diff --git a/ts/client.ts b/ts/client.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e03f1751
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/client.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// src/api/axios.js or similar
+import axios from 'axios';
+import router from '@/router';
+
+const apiClient = axios.create({
+    baseURL: '/api',
+    withCredentials: true
+});
+
+// Response interceptor to catch auth failures
+apiClient.interceptors.response.use(
+    (response) => response,
+    (error) => {
+        if (error.response && error.response.status === 401) {
+            // Session expired or not authenticated
+            router.push('/login');
+        }
+        return Promise.reject(error);
+    }
+);
+apiClient.isAuthenticated = () => {
+	return true;
+}
+export default apiClient;
diff --git a/ts/router.ts b/ts/router.ts
index 10e73c72..0c722762 100644
--- a/ts/router.ts
+++ b/ts/router.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import Planning from "./view/Planning.vue";
 import Review from "./view/Review.vue";
 import Signin from "./view/Signin.vue";
 import Sudo from "./view/Sudo.vue";
+import apiClient from "@/client";
 
 const routes: RouteRecordRaw[] = [
 	{
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ const router = createRouter({
 	history: createWebHistory("/"),
 	routes,
 });
+
 // Global navigation guard
 router.beforeEach(async (to, from, next) => {
     const requiresAuth = to.matched.some(record => record.meta.requiresAuth);
@@ -142,7 +144,7 @@ router.beforeEach(async (to, from, next) => {
     if (requiresAuth) {
         try {
             // Check if user is authenticated (could be an API call)
-            const isAuthenticated = await checkAuth();
+            const isAuthenticated = await apiClient.isAuthenticated();
             if (!isAuthenticated) {
                 next('/signin');
             } else {
diff --git a/ts/store/user.ts b/ts/store/user.ts
index b6014837..75c14b1f 100644
--- a/ts/store/user.ts
+++ b/ts/store/user.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ export const useUserStore = defineStore("user", () => {
 		}
 	}
 
+	async function isAuthenticated(): boolean {
+		console.log("pretend check user auth");
+		return true;
+	}
 	return {
 		// State
 		display_name,
@@ -95,5 +99,6 @@ export const useUserStore = defineStore("user", () => {
 		username,
 		// Actions
 		fetchUser,
+		isAuthenticated,
 	};
 });