diff --git a/scripts/backend_smoke.sh b/scripts/backend_smoke.sh
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+++ b/scripts/backend_smoke.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+  set -euo pipefail
+
+  BASE_URL="${BASE_URL:-http://127.0.0.1:8000}"
+
+  health_status=$(curl -sS -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "$BASE_URL/health")
+  models_status=$(curl -sS -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "$BASE_URL/models")
+  ask_status=$(curl -sS -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" \
+    -X POST "$BASE_URL/ask" \
+    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+    -d '{"question":"Wie funktioniert das?"}')
+
+  [[ "$health_status" == "200" ]]
+  [[ "$models_status" == "200" ]]
+  [[ "$ask_status" == "401" ]]
+
+  echo "Backend smoke test passed"
+  echo "/health: $health_status"
+  echo "/models: $models_status"
+  echo "/ask without authentication: $ask_status"
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