diff --git a/roadcast/app.py b/roadcast/app.py
index a2631f1..86ee1d9 100644
--- a/roadcast/app.py
+++ b/roadcast/app.py
@@ -74,41 +74,38 @@ def health():
 
 @app.route('/predict', methods=['POST', 'GET'])
 def predict_endpoint():
-    """Predict route between two points given source and destination with lat and lon.
-    GET uses an example payload; POST accepts JSON with 'source' and 'destination'.
-    Both methods run the same model/index logic and return the same response format.
-    """
-    example_payload = {
-        "source": {"lat": 38.9, "lon": -77.0},
-        "destination": {"lat": 38.95, "lon": -77.02}
-    }
+    """Predict route between two points given source and destination with lat and lon."""
 
-    info = "This endpoint expects a POST with JSON body (GET returns example payload)."
-    note = (
-        "Use POST to receive a prediction. Example: curl -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' "
-        "-d '{\"source\": {\"lat\": 38.9, \"lon\": -77.0}, \"destination\": {\"lat\": 38.95, \"lon\": -77.02}}' "
-        "http://127.0.0.1:5000/predict"
-    )
+    # Default example values for GET
+    default_src_lat = 38.9
+    default_src_lon = -77.0
+    default_dst_lat = 38.95
+    default_dst_lon = -77.02
 
-    # unify request data: GET -> example, POST -> request.json
     if request.method == 'GET':
-        data = example_payload
-    else:
-        data = request.json or {}
+        # Read from query params or fall back to defaults
+        try:
+            src_lat = float(request.args.get('sourceLat', default_src_lat))
+            src_lon = float(request.args.get('sourceLon', default_src_lon))
+            dst_lat = float(request.args.get('destLat', default_dst_lat))
+            dst_lon = float(request.args.get('destLon', default_dst_lon))
+        except (TypeError, ValueError):
+            return jsonify({"error": "Invalid query parameters"}), 400
+    else:  # POST
+        data = request.get_json(silent=True) or {}
+        source = data.get("source")
+        destination = data.get("destination")
 
-    source = data.get('source')
-    destination = data.get('destination')
-    if not source or not destination:
-        return jsonify({"error": "both 'source' and 'destination' fields are required"}), 400
-
-    try:
-        src_lat = float(source.get('lat'))
-        src_lon = float(source.get('lon'))
-        dst_lat = float(destination.get('lat'))
-        dst_lon = float(destination.get('lon'))
-    except (TypeError, ValueError):
-        return jsonify({"error": "invalid lat or lon values; must be numbers"}), 400
+        if not source or not destination:
+            return jsonify({"error": "both 'source' and 'destination' fields are required"}), 400
 
+        try:
+            src_lat = float(source.get("lat"))
+            src_lon = float(source.get("lon"))
+            dst_lat = float(destination.get("lat"))
+            dst_lon = float(destination.get("lon"))
+        except (TypeError, ValueError):
+            return jsonify({"error": "invalid lat or lon values; must be numbers"}), 400
     # load model (loader infers architecture from checkpoint)
     try:
         model = load_model('model.pth', MLP)
@@ -211,10 +208,10 @@ def predict_endpoint():
 
     # compute index using model
     try:
-        print(f"🔍 Feature vector for prediction: {feature_vector[:8]}...")  # Show first 8 values
-        print(f"📍 Coordinates: src({src_lat}, {src_lon}) → dst({dst_lat}, {dst_lon})")
+        print(f"Feature vector for prediction: {feature_vector[:8]}...")  # Show first 8 values
+        print(f"Coordinates: src({src_lat}, {src_lon}) → dst({dst_lat}, {dst_lon})")
         index = compute_index(model, feature_vector)
-        print(f"📊 Computed index: {index}")
+        print(f"Computed index: {index}")
     except Exception as e:
         return jsonify({"error": "compute_index failed", "detail": str(e)}), 500
 
@@ -222,10 +219,7 @@ def predict_endpoint():
         "index": index,
         "prediction": {},
         "called_with": request.method,
-        "diagnostics": {"input_dim": int(input_dim)},
-        "example": example_payload,
-        "info": info,
-        "note": note
+        "diagnostics": {"input_dim": int(input_dim)}
     }
 
     return jsonify(response_payload), 200
diff --git a/roadcast/model.pth b/roadcast/model.pth
index d524eb8..9f2777c 100644
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