During January 2026, Nuspl focused on backend development for the chef/ohai repository, addressing a critical JSON encoding issue in the hostnamectl plugin. By implementing a Ruby-based regex sanitization, Nuspl stripped non-ASCII visual icons from plugin outputs, resolving compatibility problems with JSON.generate and ensuring reliable data exchange across distributions such as RHEL 10. The solution preserved essential chassis information in non-JSON outputs while eliminating encoding errors that affected downstream consumers. Nuspl also expanded test coverage to capture encoding edge cases and aligned the plugin with upstream systemd changes, demonstrating depth in Ruby on Rails and backend engineering practices throughout the work.