Worked on the usestrix/strix repository to enhance reliability and cross-environment compatibility by addressing a critical text encoding issue. Focused on backend development using Python, the work involved enforcing explicit UTF-8 encoding when reading text files, particularly in registry and skills loader modules. This targeted bug fix resolved decoding errors that previously occurred on non-English Windows systems, ensuring XML schemas and skill content load correctly regardless of locale. By centralizing encoding handling and improving error management, the changes reduced the risk of future regressions and lowered support overhead, ultimately strengthening the stability of content loading across diverse deployment environments.