diff --git a/flutter_client/lib/api/endpoints/health.dart b/flutter_client/lib/api/endpoints/health.dart
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+import 'package:dio/dio.dart';
+
+class HealthApi {
+  HealthApi(this._dio);
+  final Dio _dio;
+
+  /// Returns {status, min_client_version}. Hits the unauthenticated
+  /// `/healthz` endpoint at the configured base URL.
+  Future<Map<String, String>> check() async {
+    final r = await _dio.get<Map<String, dynamic>>('/healthz');
+    return (r.data ?? const <String, dynamic>{})
+        .map((k, v) => MapEntry(k, v.toString()));
+  }
+}
diff --git a/flutter_client/lib/auth/auth_provider.dart b/flutter_client/lib/auth/auth_provider.dart
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+++ b/flutter_client/lib/auth/auth_provider.dart
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+import 'dart:convert';
+
+import 'package:flutter_riverpod/flutter_riverpod.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_secure_storage/flutter_secure_storage.dart';
+
+import '../models/user.dart';
+
+const _kServerUrl    = 'server_url';
+const _kSessionToken = 'session_token';
+const _kCurrentUser  = 'current_user';
+
+final secureStorageProvider = Provider<FlutterSecureStorage>(
+  (ref) => const FlutterSecureStorage(),
+);
+
+final serverUrlProvider = FutureProvider<String?>((ref) async {
+  return ref.watch(secureStorageProvider).read(key: _kServerUrl);
+});
+
+final sessionTokenProvider = FutureProvider<String?>((ref) async {
+  return ref.watch(secureStorageProvider).read(key: _kSessionToken);
+});
+
+class AuthController extends AsyncNotifier<User?> {
+  late FlutterSecureStorage _storage;
+
+  @override
+  Future<User?> build() async {
+    _storage = ref.watch(secureStorageProvider);
+    final raw = await _storage.read(key: _kCurrentUser);
+    if (raw == null) return null;
+    return User.fromJson(jsonDecode(raw) as Map<String, dynamic>);
+  }
+
+  Future<void> setServerUrl(String url) async {
+    await _storage.write(key: _kServerUrl, value: url);
+    ref.invalidate(serverUrlProvider);
+  }
+
+  Future<void> setSession({required String token, required String userJson}) async {
+    await _storage.write(key: _kSessionToken, value: token);
+    await _storage.write(key: _kCurrentUser,  value: userJson);
+    ref.invalidate(sessionTokenProvider);
+    state = AsyncData(User.fromJson(jsonDecode(userJson) as Map<String, dynamic>));
+  }
+
+  Future<void> clearSession() async {
+    await _storage.delete(key: _kSessionToken);
+    await _storage.delete(key: _kCurrentUser);
+    ref.invalidate(sessionTokenProvider);
+    state = const AsyncData(null);
+  }
+}
+
+final authControllerProvider =
+    AsyncNotifierProvider<AuthController, User?>(AuthController.new);
diff --git a/flutter_client/lib/auth/server_url_screen.dart b/flutter_client/lib/auth/server_url_screen.dart
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+++ b/flutter_client/lib/auth/server_url_screen.dart
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+import 'package:dio/dio.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_riverpod/flutter_riverpod.dart';
+
+import '../api/endpoints/health.dart';
+import '../theme/theme_extension.dart';
+import 'auth_provider.dart';
+
+class ServerUrlScreen extends ConsumerStatefulWidget {
+  const ServerUrlScreen({super.key});
+
+  @override
+  ConsumerState<ServerUrlScreen> createState() => _ServerUrlScreenState();
+}
+
+class _ServerUrlScreenState extends ConsumerState<ServerUrlScreen> {
+  final _ctrl = TextEditingController();
+  bool _busy = false;
+  String? _error;
+
+  Future<void> _connect() async {
+    final url = _ctrl.text.trim();
+    if (url.isEmpty) {
+      setState(() => _error = 'Enter a server URL.');
+      return;
+    }
+    setState(() {
+      _busy = true;
+      _error = null;
+    });
+    try {
+      final dio = Dio(BaseOptions(baseUrl: url, connectTimeout: const Duration(seconds: 5)));
+      final body = await HealthApi(dio).check();
+      if (body['status'] != 'ok') {
