diff --git a/app/api/main.py b/app/api/main.py
index d5ce163..d7974a2 100644
--- a/app/api/main.py
+++ b/app/api/main.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 from fastapi import APIRouter
 
-from app.api.routes import auth, user
+from app.api.routes import auth, questions, user
 
 api_router = APIRouter()
 
 api_router.include_router(user.router, prefix="/users", tags=["users"])
 api_router.include_router(auth.router, prefix="/auth", tags=["auth"])
+api_router.include_router(questions.router, prefix="/questions", tags=["questions"])
diff --git a/app/api/routes/questions.py b/app/api/routes/questions.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fbc36df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/api/routes/questions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+from fastapi import APIRouter
+
+from app.settings import settings
+from app.utils.http_client import make_request
+
+router = APIRouter()
+
+
+GENERATOR_SERVICE_URL = settings.GENERATOR_SERVICE_URL
+
+
+@router.get("/daily_questions")
+def get_daily_questions():
+    """Fetch daily questions from the external generator service."""
+    url = f"{GENERATOR_SERVICE_URL}/api/v1/questions/get_daily_question"
+    return make_request("GET", url)
diff --git a/app/main.py b/app/main.py
index 4105d7a..f6e9a5e 100644
--- a/app/main.py
+++ b/app/main.py
@@ -1,13 +1,60 @@
 # from functools import lru_cache
-from fastapi import FastAPI
+import logging
+
+from fastapi import FastAPI, Request
+from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
 from fastapi.openapi.utils import get_openapi
+from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
 from starlette.middleware.sessions import SessionMiddleware
 
 from app.api.main import api_router
+from app.schemas.exceptions import ErrorResponse
 from app.settings import settings
+from app.utils.exceptions import AppException
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 app = FastAPI()
 
+origins = [
+    "http://localhost:5173",  # Vite local dev
+    "http://127.0.0.1:5173",
+    "http://yourdomain.com",  # replace with final domain
+]
+
+app.add_middleware(
+    CORSMiddleware,
+    allow_origins=origins,  # origins allowed
+    allow_credentials=True,
+    allow_methods=["*"],  # allow all HTTP methods
+    allow_headers=["*"],  # allow all headers
+)
+
+
+@app.exception_handler(AppException)
+async def app_exception_handler(_request: Request, exc: AppException):
+    logger.error("AppException: %s | Context: %s", exc.detail, exc.context)
+    return JSONResponse(
+        status_code=exc.status_code,
+        content=ErrorResponse(
+            detail=exc.detail,
+            code=exc.code,
+            status_code=exc.status_code,
+            context=exc.context,
+        ).model_dump(),
+    )
+
+
+@app.exception_handler(Exception)
+async def unhandled_exception_handler(_request: Request, exc: Exception):
+    logger.exception("Unhandled Exception occurred : %s", exc)
+    return JSONResponse(
+        status_code=500,
+        content=ErrorResponse(
+            detail="Internal Server Error", code="internal_error", status_code=500
+        ).model_dump(),
+    )
+
 
 def custom_openapi():
     if app.openapi_schema:
@@ -56,8 +103,5 @@ def health_check():
 app.include_router(api_router, prefix=settings.API_V1_STR, tags=["v1"])
 
 # TODO:
-
-# add middleware for CORS
 # add middleware for request and response
 # add basic logging setup
-# add exception handling for common errors
diff --git a/app/schemas/exceptions.py b/app/schemas/exceptions.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e2383c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/schemas/exceptions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from typing import Optional
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+
+class ErrorResponse(BaseModel):
+    detail: str
+    code: str
+    status_code: int
+    context: Optional[dict] = None
diff --git a/app/settings.py b/app/settings.py
index 64b9ffb..ad48c51 100644
--- a/app/settings.py
+++ b/app/settings.py
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID: str
     GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET: str
 
+    # Services endpoints
+    GENERATOR_SERVICE_URL: str
+
     class Config:
         """Configuration for the settings."""
 
diff --git a/app/utils/exceptions.py b/app/utils/exceptions.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9222b78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/utils/exceptions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+class AppException(Exception):
+    """Base application exception with additional context."""
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        detail: str,
+        code: str = "app_error",
+        status_code: int = 400,
+        context: dict | None = None,
+    ):
+        self.detail = detail
+        self.code = code
+        self.status_code = status_code
+        self.context = context or {}
+        super().__init__(detail)  # keeps the built-in Exception message
+
+
+class RequestTimeoutError(AppException):
+    """Raised when a request times out."""
+
+    def __init__(self, detail: str = "Request timed out", context: dict | None = None):
+        super().__init__(
+            detail=detail, code="timeout_error", status_code=408, context=context
+        )
+
+
+class RequestConnectionError(AppException):
+    """Raised when a connection to the server fails."""
+
+    def __init__(
+        self, detail: str = "Failed to connect to server", context: dict | None = None
+    ):
+        super().__init__(
+            detail=detail, code="connection_error", status_code=503, context=context
+        )
+
+
+class RequestHTTPError(AppException):
+    """Raised for non-2xx HTTP responses."""
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        detail: str = "HTTP error occurred",
+        status_code: int = 500,
+        context: dict | None = None,
+    ):
+        super().__init__(
+            detail=detail, code="http_error", status_code=status_code, context=context
+        )
diff --git a/app/utils/http_client.py b/app/utils/http_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5c28ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/utils/http_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
+
+import requests
+
+from app.utils.exceptions import (AppException, RequestConnectionError,
+                                  RequestHTTPError, RequestTimeoutError)
+
+
+def make_request(
+    method: str,
+    url: str,
+    params: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
+    data: Optional[Any] = None,
+    json: Optional[Any] = None,
+    headers: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
+    timeout: int = 60,
+) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """
+    Generic HTTP request utility.
+    """
+    try:
+        response = requests.request(
+            method=method,
+            url=url,
+            params=params,
+            data=data,
+            json=json,
+            headers=headers,
+            timeout=timeout,
+        )
+        response.raise_for_status()
+        return response.json()
+
+    except requests.Timeout as exc:
+        raise RequestTimeoutError(
+            "The request timed out", context={"url": url}
+        ) from exc
+
+    except requests.ConnectionError as exc:
+        raise RequestConnectionError(
+            "Failed to connect to the service", context={"url": url}
+        ) from exc
+
+    except requests.HTTPError as exc:
+        status_code = exc.response.status_code if exc.response else 500
+        message = exc.response.text if exc.response else str(exc)
+        raise RequestHTTPError(
+            detail=message, status_code=status_code, context={"url": url}
+        ) from exc
+
+    except Exception as exc:
+        # Catch-all wrapped in your base AppException
+        raise AppException(
+            "Unexpected error in HTTP request",
+            code="unexpected_request_error",
+            context={"url": url, "error": str(exc)},
+        ) from exc
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 506653c..2bebe1b 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ echo "Running Alembic migrations..."
 alembic upgrade head
 
 echo "Starting FastAPI app..."
-exec uvicorn app.main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000
+exec uvicorn app.main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --reload
diff --git a/local_setup.md b/local_setup.md
index 68f8bed..52bbd14 100644
--- a/local_setup.md
+++ b/local_setup.md
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
    POSTGRES_DB=JamAndFlow
    POSTGRES_HOST=db
    POSTGRES_PORT=5432
+
+   GENERATOR_SERVICE_URL=http://generator-service:8000
    ```
 
 # TODO: Add docker setup instructions below