diff --git a/packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin_types/analytics/analytics_plugin.dart b/packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin/analytics/analytics_plugin.dart
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin_types/analytics/analytics_plugin.dart
rename to packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin/analytics/analytics_plugin.dart
diff --git a/packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin_types/analytics/analytics_provider.dart b/packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin/analytics/analytics_provider.dart
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin_types/analytics/analytics_provider.dart
rename to packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin/analytics/analytics_provider.dart
diff --git a/packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin_types/analytics/noop_analytics_provider.dart b/packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin/analytics/noop_analytics_provider.dart
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin_types/analytics/noop_analytics_provider.dart
rename to packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin/analytics/noop_analytics_provider.dart
diff --git a/packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin/auth.dart b/packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin/auth.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..946aa9a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin/auth.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import 'package:vyuh_core/vyuh_core.dart';
+
+abstract base class AuthPlugin extends Plugin {
+  AuthPlugin({required super.name, required super.title})
+      : super(pluginType: PluginType.auth);
+
+  // login
+  Future<User> loginWithEmailPassword(
+      {required String username, required String password});
+
+  // logout
+  Future<void> logout();
+}
+
+class User {
+  final String id;
+  final String name;
+  final String email;
+  final String? phoneNumber;
+  final LoginMethod loginMethod;
+
+  User({
+    required this.id,
+    required this.name,
+    required this.email,
+    this.phoneNumber,
+    this.loginMethod = LoginMethod.anonymous,
+  });
+}
+
+enum LoginMethod {
+  anonymous,
+  emailPassword,
+  phoneOtp,
+  google,
+  meta,
+  apple,
+  twitter,
+  github,
+  linkedin,
+  microsoft,
+}
diff --git a/packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin_types/content/content_plugin.dart b/packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin/content/content_plugin.dart
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin_types/content/content_plugin.dart
rename to packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin/content/content_plugin.dart
diff --git a/packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin_types/content/content_provider.dart b/packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin/content/content_provider.dart
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin_types/content/content_provider.dart
rename to packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin/content/content_provider.dart
diff --git a/packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin_types/content/noop_content_plugin.dart b/packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin/content/noop_content_plugin.dart
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin_types/content/noop_content_plugin.dart
rename to packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin/content/noop_content_plugin.dart
diff --git a/packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin_types/content/noop_content_provider.dart b/packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin/content/noop_content_provider.dart
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin_types/content/noop_content_provider.dart
rename to packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin/content/noop_content_provider.dart
diff --git a/packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin_types/di/di_plugin.dart b/packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin/di/di_plugin.dart
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin_types/di/di_plugin.dart
rename to packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin/di/di_plugin.dart
diff --git a/packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin_types/di/plugin_di_get_it.dart b/packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin/di/plugin_di_get_it.dart
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin_types/di/plugin_di_get_it.dart
rename to packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin/di/plugin_di_get_it.dart
diff --git a/packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin_types/feature_flag.dart b/packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin/feature_flag.dart
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin_types/feature_flag.dart
rename to packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin/feature_flag.dart
diff --git a/packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin_types/logger/console_logger_plugin.dart b/packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin/logger/console_logger_plugin.dart
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin_types/logger/console_logger_plugin.dart
rename to packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin/logger/console_logger_plugin.dart
diff --git a/packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin_types/logger/logger_plugin.dart b/packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin/logger/logger_plugin.dart
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin_types/logger/logger_plugin.dart
rename to packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin/logger/logger_plugin.dart
diff --git a/packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin_types/network/http_network_plugin.dart b/packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin/network/http_network_plugin.dart
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin_types/network/http_network_plugin.dart
rename to packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin/network/http_network_plugin.dart
diff --git a/packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin_types/network/network_plugin.dart b/packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin/network/network_plugin.dart
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin_types/network/network_plugin.dart
rename to packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin/network/network_plugin.dart
diff --git a/packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin_types/plugin.dart b/packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin/plugin.dart
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin_types/plugin.dart
rename to packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/plugin/plugin.dart
diff --git a/packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/runtime/platform/default_platform.dart b/packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/runtime/platform/default_platform.dart
index 6105604e..7d399ab5 100644
--- a/packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/runtime/platform/default_platform.dart
+++ b/packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/runtime/platform/default_platform.dart
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import 'package:flutter/material.dart' as flutter;
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:go_router/go_router.dart' as g;
 import 'package:mobx/mobx.dart';
-import 'package:vyuh_core/plugin_types/content/noop_content_plugin.dart';
 import 'package:vyuh_core/runtime/platform/fallback_route_page_builder.dart';
 import 'package:vyuh_core/runtime/platform/framework_init_view.dart';
 import 'package:vyuh_core/runtime/platform/platform_init_tracker.dart';
diff --git a/packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/vyuh_core.dart b/packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/vyuh_core.dart
index 50c46adf..9f4138a2 100644
--- a/packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/vyuh_core.dart
+++ b/packages/system/vyuh_core/lib/vyuh_core.dart
@@ -8,19 +8,20 @@ export 'content/type_descriptor.dart';
 export 'content/unknown.dart';
 export 'extension.dart';
 export 'feature_descriptor.dart';
-export 'plugin_types/analytics/analytics_plugin.dart';
-export 'plugin_types/analytics/analytics_provider.dart';
-export 'plugin_types/analytics/noop_analytics_provider.dart';
-export 'plugin_types/content/content_plugin.dart';
-export 'plugin_types/content/content_provider.dart';
-export 'plugin_types/content/noop_content_provider.dart';
-export 'plugin_types/di/di_plugin.dart';
-export 'plugin_types/di/plugin_di_get_it.dart';
-export 'plugin_types/logger/console_logger_plugin.dart';
-export 'plugin_types/logger/logger_plugin.dart';
-export 'plugin_types/network/http_network_plugin.dart';
-export 'plugin_types/network/network_plugin.dart';
-export 'plugin_types/plugin.dart';
+export 'plugin/analytics/analytics_plugin.dart';
+export 'plugin/analytics/analytics_provider.dart';
+export 'plugin/analytics/noop_analytics_provider.dart';
+export 'plugin/content/content_plugin.dart';
+export 'plugin/content/content_provider.dart';
+export 'plugin/content/noop_content_plugin.dart';
+export 'plugin/content/noop_content_provider.dart';
+export 'plugin/di/di_plugin.dart';
+export 'plugin/di/plugin_di_get_it.dart';
+export 'plugin/logger/console_logger_plugin.dart';
+export 'plugin/logger/logger_plugin.dart';
+export 'plugin/network/http_network_plugin.dart';
+export 'plugin/network/network_plugin.dart';
+export 'plugin/plugin.dart';
 export 'runtime/cms_route.dart';
 export 'runtime/init_tracker.dart';
 export 'runtime/platform/default_platform_widget_builder.dart';
diff --git a/packages/system/vyuh_feature_developer/lib/plugin_detail.dart b/packages/system/vyuh_feature_developer/lib/plugin_detail.dart
index 1cc35712..51db5937 100644
--- a/packages/system/vyuh_feature_developer/lib/plugin_detail.dart
+++ b/packages/system/vyuh_feature_developer/lib/plugin_detail.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:go_router/go_router.dart';
-import 'package:vyuh_core/plugin_types/plugin.dart';
 import 'package:vyuh_core/vyuh_core.dart';
 import 'package:vyuh_feature_developer/components/standard_plugin_view.dart';