Paavo Niskala focused on improving dependency management for the facebookexperimental/Robyn repository, addressing issues that caused build failures and operational inefficiencies. He identified and removed duplicate Nevergrad dependency entries from both pyproject.toml and requirements.txt, streamlining the dependency graph and reducing the risk of conflicts. By consolidating and documenting the cleanup process, Paavo enhanced the maintainability and auditability of the project’s dependencies. His work, primarily using TOML and text-based configuration, resulted in more stable and reproducible continuous integration outcomes. Although the scope was limited to bug fixing, the depth of his approach laid a foundation for future dependency hygiene.