In November 2024, Akhil Kommasani focused on improving data freshness and cache behavior in the mozilla/looker-spoke-default repository. He addressed a bug related to stale data in mobile search metrics by removing the persist_with configuration from the mobile_search_clients_daily_v1 datagroup and updating the associated LookML references. This adjustment simplified the cache invalidation logic and reduced the risk of outdated data, directly impacting the reliability of daily mobile search metrics. Akhil utilized his skills in Data Modeling and Looker, working primarily with LKML, to align the codebase with the new cache strategy and enhance maintainability through clear documentation.