During July 2025, Joel focused on stabilizing the pepr format command in the defenseunicorns/pepr repository. He addressed a critical issue where the command incorrectly reported success even when ESLint or Prettier detected errors, ensuring that failures are now accurately signaled in CI pipelines. Joel expanded test coverage to prevent regressions and reinforced the reliability of continuous integration by making command outcomes reflect actual lint and format results. Working primarily with JavaScript, TypeScript, and CI/CD practices, he contributed to repository health by delivering clear commit messages and traceable changes, laying a foundation for future improvements in code formatting workflows.