Worked on improving Windows remote connection reliability for the zed-industries/zed repository by addressing a critical SSH authentication issue. Implemented a solution in Rust that replaced the PowerShell wrapper with direct CLI invocation for the SSH askpass process, ensuring compatibility with Windows API constraints. Introduced the ZED_ASKPASS_SOCKET environment variable to facilitate inter-process communication by passing the socket path directly to the CLI, effectively bypassing SSH’s command execution limitations. This targeted bug fix enhanced the stability of remote authentication workflows on Windows, reduced manual troubleshooting, and demonstrated strong skills in systems programming, cross-platform debugging, and secure integration of SSH with CLI tools.