diff --git a/bin/brainy.js b/bin/brainy.js
index 08441467..b3be02ab 100755
--- a/bin/brainy.js
+++ b/bin/brainy.js
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ import { readFileSync } from 'fs'
 import { dirname, join } from 'path'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'
 
-// Import fetch for API calls
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
+// Use native fetch (available in Node.js 18+)
 
 const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url))
 const packageJson = JSON.parse(readFileSync(join(__dirname, '..', 'package.json'), 'utf8'))
diff --git a/brainy-mcp-server.js b/brainy-mcp-server.js
index 24a2607b..5f82e2a2 100644
--- a/brainy-mcp-server.js
+++ b/brainy-mcp-server.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
   ListToolsRequestSchema,
   Tool,
 } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/types.js';
-import fetch from 'node-fetch';
+// Use native fetch (available in Node.js 18+)
 
 // Configuration from environment
 const CUSTOMER_ID = process.env.CUSTOMER_ID || 'demo-test-auto';
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7eeee4f0..3b4ef363 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-  "version": "0.59.0",
+  "version": "0.59.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-      "version": "0.59.0",
+      "version": "0.59.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@aws-sdk/client-s3": "^3.540.0",
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
         "commander": "^11.1.0",
         "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
         "inquirer": "^12.9.1",
-        "node-fetch": "^3.3.2",
         "ora": "^8.0.1",
         "prompts": "^2.4.2",
         "uuid": "^9.0.1"
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@
         "express": "^5.1.0",
         "happy-dom": "^18.0.1",
         "jsdom": "^26.1.0",
-        "node-fetch": "^3.3.2",
         "process": "^0.11.10",
         "puppeteer": "^22.15.0",
         "standard-version": "^9.5.0",
@@ -7502,30 +7500,6 @@
         }
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/fetch-blob": {
-      "version": "3.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fetch-blob/-/fetch-blob-3.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-7yAQpD2UMJzLi1Dqv7qFYnPbaPx7ZfFK6PiIxQ4PfkGPyNyl2Ugx+a/umUonmKqjhM4DnfbMvdX6otXq83soQQ==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "funding": [
-        {
-          "type": "github",
-          "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/jimmywarting"
-        },
-        {
-          "type": "paypal",
-          "url": "https://paypal.me/jimmywarting"
-        }
-      ],
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "node-domexception": "^1.0.0",
-        "web-streams-polyfill": "^3.0.3"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": "^12.20 || >= 14.13"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/fflate": {
       "version": "0.8.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fflate/-/fflate-0.8.2.tgz",
@@ -7680,19 +7654,6 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/isaacs"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/formdata-polyfill": {
-      "version": "4.0.10",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/formdata-polyfill/-/formdata-polyfill-4.0.10.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-buewHzMvYL29jdeQTVILecSaZKnt/RJWjoZCF5OW60Z67/GmSLBkOFM7qh1PI3zFNtJbaZL5eQu1vLfazOwj4g==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "fetch-blob": "^3.1.2"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=12.20.0"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/forwarded": {
       "version": "0.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/forwarded/-/forwarded-0.2.0.tgz",
@@ -9636,56 +9597,6 @@
         "node": ">= 0.4.0"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/node-domexception": {
-      "version": "1.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-domexception/-/node-domexception-1.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-/jKZoMpw0F8GRwl4/eLROPA3cfcXtLApP0QzLmUT/HuPCZWyB7IY9ZrMeKw2O/nFIqPQB3PVM9aYm0F312AXDQ==",
-      "deprecated": "Use your platform's native DOMException instead",
-      "dev": true,
-      "funding": [
-        {
-          "type": "github",
-          "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/jimmywarting"
-        },
-        {
-          "type": "github",
-          "url": "https://paypal.me/jimmywarting"
-        }
-      ],
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=10.5.0"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/node-fetch": {
-      "version": "3.3.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-fetch/-/node-fetch-3.3.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-dRB78srN/l6gqWulah9SrxeYnxeddIG30+GOqK/9OlLVyLg3HPnr6SqOWTWOXKRwC2eGYCkZ59NNuSgvSrpgOA==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "data-uri-to-buffer": "^4.0.0",
-        "fetch-blob": "^3.1.4",
-        "formdata-polyfill": "^4.0.10"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": "^12.20.0 || ^14.13.1 || >=16.0.0"
-      },
-      "funding": {
-        "type": "opencollective",
-        "url": "https://opencollective.com/node-fetch"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/node-fetch/node_modules/data-uri-to-buffer": {
-      "version": "4.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/data-uri-to-buffer/-/data-uri-to-buffer-4.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-0R9ikRb668HB7QDxT1vkpuUBtqc53YyAwMwGeUFKRojY/NWKvdZ+9UYtRfGmhqNbRkTSVpMbmyhXipFFv2cb/A==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">= 12"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/normalize-package-data": {
       "version": "3.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/normalize-package-data/-/normalize-package-data-3.0.3.tgz",
@@ -12582,16 +12493,6 @@
         "node": ">=18"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/web-streams-polyfill": {
-      "version": "3.3.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/web-streams-polyfill/-/web-streams-polyfill-3.3.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-d2JWLCivmZYTSIoge9MsgFCZrt571BikcWGYkjC1khllbTeDlGqZ2D8vD8E/lJa8WGWbb7Plm8/XJYV7IJHZZw==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">= 8"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/whatwg-encoding": {
       "version": "3.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/whatwg-encoding/-/whatwg-encoding-3.1.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ad33fd7c..9b2fd206 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@
     "express": "^5.1.0",
     "happy-dom": "^18.0.1",
     "jsdom": "^26.1.0",
-    "node-fetch": "^3.3.2",
     "process": "^0.11.10",
     "puppeteer": "^22.15.0",
     "standard-version": "^9.5.0",
@@ -220,7 +219,6 @@
     "commander": "^11.1.0",
     "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
     "inquirer": "^12.9.1",
-    "node-fetch": "^3.3.2",
     "ora": "^8.0.1",
     "prompts": "^2.4.2",
     "uuid": "^9.0.1"