diff --git a/engine/src/main.rs b/engine/src/main.rs
index b123743..939ee01 100644
--- a/engine/src/main.rs
+++ b/engine/src/main.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 mod audio_engine;
 use clap::Parser;
-use lib::termix::audio_backend::{FILE_DESCRIPTOR_SET, audio_backend_server::{AudioBackend, AudioBackendServer}};
-use tonic::{transport::Server, Request, Response, Status};
+use lib::termix::audio_backend::{Backend, BackendList, FILE_DESCRIPTOR_SET, audio_backend_server::{AudioBackend, AudioBackendServer}};
+use tonic::{Request, Response, Result, Status, transport::Server};
 use log::{debug, error, log_enabled, info, Level};
 use tonic_reflection::server::v1::{ReflectionService, ServerReflection};
 /// Simple program to greet a person
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ pub struct TermixAudioBackend {}
 
 #[tonic::async_trait]
 impl AudioBackend for TermixAudioBackend {
-    async fn start_client(&self,request:tonic::Request<()>,) -> std::result::Result<tonic::Response<()>,tonic::Status> {
+    async fn start_client(&self,requesa:tonic::Request<()>,) -> std::result::Result<tonic::Response<()>,tonic::Status> {
         info!("starting the audio backend client");
         todo!()
     }
@@ -26,12 +26,23 @@ impl AudioBackend for TermixAudioBackend {
         info!("initializing the connection to the audio backend");
         todo!()
     }
+
+    async fn get_available_backends(&self, request:tonic::Request<()>) -> Result<Response<BackendList>, tonic::Status> {
+        info!("discovering available backends");
+        let mut response = BackendList::default();
+        if cfg!(feature = "jack") {
+            response.backends.push(Backend{ name: "jack".to_string() });
+        }
+        Ok(Response::new(response))
+    }
 }
 
+
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     env_logger::init();
     let args = Args::parse();
+    // start_grpc_server()
     info!("starting the grpc server on port {}", args.grpc_port);
     let reflections = tonic_reflection::server::Builder::configure().register_encoded_file_descriptor_set(FILE_DESCRIPTOR_SET).build_v1().unwrap();
     let addr = "[::1]:50051".parse()?;