diff --git a/views/TokenGate.tsx b/views/TokenGate.tsx
index f5e251f..845f5ea 100644
--- a/views/TokenGate.tsx
+++ b/views/TokenGate.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { validateToken } from '../services/githubService';
 import { signInWithGitHub } from '../services/firebaseService';
 import { GitHubUser } from '../types';
 import { