Worked on the ridgesai/ridges repository to enhance patch validation and quality assurance for Python projects. Developed an AST-based validation system to ensure only syntactically correct Python files were processed, and implemented code similarity detection using TF-IDF and cosine similarity to identify duplicate submissions. Integrated pylint checks both before and after patch application to maintain code quality standards throughout the workflow. Refined the patch generation process to exclude non-Python changes and cleaned up testing variables to minimize configuration noise. Leveraged Python, machine learning techniques, and text analysis to improve reliability and strengthen CI/CD quality gates within the development pipeline.