diff --git a/src/interface.jl b/src/interface.jl
index e48d81d..c28a3ec 100644
--- a/src/interface.jl
+++ b/src/interface.jl
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ function runMCTS(
   multithread=false,
   )::NamedTuple{(:root, :bestNextState, :bestTerminalState, :highValueStateList),
                 Tuple{MCTSNode,T,T,Vector{Dict{String,Any}}}} where {T<:Any}
-  println("--> LLMMCTS runMCTS 1")
+
   # Initialize the MCTS tree with a root node representing the initial state
   # root.visits=0: no visits yet
   # root.statevalue=0: no simulation results yet
@@ -91,38 +91,38 @@ function runMCTS(
     # Start from root and traverse down using UCT selection
     node = root
     node.visits += 1  # Count this iteration's visit to root
-    println("--> LLMMCTS runMCTS 2")
+
     # Phase 1: SELECTION - Traverse tree using UCT until reaching a leaf node
     # UCT balances exploration (new branches) vs exploitation (promising branches)
     while !isleaf(node)
-      println("--> LLMMCTS runMCTS 3")
+
       node = UCTselect(node, explorationweight)
     end
-    println("--> LLMMCTS runMCTS 4")
+
     # Phase 2: TERMINAL CHECK - If leaf is terminal, just backpropagate
     if node.isterminal
-      println("--> LLMMCTS runMCTS 5")
+
       # If this terminal state has high reward (>= 8), store it for later
       if node.state[:reward] >= 8
-        println("--> LLMMCTS runMCTS 6")
+
         put!(highValueState, deepcopy(node.state))
       end
-      println("--> LLMMCTS runMCTS 7")
+
       # Backpropagate the terminal node's own reward up to root
       # This updates all ancestors with this path's outcome
       backpropagate(node, node.reward)
     else
-      println("--> LLMMCTS runMCTS 8")
+
       # Phase 3: EXPANSION - Generate children for this non-terminal leaf
       # Horizontal sampling: create multiple child nodes via LLM transition
       _ = expand(node, transition, transitionargs;
                 horizontalSample=horizontalSampleExpansionPhase,
                 multithread=multithread)
-      println("--> LLMMCTS runMCTS 9")
+
       # Phase 4: SIMULATION + BACKPROPAGATION
       # For each newly expanded child, run simulation and update statistics
       if multithread
-        println("--> LLMMCTS runMCTS 10")
+
         # Parallel simulation: spawn threads for each child node
         @sync for (leafNodeKey, leafNode) in node.children
           @spawn simulateThenBackpropagate(leafNode, transition, transitionargs;
@@ -134,10 +134,10 @@ function runMCTS(
                   )
         end
       else
-        println("--> LLMMCTS runMCTS 11")
+
         # Sequential simulation: process each child one at a time
         for (leafNodeKey, leafNode) in node.children
-          println("--> LLMMCTS runMCTS 11-1")
+
           simulateThenBackpropagate(leafNode, transition, transitionargs;
             maxSimulationDepth=maxSimulationDepth, 
             horizontalSampleSimulationPhase=horizontalSampleSimulationPhase,
@@ -147,29 +147,29 @@ function runMCTS(
         end
       end
     end
-    println("--> LLMMCTS runMCTS 12")
+
     # Phase 5: EARLY STOP CHECK
     # Optional: stop search early if a condition is met
     if typeof(earlystop) <: Function && earlystop(node.state)
-      println("--> LLMMCTS runMCTS 13")
+
       break
     end
   end
-  println("--> LLMMCTS runMCTS 14")
+
   # After all iterations, extract results from the search tree
   # Select best immediate next state (best child of root)
   bestNextState = selectBestNextNode(root)
-  println("--> LLMMCTS runMCTS 15")
+
   # Select best terminal state along the optimal trajectory
   bestTerminalState = selectBestTrajectoryNode(root)
 
   # Collect all high-value states from the channel into a list
   highValueStateList = Vector{Dict{String, Any}}()
   while !isempty(highValueState)
-    println("--> LLMMCTS runMCTS 16")
+
     push!(highValueStateList, take!(highValueState))
   end
-  println("--> LLMMCTS runMCTS 17")
+
   # Return complete search results
   result = (
             root=root, 
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ function simulateThenBackpropagate(node::MCTSNode, transition::Function, transit
                 saveSimulatedNode::Bool=false,
                 multithread=false,
                 highValueState=Union{Nothing,Any}=nothing)
-  println("--> LLMMCTS simulateThenBackpropagate 1")
+
   # Phase 1: RUN SIMULATION (rollout)
   # Perform a rollout from this node, accumulating rewards along the way
   simTrajectoryReward, terminalstate = 
@@ -226,30 +226,30 @@ function simulateThenBackpropagate(node::MCTSNode, transition::Function, transit
             maxSimulationDepth=maxSimulationDepth, 
             horizontalSample=horizontalSampleSimulationPhase,
             multithread=multithread)
-  println("--> LLMMCTS simulateThenBackpropagate 2")
+
   # Phase 2: HIGH-VALUE STATE TRACKING
   # If we reached a terminal state with high reward (>= 8), store it
   # This allows users to access multiple good solutions, not just the best one
   if highValueState !== nothing && 
     terminalstate !== nothing &&
     terminalstate["reward"] >= 8
-    println("--> LLMMCTS simulateThenBackpropagate 3")
+
     put!(highValueState, deepcopy(terminalstate))
   end
-  println("--> LLMMCTS simulateThenBackpropagate 4")
+
   # Phase 3: BACKPROPAGATE
   # Update statistics (visits, statevalue) for all ancestors up to root
   # The simulation result is now incorporated into the tree
   backpropagate(node, simTrajectoryReward)
-  println("--> LLMMCTS simulateThenBackpropagate 5")
+
   # Phase 4: MEMORY MANAGEMENT
   # Clear children unless user wants to keep them for analysis
   # This frees memory for the next iteration while preserving tree structure
   if saveSimulatedNode == false
-    println("--> LLMMCTS simulateThenBackpropagate 6")
+
     node.children = Dict{String, MCTSNode}()
   end
-  println("--> LLMMCTS simulateThenBackpropagate 7")
+
 end
 
