Over a two-month period, contributed to vectordotdev/vrl by enhancing the encode_proto function to automatically convert string inputs to numeric types during Protocol Buffers serialization, improving data ingestion reliability and reducing the need for manual pre-processing. This work involved implementing robust conversion logic for both integers and floats in Rust, accompanied by comprehensive tests to ensure correctness across edge cases. Additionally, addressed a compiler safety issue in espressif/binutils-gdb by replacing a Variable Length Array with a std::vector in C++, ensuring compatibility with strict compiler flags and improving thread matching logic for better portability and maintainability across diverse build environments.