Over two months, contributed to the NousResearch/hermes-agent and nesquena/hermes-webui repositories, focusing on backend reliability, frontend polish, and operational robustness. Addressed complex issues in API integration, streaming UX, and configuration management using Python, JavaScript, and Docker. Enhanced session handling and model switching logic to prevent errors, implemented regression tests for context window compression, and improved CI stability by refining Dockerfile contract tests. On the frontend, resolved race conditions in endless-scroll, clarified error messaging, and updated documentation for better operator guidance. The work emphasized deterministic safeguards, thorough testing, and clear user feedback, resulting in more predictable deployments and resilient systems.