diff --git a/src/accounts/actions.ts b/src/accounts/actions.ts
index c7926fa..12cd2e2 100644
--- a/src/accounts/actions.ts
+++ b/src/accounts/actions.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import {GenLayerClient, TransactionHash, GenLayerChain, Address} from "../types";
+import {TransactionHash, GenLayerChain, Address, BaseActionsClient} from "../types";
 import {localnet} from "../chains";
 
-export function accountActions(client: GenLayerClient<GenLayerChain>) {
+export function accountActions<TChain extends GenLayerChain>(client: BaseActionsClient<TChain>) {
   return {
     fundAccount: async ({address, amount}: {address: Address; amount: number}): Promise<TransactionHash> => {
       if (client.chain?.id !== localnet.id) {
diff --git a/src/chains/actions.ts b/src/chains/actions.ts
index 7e5ddb1..dd255a6 100644
--- a/src/chains/actions.ts
+++ b/src/chains/actions.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import {GenLayerClient, GenLayerChain} from "@/types";
+import {GenLayerChain, BaseActionsClient} from "@/types";
 import {testnetAsimov} from "./testnetAsimov";
 
-export function chainActions(client: GenLayerClient<GenLayerChain>) {
+export function chainActions<TChain extends GenLayerChain>(client: BaseActionsClient<TChain>) {
   return {
     initializeConsensusSmartContract: async (forceReset: boolean = false): Promise<void> => {
       if (client.chain?.id === testnetAsimov.id) {
diff --git a/src/client/client.ts b/src/client/client.ts
index 4208aad..c74d796 100644
--- a/src/client/client.ts
+++ b/src/client/client.ts
@@ -14,10 +14,14 @@ import {accountActions} from "../accounts/actions";
 import {contractActions} from "../contracts/actions";
 import {receiptActions, transactionActions} from "../transactions/actions";
 import {walletActions as genlayerWalletActions} from "../wallet/actions";
-import {GenLayerClient, GenLayerChain} from "@/types";
+import {BaseActionsClient, GenLayerClient, GenLayerChain} from "@/types";
 import {chainActions} from "@/chains/actions";
 import {localnet} from "@/chains";
 
+function mergeActions<TBase extends object, TExt extends object>(base: TBase, ext: TExt): TBase & TExt {
+  return Object.assign({}, base, ext) as TBase & TExt;
+}
+
 // Define the configuration interface for the client
 interface ClientConfig {
   chain?: {
@@ -84,7 +88,7 @@ const getCustomTransportConfig = (config: ClientConfig) => {
 };
 
 export const createClient = (config: ClientConfig = {chain: localnet}): GenLayerClient<GenLayerChain> => {
-  const chainConfig = config.chain || localnet;
+  const chainConfig = (config.chain || localnet) as GenLayerChain;
   if (config.endpoint) {
     chainConfig.rpcUrls.default.http = [config.endpoint];
   }
@@ -100,32 +104,21 @@ export const createClient = (config: ClientConfig = {chain: localnet}): GenLayer
     ...(config.account ? {account: config.account} : {}),
   });
 
-  // First extend with basic actions
-  const clientWithBasicActions = baseClient
-    .extend(publicActions)
-    .extend(walletActions)
-    .extend(client => accountActions(client as unknown as GenLayerClient<GenLayerChain>));
-
-  // Create a client with all actions except transaction actions
-  const clientWithAllActions = {
-    ...clientWithBasicActions,
-    ...contractActions(clientWithBasicActions as unknown as GenLayerClient<GenLayerChain>, publicClient),
-    ...chainActions(clientWithBasicActions as unknown as GenLayerClient<GenLayerChain>),
-    ...genlayerWalletActions(clientWithBasicActions as unknown as GenLayerClient<GenLayerChain>),
-    ...transactionActions(clientWithBasicActions as unknown as GenLayerClient<GenLayerChain>, publicClient),
-  } as unknown as GenLayerClient<GenLayerChain>;
-
-  // Add transaction actions last, after all other actions are in place
-  const finalClient = {
-    ...clientWithAllActions,
-    ...receiptActions(clientWithAllActions as unknown as GenLayerClient<GenLayerChain>, publicClient),
-  } as unknown as GenLayerClient<GenLayerChain>;
+  // Extend only with viem actions, then merge custom actions to avoid protected name conflicts
+  const baseWithViem = baseClient.extend(publicActions).extend(walletActions) as BaseActionsClient<GenLayerChain>;
+  const withAccounts = mergeActions(baseWithViem, accountActions(baseWithViem));
+  const withWallet = mergeActions(withAccounts, genlayerWalletActions(withAccounts));
+  const withChain = mergeActions(withWallet, chainActions(withWallet));
+  const withContracts = mergeActions(withChain, contractActions(withChain, publicClient));
+  const withTx = mergeActions(withContracts, transactionActions(withContracts, publicClient));
+  const finalClient = mergeActions(withTx, receiptActions(withTx, publicClient));
+  const finalClientTyped: GenLayerClient<GenLayerChain> = finalClient as GenLayerClient<GenLayerChain>;
 
   // Initialize in the background
-  finalClient.initializeConsensusSmartContract().catch(error => {
+  finalClientTyped.initializeConsensusSmartContract().catch(error => {
     console.error("Failed to initialize consensus smart contract:", error);
   });
-  return finalClient;
+  return finalClientTyped;
 };
 
 export const createPublicClient = (
diff --git a/src/contracts/actions.ts b/src/contracts/actions.ts
index da8f5dc..f4ea545 100644
--- a/src/contracts/actions.ts
+++ b/src/contracts/actions.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,19 @@ import {
 } from "@/types";
 import {fromHex, toHex, zeroAddress, encodeFunctionData, PublicClient, parseEventLogs} from "viem";
 
-export const contractActions = (client: GenLayerClient<GenLayerChain>, publicClient: PublicClient) => {
+type ContractCapabilities = {
+  chain: GenLayerChain;
+  account?: Account;
+  request: GenLayerClient<GenLayerChain>["request"];
+  prepareTransactionRequest: GenLayerClient<GenLayerChain>["prepareTransactionRequest"];
+  sendRawTransaction: GenLayerClient<GenLayerChain>["sendRawTransaction"];
+  getCurrentNonce: GenLayerClient<GenLayerChain>["getCurrentNonce"];
+};
+
+export const contractActions = (
+  client: ContractCapabilities,
+  publicClient: PublicClient,
+) => {
   return {
     getContractSchema: async (address: Address): Promise<ContractSchema> => {
       if (client.chain.id !== localnet.id) {
@@ -186,7 +198,7 @@ const _encodeAddTransactionData = ({
   data,
   consensusMaxRotations = client.chain.defaultConsensusMaxRotations,
 }: {
-  client: GenLayerClient<GenLayerChain>;
+  client: ContractCapabilities;
   senderAccount?: Account;
   recipient?: `0x${string}`;
   data?: `0x${string}`;
@@ -210,7 +222,7 @@ const _encodeSubmitAppealData = ({
   client,
   txId,
 }: {
-  client: GenLayerClient<GenLayerChain>;
+  client: ContractCapabilities;
   txId: `0x${string}`;
 }): `0x${string}` => {
   return encodeFunctionData({
@@ -227,7 +239,7 @@ const _sendTransaction = async ({
   senderAccount,
   value = 0n,
 }: {
-  client: GenLayerClient<GenLayerChain>;
+  client: ContractCapabilities;
   publicClient: PublicClient;
   encodedData: `0x${string}`;
   senderAccount?: Account;
diff --git a/src/transactions/actions.ts b/src/transactions/actions.ts
index 49d6b0a..322c564 100644
--- a/src/transactions/actions.ts
+++ b/src/transactions/actions.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
-import {GenLayerClient} from "../types/clients";
-import {
-  TransactionHash,
-  TransactionStatus,
-  GenLayerTransaction,
-  GenLayerRawTransaction,
-  transactionsStatusNameToNumber,
-} from "../types/transactions";
+import {BaseActionsClient} from "../types/clients";
+import {TransactionHash, TransactionStatus, GenLayerTransaction, GenLayerRawTransaction, transactionsStatusNameToNumber} from "@/types";
 import {transactionsConfig} from "../config/transactions";
 import {sleep} from "../utils/async";
 import {GenLayerChain} from "@/types";
@@ -15,7 +9,14 @@ import {decodeLocalnetTransaction, decodeTransaction, simplifyTransactionReceipt
 
 
 
-export const receiptActions = (client: GenLayerClient<GenLayerChain>, publicClient: PublicClient) => ({
+type ClientWithGetTransaction<TChain extends GenLayerChain> = BaseActionsClient<TChain> & {
+  getTransaction: (args: {hash: TransactionHash}) => Promise<GenLayerTransaction>;
+};
+
+export const receiptActions = <TChain extends GenLayerChain>(
+  client: ClientWithGetTransaction<TChain>,
+  publicClient: PublicClient,
+) => ({
   waitForTransactionReceipt: async ({
     hash,
     status = TransactionStatus.ACCEPTED,
@@ -68,16 +69,29 @@ export const receiptActions = (client: GenLayerClient<GenLayerChain>, publicClie
   },
 });
 
