diff --git a/app/composables/npm/useAlgoliaSearch.ts b/app/composables/npm/useAlgoliaSearch.ts
index b4a56fb79d..77a60e6b75 100644
--- a/app/composables/npm/useAlgoliaSearch.ts
+++ b/app/composables/npm/useAlgoliaSearch.ts
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ function hitToSearchResult(hit: AlgoliaHit): NpmSearchResult {
 interface AlgoliaSearchOptions {
   size?: number
   from?: number
-  filters?: string
 }
 
 /** Extra checks bundled into a single multi-search request. */
@@ -145,7 +144,7 @@ export function useAlgoliaSearch() {
           query,
           offset: options.from,
           length: options.size,
-          filters: options.filters || '',
+          filters: '',
           analyticsTags: ['npmx.dev'],
           attributesToRetrieve: ATTRIBUTES_TO_RETRIEVE,
           attributesToHighlight: [],
@@ -167,11 +166,8 @@ export function useAlgoliaSearch() {
   }
 
   /** Fetch all packages for a maintainer using `owners.name` filter with pagination. */
-  async function searchByMaintainer(
-    ownerName: string,
-    options: { maxResults?: number } = {},
-  ): Promise<NpmSearchResponse> {
-    const max = options.maxResults ?? 1000
+  async function searchByMaintainer(ownerName: string): Promise<NpmSearchResponse> {
+    const max = 1000
 
     const allHits: AlgoliaHit[] = []
     let offset = 0
@@ -295,7 +291,7 @@ export function useAlgoliaSearch() {
         query,
         offset: options.from,
         length: options.size,
-        filters: options.filters || '',
+        filters: '',
         analyticsTags: ['npmx.dev'],
         attributesToRetrieve: ATTRIBUTES_TO_RETRIEVE,
         attributesToHighlight: [],
diff --git a/app/composables/useFacetSelection.ts b/app/composables/useFacetSelection.ts
index 18b8b9b7f7..24555320c0 100644
--- a/app/composables/useFacetSelection.ts
+++ b/app/composables/useFacetSelection.ts
@@ -18,10 +18,8 @@ function getFacetsInCategory(category: string): ComparisonFacet[] {
 
 /**
  * Composable for managing comparison facet selection with URL sync.
- *
- * @param queryParam - The URL query parameter name to use (default: 'facets')
  */
-export function useFacetSelection(queryParam = 'facets') {
+export function useFacetSelection() {
   const { t } = useI18n()
   const compactNumberFormatter = useCompactNumberFormatter()
   const bytesFormatter = useBytesFormatter()
@@ -166,7 +164,7 @@ export function useFacetSelection(queryParam = 'facets') {
   }
 
   // Sync with URL query param (stable ref - doesn't change on other query changes)
-  const facetsParam = useRouteQuery<string>(queryParam, '', { mode: 'replace' })
+  const facetsParam = useRouteQuery<string>('facets', '', { mode: 'replace' })
 
   // Parse facet IDs from URL or use defaults
   const selectedFacetIds = computed<ComparisonFacet[]>({
diff --git a/app/composables/useStructuredFilters.ts b/app/composables/useStructuredFilters.ts
index 9e01319eaf..396dea194b 100644
--- a/app/composables/useStructuredFilters.ts
+++ b/app/composables/useStructuredFilters.ts
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ export function removeKeywordFromQuery(query: string, keyword: string): string {
 interface UseStructuredFiltersOptions {
   packages: Ref<NpmSearchResult[]>
   searchQueryModel?: Ref<string>
-  initialFilters?: Partial<StructuredFilters>
   initialSort?: SortOption
 }
 
@@ -153,7 +152,7 @@ function matchesSecurity(pkg: NpmSearchResult, security: SecurityFilter): boolea
 export function useStructuredFilters(options: UseStructuredFiltersOptions) {
   const route = useRoute()
   const router = useRouter()
-  const { packages, initialFilters, initialSort, searchQueryModel } = options
+  const { packages, initialSort, searchQueryModel } = options
   const { t } = useI18n()
 
   const searchQuery = shallowRef(normalizeSearchParam(route.query.q))
@@ -161,7 +160,6 @@ export function useStructuredFilters(options: UseStructuredFiltersOptions) {
   // Filter state - must be declared before the watcher that uses it
   const filters = ref<StructuredFilters>({
     ...DEFAULT_FILTERS,
-    ...initialFilters,
   })
 
   // Watch route query changes and sync filter state
diff --git a/app/utils/compare-scatter-chart.ts b/app/utils/compare-scatter-chart.ts
index d78f53f115..9fab3069c8 100644
--- a/app/utils/compare-scatter-chart.ts
+++ b/app/utils/compare-scatter-chart.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ function isFiniteNumber(value: unknown): value is number {
   return typeof value === 'number' && Number.isFinite(value)
 }
 
