diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bcb20ed19..74bd2ac8f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,19 +1,62 @@
 # Python-generated files
 __pycache__/
-*.py[oc]
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
 build/
 dist/
 wheels/
-*.egg-info
+*.egg-info/
+*.egg
+MANIFEST
+.pytest_cache/
+.coverage
+htmlcov/
+.tox/
+nosetests.xml
+coverage.xml
+*.cover
 
 # Virtual environments
 .venv
-.DS_Store
+venv/
+env/
+ENV/
 .env
 
+# System files
+.DS_Store
 
+# Version file
 src/fastmcp/_version.py
 
-# editors
+# Editors and IDEs
 .cursorrules
 .vscode/
+.idea/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+.project
+.pydevproject
+.settings/
+
+# Jupyter Notebook
+.ipynb_checkpoints
+
+# Type checking
+.mypy_cache/
+.dmypy.json
+dmypy.json
+.pyre/
+.pytype/
+
+# Local development
+.python-version
+.envrc
+.direnv/
+
+# Logs and databases
+*.log
+*.sqlite
+*.db
+*.ddb
diff --git a/src/fastmcp/client/base.py b/src/fastmcp/client/base.py
index 53316f706..ba95b6b1d 100644
--- a/src/fastmcp/client/base.py
+++ b/src/fastmcp/client/base.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import abc
 import contextlib
 import datetime
-from typing import Any, AsyncContextManager, Optional
+from typing import Any, AsyncContextManager, Optional, TypedDict
 
 import mcp.types
 from mcp import ClientSession
@@ -19,6 +19,23 @@ def _get_roots_callback(roots: list[mcp.types.Root]) -> ListRootsFnT | None:
     return _roots_callback
 
 
+class ClientKwargs(TypedDict, total=False):
+    roots: list[mcp.types.Root] | None
+    sampling_callback: SamplingFnT | None
+    list_roots_callback: ListRootsFnT | None
+    logging_callback: LoggingFnT | None
+    message_handler: MessageHandlerFnT | None
+    read_timeout_seconds: datetime.timedelta | None
+
+
+class SessionKwargs(TypedDict, total=False):
+    sampling_callback: SamplingFnT | None
+    list_roots_callback: ListRootsFnT | None
+    logging_callback: LoggingFnT | None
+    message_handler: MessageHandlerFnT | None
+    read_timeout_seconds: datetime.timedelta | None
+
+
 class BaseClient(abc.ABC):
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -48,6 +65,15 @@ class BaseClient(abc.ABC):
         self._message_handler = message_handler
         self._read_timeout_seconds = read_timeout_seconds
 
+    def _session_kwargs(self) -> SessionKwargs:
+        return SessionKwargs(
+            sampling_callback=self._sampling_callback,
+            list_roots_callback=self._list_roots_callback,
+            logging_callback=self._logging_callback,
+            message_handler=self._message_handler,
+            read_timeout_seconds=self._read_timeout_seconds,
+        )
+
     @property
     def transport(self):
         """Get the current transport connection"""
@@ -71,13 +97,7 @@ class BaseClient(abc.ABC):
         return self._session is not None
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
-    def _connect(
-        self,
-        sampling_callback: SamplingFnT | None = None,
-        list_roots_callback: ListRootsFnT | None = None,
-        logging_callback: LoggingFnT | None = None,
-        message_handler: MessageHandlerFnT | None = None,
-    ) -> AsyncContextManager:
+    def _connect(self) -> AsyncContextManager:
         """Return an async context manager that handles connection lifecycle.
         This will be called by __aenter__ to establish the connection."""
         raise NotImplementedError("Subclasses must implement this method")
diff --git a/src/fastmcp/client/sse.py b/src/fastmcp/client/sse.py
index de01fe0fb..578a32106 100644
--- a/src/fastmcp/client/sse.py
+++ b/src/fastmcp/client/sse.py
@@ -1,17 +1,10 @@
 import contextlib
-import datetime
 
-import mcp.types
 from mcp import ClientSession
 from mcp.client.sse import sse_client
+from typing_extensions import Unpack
 
-from fastmcp.client.base import (
-    BaseClient,
-    ListRootsFnT,
-    LoggingFnT,
-    MessageHandlerFnT,
-    SamplingFnT,
-)
+from fastmcp.client.base import BaseClient, ClientKwargs
 
 
 class SSEClient(BaseClient):
@@ -19,21 +12,9 @@ class SSEClient(BaseClient):
         self,
         url: str,
         headers: dict[str, str] | None = None,
-        roots: list[mcp.types.Root] | None = None,
-        sampling_callback: SamplingFnT | None = None,
-        list_roots_callback: ListRootsFnT | None = None,
-        logging_callback: LoggingFnT | None = None,
-        message_handler: MessageHandlerFnT | None = None,
-        read_timeout_seconds: datetime.timedelta | None = None,
+        **kwargs: Unpack[ClientKwargs],
     ):
-        super().__init__(
-            roots=roots,
-            sampling_callback=sampling_callback,
-            list_roots_callback=list_roots_callback,
-            logging_callback=logging_callback,
-            message_handler=message_handler,
-            read_timeout_seconds=read_timeout_seconds,
-        )
+        super().__init__(**kwargs)
         self.url = url
         self.headers = headers or {}
 
