diff --git a/config/quality/eslint-suppressions.json b/config/quality/eslint-suppressions.json
index 7db2e6b531..539b1017e4 100644
--- a/config/quality/eslint-suppressions.json
+++ b/config/quality/eslint-suppressions.json
@@ -4087,11 +4087,6 @@
       "count": 9
     }
   },
-  "tests/integration/qdrant-routes.test.ts": {
-    "@typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any": {
-      "count": 19
-    }
-  },
   "tests/integration/quota-pools-usage.test.ts": {
     "@typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars": {
       "count": 1
diff --git a/tests/integration/qdrant-routes.test.ts b/tests/integration/qdrant-routes.test.ts
index 252c6e505f..41ffd00e79 100644
--- a/tests/integration/qdrant-routes.test.ts
+++ b/tests/integration/qdrant-routes.test.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import assert from "node:assert/strict";
 import fs from "node:fs";
 import os from "node:os";
 import path from "node:path";
+import { NextRequest } from "next/server";
 import {
   makeManagementSessionRequest,
   createManagementSessionHeaders,
@@ -60,6 +61,10 @@ function makeUnauthRequest(method: "GET" | "POST" | "PUT", url: string, body?: u
   });
 }
 
+function toNextRequest(request: Request): NextRequest {
+  return new NextRequest(request);
+}
+
 async function setRequireLogin(enabled: boolean) {
   if (enabled) {
     await localDb.updateSettings({ requireLogin: true, password: "hashed-pw" });
@@ -91,7 +96,7 @@ test.after(async () => {
 
 test("GET /api/settings/qdrant — returns settings with masked API key shape", async () => {
   const req = await makeAuthRequest("GET", "http://localhost/api/settings/qdrant");
-  const res = await qdrantSettingsRoute.GET(req as any);
+  const res = await qdrantSettingsRoute.GET(toNextRequest(req));
 
   assert.strictEqual(res.status, 200);
   const body = await res.json();
@@ -110,7 +115,7 @@ test("GET /api/settings/qdrant — returns settings with masked API key shape",
 test("GET /api/settings/qdrant — 401 without auth", async () => {
   await setRequireLogin(true);
   const req = makeUnauthRequest("GET", "http://localhost/api/settings/qdrant");
-  const res = await qdrantSettingsRoute.GET(req as any);
+  const res = await qdrantSettingsRoute.GET(toNextRequest(req));
   assert.strictEqual(res.status, 401);
   await setRequireLogin(false);
 });
@@ -126,7 +131,7 @@ test("PUT /api/settings/qdrant — updates settings and returns new masked shape
     embeddingModel: "openai/text-embedding-3-small",
   });
 
-  const res = await qdrantSettingsRoute.PUT(req as any);
+  const res = await qdrantSettingsRoute.PUT(toNextRequest(req));
   assert.strictEqual(res.status, 200);
 
   const body = await res.json();
@@ -148,7 +153,7 @@ test("PUT enabled=true also activates Qdrant as the engine (memoryVectorStore=qd
     host: "qdrant-server",
     collection: "c",
   });
-  const res = await qdrantSettingsRoute.PUT(req as any);
+  const res = await qdrantSettingsRoute.PUT(toNextRequest(req));
   assert.strictEqual(res.status, 200);
 
   const s = (await localDb.getSettings()) as Record<string, unknown>;
@@ -161,16 +166,20 @@ test("PUT enabled=true also activates Qdrant as the engine (memoryVectorStore=qd
 
 test("PUT enabled=false resets the engine back to auto (sqlite-vec)", async () => {
   await qdrantSettingsRoute.PUT(
-    (await makeAuthRequest("PUT", "http://localhost/api/settings/qdrant", {
-      enabled: true,
-      host: "qdrant-server",
-      collection: "c",
-    })) as any
+    toNextRequest(
+      await makeAuthRequest("PUT", "http://localhost/api/settings/qdrant", {
+        enabled: true,
+        host: "qdrant-server",
+        collection: "c",
+      })
+    )
   );
   await qdrantSettingsRoute.PUT(
-    (await makeAuthRequest("PUT", "http://localhost/api/settings/qdrant", {
-      enabled: false,
-    })) as any
+    toNextRequest(
+      await makeAuthRequest("PUT", "http://localhost/api/settings/qdrant", {
+        enabled: false,
+      })
+    )
   );
 
