Monthly summary for 2026-01 (January 2026): Key features delivered and bugs fixed across two repositories, with a focus on business value and technical excellence. Key features delivered: - badlogic/pi-mono: Implemented user-customizable model providers via models.json, enabling override of built-in providers by defining them in a models.json file. Users can customize base URLs, select specific models, and adjust model configurations for providers such as Anthropic and Google. This work included refactoring of the model registry and associated tests to improve readability and maintainability. Commits include 243104fa18d8556e3a45215c059f872400aa746e ("Allow models.json to override built-in providers (#406)"). Major bugs fixed: - openclaw/openclaw: Telegram threadId extraction fix in delivery context to ensure accurate tracking of message delivery in Telegram conversations. Commit a642ca4ea821c2a03689ecdc2a9d0f1a2e764bb3 ("Fix telegram threadId in deliveryContext"). Overall impact and accomplishments: - Enhanced configurability and extensibility: The models.json-based customization enables clients to tailor providers without code changes, accelerating onboarding and deployment of client-specific configurations. - Improved reliability in messaging: The Telegram delivery tracking fix reduces false negatives in delivery status, improving operational visibility and user experience. - Code quality uplift: Refactoring of the model registry and tests improves maintainability, enabling faster future iterations and safer deployments. Technologies and skills demonstrated: - JSON-driven configuration and provider override design - Model registry architecture and testability improvements - Bug isolation and fix in a delivery-context module - Cross-repo collaboration and change management