diff --git a/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/client/roots.py b/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/client/roots.py
index cb655c1fb..7db4b9d60 100644
--- a/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/client/roots.py
+++ b/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/client/roots.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def create_roots_callback(
     if isinstance(handler, list):
         # TODO(ty): remove when ty supports isinstance union narrowing
         return _create_roots_callback_from_roots(handler)  # type: ignore[arg-type]  # ty:ignore[invalid-argument-type]
-    elif inspect.isfunction(handler):
+    elif callable(handler):
         return _create_roots_callback_from_fn(handler)
     else:
         raise ValueError(f"Invalid roots handler: {handler}")
diff --git a/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/client/sampling/handlers/anthropic.py b/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/client/sampling/handlers/anthropic.py
index 747d1ab69..0ee24ef8d 100644
--- a/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/client/sampling/handlers/anthropic.py
+++ b/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/client/sampling/handlers/anthropic.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class AnthropicSamplingHandler:
     Example:
         ```python
         from anthropic import AsyncAnthropic
-        from fastmcp import FastMCP
+        from fastmcp import Client
         from fastmcp.client.sampling.handlers.anthropic import AnthropicSamplingHandler
 
         handler = AnthropicSamplingHandler(
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ class AnthropicSamplingHandler:
             client=AsyncAnthropic(),
         )
 
-        server = FastMCP(sampling_handler=handler)
+        # Sampling is a server-initiated request, so it only exists on the
+        # handshake era; pass `mode="legacy"` to answer one.
+        client = Client(server_url, sampling_handler=handler, mode="legacy")
         ```
     """
 
diff --git a/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/client/sampling/handlers/google_genai.py b/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/client/sampling/handlers/google_genai.py
index 7bfbbb626..c49c77635 100644
--- a/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/client/sampling/handlers/google_genai.py
+++ b/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/client/sampling/handlers/google_genai.py
@@ -60,18 +60,20 @@ class GoogleGenaiSamplingHandler:
 
     Example:
         ```python
-        from google.genai import Client
-        from fastmcp import FastMCP
+        from google.genai import Client as GoogleGenaiClient
+        from fastmcp import Client as FastMCPClient
         from fastmcp.client.sampling.handlers.google_genai import (
             GoogleGenaiSamplingHandler,
         )
 
         handler = GoogleGenaiSamplingHandler(
             default_model="gemini-2.0-flash",
-            client=Client(),
+            client=GoogleGenaiClient(),
         )
 
-        server = FastMCP(sampling_handler=handler)
+        # Sampling is a server-initiated request, so it only exists on the
+        # handshake era; pass `mode="legacy"` to answer one.
+        client = FastMCPClient(server_url, sampling_handler=handler, mode="legacy")
         ```
     """
 
diff --git a/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/server/providers/proxy.py b/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/server/providers/proxy.py
index 60c71e961..fe62202e5 100644
--- a/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/server/providers/proxy.py
+++ b/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/server/providers/proxy.py
@@ -1348,12 +1348,7 @@ def _restore_request_context(
 
 
 def _make_restoring_handler(handler: Callable, rc_ref: list[Any]) -> Callable:
-    """Wrap a proxy handler to restore request_ctx before delegating.
-
-    The wrapper is a plain ``async def`` so it passes
-    ``inspect.isfunction()`` checks in handler registration paths
-    (e.g., ``create_roots_callback``).
-    """
+    """Wrap a proxy handler to restore request_ctx before delegating."""
 
     async def wrapper(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
         _restore_request_context(rc_ref)
diff --git a/tests/client/test_roots.py b/tests/client/test_roots.py
index 9d87202c0..10fd47632 100644
--- a/tests/client/test_roots.py
+++ b/tests/client/test_roots.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import functools
+
 import pytest
 from mcp_types import Root
 
@@ -65,3 +67,40 @@ class TestClientRoots:
 
         assert len(calls) == 1
         assert result.data == ["file://from/handler"]
+
+    async def test_bound_method_roots_handler(self, fastmcp_server: FastMCP):
+        class RootsProvider:
+            async def get_roots(self, _context: object) -> list[str]:
+                return ["file:///bound-method"]
+
+        provider = RootsProvider()
+
+        async with Client(
+            fastmcp_server, mode="legacy", roots=provider.get_roots
+        ) as client:
+            result = await client.call_tool("list_roots", {})
+
+        assert result.data == ["file:///bound-method"]
+
+    async def test_partial_roots_handler(self, fastmcp_server: FastMCP):
+        async def get_roots(prefix: str, _context: object) -> list[str]:
+            return [f"file:///{prefix}"]
+
+        handler = functools.partial(get_roots, "partial")
+
+        async with Client(fastmcp_server, mode="legacy", roots=handler) as client:
+            result = await client.call_tool("list_roots", {})
+
+        assert result.data == ["file:///partial"]
+
+    async def test_callable_object_roots_handler(self, fastmcp_server: FastMCP):
+        class RootsProvider:
+            async def __call__(self, _context: object) -> list[str]:
+                return ["file:///callable-object"]
+
+        async with Client(
+            fastmcp_server, mode="legacy", roots=RootsProvider()
+        ) as client:
+            result = await client.call_tool("list_roots", {})
+
+        assert result.data == ["file:///callable-object"]