diff --git a/debug_api_key_deployment.py b/debug_api_key_deployment.py
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index 183c3ca..0000000
--- a/debug_api_key_deployment.py
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@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""
-Debug script to test API key hashing with deployment configuration
-"""
-
-import os
-import sys
-import hmac
-import hashlib
-
-def hash_api_key_manual(api_key: str, secret: str) -> str:
-    """
-    Manual implementation of API key hashing to test
-    """
-    return hmac.new(
-        secret.encode(),
-        api_key.encode(),
-        hashlib.sha256
-    ).hexdigest()
-
-def test_api_key_hashing():
-    """Test API key hashing with different secrets"""
-    
-    # The new API key from your seeding output
-    test_api_key = "uZBVUEku.7332d85bf6cf2618ad76bca46c2f8125"
-    
-    # Test with different possible secrets
-    secrets_to_test = [
-        "super-secret-key-for-development-only",  # Default from config.py
-        "development-secret-key-do-not-use-in-production",  # Your .env value
-    ]
-    
-    print("API Key Hashing Debug")
-    print("=" * 60)
-    print(f"Test API Key: {test_api_key}")
-    print()
-    
-    for secret in secrets_to_test:
-        hashed_key = hash_api_key_manual(test_api_key, secret)
-        print(f"Secret: {secret}")
-        print(f"Hash:   {hashed_key}")
-        print("-" * 60)
-    
-    print()
-    print("The deployment should be using one of these hashes in the database.")
-    print("Check your Cloud Run environment variables to confirm which secret is being used.")
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    test_api_key_hashing() 
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diff --git a/debug_vector_db.py b/debug_vector_db.py
deleted file mode 100644
index f4aaae9..0000000
--- a/debug_vector_db.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""
-Debug script to test VectorDatabaseService initialization
-"""
-
-import os
-import sys
-from dotenv import load_dotenv
-
-# Load environment variables
-load_dotenv()
-
-print("Environment variables:")
-print(f"QDRANT_HOST: {os.getenv('QDRANT_HOST')}")
-print(f"QDRANT_PORT: {os.getenv('QDRANT_PORT')}")
-print(f"QDRANT_HTTPS: {os.getenv('QDRANT_HTTPS')}")
-print(f"QDRANT_PREFER_GRPC: {os.getenv('QDRANT_PREFER_GRPC')}")
-
-# Import and check settings
-from src.config.config import settings
-
-print("\nSettings values:")
-print(f"settings.QDRANT_HOST: {settings.QDRANT_HOST}")
-print(f"settings.QDRANT_PORT: {settings.QDRANT_PORT}")
-print(f"settings.QDRANT_HTTPS: {settings.QDRANT_HTTPS}")
-print(f"settings.QDRANT_PREFER_GRPC: {settings.QDRANT_PREFER_GRPC}")
-
-# Test VectorDatabaseService initialization step by step
-print("\nTesting VectorDatabaseService initialization step by step...")
-try:
-    from qdrant_client import QdrantClient
-    
-    # Test direct QdrantClient creation
-    print("Creating QdrantClient directly...")
-    client = QdrantClient(
-        host=settings.QDRANT_HOST,
-        port=settings.QDRANT_PORT,
-        api_key=settings.QDRANT_API_KEY,
-        prefer_grpc=settings.QDRANT_PREFER_GRPC,
-        https=settings.QDRANT_HTTPS
-    )
-    print("QdrantClient created successfully")
-    
-    # Test get_collections (this is what fails in _ensure_collection_exists)
-    print("Testing get_collections...")
-    collections = client.get_collections()
-    print(f"Collections retrieved: {[col.name for col in collections.collections]}")
-    
-    # Now test full VectorDatabaseService
-    print("\nTesting full VectorDatabaseService...")
-    from src.services.vector_db import VectorDatabaseService
-    vector_db = VectorDatabaseService()
-    print("VectorDatabaseService created successfully")
-    
-except Exception as e:
-    print(f"Error: {e}")
-    import traceback
-    traceback.print_exc() 
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diff --git a/deployment/scripts/setup_local_env.sh b/deployment/scripts/setup_local_env.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 7dc9946..0000000
--- a/deployment/scripts/setup_local_env.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,167 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# Setup Local Environment Script
-# This script extracts configuration from terraform and sets up local development
-
-set -e
-
-SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
-PROJECT_ROOT="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/../.." && pwd)"
-TERRAFORM_DIR="$PROJECT_ROOT/deployment/terraform"
-
-echo "Setting up local development environment..."
