diff --git a/jetstream/core/orchestrator.py b/jetstream/core/orchestrator.py
index 37735152..eed35f8c 100644
--- a/jetstream/core/orchestrator.py
+++ b/jetstream/core/orchestrator.py
@@ -885,3 +885,17 @@ async def Decode(  # pylint: disable=invalid-overridden-method
         )
         # Reset buffer after flushed.
         buffered_response_list = []
+
+  async def HealthCheck(  # pylint: disable=invalid-overridden-method
+      self,
+      request: jetstream_pb2.HealthCheckRequest,
+      context: Optional[grpc.aio.ServicerContext] = None,
+  ) -> jetstream_pb2.HealthCheckResponse:
+    """HealthCheck."""
+    if context is None:
+      logging.warning(
+          "LLM orchestrator is being used in offline test mode, and will not"
+          " respond to gRPC queries - only direct function calls."
+      )
+    is_live = self._driver.live
+    return jetstream_pb2.HealthCheckResponse(is_live=is_live)
diff --git a/jetstream/core/proto/jetstream.proto b/jetstream/core/proto/jetstream.proto
index 540eb48e..5f2e8869 100644
--- a/jetstream/core/proto/jetstream.proto
+++ b/jetstream/core/proto/jetstream.proto
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ package jetstream_proto;
 service Orchestrator {
   // Query LLM to generate text or tokens.
   rpc Decode(DecodeRequest) returns (stream DecodeResponse) {}
+  // Checks if the model server is live.
+  rpc HealthCheck(HealthCheckRequest) returns (HealthCheckResponse) {}
 }
 
