diff --git a/mcp_server/pyproject.toml b/mcp_server/pyproject.toml
index cef71e27..a6c854fb 100644
--- a/mcp_server/pyproject.toml
+++ b/mcp_server/pyproject.toml
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ select = [
 ]
 ignore = ["E501"]
 
+[tool.ruff.lint.flake8-tidy-imports.banned-api]
+# Required by Pydantic on Python < 3.12
+"typing.TypedDict".msg = "Use typing_extensions.TypedDict instead."
+
 [tool.ruff.format]
 quote-style = "single"
 indent-style = "space"
diff --git a/mcp_server/src/graphiti_mcp_server.py b/mcp_server/src/graphiti_mcp_server.py
index 1bf276c2..833bc5d9 100644
--- a/mcp_server/src/graphiti_mcp_server.py
+++ b/mcp_server/src/graphiti_mcp_server.py
@@ -245,35 +245,35 @@ class GraphitiService:
                     db_provider = self.config.database.provider
                     if db_provider.lower() == 'falkordb':
                         raise RuntimeError(
-                            f"\n{'='*70}\n"
-                            f"Database Connection Error: FalkorDB is not running\n"
-                            f"{'='*70}\n\n"
-                            f"FalkorDB at {db_config['host']}:{db_config['port']} is not accessible.\n\n"
-                            f"To start FalkorDB:\n"
-                            f"  - Using Docker Compose: cd mcp_server && docker compose up\n"
-                            f"  - Or run FalkorDB manually: docker run -p 6379:6379 falkordb/falkordb\n\n"
-                            f"{'='*70}\n"
+                            f'\n{"=" * 70}\n'
+                            f'Database Connection Error: FalkorDB is not running\n'
+                            f'{"=" * 70}\n\n'
+                            f'FalkorDB at {db_config["host"]}:{db_config["port"]} is not accessible.\n\n'
+                            f'To start FalkorDB:\n'
+                            f'  - Using Docker Compose: cd mcp_server && docker compose up\n'
+                            f'  - Or run FalkorDB manually: docker run -p 6379:6379 falkordb/falkordb\n\n'
+                            f'{"=" * 70}\n'
                         ) from db_error
                     elif db_provider.lower() == 'neo4j':
                         raise RuntimeError(
-                            f"\n{'='*70}\n"
-                            f"Database Connection Error: Neo4j is not running\n"
-                            f"{'='*70}\n\n"
-                            f"Neo4j at {db_config.get('uri', 'unknown')} is not accessible.\n\n"
-                            f"To start Neo4j:\n"
-                            f"  - Using Docker Compose: cd mcp_server && docker compose -f docker/docker-compose-neo4j.yml up\n"
-                            f"  - Or install Neo4j Desktop from: https://neo4j.com/download/\n"
-                            f"  - Or run Neo4j manually: docker run -p 7474:7474 -p 7687:7687 neo4j:latest\n\n"
-                            f"{'='*70}\n"
+                            f'\n{"=" * 70}\n'
+                            f'Database Connection Error: Neo4j is not running\n'
+                            f'{"=" * 70}\n\n'
+                            f'Neo4j at {db_config.get("uri", "unknown")} is not accessible.\n\n'
+                            f'To start Neo4j:\n'
+                            f'  - Using Docker Compose: cd mcp_server && docker compose -f docker/docker-compose-neo4j.yml up\n'
+                            f'  - Or install Neo4j Desktop from: https://neo4j.com/download/\n'
+                            f'  - Or run Neo4j manually: docker run -p 7474:7474 -p 7687:7687 neo4j:latest\n\n'
+                            f'{"=" * 70}\n'
                         ) from db_error
                     else:
                         raise RuntimeError(
-                            f"\n{'='*70}\n"
-                            f"Database Connection Error: {db_provider} is not running\n"
-                            f"{'='*70}\n\n"
-                            f"{db_provider} at {db_config.get('uri', 'unknown')} is not accessible.\n\n"
-                            f"Please ensure {db_provider} is running and accessible.\n\n"
-                            f"{'='*70}\n"
+                            f'\n{"=" * 70}\n'
+                            f'Database Connection Error: {db_provider} is not running\n'
+                            f'{"=" * 70}\n\n'
+                            f'{db_provider} at {db_config.get("uri", "unknown")} is not accessible.\n\n'
+                            f'Please ensure {db_provider} is running and accessible.\n\n'
+                            f'{"=" * 70}\n'
                         ) from db_error
                 # Re-raise other errors
                 raise
diff --git a/mcp_server/uv.lock b/mcp_server/uv.lock
index 2ff3dfc0..77450508 100644
--- a/mcp_server/uv.lock
+++ b/mcp_server/uv.lock
@@ -1082,6 +1082,7 @@ dependencies = [
     { name = "openai" },
     { name = "pydantic-settings" },
     { name = "pyyaml" },
+    { name = "typing-extensions" },
 ]
 
 [package.optional-dependencies]
@@ -1132,6 +1133,7 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "pyyaml", specifier = ">=6.0" },
     { name = "ruff", marker = "extra == 'dev'", specifier = ">=0.7.1" },
     { name = "sentence-transformers", marker = "extra == 'providers'", specifier = ">=2.0.0" },
+    { name = "typing-extensions", specifier = ">=4.0.0" },
     { name = "voyageai", marker = "extra == 'providers'", specifier = ">=0.2.3" },
 ]
 provides-extras = ["azure", "providers", "dev"]
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5281f22b..5cd89412 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ select = [
 ]
 ignore = ["E501"]
 
+[tool.ruff.lint.flake8-tidy-imports.banned-api]
+# Required by Pydantic on Python < 3.12
+"typing.TypedDict".msg = "Use typing_extensions.TypedDict instead."
+
 [tool.ruff.format]
 quote-style = "single"
 indent-style = "space"