diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 596e8bf..169cea6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ dev = [
     "pytest>=7.4",
     "mypy>=1.8",
     "ruff>=0.4",
+    "starlette>=0.36",
+    "httpx>=0.27",
 ]
 all = ["fusionagi[openai,anthropic,local,gpu]"]
 
diff --git a/tests/test_openai_compat.py b/tests/test_openai_compat.py
index 572b392..699ff82 100644
--- a/tests/test_openai_compat.py
+++ b/tests/test_openai_compat.py
@@ -1,20 +1,31 @@
-"""Tests for OpenAI-compatible API bridge."""
+"""Tests for OpenAI-compatible API bridge.
+
+Requires the ``api`` or ``dev`` extra (starlette, httpx).
+Skipped gracefully when those packages are not installed.
+"""
 
 import json
 import os
 
 import pytest
-from starlette.testclient import TestClient
 
-from fusionagi.adapters import StubAdapter
-from fusionagi.api.app import create_app
-from fusionagi.api.openai_compat.translators import (
-    messages_to_prompt,
+pytest.importorskip("starlette", reason="starlette not installed (pip install fusionagi[dev])")
+pytest.importorskip("fastapi", reason="fastapi not installed (pip install fusionagi[api])")
+
+from starlette.testclient import TestClient  # noqa: E402
+
+from fusionagi.adapters import StubAdapter  # noqa: E402
+from fusionagi.api.app import create_app  # noqa: E402
+from fusionagi.api.openai_compat.translators import (  # noqa: E402
     estimate_usage,
     final_response_to_openai,
+    messages_to_prompt,
+)
+from fusionagi.schemas.witness import (  # noqa: E402
+    AgreementMap,
+    FinalResponse,
+    TransparencyReport,
 )
-from fusionagi.schemas.witness import AgreementMap, FinalResponse, TransparencyReport
-
 
 # Stub adapter responses for Dvādaśa heads and Witness
 HEAD_OUTPUT = {