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+import { useState, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react'
+
+export type EmployeeRole = 'OWNER' | 'MANAGER' | 'AGENT'
+export type InvitationStatus = 'accepted' | 'pending' | 'revoked'
+
+export interface TeamMember {
+  id: string
+  firstName: string
+  lastName: string
+  email: string
+  phone: string | null
+  role: EmployeeRole
+  isActive: boolean
+  createdAt: string
+  updatedAt: string
+  lastActiveAt: string | null
+  invitationStatus: InvitationStatus
+}
+
+export interface TeamStats {
+  total: number
+  active: number
+  pending: number
+  inactive: number
+}
+
+export interface InvitePayload {
+  firstName: string
+  lastName: string
+  email: string
+  role: 'MANAGER' | 'AGENT'
+}
+
+const API_BASE = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL ?? 'https://api.rentflow.com/api/v1'
+
+async function apiFetch<T>(
+  path: string,
+  options?: RequestInit
+): Promise<T> {
+  const res = await fetch(`${API_BASE}${path}`, {
+    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+    credentials: 'include',
+    ...options,
+  })
+
+  const json = await res.json()
+
+  if (!res.ok) {
+    const err = new Error(json.message ?? 'Request failed') as any
+    err.code = json.error
+    err.statusCode = res.status
+    throw err
+  }
+
+  return json.data as T
+}
+
+// ─── useTeam ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+export function useTeam() {
+  const [members, setMembers] = useState<TeamMember[]>([])
+  const [stats, setStats] = useState<TeamStats>({ total: 0, active: 0, pending: 0, inactive: 0 })
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true)
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null)
+
+  const fetchMembers = useCallback(async () => {
+    setLoading(true)
+    setError(null)
+    try {
+      const [membersData, statsData] = await Promise.all([
+        apiFetch<TeamMember[]>('/team'),
+        apiFetch<TeamStats>('/team/stats'),
+      ])
+      setMembers(membersData)
+      setStats(statsData)
+    } catch (err: any) {
+      setError(err.message)
+    } finally {
+      setLoading(false)
+    }
+  }, [])
+
+  useEffect(() => { fetchMembers() }, [fetchMembers])
+
+  // ── Invite ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  const invite = useCallback(async (payload: InvitePayload) => {
+    const result = await apiFetch<{ employee: TeamMember; invitationId: string }>(
+      '/team/invite',
+      { method: 'POST', body: JSON.stringify(payload) }
+    )
+    // Optimistically add the pending member
+    setMembers((prev) => [...prev, result.employee])
+    setStats((prev) => ({
+      ...prev,
+      total: prev.total + 1,
+      pending: prev.pending + 1,
+    }))
+    return result
+  }, [])
+
+  // ── Update role ────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  const updateRole = useCallback(async (memberId: string, role: 'MANAGER' | 'AGENT') => {
+    const updated = await apiFetch<TeamMember>(`/team/${memberId}/role`, {
+      method: 'PATCH',
+      body: JSON.stringify({ role }),
+    })
+    setMembers((prev) =>
+      prev.map((m) => (m.id === memberId ? { ...m, role: updated.role } : m))
+    )
+    return updated
+  }, [])
+
+  // ── Deactivate ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  const deactivate = useCallback(async (memberId: string) => {
+    const updated = await apiFetch<TeamMember>(`/team/${memberId}/deactivate`, {
+      method: 'POST',
+    })
+    setMembers((prev) =>
+      prev.map((m) => (m.id === memberId ? { ...m, isActive: false } : m))
+    )
+    setStats((prev) => ({ ...prev, active: prev.active - 1, inactive: prev.inactive + 1 }))
+    return updated
+  }, [])
+
+  // ── Reactivate ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  const reactivate = useCallback(async (memberId: string) => {
+    const updated = await apiFetch<TeamMember>(`/team/${memberId}/reactivate`, {
+      method: 'POST',
+    })
+    setMembers((prev) =>
+      prev.map((m) => (m.id === memberId ? { ...m, isActive: true } : m))
+    )
+    setStats((prev) => ({ ...prev, active: prev.active + 1, inactive: prev.inactive - 1 }))
+    return updated
+  }, [])
+
+  // ── Remove ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  const remove = useCallback(async (memberId: string) => {
+    await apiFetch<{ success: boolean }>(`/team/${memberId}`, {
+      method: 'DELETE',
+    })
+    const target = members.find((m) => m.id === memberId)
+    setMembers((prev) => prev.filter((m) => m.id !== memberId))
+    setStats((prev) => ({
+      ...prev,
+      total: prev.total - 1,
+      active: target?.isActive ? prev.active - 1 : prev.active,
+      pending: target?.invitationStatus === 'pending' ? prev.pending - 1 : prev.pending,
+      inactive: !target?.isActive && target?.invitationStatus === 'accepted'
+        ? prev.inactive - 1
+        : prev.inactive,
+    }))
+  }, [members])
+
+  return {
+    members,
+    stats,
+    loading,
+    error,
+    refetch: fetchMembers,
+    invite,
+    updateRole,
+    deactivate,
+    reactivate,
+    remove,
+  }
+}