diff --git a/litellm/llms/vertex_ai/gemini/transformation.py b/litellm/llms/vertex_ai/gemini/transformation.py
index 6a5ac92816b..5d397297891 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/vertex_ai/gemini/transformation.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/vertex_ai/gemini/transformation.py
@@ -533,11 +533,12 @@ def _pop_and_merge_extra_body(data: RequestBody, optional_params: dict) -> None:
     """Pop extra_body from optional_params and shallow-merge into data, deep-merging dict values."""
     extra_body: Optional[dict] = optional_params.pop("extra_body", None)
     if extra_body is not None:
+        data_dict: dict = data  # type: ignore[assignment]
         for k, v in extra_body.items():
-            if k in data and isinstance(data[k], dict) and isinstance(v, dict):
-                data[k].update(v)
+            if k in data_dict and isinstance(data_dict[k], dict) and isinstance(v, dict):
+                data_dict[k].update(v)
             else:
-                data[k] = v
+                data_dict[k] = v
 
 
 def _transform_request_body(
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/server.py b/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/server.py
index ec31652aa54..ba107a9dd10 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/server.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/server.py
@@ -2029,7 +2029,7 @@ async def handle_streamable_http_mcp(
             # Inject masked debug headers when client sends x-litellm-mcp-debug: true
             _debug_headers = MCPDebug.maybe_build_debug_headers(
                 raw_headers=raw_headers,
-                scope=scope,
+                scope=dict(scope),
                 mcp_servers=mcp_servers,
                 mcp_auth_header=mcp_auth_header,
                 mcp_server_auth_headers=mcp_server_auth_headers,
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/pass_through_endpoints.py b/litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/pass_through_endpoints.py
index fb587975ed5..56b513554a8 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/pass_through_endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/pass_through_endpoints.py
@@ -1193,14 +1193,11 @@ async def endpoint_func(  # type: ignore
                 final_query_params.update(query_params)
             # When a caller (e.g. bedrock_proxy_route) supplies a pre-built
             # body, use it instead of the body parsed from the raw request.
+            final_custom_body: Optional[dict] = None
             if custom_body is not None:
                 final_custom_body = custom_body
-            else:
-                final_custom_body = (
-                    custom_body_data
-                    if isinstance(custom_body_data, dict) or custom_body_data is None
-                    else None
-                )
+            elif isinstance(custom_body_data, dict):
+                final_custom_body = custom_body_data
 
             return await pass_through_request(  # type: ignore
                 request=request,
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/vector_store_endpoints/endpoints.py b/litellm/proxy/vector_store_endpoints/endpoints.py
index 0775e05f4fa..30cabd3eeff 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/vector_store_endpoints/endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/vector_store_endpoints/endpoints.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from typing import Dict, Optional
+from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, Request, Response
 
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ async def vector_store_create(
             )
         
         # Get managed vector stores hook
-        managed_vector_stores = proxy_logging_obj.get_proxy_hook("managed_vector_stores")
+        managed_vector_stores: Any = proxy_logging_obj.get_proxy_hook("managed_vector_stores")
         if managed_vector_stores is None:
             raise HTTPException(
                 status_code=500,
diff --git a/litellm/responses/litellm_completion_transformation/transformation.py b/litellm/responses/litellm_completion_transformation/transformation.py
index 08e31c59662..900f56fea26 100644
--- a/litellm/responses/litellm_completion_transformation/transformation.py
+++ b/litellm/responses/litellm_completion_transformation/transformation.py
@@ -1500,7 +1500,7 @@ def transform_chat_completion_response_to_responses_api_response(
             previous_response_id=getattr(
                 chat_completion_response, "previous_response_id", None
             ),
-            reasoning=Reasoning(),
+            reasoning=dict(Reasoning()),
             status=LiteLLMCompletionResponsesConfig._map_chat_completion_finish_reason_to_responses_status(
                 finish_reason
             ),
@@ -1516,7 +1516,7 @@ def transform_chat_completion_response_to_responses_api_response(
         # Surface provider-specific fields (generic passthrough from any provider)
         provider_fields = responses_api_response._hidden_params.get("provider_specific_fields")
         if provider_fields:
-            responses_api_response.provider_specific_fields = provider_fields
+            setattr(responses_api_response, "provider_specific_fields", provider_fields)
 
         return responses_api_response
 
diff --git a/litellm/types/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/zscaler_ai_guard.py b/litellm/types/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/zscaler_ai_guard.py
index 7cbdf751e1b..f522f5b470a 100644
--- a/litellm/types/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/zscaler_ai_guard.py
+++ b/litellm/types/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/zscaler_ai_guard.py
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ def validate_endpoint_configuration(self) -> "ZscalerAIGuardConfigModel":
                     )
 
         # Check for configuration issues
+        assert api_base is not None  # always set via env default above
         is_resolve_policy = api_base.endswith("/resolve-and-execute-policy")
         is_execute_policy = api_base.endswith("/execute-policy") and not is_resolve_policy