diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7a666f7..8746a35 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ dependencies = [
     "requests==2.32.3",
     "ollama==0.4.7",
     "aioconsole==0.8.1",
-    "piper-phonemize==1.1.0",
-    "piper-tts==1.2.0",
     "fastapi==0.115.11",
     "uvicorn==0.34.0",
 ]
@@ -19,6 +17,11 @@ test = [
     "pytest >= 8.2",
 ]
 
+[tool.poetry.group.tts.dependencies]
+piper-phonemize = "==1.1.0"
+piper-tts = "==1.2.0"
+
+
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 addopts = [
     "--import-mode=importlib","--count=1","-s","-v" 
diff --git a/src/multilang_translator/translator_api/translator_models.py b/src/multilang_translator/translator_api/translator_models.py
index d0114eb..390a666 100644
--- a/src/multilang_translator/translator_api/translator_models.py
+++ b/src/multilang_translator/translator_api/translator_models.py
@@ -54,5 +54,5 @@ class EndpointGroup(BaseModel):
     languages: List[str]
     endpoints: List[Endpoint]
     translator_config: TranslatorConfig = TranslatorConfig()
-    current_state: str = AnnouncementStates.IDLE
+    current_state: AnnouncementStates = AnnouncementStates.IDLE
     anouncement_start_time: float = 0.0
diff --git a/src/multilang_translator/translator_client/__init__.py b/src/multilang_translator/translator_client/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/multilang_translator/translator_client/translator_client.py b/src/multilang_translator/translator_client/translator_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ea0baf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/multilang_translator/translator_client/translator_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+"""
+API client functions for interacting with the Translator API.
+"""
+import requests
+from typing import List, Optional, Dict, Any, Tuple
+from enum import Enum
+
+
+from multilang_translator.translator_api.translator_models import AnnouncementStates, Endpoint, EndpointGroup
+
+
+# This can be overridden through environment variables
+API_BASE_URL = "http://localhost:7999"
+
+def get_groups() -> List[EndpointGroup]:
+    """Get all endpoint groups."""
+    response = requests.get(f"{API_BASE_URL}/groups")
+    response.raise_for_status()
+    return [EndpointGroup.model_validate(group) for group in response.json()]
+
+def get_group(group_id: int) -> Optional[EndpointGroup]:
+    """Get a specific endpoint group by ID."""
+    response = requests.get(f"{API_BASE_URL}/groups/{group_id}")
+    if response.status_code == 404:
+        return None
+    response.raise_for_status()
+    return EndpointGroup.model_validate(response.json())
+
+def create_group(group: EndpointGroup) -> EndpointGroup:
+    """Create a new endpoint group."""
+    response = requests.post(f"{API_BASE_URL}/groups", json=group.model_dump())
+    response.raise_for_status()
+    return EndpointGroup.model_validate(response.json())
+
+def update_group(group_id: int, updated_group: EndpointGroup) -> EndpointGroup:
+    """Update an existing endpoint group."""
+    response = requests.put(f"{API_BASE_URL}/groups/{group_id}", json=updated_group.model_dump())
+    response.raise_for_status()
+    return EndpointGroup.model_validate(response.json())
+
+def delete_group(group_id: int) -> None:
+    """Delete an endpoint group."""
+    response = requests.delete(f"{API_BASE_URL}/groups/{group_id}")
+    response.raise_for_status()
+
+def start_announcement(text: str, group_id: int) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """
+    Start a new announcement.
+    
+    Args:
+        text: The text content of the announcement
+        group_id: The ID of the endpoint group to send the announcement to
+        
+    Returns:
+        Dictionary with status information
+    """
+    response = requests.post(f"{API_BASE_URL}/announcement", params={"text": text, "group_id": group_id})
+    response.raise_for_status()
+    return response.json()
+
+def get_group_state(group_id: int) -> Tuple[str, float]:
+    """
+    Get the status of the current announcement for a specific group.
+    
+    Args:
+        group_id: The ID of the group to check the announcement status for
+        
+    Returns:
+        Tuple containing (state_name, state_value)
+    """
+    response = requests.get(f"{API_BASE_URL}/groups/{group_id}/state")
+    response.raise_for_status()
+    state_data = response.json()
+    return (state_data["name"], state_data["value"])
+
+
+def get_available_endpoints() -> List[Endpoint]:
+    """Get all available endpoints."""
+    response = requests.get(f"{API_BASE_URL}/endpoints")
+    response.raise_for_status()
+    endpoints_dict = response.json()
+    # API returns a dictionary with endpoint IDs as keys
+    # Convert this to a list of Endpoint objects
+    return [Endpoint.model_validate(endpoint_data) for endpoint_id, endpoint_data in endpoints_dict.items()]
+
+def get_available_languages() -> List[str]:
+    """Get all available languages for announcements."""
+    response = requests.get(f"{API_BASE_URL}/languages")
+    response.raise_for_status()
+    return response.json()