diff --git a/src/middleware.ts b/src/middleware.ts
index 2e21078..5810867 100644
--- a/src/middleware.ts
+++ b/src/middleware.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,45 @@
-// src/middleware.ts
-import { clerkMiddleware, createRouteMatcher } from '@clerk/astro/server';
-import type { AstroMiddlewareRequest, AstroMiddlewareResponse } from 'astro';
+import { clerkMiddleware, createRouteMatcher, clerkClient } from '@clerk/astro/server';
 
-const isProtectedRoute = createRouteMatcher([
-  '/pokemon',
-]);
+const isProtectedRoute = createRouteMatcher(['/pokemon']);
+const isAdminRoute = createRouteMatcher(['/admin']);
 
-export const onRequest = clerkMiddleware((auth, context) => {
-  const { isAuthenticated, redirectToSignIn } = auth()
+const TARGET_ORG_ID = "org_3Baav9czkRLLlC7g89oJWqRRulK";
+
+export const onRequest = clerkMiddleware(async (auth, context) => {
+  const { isAuthenticated, userId, redirectToSignIn } = auth();
 
   if (!isAuthenticated && isProtectedRoute(context.request)) {
-    // Add custom logic to run before redirecting
-
-    return redirectToSignIn()
+    return redirectToSignIn();
   }
-});
+
+  if (isAdminRoute(context.request)) {
+    if (!isAuthenticated || !userId) {
+      return redirectToSignIn();
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const client = await clerkClient(context); // pass context here
+      const memberships = await client.organizations.getOrganizationMembershipList({
+        organizationId: TARGET_ORG_ID,
+      });
+
+      console.log("Total memberships found:", memberships.data.length);
+      console.log("Current userId:", userId);
+      console.log("Memberships:", JSON.stringify(memberships.data.map(m => ({
+        userId: m.publicUserData?.userId,
+        role: m.role,
+      })), null, 2));
+
+      const userMembership = memberships.data.find(
+        (m) => m.publicUserData?.userId === userId
+      );
+
+      if (!userMembership || userMembership.role !== "org:admin") {
+        return context.redirect("/");
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error("Clerk membership check failed:", e);
+      return context.redirect("/");
+    }
+  }
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/pages/admin.astro b/src/pages/admin.astro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f74735
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pages/admin.astro
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+---
+export const prerender = false;
+import Layout from '../layouts/Main.astro';
+import NavItems from '../components/NavItems.astro';
+import NavBar from '../components/NavBar.astro';
+import Footer from '../components/Footer.astro';
+---
+<Layout title="Admin Panel">
+  <NavBar slot="navbar">
+    <NavItems slot="navItems" />
+  </NavBar>
+  <div class="row mb-4" slot="page">
+    <div class="col-12">
+      <h1>Admin Panel</h1>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+  <Footer slot="footer" />
+</Layout>
\ No newline at end of file