diff --git a/.stats.yml b/.stats.yml
index 1024445..63c6ed1 100644
--- a/.stats.yml
+++ b/.stats.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 configured_endpoints: 39
-openapi_spec_url: https://storage.googleapis.com/stainless-sdk-openapi-specs/finch%2Ffinch-811587ac4ba3634e1b0dd781c54c7a0cb302d612f719036f9c9683166c7197cd.yml
+openapi_spec_url: https://storage.googleapis.com/stainless-sdk-openapi-specs/finch%2Ffinch-612b573cabcee39c562dc91f5b185e2a0bfdce3a262618f0098602af2199af67.yml
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 91fc889..b9879f7 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -2,9 +2,13 @@
 
 ### With Rye
 
-We use [Rye](https://rye.astral.sh/) to manage dependencies so we highly recommend [installing it](https://rye.astral.sh/guide/installation/) as it will automatically provision a Python environment with the expected Python version.
+We use [Rye](https://rye.astral.sh/) to manage dependencies because it will automatically provision a Python environment with the expected Python version. To set it up, run:
 
-After installing Rye, you'll just have to run this command:
+```sh
+$ ./scripts/bootstrap
+```
+
+Or [install Rye manually](https://rye.astral.sh/guide/installation/) and run:
 
 ```sh
 $ rye sync --all-features
@@ -39,17 +43,17 @@ modify the contents of the `src/finch/lib/` and `examples/` directories.
 
 All files in the `examples/` directory are not modified by the generator and can be freely edited or added to.
 
-```bash
+```py
 # add an example to examples/<your-example>.py
 
 #!/usr/bin/env -S rye run python
 …
 ```
 
-```
-chmod +x examples/<your-example>.py
+```sh
+$ chmod +x examples/<your-example>.py
 # run the example against your api
-./examples/<your-example>.py
+$ ./examples/<your-example>.py
 ```
 
 ## Using the repository from source
@@ -58,8 +62,8 @@ If you’d like to use the repository from source, you can either install from g
 
 To install via git:
 
-```bash
-pip install git+ssh://git@github.com/Finch-API/finch-api-python.git
+```sh
+$ pip install git+ssh://git@github.com/Finch-API/finch-api-python.git
 ```
 
 Alternatively, you can build from source and install the wheel file:
@@ -68,29 +72,29 @@ Building this package will create two files in the `dist/` directory, a `.tar.gz
 
 To create a distributable version of the library, all you have to do is run this command:
 
-```bash
-rye build
+```sh
+$ rye build
 # or
-python -m build
+$ python -m build
 ```
 
 Then to install:
 
 ```sh
-pip install ./path-to-wheel-file.whl
+$ pip install ./path-to-wheel-file.whl
 ```
 
 ## Running tests
 
 Most tests require you to [set up a mock server](https://github.com/stoplightio/prism) against the OpenAPI spec to run the tests.
 
-```bash
+```sh
 # you will need npm installed
-npx prism mock path/to/your/openapi.yml
+$ npx prism mock path/to/your/openapi.yml
 ```
 
-```bash
-rye run pytest
+```sh
+$ ./scripts/test
 ```
 
 ## Linting and formatting
@@ -100,14 +104,14 @@ This repository uses [ruff](https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff) and
 
 To lint:
 
-```bash
-rye run lint
+```sh
+$ ./scripts/lint
 ```
 
 To format and fix all ruff issues automatically:
 
