Keeping TypeScript types in sync with Rails API responses is critical but tedious. I generate TypeScript interfaces automatically from Rails serializers or JSON Schema using tools like quicktype or custom scripts. For manual definitions, I create a types directory that mirrors the Rails model structure. Each type includes all attributes from the serializer plus computed fields. I use branded types for IDs to prevent mixing up user IDs with post IDs. Unions and literal types represent Rails enums. The key discipline is updating types whenever the API shape changes—I catch this in code review and with integration tests that verify response shapes. Proper types catch API contract violations at compile time instead of runtime.