During December 2024, work focused on enhancing the CI pipeline for the piplabs/story repository by enabling GitHub Actions to reliably pull private modules. This was achieved by implementing a temporary access token flow within the YAML-based workflow configuration, directly addressing build failures related to private dependencies. The approach improved build reliability and laid the groundwork for future migration to secure secret management. Skills applied included CI/CD best practices and automation using GitHub Actions, with a strong emphasis on secure credential handling. The contribution delivered a single feature, reflecting targeted engineering to resolve a specific integration challenge in the build process.