Worked on stabilizing the MCP service startup process within the antinomyhq/forge repository, focusing on backend reliability. Addressed a race condition that occurred during concurrent initialization, ensuring that multiple startup attempts no longer interfered with each other. This fix improved the idempotency and consistency of service deployments, reducing the likelihood of flaky or unreliable launches. The solution leveraged Rust’s concurrency primitives and asynchronous programming techniques to strengthen initialization sequencing and enhance overall system stability. As a result, deployments experienced more predictable boot times and fewer startup failures, reflecting a careful approach to backend development and concurrent system design.