diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 733c455b3..5a73f2dfb 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "jsonref>=1.1.0,<2",
     "temporalio>=1.26.0,<2",
     "aiohttp>=3.10.10,<4",
-    "redis>=5.2.0,<6",
+    "redis>=5.2.0,<8",
     "litellm>=1.83.7,<2",
     "kubernetes>=25.0.0,<36.0.0",
     "jinja2>=3.1.3,<4",
diff --git a/requirements-dev.lock b/requirements-dev.lock
index 62167cd44..b2263af59 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.lock
+++ b/requirements-dev.lock
@@ -112,10 +112,13 @@ frozenlist==1.8.0
     # via aiosignal
 fsspec==2026.3.0
     # via huggingface-hub
+genai-prices==0.0.61
+    # via pydantic-ai-slim
 google-auth==2.49.1
     # via kubernetes
 griffelib==2.0.2
     # via openai-agents
+    # via pydantic-ai-slim
 h11==0.16.0
     # via httpcore
     # via uvicorn
@@ -126,12 +129,15 @@ httpcore==1.0.9
 httpx==0.28.1
     # via agentex-sdk
     # via anthropic
+    # via genai-prices
     # via httpx-aiohttp
     # via huggingface-hub
     # via langsmith
     # via litellm
     # via mcp
     # via openai
+    # via pydantic-ai-slim
+    # via pydantic-graph
     # via respx
     # via scale-gp
     # via scale-gp-beta
@@ -196,6 +202,8 @@ langsmith==0.7.22
     # via langchain-core
 litellm==1.83.7
     # via agentex-sdk
+logfire-api==4.33.0
+    # via pydantic-graph
 markdown-it-py==3.0.0
     # via rich
 markupsafe==3.0.3
@@ -236,6 +244,7 @@ opentelemetry-api==1.40.0
     # via ddtrace
     # via opentelemetry-sdk
     # via opentelemetry-semantic-conventions
+    # via pydantic-ai-slim
 opentelemetry-sdk==1.40.0
     # via agentex-sdk
 opentelemetry-semantic-conventions==0.61b0
@@ -287,18 +296,25 @@ pydantic==2.12.5
     # via agentex-sdk
     # via anthropic
     # via fastapi
+    # via genai-prices
     # via langchain-core
     # via langsmith
     # via litellm
     # via mcp
     # via openai
     # via openai-agents
+    # via pydantic-ai-slim
+    # via pydantic-graph
     # via pydantic-settings
     # via python-on-whales
     # via scale-gp
     # via scale-gp-beta
+pydantic-ai-slim==1.101.0
+    # via agentex-sdk
 pydantic-core==2.41.5
     # via pydantic
+pydantic-graph==1.101.0
+    # via pydantic-ai-slim
 pydantic-settings==2.13.1
     # via mcp
 pygments==2.19.2
@@ -308,7 +324,6 @@ pygments==2.19.2
     # via rich
 pyjwt==2.12.1
     # via mcp
-    # via redis
 pyright==1.1.399
 pytest==8.4.2
     # via agentex-sdk
@@ -339,7 +354,7 @@ pyzmq==27.1.0
     # via jupyter-client
 questionary==2.1.1
     # via agentex-sdk
-redis==5.3.1
+redis==7.4.0
     # via agentex-sdk
 referencing==0.37.0
     # via jsonschema
@@ -459,6 +474,8 @@ typing-inspection==0.4.2
     # via fastapi
     # via mcp
     # via pydantic
+    # via pydantic-ai-slim
+    # via pydantic-graph
     # via pydantic-settings
 tzdata==2025.3
     # via agentex-sdk
diff --git a/requirements.lock b/requirements.lock
index 414afb203..986bff99b 100644
--- a/requirements.lock
+++ b/requirements.lock
@@ -99,10 +99,13 @@ frozenlist==1.8.0
     # via aiosignal
 fsspec==2026.3.0
     # via huggingface-hub
+genai-prices==0.0.61
+    # via pydantic-ai-slim
 google-auth==2.49.1
     # via kubernetes
 griffelib==2.0.2
     # via openai-agents
+    # via pydantic-ai-slim
 h11==0.16.0
     # via httpcore
     # via uvicorn
@@ -113,12 +116,15 @@ httpcore==1.0.9
 httpx==0.28.1
     # via agentex-sdk
     # via anthropic
+    # via genai-prices
     # via httpx-aiohttp
     # via huggingface-hub
     # via langsmith
     # via litellm
     # via mcp
     # via openai
+    # via pydantic-ai-slim
+    # via pydantic-graph
     # via scale-gp
     # via scale-gp-beta
 httpx-aiohttp==0.1.12
@@ -180,6 +186,8 @@ langsmith==0.7.22
     # via langchain-core
 litellm==1.83.7
     # via agentex-sdk
+logfire-api==4.33.0
+    # via pydantic-graph
 markdown-it-py==4.0.0
     # via rich
 markupsafe==3.0.3
@@ -214,6 +222,7 @@ opentelemetry-api==1.40.0
     # via ddtrace
     # via opentelemetry-sdk
     # via opentelemetry-semantic-conventions
+    # via pydantic-ai-slim
 opentelemetry-sdk==1.40.0
     # via agentex-sdk
 opentelemetry-semantic-conventions==0.61b0
@@ -260,18 +269,25 @@ pydantic==2.12.5
     # via agentex-sdk
     # via anthropic
     # via fastapi
+    # via genai-prices
     # via langchain-core
     # via langsmith
     # via litellm
     # via mcp
     # via openai
     # via openai-agents
+    # via pydantic-ai-slim
+    # via pydantic-graph
     # via pydantic-settings
     # via python-on-whales
     # via scale-gp
     # via scale-gp-beta
+pydantic-ai-slim==1.101.0
+    # via agentex-sdk
 pydantic-core==2.41.5
     # via pydantic
+pydantic-graph==1.101.0
+    # via pydantic-ai-slim
 pydantic-settings==2.13.1
     # via mcp
 pygments==2.20.0
@@ -281,7 +297,6 @@ pygments==2.20.0
     # via rich
 pyjwt==2.12.1
     # via mcp
-    # via redis
 pytest==9.0.2
     # via agentex-sdk
     # via pytest-asyncio
@@ -308,7 +323,7 @@ pyzmq==27.1.0
     # via jupyter-client
 questionary==2.1.1
     # via agentex-sdk
-redis==5.3.1
+redis==7.4.0
     # via agentex-sdk
 referencing==0.37.0
     # via jsonschema
@@ -424,6 +439,8 @@ typing-inspection==0.4.2
     # via fastapi
     # via mcp
     # via pydantic
+    # via pydantic-ai-slim
+    # via pydantic-graph
     # via pydantic-settings
 tzdata==2025.3
     # via agentex-sdk