diff --git a/src/app/api/agents/route.ts b/src/app/api/agents/route.ts
index 0c2218d..168b591 100644
--- a/src/app/api/agents/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/agents/route.ts
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
 
     // Resolve template if specified
     let finalRole = role;
-    let finalConfig: Record<string, any> = config as Record<string, any>;
+    let finalConfig: Record<string, any> = { ...config };
     if (template) {
       const tpl = getTemplate(template);
       if (tpl) {
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
       ) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
     `);
     
-    const result = stmt.run(
+    const dbResult = stmt.run(
       name,
       finalRole,
       session_key,
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
       now,
       JSON.stringify(finalConfig)
     );
-    
-    const agentId = result.lastInsertRowid as number;
+
+    const agentId = dbResult.lastInsertRowid as number;
     
     // Log activity
     db_helpers.logActivity(
diff --git a/src/app/api/tasks/route.ts b/src/app/api/tasks/route.ts
index 2b767e0..ceaedf2 100644
--- a/src/app/api/tasks/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/tasks/route.ts
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
       ) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
     `);
     
-    const result = stmt.run(
+    const dbResult = stmt.run(
       title,
       description,
       status,
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
       JSON.stringify(tags),
       JSON.stringify(metadata)
     );
-    
-    const taskId = result.lastInsertRowid as number;
+
+    const taskId = dbResult.lastInsertRowid as number;
     
     // Log activity
     db_helpers.logActivity('task_created', 'task', taskId, created_by, `Created task: ${title}`, {
diff --git a/src/lib/validation.ts b/src/lib/validation.ts
index 097024d..ac8c93a 100644
--- a/src/lib/validation.ts
+++ b/src/lib/validation.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export async function validateBody<T>(
     return { data }
   } catch (err) {
     if (err instanceof ZodError) {
-      const messages = err.issues.map((e: any) => `${e.path.join('.')}: ${e.message}`)
+      const messages = err.issues.map((e: z.ZodIssue) => `${e.path.join('.')}: ${e.message}`)
       return {
         error: NextResponse.json(
           { error: 'Validation failed', details: messages },