Worked on stabilizing the Nixl communication protocol within the sglang repository, focusing on improving the handling of dummy requests in distributed systems. Addressed a bug where dummy Nixl requests were previously processed incorrectly, updating the logic to skip these requests and send empty byte strings for dummy indices, which enhanced protocol robustness and reduced edge-case errors. Improved status handling to more accurately reflect the receiver state when dummy requests are sent. Utilized Python to implement these changes, emphasizing network communication reliability and test harness stability. The work prioritized quality and stability over new features, resulting in a more resilient protocol implementation.