-function toFreshnessScore(value: unknown, maximumAgeInDays = 365): number | null {
+function toFreshnessScore(value: unknown): number | null {
   if (!value) {
     return null
   }
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ function toFreshnessScore(value: unknown, maximumAgeInDays = 365): number | null
 
   const ageInMilliseconds = Date.now() - date.getTime()
   const ageInDays = ageInMilliseconds / MILLISECONDS_IN_A_DAY
-  const normalizedFreshness = 1 - ageInDays / maximumAgeInDays
+  const normalizedFreshness = 1 - ageInDays / 365
 
   if (normalizedFreshness < 0) {
     return 0
diff --git a/cli/src/npm-client.ts b/cli/src/npm-client.ts
index 4764c27e96..b53bd36e04 100644
--- a/cli/src/npm-client.ts
+++ b/cli/src/npm-client.ts
@@ -13,10 +13,9 @@ import { resolveNpmProcessCommand } from './npm-process.ts'
 const execFileAsync = promisify(execFile)
 export const NPM_REGISTRY_URL = 'https://registry.npmjs.org/'
 
-function createNpmEnv(overrides: Record<string, string> = {}): Record<string, string> {
+function createNpmEnv(): Record<string, string> {
   return {
     ...process.env,
-    ...overrides,
     FORCE_COLOR: '0',
     npm_config_registry: NPM_REGISTRY_URL,
   }
diff --git a/cli/src/npm-process.ts b/cli/src/npm-process.ts
index 44cb6ebfb8..dede898590 100644
--- a/cli/src/npm-process.ts
+++ b/cli/src/npm-process.ts
@@ -5,14 +5,10 @@ interface NpmProcessCommand {
   args: string[]
 }
 
-export function resolveNpmProcessCommand(
-  npmArgs: string[],
-  platform = process.platform,
-  comSpec = process.env.ComSpec,
-): NpmProcessCommand {
-  if (platform === 'win32') {
+export function resolveNpmProcessCommand(npmArgs: string[]): NpmProcessCommand {
+  if (process.platform === 'win32') {
     return {
-      command: comSpec || 'cmd.exe',
+      command: process.env.ComSpec || 'cmd.exe',
       args: ['/d', '/s', '/c', 'npm', ...npmArgs],
     }
   }
diff --git a/server/api/auth/atproto.get.ts b/server/api/auth/atproto.get.ts
index 0b58fcc9a1..7eb221ba4b 100644
--- a/server/api/auth/atproto.get.ts
+++ b/server/api/auth/atproto.get.ts
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ function encodeOAuthState(event: H3Event, data: OAuthStateData): string {
   return JSON.stringify({ data, id })
 }
 
