chore(deps): drop unused @anthropic-ai/sdk dependency#13
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`grep -rn anthropic src/ tests/` returns zero hits — the package is in `package.json` but never imported anywhere in the codebase. It was likely a leftover from an earlier exploration of routing through the Anthropic API directly (the MCP server now interacts with Perplexity's Comet via CDP, not Anthropic). Removing it: * Cuts ~30 MB of transitive packages (`@types/node`, `node-fetch`, `agentkeepalive`, `formdata-node`, …) from every `npm install` of the package. * Speeds up `npm ci` in CI noticeably. * Trims supply-chain attack surface — fewer transitives to keep an eye on. This commit removes the entry from `package.json` and the matching top-level entries from `package-lock.json`. Some orphan transitive entries (`abort-controller`, `node-fetch`, `agentkeepalive`, `form-data-encoder`, `formdata-node`, `humanize-ms`, and `@types/node-fetch`) remain in the lockfile and will be flushed on the next `npm install`. Happy to either: * let the lockfile be regenerated on merge, or * push a follow-up commit removing the orphans explicitly — reviewer's preference. If a future feature needs the Anthropic SDK, it can be added back at that point. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Code Review: PR #13 — Drop unused @anthropic-ai/sdk dependency
Reviewed commit: ea73940
Verification
I grepped the entire codebase (src/, tests/, and all *.ts/*.js/*.mjs/*.cjs files) for any reference to anthropic or @anthropic-ai/sdk. Zero hits outside of package.json and package-lock.json. The dependency is confirmed unused.
Diff Analysis
The PR correctly removes:
- The
@anthropic-ai/sdkentry frompackage.jsondependencies - The resolved package entry and its transitive deps (
@types/node,undici-types) frompackage-lock.json
Minor Note: Orphan Transitive Dependencies
As the author acknowledged, ~7 orphan transitive packages (abort-controller, node-fetch, agentkeepalive, form-data-encoder, formdata-node, humanize-ms, @types/node-fetch) remain in the lockfile. These will be cleaned up on the next npm install. This is not blocking — npm ci with lockfileVersion 3 handles orphans gracefully.
Recommendation: Either regenerate the lockfile in this PR (preferred for cleanliness) or accept as-is and let it flush naturally. Both are fine.
Verdict: APPROVE
Clean removal of a dead dependency. No code references exist. Reduces install size and supply-chain surface. Safe to merge.
Automated code review — dependency usage verified via full codebase grep.
Summary
`grep -rn anthropic src/ tests/` returns zero hits — the package is in `package.json` but never imported anywhere in the codebase. Likely a leftover from an earlier exploration of routing through the Anthropic API directly (the MCP server now interacts with Perplexity's Comet via CDP, not Anthropic).
Removing it:
Notes on the lockfile
This PR removes the entry from `package.json` and the matching top-level entries from `package-lock.json`. Some orphan transitive entries remain (`abort-controller`, `node-fetch`, `agentkeepalive`, `form-data-encoder`, `formdata-node`, `humanize-ms`, `@types/node-fetch`) and will be flushed on the next `npm install` locally.
Happy to either:
Test plan
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