:
+            print(f"Wiping collection {name}")
+            self.client.collections.delete(name)
+
+        print(f"Creating collection {name}")
+        collection = self.client.collections.create(name)
+
+        self.apply_schema_for_collection(name)
+        self.print_status(collection)
+        return collection
+
+    def get_collection(self, name):
+        "Returns initialized object for a given collection"
+        return WeaviateCollection(name)
+
+    def apply_schema_for_collection(self, collection):
+        "Applies the appriorate schema for a given collection"
+        print(f"Using auto schema for collection {collection}")
+
+    def enable_ltr(self, collection):
+        "Initializes LTR dependencies for a given collection"
+        raise NotImplementedError("¯\\_(ツ)_/¯")
diff --git a/engines/weaviate/__init__.py b/engines/weaviate/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/engines/weaviate/build/Dockerfile b/engines/weaviate/build/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0fca63dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engines/weaviate/build/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+FROM cr.weaviate.io/semitechnologies/weaviate:1.25.3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/engines/weaviate/build/docker-compose.yml b/engines/weaviate/build/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..200f311e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engines/weaviate/build/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+---
+services:
+  weaviate:
+    command:
+    - --host
+    - 0.0.0.0
+    - --port
+    - '8080'
+    - --scheme
+    - http
+    image: cr.weaviate.io/semitechnologies/weaviate:1.25.3
+    ports:
+    - 8090:8080
+    - 50051:50051
+    volumes:
+    - weaviate_data:/var/lib/weaviate
+    restart: on-failure:0
+    environment:
+      QUERY_DEFAULTS_LIMIT: 25
+      AUTHENTICATION_ANONYMOUS_ACCESS_ENABLED: 'true'
+      PERSISTENCE_DATA_PATH: '/var/lib/weaviate'
+      DEFAULT_VECTORIZER_MODULE: 'none'
+      ENABLE_MODULES: ''
+      CLUSTER_HOSTNAME: 'node1'
+volumes:
+  weaviate_data:
+...
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/engines/weaviate/requirements.txt b/engines/weaviate/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ac95bf1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engines/weaviate/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+weaviate-client
+pytest
+IPython
+pandas
+black
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/engines/weaviate/tests/test_WeaviateEngine.py b/engines/weaviate/tests/test_WeaviateEngine.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a33db4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engines/weaviate/tests/test_WeaviateEngine.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import uuid
+import pytest
+import sys
+
+sys.path.insert(0, "/workspaces/ai-powered-search/")
+
+from aips import set_engine, get_engine
+from engines.weaviate.WeaviateEngine import WeaviateEngine
+from aips import set_engine, get_engine
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def weaviate_engine():
+    set_engine("weaviate")
+    yield get_engine()
+
+
+def test_health_check(weaviate_engine):
+    assert weaviate_engine.health_check() == True
+
+
+def test_create_and_get_collection(weaviate_engine):
+    collection_name = f"TestCollection_{uuid.uuid4().hex}"
+    weaviate_engine.create_collection(collection_name)
+
+    assert weaviate_engine.client.collections.exists(collection_name)
+
+    collection = weaviate_engine.get_collection(collection_name)
+
+    assert collection.__class__.__name__ == "WeaviateCollection"
+    assert collection.name == collection_name
+
+
+def test_enable_ltr(weaviate_engine):
+    collection_name = f"TestCollection_{uuid.uuid4().hex}"
+    weaviate_engine.create_collection(collection_name)
+
+    collection = weaviate_engine.get_collection(collection_name)
+    with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError):
+        weaviate_engine.enable_ltr(collection)