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+{
+  "name": "vkmgr-backend",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "private": true,
+  "type": "module",
+  "scripts": {
+    "dev": "node --watch src/server.js",
+    "start": "node src/server.js",
+    "migrate": "node src/db.js --migrate"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "better-sqlite3": "^11.8.1",
+    "cors": "^2.8.5",
+    "dotenv": "^16.4.7",
+    "express": "^4.21.2",
+    "helmet": "^8.0.0",
+    "morgan": "^1.10.0",
+    "node-fetch": "^3.3.2",
+    "zod": "^3.24.1"
+  }
+}