diff --git a/src/libs/endorserServer.ts b/src/libs/endorserServer.ts
index a06d8fa2..cab9cf8e 100644
--- a/src/libs/endorserServer.ts
+++ b/src/libs/endorserServer.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export interface RegisterVerifiableCredential {
   "@type": string;
   agent: { identifier: string };
   object: string;
-  recipient: { identifier: string };
+  participant: { identifier: string };
 }
 
 export interface InternalError {
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ interface ErrorResult {
   error: InternalError;
 }
 
-type CreateAndSubmitGiveResult = SuccessResult | ErrorResult;
+export type CreateAndSubmitGiveResult = SuccessResult | ErrorResult;
 
 /**
  * For result, see https://api.endorser.ch/api-docs/#/claims/post_api_v2_claim
diff --git a/src/views/AccountViewView.vue b/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
index c69968e2..9dbdd18a 100644
--- a/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
+++ b/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
       if (resp.status === 200) {
         this.limits = resp.data;
       }
-    } catch (error: unknown) {
+    } catch (error: any) {
       if (
         error.message ===
         "Attempted to load Give records with no identity available."
@@ -528,13 +528,9 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
         const serverError = error as AxiosError;
         console.error("Bad response retrieving limits: ", serverError);
 
-        const data: ErrorResponse | undefined =
-          serverError.response && serverError.response.data;
-        if (data && data.error && data.error.message) {
-          this.limitsMessage = data.error.message;
-        } else {
-          this.limitsMessage = "Bad server response.";
-        }
+        const data = (serverError.response &&
+          serverError.response.data) as ErrorResponse;
+        this.limitsMessage = data?.error?.message || "Bad server response.";
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/views/ContactAmountsView.vue b/src/views/ContactAmountsView.vue
index 9c956b31..cafd495e 100644
--- a/src/views/ContactAmountsView.vue
+++ b/src/views/ContactAmountsView.vue
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
   async loadGives(activeDid: string, contact: Contact) {
     try {
       const identity = await this.getIdentity(this.activeDid);
-      let result = [];
+      let result: Array<GiveServerRecord> = [];
       const url =
         this.apiServer +
         "/api/v2/report/gives?agentDid=" +
diff --git a/src/views/ContactGiftingView.vue b/src/views/ContactGiftingView.vue
index b3bf0be5..0888c9d8 100644
--- a/src/views/ContactGiftingView.vue
+++ b/src/views/ContactGiftingView.vue
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ import { MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY } from "@/db/tables/settings";
 import { accessToken } from "@/libs/crypto";
 import {
   createAndSubmitGive,
+  CreateAndSubmitGiveResult,
   GiverInputInfo,
   GiverOutputInfo,
 } from "@/libs/endorserServer";
-import { Account } from "@/db/tables/accounts";
 import { Contact } from "@/db/tables/contacts";
 import QuickNav from "@/components/QuickNav";
 import EntityIcon from "@/components/EntityIcon";
@@ -112,18 +112,14 @@ export default class HomeView extends Vue {
   $notify!: (notification: Notification, timeout?: number) => void;
 
   activeDid = "";
-  allAccounts: Array<Account> = [];
   allContacts: Array<Contact> = [];
   apiServer = "";
-  feedLastViewedId = "";
-  isHiddenSpinner = true;
   accounts: typeof AccountsSchema;
   numAccounts = 0;
 
   async beforeCreate() {
     accountsDB.open();
-    this.accounts = accountsDB.accounts;
-    this.numAccounts = await this.accounts.count();
+    this.numAccounts = await accountsDB.accounts.count();
   }
 
   public async getIdentity(activeDid: string) {
@@ -153,15 +149,11 @@ export default class HomeView extends Vue {
 
   async created() {
     try {
-      await accountsDB.open();
-      this.allAccounts = await accountsDB.accounts.toArray();
       await db.open();
       const settings = await db.settings.get(MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY);
       this.apiServer = settings?.apiServer || "";
       this.activeDid = settings?.activeDid || "";
       this.allContacts = await db.contacts.toArray();
-      this.feedLastViewedId = settings?.lastViewedClaimId;
-      this.updateAllFeed();
     } catch (err) {
       this.$notify(
         {
@@ -177,30 +169,6 @@ export default class HomeView extends Vue {
     }
   }
 
