diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c3ff6b4..1ea7459 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ If you're developing an application which requires changes to welshman, you'll n
 
 - Clone welshman and the repository that depends on it
 - Within each `package` directory in welshman, run `npm link`
-- Within your application directory, link all welshman dependencies _simultaneously_ (or else only one will get linked. A command that does this is: `rm -rf node_modules; npm i; cat package.json|js '.depedencies|keys[]'|grep welshman|xargs npm link`.
+- Within your application directory, link all welshman dependencies _simultaneously_ (or else only one will get linked. A command that does this is: `rm -rf node_modules; npm i; cat package.json|js '.dependencies|keys[]'|grep welshman|xargs npm link`.
 
 If you run `npm install` in your application directory, you'll need to repeat the final step above. Finally, if you're using the `editor` module, you may run into some dependency version conflicts. I recommend editing the command above to exclude the editor.
diff --git a/docs/store/synced.md b/docs/store/synced.md
index f726af1..72b8f71 100644
--- a/docs/store/synced.md
+++ b/docs/store/synced.md
@@ -1,34 +1,49 @@
 # Synced Store
 
-Utility for creating Svelte stores that automatically persist to and restore from localStorage.
+Utility for creating Svelte stores that automatically persist to and restore from storage providers.
 
 ## Functions
 
-### synced(key, defaultValue)
+### synced(config)
 
-Creates a writable store that synchronizes with localStorage using JSON serialization.
+Creates a writable store that synchronizes with a storage provider using JSON serialization.
 
 **Parameters:**
-- `key` - localStorage key to store the value under
-- `defaultValue` - Default value if nothing exists in localStorage
+- `config` - Configuration object containing:
+  - `key` - Storage key to store the value under
+  - `storage` - Storage provider implementing the StorageProvider interface
+  - `defaultValue` - Default value if nothing exists in storage
 
-**Returns:** Writable Svelte store that persists changes to localStorage
+**Returns:** Writable Svelte store that persists changes to storage
 
 The store automatically:
-- Loads initial value from localStorage on creation
-- Saves any changes back to localStorage
-- Falls back to defaultValue if localStorage is empty or invalid
+- Loads initial value from storage on creation
+- Saves any changes back to storage
+- Falls back to defaultValue if storage is empty or invalid
+
+## Storage Provider Interface
+
+```typescript
+interface StorageProvider {
+  get: (key: string) => Promise<any>
+  set: (key: string, value: any) => Promise<void>
+}
+```
 
 ## Example
 
 ```typescript
-import {synced} from "@welshman/store"
+import {synced, localStorageProvider} from "@welshman/store"
 
-// Create a store that persists user preferences
-const userPreferences = synced("user-prefs", {
-  theme: "dark",
-  notifications: true,
-  language: "en"
+// Create a store that persists user preferences using localStorage
+const userPreferences = synced({
+  key: "user-prefs",
+  storage: localStorageProvider,
+  defaultValue: {
+    theme: "dark",
+    notifications: true,
+    language: "en"
+  }
 })
 
 // Use like any writable store
@@ -36,7 +51,7 @@ userPreferences.subscribe(prefs => {
   console.log("Preferences:", prefs)
 })
 
-// Update the store - automatically saves to localStorage
+// Update the store - automatically saves to storage
 userPreferences.update(prefs => ({
   ...prefs,
   theme: "light"
diff --git a/packages/app/src/session.ts b/packages/app/src/session.ts
index 17c7a87..991d31d 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/session.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/session.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import {derived} from "svelte/store"
+import {derived, writable} from "svelte/store"
 import {cached, omit, equals, assoc} from "@welshman/lib"
-import {withGetter, synced} from "@welshman/store"
+import {withGetter} from "@welshman/store"
 import {
   Nip46Broker,
   Nip46Signer,
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ export type SessionAnyMethod =
 
 export type Session = SessionAnyMethod & Record<string, any>
 
-export const pubkey = withGetter(synced<string | undefined>("pubkey", undefined))
+export const pubkey = withGetter(writable<string | undefined>(undefined))
 
-export const sessions = withGetter(synced<Record<string, Session>>("sessions", {}))
+export const sessions = withGetter(writable<Record<string, Session>>({}))
 
 export const session = withGetter(
   derived([pubkey, sessions], ([$pubkey, $sessions]) => ($pubkey ? $sessions[$pubkey] : undefined)),
diff --git a/packages/store/__tests__/index.test.ts b/packages/store/__tests__/index.test.ts
index b078d66..ec3a774 100644
--- a/packages/store/__tests__/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/store/__tests__/index.test.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   deriveIsDeleted,
   getter,
   synced,
+  localStorageProvider,
   throttled,
   withGetter,
 } from "../src/index"
@@ -40,24 +41,52 @@ describe("Store utilities", () => {
   })
 
   describe("synced", () => {
-    it("should sync with localStorage", () => {
-      const store = synced("testKey", "default")
+    it("should sync with localStorage", async () => {
+      const store = synced({
+        key: "testKey",
+        storage: localStorageProvider,
+        defaultValue: "default",
+      })
+
+      // Wait for async initialization using vi.runAllTimersAsync
+      await vi.runAllTimersAsync()
+
       expect(get(store)).toBe("default")
 
       store.set("new value")
+
+      // Wait for async save using vi.runAllTimersAsync
+      await vi.runAllTimersAsync()
+
       expect(localStorage.getItem("testKey")).toBe(JSON.stringify("new value"))
     })
 
-    it("should load existing value from localStorage", () => {
+    it("should load existing value from localStorage", async () => {
       localStorage.setItem("testKey", JSON.stringify("existing"))
-      const store = synced("testKey", "default")
+      const store = synced({
+        key: "testKey",
+        storage: localStorageProvider,
+        defaultValue: "default",
+      })
+
+      // Wait for async initialization using vi.runAllTimersAsync
+      await vi.runAllTimersAsync()
+
       expect(get(store)).toBe("existing")
     })
   })
 
   describe("getter", () => {
-    it("should return current store value", () => {
-      const store = synced("test", "initial")
+    it("should return current store value", async () => {
+      const store = synced({
+        key: "test",
+        storage: localStorageProvider,
+        defaultValue: "initial",
+      })
+
+      // Wait for async initialization using vi.runAllTimersAsync
+      await vi.runAllTimersAsync()
+
       const getValue = getter(store)
 
       expect(getValue()).toBe("initial")
@@ -67,8 +96,17 @@ describe("Store utilities", () => {
   })
 
   describe("withGetter", () => {
-    it("should add getter to writable store", () => {
-      const store = withGetter(synced("test", "initial"))
+    it("should add getter to writable store", async () => {
+      const store = withGetter(
+        synced({
+          key: "test",
+          storage: localStorageProvider,
+          defaultValue: "initial",
+        }),
+      )
+
+      // Wait for async initialization using vi.runAllTimersAsync
+      await vi.runAllTimersAsync()
 
       expect(store.get()).toBe("initial")
       store.set("updated")
@@ -77,9 +115,17 @@ describe("Store utilities", () => {
   })
 
   describe("throttled", () => {
-    it("should throttle updates", () => {
+    it("should throttle updates", async () => {
       const mockFn = vi.fn()
-      const store = synced("test", 0)
+      const store = synced({
+        key: "test",
+        storage: localStorageProvider,
+        defaultValue: 0,
+      })
+
+      // Wait for async initialization using vi.runAllTimersAsync
+      await vi.runAllTimersAsync()
+
       const throttledStore = throttled(100, store)
 
       throttledStore.subscribe(mockFn)
diff --git a/packages/store/src/synced.ts b/packages/store/src/synced.ts
index d411ec1..e550623 100644
--- a/packages/store/src/synced.ts
+++ b/packages/store/src/synced.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,37 @@
 import {writable} from "svelte/store"
 import {getJson, setJson} from "@welshman/lib"
 
-export const synced = <T>(key: string, defaultValue: T) => {
-  const init = getJson(key)
-  const store = writable<T>(init === undefined ? defaultValue : init)
+export interface StorageProvider {
+  get: (key: string) => Promise<any>
+  set: (key: string, value: any) => Promise<void>
+}
 
-  store.subscribe((value: T) => setJson(key, value))
+export interface SyncedConfig<T> {
+  key: string
+  storage: StorageProvider
+  defaultValue: T
+}
+
+export const localStorageProvider: StorageProvider = {
+  get: async (key: string) => getJson(key),
+  set: async (key: string, value: any) => setJson(key, value),
+}
+
+export const synced = <T>(config: SyncedConfig<T>) => {
+  const {key, storage, defaultValue} = config
+  const store = writable<T>(defaultValue)
+
+  // Async initialization
+  storage.get(key).then((value: any) => {
+    if (value !== undefined) {
+      store.set(value)
+    }
+  })
+
+  // Subscribe to changes
+  store.subscribe(async (value: T) => {
+    await storage.set(key, value)
+  })
 
   return store
 }