diff --git a/react-openapi/components/EnhancedTable.tsx b/react-openapi/components/EnhancedTable.tsx
index 9e00a1c..434a4cc 100644
--- a/react-openapi/components/EnhancedTable.tsx
+++ b/react-openapi/components/EnhancedTable.tsx
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ export default function EnhancedTable({
   config,
   data,
   total,
-  paginationModel,
-  onPaginationModelChange,
+  paginationModel: externalPaginationModel,
+  onPaginationModelChange: externalOnPaginationModelChange,
   loading = false,
   onEdit,
   onDelete,
@@ -60,6 +60,14 @@ export default function EnhancedTable({
   const theme = useTheme();
   const isMobile = useMediaQuery(theme.breakpoints.down('md'));
   const navigate = useNavigate();
+
+  const isServer = config.mode !== "client";
+  const [internalPaginationModel, setInternalPaginationModel] = React.useState<GridPaginationModel>({
+    page: 0,
+    pageSize: 10,
+  });
+  const paginationModel = isServer ? externalPaginationModel : internalPaginationModel;
+  const onPaginationModelChange = isServer ? externalOnPaginationModelChange : setInternalPaginationModel;
   
   const columns: GridColDef[] = React.useMemo(() => {
     const cols: GridColDef[] = Object.entries(config.fields).map(([key, field]) => {
@@ -161,20 +169,18 @@ export default function EnhancedTable({
         rows={data || []}
         columns={columns}
         autoHeight
-        paginationMode={config.pagination ? 'server' : 'client'}
-        rowCount={(() => {
-          if (!config.pagination) return data.length;
-          if (total !== undefined) return total;
-          
-          // Graceful fallback for missing total count
-          const page = paginationModel?.page || 0;
-          const pageSize = paginationModel?.pageSize || 10;
-          if (data.length < pageSize) {
-            return page * pageSize + data.length;
-          }
-          // Enable 'Next' button by pretending there's at least one more page
-          return (page + 2) * pageSize;
-        })()}
+        paginationMode={isServer ? 'server' : 'client'}
+        {...(isServer ? {
+          rowCount: (() => {
+            if (total !== undefined) return total;
+            const page = paginationModel?.page || 0;
+            const pageSize = paginationModel?.pageSize || 10;
+            if (data.length < pageSize) {
+              return page * pageSize + data.length;
+            }
+            return (page + 2) * pageSize;
+          })(),
+        } : {})}
         loading={loading}
         paginationModel={paginationModel || { page: 0, pageSize: 10 }}
         onPaginationModelChange={onPaginationModelChange}
diff --git a/react-openapi/components/FilterBar.tsx b/react-openapi/components/FilterBar.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf8af63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/react-openapi/components/FilterBar.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,286 @@
+import * as React from "react";
+import {
+  Box,
+  Button,
+  Paper,
+  TextField,
+  Autocomplete,
+  Select,
+  MenuItem,
+  FormControl,
+  InputLabel,
+  Typography,
+} from "@mui/material";
+import FilterListIcon from "@mui/icons-material/FilterList";
+import { ResourceField, ResourceMode } from "../types/config";
+
+function getDisplayValue(item: any, field: ResourceField): string {
+  if (!item) return "";
+  const df = field.displayField;
+  if (!df) return item.name || item.title || item.label || String(item.id ?? "");
+  if (Array.isArray(df)) {
+    return df.map((k) => item[k]).filter((v) => v != null).join(" ");
+  }
+  return item[df] ?? String(item.id ?? "");
+}
+
+function extractOptions(
+  fieldName: string,
+  field: ResourceField,
+  data: any[]
+): string[] {
+  const values = new Set<string>();
+
+  if (field.options) {
+    return field.options;
+  }
+
+  if (!data) return [];
+
+  for (const item of data) {
+    const v = item[fieldName];
+    if (v == null) continue;
+
+    if (field.type === "array" && Array.isArray(v)) {
+      for (const el of v) {
+        if (el != null && typeof el === "object") {
+          const d = getDisplayValue(el, field);
+          if (d) values.add(d);
