diff --git a/shortfin/python/shortfin_apps/llm/application.py b/shortfin/python/shortfin_apps/llm/application.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c6bcebe17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shortfin/python/shortfin_apps/llm/application.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Copyright 2024 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+# See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+
+from fastapi import FastAPI
+
+from .lifecycle_hooks import lifespan
+from .routes import application_router, generation_router
+
+
+def add_routes(app: FastAPI):
+    app.include_router(application_router)
+    app.include_router(generation_router)
+    return app
+
+
+def get_app() -> FastAPI:
+    app = FastAPI(lifespan=lifespan)
+    app = add_routes(app)
+    return app
diff --git a/shortfin/python/shortfin_apps/llm/lifecycle_hooks.py b/shortfin/python/shortfin_apps/llm/lifecycle_hooks.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89e4d7a5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shortfin/python/shortfin_apps/llm/lifecycle_hooks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# Copyright 2024 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+# See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+
+from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
+import logging
+from typing import Any
+from fastapi import FastAPI
+
+from .components.manager import SystemManager
+
+sysman: SystemManager
+services: dict[str, Any] = {}
+
+
+@asynccontextmanager
+async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
+    global sysman
+    global services
+
+    sysman.start()
+    try:
+        for service_name, service in services.items():
+            logging.info("Initializing service '%s': %r", service_name, service)
+            service.start()
+    except:
+        sysman.shutdown()
+        raise
+    yield
+    try:
+        for service_name, service in services.items():
+            logging.info("Shutting down service '%s'", service_name)
+            service.shutdown()
+    finally:
+        sysman.shutdown()
diff --git a/shortfin/python/shortfin_apps/llm/routes/__init__.py b/shortfin/python/shortfin_apps/llm/routes/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8232061f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shortfin/python/shortfin_apps/llm/routes/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Copyright 2024 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+# See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+
+from .application import application_router
+from .generate import generation_router
+
+__all__ = ["application_router", "generation_router"]
diff --git a/shortfin/python/shortfin_apps/llm/routes/application.py b/shortfin/python/shortfin_apps/llm/routes/application.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c632ae35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shortfin/python/shortfin_apps/llm/routes/application.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Copyright 2024 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+# See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Response
+
+application_router = APIRouter()
+
+
+@application_router.get("/health")
+async def health() -> Response:
+    return Response(status_code=200)
diff --git a/shortfin/python/shortfin_apps/llm/routes/generate.py b/shortfin/python/shortfin_apps/llm/routes/generate.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d160b218
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shortfin/python/shortfin_apps/llm/routes/generate.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Copyright 2024 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+# See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Request
+
+from shortfin.interop.fastapi import FastAPIResponder
+
+from ..components.generate import ClientGenerateBatchProcess
+from ..components.io_struct import GenerateReqInput
+from ..lifecycle_hooks import services
+
+generation_router = APIRouter()
+
+
+@generation_router.post("/generate")
+@generation_router.put("/generate")
+async def generate_request(gen_req: GenerateReqInput, request: Request):
+    service = services["default"]
+    gen_req.post_init()
+    responder = FastAPIResponder(request)
+    ClientGenerateBatchProcess(service, gen_req, responder).launch()
+    return await responder.response
diff --git a/shortfin/python/shortfin_apps/llm/server.py b/shortfin/python/shortfin_apps/llm/server.py
index 24794eff2..7f9413997 100644
--- a/shortfin/python/shortfin_apps/llm/server.py
+++ b/shortfin/python/shortfin_apps/llm/server.py
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 # See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
 
-from typing import Any
-
 import argparse
 import logging
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -15,17 +13,11 @@
 
 # Import first as it does dep checking and reporting.
 from shortfin import ProgramIsolation
-from shortfin.interop.fastapi import FastAPIResponder
-
-from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
-
-from fastapi import FastAPI, Request, Response
 import uvicorn
 
-
-from .components.generate import ClientGenerateBatchProcess
+from . import lifecycle_hooks
+from .application import get_app
 from .components.config_struct import ModelParams, ServerParams
-from .components.io_struct import GenerateReqInput
 from .components.manager import SystemManager
 from .components.service import GenerateService
 from .components.tokenizer import Tokenizer
@@ -61,47 +53,6 @@
 }
 
 
-@asynccontextmanager
-async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
-    sysman.start()
-    try:
-        for service_name, service in services.items():
-            logging.info("Initializing service '%s': %r", service_name, service)
-            service.start()
-    except:
-        sysman.shutdown()
-        raise
-    yield
-    try:
-        for service_name, service in services.items():
-            logging.info("Shutting down service '%s'", service_name)
-            service.shutdown()
-    finally:
-        sysman.shutdown()
-
-
-sysman: SystemManager
-services: dict[str, Any] = {}
-app = FastAPI(lifespan=lifespan)
-
-
-@app.get("/health")
-async def health() -> Response:
-    return Response(status_code=200)
-
-
-async def generate_request(gen_req: GenerateReqInput, request: Request):
-    service = services["default"]
-    gen_req.post_init()
-    responder = FastAPIResponder(request)
-    ClientGenerateBatchProcess(service, gen_req, responder).launch()
-    return await responder.response
-
-
-app.post("/generate")(generate_request)
-app.put("/generate")(generate_request)
-
-
 def get_eos_from_tokenizer_config(json_path):
     import json
 
@@ -142,13 +93,13 @@ def configure(args) -> SystemManager:
     )
     sm.load_inference_module(args.vmfb)
     sm.load_inference_parameters(*args.parameters, parameter_scope="model")
-    services[sm.name] = sm
+    lifecycle_hooks.services[sm.name] = sm
     return sysman
 
 
 def main(argv, log_config=uvicorn.config.LOGGING_CONFIG):
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
-    parser.add_argument("--host", type=str, default=None)
+    parser.add_argument("--host", type=str, default="0.0.0.0")
     parser.add_argument("--port", type=int, default=8000)
     parser.add_argument(
         "--root-path",
@@ -243,11 +194,10 @@ def main(argv, log_config=uvicorn.config.LOGGING_CONFIG):
             args.tokenizer_json.stem + "_config.json"
         )
         args.tokenizer_config_json = inferred_tokenizer_config_path
-    global sysman
-    sysman = configure(args)
+    lifecycle_hooks.sysman = configure(args)
 
     uvicorn.run(
-        app,
+        get_app(),
         host=args.host,
         port=args.port,
         log_config=log_config,