diff --git a/tests/test-lang-topics b/tests/test-lang-topics
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..2b668524
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-lang-topics
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import pulsar
+from trustgraph.clients.prompt_client import PromptClient
+
+p = PromptClient(pulsar_host="pulsar://localhost:6650")
+
+chunk = """I noticed a cat in my garden.  It is a four-legged animal
+which is a mammal and can be tame or wild.  I wonder if it will be friends
+with me.  I think the cat's name is Fred and it has 4 legs"""
+
+resp = p.request_topics(
+    chunk=chunk,
+)
+
+for d in resp:
+    print(d.topic)
+    print("  ", d.definition)
+
diff --git a/trustgraph-base/trustgraph/clients/prompt_client.py b/trustgraph-base/trustgraph/clients/prompt_client.py
index 9a41cbf9..b43a854d 100644
--- a/trustgraph-base/trustgraph/clients/prompt_client.py
+++ b/trustgraph-base/trustgraph/clients/prompt_client.py
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ class Relationship:
     o: str
     o_entity: str
 
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class Topic:
+    topic: str
+    definition: str
+
 class PromptClient(BaseClient):
 
     def __init__(
@@ -104,13 +109,18 @@ class PromptClient(BaseClient):
 
     def request_topics(self, chunk, timeout=300):
 
-        return self.request(
+        topics = self.request(
             id="extract-topics",
             terms={
                 "text": chunk
             },
             timeout=timeout
         )
+        
+        return [
+            Topic(topic=d["topic"], definition=d["definition"])
+            for d in topics
+        ]
 
     def request_rows(self, schema, chunk, timeout=300):