During December 2024, Mahdi worked on the SAGE-3/next repository, focusing on backend development and configuration management. He migrated the SmartBit app_id data model from UUID4 to string, updated authentication token handling, and enhanced logging in the send_updates function using Python and JavaScript. To improve deployment hygiene, he refined .gitignore entries across main and webstack, preventing environment and lock files from leaking into version control. Mahdi also reverted previous SmartBit-related changes to restore codebase stability, demonstrating disciplined use of Git. His work addressed reliability and security concerns, resulting in a more maintainable and traceable backend infrastructure.