-export const transactionActions = (client: GenLayerClient<GenLayerChain>, publicClient: PublicClient) => ({
+type TransactionCapabilities<TChain extends GenLayerChain> = BaseActionsClient<TChain> & {
+  // using viem public client for remote branch
+};
+
+export const transactionActions = <TChain extends GenLayerChain>(
+  client: TransactionCapabilities<TChain>,
+  publicClient: PublicClient,
+) => ({
   getTransaction: async ({hash}: {hash: TransactionHash}): Promise<GenLayerTransaction> => {
     if (client.chain.id === localnet.id) {
-      const transaction = await client.getTransaction({hash});
+      // Not using viem's getTransaction here: its protected action signature and return type
+      // differ from our GenLayerTransaction (localnet adds consensus fields). Direct RPC avoids
+      // signature conflicts and preserves our expected types.
+      const transaction = (await client.request({
+        method: "eth_getTransactionByHash",
+        params: [hash],
+      })) as GenLayerTransaction;
       const localnetStatus =
         (transaction.status as string) === "ACTIVATED" ? TransactionStatus.PENDING : transaction.status;
 
       transaction.status = Number(transactionsStatusNameToNumber[localnetStatus as TransactionStatus]);
       transaction.statusName = localnetStatus as TransactionStatus;
-      return decodeLocalnetTransaction(transaction as unknown as GenLayerTransaction);
+      return decodeLocalnetTransaction(transaction);
     }
     const transaction = (await publicClient.readContract({
       address: client.chain.consensusDataContract?.address as Address,
diff --git a/src/types/clients.ts b/src/types/clients.ts
index 0ce098c..af8e10a 100644
--- a/src/types/clients.ts
+++ b/src/types/clients.ts
@@ -84,3 +84,17 @@ export type GenLayerClient<TGenLayerChain extends GenLayerChain> = Omit<
       txId: `0x${string}`;
     }) => Promise<any>;
   };
+
+// Base client shape after applying viem public and wallet actions, used by action factories
+export type BaseActionsClient<TGenLayerChain extends GenLayerChain> = Client<
+  Transport,
+  TGenLayerChain
+> &
+  Omit<PublicActions<Transport, TGenLayerChain>, "getTransaction" | "readContract" | "waitForTransactionReceipt"> &
+  WalletActions<TGenLayerChain> & {
+    request: Client<Transport, TGenLayerChain>["request"] & {
+      <TMethod extends GenLayerMethod>(
+        args: Extract<GenLayerMethod, {method: TMethod["method"]}>,
+      ): Promise<unknown>;
+    };
+  };
diff --git a/src/wallet/actions.ts b/src/wallet/actions.ts
index 8659eef..03f8fdc 100644
--- a/src/wallet/actions.ts
+++ b/src/wallet/actions.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import {connect} from "./connect";
-import {GenLayerClient, GenLayerChain, Network, SnapSource} from "@/types";
+import {GenLayerChain, Network, SnapSource, BaseActionsClient} from "@/types";
 import {metamaskClient} from "@/wallet/metamaskClient";
 
-export function walletActions(client: GenLayerClient<GenLayerChain>) {
+export function walletActions<TChain extends GenLayerChain>(client: BaseActionsClient<TChain>) {
   return {
     connect: (network: Network, snapSource: SnapSource) => connect(client, network, snapSource),
     metamaskClient: (snapSource: SnapSource = "npm") => metamaskClient(snapSource),
diff --git a/src/wallet/connect.ts b/src/wallet/connect.ts
index d4d4313..3981a7b 100644
--- a/src/wallet/connect.ts
+++ b/src/wallet/connect.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import {localnet} from "@/chains/localnet";
 import {studionet} from "@/chains/studionet";
 import {testnetAsimov} from "@/chains/testnetAsimov";
-import {GenLayerClient, GenLayerChain} from "@/types";
+import {GenLayerChain} from "@/types";
 import {Network} from "@/types/network";
 import {SnapSource} from "@/types/snapSource";
 import {snapID} from "@/config/snapID";
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const networks = {
 };
 
 export const connect = async (
-  client: GenLayerClient<GenLayerChain>,
+  client: { chain?: GenLayerChain },
   network: Network = "studionet",
   snapSource: SnapSource = "npm",
 ): Promise<void> => {