diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index a1ec9ad..a0231fc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 [0.3.2]
 - added custom logger
+- auth logix synced with core
+- httpx
 
 [0.3.1]
 - glitchtip connect
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index fbf1f38..e38ad8d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ redis = "^5.0.3"
 ariadne = "^0.23.0"
 starlette = "^0.37.2"
 itsdangerous = "^2.1.2"
-aiohttp = "^3.9.3"
 requests = "^2.31.0"
 granian = "^1.2.1"
 colorlog = "^6.8.2"
+httpx = "^0.27.0"
 
 [tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies]
 pre-commit = "^3.6.0"
diff --git a/resolvers/__init__.py b/resolvers/__init__.py
index cdd4679..9f4b2b9 100644
--- a/resolvers/__init__.py
+++ b/resolvers/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 from resolvers.chats import create_chat, delete_chat, update_chat
 from resolvers.load import load_chats, load_messages_by
-from resolvers.messages import (create_message, delete_message, mark_as_read,
-                                update_message)
+from resolvers.messages import (
+    create_message,
+    delete_message,
+    mark_as_read,
+    update_message,
+)
 from resolvers.search import search_messages, search_recipients
 
 __all__ = [
diff --git a/services/core.py b/services/core.py
index bdb89cd..d1e9cef 100644
--- a/services/core.py
+++ b/services/core.py
@@ -1,68 +1,46 @@
 import asyncio
 import logging
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
-from typing import List
 
-import requests
+import json
 
-from models.member import ChatMember
 from services.logger import root_logger as logger
-from settings import API_BASE
+from services.rediscache import redis
 
 logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 
 
-def _request_endpoint(query_name, body) -> dict:
-    logger.debug(f"requesting {query_name}...")
-    response = requests.post(
-        API_BASE, headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"}, json=body, timeout=30.0
-    )
-    if response.status_code == 200:
-        try:
-            r = response.json()
-            result = r.get("data", {}).get(query_name, {})
-            if result:
-                logger.info(f"entries amount in result: {len(result)} ")
-            return result
-        except ValueError as e:
-            logger.error(f"Error decoding JSON response: {e}")
-
-    return {}
-
-
 def get_all_authors():
-    query_name = "get_authors_all"
+    authors = []
+    redis_key = "user:*"
 
-    gql = {
-        "query": "query { " + query_name + "{ id slug pic name user } }",
-        "variables": None,
-    }
+    result = redis.execute("GET", redis_key)
+    if isinstance(result, str):
+        authors = json.loads(result)
 
-    return _request_endpoint(query_name, gql)
+    return authors
 
 
 def get_author_by_user(user: str):
-    operation = "GetAuthorId"
-    query_name = "get_author_id"
-    gql = {
-        "query": f"query {operation}($user: String!) {{ {query_name}(user: $user){{ id }} }}",  # noqa E201, E202
-        "operationName": operation,
-        "variables": {"user": user.strip()},
-    }
+    author = None
+    redis_key = f"user:{user}"
 
-    return _request_endpoint(query_name, gql)
+    result = redis.execute("GET", redis_key)
+    if isinstance(result, str):
+        author = json.loads(result)
+
+    return author
 
 
-def get_my_followed() -> List[ChatMember]:
-    query_name = "get_my_followed"
+def get_author_followed(author_id: int):
+    authors = []
+    redis_key = f"author:{author_id}:follows-authors"
 
-    gql = {
-        "query": "query { " + query_name + " { authors { id slug pic name } } }",
-        "variables": None,
-    }
+    result = redis.execute("GET", redis_key)
+    if isinstance(result, str):
+        authors = json.loads(result)
 
-    result = _request_endpoint(query_name, gql)
-    return result.get("authors", [])
+    return authors
 
 
 class CacheStorage: