diff --git a/pyrightconfig.json b/pyrightconfig.json
index d087425bf..75d7ca777 100644
--- a/pyrightconfig.json
+++ b/pyrightconfig.json
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@
   "exclude": ["**/*_pb2.py", "**/__pycache__"],
   "ignore": [
     "tests",
-    "src/pipecat/adapters/base_llm_adapter.py",
     "src/pipecat/adapters/schemas/direct_function.py",
-    "src/pipecat/adapters/schemas/tools_schema.py",
     "src/pipecat/adapters/services/anthropic_adapter.py",
     "src/pipecat/adapters/services/aws_nova_sonic_adapter.py",
     "src/pipecat/adapters/services/bedrock_adapter.py",
@@ -78,7 +76,6 @@
     "src/pipecat/services/kokoro/tts.py",
     "src/pipecat/services/llm_service.py",
     "src/pipecat/services/lmnt/tts.py",
-    "src/pipecat/services/mcp_service.py",
     "src/pipecat/services/mem0/memory.py",
     "src/pipecat/services/mistral/llm.py",
     "src/pipecat/services/mistral/stt.py",
diff --git a/src/pipecat/adapters/schemas/tools_schema.py b/src/pipecat/adapters/schemas/tools_schema.py
index 28c2b9b88..147014f16 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/adapters/schemas/tools_schema.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/adapters/schemas/tools_schema.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ This module provides schemas for managing both standardized function tools
 and custom adapter-specific tools in the Pipecat framework.
 """
 
+from collections.abc import Sequence
 from enum import Enum
 from typing import Any
 
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ class ToolsSchema:
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        standard_tools: list[FunctionSchema | DirectFunction],
+        standard_tools: Sequence[FunctionSchema | DirectFunction],
         custom_tools: dict[AdapterType, list[dict[str, Any]]] | None = None,
     ) -> None:
         """Initialize the tools schema.
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ class ToolsSchema:
         return self._standard_tools
 
     @property
-    def custom_tools(self) -> dict[AdapterType, list[dict[str, Any]]]:
+    def custom_tools(self) -> dict[AdapterType, list[dict[str, Any]]] | None:
         """Get the custom tools dictionary.
 
         Returns: