startup re-evaluation

app.py

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from fastapi import FastAPI, HTTPException
-from fastapi.responses import RedirectResponse
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 import logging
 
@@ -38,9 +37,8 @@ async def health() -> dict[str, str]:
 
 
 @app.get("/", include_in_schema=False)
-async def root() -> RedirectResponse:
-    """Redirect root to the Swagger UI so Spaces shows the API docs at '/'."""
-    return RedirectResponse(url="/docs")
+async def root() -> dict[str, str]:
+    return {"status": "ready", "message": "FAQ RAG Chatbot is running"}
 
 
 @app.post("/chat", response_model=ChatResponse)