diff --git a/eslint.config.mjs b/eslint.config.mjs
index 8ab910c3cf..3e83627995 100644
--- a/eslint.config.mjs
+++ b/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export default [
       // "require-await": "warn",
       "@typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars": "error",
       // Some untyped things may require extra effort to be fixed
-      "@typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any": "off",
+      "@typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any": "warn",
       // replacement of ESLint's no-redeclare with support for function overload
       "@typescript-eslint/no-redeclare": "error",
       // require awaiting or .then() chaining for promises
diff --git a/src/authz/schemaRegistry.ts b/src/authz/schemaRegistry.ts
index c8a19bc9f9..45854f186c 100644
--- a/src/authz/schemaRegistry.ts
+++ b/src/authz/schemaRegistry.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ResponseError, SubjectsV1Api } from "../clients/schemaRegistryRest";
+import { ErrorMessage, ResponseError, SubjectsV1Api } from "../clients/schemaRegistryRest";
 import { SCHEMA_RBAC_WARNINGS_ENABLED } from "../extensionSettings/constants";
 import { CCloudResourceLoader } from "../loaders";
 import { Logger } from "../logging";
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export async function canAccessSchemaTypeForTopic(
 }
 
 export async function determineAccessFromResponseError(response: Response): Promise<boolean> {
-  let body: any;
+  let body: ErrorMessage;
   try {
     body = await response.json();
   } catch (error) {
diff --git a/src/ccloudStatus/types.ts b/src/ccloudStatus/types.ts
index 47899f11c4..e3f6cf701d 100644
--- a/src/ccloudStatus/types.ts
+++ b/src/ccloudStatus/types.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any -- The existing uses of `any` model the same patterns in our `src/clients` model files. */
+
 /**
  * A Statuspage page object.
  * @see https://status.confluent.cloud/api/v2
diff --git a/src/codelens/flinkSqlProvider.test.ts b/src/codelens/flinkSqlProvider.test.ts
index fcc5e12942..968062ee67 100644
--- a/src/codelens/flinkSqlProvider.test.ts
+++ b/src/codelens/flinkSqlProvider.test.ts
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ describe("codelens/flinkSqlProvider.ts", () => {
         kafkaClusters: [
           CCloudKafkaCluster.create({
             ...TEST_CCLOUD_KAFKA_CLUSTER,
-            id: "lkc-duplicate" as any,
+            id: "lkc-duplicate",
             name: TEST_CCLOUD_KAFKA_CLUSTER.name,
           }),
         ],
diff --git a/src/commands/diffs.ts b/src/commands/diffs.ts
index 3cc01e48ee..9e307b7fad 100644
--- a/src/commands/diffs.ts
+++ b/src/commands/diffs.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { getWorkspaceState } from "../storage/utils";
 
 const logger = new Logger("commands.diffs");
 
-export async function selectForCompareCommand(item: any) {
+export async function selectForCompareCommand(item: vscode.Uri | Schema | undefined) {
   if (!item) {
     return;
   }
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export async function selectForCompareCommand(item: any) {
   await setContextValue(ContextValues.resourceSelectedForCompare, true);
 }
 
-export async function compareWithSelectedCommand(item: any) {
+export async function compareWithSelectedCommand(item: vscode.Uri | Schema | undefined) {
   if (!item) {
     return;
   }
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export function registerDiffCommands(): vscode.Disposable[] {
  * @returns The URI for the resource item
  * @throws Error if the resource item is not yet supported
  */
-function convertItemToUri(item: any): vscode.Uri {
+function convertItemToUri(item: vscode.Uri | Schema): vscode.Uri {
   if (item instanceof vscode.Uri) {
     return item;
   } else if (item instanceof Schema) {