diff --git a/tests/integration/test_api_endpoints.py b/tests/integration/test_api_endpoints.py
index 6c28e51c..7f4855bf 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_api_endpoints.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_api_endpoints.py
@@ -204,9 +204,145 @@ async def test_upload_and_search_endpoint(tmp_path: Path, disable_langflow_inges
             pass
 
 
+async def _wait_for_langflow_chat(
+    client: httpx.AsyncClient, payload: dict, timeout_s: float = 120.0
+) -> dict:
+    deadline = asyncio.get_event_loop().time() + timeout_s
+    last_payload = None
+    while asyncio.get_event_loop().time() < deadline:
+        resp = await client.post("/langflow", json=payload)
+        if resp.status_code == 200:
+            try:
+                data = resp.json()
+            except Exception:
+                last_payload = resp.text
+            else:
+                response_text = data.get("response")
+                if isinstance(response_text, str) and response_text.strip():
+                    return data
+                last_payload = data
+        else:
+            last_payload = resp.text
+        await asyncio.sleep(1.0)
+    raise AssertionError(f"/langflow never returned a usable response. Last payload: {last_payload}")
+
+
+async def _wait_for_nudges(
+    client: httpx.AsyncClient, chat_id: str | None = None, timeout_s: float = 90.0
+) -> dict:
+    endpoint = "/nudges" if not chat_id else f"/nudges/{chat_id}"
+    deadline = asyncio.get_event_loop().time() + timeout_s
+    last_payload = None
+    while asyncio.get_event_loop().time() < deadline:
+        resp = await client.get(endpoint)
+        if resp.status_code == 200:
+            try:
+                data = resp.json()
+            except Exception:
+                last_payload = resp.text
+            else:
+                response_text = data.get("response")
+                if isinstance(response_text, str) and response_text.strip():
+                    return data
+                last_payload = data
+        else:
+            last_payload = resp.text
+        await asyncio.sleep(1.0)
+    raise AssertionError(f"{endpoint} never returned a usable response. Last payload: {last_payload}")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_langflow_chat_and_nudges_endpoints():
+    """Exercise /langflow and /nudges endpoints against a live Langflow backend."""
+    required_env = ["LANGFLOW_CHAT_FLOW_ID", "NUDGES_FLOW_ID"]
+    missing = [var for var in required_env if not os.getenv(var)]
+    assert not missing, f"Missing required Langflow configuration: {missing}"
+
+    os.environ["DISABLE_INGEST_WITH_LANGFLOW"] = "true"
+    os.environ["DISABLE_STARTUP_INGEST"] = "true"
+    os.environ["GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID"] = ""
+    os.environ["GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET"] = ""
+
+    import sys
+
+    for mod in [
+        "src.api.chat",
+        "api.chat",
+        "src.api.nudges",
+        "api.nudges",
+        "src.api.router",
+        "api.router",
+        "src.api.connector_router",
+        "api.connector_router",
+        "src.config.settings",
+        "config.settings",
+        "src.auth_middleware",
+        "auth_middleware",
+        "src.main",
+        "api",
+        "src.api",
+        "services",
+        "src.services",
+        "services.search_service",
+        "src.services.search_service",
+        "services.chat_service",
+        "src.services.chat_service",
+    ]:
+        sys.modules.pop(mod, None)
+
+    from src.main import create_app, startup_tasks
+    from src.config.settings import clients, LANGFLOW_CHAT_FLOW_ID, NUDGES_FLOW_ID
+
+    assert LANGFLOW_CHAT_FLOW_ID, "LANGFLOW_CHAT_FLOW_ID must be configured for integration test"
+    assert NUDGES_FLOW_ID, "NUDGES_FLOW_ID must be configured for integration test"
+
+    await clients.initialize()
+    app = await create_app()
+    await startup_tasks(app.state.services)
+
+    langflow_client = None
+    deadline = asyncio.get_event_loop().time() + 60.0
+    while asyncio.get_event_loop().time() < deadline:
+        langflow_client = await clients.ensure_langflow_client()
+        if langflow_client is not None:
+            break
+        await asyncio.sleep(1.0)
+    assert langflow_client is not None, "Langflow client not initialized. Provide LANGFLOW_KEY or enable superuser auto-login."
+
+    transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=app)
+    try:
+        async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="http://testserver") as client:
+            await wait_for_service_ready(client)
+
+            prompt = "Respond with a brief acknowledgement for the OpenRAG integration test."
+            langflow_payload = {"prompt": prompt, "limit": 5, "scoreThreshold": 0}
+            langflow_data = await _wait_for_langflow_chat(client, langflow_payload)
+
+            assert isinstance(langflow_data.get("response"), str)
+            assert langflow_data["response"].strip()
+
+            response_id = langflow_data.get("response_id")
+
+            nudges_data = await _wait_for_nudges(client)
+            assert isinstance(nudges_data.get("response"), str)
+            assert nudges_data["response"].strip()
+
+            if response_id:
+                nudges_thread_data = await _wait_for_nudges(client, response_id)
+                assert isinstance(nudges_thread_data.get("response"), str)
+                assert nudges_thread_data["response"].strip()
+    finally:
+        from src.config.settings import clients
+
+        try:
+            await clients.close()
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_search_multi_embedding_models(
-    tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+    tmp_path: Path
 ):
     """Ensure /search fans out across multiple embedding models when present."""
     os.environ["DISABLE_INGEST_WITH_LANGFLOW"] = "true"