-  public async buildHeaders() {
-    const headers: RawAxiosRequestHeaders = {
-      "Content-Type": "application/json",
-    };
-
-    if (this.activeDid) {
-      await accountsDB.open();
-      const allAccounts = await accountsDB.accounts.toArray();
-      const account = allAccounts.find((acc) => acc.did === this.activeDid);
-      const identity = JSON.parse(account?.identity || "null");
-
-      if (!identity) {
-        throw new Error(
-          "An ID is chosen but there are no keys for it so it cannot be used to talk with the service.",
-        );
-      }
-
-      headers["Authorization"] = "Bearer " + (await accessToken(identity));
-    } else {
-      // it's OK without auth... we just won't get any identifiers
-    }
-    return headers;
-  }
-
   openDialog(giver: GiverInputInfo) {
     this.$refs.customDialog.open(giver);
   }
@@ -208,8 +176,13 @@ export default class HomeView extends Vue {
   handleDialogResult(result: GiverOutputInfo) {
     if (result.action === "confirm") {
       return new Promise((resolve) => {
-        this.recordGive(result.contact?.did, result.description, result.hours);
-        resolve();
+        this.recordGive(
+          result.giver?.did,
+          result.description,
+          result.hours,
+        ).then(() => {
+          resolve(null);
+        });
       });
     } else {
       // action was "cancel" so do nothing
@@ -288,7 +261,7 @@ export default class HomeView extends Vue {
           -1,
         );
       }
-    } catch (error) {
+    } catch (error: any) {
       console.log("Error with give caught:", error);
       this.$notify(
         {
@@ -306,15 +279,15 @@ export default class HomeView extends Vue {
 
   // Helper functions for readability
 
-  isGiveCreationError(result) {
-    return result.status !== 201 || result.data?.error;
+  isGiveCreationError(result: CreateAndSubmitGiveResult) {
+    return result.response?.status !== 201 || result.response?.data?.error;
   }
 
-  getGiveCreationErrorMessage(result) {
-    return result.data?.error?.message;
+  getGiveCreationErrorMessage(result: CreateAndSubmitGiveResult) {
+    return result.response?.data?.error?.message;
   }
 
-  getGiveErrorMessage(error) {
+  getGiveErrorMessage(error: any) {
     return error.userMessage || error.response?.data?.error?.message;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/views/ContactQRScanShowView.vue b/src/views/ContactQRScanShowView.vue
index cdcb9f6f..66c2de64 100644
--- a/src/views/ContactQRScanShowView.vue
+++ b/src/views/ContactQRScanShowView.vue
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export default class ContactQRScanShow extends Vue {
   apiServer = "";
   qrValue = "";
 
-  public async getIdentity(activeDid) {
+  public async getIdentity(activeDid: string) {
     await accountsDB.open();
     const accounts = await accountsDB.accounts.toArray();
     const account: Account | undefined = R.find(
diff --git a/src/views/ContactsView.vue b/src/views/ContactsView.vue
index e8b8f04e..e878d25f 100644
--- a/src/views/ContactsView.vue
+++ b/src/views/ContactsView.vue
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ import { Contact } from "@/db/tables/contacts";
 import { MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY } from "@/db/tables/settings";
 import { accessToken, SimpleSigner } from "@/libs/crypto";
 import {
+  GiveServerRecord,
   GiveVerifiableCredential,
   RegisterVerifiableCredential,
   SERVICE_ID,
@@ -310,11 +311,11 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
 
   async loadGives() {
     const handleResponse = (
-      resp,
-      descriptions,
-      confirmed,
-      unconfirmed,
-      useRecipient,
+      resp: { status: number; data: { data: GiveServerRecord[] } },
+      descriptions: Record<string, string>,
+      confirmed: Record<string, number>,
+      unconfirmed: Record<string, number>,
+      useRecipient: boolean,
     ) => {
       if (resp.status === 200) {
         const allData = resp.data.data;
@@ -346,9 +347,8 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
             title: "Error With Server",
             text:
               "Got an error retrieving your " +
-              resp.config.url.includes("recipientDid")
-                ? "received"
-                : "given" + " time from the server.",
+              (useRecipient ? "given" : "received") +
+              " time from the server.",
           },
           -1,
         );
@@ -610,6 +610,8 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
       this.apiServer +
       "/api/report/canDidExplicitlySeeMe?did=" +
       encodeURIComponent(contact.did);
+    const identity = await this.getIdentity(this.activeDid);
+    const headers = await this.getHeaders(identity);
 
     try {
       const resp = await this.axios.get(url, { headers });
diff --git a/src/views/DiscoverView.vue b/src/views/DiscoverView.vue
index a893ffe3..9def8ceb 100644
--- a/src/views/DiscoverView.vue
+++ b/src/views/DiscoverView.vue
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ import { didInfo, ProjectData } from "@/libs/endorserServer";
 import QuickNav from "@/components/QuickNav";
 import InfiniteScroll from "@/components/InfiniteScroll";
 import EntityIcon from "@/components/EntityIcon";
+import { RawAxiosRequestHeaders } from "axios";
 
 const DEFAULT_LAT_LONG_DIFF = 0.01;
 const WORLD_ZOOM = 2;
@@ -268,8 +269,10 @@ export default class DiscoverView extends Vue {
     this.searchLocal();
   }
 
