diff --git a/example/units_none.py b/example/units_none.py
index 0e94bc7..1c8e06e 100644
--- a/example/units_none.py
+++ b/example/units_none.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from devtools import debug
+
 from specklepy.api import operations
 from specklepy.objects.geometry import Base
 from specklepy.objects.units import Units
@@ -13,7 +15,6 @@ base = Base()
 for prop, value in dct.items():
     base.__setattr__(prop, value)
 
-from devtools import debug
 
 debug(base)
 debug(base.units)
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index 33ede63..70e6c90 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -1324,6 +1324,21 @@ files = [
     {file = "types_Deprecated-1.2.9-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:53d05621e1d75de537f5a57d93508c8df17e37c07ee60b9fb09d39e1b7586c1e"},
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "types-requests"
+version = "2.28.11.5"
+description = "Typing stubs for requests"
+category = "dev"
+optional = false
+python-versions = "*"
+files = [
+    {file = "types-requests-2.28.11.5.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:a7df37cc6fb6187a84097da951f8e21d335448aa2501a6b0a39cbd1d7ca9ee2a"},
+    {file = "types_requests-2.28.11.5-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:091d4a5a33c1b4f20d8b1b952aa8fa27a6e767c44c3cf65e56580df0b05fd8a9"},
+]
+
+[package.dependencies]
+types-urllib3 = "<1.27"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "types-ujson"
 version = "5.6.0.0"
@@ -1336,6 +1351,18 @@ files = [
     {file = "types_ujson-5.6.0.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:010b221260c24a915c6e713a83f366b91390766850ec110304de5b20c86b4b11"},
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "types-urllib3"
+version = "1.26.25.4"
+description = "Typing stubs for urllib3"
+category = "dev"
+optional = false
+python-versions = "*"
+files = [
+    {file = "types-urllib3-1.26.25.4.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:eec5556428eec862b1ac578fb69aab3877995a99ffec9e5a12cf7fbd0cc9daee"},
+    {file = "types_urllib3-1.26.25.4-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:ed6b9e8a8be488796f72306889a06a3fc3cb1aa99af02ab8afb50144d7317e49"},
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "typing-extensions"
 version = "4.4.0"
@@ -1720,4 +1747,4 @@ testing = ["flake8 (<5)", "func-timeout", "jaraco.functools", "jaraco.itertools"
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.0"
 python-versions = ">=3.7.2, <4.0"
-content-hash = "18bc7c2f98f551538bf1dfca42a0c3c352e98f2c0a7a59619b8fd16bd2c13e39"
+content-hash = "cf8d8ae156d93c7a12ec96e876570e02de64f8763d14b4a2263cffdf98651c00"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b03344b..aae42e9 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ commitizen = "^2.38.0"
 ruff = "^0.0.187"
 types-deprecated = "^1.2.9"
 types-ujson = "^5.6.0.0"
+types-requests = "^2.28.11.5"
 
 [tool.black]
 exclude = '''
diff --git a/src/specklepy/api/resources/branch.py b/src/specklepy/api/resources/branch.py
index 7f3f228..100423d 100644
--- a/src/specklepy/api/resources/branch.py
+++ b/src/specklepy/api/resources/branch.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from typing import Optional
+
 from gql import gql
 
 from specklepy.api.models import Branch
@@ -113,7 +115,11 @@ class Resource(ResourceBase):
         metrics.track(metrics.BRANCH, self.account, {"name": "get"})
         query = gql(
             """
-            query BranchesGet($stream_id: String!, $branches_limit: Int!, $commits_limit: Int!) {
+            query BranchesGet(
+                    $stream_id: String!,
+                    $branches_limit: Int!,
+                    $commits_limit: Int!
+                ) {
                 stream(id: $stream_id) {
                     branches(limit: $branches_limit) {
                         items {
@@ -152,7 +158,11 @@ class Resource(ResourceBase):
         )
 
     def update(
-        self, stream_id: str, branch_id: str, name: str = None, description: str = None
+        self,
+        stream_id: str,
+        branch_id: str,
+        name: Optional[str] = None,
+        description: Optional[str] = None,
     ):
         """Update a branch
 
