diff --git a/src/app/admin/layout.tsx b/src/app/admin/layout.tsx
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+'use client'
+
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
+import { useRouter } from 'next/navigation'
+import useAuthStore from '../store/authStore'
+
+function isUserAdmin(user: any): boolean {
+  if (!user) return false
+  const role = user.role ?? user.userType ?? user.user_type
+  if (role === 'admin' || role === 'super_admin') return true
+  if (user.isAdmin === true || user.isSuperAdmin === true) return true
+  if (Array.isArray(user.roles) && (user.roles.includes('admin') || user.roles.includes('super_admin'))) return true
+  return false
+}
+
+export default function AdminLayout({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
+  const router = useRouter()
+  const user = useAuthStore(s => s.user)
+  const isAuthReady = useAuthStore(s => s.isAuthReady)
+  const refreshAuthToken = useAuthStore(s => s.refreshAuthToken)
+  const [mounted, setMounted] = useState(false)
+
+  const isAdmin = useMemo(() => isUserAdmin(user), [user])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setMounted(true)
+  }, [])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let cancelled = false
+
+    const guard = async () => {
+      if (!mounted || !isAuthReady) return
+
+      if (!user) {
+        try {
+          await refreshAuthToken?.()
+        } catch {}
+      }
+
+      const currentUser = useAuthStore.getState().user
+      const ok = isUserAdmin(currentUser)
+
+      if (!currentUser) {
+        router.replace('/login')
+        return
+      }
+
+      if (!ok) {
+        router.replace('/dashboard')
+        return
+      }
+
+      if (!cancelled) {
+        // allowed
+      }
+    }
+
+    guard()
+    return () => { cancelled = true }
+  }, [mounted, isAuthReady, user, refreshAuthToken, router])
+
+  if (!mounted || !isAuthReady) {
+    return (
+      <div className="min-h-screen flex items-center justify-center bg-blue-50">
+        <div className="text-center">
+          <div className="h-12 w-12 rounded-full border-2 border-blue-900 border-b-transparent animate-spin mx-auto mb-4" />
+          <p className="text-blue-900">Loading...</p>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+
+  if (!isAdmin) {
+    return null
+  }
+
+  return <>{children}</>
+}