 message DecodeRequest {
@@ -74,4 +76,11 @@ message DecodeResponse {
   }
   reserved 1;
   // Next ID: 4
+}
+
+message HealthCheckRequest {}
+
+message HealthCheckResponse {
+  // Denotes whether the model server is live
+  bool is_live = 1;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jetstream/core/proto/jetstream_pb2.py b/jetstream/core/proto/jetstream_pb2.py
index 4f39c52d..3fadd54c 100644
--- a/jetstream/core/proto/jetstream_pb2.py
+++ b/jetstream/core/proto/jetstream_pb2.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 
 DESCRIPTOR = _descriptor_pool.Default().AddSerializedFile(
-    b'\n$jetstream/core/proto/jetstream.proto\x12\x0fjetstream_proto"\xa7\x02\n\rDecodeRequest\x12\x15\n\rsession_cache\x18\x01 \x01(\t\x12\x10\n\x08priority\x18\x03 \x01(\x05\x12\x12\n\nmax_tokens\x18\x04 \x01(\x05\x12\x42\n\x0ctext_content\x18\x05 \x01(\x0b\x32*.jetstream_proto.DecodeRequest.TextContentH\x00\x12\x44\n\rtoken_content\x18\x06 \x01(\x0b\x32+.jetstream_proto.DecodeRequest.TokenContentH\x00\x1a\x1b\n\x0bTextContent\x12\x0c\n\x04text\x18\x01 \x01(\t\x1a!\n\x0cTokenContent\x12\x11\n\ttoken_ids\x18\x01 \x03(\x05\x42\t\n\x07\x63ontentJ\x04\x08\x02\x10\x03"\xcb\x02\n\x0e\x44\x65\x63odeResponse\x12I\n\x0finitial_content\x18\x02 \x01(\x0b\x32..jetstream_proto.DecodeResponse.InitialContentH\x00\x12G\n\x0estream_content\x18\x03 \x01(\x0b\x32-.jetstream_proto.DecodeResponse.StreamContentH\x00\x1a\x10\n\x0eInitialContent\x1a\x81\x01\n\rStreamContent\x12\x45\n\x07samples\x18\x01 \x03(\x0b\x32\x34.jetstream_proto.DecodeResponse.StreamContent.Sample\x1a)\n\x06Sample\x12\x0c\n\x04text\x18\x01 \x01(\t\x12\x11\n\ttoken_ids\x18\x02 \x03(\x05\x42\t\n\x07\x63ontentJ\x04\x08\x01\x10\x02\x32]\n\x0cOrchestrator\x12M\n\x06\x44\x65\x63ode\x12\x1e.jetstream_proto.DecodeRequest\x1a\x1f.jetstream_proto.DecodeResponse"\x00\x30\x01\x62\x06proto3'
+    b'\n$jetstream/core/proto/jetstream.proto\x12\x0fjetstream_proto"\xa7\x02\n\rDecodeRequest\x12\x15\n\rsession_cache\x18\x01 \x01(\t\x12\x10\n\x08priority\x18\x03 \x01(\x05\x12\x12\n\nmax_tokens\x18\x04 \x01(\x05\x12\x42\n\x0ctext_content\x18\x05 \x01(\x0b\x32*.jetstream_proto.DecodeRequest.TextContentH\x00\x12\x44\n\rtoken_content\x18\x06 \x01(\x0b\x32+.jetstream_proto.DecodeRequest.TokenContentH\x00\x1a\x1b\n\x0bTextContent\x12\x0c\n\x04text\x18\x01 \x01(\t\x1a!\n\x0cTokenContent\x12\x11\n\ttoken_ids\x18\x01 \x03(\x05\x42\t\n\x07\x63ontentJ\x04\x08\x02\x10\x03"\xcb\x02\n\x0e\x44\x65\x63odeResponse\x12I\n\x0finitial_content\x18\x02 \x01(\x0b\x32..jetstream_proto.DecodeResponse.InitialContentH\x00\x12G\n\x0estream_content\x18\x03 \x01(\x0b\x32-.jetstream_proto.DecodeResponse.StreamContentH\x00\x1a\x10\n\x0eInitialContent\x1a\x81\x01\n\rStreamContent\x12\x45\n\x07samples\x18\x01 \x03(\x0b\x32\x34.jetstream_proto.DecodeResponse.StreamContent.Sample\x1a)\n\x06Sample\x12\x0c\n\x04text\x18\x01 \x01(\t\x12\x11\n\ttoken_ids\x18\x02 \x03(\x05\x42\t\n\x07\x63ontentJ\x04\x08\x01\x10\x02"\x14\n\x12HealthCheckRequest"&\n\x13HealthCheckResponse\x12\x0f\n\x07is_live\x18\x01 \x01(\x08\x32\xb9\x01\n\x0cOrchestrator\x12M\n\x06\x44\x65\x63ode\x12\x1e.jetstream_proto.DecodeRequest\x1a\x1f.jetstream_proto.DecodeResponse"\x00\x30\x01\x12Z\n\x0bHealthCheck\x12#.jetstream_proto.HealthCheckRequest\x1a$.jetstream_proto.HealthCheckResponse"\x00\x62\x06proto3'
 )
 
 _globals = globals()
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@
   _globals["_DECODERESPONSE_STREAMCONTENT"]._serialized_end = 670
   _globals["_DECODERESPONSE_STREAMCONTENT_SAMPLE"]._serialized_start = 629
   _globals["_DECODERESPONSE_STREAMCONTENT_SAMPLE"]._serialized_end = 670
-  _globals["_ORCHESTRATOR"]._serialized_start = 689
-  _globals["_ORCHESTRATOR"]._serialized_end = 782
+  _globals["_HEALTHCHECKREQUEST"]._serialized_start = 689
+  _globals["_HEALTHCHECKREQUEST"]._serialized_end = 709
+  _globals["_HEALTHCHECKRESPONSE"]._serialized_start = 711
+  _globals["_HEALTHCHECKRESPONSE"]._serialized_end = 749
+  _globals["_ORCHESTRATOR"]._serialized_start = 752
+  _globals["_ORCHESTRATOR"]._serialized_end = 937
 # @@protoc_insertion_point(module_scope)
diff --git a/jetstream/core/proto/jetstream_pb2_grpc.py b/jetstream/core/proto/jetstream_pb2_grpc.py
index 044f6d80..84521185 100644
--- a/jetstream/core/proto/jetstream_pb2_grpc.py
+++ b/jetstream/core/proto/jetstream_pb2_grpc.py
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ def __init__(self, channel):
         request_serializer=jetstream_dot_core_dot_proto_dot_jetstream__pb2.DecodeRequest.SerializeToString,
         response_deserializer=jetstream_dot_core_dot_proto_dot_jetstream__pb2.DecodeResponse.FromString,
     )
+    self.HealthCheck = channel.unary_unary(
+        "/jetstream_proto.Orchestrator/HealthCheck",
+        request_serializer=jetstream_dot_core_dot_proto_dot_jetstream__pb2.HealthCheckRequest.SerializeToString,
+        response_deserializer=jetstream_dot_core_dot_proto_dot_jetstream__pb2.HealthCheckResponse.FromString,
+    )
 
 
 class OrchestratorServicer(object):
@@ -45,6 +50,12 @@ def Decode(self, request, context):
     context.set_details("Method not implemented!")
     raise NotImplementedError("Method not implemented!")
 
+  def HealthCheck(self, request, context):
+    """Checks if the model server is live."""
+    context.set_code(grpc.StatusCode.UNIMPLEMENTED)
+    context.set_details("Method not implemented!")
+    raise NotImplementedError("Method not implemented!")
+
 
 def add_OrchestratorServicer_to_server(servicer, server):
   rpc_method_handlers = {
@@ -53,6 +64,11 @@ def add_OrchestratorServicer_to_server(servicer, server):
           request_deserializer=jetstream_dot_core_dot_proto_dot_jetstream__pb2.DecodeRequest.FromString,
           response_serializer=jetstream_dot_core_dot_proto_dot_jetstream__pb2.DecodeResponse.SerializeToString,
       ),
+      "HealthCheck": grpc.unary_unary_rpc_method_handler(
+          servicer.HealthCheck,
+          request_deserializer=jetstream_dot_core_dot_proto_dot_jetstream__pb2.HealthCheckRequest.FromString,
+          response_serializer=jetstream_dot_core_dot_proto_dot_jetstream__pb2.HealthCheckResponse.SerializeToString,
+      ),
   }
   generic_handler = grpc.method_handlers_generic_handler(
       "jetstream_proto.Orchestrator", rpc_method_handlers
@@ -92,3 +108,32 @@ def Decode(
         timeout,
         metadata,
     )
+
+  @staticmethod
+  def HealthCheck(
+      request,
+      target,
+      options=(),
+      channel_credentials=None,
+      call_credentials=None,
+      insecure=False,
+      compression=None,
+      wait_for_ready=None,
+      timeout=None,
+      metadata=None,
+  ):
+    return grpc.experimental.unary_unary(
+        request,
+        target,
+        "/jetstream_proto.Orchestrator/HealthCheck",
+        jetstream_dot_core_dot_proto_dot_jetstream__pb2.HealthCheckRequest.SerializeToString,
+        jetstream_dot_core_dot_proto_dot_jetstream__pb2.HealthCheckResponse.FromString,
+        options,
+        channel_credentials,
+        insecure,
+        call_credentials,
+        compression,
+        wait_for_ready,
+        timeout,
+        metadata,
+    )
diff --git a/jetstream/tests/core/test_server.py b/jetstream/tests/core/test_server.py
index f083a823..150ac39d 100644
--- a/jetstream/tests/core/test_server.py
+++ b/jetstream/tests/core/test_server.py
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ async def test_server(
     ) as channel:
       stub = jetstream_pb2_grpc.OrchestratorStub(channel)
 
+      healthcheck_request = jetstream_pb2.HealthCheckRequest()
+      healthcheck_response = stub.HealthCheck(healthcheck_request)
+      healthcheck_response = await healthcheck_response
+
+      assert healthcheck_response.is_live is True
+
       # The string representation of np.array([[65, 66]]), [2] will be prepended
       # as BOS
       text = "AB"