Delete vehicles/external/nhtsa/ directory (3 files), remove VPICVariable
and VPICResponse from platform models. Update all documentation to
reflect Gemini VIN decode via OCR service architecture.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Add NHTSA client for VIN decoding with caching and validation
- Add POST /api/vehicles/decode-vin endpoint with tier gating
- Add dropdown matching service with confidence levels
- Add decode button to VehicleForm with tier check
- Responsive layout: stacks on mobile, inline on desktop
- Only populate empty fields (preserve user input)
Backend:
- NHTSAClient with 5s timeout, VIN validation, vin_cache table
- Tier gating with 'vehicle.vinDecode' feature key (Pro+)
- Tiered matching: high (exact), medium (normalized), none
Frontend:
- Decode button with loading state and error handling
- UpgradeRequiredDialog for free tier users
- Mobile-first responsive layout
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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
