diff --git a/.changeset/yellow-worlds-smile.md b/.changeset/yellow-worlds-smile.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9c90cf14e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/yellow-worlds-smile.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@knocklabs/client": patch
+---
+
+[guides] fix: KnockGuideStep type definition to return a promise from async methods
diff --git a/.tool-versions b/.tool-versions
index a3955f439..e871cd693 100644
--- a/.tool-versions
+++ b/.tool-versions
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-nodejs 22.17.0
+nodejs 24.12.0
 yarn 1.22.22
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 87252c386..6c08dae8e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -52,6 +52,6 @@
     "vitest": "^3.1.1"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "22.17.0"
+    "node": ">=24.10.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/client/src/clients/guide/client.ts b/packages/client/src/clients/guide/client.ts
index 9c089521f..4fa3e4a17 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/clients/guide/client.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/clients/guide/client.ts
@@ -952,17 +952,12 @@ export class KnockGuideClient {
         ...rest,
         message: { ...message },
         markAsSeen() {
-          // Send a seen event if it has not been previously seen.
-          if (this.message.seen_at) return;
           return self.markAsSeen(localGuide, this);
         },
         markAsInteracted({ metadata }: { metadata?: GenericData } = {}) {
-          // Always send an interaction event through.
           return self.markAsInteracted(localGuide, this, metadata);
         },
         markAsArchived() {
-          // Send an archived event if it has not been previously archived.
-          if (this.message.archived_at) return;
           return self.markAsArchived(localGuide, this);
         },
       };
diff --git a/packages/client/src/clients/guide/types.ts b/packages/client/src/clients/guide/types.ts
index ce4fdeec1..f7112713b 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/clients/guide/types.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/clients/guide/types.ts
@@ -166,9 +166,11 @@ export type GuideSocketEvent =
 
 export interface KnockGuideStep<TContent = Any>
   extends GuideStepData<TContent> {
-  markAsSeen: () => void;
-  markAsInteracted: (params?: { metadata?: GenericData }) => void;
-  markAsArchived: () => void;
+  markAsSeen: () => Promise<KnockGuideStep<TContent> | undefined>;
+  markAsInteracted: (params?: {
+    metadata?: GenericData;
+  }) => Promise<KnockGuideStep<TContent> | undefined>;
+  markAsArchived: () => Promise<KnockGuideStep<TContent> | undefined>;
 }
 
 export interface KnockGuideActivationUrlPattern