Markenki developed a configurable, block-based PDF parsing feature for the Future-House/paper-qa repository, focusing on improving document ingestion accuracy and enabling safer feature rollouts. Using Python and leveraging configuration management techniques, Markenki introduced a new flag to allow opt-in parsing logic, ensuring existing workflows remained unaffected unless explicitly enabled. The technical approach included updating the parsing logic, expanding test coverage, and adding a stub PDF to validate end-to-end scenarios. This work addressed stability and reliability concerns in PDF parsing, laying the groundwork for future enhancements while maintaining robust testing practices and supporting business needs for accurate data extraction and safer deployments.