-```bash
-rye run format
+```sh
+$ ./scripts/format
 ```
 
 ## Publishing and releases
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0f6ca09..83f338a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -430,3 +430,7 @@ print(finch.__version__)
 ## Requirements
 
 Python 3.7 or higher.
+
+## Contributing
+
+See [the contributing documentation](./CONTRIBUTING.md).
diff --git a/src/finch/_base_client.py b/src/finch/_base_client.py
index 5df3d61..739b07c 100644
--- a/src/finch/_base_client.py
+++ b/src/finch/_base_client.py
@@ -144,6 +144,12 @@ def __init__(
         self.url = url
         self.params = params
 
+    @override
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        if self.url:
+            return f"{self.__class__.__name__}(url={self.url})"
+        return f"{self.__class__.__name__}(params={self.params})"
+
 
 class BasePage(GenericModel, Generic[_T]):
     """
@@ -690,7 +696,8 @@ def _calculate_retry_timeout(
         if retry_after is not None and 0 < retry_after <= 60:
             return retry_after
 
-        nb_retries = max_retries - remaining_retries
+        # Also cap retry count to 1000 to avoid any potential overflows with `pow`
+        nb_retries = min(max_retries - remaining_retries, 1000)
 
         # Apply exponential backoff, but not more than the max.
         sleep_seconds = min(INITIAL_RETRY_DELAY * pow(2.0, nb_retries), MAX_RETRY_DELAY)
diff --git a/src/finch/_legacy_response.py b/src/finch/_legacy_response.py
index d422f53..739b2f9 100644
--- a/src/finch/_legacy_response.py
+++ b/src/finch/_legacy_response.py
@@ -251,6 +251,9 @@ def _parse(self, *, to: type[_T] | None = None) -> R | _T:
         if cast_to == float:
             return cast(R, float(response.text))
 
+        if cast_to == bool:
+            return cast(R, response.text.lower() == "true")
+
         origin = get_origin(cast_to) or cast_to
 
         if inspect.isclass(origin) and issubclass(origin, HttpxBinaryResponseContent):
diff --git a/src/finch/_response.py b/src/finch/_response.py
index a458c65..d22f84d 100644
--- a/src/finch/_response.py
+++ b/src/finch/_response.py
@@ -192,6 +192,9 @@ def _parse(self, *, to: type[_T] | None = None) -> R | _T:
         if cast_to == float:
             return cast(R, float(response.text))
 
+        if cast_to == bool:
+            return cast(R, response.text.lower() == "true")
+
         origin = get_origin(cast_to) or cast_to
 
         # handle the legacy binary response case
diff --git a/src/finch/types/account_update_event.py b/src/finch/types/account_update_event.py
index 84e914d..38dd077 100644
--- a/src/finch/types/account_update_event.py
+++ b/src/finch/types/account_update_event.py
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
     "AccountUpdateEventDataAuthenticationMethodSupportedFieldsPayStatementPayStatementsEarnings",
     "AccountUpdateEventDataAuthenticationMethodSupportedFieldsPayStatementPayStatementsEmployeeDeductions",
     "AccountUpdateEventDataAuthenticationMethodSupportedFieldsPayStatementPayStatementsEmployerContributions",
-    "AccountUpdateEventDataAuthenticationMethodSupportedFieldsPayStatementPayStatementsEmployerDeductions",
     "AccountUpdateEventDataAuthenticationMethodSupportedFieldsPayStatementPayStatementsTaxes",
     "AccountUpdateEventDataAuthenticationMethodSupportedFieldsPayment",
     "AccountUpdateEventDataAuthenticationMethodSupportedFieldsPaymentPayPeriod",
@@ -302,14 +301,6 @@ class AccountUpdateEventDataAuthenticationMethodSupportedFieldsPayStatementPaySt
     name: Optional[bool] = None
 
 
-class AccountUpdateEventDataAuthenticationMethodSupportedFieldsPayStatementPayStatementsEmployerDeductions(BaseModel):
-    amount: Optional[bool] = None
-
-    currency: Optional[bool] = None
-
-    name: Optional[bool] = None
-
-
 class AccountUpdateEventDataAuthenticationMethodSupportedFieldsPayStatementPayStatementsTaxes(BaseModel):
     amount: Optional[bool] = None
 
@@ -335,11 +326,6 @@ class AccountUpdateEventDataAuthenticationMethodSupportedFieldsPayStatementPaySt
         AccountUpdateEventDataAuthenticationMethodSupportedFieldsPayStatementPayStatementsEmployerContributions
     ] = None
 
-    employer_deductions: Optional[
-        AccountUpdateEventDataAuthenticationMethodSupportedFieldsPayStatementPayStatementsEmployerDeductions
-    ] = None
-    """[DEPRECATED] Use `employer_contributions` instead"""
-
     gross_pay: Optional[bool] = None
 
     individual_id: Optional[bool] = None
diff --git a/src/finch/types/provider.py b/src/finch/types/provider.py
index 5cbb2c1..d34b3ac 100644
--- a/src/finch/types/provider.py
+++ b/src/finch/types/provider.py
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
     "AuthenticationMethodSupportedFieldsPayStatementPayStatementsEarnings",
     "AuthenticationMethodSupportedFieldsPayStatementPayStatementsEmployeeDeductions",
