diff --git a/packages/graphql/schema.graphql b/packages/graphql/schema.graphql
index d9a243c9f6..d0207ba753 100644
--- a/packages/graphql/schema.graphql
+++ b/packages/graphql/schema.graphql
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ type App {
 
   """All known projects for the app"""
   projects: [Project!]!
+
+  """Cypress Cloud"""
+  user: User
 }
 
 """
@@ -46,9 +49,15 @@ type Mutation {
   """Create a Cypress config file for a new project"""
   appCreateConfigFile(code: String!, configFilename: String!): App
 
+  """Auth with Cypress Cloud"""
+  authenticate: App
+
   """Initializes the plugins for the current active project"""
   initializePlugins: Project
 
+  """Log out of Cypress Cloud"""
+  logout: App
+
   """Installs the dependencies for the component testing step"""
   wizardInstallDependencies: Wizard
 
@@ -102,6 +111,12 @@ type Project {
 type Query {
   app: App!
 
+  """Get runs for a given projectId on Cypress Cloud"""
+  runs(projectId: String!): App
+
+  """Namespace for user and authentication"""
+  user: User
+
   """Metadata about the wizard, null if we arent showing the wizard"""
   wizard: Wizard
 }
@@ -123,6 +138,13 @@ type TestingTypeInfo {
   title: String
 }
 
+"""Namespace for information related to authentication with Cypress Cloud"""
+type User {
+  authToken: String
+  email: String
+  name: String
+}
+
 """
 The Wizard is a container for any state associated with initial onboarding to Cypress
 """
diff --git a/packages/graphql/src/actions/BaseActions.ts b/packages/graphql/src/actions/BaseActions.ts
index 1c28534cd7..f27f819e62 100644
--- a/packages/graphql/src/actions/BaseActions.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql/src/actions/BaseActions.ts
@@ -51,4 +51,7 @@ export abstract class BaseActions {
   }
 
   abstract createProjectBase(input: NxsMutationArgs<'addProject'>['input']): ProjectBaseContract | Promise<ProjectBaseContract>
+  abstract authenticate (): Promise<void>
+  abstract logout (): Promise<void>
+  abstract getRuns ({ projectId }: { projectId: string }): Promise<void>
 }
diff --git a/packages/graphql/src/context/BaseContext.ts b/packages/graphql/src/context/BaseContext.ts
index 0bb5443c0f..53f0fc158e 100644
--- a/packages/graphql/src/context/BaseContext.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql/src/context/BaseContext.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { BaseActions } from '../actions/BaseActions'
-import { App, Wizard } from '../entities'
+import { App, User, Wizard } from '../entities'
 import type { Project } from '../entities/Project'
 
 /**
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import type { Project } from '../entities/Project'
 export abstract class BaseContext {
   abstract readonly actions: BaseActions
   abstract projects: Project[]
+  abstract user?: User = undefined
 
   wizard = new Wizard()
   app = new App(this)
diff --git a/packages/graphql/src/entities/App.ts b/packages/graphql/src/entities/App.ts
index 0a4667453f..e8c3ec319e 100644
--- a/packages/graphql/src/entities/App.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql/src/entities/App.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { nxs, NxsResult } from 'nexus-decorators'
 import type { BaseContext } from '../context/BaseContext'
 import { Project } from './Project'
+import { User } from './User'
 
 @nxs.objectType({
   description: 'Namespace for information related to the app',
@@ -28,4 +29,11 @@ export class App {
   get activeProject (): NxsResult<'App', 'activeProject'> {
     return this.projects.find((p) => p.isCurrent) ?? null
   }
+
+  @nxs.field.type(() => User, {
+    description: 'Cypress Cloud',
+  })
+  get user (): NxsResult<'App', 'user'> {
+    return this.ctx.user ?? null
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/graphql/src/entities/Mutation.ts b/packages/graphql/src/entities/Mutation.ts
index b978137aad..634685666d 100644
--- a/packages/graphql/src/entities/Mutation.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql/src/entities/Mutation.ts
@@ -107,6 +107,31 @@ export const mutation = mutationType({
       },
     })
 