diff --git a/src/specklepy/api/resources/commit.py b/src/specklepy/api/resources/commit.py
index b3eed8f..fa19025 100644
--- a/src/specklepy/api/resources/commit.py
+++ b/src/specklepy/api/resources/commit.py
@@ -116,9 +116,13 @@ class Resource(ResourceBase):
         Arguments:
             stream_id {str} -- the stream you want to commit to
             object_id {str} -- the hash of your commit object
-            branch_name {str} -- the name of the branch to commit to (defaults to "main")
-            message {str} -- optional: a message to give more information about the commit
-            source_application{str} -- optional: the application from which the commit was created (defaults to "python")
+            branch_name {str}
+                -- the name of the branch to commit to (defaults to "main")
+            message {str}
+                -- optional: a message to give more information about the commit
+            source_application{str}
+                -- optional: the application from which the commit was created
+                (defaults to "python")
             parents {List[str]} -- optional: the id of the parent commits
 
         Returns:
@@ -127,7 +131,8 @@ class Resource(ResourceBase):
         metrics.track(metrics.COMMIT, self.account, {"name": "create"})
         query = gql(
             """
-            mutation CommitCreate ($commit: CommitCreateInput!){ commitCreate(commit: $commit)}
+            mutation CommitCreate ($commit: CommitCreateInput!)
+                { commitCreate(commit: $commit)}
             """
         )
         params = {
@@ -151,7 +156,8 @@ class Resource(ResourceBase):
         Update a commit
 
         Arguments:
-            stream_id {str} -- the id of the stream that contains the commit you'd like to update
+            stream_id {str}
+                -- the id of the stream that contains the commit you'd like to update
             commit_id {str} -- the id of the commit you'd like to update
             message {str} -- the updated commit message
 
@@ -161,7 +167,8 @@ class Resource(ResourceBase):
         metrics.track(metrics.COMMIT, self.account, {"name": "update"})
         query = gql(
             """
-            mutation CommitUpdate($commit: CommitUpdateInput!){ commitUpdate(commit: $commit)}
+            mutation CommitUpdate($commit: CommitUpdateInput!)
+                { commitUpdate(commit: $commit)}
             """
         )
         params = {
@@ -177,7 +184,8 @@ class Resource(ResourceBase):
         Delete a commit
 
         Arguments:
-            stream_id {str} -- the id of the stream that contains the commit you'd like to delete
+            stream_id {str}
+                -- the id of the stream that contains the commit you'd like to delete
             commit_id {str} -- the id of the commit you'd like to delete
 
         Returns:
@@ -186,7 +194,8 @@ class Resource(ResourceBase):
         metrics.track(metrics.COMMIT, self.account, {"name": "delete"})
         query = gql(
             """
-            mutation CommitDelete($commit: CommitDeleteInput!){ commitDelete(commit: $commit)}
+            mutation CommitDelete($commit: CommitDeleteInput!)
+                { commitDelete(commit: $commit)}
             """
         )
         params = {"commit": {"streamId": stream_id, "id": commit_id}}
diff --git a/src/specklepy/api/resources/stream.py b/src/specklepy/api/resources/stream.py
index a6cd267..6868f57 100644
--- a/src/specklepy/api/resources/stream.py
+++ b/src/specklepy/api/resources/stream.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
-from typing import List
+from typing import List, Optional
 
 from deprecated import deprecated
 from gql import gql
@@ -153,7 +153,8 @@ class Resource(ResourceBase):
         Arguments:
             name {str} -- the name of the string
             description {str} -- a short description of the stream
-            is_public {bool} -- whether or not the stream can be viewed by anyone with the id
+            is_public {bool}
+                -- whether or not the stream can be viewed by anyone with the id
 
         Returns:
             id {str} -- the id of the newly created stream
@@ -176,7 +177,11 @@ class Resource(ResourceBase):
         )
 
     def update(
-        self, id: str, name: str = None, description: str = None, is_public: bool = None
+        self,
+        id: str,
+        name: Optional[str] = None,
+        description: Optional[str] = None,
+        is_public: Optional[bool] = None,
     ) -> bool:
         """Update an existing stream
 
