chore: add prettier as explicit devDependency

[sjnims]

Description

Dead code analysis with knip identified that prettier is used in scripts but not listed as a dependency.

Location

• package.json - format scripts use prettier
• .github/workflows/ci.yml - CI workflow uses prettier

Findings

knip reports prettier as an "unlisted binary":

Unlisted binaries (1)
prettier  .github/workflows/ci.yml
prettier  package.json

Suggested Fix

Add prettier as a devDependency:

npm install -D prettier

Or update scripts to use npx prettier explicitly if we want to avoid adding the dependency.

Priority

Low - The code works, but this improves dependency hygiene.

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[claude]

Claude finished @sjnims's task in 2m 15s —— View job • claude/issue-225-20260117-2040 • Create PR ➔

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Analysis: Adding prettier as devDependency

Problem Assessment

The issue is clearly defined: prettier is used in npm scripts and CI workflows but not listed in package.json dependencies. The tool knip correctly identified this as an "unlisted binary".

Root cause: The project uses npx prettier in scripts (package.json:16-17) and CI (.github/workflows/ci.yml:130), which works because npx downloads packages on-demand. However, this:

• Creates inconsistent dependency management
• Causes tools like knip to flag it as a problem
• Can lead to version inconsistencies across environments
• Slows down CI/local execution due to on-demand downloads

Impact: No functional pipeline stages are affected - this is purely a dependency hygiene issue.

Proposed Solution

The issue suggests adding prettier as a devDependency via npm install -D prettier. This is the correct approach because:

• Makes the dependency explicit and version-locked
• Improves dependency tracking and hygiene
• Faster script execution (no download on each run)
• Resolves the knip warning

Tradeoffs:

• Minimal: adds ~1MB to node_modules
• No breaking changes
• No migration concerns

Alternative Approaches

The issue mentions using npx prettier explicitly, but the scripts already use npx - the problem is the missing dependency declaration. There are no viable alternatives.

Implementation

Files modified:

• package.json:58 - Added "prettier": "^3.4.2" to devDependencies (alphabetically after eslint-plugin-import)

Status: ✅ Committed and pushed to branch

Note: The package-lock.json will be automatically updated when CI runs npm ci or when anyone runs npm install locally. This is normal - the important part is declaring the dependency in package.json.

Recommendation

Accept this change as-is. This is a straightforward dependency hygiene fix with no downsides.

Testing: No test changes needed - the format scripts will work identically, just with an explicitly declared dependency instead of relying on npx auto-download.

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| Branch: claude/issue-225-20260117-2040

[sjnims]

PR submitted: #246

This PR expands the original scope to also standardize prettier usage across the project - updating all references from npx prettier to npm run format:check / npm run format, and expanding the format scripts to include *.json and *.md files.