diff --git a/client/lib/supabase-devconnect.ts b/client/lib/supabase-devconnect.ts
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+++ b/client/lib/supabase-devconnect.ts
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+import { createClient, type SupabaseClient } from "@supabase/supabase-js";
+
+const devUrl = import.meta.env.VITE_DEVCONNECT_URL as string | undefined;
+const devAnon = import.meta.env.VITE_DEVCONNECT_ANON_KEY as string | undefined;
+
+export const hasDevConnect = Boolean(devUrl && devAnon);
+
+export const devconnect: SupabaseClient | null = hasDevConnect
+  ? createClient(devUrl!, devAnon!, {
+      auth: { autoRefreshToken: false, persistSession: false, detectSessionInUrl: false },
+    })
+  : null;