diff --git a/prometheus/prometheus.yml b/prometheus/prometheus.yml
index 7a7024cf..f459dad9 100644
--- a/prometheus/prometheus.yml
+++ b/prometheus/prometheus.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ scrape_configs:
         - 'vectorize:8000'
         - 'embeddings:8000'
         - 'kg-extract-definitions:8000'
+        - 'kg-extract-topics:8000'
         - 'kg-extract-relationships:8000'
         - 'store-graph-embeddings:8000'
         - 'store-triples:8000'
diff --git a/scripts/kg-extract-topics b/scripts/kg-extract-topics
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e8ff2688
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/kg-extract-topics
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+from trustgraph.extract.kg.topics import run
+
+run()
+
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 601524c9..94883544 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ setuptools.setup(
         "scripts/graph-to-turtle",
         "scripts/init-pulsar-manager",
         "scripts/kg-extract-definitions",
+        "scripts/kg-extract-topics",
         "scripts/kg-extract-relationships",
         "scripts/load-graph-embeddings",
         "scripts/load-pdf",
diff --git a/trustgraph/clients/prompt_client.py b/trustgraph/clients/prompt_client.py
index dd1f4e5d..f7f5a3ef 100644
--- a/trustgraph/clients/prompt_client.py
+++ b/trustgraph/clients/prompt_client.py
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ class PromptClient(BaseClient):
             kind="extract-definitions", chunk=chunk,
             timeout=timeout
         ).definitions
+    
+    def request_topics(self, chunk, timeout=300):
+
+        return self.call(
+            kind="extract-topics", chunk=chunk,
+            timeout=timeout
+        ).topics
 
     def request_relationships(self, chunk, timeout=300):
 
diff --git a/trustgraph/extract/kg/topics/__init__.py b/trustgraph/extract/kg/topics/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..81287a3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/trustgraph/extract/kg/topics/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+from . extract import *
+
diff --git a/trustgraph/extract/kg/topics/__main__.py b/trustgraph/extract/kg/topics/__main__.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..403fe672
--- /dev/null
+++ b/trustgraph/extract/kg/topics/__main__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+from . extract import run
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    run()
+
diff --git a/trustgraph/extract/kg/topics/extract.py b/trustgraph/extract/kg/topics/extract.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e2ebe5b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/trustgraph/extract/kg/topics/extract.py
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+
+"""
+Simple decoder, accepts embeddings+text chunks input, applies entity analysis to
+get entity definitions which are output as graph edges.
+"""
+
+import urllib.parse
+import json
+
+from .... schema import ChunkEmbeddings, Triple, Source, Value
+from .... schema import chunk_embeddings_ingest_queue, triples_store_queue
+from .... schema import prompt_request_queue
+from .... schema import prompt_response_queue
+from .... log_level import LogLevel
+from .... clients.prompt_client import PromptClient
+from .... rdf import TRUSTGRAPH_ENTITIES, DEFINITION
+from .... base import ConsumerProducer
+
+DEFINITION_VALUE = Value(value=DEFINITION, is_uri=True)
+
+module = ".".join(__name__.split(".")[1:-1])
+
+default_input_queue = chunk_embeddings_ingest_queue
+default_output_queue = triples_store_queue
+default_subscriber = module
+
+class Processor(ConsumerProducer):
+
+    def __init__(self, **params):
+
+        input_queue = params.get("input_queue", default_input_queue)
+        output_queue = params.get("output_queue", default_output_queue)
+        subscriber = params.get("subscriber", default_subscriber)
+        pr_request_queue = params.get(
+            "prompt_request_queue", prompt_request_queue
+        )
+        pr_response_queue = params.get(
+            "prompt_response_queue", prompt_response_queue
+        )
+
+        super(Processor, self).__init__(
+            **params | {
+                "input_queue": input_queue,
+                "output_queue": output_queue,
+                "subscriber": subscriber,
+                "input_schema": ChunkEmbeddings,
+                "output_schema": Triple,
+                "prompt_request_queue": pr_request_queue,
+                "prompt_response_queue": pr_response_queue,
+            }
+        )
+
+        self.prompt = PromptClient(
+            pulsar_host=self.pulsar_host,
+            input_queue=pr_request_queue,
+            output_queue=pr_response_queue,
+            subscriber = module + "-prompt",
+        )
+
+    def to_uri(self, text):
+
+        part = text.replace(" ", "-").lower().encode("utf-8")
+        quoted = urllib.parse.quote(part)
+        uri = TRUSTGRAPH_ENTITIES + quoted
+
+        return uri
+
+    def get_topics(self, chunk):
+
+        return self.prompt.request_topics(chunk)
+
+    def emit_edge(self, s, p, o):
+
+        t = Triple(s=s, p=p, o=o)
+        self.producer.send(t)
+
+    def handle(self, msg):
+
+        v = msg.value()
+        print(f"Indexing {v.source.id}...", flush=True)
+
+        chunk = v.chunk.decode("utf-8")
+
+        try:
+
+            defs = self.get_topics(chunk)
+
+            for defn in defs:
+
+                s = defn.name
+                o = defn.definition
+
+                if s == "": continue
+                if o == "": continue
+
+                if s is None: continue
+                if o is None: continue
+
+                s_uri = self.to_uri(s)
+
+                s_value = Value(value=str(s_uri), is_uri=True)
+                o_value = Value(value=str(o), is_uri=False)
+
+                self.emit_edge(s_value, DEFINITION_VALUE, o_value)
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            print("Exception: ", e, flush=True)
+
+        print("Done.", flush=True)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def add_args(parser):
+
+        ConsumerProducer.add_args(
+            parser, default_input_queue, default_subscriber,
+            default_output_queue,
+        )
+
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--prompt-request-queue',
+            default=prompt_request_queue,
+            help=f'Prompt request queue (default: {prompt_request_queue})',
+        )
+
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--prompt-completion-response-queue',
+            default=prompt_response_queue,
+            help=f'Prompt response queue (default: {prompt_response_queue})',
+        )
+
+def run():
+
+    Processor.start(module, __doc__)
+
diff --git a/trustgraph/model/prompt/generic/prompts.py b/trustgraph/model/prompt/generic/prompts.py
index e9254dd9..c16afc89 100644
--- a/trustgraph/model/prompt/generic/prompts.py
+++ b/trustgraph/model/prompt/generic/prompts.py
@@ -1,50 +1,92 @@
 
