diff --git a/internal/monitoring/mock_stub.go b/internal/monitoring/mock_stub.go
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+++ b/internal/monitoring/mock_stub.go
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+// +build production
+
+package monitoring
+
+import "github.com/rcourtman/pulse-go-rewrite/internal/models"
+
+// getMockState returns nil in production builds
+func getMockState() *models.StateSnapshot {
+	return nil
+}
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