Worked on enhancing data reliability and error handling for the rivenmedia/riven repository, focusing on the integration with the Trakt API. Addressed a bug in the data fetching process by ensuring all API responses are normalized to lists and implementing safe truncation when data limits are specified. This approach reduced the risk of over-fetching and improved the consistency of downstream data processing. Leveraged Python to implement robust error handling and data normalization techniques, resulting in more stable data pipelines. The work emphasized careful API integration and thoughtful data processing, contributing to a more resilient and maintainable backend system.