Since #915 the perf job gates only on test_frame_budget.py, which drives
the CSIProcessor pipeline in-process and makes no HTTP calls. The
"Start application" step (uvicorn + `sleep 10`) was therefore dead weight:
it existed only for the now-excluded api_throughput/inference_speed tests,
wasted ~10-15 s per main-push run, and dumped ~50 misleading
"router requires hardware setup" ERROR lines into every CI log for a
server no test touched. MOCK_POSE_DATA is server-only, unused here.
Removed the step and the vestigial env. The gated test is unchanged and
passes (verified locally, 3/3).
Co-Authored-By: claude-flow <ruv@ruv.net>
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