diff --git a/validator/main.py b/validator/main.py
index 8a796cc..c150063 100644
--- a/validator/main.py
+++ b/validator/main.py
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@
 from transformers import pipeline
 
 
-@register_validator(name="tryolabs/restricttotopic", data_type="string")
+@register_validator(
+    name="tryolabs/restricttotopic", data_type="string", has_guardrails_endpoint=True
+)
 class RestrictToTopic(Validator):
     """Checks if text's main topic is specified within a list of valid topics
     and ensures that the text is not about any of the invalid topics.
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ def __init__(
         on_fail: Optional[Callable[..., Any]] = None,
         zero_shot_threshold: Optional[float] = 0.5,
         llm_threshold: Optional[int] = 3,
+        **kwargs,
     ):
         super().__init__(
             valid_topics=valid_topics,
@@ -99,9 +102,9 @@ def __init__(
             on_fail=on_fail,
             zero_shot_threshold=zero_shot_threshold,
             llm_threshold=llm_threshold,
+            **kwargs,
         )
         self._valid_topics = valid_topics
-
         if invalid_topics is None:
             self._invalid_topics = []
         else:
@@ -126,7 +129,7 @@ def __init__(
             raise ValueError("llm_threshold must be a number between 0 and 5")
         self.set_callable(llm_callable)
 
-        if self._classifier_api_endpoint is None:
+        if self._classifier_api_endpoint is None and self.use_local:
             self._classifier = pipeline(
                 "zero-shot-classification",
                 model=self._model,
@@ -150,7 +153,7 @@ def get_topics_ensemble(self, text: str, candidate_topics: List[str]) -> List[st
             List[str]: The found topics
         """
         # Find topics based on zero shot model
-        zero_shot_topics = self.get_topics_zero_shot(text, candidate_topics)
+        zero_shot_topics = self._inference({"text": text, "valid_topics": candidate_topics, "invalid_topics": []})
 
         # Find topics based on llm
         llm_topics = self.get_topics_llm(text, candidate_topics)
@@ -269,25 +272,6 @@ def openai_callable(text: str, topics: List[str]) -> str:
         else:
             raise ValueError("llm_callable must be a string or a Callable")
 
-    def get_topics_zero_shot(self, text: str, candidate_topics: List[str]) -> List[str]:
-        """Gets the topics found through the zero shot classifier
-
-        Args:
-            text (str): The text to classify
-            candidate_topics (List[str]): The potential topics to look for
-
-        Returns:
-            List[str]: The resulting topics found that meet the given threshold
-        """
-        result = self._classifier(text, candidate_topics)
-        topics = result["labels"]
-        scores = result["scores"]
-        found_topics = []
-        for topic, score in zip(topics, scores):
-            if score > self._zero_shot_threshold:
-                found_topics.append(topic)
-        return found_topics
-
     def validate(
         self, value: str, metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = {}
     ) -> ValidationResult:
@@ -316,10 +300,17 @@ def validate(
                 "`valid_topics` must be set and contain at least one topic."
             )
 
+        
         # throw if valid and invalid topics are not disjoint
         if bool(valid_topics.intersection(invalid_topics)):
             raise ValueError("A topic cannot be valid and invalid at the same time.")
 
+        model_input = {
+            "text": value,
+            "valid_topics": self._valid_topics,
+            "invalid_topics": self._invalid_topics
+        }
+        
         # Ensemble method
         if not self._disable_classifier and not self._disable_llm:
             found_topics = self.get_topics_ensemble(value, all_topics)
@@ -328,10 +319,10 @@ def validate(
             found_topics = self.get_topics_llm(value, all_topics)
         # Zero Shot Classifier Only
         elif not self._disable_classifier and self._disable_llm:
-            found_topics = self.get_topics_zero_shot(value, all_topics)
+            found_topics = self._inference(model_input)
         else:
             raise ValueError("Either classifier or llm must be enabled.")
-
+    
         # Determine if valid or invalid topics were found
         invalid_topics_found = []
         valid_topics_found = []
@@ -350,3 +341,50 @@ def validate(
             return FailResult(error_message="No valid topic was found.")
 
         return PassResult()
+    
+    def _inference_local(self, model_input: Any) -> Any:
+        """Local inference method for the restrict-to-topic validator."""
+        text = model_input["text"]
+        candidate_topics = model_input["valid_topics"] + model_input["invalid_topics"]
+
+        result = self._classifier(text, candidate_topics)
+        topics = result["labels"]
+        scores = result["scores"]
+        found_topics = []
+        for topic, score in zip(topics, scores):
+            if score > self._zero_shot_threshold:
+                found_topics.append(topic)
+        return found_topics
+
+    
+    def _inference_remote(self, model_input: Any) -> Any:
+        """Remote inference method for the restrict-to-topic validator."""
+        request_body = {
+            "inputs": [
+                {
+                    "name": "text",
+                    "shape": [1],
+                    "data": [model_input["text"]],
+                    "datatype": "BYTES"
+                },
+                {
+                    "name": "candidate_topics",
+                    "shape": [len(model_input["valid_topics"]) + len(model_input["invalid_topics"])],
+                    "data": model_input["valid_topics"] + model_input["invalid_topics"],
+                    "datatype": "BYTES"
+                },
+                {
+                    "name": "zero_shot_threshold",
+                    "shape": [1],
+                    "data": [self._zero_shot_threshold],
+                    "datatype": "FP32"
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+        
+        response = self._hub_inference_request(json.dumps(request_body), self.validation_endpoint)
+        
+        if not response or "outputs" not in response:
+            raise ValueError("Invalid response from remote inference", response)
+        
+        return response["outputs"][0]["data"]
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