Pragya Srivastava focused on strengthening the Chroma vector database integration within the SEMOSS/Semoss repository, addressing reliability and maintainability challenges in backend data workflows. She enhanced API integration by standardizing authentication through the X-Chroma-Token header and aligning request headers across all operations. Using Java, Pragya improved error handling for connection issues and automated the creation of missing Chroma collections, reducing failure points during data ingestion and querying. Her work in database management emphasized robust authentication and consistent response processing, resulting in a more resilient integration surface. These targeted bug fixes provided a stable foundation for ongoing maintenance and downstream processes.