-function generateRandomHexString(byteLength: number = 16): string {
-  return Array.from(crypto.getRandomValues(new Uint8Array(byteLength)), byte =>
+function generateRandomHexString(): string {
+  return Array.from(crypto.getRandomValues(new Uint8Array(16)), byte =>
     byte.toString(16).padStart(2, '0'),
   ).join('')
 }
diff --git a/shared/utils/constellation.ts b/shared/utils/constellation.ts
index 91993f9fe9..5f7f410662 100644
--- a/shared/utils/constellation.ts
+++ b/shared/utils/constellation.ts
@@ -105,13 +105,11 @@ export class Constellation {
   /**
    * Gets all links from constellation and their counts
    * @param target - A uri encoded link. did, url, or at-uri
-   * @param ttl - The ttl to use for the cache
    */
-  async getAllLinks(target: string, ttl: number | undefined = undefined) {
+  async getAllLinks(target: string) {
     return await this.cachedFetch<AllLinksResponse>(
       `https://${CONSTELLATION_HOST}/links/all?target=${target}`,
       { headers: HEADERS },
-      ttl,
     )
   }
 }
diff --git a/shared/utils/git-providers.ts b/shared/utils/git-providers.ts
index aa92dab98a..d68c9ea5f9 100644
--- a/shared/utils/git-providers.ts
+++ b/shared/utils/git-providers.ts
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ interface ProviderConfig {
   /** Parse URL path into owner/repo, returns null if invalid */
   parsePath(parts: string[]): { owner: string; repo: string } | null
   /** Get raw file URL base for resolving relative paths */
-  getRawBaseUrl(ref: RepoRef, branch?: string): string
+  getRawBaseUrl(ref: RepoRef): string
   /** Get blob/rendered URL base for markdown files */
-  getBlobBaseUrl(ref: RepoRef, branch?: string): string
+  getBlobBaseUrl(ref: RepoRef): string
   /** Convert file URLs to blob URLs (for images) */
   fileToRaw?(url: string): string
   /** Convert blob URLs to raw URLs (for images) */
@@ -79,10 +79,8 @@ const providers: ProviderConfig[] = [
       if (!owner || !repo) return null
       return { owner, repo }
     },
-    getRawBaseUrl: (ref, branch = 'HEAD') =>
-      `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/${ref.owner}/${ref.repo}/${branch}`,
-    getBlobBaseUrl: (ref, branch = 'HEAD') =>
-      `https://github.com/${ref.owner}/${ref.repo}/blob/${branch}`,
+    getRawBaseUrl: ref => `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/${ref.owner}/${ref.repo}/HEAD`,
+    getBlobBaseUrl: ref => `https://github.com/${ref.owner}/${ref.repo}/blob/HEAD`,
     fileToRaw: url => url.replace('/tree/', '/raw/'),
     blobToRaw: url => url.replace('/blob/', '/raw/'),
   },
@@ -102,13 +100,13 @@ const providers: ProviderConfig[] = [
       if (!owner || !repo) return null
       return { owner, repo }
     },
-    getRawBaseUrl: (ref, branch = 'HEAD') => {
+    getRawBaseUrl: ref => {
       const host = ref.host ?? 'gitlab.com'
-      return `https://${host}/${ref.owner}/${ref.repo}/-/raw/${branch}`
+      return `https://${host}/${ref.owner}/${ref.repo}/-/raw/HEAD`
     },
-    getBlobBaseUrl: (ref, branch = 'HEAD') => {
+    getBlobBaseUrl: ref => {
       const host = ref.host ?? 'gitlab.com'
-      return `https://${host}/${ref.owner}/${ref.repo}/-/blob/${branch}`
+      return `https://${host}/${ref.owner}/${ref.repo}/-/blob/HEAD`
     },
     blobToRaw: url => url.replace('/-/blob/', '/-/raw/'),
   },
@@ -124,10 +122,8 @@ const providers: ProviderConfig[] = [
       if (!owner || !repo) return null
       return { owner, repo }
     },
-    getRawBaseUrl: (ref, branch = 'HEAD') =>
-      `https://bitbucket.org/${ref.owner}/${ref.repo}/raw/${branch}`,
-    getBlobBaseUrl: (ref, branch = 'HEAD') =>
-      `https://bitbucket.org/${ref.owner}/${ref.repo}/src/${branch}`,
+    getRawBaseUrl: ref => `https://bitbucket.org/${ref.owner}/${ref.repo}/raw/HEAD`,
+    getBlobBaseUrl: ref => `https://bitbucket.org/${ref.owner}/${ref.repo}/src/HEAD`,
     blobToRaw: url => url.replace('/src/', '/raw/'),
   },
   {
@@ -142,10 +138,8 @@ const providers: ProviderConfig[] = [
       if (!owner || !repo) return null
       return { owner, repo }
     },
-    getRawBaseUrl: (ref, branch = 'HEAD') =>
-      `https://codeberg.org/${ref.owner}/${ref.repo}/raw/branch/${branch === 'HEAD' ? 'main' : branch}`,
-    getBlobBaseUrl: (ref, branch = 'HEAD') =>
-      `https://codeberg.org/${ref.owner}/${ref.repo}/src/branch/${branch === 'HEAD' ? 'main' : branch}`,
+    getRawBaseUrl: ref => `https://codeberg.org/${ref.owner}/${ref.repo}/raw/branch/main`,
+    getBlobBaseUrl: ref => `https://codeberg.org/${ref.owner}/${ref.repo}/src/branch/main`,
     blobToRaw: url => url.replace('/src/', '/raw/'),
   },
   {
