February 2026 monthly summary for withastro/astro: The release focused on simplifying the user installation experience by removing the --save-dev flag from installation commands in README files, streamlining onboarding for new users and contributors. This change is tracked in commit b9e455b4b2a86e18ae4f693e6fe9ad233762c67f (chore: remove unnecessary `--save-dev` in installation commands). No major bugs were fixed this month in the repository; the primary value came from documentation hygiene and onboarding improvements. The work reduced setup friction, improved guidance in install flows, and demonstrated strong documentation discipline and collaboration.

Month: 2025-10. Focused on stabilizing the MongoDB query path in the payload CMS data layer to improve data integrity for relational fetches. Delivered a critical bug fix that prevents duplicate IDs from being sent in MongoDB requests by refining sanitizeQueryValue formatting and ensuring a single formatted value per iteration. This resolved duplicate-ID scenarios when rendering nested hasMany relationships (e.g., topics) and reduced query errors in nested collection rendering. The change enhances reliability of the backend data layer with minimal surface area and clear rollback implications. Co-authored by Alessio Gravili. Commit referenced: 36bb188ab62276b5772b3cd9b2c20ccf5b909490 (fix(db-mongodb): duplicate ids in sanitizeQueryValue (#11905)).