+    t.field('authenticate', {
+      type: 'App',
+      description: 'Auth with Cypress Cloud',
+      async resolve (_root, args, ctx) {
+        // already authenticated this session - just return
+        if (ctx.user) {
+          return ctx.app
+        }
+
+        await ctx.actions.authenticate()
+
+        return ctx.app
+      },
+    })
+
+    t.field('logout', {
+      type: 'App',
+      description: 'Log out of Cypress Cloud',
+      async resolve (_root, args, ctx) {
+        await ctx.actions.logout()
+
+        return ctx.app
+      },
+    })
+
     t.field('initializePlugins', {
       type: 'Project',
       description: 'Initializes the plugins for the current active project',
diff --git a/packages/graphql/src/entities/Query.ts b/packages/graphql/src/entities/Query.ts
index c21a9346ed..6407062ba4 100644
--- a/packages/graphql/src/entities/Query.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql/src/entities/Query.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import { nxs, NxsQueryResult, NxsResult } from 'nexus-decorators'
+import { nxs, NxsArgs, NxsQueryResult, NxsResult } from 'nexus-decorators'
 import type { NexusGenTypes } from '../gen/nxs.gen'
 import { App } from './App'
+import { User } from './User'
 import { Wizard } from './Wizard'
 
 @nxs.objectType({
@@ -18,4 +19,23 @@ export class Query {
   wizard (args: unknown, ctx: NexusGenTypes['context']): NxsResult<'App', 'wizard'> {
     return ctx.wizard
   }
+
+  @nxs.field.type(() => User, {
+    description: 'Namespace for user and authentication',
+  })
+  user (args: unknown, ctx: NexusGenTypes['context']): NxsResult<'App', 'user'> {
+    return ctx.user ?? null
+  }
+
+  @nxs.field.type(() => App, {
+    description: 'Get runs for a given projectId on Cypress Cloud',
+    args (t) {
+      t.nonNull.string('projectId')
+    },
+  })
+  async runs (args: NxsArgs<'Query', 'runs'>, ctx: NexusGenTypes['context']): Promise<NxsResult<'App', 'runs'>> {
+    await ctx.actions.getRuns({ projectId: args.projectId })
+
+    return ctx.app
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/graphql/src/entities/User.ts b/packages/graphql/src/entities/User.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ace93e1f30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/graphql/src/entities/User.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { nxs, NxsResult } from 'nexus-decorators'
+
+export interface AuthenticatedUser {
+  name: string
+  email: string
+  authToken: string
+}
+
+@nxs.objectType({
+  description: 'Namespace for information related to authentication with Cypress Cloud',
+})
+export class User {
+  constructor (private user: AuthenticatedUser) {}
+
+  @nxs.field.string()
+  get name (): NxsResult<'User', 'name'> {
+    return this.user?.name ?? null
+  }
+
+  @nxs.field.string()
+  get email (): NxsResult<'User', 'email'> {
+    return this.user?.email ?? null
+  }
+
+  @nxs.field.string()
+  get authToken (): NxsResult<'User', 'authToken'> {
+    return this.user?.authToken ?? null
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/graphql/src/entities/index.ts b/packages/graphql/src/entities/index.ts
index dbc8ff63af..1e3bce5fbe 100644
--- a/packages/graphql/src/entities/index.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql/src/entities/index.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ export * from './Project'
 
 export * from './Query'
 
+export * from './User'
+
 export * from './TestingTypeInfo'
 