@@ -160,10 +154,8 @@ const providers: ProviderConfig[] = [
       if (!owner || !repo) return null
       return { owner, repo }
     },
-    getRawBaseUrl: (ref, branch = 'master') =>
-      `https://gitee.com/${ref.owner}/${ref.repo}/raw/${branch}`,
-    getBlobBaseUrl: (ref, branch = 'master') =>
-      `https://gitee.com/${ref.owner}/${ref.repo}/blob/${branch}`,
+    getRawBaseUrl: ref => `https://gitee.com/${ref.owner}/${ref.repo}/raw/master`,
+    getBlobBaseUrl: ref => `https://gitee.com/${ref.owner}/${ref.repo}/blob/master`,
     blobToRaw: url => url.replace('/blob/', '/raw/'),
   },
   {
@@ -179,10 +171,8 @@ const providers: ProviderConfig[] = [
       if (!owner || !repo) return null
       return { owner, repo }
     },
-    getRawBaseUrl: (ref, branch = 'HEAD') =>
-      `https://git.sr.ht/${ref.owner}/${ref.repo}/blob/${branch}`,
-    getBlobBaseUrl: (ref, branch = 'HEAD') =>
-      `https://git.sr.ht/${ref.owner}/${ref.repo}/tree/${branch}/item`,
+    getRawBaseUrl: ref => `https://git.sr.ht/${ref.owner}/${ref.repo}/blob/HEAD`,
+    getBlobBaseUrl: ref => `https://git.sr.ht/${ref.owner}/${ref.repo}/tree/HEAD/item`,
   },
   {
     id: 'tangled',
@@ -201,10 +191,8 @@ const providers: ProviderConfig[] = [
       if (!owner || !repo) return null
       return { owner, repo }
     },
-    getRawBaseUrl: (ref, branch = 'main') =>
-      `https://tangled.sh/${ref.owner}/${ref.repo}/raw/branch/${branch}`,
-    getBlobBaseUrl: (ref, branch = 'main') =>
-      `https://tangled.sh/${ref.owner}/${ref.repo}/src/branch/${branch}`,
+    getRawBaseUrl: ref => `https://tangled.sh/${ref.owner}/${ref.repo}/raw/branch/main`,
+    getBlobBaseUrl: ref => `https://tangled.sh/${ref.owner}/${ref.repo}/src/branch/main`,
     blobToRaw: url => url.replace('/blob/', '/raw/branch/'),
   },
   {
@@ -220,10 +208,8 @@ const providers: ProviderConfig[] = [
       // Use empty owner, store full rad: ID as repo
       return { owner: '', repo: radMatch[0] }
     },
-    getRawBaseUrl: (ref, branch = 'HEAD') =>
-      `https://seed.radicle.at/api/v1/projects/${ref.repo}/blob/${branch}`,
-    getBlobBaseUrl: (ref, branch = 'HEAD') =>
-      `https://app.radicle.at/nodes/seed.radicle.at/${ref.repo}/tree/${branch}`,
+    getRawBaseUrl: ref => `https://seed.radicle.at/api/v1/projects/${ref.repo}/blob/HEAD`,
+    getBlobBaseUrl: ref => `https://app.radicle.at/nodes/seed.radicle.at/${ref.repo}/tree/HEAD`,
   },
   {
     id: 'forgejo',
@@ -237,13 +223,13 @@ const providers: ProviderConfig[] = [
       if (!owner || !repo) return null
       return { owner, repo }
     },
-    getRawBaseUrl: (ref, branch = 'HEAD') => {
+    getRawBaseUrl: ref => {
       const host = ref.host ?? 'codeberg.org'
-      return `https://${host}/${ref.owner}/${ref.repo}/raw/branch/${branch === 'HEAD' ? 'main' : branch}`
+      return `https://${host}/${ref.owner}/${ref.repo}/raw/branch/main`
     },
-    getBlobBaseUrl: (ref, branch = 'HEAD') => {
+    getBlobBaseUrl: ref => {
       const host = ref.host ?? 'codeberg.org'
-      return `https://${host}/${ref.owner}/${ref.repo}/src/branch/${branch === 'HEAD' ? 'main' : branch}`
+      return `https://${host}/${ref.owner}/${ref.repo}/src/branch/main`
     },
     blobToRaw: url => url.replace('/src/', '/raw/'),
   },
@@ -259,13 +245,13 @@ const providers: ProviderConfig[] = [
       if (!owner || !repo) return null
       return { owner, repo }
     },
-    getRawBaseUrl: (ref, branch = 'HEAD') => {
+    getRawBaseUrl: ref => {
       const host = ref.host ?? 'gitea.io'
-      return `https://${host}/${ref.owner}/${ref.repo}/raw/branch/${branch === 'HEAD' ? 'main' : branch}`
+      return `https://${host}/${ref.owner}/${ref.repo}/raw/branch/main`
     },
-    getBlobBaseUrl: (ref, branch = 'HEAD') => {
+    getBlobBaseUrl: ref => {
       const host = ref.host ?? 'gitea.io'
-      return `https://${host}/${ref.owner}/${ref.repo}/src/branch/${branch === 'HEAD' ? 'main' : branch}`
+      return `https://${host}/${ref.owner}/${ref.repo}/src/branch/main`
     },
     blobToRaw: url => url.replace('/src/', '/raw/'),
   },
diff --git a/shared/utils/repository-meta.ts b/shared/utils/repository-meta.ts
index 8bcf191e13..d1ff289315 100644
--- a/shared/utils/repository-meta.ts
+++ b/shared/utils/repository-meta.ts
@@ -521,8 +521,7 @@ export async function getRepoMeta(
 export async function getRepositoryStars(
   cachedFetch: CachedFetchFunction,
   ref: RepoRef,
-  options: Parameters<typeof $fetch>[1] = {},
 ): Promise<number | null> {
-  const meta = await getRepoMeta(cachedFetch, ref, options)
+  const meta = await getRepoMeta(cachedFetch, ref)
   return meta?.stars ?? null
 }