diff --git a/tools/server/webui/src/lib/services/chat.ts b/tools/server/webui/src/lib/services/chat.ts
index cc49a6765f..0142fd2b70 100644
--- a/tools/server/webui/src/lib/services/chat.ts
+++ b/tools/server/webui/src/lib/services/chat.ts
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export class ChatService {
 			.map((msg) => {
 				if ('id' in msg && 'convId' in msg && 'timestamp' in msg) {
 					const dbMsg = msg as DatabaseMessage & { extra?: DatabaseMessageExtra[] };
-					return ChatService.convertMessageToChatServiceData(dbMsg);
+					return ChatService.convertDbMessageToApiChatMessageData(dbMsg);
 				} else {
 					return msg as ApiChatMessageData;
 				}
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ export class ChatService {
 	 * @returns {ApiChatMessageData} object formatted for the chat completion API
 	 * @static
 	 */
-	static convertMessageToChatServiceData(
+	static convertDbMessageToApiChatMessageData(
 		message: DatabaseMessage & { extra?: DatabaseMessageExtra[] }
 	): ApiChatMessageData {
 		if (!message.extra || message.extra.length === 0) {
diff --git a/tools/server/webui/src/lib/services/index.ts b/tools/server/webui/src/lib/services/index.ts
index 9a9774bd56..fea892e2ab 100644
--- a/tools/server/webui/src/lib/services/index.ts
+++ b/tools/server/webui/src/lib/services/index.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 export { chatService } from './chat';
 export { slotsService } from './slots';
+export { PropsService } from './props';
diff --git a/tools/server/webui/src/lib/services/props.ts b/tools/server/webui/src/lib/services/props.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f133619fca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/server/webui/src/lib/services/props.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { config } from '$lib/stores/settings.svelte';
+
+/**
+ * PropsService - Server properties management
+ *
+ * This service handles communication with the /props endpoint to retrieve
+ * server configuration, model information, and capabilities.
+ *
+ * **Responsibilities:**
+ * - Fetch server properties from /props endpoint
+ * - Handle API authentication
+ * - Parse and validate server response
+ *
+ * **Used by:**
+ * - ServerStore: Primary consumer for server state management
+ */
+export class PropsService {
+	/**
+	 * Fetches server properties from the /props endpoint
+	 *
+	 * @returns {Promise<ApiLlamaCppServerProps>} Server properties
+	 * @throws {Error} If the request fails or returns invalid data
+	 */
+	static async fetch(): Promise<ApiLlamaCppServerProps> {
+		const currentConfig = config();
+		const apiKey = currentConfig.apiKey?.toString().trim();
+
+		const response = await fetch('./props', {
+			headers: {
+				...(apiKey ? { Authorization: `Bearer ${apiKey}` } : {})
+			}
+		});
+
+		if (!response.ok) {
+			throw new Error(
+				`Failed to fetch server properties: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`
+			);
+		}
+
+		const data = await response.json();
+		return data as ApiLlamaCppServerProps;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tools/server/webui/src/lib/services/slots.ts b/tools/server/webui/src/lib/services/slots.ts
index e99297d6a0..7dab3df87e 100644
--- a/tools/server/webui/src/lib/services/slots.ts
+++ b/tools/server/webui/src/lib/services/slots.ts
@@ -133,16 +133,6 @@ export class SlotsService {
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @deprecated Polling is no longer used - timing data comes from ChatService streaming response
-	 * This method logs a warning if called to help identify outdated usage
-	 */
-	fetchAndNotify(): void {
-		console.warn(
-			'SlotsService.fetchAndNotify() is deprecated - use timing data from ChatService instead'
-		);
-	}
-
 	subscribe(callback: (state: ApiProcessingState | null) => void): () => void {
 		this.callbacks.add(callback);
 
diff --git a/tools/server/webui/src/lib/stores/server.svelte.ts b/tools/server/webui/src/lib/stores/server.svelte.ts
index 65d1dfad27..bd3a191094 100644
--- a/tools/server/webui/src/lib/stores/server.svelte.ts
+++ b/tools/server/webui/src/lib/stores/server.svelte.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { browser } from '$app/environment';
 import { SERVER_PROPS_LOCALSTORAGE_KEY } from '$lib/constants/localstorage-keys';
-import { ChatService } from '$lib/services/chat';
+import { PropsService } from '$lib/services/props';
 import { config } from '$lib/stores/settings.svelte';
 import { ServerMode, ModelModality } from '$lib/enums';
 import { updateConfig } from '$lib/stores/settings.svelte';
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ class ServerStore {
 
 		const fetchPromise = (async () => {
 			try {
-				const props = await ChatService.getServerProps();
+				const props = await PropsService.fetch();
 				this._serverProps = props;
 				this.persistServerProps(props);
 				this._error = null;