diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6fdf996..5a45b5d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ a GitHub ref.  For example, to test some local prompts in a directory named `my_
 docker run --rm \
            -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
            --mount type=bind,source=$PWD,target=/app/my_prompts \
-           --workdir /app
+           --workdir /app \
            vonwig/prompts:latest $PWD \
                                  jimclark106 \
                                  darwin \
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ docker run --rm \
            -it \
            -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
            --mount type=bind,source=$PROMPTS_DIR,target=/app/my_prompts \
-           --workdir /app
+           --workdir /app \
            --mount type=volume,source=docker-prompts,target=/prompts \
            --mount type=bind,source=$HOME/.openai-api-key,target=/root/.openai-api-key \
            vonwig/prompts:latest \
diff --git a/prompts/dockerfiles/README.md b/prompts/dockerfiles/README.md
index b9aee70..eaec3bc 100644
--- a/prompts/dockerfiles/README.md
+++ b/prompts/dockerfiles/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ functions:
   - name: analyze_project
     description: Analyze a project to determine how it should be built
     type: prompt
-    ref: project_type
+    ref: github:docker/labs-ai-tools-for-devs?ref=main&path=prompts/project_type
   - name: write_files
     description: Write a set of files to my project
     parameters:
diff --git a/src/prompts.clj b/src/prompts.clj
index 26aa590..914f27e 100644
--- a/src/prompts.clj
+++ b/src/prompts.clj
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@
                      (into []))]
     (map (comp merge-role renderer fs/file) prompts)))
 
+(declare conversation-loop)
+
 (defn function-handler 
   "call function
      params
@@ -207,9 +209,17 @@
             (resolve pty-output)
             (fail (format "call exited with non-zero code (%d): %s" exit-code pty-output))))
         (= "prompt" (:type definition)) ;; asynchronous call to another agent
-        (do
-          ;; TODO use the assistant here
-          (resolve "This is an NPM project.")))
+        (let [{:keys [messages _finish-reason] :as m} 
+              (async/<!! (conversation-loop 
+                           (:host-dir opts)
+                           user
+                           (:host-dir opts)
+                           (:ref definition)))]
+          (jsonrpc/notify :message {:debug (with-out-str (pprint m))})
+          (resolve (->> messages
+                        (filter #(= "assistant" (:role %)))
+                        (last)
+                        :content))))
       (catch Throwable t
         (fail (format "system failure %s" t))))
     (fail "no function found")))
@@ -240,14 +250,15 @@
   [& args]
   (async/go-loop
    [prompts (apply get-prompts args)]
-    (let [{:keys [messages finish-reason] :as m} (async/<!! (apply run-prompts prompts args))]
+    (let [{:keys [messages finish-reason] :as m} 
+          (async/<!! (apply run-prompts prompts args))]
       (if (= "tool_calls" finish-reason)
         (do
           (jsonrpc/notify :message {:debug (with-out-str (pprint m))})
           (recur (concat prompts messages)))
         (do
           (jsonrpc/notify :message {:debug (with-out-str (pprint m))})
-          {:done finish-reason})))))
+          {:messages (concat prompts messages) :done finish-reason})))))
 
 (defn- -run-command
   [& args]
@@ -276,7 +287,9 @@
        (update-in m [:prompts] (fn [coll] (remove (fn [{:keys [type]}] (= type (second args))) coll)))))
 
     (= "run" (first args))
-    (async/<!! (apply conversation-loop (rest args)))
+    (select-keys
+      (async/<!! (apply conversation-loop (rest args)))
+      [:done])
 
     :else
     (apply get-prompts args)))