Prakhar Garg developed a new RPC Plugin Management System for the redpanda-data/connect repository, focusing on modular backend extensibility. Using Go, he implemented a dedicated rpcnloader package that discovers and registers plugins based on YAML manifests, enabling seamless plug-and-play integration with external components. By exposing the rpcn plugin through the public API, Prakhar streamlined the process for integrating new plugins and reduced friction for future feature adoption. His work demonstrated a strong grasp of Go, backend development, and plugin architecture, and included co-authoring key commits that improved code modularity, maintainability, and collaborative development practices within the project.