@@ -184,7 +189,8 @@ class Resource(ResourceBase):
             id {str} -- the id of the stream to be updated
             name {str} -- the name of the string
             description {str} -- a short description of the stream
-            is_public {bool} -- whether or not the stream can be viewed by anyone with the id
+            is_public {bool}
+                -- whether or not the stream can be viewed by anyone with the id
 
         Returns:
             bool -- whether the stream update was successful
@@ -256,7 +262,12 @@ class Resource(ResourceBase):
         metrics.track(metrics.STREAM, self.account, {"name": "search"})
         query = gql(
             """
-            query StreamSearch($search_query: String!,$limit: Int!, $branch_limit:Int!, $commit_limit:Int!) {
+            query StreamSearch(
+                $search_query: String!,
+                $limit: Int!,
+                $branch_limit:Int!,
+                $commit_limit:Int!
+            ) {
                 streams(query: $search_query, limit: $limit) {
                     items {
                         id
@@ -315,7 +326,8 @@ class Resource(ResourceBase):
 
         Arguments:
             stream_id {str} -- the id of the stream to favorite / unfavorite
-            favorited {bool} -- whether to favorite (True) or unfavorite (False) the stream
+            favorited {bool}
+                -- whether to favorite (True) or unfavorite (False) the stream
 
         Returns:
             Stream -- the stream with its `id`, `name`, and `favoritedDate`
@@ -378,7 +390,9 @@ class Resource(ResourceBase):
 
         query = gql(
             """
-            mutation StreamGrantPermission($permission_params: StreamGrantPermissionInput !) {
+            mutation StreamGrantPermission(
+                $permission_params: StreamGrantPermissionInput !
+                ) {
                 streamGrantPermission(permissionParams: $permission_params)
             }
             """
@@ -411,7 +425,8 @@ class Resource(ResourceBase):
             stream_id {str} -- the stream id from which to get the pending invites
 
         Returns:
-            List[PendingStreamCollaborator] -- a list of pending invites for the specified stream
+            List[PendingStreamCollaborator]
+                -- a list of pending invites for the specified stream
         """
         metrics.track(metrics.INVITE, self.account, {"name": "get"})
         self._check_invites_supported()
@@ -457,10 +472,10 @@ class Resource(ResourceBase):
     def invite(
         self,
         stream_id: str,
-        email: str = None,
-        user_id: str = None,
+        email: Optional[str] = None,
+        user_id: Optional[str] = None,
         role: str = "stream:contributor",  # should default be reviewer?
-        message: str = None,
+        message: Optional[str] = None,
     ):
         """Invite someone to a stream using either their email or user id
 
@@ -470,8 +485,10 @@ class Resource(ResourceBase):
             stream_id {str} -- the id of the stream to invite the user to
             email {str} -- the email of the user to invite (use this OR `user_id`)
             user_id {str} -- the id of the user to invite (use this OR `email`)
-            role {str} -- the role to assign to the user (defaults to `stream:contributor`)
-            message {str} -- a message to send along with this invite to the specified user
+            role {str}
+                -- the role to assign to the user (defaults to `stream:contributor`)
+            message {str}
+                -- a message to send along with this invite to the specified user
 
         Returns:
             bool -- True if the operation was successful
@@ -512,9 +529,9 @@ class Resource(ResourceBase):
     def invite_batch(
         self,
         stream_id: str,
-        emails: List[str] = None,
-        user_ids: List[None] = None,
-        message: str = None,
+        emails: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+        user_ids: Optional[List[None]] = None,
+        message: Optional[str] = None,
     ) -> bool:
         """Invite a batch of users to a specified stream.
 
