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+from celery import Celery
+from api.src.config import settings
+
+app = Celery(
+    "ai_request_handler",
+    broker=settings.CELERY_BROKER_URL,
+    backend=settings.CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND,
+)
+
+app.conf.update(
+    task_serializer="json",
+    accept_content=["application/json"],
+    result_serializer="json",
+    task_track_started=True,
+    task_time_limit=300,
+    task_soft_time_limit=60,
+    worker_prefetch_multiplier=1,
+    result_expires=3600,
+)
+
+
+@app.task(name="process_request_async")
+def process_request_async(text: str) -> str:
+    """
+    Asynchronously processes user requests using the OpenAI API.
+
+    Args:
+        text: The user's request text.
+
+    Returns:
+        A formatted OpenAI response.
+    """
+    try:
+        # Import necessary modules here to avoid circular imports
+        from api.src.services.request_service import process_request
+
+        response = process_request(text)  # Use the existing request_service function
+        return response
+    except Exception as e:
+        # Log the error using the appropriate logger (e.g., using the `app.logger`)
+        # app.logger.error(f"Error processing request: {e}")
+        raise
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    app.start()
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