diff --git a/lib/auth/auth.lisp b/lib/auth/auth.lisp
index 55eae32..8b21483 100644
--- a/lib/auth/auth.lisp
+++ b/lib/auth/auth.lisp
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@
 
 (defpackage :scopes-auth
   (:use :common-lisp)
-  (:local-nicknames (:dom :scopes/web/dom))
+  (:local-nicknames (:dom :scopes/web/dom)
+                    (:util :scopes/util))
   (:import-from :scopes/web/dom #:div #:label)
   (:export #:login))
 
 (in-package :scopes-auth)
+
+(defun login (cred)
+  (util:lgi cred))
diff --git a/lib/auth/test/config.lisp b/lib/auth/test/config.lisp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a02f5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/auth/test/config.lisp
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+;;;; cl-scopes/lib/auth/test/config
+;;;; use: `(let ((t:*current-system* :scopes-auth) ...)
+;;;;        `(load (t:test-path "config" "")))` 
+;;;; from scopes-auth/test
+
+(in-package :scopes-auth/test)
+
+(config:root :env-keys 
+             '(:address :port 
+               :db-name :db-user :db-password))
+
+(config:add :logger :class 'logging:config
+  :loglevel :info
+  :logfile (t:test-path "scopes-test.log" "log")
+  :console nil)
+
+(config:add :server 
+  :class 'server:config
+  :port "8899"
+  :routes 
+    `((("hx") server:message-handler :html-responder cs-hx:response)
+      (() server:fileserver 
+          :doc-root ,(t:test-path "" "docs"))))
+(config:add-action '(:auth :login) #'auth:login)
+
+(config:add :client 
+  :class 'client:config
+  :base-url "http://localhost:8899"
+  :doc-path "/" :api-path "/hx/")
diff --git a/lib/auth/test/test-auth.lisp b/lib/auth/test/test-auth.lisp
index 4a7ce91..3268421 100644
--- a/lib/auth/test/test-auth.lisp
+++ b/lib/auth/test/test-auth.lisp
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@
 (defpackage :scopes-auth/test
   (:use :common-lisp)
   (:local-nicknames (:auth :scopes-auth)
-                   (:t :scopes/testing))
+                    (:client :scopes/web/client)
+                    (:config :scopes/config)
+                    (:core :scopes/core)
+                    (:cs-hx :scopes/frontend/cs-hx)
+                    (:logging :scopes/logging)
+                    (:server :scopes/web/server)
+                    (:t :scopes/testing))
   (:import-from :scopes/testing #:deftest #:==)
   (:export #:run))
 
@@ -12,10 +18,18 @@
 ;;;; test runner
 
 (defun run ()
-  (let ((t:*test-suite* (t:test-suite "auth")))
+  (let ((t:*current-system* :scopes-auth)
+        (t:*test-suite* (t:test-suite "auth")))
+    (load (t:test-path "config" ""))
     (unwind-protect
       (progn
-        (test-login))
-      (t:show-result))))
+        (core:setup-services)
+        (let ((server (core:find-service :server))
+              (client (core:find-service :client)))
+          (test-login))
+      (t:show-result)))))
 
-(deftest test-login ())
+(deftest test-login ()
+  (let ((cred '(:login "admin" :password "secret")))
+    (auth:login cred)
+    ))