diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 7c35f40..18c5c76 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "id": "co-intelligence",
   "name": "Co-Intelligence AI",
-  "version": "1.0.8",
+  "version": "1.0.9",
   "minAppVersion": "1.8.0",
   "description": "Co-Intelligence AI gives you a full AI chat experience in Obsidian.",
   "author": "Mike Thicke",
diff --git a/src/ChatView.tsx b/src/ChatView.tsx
index c810ff4..32fe5b7 100644
--- a/src/ChatView.tsx
+++ b/src/ChatView.tsx
@@ -51,12 +51,9 @@ export class ChatView extends TextFileView {
     this.handleChatChange = this.handleChatChange.bind(this);
     this.icon = "bot-message-square";
     this.registerEvent(
-      this.app.workspace.on(
-        "co-intelligence:settings-changed" as any,
-        async () => {
-          await this.refresh();
-        },
-      ),
+      this.app.workspace.on("co-intelligence:settings-changed", async () => {
+        await this.refresh();
+      }),
     );
   }
 
@@ -242,7 +239,7 @@ export class ChatView extends TextFileView {
         .setTitle("View as markdown")
         .setIcon("bot-message-square")
         .onClick(() => {
-          (this.app as any).commands.executeCommandById(
+          this.app.commands.executeCommandById(
             "co-intelligence:toggle-chat-view",
           );
         });
diff --git a/src/CoIntelligencePlugin.tsx b/src/CoIntelligencePlugin.tsx
index 0339299..ee6d3c2 100644
--- a/src/CoIntelligencePlugin.tsx
+++ b/src/CoIntelligencePlugin.tsx
@@ -54,16 +54,13 @@ export class CoIntelligencePlugin extends Plugin {
       createCOINote(this.app, this);
     });
     this.registerEvent(
-      this.app.workspace.on("file-open" as any, this.handleFileOpen.bind(this)),
+      this.app.workspace.on("file-open", this.handleFileOpen.bind(this)),
     );
     this.registerEvent(
       this.app.vault.on("rename", this.handleFileRename.bind(this)),
     );
     this.registerEvent(
-      this.app.workspace.on(
-        "file-menu" as any,
-        this.onFileMenuHandler.bind(this) as any,
-      ),
+      this.app.workspace.on("file-menu", this.onFileMenuHandler.bind(this)),
     );
 
     this.app.workspace.onLayoutReady(this.onloadOnLayoutReady.bind(this));
@@ -114,7 +111,7 @@ export class CoIntelligencePlugin extends Plugin {
     menu.addItem((item) => {
       item.setTitle("View as chat");
       item.onClick(async () => {
-        (this.app as any).commands.executeCommandById(
+        this.app.commands.executeCommandById(
           "co-intelligence:toggle-chat-view",
         );
       });
diff --git a/src/components/ChatInterface.tsx b/src/components/ChatInterface.tsx
index 073ca36..0928584 100644
--- a/src/components/ChatInterface.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ChatInterface.tsx
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ export const ChatInterface = ({
       }
       triggerChange(true);
     } catch (error) {
-      const message = (error as any).message || "Unknown error";
+      const message = (error as Error).message || "Unknown error";
       new Notice("Error generating response: " + message);
       console.error("Error generating response:", error);
       setIsProcessing(false);
diff --git a/src/components/SystemPromptSelector.tsx b/src/components/SystemPromptSelector.tsx
index 259bd65..5bfcee2 100644
--- a/src/components/SystemPromptSelector.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SystemPromptSelector.tsx
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export const SystemPromptSelector: Component<SystemPromptSelectorProps> = ({
     // Listen for settings changes
     if (app) {
       const eventRef = app.workspace.on(
-        "co-intelligence:settings-changed" as any,
+        "co-intelligence:settings-changed",
         loadPrompts,
       );