Harshada Gawas developed a Honeypot Detection feature with user-controlled suppression for the projectdiscovery/nuclei repository, focusing on reducing scan noise and improving result quality. She engineered a backend solution in Go that identifies honeypot hosts by analyzing match concentration during scans, allowing the system to flag suspicious hosts automatically. To enhance operator confidence, she implemented controls enabling users to suppress results from these flagged hosts, thereby minimizing false positives and increasing trust in scan outcomes. Her work demonstrated depth in backend development and network security, addressing a nuanced problem in automated scanning by balancing detection accuracy with user flexibility.