January 2026 focused on enhancing asyncio API typing in the python/typeshed repository to reflect runtime capabilities and improve developer experience. Key deliverable was adding an eager_start parameter to asyncio.create_task in the typing stubs, enabling immediate task initiation and aligning static typing with actual runtime behavior across Python versions. This change reduces friction for tooling and static analysis when using asyncio patterns and helps downstream users migrate with confidence. Impact: improved cross-version compatibility of asyncio API surface in typing stubs, better tooling accuracy, and clearer API expectations for library consumers. Commit reference: 2245b8bc64e2625e88252e828af38ddf58475543 ("fix: add eager_start as an argument. (#15211)") with collaboration credit.