   const s = (await localDb.getSettings()) as Record<string, unknown>;
@@ -185,9 +194,11 @@ test("PUT without the enabled field must not change memoryVectorStore", async ()
   // User already on qdrant; editing only the collection must not reset the engine.
   await localDb.updateSettings({ memoryVectorStore: "qdrant", qdrantEnabled: true });
   await qdrantSettingsRoute.PUT(
-    (await makeAuthRequest("PUT", "http://localhost/api/settings/qdrant", {
-      collection: "renamed",
-    })) as any
+    toNextRequest(
+      await makeAuthRequest("PUT", "http://localhost/api/settings/qdrant", {
+        collection: "renamed",
+      })
+    )
   );
 
   const s = (await localDb.getSettings()) as Record<string, unknown>;
@@ -211,11 +222,13 @@ test("PUT enabled=true invalidates the memory-settings cache (retrieval sees qdr
   );
 
   const res = await qdrantSettingsRoute.PUT(
-    (await makeAuthRequest("PUT", "http://localhost/api/settings/qdrant", {
-      enabled: true,
-      host: "qdrant-server",
-      collection: "c",
-    })) as any
+    toNextRequest(
+      await makeAuthRequest("PUT", "http://localhost/api/settings/qdrant", {
+        enabled: true,
+        host: "qdrant-server",
+        collection: "c",
+      })
+    )
   );
   assert.strictEqual(res.status, 200);
 
@@ -234,7 +247,7 @@ test("PUT /api/settings/qdrant — 400 invalid settings (invalid port type in st
     port: "not-a-number",
   });
 
-  const res = await qdrantSettingsRoute.PUT(req as any);
+  const res = await qdrantSettingsRoute.PUT(toNextRequest(req));
   assert.strictEqual(res.status, 400);
   const body = await res.json();
   assert.ok(body.message || body.error, "should return error");
@@ -243,7 +256,7 @@ test("PUT /api/settings/qdrant — 400 invalid settings (invalid port type in st
 test("PUT /api/settings/qdrant — 401 without auth", async () => {
   await setRequireLogin(true);
   const req = makeUnauthRequest("PUT", "http://localhost/api/settings/qdrant", { enabled: true });
-  const res = await qdrantSettingsRoute.PUT(req as any);
+  const res = await qdrantSettingsRoute.PUT(toNextRequest(req));
   assert.strictEqual(res.status, 401);
   await setRequireLogin(false);
 });
@@ -257,7 +270,7 @@ test("GET /api/settings/qdrant/health — returns health result shape (qdrant di
     headers: Object.fromEntries(headers.entries()),
   });
 
-  const res = await qdrantHealthRoute.GET(req as any);
+  const res = await qdrantHealthRoute.GET(toNextRequest(req));
   assert.strictEqual(res.status, 200);
 
   const body = await res.json();
@@ -292,7 +305,7 @@ test("GET /api/settings/qdrant/health — reports named collection vector metada
 
   try {
     const req = await makeAuthRequest("GET", "http://localhost/api/settings/qdrant/health");
-    const res = await qdrantHealthRoute.GET(req as any);
+    const res = await qdrantHealthRoute.GET(toNextRequest(req));
     const body = await res.json();
 
     assert.strictEqual(res.status, 200);
@@ -309,7 +322,7 @@ test("GET /api/settings/qdrant/health — reports named collection vector metada
 test("GET /api/settings/qdrant/health — 401 without auth", async () => {
   await setRequireLogin(true);
   const req = makeUnauthRequest("GET", "http://localhost/api/settings/qdrant/health");
-  const res = await qdrantHealthRoute.GET(req as any);
+  const res = await qdrantHealthRoute.GET(toNextRequest(req));
   assert.strictEqual(res.status, 401);
   await setRequireLogin(false);
 });
@@ -322,7 +335,7 @@ test("POST /api/settings/qdrant/search — returns ok + results array", async ()
     topK: 5,
   });
 
