writer · adeweaver · Jan 12, 2026 · Dec 2, 2025 · Dec 2, 2025 · Dec 8, 2025
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "2.3.3-rc1"
+  ".": "2.4.0-rc1"
 }
diff --git a/.stats.yml b/.stats.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 configured_endpoints: 33
 openapi_spec_url: https://storage.googleapis.com/stainless-sdk-openapi-specs/writerai%2Fwriter-ea6ec4b34f6b7fdecc564f59b2e31482eee05830bf8dc1f389461b158de1548e.yml
 openapi_spec_hash: ea89c1faed473908be2740efe6da255f
-config_hash: 886645f89dc98f04b8931eaf02854e5f
+config_hash: 247c2ce23a36ef7446d356308329c87b
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,36 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2.4.0-rc1 (2026-01-12)
+
+Full Changelog: [v2.3.3-rc1...v2.4.0-rc1](https://github.com/writer/writer-python/compare/v2.3.3-rc1...v2.4.0-rc1)
+
+### Features
+
+* **api:** manual updates ([26cd543](https://github.com/writer/writer-python/commit/26cd543764608a8d44ac5415a89ea98953672e08))
+* **api:** manual updates ([f95b625](https://github.com/writer/writer-python/commit/f95b6253dbc413b744cc5943c383b2ecbc0ccd44))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **types:** allow pyright to infer TypedDict types within SequenceNotStr ([d1f6535](https://github.com/writer/writer-python/commit/d1f6535dcef1167e31b53c4e0c030e9f7459821b))
+* use async_to_httpx_files in patch method ([a6fbc3c](https://github.com/writer/writer-python/commit/a6fbc3c52c4afe6ce8ce234ac5c9d8464bae2463))
+
+
+### Chores
+
+* add missing docstrings ([a3c938c](https://github.com/writer/writer-python/commit/a3c938c5ad76f43870d9f48145d5a10a7757bcd1))
+* **docs:** use environment variables for authentication in code snippets ([534af15](https://github.com/writer/writer-python/commit/534af15961290aaae496780d712eaffa82d569e8))
+* **internal:** add `--fix` argument to lint script ([4b3b067](https://github.com/writer/writer-python/commit/4b3b06799d69c1bf79a1cc92b3d4083a1f0317bc))
+* **internal:** add missing files argument to base client ([9672ca2](https://github.com/writer/writer-python/commit/9672ca2a93a1f8b2545da624a88109e9d7f7bcc3))
+* **internal:** codegen related update ([ddab89d](https://github.com/writer/writer-python/commit/ddab89ddfaf2901c80213110584ed6509001c96b))
+* speedup initial import ([4ae973c](https://github.com/writer/writer-python/commit/4ae973c1bd3100e4a071f18f0d46ab22684eb9ef))
+* update lockfile ([abd7b3d](https://github.com/writer/writer-python/commit/abd7b3dd4ab2ab0f64359a806fd8aafc16f476dc))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* prominently feature MCP server setup in root SDK readmes ([8ed50d2](https://github.com/writer/writer-python/commit/8ed50d2ee1c708254dc4d8c34fc563eed7b946dd))
+
 ## 2.3.3-rc1 (2025-12-01)
 
 Full Changelog: [v2.3.2...v2.3.3-rc1](https://github.com/writer/writer-python/compare/v2.3.2...v2.3.3-rc1)

diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
       same "printed page" as the copyright notice for easier
       identification within third-party archives.
 
-   Copyright 2025 Writer
+   Copyright 2026 Writer
 
    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@ of Writer into your projects.
 
 It is generated with [Stainless](https://www.stainless.com/).
 