-
-# Check if terraform directory exists
-if [ ! -d "$TERRAFORM_DIR" ]; then
-    echo "Error: Terraform directory not found at $TERRAFORM_DIR"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-# Change to terraform directory
-cd "$TERRAFORM_DIR"
-
-# Check if terraform state exists
-if [ ! -f "terraform.tfstate" ]; then
-    echo "Error: Terraform state not found. Please run 'terraform apply' first."
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-echo "Extracting configuration from terraform..."
-
-# Get terraform outputs
-QDRANT_HOST=$(terraform output -raw vector_db_vm_external_ip 2>/dev/null || echo "")
-QDRANT_PORT="6333"
-FIRESTORE_PROJECT_ID=$(terraform output -raw firestore_database_id 2>/dev/null | cut -d'/' -f2 || echo "")
-GCS_BUCKET_NAME=$(terraform output -raw storage_bucket_name 2>/dev/null || echo "")
-
-if [ -z "$QDRANT_HOST" ]; then
-    echo "Error: Could not extract Qdrant host from terraform outputs"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-echo "Configuration extracted:"
-echo "  Qdrant Host: $QDRANT_HOST"
-echo "  Qdrant Port: $QDRANT_PORT"
-echo "  Firestore Project: $FIRESTORE_PROJECT_ID"
-echo "  GCS Bucket: $GCS_BUCKET_NAME"
-
-# Go back to project root
-cd "$PROJECT_ROOT"
-
-# Update start_dev.sh with extracted values
-echo "Updating start_dev.sh..."
-
-cat > start_dev.sh << EOF
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# Development startup script for Sereact API
-# This script sets the environment variables and starts the application
-# Auto-generated by deployment/scripts/setup_local_env.sh
-
-# Activate virtual environment
-source venv/Scripts/activate
-
-# Set environment variables from deployed infrastructure
-export QDRANT_HOST=$QDRANT_HOST
-export QDRANT_PORT=$QDRANT_PORT
-export FIRESTORE_PROJECT_ID=$FIRESTORE_PROJECT_ID
-export GCS_BUCKET_NAME=$GCS_BUCKET_NAME
-export ENVIRONMENT=development
-
-# Start the application
-echo "Starting Sereact API with deployed infrastructure..."
-echo "Qdrant endpoint: http://\$QDRANT_HOST:\$QDRANT_PORT"
-echo "Firestore project: \$FIRESTORE_PROJECT_ID"
-echo "GCS bucket: \$GCS_BUCKET_NAME"
-echo "API will be available at: http://localhost:8000"
-echo "API documentation: http://localhost:8000/docs"
-
-uvicorn main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --reload
-EOF
-
-chmod +x start_dev.sh
-
-# Update docker-compose.yml with extracted values
-echo "Updating docker-compose.yml..."
-
-cat > docker-compose.yml << EOF
-version: '3.8'
-
-services:
-  api:
-    build: .
-    ports:
-      - "8000:8000"
-    volumes:
-      - .:/app
-      - \${GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS:-./firestore-credentials.json}:/app/firestore-credentials.json:ro
-    environment:
-      - PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
-      - ENVIRONMENT=development
-      - FIRESTORE_CREDENTIALS_FILE=/app/firestore-credentials.json
-      - GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS=/app/firestore-credentials.json
-      - FIRESTORE_PROJECT_ID=\${FIRESTORE_PROJECT_ID:-$FIRESTORE_PROJECT_ID}
-      - QDRANT_HOST=$QDRANT_HOST
-      - QDRANT_PORT=$QDRANT_PORT
-      - GCS_BUCKET_NAME=$GCS_BUCKET_NAME
-    command: uvicorn main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --reload
-EOF
-
-# Update test script
-echo "Updating test_qdrant_connection.py..."
-
-cat > test_qdrant_connection.py << EOF
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""
-Simple test script to verify Qdrant connection
-Auto-generated by deployment/scripts/setup_local_env.sh
-"""
-
-import os
-import sys
-from src.services.vector_db import VectorDatabaseService
-
-def test_qdrant_connection():
-    """Test the connection to Qdrant"""
-    
-    # Set environment variables from deployed infrastructure
-    os.environ['QDRANT_HOST'] = '$QDRANT_HOST'
-    os.environ['QDRANT_PORT'] = '$QDRANT_PORT'
-    
-    try:
-        print("Testing Qdrant connection...")