-  const res = await qdrantSearchRoute.POST(req as any);
+  const res = await qdrantSearchRoute.POST(toNextRequest(req));
   assert.strictEqual(res.status, 200);
 
   const body = await res.json();
@@ -336,7 +349,7 @@ test("POST /api/settings/qdrant/search — 400 invalid body (empty query)", asyn
     topK: 5,
   });
 
-  const res = await qdrantSearchRoute.POST(req as any);
+  const res = await qdrantSearchRoute.POST(toNextRequest(req));
   assert.strictEqual(res.status, 400);
   const body = await res.json();
   assert.ok(body.message || body.error, "should return error");
@@ -346,7 +359,7 @@ test("POST /api/settings/qdrant/search — 400 invalid body (empty query)", asyn
 
 test("POST /api/settings/qdrant/cleanup — returns ok + deletedCount + retentionDays", async () => {
   const req = await makeAuthRequest("POST", "http://localhost/api/settings/qdrant/cleanup");
-  const res = await qdrantCleanupRoute.POST(req as any);
+  const res = await qdrantCleanupRoute.POST(toNextRequest(req));
 
   assert.strictEqual(res.status, 200);
   const body = await res.json();
@@ -365,7 +378,7 @@ test("GET /api/settings/qdrant/embedding-models — returns models array", async
     headers: Object.fromEntries(headers.entries()),
   });
 
-  const res = await qdrantEmbeddingModelsRoute.GET(req as any);
+  const res = await qdrantEmbeddingModelsRoute.GET(toNextRequest(req));
   // 200 expected; verify shape
   assert.strictEqual(res.status, 200);
   const body = await res.json();
@@ -387,20 +400,22 @@ test("GET /api/settings/qdrant/embedding-models — lists only configured provid
     headers: Object.fromEntries(headers.entries()),
   });
 
-  const res = await qdrantEmbeddingModelsRoute.GET(req as any);
+  const res = await qdrantEmbeddingModelsRoute.GET(toNextRequest(req));
   assert.strictEqual(res.status, 200);
   const body = await res.json();
-  assert.ok(body.models.length > 0, "should list models for configured provider");
-  assert.ok(body.models.every((model: any) => model.value.startsWith("openai/")));
-  assert.ok(body.models.some((model: any) => model.value === "openai/text-embedding-3-small"));
-  const defaultModel = body.models.find((m: any) => m.value === "openai/text-embedding-3-small");
+  const models: Array<{ value: string; label: string }> = body.models;
+  assert.ok(models.length > 0, "should list models for configured provider");
+  assert.ok(models.every((model) => model.value.startsWith("openai/")));
+  assert.ok(models.some((model) => model.value === "openai/text-embedding-3-small"));
+  const defaultModel = models.find((model) => model.value === "openai/text-embedding-3-small");
+  assert.ok(defaultModel, "should include openai/text-embedding-3-small");
   assert.match(defaultModel.label, /1536d/);
 });
 
 test("GET /api/settings/qdrant/embedding-models — 401 without auth", async () => {
   await setRequireLogin(true);
   const req = makeUnauthRequest("GET", "http://localhost/api/settings/qdrant/embedding-models");
-  const res = await qdrantEmbeddingModelsRoute.GET(req as any);
+  const res = await qdrantEmbeddingModelsRoute.GET(toNextRequest(req));
   assert.strictEqual(res.status, 401);
   await setRequireLogin(false);
 });
@@ -416,7 +431,7 @@ test("Qdrant routes — error response has no stack trace in body", async () =>
     body: "not-valid-json{{{",
   });
 
-  const res = await qdrantSettingsRoute.PUT(req as any);
+  const res = await qdrantSettingsRoute.PUT(toNextRequest(req));
   assert.ok(res.status >= 400, "should return error status");
 
   const body = await res.json();