+        } else if (el != null) {
+          values.add(String(el));
+        }
+      }
+    } else if (typeof v === "object") {
+      const d = getDisplayValue(v, field);
+      if (d) values.add(d);
+    } else {
+      values.add(String(v));
+    }
+  }
+
+  return Array.from(values).sort();
+}
+
+function renderFilterInput(
+  fieldName: string,
+  field: ResourceField,
+  options: string[],
+  value: any,
+  onChange: (key: string, val: any) => void
+) {
+  const isRange =
+    field.type === "number" || field.type === "datetime" || field.type === "date";
+
+  if (isRange) {
+    const rangeVal = (value as { min?: string; max?: string; start?: string; end?: string }) || {};
+    const isDate = field.type === "datetime" || field.type === "date";
+    const inputType = isDate ? "datetime-local" : "number";
+
+    if (isDate) {
+      return (
+        <Box key={fieldName} sx={{ display: "flex", gap: 1, alignItems: "center" }}>
+          <Typography variant="caption" sx={{ minWidth: 80, color: "text.secondary" }}>
+            {field.label}
+          </Typography>
+          <TextField
+            type={inputType}
+            placeholder="From"
+            size="small"
+            value={rangeVal.start ?? ""}
+            onChange={(e) => onChange("start", e.target.value || undefined)}
+            InputLabelProps={{ shrink: true }}
+            sx={{ width: 190 }}
+          />
+          <TextField
+            type={inputType}
+            placeholder="To"
+            size="small"
+            value={rangeVal.end ?? ""}
+            onChange={(e) => onChange("end", e.target.value || undefined)}
+            InputLabelProps={{ shrink: true }}
+            sx={{ width: 190 }}
+          />
+        </Box>
+      );
+    }
+
+    return (
+      <Box key={fieldName} sx={{ display: "flex", gap: 1, alignItems: "center" }}>
+        <Typography variant="caption" sx={{ minWidth: 80, color: "text.secondary" }}>
+          {field.label}
+        </Typography>
+        <TextField
+          type={inputType}
+          placeholder="Min"
+          size="small"
+          value={rangeVal.min ?? ""}
+          onChange={(e) => onChange("min", e.target.value || undefined)}
+          sx={{ width: 120 }}
+        />
+        <TextField
+          type={inputType}
+          placeholder="Max"
+          size="small"
+          value={rangeVal.max ?? ""}
+          onChange={(e) => onChange("max", e.target.value || undefined)}
+          sx={{ width: 120 }}
+        />
+      </Box>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (field.type === "boolean") {
+    return (
+      <FormControl key={fieldName} size="small" sx={{ minWidth: 140 }}>
+        <InputLabel>{field.label}</InputLabel>
+        <Select
+          value={value ?? ""}
+          label={field.label}
+          onChange={(e) => onChange("value", e.target.value || undefined)}
+        >
+          <MenuItem value="">All</MenuItem>
+          <MenuItem value="true">Yes</MenuItem>
+          <MenuItem value="false">No</MenuItem>
+        </Select>
+      </FormControl>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (options.length <= 20) {
+    return (
+      <Autocomplete
+        key={fieldName}
+        options={options}
+        value={value ?? null}
+        onChange={(_, val) => onChange("value", val || undefined)}
+        renderInput={(params) => (
+          <TextField {...params} label={field.label} size="small" />
+        )}
+        sx={{ minWidth: 180 }}
+        size="small"
+      />
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <TextField
+      key={fieldName}
+      label={field.label}
+      value={value ?? ""}
+      onChange={(e) => onChange("value", e.target.value || undefined)}
+      size="small"
+      sx={{ minWidth: 180 }}
+    />
+  );
+}
+
+export interface FilterBarProps {
+  fields: Record<string, ResourceField>;
+  filterableFields: string[];
+  mode: ResourceMode;
+  data?: any[];
+  appliedValues: Record<string, any>;
+  onApply: (values: Record<string, any>) => void;
+  onClear: () => void;
+}
+
+export default function FilterBar({
+  fields,
+  filterableFields,
+  data,
+  appliedValues,
+  onApply,
