diff --git a/WordPress/build.gradle b/WordPress/build.gradle
index 8ebe0ab44ae4..85b4e2682034 100644
--- a/WordPress/build.gradle
+++ b/WordPress/build.gradle
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ repositories {
             includeGroup "org.wordpress.fluxc"
             includeGroup "org.wordpress.wellsql"
             includeGroup "org.wordpress.gutenberg-mobile"
+            includeGroup "rs.wordpress.api"
             includeGroupByRegex "org.wordpress.react-native-libraries.*"
             includeGroup "com.automattic"
             includeGroup "com.automattic.tracks"
@@ -350,6 +351,10 @@ static def addBuildConfigFieldsFromPrefixedProperties(variant, properties, prefi
 }
 
 dependencies {
+    implementation('rs.wordpress.api:android:0.1-rc-9') {
+        exclude group: "net.java.dev.jna"
+    }
+    implementation 'net.java.dev.jna:jna:5.13.0@aar'
     implementation 'androidx.webkit:webkit:1.11.0'
     implementation "androidx.navigation:navigation-compose:$androidxComposeNavigationVersion"
     compileOnly project(path: ':libs:annotations')
diff --git a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/PostListMainViewModel.kt b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/PostListMainViewModel.kt
index 9b0cdc7c8048..191472092bf9 100644
--- a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/PostListMainViewModel.kt
+++ b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/PostListMainViewModel.kt
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import org.wordpress.android.ui.posts.PostListType.TRASHED
 import org.wordpress.android.ui.prefs.AppPrefsWrapper
 import org.wordpress.android.ui.uploads.UploadActionUseCase
 import org.wordpress.android.ui.uploads.UploadStarter
+import org.wordpress.android.ui.utils.UiString
 import org.wordpress.android.ui.utils.UiString.UiStringRes
 import org.wordpress.android.util.AppLog
 import org.wordpress.android.util.NetworkUtilsWrapper
@@ -54,6 +55,9 @@ import org.wordpress.android.viewmodel.helpers.ToastMessageHolder
 import org.wordpress.android.viewmodel.posts.PostFetcher
 import org.wordpress.android.viewmodel.posts.PostListItemIdentifier.LocalPostId
 import org.wordpress.android.viewmodel.posts.PostListViewModelConnector
+import rs.wordpress.api.kotlin.WpApiClient
+import rs.wordpress.api.kotlin.WpRequestSuccess
+import uniffi.wp_api.wpAuthenticationFromUsernameAndPassword
 import javax.inject.Inject
 import javax.inject.Named
 import kotlin.coroutines.CoroutineContext
@@ -305,6 +309,33 @@ class PostListMainViewModel @Inject constructor(
         }
 
         isStarted = true
+
+        fetchDemoUserFromRust()
+    }
+
+    private fun fetchDemoUserFromRust() {
+        // This is an empty test site that'll be destroyed in a few days.
+        val siteUrl = "https://loudly-special.jurassic.ninja/"
+        val authentication = wpAuthenticationFromUsernameAndPassword(
+            username = "demo", password = "50uB 6ivM b7OC vc1K GXjh zZsI"
+        )
+        val client = WpApiClient(siteUrl, authentication)
+        launch {
+            val demoUser = client.request { requestBuilder ->
+                requestBuilder.users().retrieveMeWithEditContext()
+            }
+            when (demoUser) {
+                is WpRequestSuccess -> {
+                    withContext(mainDispatcher) {
+                        _snackBarMessage.value =
+                            SnackbarMessageHolder(
+                                message = UiString.UiStringText("Demo user's name: ${demoUser.data.name}")
+                            )
+                    }
+                }
+                else -> {}
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     override fun onCleared() {