Worked on the pelican-dev/panel repository to enhance backend reliability and developer experience by focusing on the Node Model. Delivered targeted improvements to CURL error messaging, consolidating and clarifying connection-related errors to provide users with clearer, actionable feedback and reduce troubleshooting time. Applied disciplined refactoring practices, including a minor formatting cleanup in Node.php to improve code readability and maintainability without altering functionality. Demonstrated strong backend development skills using PHP, with attention to error handling patterns and code hygiene. Maintained a clean, traceable Git commit history, emphasizing adherence to coding standards and a methodical approach to feature enhancement over bug fixing.