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+# Development dependencies for ComfyUI-KikoStats
+
+# Core monitoring dependencies
+nvidia-ml-py>=12.535.161
+psutil>=5.9.0
+
+# Testing framework
+pytest>=7.0.0
+pytest-cov>=4.0.0
+pytest-mock>=3.10.0
+
+# Code quality
+black>=23.0.0
+flake8>=6.0.0
+mypy>=1.0.0
+
+# Development utilities
+pre-commit>=3.0.0
+
+# ComfyUI testing (mock dependencies for unit tests)
+torch>=2.0.0
+numpy>=1.24.0
+pillow>=9.0.0
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+# Core monitoring dependencies
+nvidia-ml-py>=12.535.161  # GPU monitoring via NVIDIA Management Library
+psutil>=5.9.0             # System resource monitoring
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