During February 2026, H.K.C. focused on backend development and memory optimization for the thedotmack/claude-mem repository. They addressed a persistent resource leak by implementing a process management solution in TypeScript, introducing a function to terminate idle daemon child processes spawned by the worker service. This cleanup routine, integrated into the existing orphaned process reaper, runs every five minutes to proactively free memory and eliminate zombie processes. Local testing demonstrated a reduction of approximately 2GB in memory usage and removal of over 15 inactive processes, all without affecting critical services. The work reflects careful engineering and a targeted approach to system stability.