README.md

import gradio as gr
from huggingface_hub import InferenceApi

# No token passed—using public endpoint
inference = InferenceApi(repo_id="bigcode/starcoderbase")

def generate_code(prompt):
    try:
        output = inference({"inputs": f"'''\n# Task: {prompt}\n'''"})
        # output may be dict or string
        if isinstance(output, dict) and "generated_text" in output:
            return output["generated_text"]
        return output if isinstance(output, str) else str(output)
    except Exception as e:
        return f"Error: {e}"

demo = gr.Interface(
    fn=generate_code,
    inputs=gr.Textbox(lines=2, placeholder="Describe coding task..."),
    outputs="text",
    title="CodeM8 AI (public)",
    description="Generate or explain code; no token needed."
)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    demo.launch()