diff --git a/public/openapi/read.yaml b/public/openapi/read.yaml
index 7c4e1f9e97..b5895b77de 100644
--- a/public/openapi/read.yaml
+++ b/public/openapi/read.yaml
@@ -327,4 +327,39 @@ paths:
   "/api/groups/{slug}/members":
     $ref: 'read/groups/slug/members.yaml'
   /api/outgoing:
-    $ref: 'read/outgoing.yaml'
\ No newline at end of file
+    $ref: 'read/outgoing.yaml'
+
+  /api/oh-queue:
+    $ref: 'read/oh-queue.yaml'
+
+
+
+  # /api/oh-queue:
+  #   get:
+  #     tags:
+  #       - oh-queue
+  #     summary: Welcome to the Office Hours Queue page
+  #     description: This route serves a welcome message to the OH queue page.
+  #     responses:
+  #       "200":
+  #         description: A welcome message is presented
+  #         content:
+  #           application/json:
+  #             schema:
+  #               allOf:
+  #                 - type: object
+  #                   # required:
+  #                   #   - message
+  #                   # properties:
+  #                   #   message: 
+  #                   #     type: string
+  #                   #     description: Welcome message for the OH queue page
+  #                   #     example: "Welcome to the Office Hours Queue page!"
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/public/openapi/read/oh-queue.yaml b/public/openapi/read/oh-queue.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ba76e583d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/openapi/read/oh-queue.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+
+# bing copilot
+get:
+  responses:
+    '200':
+      description: Successful response
+      # content:
+      #   application/json:
+      #     schema:
+      #       type: object
+      #       # required:
+      #       #   - message
+      #       properties:
+      #         message:
+      #           type: string
diff --git a/src/api/oh-queue.js b/src/api/oh-queue.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..97e7061db5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/api/oh-queue.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// source chatGPT
+// const controllers = require.main.require('./src/controllers');
+
+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = (app, middleware) => {
+	app.get('/oh-queue', middleware.buildHeader, (req, res) => {
+		res.render('oh-queue', {});
+	});
+	app.get('/api/oh-queue', (req, res) => {
+		res.json({
+			// message: 'Welcome to the Office Hours Queue page!',
+		});
+	});
+};
diff --git a/src/controllers/ohQueue.js b/src/controllers/ohQueue.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b34cc74e03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/controllers/ohQueue.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+'use strict';
+
+const ohQueue = {};
+
+ohQueue.get = function (req, res) {
+	res.render('oh-queue', {});
+};
+
+module.exports = ohQueue;
+
+// bing copilot
diff --git a/src/routes/index.js b/src/routes/index.js
index 4008f1565a..113c29a1cf 100644
--- a/src/routes/index.js
+++ b/src/routes/index.js
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ const express = require('express');
 
 const meta = require('../meta');
 const controllers = require('../controllers');
+
+const ohQueue = require('../controllers/ohQueue');
+
 const controllerHelpers = require('../controllers/helpers');
 const plugins = require('../plugins');
 
@@ -37,6 +40,8 @@ _mounts.main = (app, middleware, controllers) => {
 	setupPageRoute(app, '/reset/:code?', [middleware.delayLoading], controllers.reset);
 	setupPageRoute(app, '/tos', [], controllers.termsOfUse);
 
+	setupPageRoute(app, '/oh-queue', [], ohQueue.get);
+
 	setupPageRoute(app, '/email/unsubscribe/:token', [], controllers.accounts.settings.unsubscribe);
 	app.post('/email/unsubscribe/:token', controllers.accounts.settings.unsubscribePost);