diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index f9bbd75..76d951b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
-        python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
+        python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_debug.yml b/.github/workflows/test_debug.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 516bf92..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/test_debug.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-name: Debug Test Failures
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-  push:
-    branches: [ main ]
-
-jobs:
-  debug-python38:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    
-    - name: Set up Python 3.8
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-      with:
-        python-version: '3.8'
-    
-    - name: Show Python version
-      run: |
-        python --version
-        python -c "import sys; print(sys.version_info)"
-    
-    - name: Install basic dependencies
-      run: |
-        python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
-        pip --version
-    
-    - name: Try installing MCP
-      continue-on-error: true
-      run: |
-        pip install "mcp>=1.0.0" -v
-    
-    - name: Try installing google-generativeai
-      continue-on-error: true
-      run: |
-        pip install "google-generativeai>=0.8.0" -v
-    
-    - name: Install all dependencies
-      continue-on-error: true
-      run: |
-        pip install -e . -v
-        pip install -r requirements.txt -v
-    
-    - name: Show installed packages
-      run: |
-        pip list
-    
-    - name: Try importing modules
-      continue-on-error: true
-      run: |
-        python -c "import mcp" && echo "✓ mcp imported successfully" || echo "✗ Failed to import mcp"
-        python -c "import google.generativeai" && echo "✓ google.generativeai imported successfully" || echo "✗ Failed to import google.generativeai"
-        python -c "import gemini_server" && echo "✓ gemini_server imported successfully" || echo "✗ Failed to import gemini_server"
-    
-    - name: Run a simple test
-      continue-on-error: true
-      run: |
-        python -m pytest tests/test_imports.py -v
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1493ae5..73fe81f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ This server acts as a developer assistant that augments Claude Code when you nee
 
 Before you begin, ensure you have the following:
 
-1. **Python:** Python 3.8 or newer. Check your version with `python3 --version`
+1. **Python:** Python 3.10 or newer. Check your version with `python3 --version`
 2. **Claude Desktop:** A working installation of Claude Desktop and the `claude` command-line tool
 3. **Gemini API Key:** An active API key from [Google AI Studio](https://aistudio.google.com/app/apikey)
    - Ensure your key is enabled for the `gemini-2.5-pro-preview` model
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4dfdce1..44cca72 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -18,13 +18,12 @@ setup(
     long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     author="Fahad Gilani",
-    python_requires=">=3.8",
+    python_requires=">=3.10",
     py_modules=["gemini_server"],
     install_requires=[
         "mcp>=1.0.0",
         "google-generativeai>=0.8.0",
         "python-dotenv>=1.0.0",
-        "typing-extensions>=4.0.0;python_version<'3.10'",
     ],
     extras_require={
         "dev": [
@@ -43,8 +42,6 @@ setup(
         "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
         "Intended Audience :: Developers",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",