+  onClear,
+}: FilterBarProps) {
+  const [open, setOpen] = React.useState(false);
+  const [draft, setDraft] = React.useState<Record<string, any>>(() => ({ ...appliedValues }));
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    if (!open) setDraft({ ...appliedValues });
+  }, [appliedValues, open]);
+
+  if (!filterableFields || filterableFields.length === 0) return null;
+
+  const activeCount = Object.keys(appliedValues).filter((k) => {
+    const v = appliedValues[k];
+    if (v == null || v === "") return false;
+    if (typeof v === "object" && Object.values(v).every((x) => x == null || x === "")) return false;
+    return true;
+  }).length;
+
+  const handleApply = () => onApply({ ...draft });
+  const handleClear = () => {
+    setDraft({});
+    onClear();
+  };
+
+  const updateDraft = (fieldName: string, key: string, val: any) => {
+    setDraft((prev) => {
+      if (key === "value") {
+        return { ...prev, [fieldName]: val };
+      }
+      const existing = prev[fieldName] || {};
+      return { ...prev, [fieldName]: { ...existing, [key]: val } };
+    });
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <Paper variant="outlined" sx={{ mb: 2, borderRadius: 2, overflow: "hidden" }}>
+      <Box
+        sx={{
+          display: "flex",
+          alignItems: "center",
+          justifyContent: "space-between",
+          px: 2,
+          py: 1,
+          cursor: "pointer",
+          "&:hover": { bgcolor: "action.hover" },
+        }}
+        onClick={() => setOpen((o) => !o)}
+      >
+        <Box sx={{ display: "flex", alignItems: "center", gap: 1 }}>
+          <FilterListIcon fontSize="small" color="action" />
+          <Typography variant="subtitle2" fontWeight={600}>
+            {open ? "Hide Filters" : "Show Filters"}
+          </Typography>
+        </Box>
+        {activeCount > 0 && (
+          <Typography variant="caption" color="primary" fontWeight={600}>
+            {activeCount} active
+          </Typography>
+        )}
+      </Box>
+
+      {open && (
+        <Box sx={{ px: 2, pb: 2, borderTop: "1px solid", borderColor: "divider", pt: 2 }}>
+          <Box sx={{ display: "flex", flexWrap: "wrap", gap: 2, alignItems: "flex-end" }}>
+            {filterableFields.map((fieldName) => {
+              const field = fields[fieldName];
+              if (!field) return null;
+
+              const options = extractOptions(fieldName, field, data ?? []);
+              const raw = draft[fieldName];
+
+              return (
+                <React.Fragment key={fieldName}>
+                  {renderFilterInput(fieldName, field, options, raw, (key, val) =>
+                    updateDraft(fieldName, key, val)
+                  )}
+                </React.Fragment>
+              );
+            })}
+          </Box>
+
+          <Box sx={{ mt: 2, display: "flex", gap: 1 }}>
+            <Button variant="contained" size="small" onClick={handleApply}>
+              Apply
+            </Button>
+            <Button variant="outlined" size="small" onClick={handleClear}>
+              Clear
+            </Button>
+          </Box>
+        </Box>
+      )}
+    </Paper>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/react-openapi/components/ResourceView.tsx b/react-openapi/components/ResourceView.tsx
index f770d45..4c69014 100644
--- a/react-openapi/components/ResourceView.tsx
+++ b/react-openapi/components/ResourceView.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Box, Typography, Paper, CircularProgress } from '@mui/material';
+import { Box, Paper, CircularProgress } from '@mui/material';
 import { ResourceConfig } from '../types/config';
+import type { ResourceField } from '../types/config';
 import { useResource } from '../hooks/useResource';
 import GenericForm from './GenericForm';
 import EnhancedTable from './EnhancedTable';
-import { useParams, useLocation, useNavigate, Routes, Route } from 'react-router-dom';
+import FilterBar from './FilterBar';
+import { useParams, useLocation, useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 interface ResourceViewProps {
   config: ResourceConfig;
@@ -13,36 +15,111 @@ interface ResourceViewProps {
 
 import { GridPaginationModel } from '@mui/x-data-grid';
 
+function getFilterDisplayFields(field: ResourceField): string[] {
+  if (!field.displayField) return ["name", "title", "label"];
+  return (Array.isArray(field.displayField) ? field.displayField : [field.displayField]).filter(
+    (df): df is string => !!df
+  );
+}
+
+function applyClientFilters(
+  data: any[],
+  filters: Record<string, any>,
+  fields: Record<string, ResourceField>
+): any[] {
+  const entries = Object.entries(filters).filter(([_, v]) => {
+    if (v == null || v === "") return false;
+    if (typeof v === "object" && !Array.isArray(v) && Object.values(v).every((x) => x == null || x === "")) return false;
+    return true;
+  });
+
+  if (entries.length === 0) return data;
+
+  return data.filter((item) =>
+    entries.every(([fieldName, filterValue]) => {
+      const field = fields[fieldName];
+      if (!field) return true;
+
+      const itemValue = item[fieldName];
+
+      if (typeof filterValue === "object" && !Array.isArray(filterValue)) {
+        if (field.type === "number") {
+          if (filterValue.min != null && filterValue.min !== "" && Number(itemValue) < Number(filterValue.min)) return false;
+          if (filterValue.max != null && filterValue.max !== "" && Number(itemValue) > Number(filterValue.max)) return false;
+          return true;
+        }
+        if (field.type === "datetime" || field.type === "date") {
+          const itemTime = new Date(itemValue).getTime();
+          if (filterValue.start && new Date(filterValue.start).getTime() > itemTime) return false;
+          if (filterValue.end && new Date(filterValue.end).getTime() < itemTime) return false;
+          return true;
+        }
+        return true;
+      }
+
+      if (!filterValue) return true;
+
+      if (field.type === "boolean") {
+        return String(itemValue) === filterValue;
+      }
+
+      if (field.type === "array" && Array.isArray(itemValue) && field.relation) {
+        const dispFields = getFilterDisplayFields(field);
+        return itemValue.some((el: any) =>
+          dispFields.some((df) => String(el[df]) === String(filterValue))
+        );
+      }
+
+      if (field.relation && itemValue && typeof itemValue === "object") {
+        const dispFields = getFilterDisplayFields(field);
+        return dispFields.some((df) => String(itemValue[df]) === String(filterValue));
+      }
+
+      return String(itemValue) === String(filterValue);
+    })
+  );
+}
+
 export default function ResourceView({ config, onNavigateToResource }: ResourceViewProps) {
   const { id } = useParams();
   const location = useLocation();
   const navigate = useNavigate();
-  
+
   const isCreate = location.pathname.endsWith('/create');
   const isEdit = location.pathname.includes('/edit/');
   const isView = !!id && !isEdit;
   const isList = !id && !isCreate;
 
+  const isServer = config.mode !== "client";
+
   const [paginationModel, setPaginationModel] = React.useState<GridPaginationModel>({
     page: 0,
     pageSize: 10,
   });
 
+  const [appliedFilters, setAppliedFilters] = React.useState<Record<string, any>>({});
+
   const { useList, useRead, useCreate, useUpdate, useDelete } = useResource(config);
 
-  // Determine query parameters based on pagination config
   const queryParams = React.useMemo(() => {
-    if (!config.pagination) return {};
+    if (!isServer) return { limit: 10000 };
     return {
       skip: paginationModel.page * paginationModel.pageSize,
       limit: paginationModel.pageSize,
     };
-  }, [config.pagination, paginationModel]);
+  }, [isServer, paginationModel]);
 