 export * from './Wizard'
diff --git a/packages/graphql/src/gen/nxs.gen.ts b/packages/graphql/src/gen/nxs.gen.ts
index 087c1f5a9d..8a564a9785 100644
--- a/packages/graphql/src/gen/nxs.gen.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql/src/gen/nxs.gen.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import type { BaseContext } from "./../context/BaseContext"
 import type { App } from "./../entities/App"
 import type { Project } from "./../entities/Project"
 import type { Query } from "./../entities/Query"
+import type { User } from "./../entities/User"
 import type { TestingTypeInfo } from "./../entities/TestingTypeInfo"
 import type { Wizard } from "./../entities/Wizard"
 import type { WizardBundler } from "./../entities/WizardBundler"
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ export interface NexusGenObjects {
   Project: Project;
   Query: Query;
   TestingTypeInfo: TestingTypeInfo;
+  User: User;
   Wizard: Wizard;
   WizardBundler: WizardBundler;
   WizardFrontendFramework: WizardFrontendFramework;
@@ -100,11 +102,14 @@ export interface NexusGenFieldTypes {
     activeProject: NexusGenRootTypes['Project'] | null; // Project
     isFirstOpen: boolean; // Boolean!
     projects: NexusGenRootTypes['Project'][]; // [Project!]!
+    user: NexusGenRootTypes['User'] | null; // User
   }
   Mutation: { // field return type
     addProject: NexusGenRootTypes['Project']; // Project!
     appCreateConfigFile: NexusGenRootTypes['App'] | null; // App
+    authenticate: NexusGenRootTypes['App'] | null; // App
     initializePlugins: NexusGenRootTypes['Project'] | null; // Project
+    logout: NexusGenRootTypes['App'] | null; // App
     wizardInstallDependencies: NexusGenRootTypes['Wizard'] | null; // Wizard
     wizardNavigate: NexusGenRootTypes['Wizard'] | null; // Wizard
     wizardNavigateForward: NexusGenRootTypes['Wizard'] | null; // Wizard
@@ -125,6 +130,8 @@ export interface NexusGenFieldTypes {
   }
   Query: { // field return type
     app: NexusGenRootTypes['App']; // App!
+    runs: NexusGenRootTypes['App'] | null; // App
+    user: NexusGenRootTypes['User'] | null; // User
     wizard: NexusGenRootTypes['Wizard'] | null; // Wizard
   }
   TestingTypeInfo: { // field return type
@@ -132,6 +139,11 @@ export interface NexusGenFieldTypes {
     id: NexusGenEnums['TestingTypeEnum']; // TestingTypeEnum!
     title: string | null; // String
   }
+  User: { // field return type
+    authToken: string | null; // String
+    email: string | null; // String
+    name: string | null; // String
+  }
   Wizard: { // field return type
     allBundlers: NexusGenRootTypes['WizardBundler'][]; // [WizardBundler!]!
     bundler: NexusGenRootTypes['WizardBundler'] | null; // WizardBundler
@@ -170,11 +182,14 @@ export interface NexusGenFieldTypeNames {
     activeProject: 'Project'
     isFirstOpen: 'Boolean'
     projects: 'Project'
+    user: 'User'
   }
   Mutation: { // field return type name
     addProject: 'Project'
     appCreateConfigFile: 'App'
+    authenticate: 'App'
     initializePlugins: 'Project'
+    logout: 'App'
     wizardInstallDependencies: 'Wizard'
     wizardNavigate: 'Wizard'
     wizardNavigateForward: 'Wizard'
@@ -195,6 +210,8 @@ export interface NexusGenFieldTypeNames {
   }
   Query: { // field return type name
     app: 'App'
+    runs: 'App'
+    user: 'User'
     wizard: 'Wizard'
   }
   TestingTypeInfo: { // field return type name
@@ -202,6 +219,11 @@ export interface NexusGenFieldTypeNames {
     id: 'TestingTypeEnum'
     title: 'String'
   }
+  User: { // field return type name
+    authToken: 'String'
+    email: 'String'
+    name: 'String'
+  }
   Wizard: { // field return type name
     allBundlers: 'WizardBundler'
     bundler: 'WizardBundler'
@@ -260,6 +282,11 @@ export interface NexusGenArgTypes {
       type: NexusGenEnums['TestingTypeEnum']; // TestingTypeEnum!
     }
   }
+  Query: {
+    runs: { // args
+      projectId: string; // String!
+    }
+  }
   Wizard: {
     sampleCode: { // args
       lang: NexusGenEnums['WizardCodeLanguage']; // WizardCodeLanguage!
diff --git a/packages/graphql/src/testing/testUnionType.ts b/packages/graphql/src/testing/testUnionType.ts
index 4edb3cff5c..3f7661ba69 100644
--- a/packages/graphql/src/testing/testUnionType.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql/src/testing/testUnionType.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export interface TestSourceTypeLookup {
   Project: NexusGenObjects['Project'],
   Query: NexusGenObjects['Query'],
   TestingTypeInfo: NexusGenObjects['TestingTypeInfo'],
+  User: NexusGenObjects['User'],
   Wizard: NexusGenObjects['Wizard'],
   WizardBundler: NexusGenObjects['WizardBundler'],
   WizardFrontendFramework: NexusGenObjects['WizardFrontendFramework'],
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ export const testUnionType = unionType({
       'Project',
       'Query',
       'TestingTypeInfo',
+      'User',
       'Wizard',
       'WizardBundler',
       'WizardFrontendFramework',
diff --git a/packages/graphql/test/.mocharc.js b/packages/graphql/test/.mocharc.js
index 4f160cc6a9..4ba52ba2c8 100644
--- a/packages/graphql/test/.mocharc.js
+++ b/packages/graphql/test/.mocharc.js
@@ -1,6 +1 @@
-const path = require('path')
-
-module.exports = {
-  spec: 'test/unit/**/*.spec.{js,ts,tsx,jsx}',
-  require: path.resolve(__dirname, 'spec_helper.js'),
-}
+module.exports = {}
diff --git a/packages/graphql/test/integration/App.spec.ts b/packages/graphql/test/integration/App.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e25a25bb6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/graphql/test/integration/App.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { expect } from 'chai'
+import { initGraphql, makeRequest, TestContext } from './utils'
+
+describe('App', () => {
+  describe('authenticate', () => {
+    it('assigns a new user', async () => {
+      const context = new TestContext()
+      const { endpoint } = await initGraphql(context)
+
+      const result = await makeRequest(endpoint, `
+        mutation Authenticate {
+          authenticate {
+            user {
+              email
+              name
+              authToken
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      `)
+
+      expect(result).to.eql({
+        authenticate: {
+          user: {
+            email: 'test@cypress.io',
+            name: 'cypress test',
+            authToken: 'test-auth-token',
+          },
+        },
+      })
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/graphql/test/integration/Wizard.spec.ts b/packages/graphql/test/integration/Wizard.spec.ts
index b02546173c..61aa5870d0 100644
--- a/packages/graphql/test/integration/Wizard.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql/test/integration/Wizard.spec.ts
@@ -1,70 +1,7 @@
-import type { NxsMutationArgs } from 'nexus-decorators'
 import snapshot from 'snap-shot-it'
 import { expect } from 'chai'
-import axios from 'axios'
-import { BaseActions, BaseContext, Project, Wizard } from '../../src'
-import { startGraphQLServer, closeGraphQLServer, setServerContext } from '../../src/server'
-
-class TestActions extends BaseActions {
-  installDependencies () {}
-  createConfigFile () {}
-  createProjectBase (input: NxsMutationArgs<'addProject'>['input']) {
-    return new Project({
-      isCurrent: true,
-      projectRoot: '/foo/bar',
-      projectBase: {
-        isOpen: true,
-        initializePlugins: () => Promise.resolve(),
-      },
-    })
-  }
-}
-
-interface TestContextInjectionOptions {
-  wizard?: Wizard
-}
-
-class TestContext extends BaseContext {
-  projects: Project[] = []
-  readonly actions: BaseActions
-
-  constructor ({ wizard }: TestContextInjectionOptions = {}) {
-    super()
-    this.actions = new TestActions(this)
-    if (wizard) {
-      this.wizard = wizard
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Creates a new GraphQL server to query during integration tests.
- * Also performsn any clean up from previous tests.
- * Optionally you may provide a context to orchestrate testing
- * specific scenarios or states.
- */
-const initGraphql = async (ctx: BaseContext) => {
-  await closeGraphQLServer()
-  if (ctx) {
-    setServerContext(ctx)
-  }
-
-  return startGraphQLServer({ port: 51515 })
-}
-
-const makeRequest = async (endpoint: string, query: string) => {
-  const res = await axios.post(endpoint,
-    JSON.stringify({
-      query,
-    }),
-    {
-      headers: {
-        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-      },
-    })
-
-  return res.data.data
-}
+import { Wizard } from '../../src'
+import { initGraphql, makeRequest, TestContext } from './utils'
 
