diff --git a/app/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/app/build.gradle.kts
index d6e209f..6b0f3c3 100644
--- a/app/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ dependencies {
     implementation(libs.lifecycle.runtime.compose)
     implementation(libs.androidx.material.icons.extended)
     implementation(libs.lifecycle.viewmodel.ktx)
+    implementation(libs.retrofit)
+    implementation(libs.retrofit.gson)
+
     testImplementation(libs.junit)
     androidTestImplementation(libs.androidx.junit)
     androidTestImplementation(libs.androidx.espresso.core)
diff --git a/app/app/src/main/java/software/makeshift/debtpirate/MainActivity.kt b/app/app/src/main/java/software/makeshift/debtpirate/MainActivity.kt
index 304fbc1..d907b4e 100644
--- a/app/app/src/main/java/software/makeshift/debtpirate/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/app/src/main/java/software/makeshift/debtpirate/MainActivity.kt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import androidx.navigation.compose.composable
 import androidx.navigation.compose.rememberNavController
 import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
 import software.makeshift.debtpirate.screens.auth.AuthScreen
-import software.makeshift.debtpirate.screens.auth.signup.SignUpScreenViewModel
+import software.makeshift.debtpirate.screens.auth.AuthScreenViewModel
 import software.makeshift.debtpirate.ui.theme.DebtPirateTheme
 
 @Serializable
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class MainActivity : ComponentActivity() {
                 NavHost(navController = navController, startDestination = AuthRoute) {
                     composable<AuthRoute> {
                         AuthScreen(
-                            signUpViewModel = viewModel<SignUpScreenViewModel>()
+                            viewModel = viewModel<AuthScreenViewModel>()
                         )
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/app/app/src/main/java/software/makeshift/debtpirate/repositories/users/UsersRemoteDataSource.kt b/app/app/src/main/java/software/makeshift/debtpirate/repositories/users/UsersRemoteDataSource.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bea9300
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/app/src/main/java/software/makeshift/debtpirate/repositories/users/UsersRemoteDataSource.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+package software.makeshift.debtpirate.repositories.users
+
+class UsersRemoteDataSource
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/app/src/main/java/software/makeshift/debtpirate/repositories/users/UsersRepository.kt b/app/app/src/main/java/software/makeshift/debtpirate/repositories/users/UsersRepository.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62f812d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/app/src/main/java/software/makeshift/debtpirate/repositories/users/UsersRepository.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package software.makeshift.debtpirate.repositories.users
+
+import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
+
+class UsersRepository(private val usersRemoteDataSource: UsersRemoteDataSource = UsersRemoteDataSource()) {
+    fun insertUser(newUser: NewUser) {}
+}
+
+@Serializable
+data class NewUser(val displayName: String, val emailAddress: String)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/app/src/main/java/software/makeshift/debtpirate/screens/auth/usecases/RegisterNewAccountUseCase.kt b/app/app/src/main/java/software/makeshift/debtpirate/screens/auth/usecases/RegisterNewAccountUseCase.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..762fe17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/app/src/main/java/software/makeshift/debtpirate/screens/auth/usecases/RegisterNewAccountUseCase.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+package software.makeshift.debtpirate.screens.auth.usecases
+
+class RegisterNewAccountUseCase {
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/app/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index c438642..71d9502 100644
--- a/app/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/app/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ composeBom = "2024.06.00"
 navigation = "2.8.0-beta01"
 iconsExtended = "1.7.0-beta07"
 lifecycleViewModelKtx = "2.8.4"
+retrofit = "2.9.0"
 
 [libraries]
 androidx-core-ktx = { group = "androidx.core", name = "core-ktx", version.ref = "coreKtx" }
@@ -42,6 +43,8 @@ androidx-navigation-compose = { group = "androidx.navigation", name = "navigatio
 androidx-navigation-testing = { group = "androidx.navigation", name = "navigation-testing", version.ref = "navigation" }
 androidx-material-icons-extended = { group = "androidx.compose.material", name = "material-icons-extended-android", version.ref = "iconsExtended" }
 lifecycle-viewmodel-ktx = { group = "androidx.lifecycle", name = "lifecycle-viewmodel-ktx", version.ref = "lifecycleViewModelKtx" }
+retrofit = { group = "com.squareup.retrofit2", name = "retrofit", version.ref = "retrofit" }
+retrofit-gson = { group = "com.squareup.retrofit2", name = "converter-gson", version.ref = "retrofit" }
 
 [plugins]
 android-application = { id = "com.android.application", version.ref = "agp" }