--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/love/epi/src/utils/index.ts	Mon Dec 01 20:35:56 2025 -0800
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+const API_BASE_URL = import.meta.env.VITE_API_BASE_URL || 'http://localhost:8000';
+
+export function getApiBaseUrl(): string {
+  return API_BASE_URL.endsWith('/') ? API_BASE_URL.slice(0, -1) : API_BASE_URL;
+}
+
+// need to include sequential
+export function apiUrl(path: string): string {
+  const base = getApiBaseUrl();
+
+  const cleanPath = path.startsWith('/') ? path : `/${path}`;
+  return `${base}${cleanPath}`;
+}
+
+export function wsUrl(path: string): string {
+  const base = getApiBaseUrl();
+  const cleanPath = path.startsWith('/') ? path : `/${path}`;
+
+  const wsBase = base.replace(/^http/, 'ws');
+  return `${wsBase}${cleanPath}`;
+}