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app.py

@@ -1,11 +1,23 @@
 import sys
 import os
-import uvicorn
+import gradio as gr
 
+# Add src to python path so neural_archaeology module is found without pip install -e .
 sys.path.append(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "src")))
 
-from backend.main import app
+from backend.main import app as fastapi_app
+
+def health_check():
+    return "BrainBox Backend API is running! Access the frontend to use it."
+
+# Create a minimal Gradio UI so Hugging Face Spaces recognizes it as a valid Space
+demo = gr.Interface(
+    fn=health_check, 
+    inputs=[], 
+    outputs="text",
+    title="BrainBox API Core"
+)
+
+# Mount the dummy Gradio app to the root, while preserving all /api/ endpoints
+app = gr.mount_gradio_app(fastapi_app, demo, path="/")
 
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    # Hugging Face Spaces exposes port 7860
-    uvicorn.run(app, host="0.0.0.0", port=7860)