diff --git a/frontend/deterministic-tests/package.json b/frontend/deterministic-tests/package.json
index 9a9e9b3e..bb0af8d7 100644
--- a/frontend/deterministic-tests/package.json
+++ b/frontend/deterministic-tests/package.json
@@ -12,13 +12,11 @@
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "@types/node": "^25.0.2",
-        "@types/ws": "^8.5.13",
         "sync-client": "file:../sync-client",
         "ts-loader": "^9.5.4",
         "tslib": "2.8.1",
         "typescript": "5.9.3",
         "webpack": "^5.103.0",
-        "webpack-cli": "^6.0.1",
-        "ws": "^8.18.0"
+        "webpack-cli": "^6.0.1"
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/package-lock.json b/frontend/package-lock.json
index 56aee4f2..e554899d 100644
--- a/frontend/package-lock.json
+++ b/frontend/package-lock.json
@@ -28,14 +28,12 @@
             },
             "devDependencies": {
                 "@types/node": "^25.0.2",
-                "@types/ws": "^8.5.13",
                 "sync-client": "file:../sync-client",
                 "ts-loader": "^9.5.4",
                 "tslib": "2.8.1",
                 "typescript": "5.9.3",
                 "webpack": "^5.103.0",
-                "webpack-cli": "^6.0.1",
-                "ws": "^8.18.0"
+                "webpack-cli": "^6.0.1"
             }
         },
         "local-client-cli": {
@@ -555,15 +553,6 @@
                 "@types/estree": "*"
             }
         },
-        "node_modules/@types/ws": {
-            "version": "8.18.1",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/ws/-/ws-8.18.1.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-ThVF6DCVhA8kUGy+aazFQ4kXQ7E1Ty7A3ypFOe0IcJV8O/M511G99AW24irKrW56Wt44yG9+ij8FaqoBGkuBXg==",
-            "dev": true,
-            "dependencies": {
-                "@types/node": "*"
-            }
-        },
         "node_modules/@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": {
             "version": "8.49.0",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin/-/eslint-plugin-8.49.0.tgz",
@@ -4111,27 +4100,6 @@
                 "url": "https://github.com/chalk/wrap-ansi?sponsor=1"
             }
         },
-        "node_modules/ws": {
-            "version": "8.19.0",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-8.19.0.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-blAT2mjOEIi0ZzruJfIhb3nps74PRWTCz1IjglWEEpQl5XS/UNama6u2/rjFkDDouqr4L67ry+1aGIALViWjDg==",
-            "dev": true,
-            "engines": {
-                "node": ">=10.0.0"
-            },
-            "peerDependencies": {
-                "bufferutil": "^4.0.1",
-                "utf-8-validate": ">=5.0.2"
-            },
-            "peerDependenciesMeta": {
-                "bufferutil": {
-                    "optional": true
-                },
-                "utf-8-validate": {
-                    "optional": true
-                }
-            }
-        },
         "node_modules/y18n": {
             "version": "5.0.8",
             "dev": true,
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 840de2a6..07f14919 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         "dev": "concurrently --kill-others \"npm run dev -w sync-client\" \"npm run dev -w obsidian-plugin\"",
         "test": "npm run test --workspaces",
         "lint": "eslint --fix sync-client obsidian-plugin test-client deterministic-tests local-client-cli && prettier --write \"**/*.ts\"",
-        "update": "ncu -u -ws"
+        "update": "ncu -u"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "concurrently": "^9.2.1",
@@ -41,4 +41,4 @@
         "prettier": "^3.7.4",
         "typescript-eslint": "8.49.0"
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9e0474fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "name": "vault-link",
+  "lockfileVersion": 3,
+  "requires": true,
+  "packages": {}
+}