diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 763462f..43fd5a7 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@
   "postCreateCommand": "yarn install",
   "customizations": {
     "vscode": {
-      "extensions": [
-        "esbenp.prettier-vscode"
-      ]
+      "extensions": ["esbenp.prettier-vscode"]
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d98d51a..2412bb7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ dist
 dist-deno
 /*.tgz
 .idea/
+.eslintcache
 
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 64f3cdd..02f17d9 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.8.0"
+  ".": "0.8.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 68ba9e6..903d61b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,31 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.8.1 (2025-10-07)
+
+Full Changelog: [v0.8.0...v0.8.1](https://github.com/ContextualAI/contextual-client-node/compare/v0.8.0...v0.8.1)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* coerce nullable values to undefined ([0e6f279](https://github.com/ContextualAI/contextual-client-node/commit/0e6f279eac597fca69a580ab8af0a12c015ab644))
+
+
+### Performance Improvements
+
+* faster formatting ([20716e5](https://github.com/ContextualAI/contextual-client-node/commit/20716e5908af1f9cc6e3eb60e306ededc8f3d720))
+
+
+### Chores
+
+* do not install brew dependencies in ./scripts/bootstrap by default ([2ecd296](https://github.com/ContextualAI/contextual-client-node/commit/2ecd29636b8f21c6138729ef7338f50084410b0e))
+* **internal:** codegen related update ([d6debdf](https://github.com/ContextualAI/contextual-client-node/commit/d6debdfcc774fb8092bd2cabdc036359872d8643))
+* **internal:** codegen related update ([3bc0d6f](https://github.com/ContextualAI/contextual-client-node/commit/3bc0d6fec90af69104f10af5def4be3deeb69507))
+* **internal:** fix incremental formatting in some cases ([2d2c927](https://github.com/ContextualAI/contextual-client-node/commit/2d2c9279de2f4cbfd1edba630aeb30b7395c3481))
+* **internal:** ignore .eslintcache ([1b5df0d](https://github.com/ContextualAI/contextual-client-node/commit/1b5df0db14ec9b5bd5429e4025480d8ba430eda0))
+* **internal:** improve examples ([c251c21](https://github.com/ContextualAI/contextual-client-node/commit/c251c212ee8bff087c7b98f3f5750bf3036ce0cf))
+* **internal:** remove .eslintcache ([352a8df](https://github.com/ContextualAI/contextual-client-node/commit/352a8dfca95b76937b6eeb4e800226afcd7d3337))
+* **internal:** remove deprecated `compilerOptions.baseUrl` from tsconfig.json ([80dc3e8](https://github.com/ContextualAI/contextual-client-node/commit/80dc3e82bb18210f781ebf38500a2310ce10e0e5))
+* **internal:** use npm pack for build uploads ([a1e64cd](https://github.com/ContextualAI/contextual-client-node/commit/a1e64cdb60b8c92692b52914609745edd85a6c43))
+
 ## 0.8.0 (2025-08-26)
 
 Full Changelog: [v0.7.0...v0.8.0](https://github.com/ContextualAI/contextual-client-node/compare/v0.7.0...v0.8.0)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3eeab3d..364138f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "contextual-client",
-  "version": "0.8.0",
+  "version": "0.8.1",
   "description": "The official TypeScript library for the Contextual AI API",
   "author": "Contextual AI <support@contextual.ai>",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index 624ed99..1ebd0bd 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -60,8 +60,5 @@
     }
   ],
   "release-type": "node",
-  "extra-files": [
-    "src/version.ts",
-    "README.md"
-  ]
+  "extra-files": ["src/version.ts", "README.md"]
 }
diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap b/scripts/bootstrap
index 0af58e2..f68beda 100755
--- a/scripts/bootstrap
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap
@@ -4,10 +4,18 @@ set -e
 
 cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
 
-if [ -f "Brewfile" ] && [ "$(uname -s)" = "Darwin" ] && [ "$SKIP_BREW" != "1" ]; then
+if [ -f "Brewfile" ] && [ "$(uname -s)" = "Darwin" ] && [ "$SKIP_BREW" != "1" ] && [ -t 0 ]; then
   brew bundle check >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
-    echo "==> Installing Homebrew dependencies…"
-    brew bundle
+    echo -n "==> Install Homebrew dependencies? (y/N): "
+    read -r response
+    case "$response" in
+      [yY][eE][sS]|[yY])
+        brew bundle
+        ;;
+      *)
+        ;;
+    esac
+    echo
   }
 fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/fast-format b/scripts/fast-format
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8a8e9d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/fast-format
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+echo "Script started with $# arguments"
+echo "Arguments: $*"
+echo "Script location: $(dirname "$0")"
+
+cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
+echo "Changed to directory: $(pwd)"
+
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 <file-with-paths> [additional-formatter-args...]"
+    echo "The file should contain one file path per line"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+FILE_LIST="$1"
+
+echo "Looking for file: $FILE_LIST"
+
+if [ ! -f "$FILE_LIST" ]; then
+    echo "Error: File '$FILE_LIST' not found"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "==> Running eslint --fix"
+ESLINT_FILES="$(grep '\.ts$' "$FILE_LIST" || true)"
+if ! [ -z "$ESLINT_FILES" ]; then
+   echo "$ESLINT_FILES" | ESLINT_USE_FLAT_CONFIG="false" xargs ./node_modules/.bin/eslint --cache --fix
+fi
+
+echo "==> Running prettier --write"
+# format things eslint didn't
+PRETTIER_FILES="$(grep '\.\(js\|json\)$' "$FILE_LIST" || true)"
+if ! [ -z "$PRETTIER_FILES" ]; then
+   echo "$PRETTIER_FILES" | xargs ./node_modules/.bin/prettier \
+      --write --cache --cache-strategy metadata --no-error-on-unmatched-pattern \
+      '!**/dist' '!**/*.ts' '!**/*.mts' '!**/*.cts' '!**/*.js' '!**/*.mjs' '!**/*.cjs'
+fi
diff --git a/scripts/utils/upload-artifact.sh b/scripts/utils/upload-artifact.sh
index 04daa27..a5a4f63 100755
--- a/scripts/utils/upload-artifact.sh
+++ b/scripts/utils/upload-artifact.sh
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ if [[ "$SIGNED_URL" == "null" ]]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-UPLOAD_RESPONSE=$(tar -cz "${BUILD_PATH:-dist}" | curl -v -X PUT \
+TARBALL=$(cd dist && npm pack --silent)
+
+UPLOAD_RESPONSE=$(curl -v -X PUT \
   -H "Content-Type: application/gzip" \
-  --data-binary @- "$SIGNED_URL" 2>&1)
+  --data-binary "@dist/$TARBALL" "$SIGNED_URL" 2>&1)
 