-  public async buildHeaders() {
-    const headers = { "Content-Type": "application/json" };
+  public async buildHeaders(): Promise<HeadersInit> {
+    const headers: HeadersInit = {
+      "Content-Type": "application/json",
+    };
 
     if (this.activeDid) {
       await accountsDB.open();
@@ -327,8 +330,8 @@ export default class DiscoverView extends Vue {
       const plans: ProjectData[] = results.data;
       if (plans) {
         for (const plan of plans) {
-          const { name, description, handleId, rowid, issuerDid } = plan;
-          this.projects.push({ name, description, handleId, rowid, issuerDid });
+          const { name, description, handleId, rowid } = plan;
+          this.projects.push({ name, description, handleId, rowid });
         }
         this.remoteCount = this.projects.length;
       } else {
diff --git a/src/views/HomeView.vue b/src/views/HomeView.vue
index d0e3688d..273e5719 100644
--- a/src/views/HomeView.vue
+++ b/src/views/HomeView.vue
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ import {
   didInfo,
   GiverInputInfo,
   GiverOutputInfo,
+  GiveServerRecord,
 } from "@/libs/endorserServer";
 import { Contact } from "@/db/tables/contacts";
 import QuickNav from "@/components/QuickNav";
@@ -236,7 +237,7 @@ export default class HomeView extends Vue {
   apiServer = "";
   feedAllLoaded = false;
   feedData = [];
-  feedPreviousOldestId = null;
+  feedPreviousOldestId?: string;
   feedLastViewedId?: string;
   isHiddenSpinner = true;
   numAccounts = 0;
@@ -300,7 +301,7 @@ export default class HomeView extends Vue {
   }
 
   public async buildHeaders() {
-    const headers: RawAxiosRequestHeaders = {
+    const headers: HeadersInit = {
       "Content-Type": "application/json",
     };
 
@@ -325,7 +326,7 @@ export default class HomeView extends Vue {
 
   public async updateAllFeed() {
     this.isHiddenSpinner = false;
-    await this.retrieveClaims(this.apiServer, null, this.feedPreviousOldestId)
+    await this.retrieveClaims(this.apiServer, this.feedPreviousOldestId)
       .then(async (results) => {
         if (results.data.length > 0) {
           this.feedData = this.feedData.concat(results.data);
@@ -360,7 +361,7 @@ export default class HomeView extends Vue {
     this.isHiddenSpinner = true;
   }
 
-  public async retrieveClaims(endorserApiServer, identifier, beforeId) {
+  public async retrieveClaims(endorserApiServer: string, beforeId?: string) {
     const beforeQuery = beforeId == null ? "" : "&beforeId=" + beforeId;
     const response = await fetch(
       endorserApiServer + "/api/v2/report/gives?" + beforeQuery,
@@ -383,13 +384,14 @@ export default class HomeView extends Vue {
     }
   }
 
-  giveDescription(giveRecord) {
+  giveDescription(giveRecord: GiveServerRecord) {
     let claim = giveRecord.fullClaim;
-    if (claim.claim) {
-      claim = claim.claim;
+    if ((claim as any).claim) {
+      // can happen for some claims wrapped in a Verifiable Credential
+      claim = (claim as any).claim;
     }
     // agent.did is for legacy data, before March 2023
-    const giverDid = claim.agent?.identifier || claim.agent?.did;
+    const giverDid = claim.agent?.identifier || (claim.agent as any)?.did;
     const giverInfo = didInfo(
       giverDid,
       this.activeDid,
@@ -400,7 +402,8 @@ export default class HomeView extends Vue {
       ? this.displayAmount(claim.object.unitCode, claim.object.amountOfThisGood)
       : claim.description || "something unknown";
     // recipient.did is for legacy data, before March 2023
-    const gaveRecipientId = claim.recipient?.identifier || claim.recipient?.did;
+    const gaveRecipientId =
+      claim.recipient?.identifier || (claim.recipient as any)?.did;
     const gaveRecipientInfo = gaveRecipientId
       ? " to " +
         didInfo(
@@ -417,7 +420,7 @@ export default class HomeView extends Vue {
     return "" + amt + " " + this.currencyShortWordForCode(code, amt === 1);
   }
 
-  currencyShortWordForCode(unitCode: string, single: number) {
+  currencyShortWordForCode(unitCode: string, single: boolean) {
     return unitCode === "HUR" ? (single ? "hour" : "hours") : unitCode;
   }
 
@@ -425,11 +428,16 @@ export default class HomeView extends Vue {
     this.$refs.customDialog.open(giver);
   }
 
-  handleDialogResult(result: GiverInputInfo) {
+  handleDialogResult(result: GiverOutputInfo) {
     if (result.action === "confirm") {
       return new Promise((resolve) => {
-        this.recordGive(result.giver?.did, result.description, result.hours);
-        resolve();
+        this.recordGive(
+          result.giver?.did,
+          result.description,
+          result.hours,
+        ).then(() => {
+          resolve(null);
+        });
       });
     } else {
       // action was "cancel" so do nothing
@@ -445,7 +453,7 @@ export default class HomeView extends Vue {
   public async recordGive(
     giverDid?: string,
     description?: string,
-    hours?: string,
+    hours?: number,
   ) {
     if (!this.activeDid) {
       this.$notify(
@@ -482,7 +490,7 @@ export default class HomeView extends Vue {
         giverDid,
         this.activeDid,
         description,
-        hours ? parseFloat(hours) : undefined,
+        hours,
       );
 
       if (this.isGiveCreationError(result)) {
diff --git a/src/views/IdentitySwitcherView.vue b/src/views/IdentitySwitcherView.vue
index 2ab28e7c..34eff21e 100644
--- a/src/views/IdentitySwitcherView.vue
+++ b/src/views/IdentitySwitcherView.vue
@@ -84,11 +84,14 @@ export default class IdentitySwitcherView extends Vue {
   $notify!: (notification: Notification, timeout?: number) => void;
 
   Constants = AppString;
-  public accounts: AccountsSchema;
+  public accounts: typeof AccountsSchema;
   public activeDid = "";
+  public apiServer = "";
+  public apiServerInput = "";
   public firstName = "";
   public lastName = "";
-  public otherIdentities = [];
+  public otherIdentities: Array<{ did: string }> = [];
+  public showContactGives = false;
 
   public async getIdentity(activeDid: string) {
     await accountsDB.open();
@@ -127,27 +130,16 @@ export default class IdentitySwitcherView extends Vue {
         }
       }
     } catch (err) {
-      if (
-        err?.message ===
-        "Attempted to load account records with no identity available."
-      ) {
-        this.limitsMessage = "No identity.";
-        this.loadingLimits = false;
-      } else {
-        this.$notify(
-          {
-            group: "alert",
-            type: "danger",
-            title: "Error Creating Account",
-            text: "Clear your cache and start over (after data backup).",
-          },
-          -1,
-        );
-        console.error(
-          "Telling user to clear cache at page create because:",
-          err,
-        );
-      }
+      this.$notify(
+        {
+          group: "alert",
+          type: "danger",
+          title: "Error Loading Accounts",
+          text: "Clear your cache and start over (after data backup).",
+        },
+        -1,
+      );
+      console.error("Telling user to clear cache at page create because:", err);
     }
   }
 
@@ -160,7 +152,7 @@ export default class IdentitySwitcherView extends Vue {
     db.settings.update(MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY, {
       activeDid: did,
     });
-    this.activeDid = did;
+    this.activeDid = did || "";
     this.otherIdentities = [];
     await accountsDB.open();
     const accounts = await accountsDB.accounts.toArray();
diff --git a/src/views/ImportDerivedAccountView.vue b/src/views/ImportDerivedAccountView.vue
index 7155acd0..b542a565 100644
--- a/src/views/ImportDerivedAccountView.vue
+++ b/src/views/ImportDerivedAccountView.vue
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export default class ImportAccountView extends Vue {
   async mounted() {
     await accountsDB.open();
     const accounts = await accountsDB.accounts.toArray();
-    const seedDids = {};
+    const seedDids: Record<string, Array<string>> = {};
     accounts.forEach((account) => {
       const prevDids: Array<string> = seedDids[account.mnemonic] || [];
       seedDids[account.mnemonic] = prevDids.concat([account.did]);