diff --git a/client/ts/package.json b/client/ts/package.json
index 1410fcd8d..dd24a257d 100644
--- a/client/ts/package.json
+++ b/client/ts/package.json
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 {
-  "name": "monitor_client",
+  "name": "@monitor/client",
   "version": "1.0.0",
-  "main": "index.js",
+  "main": "dist/lib.js",
   "license": "MIT",
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "tsc"
+  },
   "dependencies": {
     "@tanstack/react-query": "^4.29.19",
     "axios": "^1.4.0"
diff --git a/client/ts/src/lib.ts b/client/ts/src/lib.ts
index faecea820..b9da7c6bc 100644
--- a/client/ts/src/lib.ts
+++ b/client/ts/src/lib.ts
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ export type LoginOptions = {
   secret?: string;
 };
 
-export async function MonitorClient(base_url: string) {
-  let jwt = "";
+export function MonitorClient(base_url: string, token?: string) {
+  let jwt = token ?? "";
 
   const auth = async <R extends AuthRequest>(
     request: R
@@ -40,12 +40,14 @@ export async function MonitorClient(base_url: string) {
           params: { username: options.username, password: options.password },
         });
         jwt = res.jwt;
+        return res.jwt;
       } else if (options.secret) {
         const res = await auth({
           type: "LoginWithSecret",
           params: { username: options.username, secret: options.secret },
         });
         jwt = res.jwt;
+        return res.jwt;
       }
     }
   };
diff --git a/client/ts/tsconfig.json b/client/ts/tsconfig.json
index d15dbffa1..b2162f14e 100644
--- a/client/ts/tsconfig.json
+++ b/client/ts/tsconfig.json
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 	"compilerOptions": {
 		"strict": true,
 		"target": "ESNext",
-		"module": "CommonJS",
+		"module": "ESNext",
 		"moduleResolution": "node",
 		"allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
 		"esModuleInterop": true,
 		"isolatedModules": true,
-		"outDir": "build"
+		"outDir": "dist",
+		"declaration": true
 	}
 }
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