Index: frontend/src/services/api.js
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--- frontend/src/services/api.js	(revision d30d82041a2812a401511ea2aadede496a8eeb01)
+++ frontend/src/services/api.js	(revision d30d82041a2812a401511ea2aadede496a8eeb01)
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+import axios from 'axios';
+
+const API_URL = process.env.REACT_APP_API_URL || 'http://localhost:8080/api';
+
+const apiClient = axios.create({
+  baseURL: API_URL,
+  headers: {
+    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+  },
+});
+
+// Request interceptor to add JWT token
+apiClient.interceptors.request.use(
+  config => {
+    const token = localStorage.getItem('token');
+    if (token) {
+      config.headers.Authorization = `Bearer ${token}`;
+    }
+    return config;
+  },
+  error => Promise.reject(error)
+);
+
+// Error handling interceptor
+apiClient.interceptors.response.use(
+  response => response,
+  error => {
+    console.error('API Error:', error.response?.data || error.message);
+    return Promise.reject(error);
+  }
+);
+
+export default apiClient;