 describe('Wizard', () => {
   describe('sampleCode', () => {
diff --git a/packages/graphql/test/integration/utils.ts b/packages/graphql/test/integration/utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cc5ce6b5da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/graphql/test/integration/utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+import type { NxsMutationArgs } from 'nexus-decorators'
+import axios from 'axios'
+import { BaseActions, BaseContext, Project, User, Wizard } from '../../src'
+import { startGraphQLServer, closeGraphQLServer, setServerContext } from '../../src/server'
+
+class TestActions extends BaseActions {
+  async authenticate () {
+    this.ctx.user = new User({
+      authToken: 'test-auth-token',
+      email: 'test@cypress.io',
+      name: 'cypress test',
+    })
+  }
+
+  async getRuns ({ projectId }: { projectId: string }) {}
+
+  async logout () {
+    this.ctx.user = undefined
+  }
+
+  installDependencies () {}
+
+  createConfigFile () {}
+
+  createProjectBase (input: NxsMutationArgs<'addProject'>['input']) {
+    return new Project({
+      isCurrent: true,
+      projectRoot: '/foo/bar',
+      projectBase: {
+        isOpen: true,
+        initializePlugins: () => Promise.resolve(),
+      },
+    })
+  }
+}
+
+interface TestContextInjectionOptions {
+  wizard?: Wizard
+}
+
+export class TestContext extends BaseContext {
+  projects: Project[] = []
+  readonly actions: BaseActions
+  user: undefined
+
+  constructor ({ wizard }: TestContextInjectionOptions = {}) {
+    super()
+    this.actions = new TestActions(this)
+    if (wizard) {
+      this.wizard = wizard
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Creates a new GraphQL server to query during integration tests.
+ * Also performsn any clean up from previous tests.
+ * Optionally you may provide a context to orchestrate testing
+ * specific scenarios or states.
+ */
+export const initGraphql = async (ctx: BaseContext) => {
+  await closeGraphQLServer()
+  if (ctx) {
+    setServerContext(ctx)
+  }
+
+  return startGraphQLServer({ port: 51515 })
+}
+
+export const makeRequest = async (endpoint: string, query: string) => {
+  const res = await axios.post(endpoint,
+    JSON.stringify({
+      query,
+    }),
+    {
+      headers: {
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+      },
+    })
+
+  return res.data.data
+}
diff --git a/packages/launchpad/src/setup/Auth.vue b/packages/launchpad/src/setup/Auth.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6606b46e89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/launchpad/src/setup/Auth.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+<template>
+  <Button @click="handleAuth">Click to Authenticate</Button>
+
+  <div v-if="error">An error occurred while authenticating: {{ error }}</div>
+
+  <div v-else-if="data?.user?.email">
+    <p>
+      Congrats {{ data?.user?.email }}, you authenticated with Cypress Cloud.
+    </p>
+    <Button @click="handleLogout">Log out</Button>
+  </div>
+
+  <div v-else>
+    Nothing here yet
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script lang="ts" setup>
+import { computed, ref } from 'vue'
+import { gql } from "@urql/core"
+import { useMutation } from "@urql/vue"
+import { AuthenticateDocument, UserFragment, LogoutDocument } from '../generated/graphql'
+import Button from '../components/button/Button.vue'
+
+gql`
+fragment User on App {
+  user {
+    email
+    authToken
+  }
+}
+`
+
+gql`
+mutation authenticate {
+  authenticate {
+    ...User
+  }
+}
+`
+
+gql`
+mutation Logout {
+  logout {
+    ...User
+  }
+}
+`
+
+const authenticate = useMutation(AuthenticateDocument)
+const logout = useMutation(LogoutDocument)
+const error = ref<string>()
+
+const handleAuth = async () => {
+  const result = await authenticate.executeMutation({})
+  error.value = result.error?.message ?? undefined
+}
+
+const handleLogout = async () => {
+  // clear this for good measure
+  error.value = undefined
+  await logout.executeMutation({})
+}
+
+const props = defineProps<{
+  gql?: UserFragment | null
+}>()
+
+const data = computed(() => props.gql)
+</script>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/launchpad/src/setup/Wizard.vue b/packages/launchpad/src/setup/Wizard.vue
index f0e6e9ccb1..7e37f5ee31 100644
--- a/packages/launchpad/src/setup/Wizard.vue
+++ b/packages/launchpad/src/setup/Wizard.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <template>
   <template v-if="!loading && wizard">
+    <Auth :gql="app" />
     <h1 class="text-3xl mt-12 text-center">{{ wizard.title }}</h1>
     <p class="text-center text-gray-400 my-2 mx-10" v-html="wizard.description" />
     <div class="mx-5">
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@
 
