During August 2025, this developer enhanced the vectordotdev/vrl repository by implementing XXHash support in the standard library, introducing multiple variants such as XXH32, XXH64, XXH3-64, and XXH3-128. The work included robust type definitions, error handling for invalid variants, and comprehensive testing to ensure reliability. In parallel, they updated vectordotdev/vector by documenting the xxhash VRL function, clarifying usage, supported variants, and return types for end users. Their contributions involved careful dependency management and license alignment across both repositories, leveraging Rust and CUE to enable safer, scalable non-cryptographic hashing and clearer developer guidance for future adoption.