2025-03 Monthly Summary: Focused on expanding external extensibility by exposing public payload APIs across both the conductor OSS project and the Java SDK. This work improves integration capabilities and reduces effort for clients to extend payload handling in their flows. Key impacts: - Enabled external extensions for payload handling by making payload-related methods public, across both repositories. - Aligned API surface between conductor and java-sdk to support consistent client experiences. - Demonstrated strong collaboration across repos, with clear commit-level traceability. Overall impact: Strengthened business value by accelerating client integrations, reducing custom-adapter work, and enabling richer, more adaptable workflows within client infrastructures. Technologies/skills demonstrated: API design and public surface exposure, Java SDK development, OSS collaboration, version control discipline, cross-repo alignment, and impact-focused software delivery.