diff --git a/src/plyngent/cli/interrupt.py b/src/plyngent/cli/interrupt.py
index 30c0291..52eb3cd 100644
--- a/src/plyngent/cli/interrupt.py
+++ b/src/plyngent/cli/interrupt.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def pause_task_cancel_for_prompt() -> Generator[None]:
         yield
     finally:
         with contextlib.suppress(ValueError):
-            _ = signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, previous)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+            _ = signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, previous)
         reinstall = _reinstall_holder[0]
         if loop_handler_removed and reinstall is not None:
             with contextlib.suppress(RuntimeError, NotImplementedError, ValueError):
diff --git a/src/plyngent/tools/chat/choose.py b/src/plyngent/tools/chat/choose.py
index a17425c..70b7c74 100644
--- a/src/plyngent/tools/chat/choose.py
+++ b/src/plyngent/tools/chat/choose.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
+from typing import cast
 
 from plyngent.agent import tool
 from plyngent.prompting import ChoiceOption, NonInteractiveError, choose_async
@@ -20,12 +21,12 @@ def parse_options(raw: str) -> list[ChoiceOption]:
         msg = "options must be a JSON array"
         raise TypeError(msg)
     out: list[ChoiceOption] = []
-    for item in data:
-        if isinstance(item, str):
-            out.append(ChoiceOption(label=item))
+    for item_obj in cast("list[object]", data):
+        if isinstance(item_obj, str):
+            out.append(ChoiceOption(label=item_obj))
             continue
-        if isinstance(item, dict):
-            raw_map: dict[str, object] = {str(k): v for k, v in item.items()}  # type: ignore[misc]
+        if isinstance(item_obj, dict):
+            raw_map = {str(key): value for key, value in cast("dict[object, object]", item_obj).items()}
             label_obj = raw_map.get("label")
             if not isinstance(label_obj, str) or not label_obj:
                 msg = "each option object needs a non-empty string label"
diff --git a/src/plyngent/tools/chat/form.py b/src/plyngent/tools/chat/form.py
index f972d4a..02aae37 100644
--- a/src/plyngent/tools/chat/form.py
+++ b/src/plyngent/tools/chat/form.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
+from typing import cast
 
 from plyngent.agent import tool
 from plyngent.prompting import FormField, NonInteractiveError, form_async
@@ -21,11 +22,11 @@ def parse_fields(raw: str) -> list[FormField]:
         msg = "fields must be a non-empty JSON array"
         raise ValueError(msg)
     out: list[FormField] = []
-    for item in data:
-        if not isinstance(item, dict):
+    for item_obj in cast("list[object]", data):
+        if not isinstance(item_obj, dict):
             msg = "each field must be a JSON object"
             raise TypeError(msg)
-        raw_map: dict[str, object] = {str(k): v for k, v in item.items()}  # type: ignore[misc]
+        raw_map = {str(key): value for key, value in cast("dict[object, object]", item_obj).items()}
         name = raw_map.get("name")
         prompt = raw_map.get("prompt")
         if not isinstance(name, str) or not name: