diff --git a/libs/api-client/project.json b/libs/api-client/project.json
index 2f27cea..395830d 100644
--- a/libs/api-client/project.json
+++ b/libs/api-client/project.json
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@
   "targets": {
     "lint": {
       "executor": "@nx/eslint:lint"
+    },
+    "generate": {
+      "executor": "nx:run-commands",
+      "options": {
+        "command": "orval --config orval.config.ts",
+        "cwd": "libs/api-client"
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/libs/api-client/src/index.ts b/libs/api-client/src/index.ts
index cb0ff5c..304d49d 100644
--- a/libs/api-client/src/index.ts
+++ b/libs/api-client/src/index.ts
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-export {};
+// The BFF API client is generated from services/bff/openapi.json (orval); never hand-edit
+// src/lib/generated. Re-run `nx run api-client:generate` after the BFF spec changes.
+export * from './lib/generated/bff-api';
diff --git a/libs/api-client/src/lib/bff-api.spec.ts b/libs/api-client/src/lib/bff-api.spec.ts
index eafc695..5f6451d 100644
--- a/libs/api-client/src/lib/bff-api.spec.ts
+++ b/libs/api-client/src/lib/bff-api.spec.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
   BffApiV1Service,
   type OpenbaarEntry,
   type SubmitAccepted,
-} from 'api-client';
+} from '../index';
 
 describe('BffApiV1Service (generated from services/bff/openapi.json)', () => {
   let service: BffApiV1Service;