diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 98e33c8..e4a9afd 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-middleware v1.3.0
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.19.1
 	github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-go/v2 v2.12.3
-	github.com/instill-ai/protogen-go v0.3.3-alpha.0.20241129082755-59b3c0c34fe0
+	github.com/instill-ai/protogen-go v0.3.3-alpha.0.20241206090214-bf18be49e1a9
 	github.com/instill-ai/usage-client v0.3.0-alpha.0.20240319060111-4a3a39f2fd61
 	github.com/instill-ai/x v0.3.0-alpha.0.20231219052200-6230a89e386c
 	github.com/knadh/koanf v1.5.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 3f14fbe..b685b77 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -344,8 +344,8 @@ github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-go/v2 v2.12.3 h1:28nRlNMRIV4QbtIUvxhWqaxn0
 github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-go/v2 v2.12.3/go.mod h1:IrrLUbCjjfkmRuaCiGQg4m2GbkaeJDcuWoxiWdQEbA0=
 github.com/influxdata/line-protocol v0.0.0-20200327222509-2487e7298839 h1:W9WBk7wlPfJLvMCdtV4zPulc4uCPrlywQOmbFOhgQNU=
 github.com/influxdata/line-protocol v0.0.0-20200327222509-2487e7298839/go.mod h1:xaLFMmpvUxqXtVkUJfg9QmT88cDaCJ3ZKgdZ78oO8Qo=
-github.com/instill-ai/protogen-go v0.3.3-alpha.0.20241129082755-59b3c0c34fe0 h1:Fok/s7GQoNMUA++1WbDdiZ6Ut8AXSuWNkTU2Q/0G9QA=
-github.com/instill-ai/protogen-go v0.3.3-alpha.0.20241129082755-59b3c0c34fe0/go.mod h1:rf0UY7VpEgpaLudYEcjx5rnbuwlBaaLyD4FQmWLtgAY=
+github.com/instill-ai/protogen-go v0.3.3-alpha.0.20241206090214-bf18be49e1a9 h1:TVCoJt9PQjqTSCNyjagQHV5kteCs8Y8Qh1QBhSdZtac=
+github.com/instill-ai/protogen-go v0.3.3-alpha.0.20241206090214-bf18be49e1a9/go.mod h1:rf0UY7VpEgpaLudYEcjx5rnbuwlBaaLyD4FQmWLtgAY=
 github.com/instill-ai/usage-client v0.3.0-alpha.0.20240319060111-4a3a39f2fd61 h1:smPTvmXDhn/QC7y/TPXyMTqbbRd0gvzmFgWBChwTfhE=
 github.com/instill-ai/usage-client v0.3.0-alpha.0.20240319060111-4a3a39f2fd61/go.mod h1:/TAHs4ybuylk5icuy+MQtHRc4XUnIyXzeNKxX9qDFhw=
 github.com/instill-ai/x v0.3.0-alpha.0.20231219052200-6230a89e386c h1:a2RVkpIV2QcrGnSHAou+t/L+vBsaIfFvk5inVg5Uh4s=
diff --git a/pkg/handler/knowledgebasefiles.go b/pkg/handler/knowledgebasefiles.go
index 8a2dc47..c6dcf88 100644
--- a/pkg/handler/knowledgebasefiles.go
+++ b/pkg/handler/knowledgebasefiles.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package handler
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/base64"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -219,6 +220,108 @@ func checkUploadKnowledgeBaseFileRequest(req *artifactpb.UploadCatalogFileReques
 	return nil
 }
 
