diff --git a/src/discordService.ts b/src/discordService.ts
index b41a899..1a7b66a 100644
--- a/src/discordService.ts
+++ b/src/discordService.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,78 @@
 import * as RPC from 'discord-rpc';
 import axios from 'axios';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+import * as path from 'path';
 import { CONFIG } from './config';
 import { VoiceSettingsPayload } from './types';
 
+interface TokenData {
+  accessToken: string;
+  refreshToken: string;
+  expiresAt: number; // Unix ms timestamp
+}
+
 class DiscordService {
   private client: RPC.Client;
   private loggedIn = false;
   private isLoginInProgress = false;
   private voiceUpdateCallbacks: Array<(d: VoiceSettingsPayload) => void> = [];
 
+  private static TOKEN_FILE = path.join(__dirname, '../', '.discord-token.json');
+
   constructor() {
     this.client = new RPC.Client({ transport: 'ipc' });
     this.setupEvents();
   }
 
+  private saveTokens(data: TokenData): void {
+    try {
+      fs.writeFileSync(DiscordService.TOKEN_FILE, JSON.stringify(data, null, 2));
+      console.log('Tokens saved locally');
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error('Failed to save tokens:', err);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private loadTokens(): TokenData | null {
+    try {
+      if (!fs.existsSync(DiscordService.TOKEN_FILE)) return null;
+      const txt = fs.readFileSync(DiscordService.TOKEN_FILE, 'utf-8');
+      return JSON.parse(txt) as TokenData;
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error('Error reading token file:', err);
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  private isTokenValid(tokenData: TokenData): boolean {
+    return Date.now() < tokenData.expiresAt - 5000; // small buffer
+  }
+
+  private async refreshAccessToken(refreshToken: string): Promise<TokenData | null> {
+    try {
+      const params = new URLSearchParams({
+        client_id: CONFIG.CLIENT_ID,
+        client_secret: CONFIG.CLIENT_SECRET,
+        grant_type: 'refresh_token',
+        refresh_token: refreshToken,
+      });
+
+      const response = await axios.post('https://discord.com/api/oauth2/token', params, { headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' } });
+
+      const newTokenData: TokenData = {
+        accessToken: response.data.access_token,
+        refreshToken: response.data.refresh_token,
+        expiresAt: Date.now() + response.data.expires_in * 1000,
+      };
+
+      this.saveTokens(newTokenData);
+      return newTokenData;
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Token refresh failed:', error);
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+
   private setupEvents() {
     this.client.on('ready', () => {
       console.log(`Logged in as ${this.client.user?.username || 'Unknown User'}`);
@@ -55,21 +114,65 @@ class DiscordService {
   }
 
   public async login() {
+    if (this.loggedIn || this.isLoginInProgress) return;
+    await this._login();
+    // load tokens and setup refresh
+    const tokens = this.loadTokens();
+    if (tokens) {
+      const { refreshToken, expiresAt } = tokens;
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        if (DiscordService.refreshed) return;
+        DiscordService.refreshed = true;
+        console.log('Starting token refresh flow...');
+        this.refreshTokenFlow(refreshToken).catch(console.error);
+      }, expiresAt - Date.now() - 60000); // refresh 1 min before expiry
+    }
+  }
+
+  private async _login() {
     if (this.loggedIn) return;
     try {
-      console.log('Waiting for authorization (Check Discord popup)...');
       this.isLoginInProgress = true;
 
-      await this.client.login({
+      // Try to load existing token
+      const savedTokens = this.loadTokens();
+
+      if (savedTokens) {
+        if (this.isTokenValid(savedTokens)) {
+          console.log('Using saved token...');
+          await this.authAndLoginClient({
+            clientId: CONFIG.CLIENT_ID,
+            accessToken: savedTokens.accessToken,
+          });
+          this.loggedIn = true;
+          console.log('Authenticated with saved token!');
+          return;
+        } else {
+          // Try to refresh
+          console.log('Token expired, refreshing...');
+          const refreshed = await this.refreshAccessToken(savedTokens.refreshToken);
+          if (refreshed) {
+            await this.authAndLoginClient({
+              clientId: CONFIG.CLIENT_ID,
+              accessToken: refreshed.accessToken,
+            });
+            this.loggedIn = true;
+            console.log('Authenticated with refreshed token!');
+            return;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Fall back to full OAuth flow
+      console.log('No valid token found. Starting authorization...');
+
+      const client = await this.authAndLoginClient({
         clientId: CONFIG.CLIENT_ID,
         clientSecret: CONFIG.CLIENT_SECRET,
-        scopes: ['rpc', 'rpc.voice.read', 'rpc.voice.write'],
-        redirectUri: CONFIG.REDIRECT_URI,
       });
-
       this.loggedIn = true;
       console.log('Authenticated successfully with Discord!');
-    } catch (error: any) {
+    } catch (error: unknown) {
       if (axios.isAxiosError(error)) {
         console.error('Token Exchange Failed:', error.response?.data || error.message);
       } else {
@@ -87,6 +190,71 @@ class DiscordService {
   public getClient() {
     return this.client;
   }
+
+  // dev: refresh only once
+  static refreshed = false;
+  private async authAndLoginClient({
+    clientId,
+    clientSecret,
+    accessToken,
+  }: {
+    clientId: string;
+  } & (
+    | {
+        clientSecret: string;
+        accessToken?: string;
+      }
+    | {
+        accessToken: string;
+        clientSecret?: string;
+      }
+  )): Promise<RPC.Client> {
+    const scopes = ['rpc', 'rpc.voice.read', 'rpc.voice.write'];
+    if (clientSecret) {
+      this.client = await this.client.login({
+        clientId,
+        clientSecret,
+        scopes,
+        redirectUri: CONFIG.REDIRECT_URI,
+      });
+      console.log('[Auth] RPC client logged in with client secret');
+      // store the access token for later use
+      const accessToken = this.client.accessToken;
+      const refreshToken = this.client.refreshToken;
+      const expiresAt = this.client.accessTokenExpiresAt || 0;
+      if (accessToken && refreshToken && expiresAt) {
+        this.saveTokens({ accessToken, refreshToken, expiresAt });
+      } else {
+        console.warn('Could not retrieve tokens after login with client secret.');
+      }
+      return this.client;
+    }
+    if (accessToken) {
+      this.client = await this.client.login({
+        clientId,
+        accessToken: accessToken,
+        scopes,
+      });
+      console.log('[Auth] RPC client logged in');
+      return this.client;
+    } else {
+      throw new Error('Either clientSecret or accessToken must be provided');
+    }
+  }
+
+  private async refreshTokenFlow(refreshToken: string): Promise<void> {
+    console.log('Refreshing access token...');
+    const newTokens = await this.refreshAccessToken(refreshToken);
+    console.log('Token refresh attempt finished.');
+    if (newTokens) {
+      // directly update client tokens
+      this.client.accessToken = newTokens.accessToken;
+      this.client.refreshToken = newTokens.refreshToken;
+      this.client.accessTokenExpiresAt = newTokens.expiresAt;
+    } else {
+      throw new Error('Failed to refresh token');
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 export const discordService = new DiscordService();