diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 766252b..8b13789 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-PORT=3000
-NODE_ENV=development
+
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4782ef7..8365c1a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,15 +16,4 @@ yarn-error.log*
 .env.test.local
 .env.production.local
 
-# IDE
-.vscode/
-.idea/
-*.swp
-*.swo
 
-# OS
-Thumbs.db
-
-# Logs
-logs
-*.log
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e781561..0db3279 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,23 +1,3 @@
 {
-  "name": "tradeflow-core-server",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
-  "description": "Express.js server for TradeFlow-Core API",
-  "main": "server.js",
-  "scripts": {
-    "start": "node server.js",
-    "dev": "nodemon server.js",
-    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
-  },
-  "keywords": ["express", "api", "tradeflow", "stellar", "soroban"],
-  "author": "TradeFlow Team",
-  "license": "MIT",
-  "dependencies": {
-    "express": "^4.18.2",
-    "helmet": "^7.1.0",
-    "cors": "^2.8.5",
-    "dotenv": "^16.3.1"
-  },
-  "devDependencies": {
-    "nodemon": "^3.0.2"
-  }
+
 }
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 05dce14..3849d81 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -1,93 +1,15 @@
 const express = require('express');
-const helmet = require('helmet');
-const cors = require('cors');
+
 require('dotenv').config();
 
 const app = express();
 const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;
 
-// Apply Helmet.js security headers globally
-app.use(helmet());
-
-// Enable CORS
-app.use(cors());
-
-// Parse JSON bodies
-app.use(express.json());
 
-// Health check endpoint
-app.get('/health', (req, res) => {
-  res.json({ 
-    status: 'OK', 
-    message: 'TradeFlow-Core API is running',
     timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
   });
 });
 
-// API routes
-app.get('/api/contracts', (req, res) => {
-  res.json({
-    invoice_nft: {
-      network: 'Testnet',
-      contract_id: 'CCYU3LOQI34VHVN3ZOSEBHHKL4YK36FMTOEGLRYDUDRGS7JOLLRKCEQM'
-    },
-    lending_pool: {
-      network: 'Testnet', 
-      contract_id: 'CDVJMVPLZJKXSJFDY5AWBOUIRN73BKU2SG674MQDH4GRE6BGBPQD33IQ'
-    }
-  });
-});
-
-// Assets endpoint with pagination support
-app.get('/api/assets', (req, res) => {
-  // Extract pagination parameters with fallback defaults
-  const page = parseInt(req.query.page) || 1;
-  const limit = parseInt(req.query.limit) || 10;
-  
-  // Console log the parsed values for debugging
-  console.log(`Pagination parameters - Page: ${page}, Limit: ${limit}`);
-  
-  // Mock assets data (this would typically come from a database)
-  const mockAssets = [
-    { id: 1, name: 'Bitcoin', symbol: 'BTC', type: 'cryptocurrency', value: 45000 },
-    { id: 2, name: 'Ethereum', symbol: 'ETH', type: 'cryptocurrency', value: 3000 },
-    { id: 3, name: 'US Dollar', symbol: 'USD', type: 'fiat', value: 1 },
-    { id: 4, name: 'Euro', symbol: 'EUR', type: 'fiat', value: 1.1 },
-    { id: 5, name: 'Gold', symbol: 'XAU', type: 'commodity', value: 1800 },
-    { id: 6, name: 'Silver', symbol: 'XAG', type: 'commodity', value: 25 },
-    { id: 7, name: 'Apple Stock', symbol: 'AAPL', type: 'stock', value: 150 },
-    { id: 8, name: 'Tesla Stock', symbol: 'TSLA', type: 'stock', value: 800 },
-    { id: 9, name: 'Real Estate', symbol: 'RE', type: 'property', value: 250000 },
-    { id: 10, name: 'Bonds', symbol: 'BND', type: 'bond', value: 1000 },
-    { id: 11, name: 'Litecoin', symbol: 'LTC', type: 'cryptocurrency', value: 150 },
-    { id: 12, name: 'Ripple', symbol: 'XRP', type: 'cryptocurrency', value: 0.6 }
-  ];
-  
-  // For now, return all assets (pagination logic will be implemented later)
-  // This is just to prepare the endpoint structure
-  res.json({
-    assets: mockAssets,
-    pagination: {
-      page: page,
-      limit: limit,
-      total: mockAssets.length,
-      message: 'Pagination parameters parsed successfully. Database pagination will be implemented in a future issue.'
-    }
-  });
-});
-
-// Error handling middleware
-app.use((err, req, res, next) => {
-  console.error(err.stack);
-  res.status(500).json({ error: 'Something went wrong!' });
-});
-
-// 404 handler
-app.use('*', (req, res) => {
-  res.status(404).json({ error: 'Route not found' });
-});
 
-app.listen(PORT, () => {
-  console.log(`TradeFlow-Core API server running on port ${PORT}`);
   console.log(`Health check available at: http://localhost:${PORT}/health`);
 });