During May 2025, contributed backend development work to the basetenlabs/truss and basetenlabs/truss-examples repositories, focusing on model deployment and cloud storage integration. Upgraded Ultravox to support vLLM 0.4 with audio processing, streamlining configuration and removing unnecessary authentication steps for public audio resources. Improved remote cache reliability by standardizing trailing slash handling in GCSCache and S3Cache, reducing directory listing errors and integration friction. Enhanced code documentation and maintainability across both repositories, ensuring clearer code for future development. Leveraged Python and YAML to implement these features, emphasizing robust configuration management and maintainable model deployment workflows without introducing new bugs during the period.