 if echo "$UPLOAD_RESPONSE" | grep -q "HTTP/[0-9.]* 200"; then
   echo -e "\033[32mUploaded build to Stainless storage.\033[0m"
diff --git a/src/core.ts b/src/core.ts
index 0824fa9..c8a213e 100644
--- a/src/core.ts
+++ b/src/core.ts
@@ -1088,21 +1088,21 @@ export const coerceBoolean = (value: unknown): boolean => {
 };
 
 export const maybeCoerceInteger = (value: unknown): number | undefined => {
-  if (value === undefined) {
+  if (value == null) {
     return undefined;
   }
   return coerceInteger(value);
 };
 
 export const maybeCoerceFloat = (value: unknown): number | undefined => {
-  if (value === undefined) {
+  if (value == null) {
     return undefined;
   }
   return coerceFloat(value);
 };
 
 export const maybeCoerceBoolean = (value: unknown): boolean | undefined => {
-  if (value === undefined) {
+  if (value == null) {
     return undefined;
   }
   return coerceBoolean(value);
diff --git a/src/version.ts b/src/version.ts
index 23f967c..b614c75 100644
--- a/src/version.ts
+++ b/src/version.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export const VERSION = '0.8.0'; // x-release-please-version
+export const VERSION = '0.8.1'; // x-release-please-version
diff --git a/tests/api-resources/agents/agents.test.ts b/tests/api-resources/agents/agents.test.ts
index a70da7c..8ca7a42 100644
--- a/tests/api-resources/agents/agents.test.ts
+++ b/tests/api-resources/agents/agents.test.ts
@@ -25,9 +25,15 @@ describe('resource agents', () => {
       name: 'xxx',
       agent_configs: {
         filter_and_rerank_config: {
-          default_metadata_filters: { filters: [], operator: 'AND' },
+          default_metadata_filters: {
+            filters: [{ field: 'field1', operator: 'equals', value: 'value1' }],
+            operator: 'AND',
+          },
           per_datastore_metadata_filters: {
-            'd49609d9-61c3-4a67-b3bd-5196b10da560': { filters: [], operator: 'AND' },
+            'd49609d9-61c3-4a67-b3bd-5196b10da560': {
+              filters: [{ field: 'field1', operator: 'equals', value: 'value1' }],
+              operator: 'AND',
+            },
           },
           rerank_instructions: 'rerank_instructions',
           reranker_score_filter_threshold: 0,
diff --git a/tests/api-resources/agents/query.test.ts b/tests/api-resources/agents/query.test.ts
index 2e541d2..768975c 100644
--- a/tests/api-resources/agents/query.test.ts
+++ b/tests/api-resources/agents/query.test.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ describe('resource query', () => {
       include_retrieval_content_text: true,
       retrievals_only: true,
       conversation_id: '182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e',
-      documents_filters: { filters: [], operator: 'AND' },
+      documents_filters: {
+        filters: [{ field: 'field1', operator: 'equals', value: 'value1' }],
+        operator: 'AND',
+      },
       llm_model_id: 'llm_model_id',
       override_configuration: {
         enable_filter: true,
diff --git a/tsconfig.build.json b/tsconfig.build.json
index 45ed4f2..cfc6888 100644
--- a/tsconfig.build.json
+++ b/tsconfig.build.json
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
   "compilerOptions": {
     "rootDir": "./dist/src",
     "paths": {
-      "contextual-client/*": ["dist/src/*"],
-      "contextual-client": ["dist/src/index.ts"],
+      "contextual-client/*": ["./dist/src/*"],
+      "contextual-client": ["./dist/src/index.ts"]
     },
     "noEmit": false,
     "declaration": true,
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 910517c..5069f47 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -7,11 +7,10 @@
     "module": "commonjs",
     "moduleResolution": "node",
     "esModuleInterop": true,
-    "baseUrl": "./",
     "paths": {
-      "contextual-client/_shims/auto/*": ["src/_shims/auto/*-node"],
-      "contextual-client/*": ["src/*"],
-      "contextual-client": ["src/index.ts"]
+      "contextual-client/_shims/auto/*": ["./src/_shims/auto/*-node"],
+      "contextual-client/*": ["./src/*"],
+      "contextual-client": ["./src/index.ts"]
     },
     "noEmit": true,
 
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@
     "noUncheckedIndexedAccess": true,
     "noImplicitOverride": true,
     "noPropertyAccessFromIndexSignature": true,
-		"isolatedModules": false,
+    "isolatedModules": false,
 
     "skipLibCheck": true
   }