diff --git a/src/llmling/tools/openapi.py b/src/llmling/tools/openapi.py
index b63b8aa..97078a9 100644
--- a/src/llmling/tools/openapi.py
+++ b/src/llmling/tools/openapi.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from collections.abc import Callable
 
+    from jsonschema_path.typing import Schema
+
 
 logger = get_logger(__name__)
 T = TypeVar("T")
@@ -50,11 +52,11 @@ def __init__(
         self.base_url = base_url
         self.headers = headers or {}
         self._client = httpx.AsyncClient(base_url=self.base_url, headers=self.headers)
-        self._spec: dict[str, Any] = {}
+        self._spec: Schema = {}
         self._schemas: dict[str, Any] = {}
         self._operations: dict[str, Any] = {}
 
-    def _store_spec(self, spec_data: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+    def _store_spec(self, spec_data: Schema) -> None:
         """Helper to store and parse spec data."""
         self._spec = spec_data
         self._schemas = self._spec.get("components", {}).get("schemas", {})
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ def _ensure_loaded(self) -> None:
             spec_data = self._load_spec()
             self._store_spec(spec_data)
 
-    def _load_spec(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    def _load_spec(self) -> Schema:
         """Load OpenAPI specification."""
         try:
             if self.spec_url.startswith(("http://", "https://")):
diff --git a/tests/test_openapi_toolsets.py b/tests/test_openapi_toolsets.py
index 8b6fd1e..df230b1 100644
--- a/tests/test_openapi_toolsets.py
+++ b/tests/test_openapi_toolsets.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from openapi_spec_validator import validate
 from openapi_spec_validator.exceptions import OpenAPISpecValidatorError
@@ -9,8 +10,12 @@
 from llmling.tools.openapi import OpenAPITools
 
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from jsonschema_path.typing import Schema
+
+
 BASE_URL = "https://api.example.com"
-PETSTORE_SPEC = {
+PETSTORE_SPEC: Schema = {
     "openapi": "3.0.0",
     "info": {"title": "Pet Store API", "version": "1.0.0"},
     "paths": {