   const listQuery = useList(queryParams);
   const itemQuery = useRead(id || "");
-  
-  const paginatedData = listQuery.data || { data: [], total: undefined };
+
+  const rawData = listQuery.data?.data || [];
+  const totalCount = listQuery.data?.total;
+
+  const filteredData = React.useMemo(
+    () => (isServer ? rawData : applyClientFilters(rawData, appliedFilters, config.fields)),
+    [isServer, rawData, appliedFilters, config.fields]
+  );
+
   const createMutation = useCreate();
   const updateMutation = useUpdate();
   const deleteMutation = useDelete();
@@ -80,18 +157,31 @@ export default function ResourceView({ config, onNavigateToResource }: ResourceV
   return (
     <Box>
       {isList ? (
-        <EnhancedTable
-          config={config}
-          data={paginatedData.data || []}
-          total={paginatedData.total}
-          paginationModel={paginationModel}
-          onPaginationModelChange={setPaginationModel}
-          loading={listQuery.isFetching}
-          onEdit={handleEdit}
-          onDelete={handleDelete}
-          onCreate={handleCreate}
-          onNavigateToResource={(res, id) => navigate(`/admin/${res}/${id}`)}
-        />
+        <Box>
+          {!isServer && config.filterableFields && config.filterableFields.length > 0 && (
+            <FilterBar
+              fields={config.fields}
+              filterableFields={config.filterableFields!}
+              mode={config.mode}
+              data={rawData}
+              appliedValues={appliedFilters}
+              onApply={setAppliedFilters}
+              onClear={() => setAppliedFilters({})}
+            />
+          )}
+          <EnhancedTable
+            config={config}
+            data={filteredData}
+            total={isServer ? totalCount : filteredData.length}
+            paginationModel={isServer ? paginationModel : undefined}
+            onPaginationModelChange={isServer ? setPaginationModel : undefined}
+            loading={listQuery.isFetching}
+            onEdit={handleEdit}
+            onDelete={handleDelete}
+            onCreate={handleCreate}
+            onNavigateToResource={(res, id) => navigate(`/admin/${res}/${id}`)}
+          />
+        </Box>
       ) : (
         <Paper sx={{ p: 4 }}>
           <GenericForm
diff --git a/react-openapi/index.ts b/react-openapi/index.ts
index cacffb9..e4012f3 100644
--- a/react-openapi/index.ts
+++ b/react-openapi/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 export { default as Admin } from "./Admin";
 export { api, auth, initializeApiClients } from "./api/client";
 export { getAppConfig } from "./config";
-export type { AppConfig, ResourceConfig, ResourceField } from "./types/config";
+export type { AppConfig, ResourceConfig, ResourceField, ResourceMode } from "./types/config";
 export { AppProvider } from "./providers/AppProvider";
 export { ConfigContext, useConfig } from "./providers/ConfigContext";
 export { useResource, useResourceByName } from "./hooks/useResource";
+export { default as FilterBar } from "./components/FilterBar";
diff --git a/react-openapi/types/config.ts b/react-openapi/types/config.ts
index 24ee18e..25ef31a 100644
--- a/react-openapi/types/config.ts
+++ b/react-openapi/types/config.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ export interface ResourceField {
   relation?: string; // Name of the target resource
 }
 
+export type ResourceMode = "server" | "client";
+
 export interface ResourceConfig {
   name: string;
   label: string;
@@ -31,6 +33,8 @@ export interface ResourceConfig {
   fields: Record<string, ResourceField>;
   pagination?: boolean;
   hidden?: boolean;
+  mode: ResourceMode;
+  filterableFields?: string[];
 }
 
 export interface AppConfig {
diff --git a/react-openapi/types/overrides.ts b/react-openapi/types/overrides.ts
index 6a37d10..bb11784 100644
--- a/react-openapi/types/overrides.ts
+++ b/react-openapi/types/overrides.ts
@@ -13,4 +13,6 @@ export interface ResourceOverride {
   fields?: Record<string, FieldOverride>;
   pagination?: boolean;
   hidden?: boolean;
+  mode?: "server" | "client";
+  filterableFields?: string[];
 }
diff --git a/react-openapi/utils/openapi_loader.ts b/react-openapi/utils/openapi_loader.ts
index 112f74c..cd91a1d 100644
--- a/react-openapi/utils/openapi_loader.ts
+++ b/react-openapi/utils/openapi_loader.ts
@@ -159,10 +159,12 @@ export async function loadConfigFromOpenApi(baseUrl: string, configuration: Reco
       label: schema.title || label,
       pluralLabel: pluralLabel,
       endpoint: listPath,
-      primaryKey: "id", // Strict default, no heuristics
+      primaryKey: "id",
       fields,
       pagination: resourceOverride.pagination,
       hidden: resourceOverride.hidden,
+      mode: resourceOverride.mode || "server",
+      filterableFields: resourceOverride.filterableFields,
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/src/openapi-config.ts b/src/openapi-config.ts
index 7af32b0..d837480 100644
--- a/src/openapi-config.ts
+++ b/src/openapi-config.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import { ResourceOverride } from "../react-openapi/types/overrides";
 
 export const configuration: Record<string, ResourceOverride> = {
   expenses: {
+    mode: "client",
+    filterableFields: ["payee", "account", "tags", "occurred_at", "amount"],
     fields: {
       payee: {
         displayField: "name",
@@ -38,11 +40,7 @@ export const configuration: Record<string, ResourceOverride> = {
         display: false
       }
     },
-    pagination: true,
   },
-  // reports: {
-  //   hidden: true
-  // }
 };
 
 export const profileConfiguration = {