diff --git a/src/funcchain/backend/compiler.py b/src/funcchain/backend/compiler.py
index 90a2981..8070e9a 100644
--- a/src/funcchain/backend/compiler.py
+++ b/src/funcchain/backend/compiler.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def create_union_chain(
     context: list[BaseMessage],
     llm: BaseChatModel,
     input_kwargs: dict[str, Any],
-) -> Runnable[dict[str, str], Any]:
+) -> Runnable[dict[str, Any], Any]:
     """
     Compile a langchain runnable chain from the funcchain syntax.
     """
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def create_union_chain(
 def patch_openai_function_to_pydantic(
     llm: BaseChatModel,
     output_type: type[BaseModel],
-    input_kwargs: dict[str, str],
+    input_kwargs: dict[str, Any],
     primitive_type: bool = False,
 ) -> tuple[BaseChatModel, BaseGenerationOutputParser]:
     input_kwargs["format_instructions"] = f"Extract to {output_type.__name__}."
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def create_chain(
     settings: FuncchainSettings,
     input_args: list[tuple[str, type]],
     temp_images: list[Image] = [],
-) -> Runnable[dict[str, str], ChainOutput]:
+) -> Runnable[dict[str, Any], ChainOutput]:
     """
     Compile a langchain runnable chain from the funcchain syntax.
     """
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ def create_chain(
     return chat_prompt | llm | parser
 
 
-def compile_chain(signature: Signature, temp_images: list[Image] = []) -> Runnable[dict[str, str], ChainOutput]:
+def compile_chain(signature: Signature, temp_images: list[Image] = []) -> Runnable[dict[str, Any], ChainOutput]:
     """
     Compile a signature to a runnable chain.
     """
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ def compile_chain(signature: Signature, temp_images: list[Image] = []) -> Runnab
 def _add_format_instructions(
     parser: BaseOutputParser,
     instruction: str,
-    input_kwargs: dict[str, str],
+    input_kwargs: dict[str, Any],
 ) -> tuple[str, str | None]:
     """
     Add parsing format instructions
diff --git a/src/funcchain/backend/meta_inspect.py b/src/funcchain/backend/meta_inspect.py
index 15f265f..1acf2dc 100644
--- a/src/funcchain/backend/meta_inspect.py
+++ b/src/funcchain/backend/meta_inspect.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from inspect import FrameInfo, currentframe, getouterframes
 from types import FunctionType, UnionType
-from typing import Optional
+from typing import Any, Optional
 
 FUNC_DEPTH = 4
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def get_output_types(f: Optional[FunctionType] = None) -> list[type]:
         raise ValueError("The funcchain must have a return type annotation")
 
 
-def kwargs_from_parent() -> dict[str, str]:
+def kwargs_from_parent() -> dict[str, Any]:
     """
     Get the kwargs from the parent function.
     """
diff --git a/src/funcchain/syntax/components/router.py b/src/funcchain/syntax/components/router.py
index a5fc1a7..3174dee 100644
--- a/src/funcchain/syntax/components/router.py
+++ b/src/funcchain/syntax/components/router.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def runnable(self) -> RunnableSerializable[HumanMessage, AIMessage]:
             runnables={name: run["handler"] for name, run in self.routes.items()},
         )  # maybe add auto conversion of strings to AI Messages/Chunks
 
-    def _selector(self) -> Runnable[dict[str, str], Any]:
+    def _selector(self) -> Runnable[dict[str, Any], Any]:
         RouteChoices = Enum(  # type: ignore
             "RouteChoices",
             {r: r for r in self.routes.keys()},
diff --git a/src/funcchain/syntax/decorators.py b/src/funcchain/syntax/decorators.py
index 8a1b317..a35b5d5 100644
--- a/src/funcchain/syntax/decorators.py
+++ b/src/funcchain/syntax/decorators.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from types import FunctionType
-from typing import Callable, Optional, TypeVar, Union, overload
+from typing import Any, Callable, Optional, TypeVar, Union, overload
 
 from langchain_core.runnables import Runnable
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 @overload
 def runnable(
     f: Callable[..., OutputT],
-) -> Runnable[dict[str, str], OutputT]:
+) -> Runnable[dict[str, Any], OutputT]:
     ...
 
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def runnable(
     llm: UniversalChatModel = None,
     settings: SettingsOverride = {},
     auto_tune: bool = False,
-) -> Callable[[Callable], Runnable[dict[str, str], OutputT]]:
+) -> Callable[[Callable], Runnable[dict[str, Any], OutputT]]:
     ...
 
 
diff --git a/src/funcchain/syntax/executable.py b/src/funcchain/syntax/executable.py
index 3ce14e4..250fb25 100644
--- a/src/funcchain/syntax/executable.py
+++ b/src/funcchain/syntax/executable.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ async def achain(
         history=context,
         settings=settings,
     )
-    chain: Runnable[dict[str, str], Any] = compile_chain(sig, temp_images)
+    chain: Runnable[dict[str, Any], Any] = compile_chain(sig, temp_images)
     result = await chain.ainvoke(input_kwargs, {"run_name": get_parent_frame(2).function, "callbacks": callbacks})
 
     if memory and isinstance(result, str):
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ def compile_runnable(
     llm: UniversalChatModel = None,
     system: str = "",
     settings_override: SettingsOverride = {},
-) -> Runnable[dict[str, str], ChainOut]:
+) -> Runnable[dict[str, Any], ChainOut]:
     """
     On the fly compilation of the funcchain syntax.
     """