 def to_relationships(text):
 
-    prompt = f"""<instructions>
-Study the following text and derive entity relationships.  For each
-relationship, derive the subject, predicate and object of the relationship.
-Output relationships in JSON format as an arary of objects with fields:
-- subject: the subject of the relationship
-- predicate: the predicate
-- object: the object of the relationship
-- object-entity: false if the object is a simple data type: name, value or date.  true if it is an entity.
-</instructions>
+    prompt = f"""You are a helpful assistant that performs information extraction tasks for a provided text.
 
-<text>
+Read the provided text. You will model the text as an information network for a RDF knowledge graph in JSON.
+
+Information Network Rules:
+- An information network has subjects connected by predicates to objects.
+- A subject is a named-entity or a conceptual topic.
+- One subject can have many predicates and objects.
+- An object is a property or attribute of a subject.
+- A subject can be connected by a predicate to another subject.
+
+Reading Instructions:
+- Ignore document formatting in the provided text.
+- Study the provided text carefully.
+
+Here is the text: 
 {text}
-</text>
 
-<requirements>
-You will respond only with raw JSON format data. Do not provide
-explanations. Do not use special characters in the abstract text. The
-abstract must be written as plain text.  Do not add markdown formatting
-or headers or prefixes.
-</requirements>"""
+Response Instructions:
+- Obey the information network rules. 
+- Do not return special characters.
+- Respond only with well-formed JSON.
+- The JSON response shall be an array of JSON objects with keys "subject", "predicate", "object", and "object-entity".
+- The JSON response shall use the following structure:
+
+```json
+[{{"subject": string, "predicate": string, "object": string, "object-entity": boolean}}]
+```
+
+- The key "object-entity" is TRUE only if the "object" is a subject.
+- Do not write any additional text or explanations.
+"""
+    
+    return prompt
+
+def to_topics(text):
+
+    prompt = f"""You are a helpful assistant that performs information extraction tasks for a provided text.\nRead the provided text. You will identify topics and their definitions in JSON.
+
+Reading Instructions:
+- Ignore document formatting in the provided text.
+- Study the provided text carefully.
+
+Here is the text:
+{text}
+
+Response Instructions: 
+- Do not respond with special characters.
+- Return only topics that are concepts and unique to the provided text.
+- Respond only with well-formed JSON.
+- The JSON response shall be an array of objects with keys "topic" and "definition". 
+- The JSON response shall use the following structure:
+
+```json
+[{{"topic": string, "definition": string}}]
+```
+
+- Do not write any additional text or explanations.
+"""
     
     return prompt
     
 def to_definitions(text):
 
-    prompt = f"""<instructions>
-Study the following text and derive definitions for any discovered entities.
-Do not provide definitions for entities whose definitions are incomplete
-or unknown.
-Output relationships in JSON format as an arary of objects with fields:
-- entity: the name of the entity
-- definition: English text which defines the entity
-</instructions>
+    prompt = f"""You are a helpful assistant that performs information extraction tasks for a provided text.\nRead the provided text. You will identify entities and their definitions in JSON.
 
-<text>
+Reading Instructions:
+- Ignore document formatting in the provided text.
+- Study the provided text carefully.
+
+Here is the text:
 {text}
-</text>
 
-<requirements>
-You will respond only with raw JSON format data. Do not provide
-explanations. Do not use special characters in the abstract text. The
-abstract will be written as plain text.  Do not add markdown formatting
-or headers or prefixes.  Do not include null or unknown definitions.
-</requirements>"""
+Response Instructions:
+- Do not respond with special characters.
+- Return only entities that are named-entities such as: people, organizations, physical objects, locations, animals, products, commodotities, or substances.
+- Respond only with well-formed JSON. 
+- The JSON response shall be an array of objects with keys "entity" and "definition".
+- The JSON response shall use the following structure: 
+
+```json
+[{{"entity": string, "definition": string}}]
+```
+
+- Do not write any additional text or explanations.
+"""
     
     return prompt
 
diff --git a/trustgraph/model/prompt/generic/service.py b/trustgraph/model/prompt/generic/service.py
index bc78f664..16986980 100755
--- a/trustgraph/model/prompt/generic/service.py
+++ b/trustgraph/model/prompt/generic/service.py
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ Language service abstracts prompt engineering from LLM.
 """
 
 import json
+import re
 
 from .... schema import Definition, Relationship, Triple
+from .... schema import Topic
 from .... schema import PromptRequest, PromptResponse, Error
 from .... schema import TextCompletionRequest, TextCompletionResponse
 from .... schema import text_completion_request_queue
@@ -13,7 +15,7 @@ from .... schema import prompt_request_queue, prompt_response_queue
 from .... base import ConsumerProducer
 from .... clients.llm_client import LlmClient
 
-from . prompts import to_definitions, to_relationships
+from . prompts import to_definitions, to_relationships, to_topics
 from . prompts import to_kg_query, to_document_query, to_rows
 
 module = ".".join(__name__.split(".")[1:-1])
@@ -56,12 +58,15 @@ class Processor(ConsumerProducer):
         )
 
     def parse_json(self, text):
-        
-        # Hacky, workaround temperamental JSON markdown
-        text = text.replace("```json", "")
-        text = text.replace("```", "")
+        json_match = re.search(r'```(?:json)?(.*?)```', text, re.DOTALL)
+    
+        if json_match:
+            json_str = json_match.group(1).strip()
+        else:
+            # If no delimiters, assume the entire output is JSON
+            json_str = text.strip()
 
-        return json.loads(text)
+        return json.loads(json_str)
 
     def handle(self, msg):
 
@@ -80,6 +85,11 @@ class Processor(ConsumerProducer):
             self.handle_extract_definitions(id, v)
             return
 
+        elif kind == "extract-topics":
+
+            self.handle_extract_topics(id, v)
+            return
+
         elif kind == "extract-relationships":
 
             self.handle_extract_relationships(id, v)
@@ -164,6 +174,65 @@ class Processor(ConsumerProducer):
 
             self.producer.send(r, properties={"id": id})
 
+    def handle_extract_topics(self, id, v):
+
+        try:
+
+            prompt = to_topics(v.chunk)
+
+            ans = self.llm.request(prompt)
+
+            # Silently ignore JSON parse error
+            try:
+                defs = self.parse_json(ans)
+            except:
+                print("JSON parse error, ignored", flush=True)
+                defs = []
+
+            output = []
+
+            for defn in defs:
+
+                try:
+                    e = defn["topic"]
+                    d = defn["definition"]
+
+                    if e == "": continue
+                    if e is None: continue
+                    if d == "": continue
+                    if d is None: continue
+
+                    output.append(
+                        Topic(
+                            name=e, definition=d
+                        )
+                    )
+
+                except:
+                    print("definition fields missing, ignored", flush=True)
+
+            print("Send response...", flush=True)
+            r = PromptResponse(topics=output, error=None)
+            self.producer.send(r, properties={"id": id})
+
+            print("Done.", flush=True)
+        
+        except Exception as e:
+
+            print(f"Exception: {e}")
+
+            print("Send error response...", flush=True)
+
+            r = PromptResponse(
+                error=Error(
+                    type = "llm-error",
+                    message = str(e),
+                ),
+                response=None,
+            )
+
+            self.producer.send(r, properties={"id": id})
+
     def handle_extract_relationships(self, id, v):
 
         try:
diff --git a/trustgraph/model/prompt/template/prompts.py b/trustgraph/model/prompt/template/prompts.py
index 8b25c621..e3148157 100644
--- a/trustgraph/model/prompt/template/prompts.py
+++ b/trustgraph/model/prompt/template/prompts.py
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ def to_relationships(template, text):
 def to_definitions(template, text):
     return template.format(text=text)
 
+def to_topics(template, text):
+    return template.format(text=text)
+
 def to_rows(template, schema, text):
 
     field_schema = [
diff --git a/trustgraph/model/prompt/template/service.py b/trustgraph/model/prompt/template/service.py
index ce595720..14b65d5a 100755
--- a/trustgraph/model/prompt/template/service.py
+++ b/trustgraph/model/prompt/template/service.py
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ Language service abstracts prompt engineering from LLM.
 """
 
 import json
+import re
 
 from .... schema import Definition, Relationship, Triple
+from .... schema import Topic
 from .... schema import PromptRequest, PromptResponse, Error
 from .... schema import TextCompletionRequest, TextCompletionResponse
 from .... schema import text_completion_request_queue
@@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ from .... base import ConsumerProducer
 from .... clients.llm_client import LlmClient
 
 from . prompts import to_definitions, to_relationships, to_rows
-from . prompts import to_kg_query, to_document_query
+from . prompts import to_kg_query, to_document_query, to_topics
 
 module = ".".join(__name__.split(".")[1:-1])
 
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ class Processor(ConsumerProducer):
         )
         definition_template = params.get("definition_template")
         relationship_template = params.get("relationship_template")
+        topic_template = params.get("topic_template")
         rows_template = params.get("rows_template")
         knowledge_query_template = params.get("knowledge_query_template")
         document_query_template = params.get("document_query_template")
@@ -62,18 +65,22 @@ class Processor(ConsumerProducer):
         )
 
         self.definition_template = definition_template
+        self.topic_template = topic_template
         self.relationship_template = relationship_template
         self.rows_template = rows_template
         self.knowledge_query_template = knowledge_query_template
         self.document_query_template = document_query_template
 
     def parse_json(self, text):
-        
-        # Hacky, workaround temperamental JSON markdown
-        text = text.replace("```json", "")
-        text = text.replace("```", "")
+        json_match = re.search(r'```(?:json)?(.*?)```', text, re.DOTALL)
+    
+        if json_match:
+            json_str = json_match.group(1).strip()
+        else:
+            # If no delimiters, assume the entire output is JSON
+            json_str = text.strip()
 
-        return json.loads(text)
+        return json.loads(json_str)
 
     def handle(self, msg):
 
@@ -92,6 +99,11 @@ class Processor(ConsumerProducer):
             self.handle_extract_definitions(id, v)
             return
 
+        elif kind == "extract-topics":
+
+            self.handle_extract_topics(id, v)
+            return
+
         elif kind == "extract-relationships":
 
             self.handle_extract_relationships(id, v)
@@ -176,6 +188,66 @@ class Processor(ConsumerProducer):
 
             self.producer.send(r, properties={"id": id})
 
+    def handle_extract_topics(self, id, v):
+
+        try:
+
+            prompt = to_topics(self.topic_template, v.chunk)
+
+            ans = self.llm.request(prompt)
+
+            # Silently ignore JSON parse error
+            try:
+                defs = self.parse_json(ans)
+            except:
+                print("JSON parse error, ignored", flush=True)
+                defs = []
+
+            output = []
+
+            for defn in defs:
+
+                try:
+                    e = defn["topic"]
+                    d = defn["definition"]
+
+                    if e == "": continue
+                    if e is None: continue
+                    if d == "": continue
+                    if d is None: continue
+
+                    output.append(
+                        Topic(
+                            name=e, definition=d
+                        )
+                    )
+
+                except:
+                    print("definition fields missing, ignored", flush=True)
+
+            print("Send response...", flush=True)
+            r = PromptResponse(topics=output, error=None)
+            self.producer.send(r, properties={"id": id})
+
+            print("Done.", flush=True)
+        
+        except Exception as e:
+
+            print(f"Exception: {e}")
+
+            print("Send error response...", flush=True)
+
+            r = PromptResponse(
+                error=Error(
+                    type = "llm-error",
+                    message = str(e),
+                ),
+                response=None,
+            )
+
+            self.producer.send(r, properties={"id": id})
+
+
     def handle_extract_relationships(self, id, v):
 
         try:
@@ -415,6 +487,12 @@ class Processor(ConsumerProducer):
             help=f'Definition extraction template',
         )
 
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--topic-template',
+            required=True,
+            help=f'Topic extraction template',
+        )
+
         parser.add_argument(
             '--rows-template',
             required=True,
diff --git a/trustgraph/schema/prompt.py b/trustgraph/schema/prompt.py
index 69f81ff3..c7dbfd43 100644
--- a/trustgraph/schema/prompt.py
+++ b/trustgraph/schema/prompt.py
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ class Definition(Record):
     name = String()
     definition = String()
 
+class Topic(Record):
+    name = String()
+    definition = String()
+
 class Relationship(Record):
     s = String()
     p = String()
@@ -46,6 +50,7 @@ class PromptResponse(Record):
     error = Error()
     answer = String()
     definitions = Array(Definition())
+    topics = Array(Topic())
     relationships = Array(Relationship())
     rows = Array(Map(String()))