During April 2025, Jafacakes2011 refactored the Codebase class in the uktrade/platform-tools repository, focusing on removing the dependency on check_if_commit_exists to streamline code maintenance. Using Python, they eliminated an unused method and its associated exception handling, simplifying both the code and its test suite. This refactor reduced technical debt and improved the clarity of the codebase, while also enabling off-repo build capabilities to support more flexible CI workflows. Their work emphasized code cleanup, refactoring, and testing, resulting in a more maintainable platform that facilitates faster onboarding and supports scalable tooling for future contributors and automation needs.