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Auth module is throwing token expiry errors in prod — can someone take a look? 🔴

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client.ts

export async function fetchUser(id: string)

const res = await fetch(`/api/users/${id}`)

if (!res.ok) throw new Error('Failed')

return res.json()

}

export async function createProject(data: ProjectInput)

const headers = getAuthHeaders()

const body = JSON.stringify(data)

const res = await fetch('/api/projects', {

method: 'POST', headers, body

})

if (!res.ok) throw new ApiError(res)

return res.json()

}

// Retry wrapper for transient failures

export async function withRetry<T>(

fn: () => Promise<T>,

retries = 3

): Promise<T>

// TODO: implement backoff

The token refresh is handled in refreshToken() at line 42. The current catch block silently swallows errors. Here's how to add retry logic with exponential backoff:

async function refreshToken(retries = 3) {

for (let i = 0; i < retries; i++) {

try { return await fetchNewToken() }

catch { await sleep(2 ** i * 1000) }

}

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Voice tools that just work.Wherever you are.

Your words, expanded effortlessly.

Voice to text action.Just speak the intent.

Meetings. Lectures. Podcasts.Turned into notes you can ask.

Ask anything

Auto-detect meetings

Speaker identification

Custom templates

Save to Obsidian

Webhooks anywhere

Voice productivity beyond dictation.

Tasks that took clicks, now take words.

Set Timers

Translate

Convert Media

Color Extractor

Compress Images

Open in Editor

Config Convert

Create your owncustom utility.

Got Questions?

Say it, ship it.

The voice interface
for your computer.

Three layers.
Built around your choices.

Voice tools that just work.
Wherever you are.

Voice to text action.
Just speak the intent.

Meetings. Lectures. Podcasts.
Turned into notes you can ask.

Create your own
custom utility.