diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-md-date.yml b/.github/workflows/update-md-date.yml
index afa6680..5b2a19b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-md-date.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-md-date.yml
@@ -5,15 +5,20 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
 
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
 jobs:
   update-date:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
+      - name: Checkout PR branch
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
 
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
@@ -27,17 +32,17 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git config --global user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
           git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-          
+
       - name: Update last modified date in Markdown files
         run: python .github/workflows/update_date.py
 
-      - name: Commit changes
+      - name: Pull (merge) remote changes, commit, and push if needed
         env:
           TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
-          git fetch origin
-          git pull --rebase origin ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }} || echo "No rebase needed"
+          BRANCH="${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}"
+          git pull origin "$BRANCH" || echo "No merge needed"
           git add -A
           git commit -m "Update last modified date in Markdown files" || echo "No changes to commit"
           git remote set-url origin https://x-access-token:${TOKEN}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}
-          git push origin HEAD:${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
+          git push origin HEAD:"$BRANCH"
diff --git a/BestPractices.md b/BestPractices.md
index acc46d2..ad03904 100644
--- a/BestPractices.md
+++ b/BestPractices.md
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ Last updated: 2025-08-04
 
 <!-- START BADGE -->
 <div align="center">
-  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Total%20views-1312-limegreen" alt="Total views">
-  <p>Refresh Date: 2025-08-27</p>
+  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Total%20views-1280-limegreen" alt="Total views">
+  <p>Refresh Date: 2025-08-29</p>
 </div>
 <!-- END BADGE -->
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f5c8bcb..c5c2614 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -459,11 +459,10 @@ gh codespace stop
 | **GitHub Actions**                | Automation platform for CI/CD workflows, enabling testing, building, and deployment.               | Streamlines development workflows by automating repetitive tasks.|
 | **GitHub Code Quality**           | A forthcoming feature focused on improving code quality through automated analysis.                | Aims to provide insights and recommendations to improve code maintainability and readability.  |
 
-
 <!-- START BADGE -->
 <div align="center">
-  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Total%20views-1312-limegreen" alt="Total views">
-  <p>Refresh Date: 2025-08-27</p>
+  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Total%20views-1280-limegreen" alt="Total views">
+  <p>Refresh Date: 2025-08-29</p>
 </div>
 <!-- END BADGE -->
 
diff --git a/demos/0_GithubAImodels.md b/demos/0_GithubAImodels.md
index 317fad2..acf2a93 100644
--- a/demos/0_GithubAImodels.md
+++ b/demos/0_GithubAImodels.md
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ Last updated: 2025-08-04
 
 <!-- START BADGE -->
 <div align="center">
-  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Total%20views-1312-limegreen" alt="Total views">
-  <p>Refresh Date: 2025-08-27</p>
+  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Total%20views-1280-limegreen" alt="Total views">
+  <p>Refresh Date: 2025-08-29</p>
 </div>
 <!-- END BADGE -->
 
diff --git a/demos/1_GitHubPagesOverview/README.md b/demos/1_GitHubPagesOverview/README.md
index a2f5e4e..f79aea4 100644
--- a/demos/1_GitHubPagesOverview/README.md
+++ b/demos/1_GitHubPagesOverview/README.md
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Last updated: 2025-08-04
 
 <!-- START BADGE -->
 <div align="center">
-  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Total%20views-1312-limegreen" alt="Total views">
-  <p>Refresh Date: 2025-08-27</p>
+  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Total%20views-1280-limegreen" alt="Total views">
+  <p>Refresh Date: 2025-08-29</p>
 </div>
 <!-- END BADGE -->
diff --git a/demos/2_Github-Licenses.md b/demos/2_Github-Licenses.md
index 1c2a3b4..70109ad 100644
--- a/demos/2_Github-Licenses.md
+++ b/demos/2_Github-Licenses.md
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3c993648-8a8d-4b5d-be79-19850aeef593
 
 <!-- START BADGE -->
 <div align="center">
-  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Total%20views-1312-limegreen" alt="Total views">
-  <p>Refresh Date: 2025-08-27</p>
+  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Total%20views-1280-limegreen" alt="Total views">
+  <p>Refresh Date: 2025-08-29</p>
 </div>
 <!-- END BADGE -->
 
diff --git a/metrics.json b/metrics.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8665541
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metrics.json
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+[
+  {
+    "date": "2025-07-07",
+    "count": 330,
+    "uniques": 20
+  },
+  {
+    "date": "2025-07-08",
+    "count": 159,
+    "uniques": 6
+  },
+  {
+    "date": "2025-07-10",
+    "count": 482,
+    "uniques": 1
+  },
+  {
+    "date": "2025-07-11",
+    "count": 170,
+    "uniques": 4
+  },
+  {
+    "date": "2025-07-12",
+    "count": 7,
+    "uniques": 1
+  },
+  {
+    "date": "2025-07-14",
+    "count": 130,
+    "uniques": 2
+  },
+  {
+    "date": "2025-07-15",
+    "count": 2,
+    "uniques": 1
+  }
+]
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