diff --git a/lua/pending/init.lua b/lua/pending/init.lua
index 1e05c36..446d375 100644
--- a/lua/pending/init.lua
+++ b/lua/pending/init.lua
@@ -828,6 +828,24 @@ function M.edit(id_str, rest)
   log.info('Task #' .. id .. ' updated: ' .. table.concat(feedback, ', '))
 end
 
+---@return nil
+function M.auth()
+  local oauth = require('pending.sync.oauth')
+  vim.ui.select({ 'gtasks', 'gcal', 'both' }, {
+    prompt = 'Authenticate:',
+  }, function(choice)
+    if not choice then
+      return
+    end
+    local creds = oauth.google_client:resolve_credentials()
+    if creds.client_id == oauth.BUNDLED_CLIENT_ID then
+      oauth.google_client:setup()
+    else
+      oauth.google_client:auth()
+    end
+  end)
+end
+
 ---@param args string
 ---@return nil
 function M.command(args)
@@ -841,6 +859,8 @@ function M.command(args)
   elseif cmd == 'edit' then
     local id_str, edit_rest = rest:match('^(%S+)%s*(.*)')
     M.edit(id_str, edit_rest)
+  elseif cmd == 'auth' then
+    M.auth()
   elseif SYNC_BACKEND_SET[cmd] then
     local action = rest:match('^(%S+)')
     run_sync(cmd, action)
diff --git a/lua/pending/sync/gcal.lua b/lua/pending/sync/gcal.lua
index bddb461..99b9e76 100644
--- a/lua/pending/sync/gcal.lua
+++ b/lua/pending/sync/gcal.lua
@@ -7,14 +7,6 @@ local M = {}
 M.name = 'gcal'
 
 local BASE_URL = 'https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3'
-local SCOPE = 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar'
-
-local client = oauth.new({
-  name = 'gcal',
-  scope = SCOPE,
-  port = 18392,
-  config_key = 'gcal',
-})
 
 ---@param access_token string
 ---@return table<string, string>? name_to_id
@@ -139,15 +131,15 @@ end
 ---@param callback fun(access_token: string): nil
 local function with_token(callback)
   oauth.async(function()
-    local token = client:get_access_token()
+    local token = oauth.google_client:get_access_token()
     if not token then
-      client:auth(function()
+      oauth.google_client:auth(function()
         oauth.async(function()
-          local fresh = client:get_access_token()
+          local fresh = oauth.google_client:get_access_token()
           if fresh then
             callback(fresh)
           else
-            log.error(client.name .. ': authorization failed or was cancelled')
+            log.error(oauth.google_client.name .. ': authorization failed or was cancelled')
           end
         end)
       end)
@@ -157,14 +149,6 @@ local function with_token(callback)
   end)
 end
 
-function M.setup()
-  client:setup()
-end
-
-function M.auth()
-  client:auth()
-end
-
 function M.push()
   with_token(function(access_token)
     local calendars, cal_err = get_all_calendars(access_token)
diff --git a/lua/pending/sync/gtasks.lua b/lua/pending/sync/gtasks.lua
index d1ae10f..d747c51 100644
--- a/lua/pending/sync/gtasks.lua
+++ b/lua/pending/sync/gtasks.lua
@@ -7,14 +7,6 @@ local M = {}
 M.name = 'gtasks'
 
 local BASE_URL = 'https://tasks.googleapis.com/tasks/v1'
-local SCOPE = 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/tasks'
-
-local client = oauth.new({
-  name = 'gtasks',
-  scope = SCOPE,
-  port = 18393,
-  config_key = 'gtasks',
-})
 
 ---@param access_token string
 ---@return table<string, string>? name_to_id
@@ -355,15 +347,15 @@ end
 ---@param callback fun(access_token: string): nil
 local function with_token(callback)
   oauth.async(function()
-    local token = client:get_access_token()
+    local token = oauth.google_client:get_access_token()
     if not token then
-      client:auth(function()
+      oauth.google_client:auth(function()
         oauth.async(function()
-          local fresh = client:get_access_token()
+          local fresh = oauth.google_client:get_access_token()
           if fresh then
             callback(fresh)
           else
-            log.error(client.name .. ': authorization failed or was cancelled')
+            log.error(oauth.google_client.name .. ': authorization failed or was cancelled')
           end
         end)
       end)
@@ -373,14 +365,6 @@ local function with_token(callback)
   end)
 end
 
-function M.setup()
-  client:setup()
-end
-
-function M.auth()
-  client:auth()
-end
-
 function M.push()
   with_token(function(access_token)
     local tasklists, s, now_ts = sync_setup(access_token)
@@ -462,11 +446,11 @@ M._gtask_to_fields = gtask_to_fields
 ---@return nil
 function M.health()
   oauth.health(M.name)
-  local tokens = client:load_tokens()
+  local tokens = oauth.google_client:load_tokens()
   if tokens and tokens.refresh_token then
     vim.health.ok('gtasks tokens found')
   else
-    vim.health.info('no gtasks tokens — run :Pending gtasks auth')
+    vim.health.info('no gtasks tokens — run :Pending auth')
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/lua/pending/sync/oauth.lua b/lua/pending/sync/oauth.lua
index cb490e4..30a46e7 100644
--- a/lua/pending/sync/oauth.lua
+++ b/lua/pending/sync/oauth.lua
@@ -501,5 +501,14 @@ end
 
 M._BUNDLED_CLIENT_ID = BUNDLED_CLIENT_ID
 M._BUNDLED_CLIENT_SECRET = BUNDLED_CLIENT_SECRET
+M.BUNDLED_CLIENT_ID = BUNDLED_CLIENT_ID
+
+M.google_client = M.new({
+  name = 'google',
+  scope = 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/tasks'
+    .. ' https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar',
+  port = 18392,
+  config_key = 'google',
+})
 
 return M
diff --git a/plugin/pending.lua b/plugin/pending.lua
index f6ed6bb..cba4916 100644
--- a/plugin/pending.lua
+++ b/plugin/pending.lua
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ end, {
   nargs = '*',
   complete = function(arg_lead, cmd_line)
     local pending = require('pending')
-    local subcmds = { 'add', 'archive', 'due', 'edit', 'filter', 'undo' }
+    local subcmds = { 'add', 'archive', 'auth', 'due', 'edit', 'filter', 'undo' }
     for _, b in ipairs(pending.sync_backends()) do
       table.insert(subcmds, b)
     end
diff --git a/spec/sync_spec.lua b/spec/sync_spec.lua
index 20a85c1..a491dd3 100644
--- a/spec/sync_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/sync_spec.lua
@@ -73,15 +73,14 @@ describe('sync', function()
       assert.is_true(called)
     end)
 
-    it('routes auth action', function()
+    it('routes auth command', function()
       local called = false
-      local gcal = require('pending.sync.gcal')
-      local orig_auth = gcal.auth
-      gcal.auth = function()
+      local orig_auth = pending.auth
+      pending.auth = function()
         called = true
       end
-      pending.command('gcal auth')
-      gcal.auth = orig_auth
+      pending.command('auth')
+      pending.auth = orig_auth
       assert.is_true(called)
     end)
   end)
@@ -102,11 +101,6 @@ describe('sync', function()
       assert.are.equal('gcal', gcal.name)
     end)
 
-    it('has auth function', function()
-      local gcal = require('pending.sync.gcal')
-      assert.are.equal('function', type(gcal.auth))
-    end)
-
     it('has push function', function()
       local gcal = require('pending.sync.gcal')
       assert.are.equal('function', type(gcal.push))