+## MCP Server
+
+Use the Writer MCP Server to enable AI assistants to interact with this API, allowing them to explore endpoints, make test requests, and use documentation to help integrate this SDK into your application.
+
+[![Add to Cursor](https://cursor.com/deeplink/mcp-install-dark.svg)](https://cursor.com/en-US/install-mcp?name=writer-sdk-mcp&config=eyJjb21tYW5kIjoibnB4IiwiYXJncyI6WyIteSIsIndyaXRlci1zZGstbWNwIl19)
+[![Install in VS Code](https://img.shields.io/badge/_-Add_to_VS_Code-blue?style=for-the-badge&logo=data:image/svg%2bxml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIGZpbGw9Im5vbmUiIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0MCA0MCI+PHBhdGggZmlsbD0iI0VFRSIgZmlsbC1ydWxlPSJldmVub2RkIiBkPSJNMzAuMjM1IDM5Ljg4NGEyLjQ5MSAyLjQ5MSAwIDAgMS0xLjc4MS0uNzNMMTIuNyAyNC43OGwtMy40NiAyLjYyNC0zLjQwNiAyLjU4MmExLjY2NSAxLjY2NSAwIDAgMS0xLjA4Mi4zMzggMS42NjQgMS42NjQgMCAwIDEtMS4wNDYtLjQzMWwtMi4yLTJhMS42NjYgMS42NjYgMCAwIDEgMC0yLjQ2M0w3LjQ1OCAyMCA0LjY3IDE3LjQ1MyAxLjUwNyAxNC41N2ExLjY2NSAxLjY2NSAwIDAgMSAwLTIuNDYzbDIuMi0yYTEuNjY1IDEuNjY1IDAgMCAxIDIuMTMtLjA5N2w2Ljg2MyA1LjIwOUwyOC40NTIuODQ0YTIuNDg4IDIuNDg4IDAgMCAxIDEuODQxLS43MjljLjM1MS4wMDkuNjk5LjA5MSAxLjAxOS4yNDVsOC4yMzYgMy45NjFhMi41IDIuNSAwIDAgMSAxLjQxNSAyLjI1M3YuMDk5LS4wNDVWMzMuMzd2LS4wNDUuMDk1YTIuNTAxIDIuNTAxIDAgMCAxLTEuNDE2IDIuMjU3bC04LjIzNSAzLjk2MWEyLjQ5MiAyLjQ5MiAwIDAgMS0xLjA3Ny4yNDZabS43MTYtMjguOTQ3LTExLjk0OCA5LjA2MiAxMS45NTIgOS4wNjUtLjAwNC0xOC4xMjdaIi8+PC9zdmc+)](https://vscode.stainless.com/mcp/%7B%22name%22%3A%22writer-sdk-mcp%22%2C%22command%22%3A%22npx%22%2C%22args%22%3A%5B%22-y%22%2C%22writer-sdk-mcp%22%5D%7D)
+
+> Note: You may need to set environment variables in your MCP client.
+
 ## Documentation
 
