Andrea Bedini developed native Zstandard asset decompression support for the Aqua backend in the jdx/mise repository, expanding the system’s ability to handle zst-compressed assets during installation. Using Rust, Andrea introduced an un_zst decompression component and integrated it into the existing asset pipeline, enabling seamless processing of additional archive formats. This backend enhancement improved deployment flexibility and consistency across environments by broadening supported asset types. The work demonstrated depth in backend development, file compression and decompression, and system administration, addressing the need for broader archive compatibility without introducing bugs, and providing traceable, maintainable changes linked to specific repository commits.