Manik Chauhan contributed to the OpenRefine/OpenRefine repository by deprecating the legacy ExecuteQueryCommand, focusing on maintaining backward compatibility while preparing users for its future removal. He published user-facing documentation to clearly communicate the planned change and aligned the codebase with project-wide formatting and whitespace standards. Working primarily with Java and JavaScript in a back end context, Manik emphasized code quality and documentation hygiene to support ongoing maintenance and smoother transitions. Although no major bugs were addressed during this period, his work laid the groundwork for future roadmap changes and ensured that the deprecation process was transparent and well-documented.