diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 501f854..1ffa2aa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,14 +14,9 @@ Create an environment file and add Postgres credentials etc
 `cp .env.sample .env`
 
 ```bash
-# Create and activate a virtual environment
 python -m venv venv
-source venv/bin/activate   # Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
-
-# Install dependencies
+source venv/bin/activate
 pip install -r requirements.txt
-
-# Start development server
 uvicorn app.main:app --reload
 ```
 
diff --git a/app/api/root.py b/app/api/root.py
index 3cd4c24..ce376e7 100644
--- a/app/api/root.py
+++ b/app/api/root.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ def root() -> dict:
         "base_url": base_url,
         "time": epoch,
         "severity": "success",
+        "message": "Welcome to NX AI!"
     }
     endpoints = [
         {"docs": "docs", "url": f"{base_url}/docs"},
diff --git a/app/main.py b/app/main.py
index 26bbb30..4ade825 100644
--- a/app/main.py
+++ b/app/main.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 
 from fastapi import FastAPI
+from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
 from fastapi.staticfiles import StaticFiles
 from fastapi.responses import FileResponse
 import os
@@ -16,6 +17,18 @@
     version=__version__,
 )
 
+# CORS middleware for development
+app.add_middleware(
+    CORSMiddleware,
+    allow_origins=[
+        "http://localhost:1999", 
+        "https://goldlabel.pro",
+        "https://soho.goldlabel.pro",
+    ],
+    allow_credentials=True,
+    allow_methods=["*"],
+    allow_headers=["*"]
+)
 
 app.include_router(router)