During March 2025, this developer enhanced the menloresearch/OpenManus repository by integrating FastAPI into its dependency management, establishing a foundation for future web service and API capabilities. By pinning the FastAPI version in requirements.txt, they ensured consistent and reproducible builds, supporting scalable REST endpoint development. Their work focused on backend architecture, leveraging skills in dependency management and Python to enable modularity and faster API iteration. Although the contribution was limited to a single feature over one month, the targeted integration addressed the need for a modern API framework, setting the stage for more robust and maintainable web service features.