diff --git a/sdks/implementations/python/src/stack_auth/_app.py b/sdks/implementations/python/src/stack_auth/_app.py
index c167d7351..0ee583fe2 100644
--- a/sdks/implementations/python/src/stack_auth/_app.py
+++ b/sdks/implementations/python/src/stack_auth/_app.py
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ class StackServerApp:
         *,
         project_id: str,
         secret_server_key: str,
+        publishable_client_key: str | None = None,
         base_url: str = DEFAULT_BASE_URL,
         token_store: TokenStoreInit | None = None,
     ) -> None:
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ class StackServerApp:
         self._client = SyncAPIClient(
             project_id=project_id,
             secret_server_key=secret_server_key,
+            publishable_client_key=publishable_client_key,
             base_url=base_url,
         )
         self._token_store: TokenStore | None = None
@@ -1397,6 +1399,7 @@ class AsyncStackServerApp:
         *,
         project_id: str,
         secret_server_key: str,
+        publishable_client_key: str | None = None,
         base_url: str = DEFAULT_BASE_URL,
         token_store: TokenStoreInit | None = None,
     ) -> None:
@@ -1404,6 +1407,7 @@ class AsyncStackServerApp:
         self._client = AsyncAPIClient(
             project_id=project_id,
             secret_server_key=secret_server_key,
+            publishable_client_key=publishable_client_key,
             base_url=base_url,
         )
         self._token_store: TokenStore | None = None
diff --git a/sdks/implementations/python/src/stack_auth/_client.py b/sdks/implementations/python/src/stack_auth/_client.py
index f51d85ecd..6f876bb10 100644
--- a/sdks/implementations/python/src/stack_auth/_client.py
+++ b/sdks/implementations/python/src/stack_auth/_client.py
@@ -38,10 +38,12 @@ class BaseAPIClient(Generic[HttpxClientT]):
         base_url: str = DEFAULT_BASE_URL,
         project_id: str,
         secret_server_key: str,
+        publishable_client_key: str | None = None,
     ) -> None:
         self._base_url = base_url.rstrip("/")
         self._project_id = project_id
         self._secret_server_key = secret_server_key
+        self._publishable_client_key = publishable_client_key
         self._client: HttpxClientT | None = None
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ class BaseAPIClient(Generic[HttpxClientT]):
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     def _build_headers(self) -> dict[str, str]:
-        return {
+        headers = {
             "x-stack-project-id": self._project_id,
             "x-stack-access-type": "server",
             "x-stack-secret-server-key": self._secret_server_key,
@@ -57,6 +59,9 @@ class BaseAPIClient(Generic[HttpxClientT]):
             "x-stack-override-error-status": "true",
             "x-stack-random-nonce": str(uuid.uuid4()),
         }
+        if self._publishable_client_key is not None:
+            headers["x-stack-publishable-client-key"] = self._publishable_client_key
+        return headers
 
     def _build_url(self, path: str) -> str:
         return f"{self._base_url}/api/{API_VERSION}{path}"
diff --git a/sdks/implementations/python/src/stack_auth/_token_store.py b/sdks/implementations/python/src/stack_auth/_token_store.py
index dc5455156..f9dbb9dfb 100644
--- a/sdks/implementations/python/src/stack_auth/_token_store.py
+++ b/sdks/implementations/python/src/stack_auth/_token_store.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class ExplicitTokenStore(TokenStore):
     Supports CAS update to in-memory state to prevent infinite refresh loops.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, access_token: str, refresh_token: str) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, access_token: str | None = None, refresh_token: str | None = None) -> None:
         super().__init__()
         self._access_token: str | None = access_token
         self._refresh_token: str | None = refresh_token
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ def resolve_token_store(init: TokenStoreInit, project_id: str) -> TokenStore | N
         return _get_or_create_memory_store(project_id)
     if isinstance(init, dict):
         return ExplicitTokenStore(
-            access_token=init.get("access_token", ""),
-            refresh_token=init.get("refresh_token", ""),
+            access_token=init.get("access_token"),
+            refresh_token=init.get("refresh_token"),
         )
     # Must be RequestLike (has .headers attribute)
     return RequestTokenStore(init)  # type: ignore[arg-type]