Aya Mahjoub established the foundational scaffolding for the Aya-mj project within the EPF-MDE/git-first-steps repository, focusing on creating a reusable template to streamline future development. She delivered an initial Aya-mj file as a placeholder, incorporated explicit author acknowledgment, and implemented the first application function artifact, enabling immediate integration with continuous integration pipelines. Aya’s work centered on documentation and text-based configuration, ensuring that new contributors could onboard quickly and that project metadata remained consistent. While the scope was limited to one feature and no bug fixes, her contributions provided a clear baseline for subsequent feature work and team collaboration.