During January 2026, Sam Johnson contributed to the SpecterOps/BloodHound repository by developing two features focused on improving usability and performance. He implemented a graph search edge filtering mechanism, allowing users to exclude irrelevant edges from search results and thereby enhancing the clarity of displayed nodes. Additionally, Sam enhanced the stbernard/license tool by introducing branch context awareness, enabling it to operate on the current branch’s changeset. He also added usability flags such as --dry-run and --base-branch, and optimized performance with constant-time membership checks. His work utilized Go and TypeScript, demonstrating depth in both backend and frontend development practices.