@@ -522,9 +539,12 @@ class Resource(ResourceBase):
 
         Arguments:
             stream_id {str} -- the id of the stream to invite the user to
-            emails {List[str]} -- the email of the user to invite (use this and/or `user_ids`)
-            user_id {List[str]} -- the id of the user to invite (use this and/or `emails`)
-            message {str} -- a message to send along with this invite to the specified user
+            emails {List[str]}
+                -- the email of the user to invite (use this and/or `user_ids`)
+            user_id {List[str]}
+                -- the id of the user to invite (use this and/or `emails`)
+            message {str}
+                -- a message to send along with this invite to the specified user
 
         Returns:
             bool -- True if the operation was successful
@@ -604,7 +624,8 @@ class Resource(ResourceBase):
         Requires Speckle Server version >= 2.6.4
 
         Arguments:
-            stream_id {str} -- the id of the stream for which the user has a pending invite
+            stream_id {str}
+                -- the id of the stream for which the user has a pending invite
             token {str} -- the token of the invite to use
             accept {bool} -- whether or not to accept the invite (defaults to True)
 
@@ -616,7 +637,11 @@ class Resource(ResourceBase):
 
         query = gql(
             """
-            mutation StreamInviteUse($accept: Boolean!, $streamId: String!, $token: String!) {
+            mutation StreamInviteUse(
+                $accept: Boolean!,
+                $streamId: String!,
+                $token: String!
+                ) {
                 streamInviteUse(accept: $accept, streamId: $streamId, token: $token)
             }
             """
@@ -657,7 +682,9 @@ class Resource(ResourceBase):
             )
         query = gql(
             """
-            mutation StreamUpdatePermission($permission_params: StreamUpdatePermissionInput !) {
+            mutation StreamUpdatePermission(
+                $permission_params: StreamUpdatePermissionInput!
+                ) {
                 streamUpdatePermission(permissionParams: $permission_params)
             }
             """
@@ -691,7 +718,9 @@ class Resource(ResourceBase):
         metrics.track(metrics.PERMISSION, self.account, {"name": "revoke"})
         query = gql(
             """
-            mutation StreamRevokePermission($permission_params: StreamRevokePermissionInput !) {
+            mutation StreamRevokePermission(
+                $permission_params: StreamRevokePermissionInput!
+                ) {
                 streamRevokePermission(permissionParams: $permission_params)
             }
             """
@@ -709,29 +738,48 @@ class Resource(ResourceBase):
     def activity(
         self,
         stream_id: str,
-        action_type: str = None,
+        action_type: Optional[str] = None,
         limit: int = 20,
-        before: datetime = None,
-        after: datetime = None,
-        cursor: datetime = None,
+        before: Optional[datetime] = None,
+        after: Optional[datetime] = None,
+        cursor: Optional[datetime] = None,
     ):
         """
-        Get the activity from a given stream in an Activity collection. Step into the activity `items` for the list of activity.
+        Get the activity from a given stream in an Activity collection.
+        Step into the activity `items` for the list of activity.
 
-        Note: all timestamps arguments should be `datetime` of any tz as they will be converted to UTC ISO format strings
+        Note: all timestamps arguments should be `datetime` of any tz
+            as they will be converted to UTC ISO format strings
 
         stream_id {str} -- the id of the stream to get activity from
-        action_type {str} -- filter results to a single action type (eg: `commit_create` or `commit_receive`)
+        action_type {str}
+            -- filter results to a single action type
+            (eg: `commit_create` or `commit_receive`)
         limit {int} -- max number of Activity items to return
-        before {datetime} -- latest cutoff for activity (ie: return all activity _before_ this time)
-        after {datetime} -- oldest cutoff for activity (ie: return all activity _after_ this time)
+        before {datetime}
+            -- latest cutoff for activity (ie: return all activity _before_ this time)
+        after {datetime}
+            -- oldest cutoff for activity (ie: return all activity _after_ this time)
         cursor {datetime} -- timestamp cursor for pagination
         """
         query = gql(
             """
-            query StreamActivity($stream_id: String!, $action_type: String, $before:DateTime, $after: DateTime, $cursor: DateTime, $limit: Int){
+            query StreamActivity(
+                $stream_id: String!,
+                $action_type: String,
+                $before:DateTime,
+                $after: DateTime,
+                $cursor: DateTime,
+                $limit: Int
+                ){
                 stream(id: $stream_id) {
-                    activity(actionType: $action_type, before: $before, after: $after, cursor: $cursor, limit: $limit) {
+                    activity(
+                        actionType: $action_type,
+                        before: $before,
+                        after: $after,
+                        cursor: $cursor,
+                        limit: $limit
+                        ) {
                         totalCount
                         cursor
                         items {
@@ -766,7 +814,7 @@ class Resource(ResourceBase):
             raise SpeckleException(
                 "Could not get stream activity - `before`, `after`, and `cursor` must"
                 " be in `datetime` format if provided",
-                ValueError,
+                ValueError(),
             ) from e
 