+// MoveFileToCatalog moves a file from one catalog to another within the same namespace.
+// It copies the file content and metadata to the target catalog and deletes
+// the file from the source catalog.
+func (ph *PublicHandler) MoveFileToCatalog(ctx context.Context, req *artifactpb.MoveFileToCatalogRequest) (*artifactpb.MoveFileToCatalogResponse, error) {
+	log, _ := logger.GetZapLogger(ctx)
+
+	// Validate authentication and request parameters
+	_, err := getUserUIDFromContext(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		err := fmt.Errorf("failed to get user uid from header: %v. err: %w", err, customerror.ErrUnauthenticated)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if req.FileUid == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("file uid is required. err: %w", customerror.ErrInvalidArgument)
+	}
+	if req.ToCatalogId == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("to catalog id is required. err: %w", customerror.ErrInvalidArgument)
+	}
+
+	// Step 1: Verify source file exists and check namespace permissions
+	sourceFiles, err := ph.service.Repository.GetKnowledgeBaseFilesByFileUIDs(ctx, []uuid.UUID{uuid.FromStringOrNil(req.FileUid)})
+	if err != nil || len(sourceFiles) == 0 {
+		log.Error("file not found", zap.Error(err))
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("file not found. err: %w", customerror.ErrNotFound)
+	}
+
+	sourceFile := sourceFiles[0]
+	// Verify namespace exists and get its details
+	reqNamespace, err := ph.service.GetNamespaceByNsID(ctx, req.NamespaceId)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("failed to get namespace uid from source file", zap.Error(err))
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get namespace uid from source file. err: %w", err)
+	}
+	// Ensure file movement occurs within the same namespace
+	if reqNamespace.NsUID.String() != sourceFile.Owner.String() {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("source file is not in the same namespace. err: %w", customerror.ErrInvalidArgument)
+	}
+
+	// Step 2: Verify target catalog exists
+	targetCatalog, err := ph.service.Repository.GetKnowledgeBaseByOwnerAndKbID(ctx, reqNamespace.NsUID, req.ToCatalogId)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("target catalog not found", zap.Error(err))
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("target catalog not found. err: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Step 3: Retrieve file content from MinIO storage
+	fileContent, err := ph.service.MinIO.GetFile(ctx, minio.KnowledgeBaseBucketName, sourceFile.Destination)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("failed to get file content from MinIO", zap.Error(err))
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get file content from MinIO. err: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Prepare file content and metadata for upload
+	fileContentBase64 := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(fileContent)
+	fileType := artifactpb.FileType(artifactpb.FileType_value[sourceFile.Type])
+	externalMetadata := sourceFile.ExternalMetadataUnmarshal
+
+	// Step 4: Create file in target catalog
+	uploadReq := &artifactpb.UploadCatalogFileRequest{
+		NamespaceId: req.NamespaceId,
+		CatalogId:   targetCatalog.KbID,
+		File: &artifactpb.File{
+			Name:             sourceFile.Name,
+			Content:          fileContentBase64,
+			Type:             fileType,
+			ExternalMetadata: externalMetadata,
+		},
+	}
+
+	uploadResp, err := ph.UploadCatalogFile(ctx, uploadReq)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("failed to upload file to target catalog", zap.Error(err))
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to upload file to target catalog. err: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// process the file
+	processReq := &artifactpb.ProcessCatalogFilesRequest{
+		FileUids: []string{uploadResp.File.FileUid},
+	}
+	_, err = ph.ProcessCatalogFiles(ctx, processReq)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("failed to process file", zap.Error(err))
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to process file. err: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Step 5: delete the source file
+	deleteReq := &artifactpb.DeleteCatalogFileRequest{
+		FileUid: sourceFile.UID.String(),
+	}
+	_, err = ph.DeleteCatalogFile(ctx, deleteReq)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("failed to delete file from original catalog",
+			zap.String("file_uid", sourceFile.UID.String()),
+			zap.Error(err))
+	}
+
+	// Return the UID of the newly created file
+	return &artifactpb.MoveFileToCatalogResponse{
+		FileUid: uploadResp.File.FileUid,
+	}, nil
+}
+
 func (ph *PublicHandler) ListCatalogFiles(ctx context.Context, req *artifactpb.ListCatalogFilesRequest) (*artifactpb.ListCatalogFilesResponse, error) {
 
 	log, _ := logger.GetZapLogger(ctx)
@@ -364,7 +467,7 @@ func (ph *PublicHandler) DeleteCatalogFile(
 	}
 
 	startSignal := make(chan bool)
-	// TODO: need to use clean worker in the future
+	// TODO: need to use clean worker to prevent the service from being restarted before the file is deleted
 	go utils.GoRecover(
 		func() {
 			// Create a new context to prevent the parent context from being cancelled
diff --git a/pkg/repository/knowledgebasefile.go b/pkg/repository/knowledgebasefile.go
index e5727d2..fae050f 100644
--- a/pkg/repository/knowledgebasefile.go
+++ b/pkg/repository/knowledgebasefile.go
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ type KnowledgeBaseFile struct {
 	Name             string    `gorm:"column:name;size:255;not null" json:"name"`
 	// Type is defined in the grpc proto file
 	Type        string `gorm:"column:type;not null" json:"type"`
+	// Destination is the path in the MinIO bucket
 	Destination string `gorm:"column:destination;size:255;not null" json:"destination"`
 	// Process status is defined in the grpc proto file
 	ProcessStatus string `gorm:"column:process_status;size:100;not null" json:"process_status"`