diff --git a/beetsplug/beets_music_videos/IMVDBApi.py b/beetsplug/beets_music_videos/IMVDBApi.py
index 394329a..56fdbaf 100644
--- a/beetsplug/beets_music_videos/IMVDBApi.py
+++ b/beetsplug/beets_music_videos/IMVDBApi.py
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
-from typing import Any
+from typing import Annotated, Any, Self
+
+from beets import logging
+from httpx_auth import HeaderApiKey
 from lapidary.runtime import (
     Body,
     ClientBase,
     Query,
     Response,
     Responses,
-    UnexpectedResponse,
     get,
 )
-from typing import Annotated, Any, Literal, Sequence, cast, Self
-from httpx_auth import HeaderApiKey
 
-from beetsplug.beets_music_videos.types import SearchResponseType, VideoType
-from beets import logging
+from beetsplug.beets_music_videos.types import SearchResponseType
 
 log = logging.getLogger("beets")
 
@@ -46,12 +45,13 @@ class IMVDBApi(ClientBase):  # type: ignore
     @get("/search/videos")  # type: ignore[misc]
     def video_search(
         self: Self,
+        *,
         q: Annotated[str, Query()],
     ) -> Annotated[
         SearchResponseType,
         Responses(
             responses={
-                "2xx": Response(body=Body({"application/json": SearchResponseType})),
+                "2xx": Response(Body({"application/json": SearchResponseType})),
             }
         ),
     ]:
@@ -60,35 +60,3 @@ class IMVDBApi(ClientBase):  # type: ignore
         Implemented at runtime by Lapidary; this stub is never executed.
         """
         raise NotImplementedError
-
-    # def sync_video_search(self, query: str) -> list[VideoType]:
-    #     """Sync wrapper used by the plugin. Runs video_search and returns .results."""
-    #     import asyncio
-    #     # Reuse a single event loop to avoid "Event loop is closed" on subsequent calls.
-    #     try:
-    #         loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
-    #         if loop.is_closed():
-    #             loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
-    #             asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
-    #     except RuntimeError:
-    #         loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
-    #         asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
-    #     try:
-    #         resp = loop.run_until_complete(self.video_search(q=query))
-    #         return resp["results"]
-    #     except UnexpectedResponse as e:
-    #         # Lapidary raises UnexpectedResponse when body validation fails
-    #         # (e.g. API shape differs from SearchResponseType). For 200, parse
-    #         # body and return results.
-    #         if e.response.status_code == 200:
-    #             try:
-    #                 body = e.response.json()
-    #                 if isinstance(body, dict):
-    #                     return cast(list[VideoType], body["results"])
-    #             except Exception:
-    #                 pass
-    #         log.debug("imvdb search failed for %r: %s", query[:50], e)
-    #         return []
-    #     except Exception as e:
-    #         log.debug("imvdb search failed for %r: %s", query[:50], e)
-    #         return []
diff --git a/beetsplug/beets_music_videos/types.py b/beetsplug/beets_music_videos/types.py
index 79ae3d9..ed396be 100644
--- a/beetsplug/beets_music_videos/types.py
+++ b/beetsplug/beets_music_videos/types.py
@@ -1,43 +1,48 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+from collections.abc import Sequence
+from typing import Annotated
+
+from lapidary.runtime import ModelBase
+from pydantic import Field
 from typing_extensions import TypedDict
 
 
 class ImageSizes(TypedDict, total=False):
     """Image URL set; keys are size codes (o=original, l=large, b=big, t=thumb)."""
 
-    o: str
-    l: str
-    b: str
-    t: str
+    o: Annotated[str, Field(description="Original image URL")]
+    l: Annotated[str, Field(description="Large image URL")]
+    b: Annotated[str, Field(description="Big image URL")]
+    t: Annotated[str, Field(description="Thumbnail image URL")]
 
 
-class ArtistType(TypedDict):
-    name: str
-    slug: str
-    url: str
-    discogs_id: int | None
+class ArtistType(ModelBase):
+    name: Annotated[str, Field(description="Name")]
+    slug: Annotated[str, Field(description="Slug")]
+    url: Annotated[str, Field(description="URL")]
+    discogs_id: Annotated[int | None, Field(description="Discogs ID")]
 
 
-class VideoType(TypedDict):
-    id: str
-    production_status: str
-    song_title: str
-    url: str
-    multiple_versions: bool
-    version_name: str | None
-    version_number: int
-    is_imvdb_pick: bool
-    aspect_ratio: str | None
-    year: int
-    verified_credits: bool
-    image: ImageSizes
-    artists: list[ArtistType]  # API returns "artists", not "artist"
+class VideoType(ModelBase):
+    id: Annotated[str, Field(description="Video ID")]
+    production_status: Annotated[str, Field(description="Production status")]
+    song_title: Annotated[str, Field(description="Song title")]
+    url: Annotated[str, Field(description="Video URL")]
+    multiple_versions: Annotated[bool, Field(description="Whether the video has multiple versions")]
+    version_name: Annotated[str | None, Field(description="Version name")]
+    version_number: Annotated[int, Field(description="Version number")]
+    is_imvdb_pick: Annotated[bool, Field(description="Whether the video is an IMVDB pick")]
+    aspect_ratio: Annotated[str | None, Field(description="Aspect ratio")]
+    year: Annotated[int, Field(description="Year")]
+    verified_credits: Annotated[bool, Field(description="Whether the video has verified credits")]
+    image: Annotated[ImageSizes, Field(description="Image sizes")]
+    artists: Annotated[Sequence[ArtistType], Field(description="List of artists")]  # API returns "artists", not "artist"
 
 
-class SearchResponseType(TypedDict):
-    total: int
-    current_page: int
-    total_pages: int
-    per_page: int
-    results: list[VideoType]
+class SearchResponseType(ModelBase):
+    total: Annotated[int, Field(description="Total number of results")]
+    current_page: Annotated[int, Field(description="Current page number")]
+    total_pages: Annotated[int, Field(description="Total number of pages")]
+    per_page: Annotated[int, Field(description="Number of results per page")]
+    results: Annotated[Sequence[VideoType], Field(description="List of video results")]