+        throw StateError('unhealthy');
+      }
+      await ref.read(authControllerProvider.notifier).setServerUrl(url);
+      if (!mounted) return;
+      Navigator.of(context).pushReplacementNamed('/login');
+    } on DioException catch (_) {
+      setState(() => _error = "Couldn't reach that server.");
+    } catch (_) {
+      setState(() => _error = "Couldn't reach that server.");
+    } finally {
+      if (mounted) setState(() => _busy = false);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    final fs = Theme.of(context).extension<FabledSwordTheme>()!;
+    return Scaffold(
+      body: SafeArea(
+        child: Padding(
+          padding: const EdgeInsets.all(24),
+          child: Column(crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.stretch, children: [
+            const SizedBox(height: 48),
+            Text('Connect to your Minstrel', style: TextStyle(fontFamily: fs.display.fontFamily, fontSize: 28)),
+            const SizedBox(height: 24),
+            TextField(
+              controller: _ctrl,
+              keyboardType: TextInputType.url,
+              decoration: const InputDecoration(labelText: 'Server URL', hintText: 'https://music.example.com'),
+            ),
+            if (_error != null) Padding(
+              padding: const EdgeInsets.only(top: 8),
+              child: Text(_error!, style: TextStyle(color: fs.error)),
+            ),
+            const SizedBox(height: 16),
+            FilledButton(
+              onPressed: _busy ? null : _connect,
+              child: _busy
+                  ? const SizedBox(width: 18, height: 18, child: CircularProgressIndicator(strokeWidth: 2))
+                  : const Text('Connect'),
+            ),
+          ]),
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/flutter_client/test/auth/auth_provider_test.dart b/flutter_client/test/auth/auth_provider_test.dart
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+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_secure_storage/flutter_secure_storage.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_riverpod/flutter_riverpod.dart';
+import 'package:mocktail/mocktail.dart';
+
+import 'package:minstrel/auth/auth_provider.dart';
+
+class _MockStorage extends Mock implements FlutterSecureStorage {}
+
+void main() {
+  late _MockStorage storage;
+
+  setUpAll(() {
+    registerFallbackValue('');
+  });
+
+  setUp(() {
+    storage = _MockStorage();
+    // Default reads return null; default writes/deletes succeed.
+    when(() => storage.read(key: any(named: 'key'))).thenAnswer((_) async => null);
+    when(() => storage.write(key: any(named: 'key'), value: any(named: 'value'))).thenAnswer((_) async {});
+    when(() => storage.delete(key: any(named: 'key'))).thenAnswer((_) async {});
+  });
+
+  test('saves server URL via setServerUrl', () async {
+    final container = ProviderContainer(overrides: [
+      secureStorageProvider.overrideWithValue(storage),
+    ]);
+    addTearDown(container.dispose);
+
+    await container.read(authControllerProvider.notifier).setServerUrl('http://localhost:8080');
+
+    verify(() => storage.write(key: 'server_url', value: 'http://localhost:8080')).called(1);
+  });
+
+  test('setSession then clearSession transitions auth state to null', () async {
+    final container = ProviderContainer(overrides: [
+      secureStorageProvider.overrideWithValue(storage),
+    ]);
+    addTearDown(container.dispose);
+
+    final ctrl = container.read(authControllerProvider.notifier);
+    await ctrl.setSession(token: 't', userJson: '{"id":"u","username":"u","is_admin":false}');
+    expect((await container.read(authControllerProvider.future))?.username, 'u');
+
+    // clearSession must trigger storage deletes for both keys.
+    await ctrl.clearSession();
+    verify(() => storage.delete(key: 'session_token')).called(1);
+    verify(() => storage.delete(key: 'current_user')).called(1);
+    expect(await container.read(authControllerProvider.future), isNull);
+  });
+}