diff --git a/docs/zmq.md b/docs/zmq.md
index ba86911..833d682 100644
--- a/docs/zmq.md
+++ b/docs/zmq.md
@@ -91,5 +91,9 @@ For `predictor`, execute:
 ```sh
 predictor --zmq --zmq_source tmio -m write_async -f 100
 ```
-
+### Return frequency information to TMIO
+To initiate `predicator` to return information to TMIO's prefetcher use
+```sh
+predictor --zmq --zmq_source tmio --zmq_port_reply 5556 -m read_sync
+```
 <p align="right"><a href="#zmq-with-a-generic-format">⬆</a></p>
diff --git a/ftio/cli/predictor.py b/ftio/cli/predictor.py
index 24d9722..1b34c5b 100644
--- a/ftio/cli/predictor.py
+++ b/ftio/cli/predictor.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ def main(args: list[str] = sys.argv) -> None:
             predictor_with_processes_zmq(
                 shared_resources,
                 args,
+                any("zmq_port_reply" in x for x in args),
             )
         else:
             # prediction with processes and a callback mechanism
diff --git a/ftio/parse/args.py b/ftio/parse/args.py
index 3e5a0b0..b7a180a 100644
--- a/ftio/parse/args.py
+++ b/ftio/parse/args.py
@@ -327,6 +327,14 @@ def parse_args(argv: list, name="") -> argparse.Namespace:
             help="zmq port for communication",
         )
         parser.set_defaults(zmq_port="5555")
+        parser.add_argument(
+            "--zmq_port_reply",
+            "--zmq_port_reply",
+            dest="zmq_port_reply",
+            type=str,
+            help="zmq port for communicating dominant frequency",
+        )
+        parser.set_defaults(zmq_port_reply="5556")
         # filter arguments
         parser.add_argument(
             "--filter_type",
diff --git a/ftio/prediction/processes_zmq.py b/ftio/prediction/processes_zmq.py
index fd26b54..15aa1ed 100644
--- a/ftio/prediction/processes_zmq.py
+++ b/ftio/prediction/processes_zmq.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import struct
 import subprocess
 
 import zmq
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@
 from ftio.freq.helper import MyConsole
 from ftio.multiprocessing.async_process import handle_in_process, join_procs
 from ftio.parse.args import parse_args
-from ftio.prediction.helper import export_extrap, print_data
+from ftio.prediction.helper import export_extrap, get_dominant_and_conf, print_data
 from ftio.prediction.processes import prediction_process
 
 CONSOLE = MyConsole()
@@ -28,8 +29,9 @@
 
 
 def predictor_with_processes_zmq(
-    shard_resources,
+    shared_resources,
     args,
+    return_data: bool = False,
 ) -> None:
     """performs prediction in ProcessPoolExecuter. FTIO is a submitted future and probability is calculated as a callback
 
@@ -41,13 +43,19 @@ def predictor_with_processes_zmq(
     # parse arguments
     tmp_args = parse_args(args)
     addr = tmp_args.zmq_address
-    port = tmp_args.zmq_port
+    port_in = tmp_args.zmq_port
 
     # bind the socket
-    socket = bind_socket(addr, port)
+    socket_in = setup_socket(addr, port_in, zmq.PULL)
+    socket_out = None
+
+    if return_data:
+        port_out = tmp_args.zmq_port_reply
+        socket_out = setup_socket(addr, port_out, zmq.PUSH, False)
+
     # can be extended to listen to multiple sockets
     poller = zmq.Poller()
-    poller.register(socket, zmq.POLLIN)
+    poller.register(socket_in, zmq.POLLIN)
 
     if "-zmq" not in args:
         args.extend(["--zmq"])
@@ -56,10 +64,20 @@ def predictor_with_processes_zmq(
     try:
         with CONSOLE.status("[green]started\n", spinner="arrow3") as status:
             while True:
+                pre_num_procs = len(procs)
                 # join procs
                 procs = join_procs(procs)
+
+                if return_data and socket_out and pre_num_procs > len(procs):
+                    CONSOLE.print("[cyan]Returning Results[/]")
+                    data = get_dominant_and_conf(shared_resources.data[-1])
+                    CONSOLE.print(f"[cyan]Sending Frequency:{data[0]}[/]")
+                    CONSOLE.print(f"[cyan]Sending Confidence:{data[1]}[/]")
+                    packet = struct.pack("dd", data[0], data[1])
+                    socket_out.send(packet)
+
                 # get messages
-                msgs, ranks = receive_messages(socket, poller)
+                msgs, ranks = receive_messages(socket_in, poller)
 
                 if not msgs:
                     CONSOLE.print("[red]No messages[/]")
@@ -69,21 +87,26 @@ def predictor_with_processes_zmq(
 
                 procs.append(
                     handle_in_process(
-                        prediction_process, args=(shard_resources, args, msgs)
+                        prediction_process, args=(shared_resources, args, msgs)
                     )
                 )
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
-        print_data(shard_resources.data)
-        export_extrap(shard_resources.data)
+        print_data(shared_resources.data)
+        export_extrap(shared_resources.data)
         print("-- done -- ")
 
 
-def bind_socket(addr: str, port: str):
+def setup_socket(addr: str, port: str, socket_type=zmq.PULL, bind: bool = True):
     """Bind the ZMQ socket, retrying with a corrected IP if necessary."""
     context = zmq.Context()
-    socket = context.socket(zmq.PULL)
+    socket = context.socket(socket_type)
+    if not bind and addr == "*":
+        addr = "127.0.0.1"
     try:
-        socket.bind(f"tcp://{addr}:{port}")
+        if bind:
+            socket.bind(f"tcp://{addr}:{port}")
+        else:
+            socket.connect(f"tcp://{addr}:{port}")
     except zmq.error.ZMQError as e:
         CONSOLE.print(f"[yellow]Error encountered:\n{e}[/]")
         CONSOLE.print("[yellow]Wrong IP address. Attempting to correct...[/]")
@@ -107,8 +130,10 @@ def bind_socket(addr: str, port: str):
         addr = output.splitlines()[0].split("/")[0]
 
         CONSOLE.print("[bold green]Corrected IP address:[/]", addr)
-
-        socket.bind(f"tcp://{addr}:{port}")
+        if bind:
+            socket.bind(f"tcp://{addr}:{port}")
+        else:
+            socket.connect(f"tcp://{addr}:{port}")
 
     CONSOLE.print(f"[green]FTIO is running on: {addr}:{port}[/]")