         return self.make_request(
diff --git a/src/specklepy/api/resources/user.py b/src/specklepy/api/resources/user.py
index 602a370..e46b1ac 100644
--- a/src/specklepy/api/resources/user.py
+++ b/src/specklepy/api/resources/user.py
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ class Resource(ResourceBase):
     def search(
         self, search_query: str, limit: int = 25
     ) -> Union[List[User], SpeckleException]:
-        """Searches for user by name or email. The search query must be at least 3 characters long
+        """
+        Searches for user by name or email.
+        The search query must be at least 3 characters long
 
         Arguments:
             search_query {str} -- a string to search for
@@ -160,24 +162,43 @@ class Resource(ResourceBase):
         cursor: Optional[datetime] = None,
     ):
         """
-        Get the activity from a given stream in an Activity collection. Step into the activity `items` for the list of activity.
-        If no id argument is provided, will return the current authenticated user's activity (as extracted from the authorization header).
+        Get the activity from a given stream in an Activity collection.
+        Step into the activity `items` for the list of activity.
+        If no id argument is provided, will return the current authenticated
+        user's activity (as extracted from the authorization header).
 
-        Note: all timestamps arguments should be `datetime` of any tz as they will be converted to UTC ISO format strings
+        Note: all timestamps arguments should be `datetime` of any tz as
+        they will be converted to UTC ISO format strings
 
         user_id {str} -- the id of the user to get the activity from
-        action_type {str} -- filter results to a single action type (eg: `commit_create` or `commit_receive`)
+        action_type {str} -- filter results to a single action type
+        (eg: `commit_create` or `commit_receive`)
         limit {int} -- max number of Activity items to return
-        before {datetime} -- latest cutoff for activity (ie: return all activity _before_ this time)
-        after {datetime} -- oldest cutoff for activity (ie: return all activity _after_ this time)
+        before {datetime}
+            -- latest cutoff for activity (ie: return all activity _before_ this time)
+        after {datetime}
+            -- oldest cutoff for activity (ie: return all activity _after_ this time)
         cursor {datetime} -- timestamp cursor for pagination
         """
 
         query = gql(
             """
-            query UserActivity($user_id: String, $action_type: String, $before:DateTime, $after: DateTime, $cursor: DateTime, $limit: Int){
+            query UserActivity(
+                $user_id: String,
+                $action_type: String,
+                $before:DateTime,
+                $after: DateTime,
+                $cursor: DateTime,
+                $limit: Int
+                ){
                 user(id: $user_id) {
-                    activity(actionType: $action_type, before: $before, after: $after, cursor: $cursor, limit: $limit) {
+                    activity(
+                        actionType: $action_type,
+                        before: $before,
+                        after: $after,
+                        cursor: $cursor,
+                        limit: $limit
+                        ) {
                         totalCount
                         cursor
                         items {
@@ -219,7 +240,8 @@ class Resource(ResourceBase):
         Requires Speckle Server version >= 2.6.4
 
         Returns:
-            List[PendingStreamCollaborator] -- a list of pending invites for the current user
+            List[PendingStreamCollaborator]
+                -- a list of pending invites for the current user
         """
         metrics.track(metrics.INVITE, self.account, {"name": "get"})
         self._check_invites_supported()
@@ -266,7 +288,8 @@ class Resource(ResourceBase):
             token {str} -- the token of the invite to look for (optional)
 
