During April 2026, the developer focused on enhancing the stability and efficiency of the Blaizzy/mlx-vlm backend by addressing a persistent memory leak in the server runtime. They disabled Uvicorn’s auto-reload feature by default, which previously caused excessive memory usage and frequent restarts in production environments. To maintain flexibility for development, they introduced a command-line --reload flag, allowing developers to opt in when needed. This solution clarified the distinction between development and production modes, resulting in improved reliability. The work demonstrated practical backend development skills, particularly in Python, CLI argument parsing, and server configuration, with a targeted, well-scoped bug fix.