     "AuthenticationMethodSupportedFieldsPayStatementPayStatementsEmployerContributions",
-    "AuthenticationMethodSupportedFieldsPayStatementPayStatementsEmployerDeductions",
     "AuthenticationMethodSupportedFieldsPayStatementPayStatementsTaxes",
     "AuthenticationMethodSupportedFieldsPayment",
     "AuthenticationMethodSupportedFieldsPaymentPayPeriod",
@@ -297,14 +296,6 @@ class AuthenticationMethodSupportedFieldsPayStatementPayStatementsEmployerContri
     name: Optional[bool] = None
 
 
-class AuthenticationMethodSupportedFieldsPayStatementPayStatementsEmployerDeductions(BaseModel):
-    amount: Optional[bool] = None
-
-    currency: Optional[bool] = None
-
-    name: Optional[bool] = None
-
-
 class AuthenticationMethodSupportedFieldsPayStatementPayStatementsTaxes(BaseModel):
     amount: Optional[bool] = None
 
@@ -326,9 +317,6 @@ class AuthenticationMethodSupportedFieldsPayStatementPayStatements(BaseModel):
         AuthenticationMethodSupportedFieldsPayStatementPayStatementsEmployerContributions
     ] = None
 
-    employer_deductions: Optional[AuthenticationMethodSupportedFieldsPayStatementPayStatementsEmployerDeductions] = None
-    """[DEPRECATED] Use `employer_contributions` instead"""
-
     gross_pay: Optional[bool] = None
 
     individual_id: Optional[bool] = None
diff --git a/tests/test_client.py b/tests/test_client.py
index 7c5deac..4641bf7 100644
--- a/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_client.py
@@ -809,6 +809,7 @@ class Model(BaseModel):
             [3, "", 0.5],
             [2, "", 0.5 * 2.0],
             [1, "", 0.5 * 4.0],
+            [-1100, "", 7.8],  # test large number potentially overflowing
         ],
     )
     @mock.patch("time.time", mock.MagicMock(return_value=1696004797))
@@ -1686,6 +1687,7 @@ class Model(BaseModel):
             [3, "", 0.5],
             [2, "", 0.5 * 2.0],
             [1, "", 0.5 * 4.0],
+            [-1100, "", 7.8],  # test large number potentially overflowing
         ],
     )
     @mock.patch("time.time", mock.MagicMock(return_value=1696004797))
diff --git a/tests/test_legacy_response.py b/tests/test_legacy_response.py
index 7712696..c6ec76a 100644
--- a/tests/test_legacy_response.py
+++ b/tests/test_legacy_response.py
@@ -32,6 +32,31 @@ def test_response_parse_mismatched_basemodel(client: Finch) -> None:
         response.parse(to=PydanticModel)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "content, expected",
+    [
+        ("false", False),
+        ("true", True),
+        ("False", False),
+        ("True", True),
+        ("TrUe", True),
+        ("FalSe", False),
+    ],
+)
+def test_response_parse_bool(client: Finch, content: str, expected: bool) -> None:
+    response = LegacyAPIResponse(
+        raw=httpx.Response(200, content=content),
+        client=client,
+        stream=False,
+        stream_cls=None,
+        cast_to=str,
+        options=FinalRequestOptions.construct(method="get", url="/foo"),
+    )
+
+    result = response.parse(to=bool)
+    assert result is expected
+
+
 def test_response_parse_custom_stream(client: Finch) -> None:
     response = LegacyAPIResponse(
         raw=httpx.Response(200, content=b"foo"),
diff --git a/tests/test_response.py b/tests/test_response.py
index 4953879..8241ad9 100644
--- a/tests/test_response.py
+++ b/tests/test_response.py
@@ -190,6 +190,56 @@ async def test_async_response_parse_annotated_type(async_client: AsyncFinch) ->
     assert obj.bar == 2
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "content, expected",
+    [
+        ("false", False),
+        ("true", True),
+        ("False", False),
+        ("True", True),
+        ("TrUe", True),
+        ("FalSe", False),
+    ],
+)
+def test_response_parse_bool(client: Finch, content: str, expected: bool) -> None:
+    response = APIResponse(
+        raw=httpx.Response(200, content=content),
+        client=client,
+        stream=False,
+        stream_cls=None,
+        cast_to=str,
+        options=FinalRequestOptions.construct(method="get", url="/foo"),
+    )
+
+    result = response.parse(to=bool)
+    assert result is expected
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "content, expected",
+    [
+        ("false", False),
+        ("true", True),
+        ("False", False),
+        ("True", True),
+        ("TrUe", True),
+        ("FalSe", False),
+    ],
+)
+async def test_async_response_parse_bool(client: AsyncFinch, content: str, expected: bool) -> None:
+    response = AsyncAPIResponse(
+        raw=httpx.Response(200, content=content),
+        client=client,
+        stream=False,
+        stream_cls=None,
+        cast_to=str,
+        options=FinalRequestOptions.construct(method="get", url="/foo"),
+    )
+
+    result = await response.parse(to=bool)
+    assert result is expected
+
+
 class OtherModel(BaseModel):
     a: str