         Returns:
-            PendingStreamCollaborator -- the invite for the given stream (or None if it isn't found)
+            PendingStreamCollaborator
+                -- the invite for the given stream (or None if it isn't found)
         """
         metrics.track(metrics.INVITE, self.account, {"name": "get"})
         self._check_invites_supported()
diff --git a/src/specklepy/logging/metrics.py b/src/specklepy/logging/metrics.py
index 56e9302..36a3087 100644
--- a/src/specklepy/logging/metrics.py
+++ b/src/specklepy/logging/metrics.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def set_host_app(host_app: str, host_app_version: Optional[str] = None):
 
 def track(
     action: str,
-    account: Optional["Account"] = None,
+    account,
     custom_props: Optional[dict] = None,
 ):
     if not TRACK:
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def track(
         LOG.debug(f"Error queueing metrics request: {str(ex)}")
 
 
-def initialise_tracker(account: Optional["Account"] = None):
+def initialise_tracker(account=None):
     global METRICS_TRACKER
     if not METRICS_TRACKER:
         METRICS_TRACKER = MetricsTracker()
diff --git a/src/specklepy/transports/abstract_transport.py b/src/specklepy/transports/abstract_transport.py
index 3235557..5e7a056 100644
--- a/src/specklepy/transports/abstract_transport.py
+++ b/src/specklepy/transports/abstract_transport.py
@@ -4,15 +4,6 @@ from typing import Dict, List, Optional
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 from pydantic.config import Extra
 
-#  __________________
-# |                  |
-# |  this is v wip   |
-# |  pls be careful  |
-# |__________________|
-# (\__/) ||
-# (•ㅅ•)  ||
-# / 　 づ
-
 
 class AbstractTransport(ABC, BaseModel):
     _name: str = "Abstract"
@@ -28,7 +19,9 @@ class AbstractTransport(ABC, BaseModel):
 
     @abstractmethod
     def end_write(self) -> None:
-        """Optional: signals to the transport that no more items will need to be written."""
+        """
+        Optional: signals to the transport that no more items will need to be written.
+        """
         pass
 
     @abstractmethod
@@ -49,7 +42,8 @@ class AbstractTransport(ABC, BaseModel):
 
         Arguments:
             id {str} -- the hash of the object
-            source_transport {AbstractTransport) -- the transport through which the object can be found
+            source_transport {AbstractTransport)
+            -- the transport through which the object can be found
         """
         pass
 
@@ -61,7 +55,8 @@ class AbstractTransport(ABC, BaseModel):
             id {str} -- the hash of the object
 
         Returns:
-            str -- the full string representation of the object (or null if no object is found)
+            str -- the full string representation
+            of the object (or null if no object is found)
         """
         pass
 
@@ -73,7 +68,8 @@ class AbstractTransport(ABC, BaseModel):
             id_list -- List of object id to be checked
 
         Returns:
-            Dict[str, bool] -- keys: input ids, values: whether the transport has that object
+            Dict[str, bool] -- keys: input ids, values:
+                whether the transport has that object
         """
         pass
 
@@ -85,7 +81,8 @@ class AbstractTransport(ABC, BaseModel):
 
         Arguments:
             id {str} -- the id of the object you want to copy
-            target_transport {AbstractTransport} -- the transport you want to copy the object to
+            target_transport {AbstractTransport}
+                -- the transport you want to copy the object to
         Returns:
             str -- the string representation of the root object
         """
diff --git a/src/specklepy/transports/server/__init__.py b/src/specklepy/transports/server/__init__.py
index 00ece8e..748f41b 100644
--- a/src/specklepy/transports/server/__init__.py
+++ b/src/specklepy/transports/server/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 from specklepy.transports.server.server import ServerTransport
 
-
 __all__ = ["ServerTransport"]
diff --git a/tests/test_wrapper.py b/tests/test_wrapper.py
index 6129ea4..0ba1978 100644
--- a/tests/test_wrapper.py
+++ b/tests/test_wrapper.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import json
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Generator, Iterable
+from typing import Iterable
 
 import pytest