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In my previous post, I mentioned exploring agentic workflows with Google Antigravity. Today, we put that partnership to the test with a significant architectural change: removing Node.js.

The Bloat

For years, this Jekyll site relied on Grunt (running on Node.js) to compile LESS files into CSS. While useful back in the day, it added unnecessary complexity. To run a simple static site, I needed npm, node_modules, and a Gruntfile.js.

The Agentic Approach

I asked the agent to remove this dependency. Instead of just blindly deleting files, the agent:

1. Analyzed the project structure and identified the LESS dependency.
2. Planned a migration path: convert compiled CSS to a source file, then remove the build tools.
3. Executed the plan:
   • Beautified the minified CSS into a readable main.css.
   • Removed package.json, Gruntfile.js, and the entire node_modules folder.
   • Cleaned up legacy IE7 hacks from the CSS.

The Result

The result is a pure, lightweight Jekyll site. No npm install, no build scripts—just Ruby and standard CSS. It was a seamless transition, executed perfectly by the AI agent, proving that complex refactoring tasks can be handled autonomously.

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