During September 2025, Michael Freedman focused on backend and CLI development for the timescale/tiger-cli repository, addressing correctness and user experience in service creation workflows. He fixed the default replica behavior so that creating a service without specifying --replicas now defaults to zero, preventing unintended high-availability deployments. Using Go, he tightened input validation to enforce non-negative replica counts and refined error messages for invalid configurations, making the CLI’s feedback clearer and more actionable. Although no new features were released, his work reduced misconfigurations and aligned the CLI’s behavior with user expectations, delivering a more predictable and reliable developer experience.