There are a few underappreciated CLN-specific gems:
* commando and runes.
* sql plugin for complex queries
* JSON field filtering to reduce returned data.
On the internal side:
* the deprecation system which gracefully allows scheduled feature disabling.
* the runtime memory leak detection system.
* the generation of docs and complete testing of JSON schemas for our APIs.
There are probably other minor wonders that I've forgotten about. These are the ones that are on the top of my head!