@@ -45,11 +26,7 @@ class SSEClient(BaseClient):
             async with ClientSession(
                 read_stream=read_stream,
                 write_stream=write_stream,
-                sampling_callback=self._sampling_callback,
-                list_roots_callback=self._list_roots_callback,
-                logging_callback=self._logging_callback,
-                message_handler=self._message_handler,
-                read_timeout_seconds=self._read_timeout_seconds,
+                **self._session_kwargs(),
             ) as session:
                 async with self._set_session(transport, session):
                     yield self
diff --git a/src/fastmcp/client/stdio.py b/src/fastmcp/client/stdio.py
index 9c5f882e4..590cf1375 100644
--- a/src/fastmcp/client/stdio.py
+++ b/src/fastmcp/client/stdio.py
@@ -1,38 +1,19 @@
 import contextlib
-import datetime
 
-import mcp.types
 from mcp import ClientSession, StdioServerParameters
 from mcp.client.stdio import stdio_client
+from typing_extensions import Unpack
 
-from fastmcp.client.base import (
-    BaseClient,
-    ListRootsFnT,
-    LoggingFnT,
-    MessageHandlerFnT,
-    SamplingFnT,
-)
+from fastmcp.client.base import BaseClient, ClientKwargs
 
 
 class StdioClient(BaseClient):
     def __init__(
         self,
         server_script_path: str,
-        roots: list[mcp.types.Root] | None = None,
-        sampling_callback: SamplingFnT | None = None,
-        list_roots_callback: ListRootsFnT | None = None,
-        logging_callback: LoggingFnT | None = None,
-        message_handler: MessageHandlerFnT | None = None,
-        read_timeout_seconds: datetime.timedelta | None = None,
+        **kwargs: Unpack[ClientKwargs],
     ):
-        super().__init__(
-            roots=roots,
-            sampling_callback=sampling_callback,
-            list_roots_callback=list_roots_callback,
-            logging_callback=logging_callback,
-            message_handler=message_handler,
-            read_timeout_seconds=read_timeout_seconds,
-        )
+        super().__init__(**kwargs)
         self.server_script_path = server_script_path
 
     @contextlib.asynccontextmanager
@@ -54,11 +35,7 @@ class StdioClient(BaseClient):
             async with ClientSession(
                 read_stream=stdio,
                 write_stream=write,
-                sampling_callback=self._sampling_callback,
-                list_roots_callback=self._list_roots_callback,
-                logging_callback=self._logging_callback,
-                message_handler=self._message_handler,
-                read_timeout_seconds=self._read_timeout_seconds,
+                **self._session_kwargs(),
             ) as session:
                 async with self._set_session(transport, session):
                     yield self
diff --git a/src/fastmcp/client/websocket.py b/src/fastmcp/client/websocket.py
index c66173ec4..d3a77a47b 100644
--- a/src/fastmcp/client/websocket.py
+++ b/src/fastmcp/client/websocket.py
@@ -1,38 +1,19 @@
 import contextlib
-import datetime
 
-import mcp.types
 from mcp import ClientSession
 from mcp.client.websocket import websocket_client
+from typing_extensions import Unpack
 
-from fastmcp.client.base import (
-    BaseClient,
-    ListRootsFnT,
-    LoggingFnT,
-    MessageHandlerFnT,
-    SamplingFnT,
-)
+from fastmcp.client.base import BaseClient, ClientKwargs
 
 
 class WebSocketClient(BaseClient):
     def __init__(
         self,
         url: str,
-        roots: list[mcp.types.Root] | None = None,
-        sampling_callback: SamplingFnT | None = None,
-        list_roots_callback: ListRootsFnT | None = None,
-        logging_callback: LoggingFnT | None = None,
-        message_handler: MessageHandlerFnT | None = None,
-        read_timeout_seconds: datetime.timedelta | None = None,
+        **kwargs: Unpack[ClientKwargs],
     ):
-        super().__init__(
-            roots=roots,
-            sampling_callback=sampling_callback,
-            list_roots_callback=list_roots_callback,
-            logging_callback=logging_callback,
-            message_handler=message_handler,
-            read_timeout_seconds=read_timeout_seconds,
-        )
+        super().__init__(**kwargs)
         self.url = url
 
     @contextlib.asynccontextmanager
@@ -44,11 +25,7 @@ class WebSocketClient(BaseClient):
             async with ClientSession(
                 read_stream=read_stream,
                 write_stream=write_stream,
-                sampling_callback=self._sampling_callback,
-                list_roots_callback=self._list_roots_callback,
-                logging_callback=self._logging_callback,
-                message_handler=self._message_handler,
-                read_timeout_seconds=self._read_timeout_seconds,
+                **self._session_kwargs(),
             ) as session:
                 async with self._set_session(transport, session):
                     yield self