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 Check out the configuration reference at https://huggingface.co/docs/hub/spaces-config-reference
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+
+"""
+Step 1: Minimal app to verify the Space builds and runs.
+(We add retrieval, indexing, and Evo in the next steps.)
+"""
+
+import gradio as gr  # [Objective] Gradio powers the UI
+
+with gr.Blocks(title="Evo Government Copilot (MU) - Setup Check") as demo:
+    gr.Markdown(
+        """
+        # 🇲🇺 Evo Government Copilot (Mauritius) — Setup Check
+        ✅ Space is running.  
+        Next: we'll add data ingestion, retrieval (FAISS), and Evo synthesis step-by-step.
+        """
+    )
+
+demo.launch()
+