 The REST API documentation can be found on [dev.writer.com](https://dev.writer.com/api-guides/introduction). The full API of this library can be found in [api.md](api.md).
@@ -122,14 +131,15 @@ pip install --pre writer-sdk[aiohttp]
 Then you can enable it by instantiating the client with `http_client=DefaultAioHttpClient()`:
 
 ```python
+import os
 import asyncio
 from writerai import DefaultAioHttpClient
 from writerai import AsyncWriter
 
 
 async def main() -> None:
     async with AsyncWriter(
-        api_key="My API Key",
+        api_key=os.environ.get("WRITER_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
         http_client=DefaultAioHttpClient(),
     ) as client:
         chat_completion = await client.chat.chat(
@@ -373,9 +383,9 @@ Error codes are as follows:
 
 ### Retries
 
-The library automatically retries certain errors two times by default, with a short exponential backoff.
-Connection errors (for example, due to a network connectivity problem), `408 Request Timeout`, `409 Conflict`,
-`429 Rate Limit`, and `>=500 Internal errors` are all retried by default.
+Certain errors are automatically retried 7 times by default, with a short exponential backoff.
+Connection errors (for example, due to a network connectivity problem), 408 Request Timeout, 409 Conflict,
+429 Rate Limit, and >=500 Internal errors are all retried by default.
 
 You can use the `max_retries` option to configure or disable retry settings:
 

diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,22 +1,24 @@
 [project]
 name = "writer-sdk"
-version = "2.3.3-rc1"
+version = "2.4.0-rc1"
 description = "The official Python library for the writer API"
 dynamic = ["readme"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 authors = [
 { name = "Writer", email = "dev-feedback@writer.com" },
 ]
+
 dependencies = [
-    "httpx>=0.23.0, <1",
-    "pydantic>=1.9.0, <3",
-    "typing-extensions>=4.10, <5",
-    "anyio>=3.5.0, <5",
-    "distro>=1.7.0, <2",
-    "sniffio",
+  "httpx>=0.23.0, <1",
+  "pydantic>=1.9.0, <3",
+  "typing-extensions>=4.10, <5",
+  "anyio>=3.5.0, <5",
+  "distro>=1.7.0, <2",
+  "sniffio",
     "cached-property; python_version < '3.8'",
     "jiter>=0.4.0, <1",
 ]
+
 requires-python = ">= 3.9"
 classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",

diff --git a/requirements-dev.lock b/requirements-dev.lock
@@ -12,44 +12,47 @@
 -e file:.
 aiohappyeyeballs==2.6.1
     # via aiohttp
-aiohttp==3.12.8
+aiohttp==3.13.2
     # via httpx-aiohttp
     # via writer-sdk
-aiosignal==1.3.2
+aiosignal==1.4.0
     # via aiohttp
-annotated-types==0.6.0
+annotated-types==0.7.0
     # via pydantic
-anyio==4.4.0
+anyio==4.12.0
     # via httpx
     # via writer-sdk
-argcomplete==3.1.2
+argcomplete==3.6.3
     # via nox
 asttokens==3.0.0
     # via inline-snapshot
 async-timeout==5.0.1
     # via aiohttp
-attrs==25.3.0
+attrs==25.4.0
     # via aiohttp
-certifi==2023.7.22
+    # via nox
+backports-asyncio-runner==1.2.0
+    # via pytest-asyncio
+certifi==2025.11.12
     # via httpcore
     # via httpx
-colorlog==6.7.0
+colorlog==6.10.1
     # via nox
-dirty-equals==0.6.0
-distlib==0.3.7
+dependency-groups==1.3.1
+    # via nox
+dirty-equals==0.11
+distlib==0.4.0
     # via virtualenv
-distro==1.8.0
+distro==1.9.0
     # via writer-sdk
-exceptiongroup==1.2.2
+exceptiongroup==1.3.1
     # via anyio
     # via pytest
-execnet==2.1.1
+execnet==2.1.2
     # via pytest-xdist
-executing==2.2.0
-    # via inline-snapshot
-filelock==3.12.4
+filelock==3.19.1
     # via virtualenv
-frozenlist==1.6.2
+frozenlist==1.8.0
     # via aiohttp
     # via aiosignal
 h11==0.16.0
@@ -62,12 +65,14 @@ httpx==0.28.1
     # via writer-sdk
 httpx-aiohttp==0.1.9
     # via writer-sdk
-idna==3.4
+humanize==4.13.0
+    # via nox
+idna==3.11
     # via anyio
     # via httpx
     # via yarl
-importlib-metadata==7.0.0
-iniconfig==2.0.0
+importlib-metadata==8.7.0
+iniconfig==2.1.0
     # via pytest
 inline-snapshot==0.20.5
 jiter==0.8.2
@@ -76,74 +81,74 @@ markdown-it-py==3.0.0
     # via rich
 mdurl==0.1.2
     # via markdown-it-py
-multidict==6.4.4
+multidict==6.7.0
     # via aiohttp
     # via yarl
 mypy==1.17.0
-mypy-extensions==1.0.0
+mypy-extensions==1.1.0
     # via mypy
-nest-asyncio==1.6.0
-nodeenv==1.8.0
+nodeenv==1.9.1
     # via pyright
-nox==2023.4.22
-packaging==23.2
+nox==2025.11.12
+packaging==25.0
+    # via dependency-groups
     # via nox
     # via pytest
 pathspec==0.12.1
     # via mypy
-platformdirs==3.11.0
+platformdirs==4.4.0
     # via virtualenv
-pluggy==1.5.0
+pluggy==1.6.0
     # via pytest
-propcache==0.3.1
+propcache==0.4.1
     # via aiohttp
     # via yarl
-pydantic==2.11.9
+pydantic==2.12.5
     # via writer-sdk
-pydantic-core==2.33.2
+pydantic-core==2.41.5
     # via pydantic
-pygments==2.18.0
+pygments==2.19.2
+    # via pytest
     # via rich
 pyright==1.1.399
-pytest==8.3.3
+pytest==8.4.2
     # via pytest-asyncio
     # via pytest-xdist
-pytest-asyncio==0.24.0
-pytest-xdist==3.7.0
-python-dateutil==2.8.2
+pytest-asyncio==1.2.0
+pytest-xdist==3.8.0
+python-dateutil==2.9.0.post0
     # via time-machine
-pytz==2023.3.post1
-    # via dirty-equals
 respx==0.22.0
-rich==13.7.1
-    # via inline-snapshot
-ruff==0.9.4
-setuptools==68.2.2
-    # via nodeenv
-six==1.16.0
+rich==14.2.0
+ruff==0.14.7
+six==1.17.0
     # via python-dateutil
-sniffio==1.3.0
-    # via anyio
+sniffio==1.3.1
     # via writer-sdk
-time-machine==2.9.0
-tomli==2.0.2
-    # via inline-snapshot
+time-machine==2.19.0
+tomli==2.3.0
+    # via dependency-groups
     # via mypy
+    # via nox
     # via pytest
-typing-extensions==4.12.2
+typing-extensions==4.15.0
+    # via aiosignal
     # via anyio
+    # via exceptiongroup
     # via multidict
     # via mypy
     # via pydantic
     # via pydantic-core
     # via pyright
+    # via pytest-asyncio
     # via typing-inspection
+    # via virtualenv
     # via writer-sdk
-typing-inspection==0.4.1
+typing-inspection==0.4.2
     # via pydantic
-virtualenv==20.24.5
+virtualenv==20.35.4
     # via nox
-yarl==1.20.0
+yarl==1.22.0
     # via aiohttp
-zipp==3.17.0
+zipp==3.23.0
     # via importlib-metadata