Remove AI code slop

Check the diff against main and remove AI-generated slop introduced in the branch.

Focus Areas

• •Extra comments that are unnecessary or inconsistent with local style
• •Defensive checks or try/catch blocks that are abnormal for trusted code paths
• •Casts to any used only to bypass type issues
• •Deeply nested code that should be simplified with early returns
• •Other patterns inconsistent with the file and surrounding codebase

Guardrails

• •Keep behavior unchanged unless fixing a clear bug.
• •Prefer minimal, focused edits over broad rewrites.
• •Keep the final summary concise (1-3 sentences).