diff --git a/backend/app.py b/backend/app.py
index ed591d4..a79e2de 100644
--- a/backend/app.py
+++ b/backend/app.py
@@ -34,11 +34,9 @@ AI_CHAT_SYSTEM_PROMPT = os.getenv(
     "You are the Titan Lab assistant for bstein.dev. Be concise and helpful.",
 )
 AI_CHAT_TIMEOUT_SEC = float(os.getenv("AI_CHAT_TIMEOUT_SEC", "20"))
-AI_NODE_NAME = os.getenv("AI_NODE_NAME") or os.getenv("NODE_NAME") or "unknown"
-try:
-    AI_NODE_GPU_MAP = json.loads(os.getenv("AI_NODE_GPU_MAP", "{}"))
-except json.JSONDecodeError:
-    AI_NODE_GPU_MAP = {}
+AI_NODE_NAME = os.getenv("AI_CHAT_NODE_NAME") or os.getenv("AI_NODE_NAME") or "ai-cluster"
+AI_GPU_DESC = os.getenv("AI_CHAT_GPU_DESC") or "local GPU (dynamic)"
+AI_PUBLIC_ENDPOINT = os.getenv("AI_PUBLIC_CHAT_ENDPOINT", "https://chat.ai.bstein.dev/api/ai/chat")
 
 _LAB_STATUS_CACHE: dict[str, Any] = {"ts": 0.0, "value": None}
 
@@ -188,13 +186,12 @@ def ai_chat() -> Any:
 
 @app.route("/api/ai/info", methods=["GET"])
 def ai_info() -> Any:
-    gpu_label = AI_NODE_GPU_MAP.get(AI_NODE_NAME, "local GPU (dynamic)")
     return jsonify(
         {
             "node": AI_NODE_NAME,
-            "gpu": gpu_label,
+            "gpu": AI_GPU_DESC,
             "model": AI_CHAT_MODEL,
-            "endpoint": "/api/ai/chat",
+            "endpoint": AI_PUBLIC_ENDPOINT or "/api/ai/chat",
         }
     )
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/AiView.vue b/frontend/src/views/AiView.vue
index 05e080f..da8c76a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/AiView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/AiView.vue
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@
           <span class="value mono">{{ meta.gpu }}</span>
         </div>
         <div class="fact">
-          <span class="label mono">Node</span>
+          <span class="label mono">AI Node</span>
           <span class="value mono">{{ meta.node }}</span>
         </div>
         <div class="fact">
           <span class="label mono">Endpoint</span>
           <button class="endpoint-copy mono" type="button" @click="copyCurl">
-            {{ apiHost }}
+            {{ meta.endpoint || apiHost }}
             <span v-if="copied" class="copied">copied</span>
           </button>
         </div>
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ const meta = ref({
   model: "loading...",
   gpu: "local GPU (dynamic)",
   node: "unknown",
+  endpoint: "",
 });
 const messages = ref([
   {
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ async function fetchMeta() {
       model: data.model || meta.value.model,
       gpu: data.gpu || meta.value.gpu,
       node: data.node || meta.value.node,
+      endpoint: data.endpoint || meta.value.endpoint || apiHost,
     };
   } catch {
     // swallow
@@ -211,7 +213,8 @@ function handleKeydown(e) {
 }
 
 async function copyCurl() {
-  const curl = `curl -X POST ${new URL(API_URL, window.location.href).toString()} -H 'content-type: application/json' -d '{\"message\":\"hi\"}'`;
+  const target = meta.value.endpoint || new URL(API_URL, window.location.href).toString();
+  const curl = `curl -X POST ${target} -H 'content-type: application/json' -d '{\"message\":\"hi\"}'`;
   try {
     await navigator.clipboard.writeText(curl);
     copied.value = true;