diff --git a/backends/exllamav2/model.py b/backends/exllamav2/model.py
index 3478820..d9a52ac 100644
--- a/backends/exllamav2/model.py
+++ b/backends/exllamav2/model.py
@@ -486,16 +486,18 @@ class ExllamaV2Container:
             "rope_scale": self.config.scale_pos_emb,
             "rope_alpha": self.config.scale_alpha_value,
             "max_seq_len": self.config.max_seq_len,
+            "max_batch_size": self.max_batch_size,
             "cache_size": self.cache_size,
             "cache_mode": self.cache_mode,
             "chunk_size": self.config.max_input_len,
             "num_experts_per_token": self.config.num_experts_per_token,
-            "prompt_template": self.prompt_template.name
-            if self.prompt_template
-            else None,
             "use_vision": self.use_vision,
         }
 
+        if self.prompt_template:
+            model_params["prompt_template"] = self.prompt_template.name
+            model_params["prompt_template_content"] = self.prompt_template.raw_template
+
         if self.draft_config:
             draft_model_params = {
                 "name": self.draft_model_dir.name,
@@ -759,6 +761,10 @@ class ExllamaV2Container:
                 max_batch_size=self.max_batch_size,
                 paged=self.paged,
             )
+
+            # Update the state of the container var
+            if self.max_batch_size is None:
+                self.max_batch_size = self.generator.generator.max_batch_size
         finally:
             # This means the generator is being recreated
             # The load lock is already released in the load function
diff --git a/common/optional_dependencies.py b/common/optional_dependencies.py
index e98a668..06b1286 100644
--- a/common/optional_dependencies.py
+++ b/common/optional_dependencies.py
@@ -14,14 +14,13 @@ class DependenciesModel(BaseModel):
     torch: bool
     exllamav2: bool
     flash_attn: bool
-    outlines: bool
     infinity_emb: bool
     sentence_transformers: bool
 
     @computed_field
     @property
     def extras(self) -> bool:
-        return self.outlines and self.infinity_emb and self.sentence_transformers
+        return self.infinity_emb and self.sentence_transformers
 
     @computed_field
     @property
diff --git a/endpoints/Kobold/utils/generation.py b/endpoints/Kobold/utils/generation.py
index 8ffbf0d..2086788 100644
--- a/endpoints/Kobold/utils/generation.py
+++ b/endpoints/Kobold/utils/generation.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import asyncio
 from asyncio import CancelledError
 from fastapi import HTTPException, Request
 from loguru import logger
-from sse_starlette import ServerSentEvent
+from sse_starlette.event import ServerSentEvent
 
 from common import model
 from common.networking import (
diff --git a/endpoints/core/router.py b/endpoints/core/router.py
index 6b48182..6217475 100644
--- a/endpoints/core/router.py
+++ b/endpoints/core/router.py
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@ from endpoints.core.types.lora import LoraList, LoraLoadRequest, LoraLoadRespons
 from endpoints.core.types.model import (
     EmbeddingModelLoadRequest,
     ModelCard,
+    ModelDefaultGenerationSettings,
     ModelList,
     ModelLoadRequest,
     ModelLoadResponse,
+    ModelPropsResponse,
 )
 from endpoints.core.types.health import HealthCheckResponse
 from endpoints.core.types.sampler_overrides import (
@@ -131,6 +133,30 @@ async def current_model() -> ModelCard:
     return get_current_model()
 
 
+@router.get(
+    "/props", dependencies=[Depends(check_api_key), Depends(check_model_container)]
+)
+async def model_props() -> ModelPropsResponse:
+    """
+    Returns specific properties of a model for clients.
+
+    To get all properties, use /v1/model instead.
+    """
+
+    current_model_card = get_current_model()
+    resp = ModelPropsResponse(
+        total_slots=current_model_card.parameters.max_batch_size,
+        default_generation_settings=ModelDefaultGenerationSettings(
+            n_ctx=current_model_card.parameters.max_seq_len,
+        ),
+    )
+
+    if current_model_card.parameters.prompt_template_content:
+        resp.chat_template = current_model_card.parameters.prompt_template_content
+
+    return resp
+
+
 @router.get("/v1/model/draft/list", dependencies=[Depends(check_api_key)])
 async def list_draft_models(request: Request) -> ModelList:
     """
diff --git a/endpoints/core/types/model.py b/endpoints/core/types/model.py
index ddf1cc2..8a2e55e 100644
--- a/endpoints/core/types/model.py
+++ b/endpoints/core/types/model.py
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@ class ModelCardParameters(BaseModel):
     max_seq_len: Optional[int] = None
     rope_scale: Optional[float] = 1.0
     rope_alpha: Optional[float] = 1.0
+    max_batch_size: Optional[int] = 1
     cache_size: Optional[int] = None
     cache_mode: Optional[str] = "FP16"
     chunk_size: Optional[int] = 2048
     prompt_template: Optional[str] = None
+    prompt_template_content: Optional[str] = None
     num_experts_per_token: Optional[int] = None
     use_vision: Optional[bool] = False
 
@@ -139,3 +141,17 @@ class ModelLoadResponse(BaseModel):
     module: int
     modules: int
     status: str
+
+
+class ModelDefaultGenerationSettings(BaseModel):
+    """Contains default generation settings for model props."""
+
+    n_ctx: int
+
+
+class ModelPropsResponse(BaseModel):
+    """Represents a model props response."""
+
+    total_slots: int = 1
+    chat_template: str = ""
+    default_generation_settings: ModelDefaultGenerationSettings
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5d7acb7..5b650d4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -16,31 +16,30 @@ version = "0.0.1"
 description = "An OAI compatible exllamav2 API that's both lightweight and fast"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [
-    "fastapi-slim >= 0.110.0",
+    "fastapi-slim >= 0.115",
     "pydantic >= 2.0.0",
     "ruamel.yaml",
     "rich",
     "uvicorn >= 0.28.1",
     "jinja2 >= 3.0.0",
     "loguru",
-    "sse-starlette",
+    "sse-starlette >= 2.2.0",
     "packaging",
-    "tokenizers>=0.21.0",
-    "formatron",
-    "kbnf>=0.4.1",
+    "tokenizers >= 0.21.0",
+    "formatron >= 0.4.10",
+    "kbnf >= 0.4.1",
     "aiofiles",
     "aiohttp",
     "async_lru",
     "huggingface_hub",
     "psutil",
-    "httptools>=0.5.0",
+    "httptools >= 0.5.0",
     "pillow",
 
     # Improved asyncio loops
     "uvloop ; platform_system == 'Linux' and platform_machine == 'x86_64'",
     "winloop ; platform_system == 'Windows'",
 
-    # TEMP: Remove once 2.x is fixed in upstream
     "numpy < 2.0.0",
 
     # For python 3.12