-        print(f"Host: {os.environ['QDRANT_HOST']}")
-        print(f"Port: {os.environ['QDRANT_PORT']}")
-        
-        # Initialize the service
-        vector_db = VectorDatabaseService()
-        
-        # Test health check
-        is_healthy = vector_db.health_check()
-        print(f"Health check: {'✓ PASSED' if is_healthy else '✗ FAILED'}")
-        
-        # Get collection info
-        collection_info = vector_db.get_collection_info()
-        print(f"Collection info: {collection_info}")
-        
-        print("\n✓ Qdrant connection test PASSED!")
-        return True
-        
-    except Exception as e:
-        print(f"\n✗ Qdrant connection test FAILED: {e}")
-        return False
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    success = test_qdrant_connection()
-    sys.exit(0 if success else 1)
-EOF
-
-echo ""
-echo "✓ Local development environment setup complete!"
-echo ""
-echo "You can now:"
-echo "  1. Run './start_dev.sh' to start the API with deployed infrastructure"
-echo "  2. Run 'docker-compose up' to use Docker with deployed Qdrant"
-echo "  3. Run 'python test_qdrant_connection.py' to test Qdrant connection"
-echo ""
-echo "All configuration has been automatically extracted from your terraform deployment." 
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diff --git a/test_images_api.py b/test_images_api.py
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index ae45b2e..0000000
--- a/test_images_api.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-
-import requests
-import json
-
-# Test the images API
-def test_images_api():
-    base_url = "http://localhost:8000"
-    
-    # First, let's check if we need to bootstrap or if there are existing API keys
-    try:
-        # Try to get images without API key first to see the error
-        response = requests.get(f"{base_url}/api/v1/images")
-        print(f"Images API without auth: {response.status_code}")
-        print(f"Response: {response.text[:200]}...")
-        
-    except Exception as e:
-        print(f"Error testing images API: {e}")
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    test_images_api() 
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diff --git a/test_qdrant_connection.py b/test_qdrant_connection.py
deleted file mode 100644
index f98b993..0000000
--- a/test_qdrant_connection.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""
-Simple test script to verify Qdrant connection
-Auto-generated by deployment/scripts/setup_local_env.sh
-"""
-
-import os
-import sys
-from src.services.vector_db import VectorDatabaseService
-
-from dotenv import load_dotenv
-
-# Load environment variables from .env file
-load_dotenv()
-
-def test_qdrant_connection():
-    """Test the connection to Qdrant"""
-    
-    # Set environment variables from deployed infrastructure
-    # os.environ['QDRANT_HOST'] = '34.171.134.17'
-    # os.environ['QDRANT_PORT'] = '6333'
-    # os.environ['QDRANT_HTTPS'] = 'false'  # Explicitly disable HTTPS
-    # os.environ['QDRANT_PREFER_GRPC'] = 'false'  # Explicitly disable gRPC
-    
-    try:
-        print("Testing Qdrant connection...")
-        # print(f"Host: {os.environ['QDRANT_HOST']}")
-        # print(f"Port: {os.environ['QDRANT_PORT']}")
-        # print(f"HTTPS: {os.environ['QDRANT_HTTPS']}")
-        # print(f"gRPC: {os.environ['QDRANT_PREFER_GRPC']}")
-        
-        # Initialize the service with explicit parameters to ensure HTTP is used
-        vector_db = VectorDatabaseService(
-            host=os.environ['QDRANT_HOST'],
-            port=int(os.environ['QDRANT_PORT']),
-            prefer_grpc=False,
-            https=False
-        )
-        
-        # Test health check
-        is_healthy = vector_db.health_check()
-        print(f"Health check: {'✓ PASSED' if is_healthy else '✗ FAILED'}")
-        
-        # Get collection info
-        collection_info = vector_db.get_collection_info()
-        print(f"Collection info: {collection_info}")
-        
-        print("\n✓ Qdrant connection test PASSED!")
-        return True
-        
-    except Exception as e:
-        print(f"\n✗ Qdrant connection test FAILED: {e}")
-        return False
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    success = test_qdrant_connection()
-    sys.exit(0 if success else 1)