diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b44528f..731f417 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -105,12 +105,14 @@ regardless of source.)
 
 ```python
 from aioproxies import AioProxies, ProxiesExhaustedError
+from aioweb import ExtendedSession
 
 pm = AioProxies(proxies=[...], cooldown=5)   # 5s reuse spacing; cooldown defaults to 0 (off)
 
 try:
     proxy = pm.get()                          # next usable proxy, aiohttp dict
-    resp = await session.get(url, proxies=proxy)
+    async with ExtendedSession(proxies=proxy) as session:
+        resp = await session.get(url)
     if response_looks_blocked(resp):
         pm.burn(proxy, 600)                   # time out 10 min ... or pm.burn(proxy) for dead
 except ProxiesExhaustedError:
diff --git a/src/aioproxies/manager.py b/src/aioproxies/manager.py
index 99e350c..0774ff4 100644
--- a/src/aioproxies/manager.py
+++ b/src/aioproxies/manager.py
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ class AioProxies:
         for state in self._state.values():
             state["uses"] = 0
 
-    def replace(self, proxies: List[Union[str, Proxy]], *, keep_state: bool = False) -> None:
+    def replace(self, proxies: List[Union[str, Proxy, Dict[str, str]]], *, keep_state: bool = False) -> None:
         """swap the entire proxy list
 
         keep_state=False (default) wipes all per-proxy state (fresh batch).
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ class AioProxies:
         self._state = new_state
         self._index = 0
 
-    def add(self, proxies: Union[str, Proxy, List[Union[str, Proxy]]]) -> None:
+    def add(self, proxies: Union[str, Proxy, Dict[str, str], List[Union[str, Proxy, Dict[str, str]]]]) -> None:
         """append proxies to the pool, keeping existing state; skip duplicate keys"""
         if not self._is_list_source():
             self._warn_non_list("add()")