Month: 2025-11 Summary of work focused on expanding the R ecosystem packaging within conda-forge/staged-recipes. Implemented Conda packaging for two R packages (options and r-casimir), adding build scripts and meta.yaml to enable installation and management in conda environments. The work was carried out using the Conda skeleton helpers, with two commits that finalized the recipes. Impact and value: Enables reproducible, one-command installation of the R packages in users’ conda environments, accelerating onboarding, reducing setup time for data workflows, and expanding the coverage of R tooling in the conda-forge ecosystem. Technologies/skills demonstrated: Conda packaging, conda-forge workflow, R packaging, conda_r_skeleton_helper, Conda R skeleton helper, build scripts, meta.yaml, Git-based collaboration.