diff --git a/multimodal_agent_framework/__init__.py b/multimodal_agent_framework/__init__.py
index 1f032f4..a2139cc 100644
--- a/multimodal_agent_framework/__init__.py
+++ b/multimodal_agent_framework/__init__.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 )
 from .function_schema_generator import generate_function_schema
 
-__version__ = "0.1.0"
 __all__ = [
     "Connector",
     "OpenAIConnector",
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 61e71c1..61002da 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "multimodal-agent-framework"
-version = "0.1.8"
+version = "0.1.9"
 description = "A multi-modal agent framework with unified interfaces for different AI model providers"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.9"
@@ -100,4 +100,5 @@ testpaths = ["tests"]
 python_files = ["test_*.py"]
 python_classes = ["Test*"]
 python_functions = ["test_*"]
-addopts = "-v --tb=short"
\ No newline at end of file
+addopts = "-v --tb=short"
+
diff --git a/scripts/check_black.py b/scripts/check_black.py
deleted file mode 100755
index 11fc945..0000000
--- a/scripts/check_black.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""
-Black formatting check script for CI/CD pipeline.
-This script checks if code is properly formatted with black and provides clear feedback.
-"""
-
-import subprocess
-import sys
-from pathlib import Path
-
-
-def run_black_check():
-    """Run black --check on the codebase and provide clear feedback."""
-
-    # Define the paths to check
-    paths_to_check = ["multimodal_agent_framework/", "tests/", "scripts/"]
-
-    # Filter to only existing paths
-    existing_paths = [path for path in paths_to_check if Path(path).exists()]
-
-    if not existing_paths:
-        print("❌ No Python code directories found to check")
-        return 1
-
-    print("🔍 Checking code formatting with black...")
-    print(f"Checking paths: {', '.join(existing_paths)}")
-
-    try:
-        # Run black --check on the existing paths
-        result = subprocess.run(
-            ["black", "--check", "--diff"] + existing_paths,
-            capture_output=True,
-            text=True,
-        )
-
-        if result.returncode == 0:
-            print("✅ All Python code is properly formatted with black!")
-            return 0
-        else:
-            print("❌ Code formatting issues found!")
-            print("\nThe following files need formatting:")
-            print(result.stdout)
-
-            if result.stderr:
-                print("\nErrors:")
-                print(result.stderr)
-
-            print("\n💡 To fix formatting issues, run:")
-            print(f"   black {' '.join(existing_paths)}")
-            return 1
-
-    except FileNotFoundError:
-        print("❌ Black is not installed. Please install it with:")
-        print("   pip install black")
-        return 1
-    except Exception as e:
-        print(f"❌ Error running black: {e}")
-        return 1
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    sys.exit(run_black_check())
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 61b8644..0000000
--- a/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""Setup script for multimodal-agent-framework"""
-
-from setuptools import setup, find_packages
-
-with open("README.md", "r", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
-    long_description = fh.read()
-
-with open("requirements.txt", "r", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
-    requirements = [
-        line.strip() for line in fh if line.strip() and not line.startswith("#")
-    ]
-
-setup(
-    name="multimodal-agent-framework",
-    version="0.1.0",
-    author="Your Name",
-    author_email="your.email@example.com",
-    description="A multi-modal agent framework with unified interfaces for different AI model providers",
-    long_description=long_description,
-    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
-    url="https://github.com/yourusername/multimodal-agent-framework",
-    packages=find_packages(exclude=["tests*", "examples*", "venv*"]),
-    classifiers=[
-        "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
-        "Intended Audience :: Developers",
-        "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
-        "Operating System :: OS Independent",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
-        "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules",
-        "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Artificial Intelligence",
-    ],
-    python_requires=">=3.9",
-    install_requires=requirements,
-    extras_require={
-        "dev": [
-            "pytest>=7.0",
-            "pytest-cov>=4.0",
-            "black>=22.0",
-            "flake8>=5.0",
-            "mypy>=1.0",
-        ],
-    },
-    entry_points={
-        "console_scripts": [
-            # Add any CLI commands here if needed
-        ],
-    },
-    include_package_data=True,
-    zip_safe=False,
-)