James worked on the octoenergy/xocto repository, focusing on enhancing platform compatibility and continuous integration stability. He upgraded the runtime environment to Python 3.10 and updated the Postgres database to version 14.20, ensuring alignment with current security and end-of-life standards. By pinning pact-python to a compatible version and removing deprecated Python and Postgres versions, James reduced maintenance overhead and mitigated operational risks. His work leveraged skills in DevOps, AWS, and database management, laying a foundation for secure, scalable deployments. Although no user-facing features were released, these backend improvements support future development and streamline the deployment pipeline for the team.