 
diff --git a/src/mcts.jl b/src/mcts.jl
index 5b65ee7..ef2be7a 100644
--- a/src/mcts.jl
+++ b/src/mcts.jl
@@ -108,14 +108,14 @@ leaf node to the root, applying reward discounting for future rewards.
 """
 function backpropagate(node::MCTSNode, simTrajectoryReward::T;
                        discountRewardCoeff::AbstractFloat=0.9) where {T<:Number}
-  println("--> LLMMCTS backpropagate 1")
+
   # Propagate the simulation result back up the tree to update all ancestor nodes
   # Each node's statistics are updated with the cumulative reward from the simulation
   while !isroot(node)
-    println("--> LLMMCTS backpropagate 2")
+
     # Increment visit count - this simulation passed through this node
     node.visits += 1
-    println("--> LLMMCTS backpropagate 3")
+
     node.statevalue += ((node.statevalue * (node.visits-1)) + simTrajectoryReward) / node.visits  # Update running average of state value
     
     # Apply discount to future rewards - rewards further from the current state are worth less
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ function backpropagate(node::MCTSNode, simTrajectoryReward::T;
     # Move up to parent node to continue propagation
     node = node.parent
   end
-  println("--> LLMMCTS backpropagate 4")
+
 end
 
 """ Determine whether a node is a leaf node.
@@ -227,15 +227,15 @@ function expand(node::MCTSNode,transition::Function, transitionargs::NamedTuple;
   # This is called "horizontal sampling" - we branch out horizontally in the tree
   # - multithread=true: spawn parallel threads for each expansion
   # - multithread=false: sequential expansion (default, simpler)
-  println("--> LLMMCTS expand 1")
+
   if multithread
     @sync for i in 1:horizontalSample 
       @spawn _expand(node, transition, transitionargs)
     end
   else
-    println("--> LLMMCTS expand 2")
+
     for i in 1:horizontalSample
-      println("--> LLMMCTS expand 3")
+
       _expand(node, transition, transitionargs)
     end
   end
@@ -258,17 +258,17 @@ Checks for semantically equivalent states (dejavu) to avoid duplicates.
 - `Nothing`
 """
 function _expand(node::MCTSNode,transition::Function, transitionargs::NamedTuple)
-  println("--> LLMMCTS _expand 1")
+
   # Generate one child node from the parent using the transition function
   result = transition(node.state, transitionargs)
   newNodeKey::AbstractString = result[:newNodeKey]
   newstate::AbstractDict = result[:newstate]
   progressvalue::Integer = result[:progressvalue]
-  println("--> LLMMCTS _expand 2")
+
   # Dejavu detection: avoid adding duplicate states
   # If newNodeKey already exists, skip - this handles semantically equivalent states
   if newNodeKey ∉ keys(node.children)
-    println("--> LLMMCTS _expand 3")
+
     # Create new MCTS node with:
     # - visits=0: no simulations yet
     # - statevalue=0: will be updated after simulation
@@ -276,9 +276,9 @@ function _expand(node::MCTSNode,transition::Function, transitionargs::NamedTuple
     # - reward: immediate environment feedback
     newNode = MCTSNode(newNodeKey, newstate, 0, progressvalue, 0, newstate["reward"], 
         newstate["isterminal"], node, Dict{String, MCTSNode}(), Dict{String, Any}())
-    println("--> LLMMCTS _expand 4")
+
     node.children[newNodeKey] = newNode
-    println("--> LLMMCTS _expand 5")
+
   end
 end
 
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ sampling child nodes at each level and accumulating rewards along the way.
 function simulate(node::MCTSNode, transition::Function, transitionargs::NamedTuple; 
   maxSimulationDepth::Integer=3, horizontalSample::Integer=3, multithread=false
   )::NamedTuple{(:simTrajectoryReward, :terminalstate), Tuple{<:Number, Union{Dict{String, Any}, Nothing}}}
-  println("--> LLMMCTS simulate 1")
+
   # Perform a rollout simulation from the given node:
   # 1. Accumulate rewards along the trajectory
   # 2. Expand nodes horizontally at each level
@@ -322,29 +322,29 @@ function simulate(node::MCTSNode, transition::Function, transitionargs::NamedTup
   terminalstate = nothing
   
   for depth in 1:maxSimulationDepth
-    println("--> LLMMCTS simulate 2")
+
     # Accumulate the current node's reward to the trajectory total
     simTrajectoryReward += node.reward
     
     # Check if we've reached a terminal state
     if node.isterminal
-      println("--> LLMMCTS simulate 3")
+
       terminalstate = node.state
       break
     else
-      println("--> LLMMCTS simulate 4")
+
       # Expand current node to generate children (horizontal sampling)
       _ = expand(node, transition, transitionargs;
                 horizontalSample=horizontalSample,
                 multithread=multithread)
-      println("--> LLMMCTS simulate 5")
+
       # Select best child to continue the rollout (vertical exploration)
       # Uses progressvalue + reward for fast selection during simulation
       node = selectChildNode(node)
     end 
-    println("--> LLMMCTS simulate 6")
+
   end
-  println("--> LLMMCTS simulate 7")
+
   return (simTrajectoryReward=simTrajectoryReward, 
           terminalstate=terminalstate)
 end