 <script lang="ts">
 import { defineComponent, watch, computed } from "vue";
+import Auth from './Auth.vue'
 import TestingType from "./TestingType.vue";
 import EnvironmentSetup from "./EnvironmentSetup.vue";
 import InstallDependencies from "./InstallDependencies.vue";
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ query Wizard {
   app {
     isFirstOpen
     ...ProjectRoot
+    ...User
   }
   wizard {
     step
@@ -58,6 +61,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
     TestingType,
     EnvironmentSetup,
     InstallDependencies,
+    Auth,
     ConfigFile,
     OpenBrowser,
   },
diff --git a/packages/server/lib/graphql/ServerActions.ts b/packages/server/lib/graphql/ServerActions.ts
index 697439a4bf..16d2548853 100644
--- a/packages/server/lib/graphql/ServerActions.ts
+++ b/packages/server/lib/graphql/ServerActions.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
 import type { NxsMutationArgs } from 'nexus-decorators'
 import { ProjectBase } from '../project-base'
 import type { ServerContext } from './ServerContext'
-import { BaseActions } from '@packages/graphql'
+import { AuthenticatedUser, BaseActions, User } from '@packages/graphql'
+
+// @ts-ignore
+import user from '@packages/server/lib/user'
+
+// @ts-ignore
+import auth from '@packages/server/lib/gui/auth'
+
+// @ts-ignore
+import api from '@packages/server/lib/api'
 
