Worked on the MoviePilot repository to enhance backend reliability by addressing a critical issue in cookie handling. Focus centered on refining the cookie URL decoding process to properly distinguish between text and binary data, thereby eliminating UnicodeEncodeError exceptions during HTTP request parsing. This solution improved the robustness of session management and reduced production risk associated with malformed cookies. The approach demonstrated careful attention to encoding and decoding safety, leveraging Python for backend development and API integration. No new features were introduced during this period, as efforts were dedicated to strengthening the system’s stability and ensuring more resilient handling of HTTP cookies.