diff --git a/apps/api-server/src/constants.ts b/apps/api-server/src/constants.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c91f8a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api-server/src/constants.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/**
+ * Default port for the API server
+ */
+export const DEFAULT_PORT = 9861;
diff --git a/apps/api-server/src/index.ts b/apps/api-server/src/index.ts
index fce9a7f..d2ca2bd 100644
--- a/apps/api-server/src/index.ts
+++ b/apps/api-server/src/index.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { RPCHandler } from "@orpc/server/fetch";
+import { DEFAULT_PORT } from "./constants.js";
 import { router } from "./router.js";
 
 const handler = new RPCHandler(router);
 
-const port = import.meta.env.PORT ?? 3001;
+const port = import.meta.env.PORT ?? DEFAULT_PORT;
 
 Bun.serve({
   port,
diff --git a/apps/publisher-dashboard/package.json b/apps/publisher-dashboard/package.json
index 322a5e5..90172b9 100644
--- a/apps/publisher-dashboard/package.json
+++ b/apps/publisher-dashboard/package.json
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
     "clean": "rm -rf .svelte-kit dist .eslintcache"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@orpc/client": "^1.13.2",
+    "@orpc/contract": "^1.13.2",
+    "@reviq/api-contract": "workspace:*",
     "@tanstack/svelte-query": "^6.0.14",
     "@tanstack/svelte-query-devtools": "^6.0.3",
     "bits-ui": "^2.15.4",
diff --git a/apps/publisher-dashboard/src/lib/api/client.ts b/apps/publisher-dashboard/src/lib/api/client.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1814244
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/publisher-dashboard/src/lib/api/client.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import type { ContractRouterClient } from "@orpc/contract";
+import { createORPCClient } from "@orpc/client";
+import { RPCLink } from "@orpc/client/fetch";
+import { contract } from "@reviq/api-contract";
+
+const link = new RPCLink({
+  url: "/api/v1/rpc",
+});
+
+/**
+ * Type-safe oRPC client for the API
+ */
+export const api: ContractRouterClient<typeof contract> =
+  createORPCClient(link);
diff --git a/apps/publisher-dashboard/src/lib/api/index.ts b/apps/publisher-dashboard/src/lib/api/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdd960a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/publisher-dashboard/src/lib/api/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { api } from "./client.js";
diff --git a/apps/publisher-dashboard/vite.config.ts b/apps/publisher-dashboard/vite.config.ts
index 9202773..2ba42c8 100644
--- a/apps/publisher-dashboard/vite.config.ts
+++ b/apps/publisher-dashboard/vite.config.ts
@@ -6,5 +6,11 @@ export default defineConfig({
   plugins: [tailwindcss(), sveltekit()],
   server: {
     port: 6827,
+    proxy: {
+      "/api/v1/rpc": {
+        target: "http://localhost:9861",
+        changeOrigin: true,
+      },
+    },
   },
 });
diff --git a/bun.lock b/bun.lock
index 5104d59..08b80f8 100644
--- a/bun.lock
+++ b/bun.lock
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@
       "name": "@apps/publisher-dashboard",
       "version": "0.0.1",
       "dependencies": {
+        "@orpc/client": "^1.13.2",
+        "@orpc/contract": "^1.13.2",
+        "@reviq/api-contract": "workspace:*",
         "@tanstack/svelte-query": "^6.0.14",
         "@tanstack/svelte-query-devtools": "^6.0.3",
         "bits-ui": "^2.15.4",
diff --git a/packages/api-contract/src/contract.ts b/packages/api-contract/src/contract.ts
index b9c0a3f..ebaf79b 100644
--- a/packages/api-contract/src/contract.ts
+++ b/packages/api-contract/src/contract.ts
@@ -232,3 +232,5 @@ export const contract = oc.router({
     }),
   }),
 });
+
+export type APIContract = typeof contract;
diff --git a/packages/api-contract/src/index.ts b/packages/api-contract/src/index.ts
index 4d890a3..f336bb8 100644
--- a/packages/api-contract/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/api-contract/src/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // Export the contract
+export type { APIContract } from "./contract.js";
 export { contract } from "./contract.js";
 export * from "./schemas/admin.js";
 export * from "./schemas/auth.js";