diff --git a/src/semantic-router/pkg/api/server.go b/src/semantic-router/pkg/api/server.go
index a281a811..d0611ef1 100644
--- a/src/semantic-router/pkg/api/server.go
+++ b/src/semantic-router/pkg/api/server.go
@@ -232,7 +232,16 @@ func (s *ClassificationAPIServer) handleIntentClassification(w http.ResponseWrit
 		return
 	}
 
-	response, err := s.classificationSvc.ClassifyIntent(req)
+	// Use unified classifier if available, otherwise fall back to legacy
+	var response *services.IntentResponse
+	var err error
+
+	if s.classificationSvc.HasUnifiedClassifier() {
+		response, err = s.classificationSvc.ClassifyIntentUnified(req)
+	} else {
+		response, err = s.classificationSvc.ClassifyIntent(req)
+	}
+
 	if err != nil {
 		s.writeErrorResponse(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "CLASSIFICATION_ERROR", err.Error())
 		return