 /**
  *
@@ -22,4 +31,22 @@ export class ServerActions extends BaseActions {
       options: {},
     })
   }
+
+  async authenticate () {
+    const user: AuthenticatedUser = await auth.start(() => {}, 'launchpad')
+
+    this.ctx.user = new User(user)
+  }
+
+  async logout () {
+    await user.logOut()
+    this.ctx.user = undefined
+  }
+
+  async getRuns ({ projectId }: { projectId: string }) {
+    const runs = await api.getProjectRuns(projectId, this.ctx.user?.authToken)
+
+    /* eslint-disable-next-line no-console */
+    console.log({ runs })
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/lib/graphql/ServerContext.ts b/packages/server/lib/graphql/ServerContext.ts
index 1a739c0257..dd0db63881 100644
--- a/packages/server/lib/graphql/ServerContext.ts
+++ b/packages/server/lib/graphql/ServerContext.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,23 @@
 import { ServerActions } from './ServerActions'
-import { Project, BaseContext } from '@packages/graphql'
+import { Project, BaseContext, User, AuthenticatedUser } from '@packages/graphql'
+
+// @ts-ignore
+import user from '@packages/server/lib/user'
 
 export class ServerContext extends BaseContext {
   readonly actions = new ServerActions(this)
+  user?: User
+
+  constructor () {
+    super()
+
+    user.get().then((cachedUser: AuthenticatedUser) => {
+      // cache returns empty object if user is undefined
+      this.user = Object.keys(cachedUser).length > 0
+        ? new User(cachedUser)
+        : undefined
+    })
+  }
 
   projects: Project[] = []
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/lib/graphql/context/ServerContext.ts b/packages/server/lib/graphql/context/ServerContext.ts
index 339d8dd02b..6186ce4b6a 100644
--- a/packages/server/lib/graphql/context/ServerContext.ts
+++ b/packages/server/lib/graphql/context/ServerContext.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { ServerActions } from '../ServerActions'
 
 export class ServerContext extends BaseContext {
   readonly actions = new ServerActions(this)
+  user: undefined
 
   projects: Project[] = []
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/lib/graphql/contracts/ProjectBaseContract.ts b/packages/server/lib/graphql/contracts/ProjectBaseContract.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 5c71649fe5..0000000000
--- a/packages/server/lib/graphql/contracts/ProjectBaseContract.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-export interface ProjectBaseContract {
-  isOpen: boolean
-  initializePlugins(): Promise<unknown>
-}
diff --git a/packages/server/lib/gui/events.ts b/packages/server/lib/gui/events.ts
index e1bf2a9345..d63d5d533e 100644
--- a/packages/server/lib/gui/events.ts
+++ b/packages/server/lib/gui/events.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ const nullifyUnserializableValues = (obj) => {
       return null
     }
 
-    return val
+    return undefined
   })
 }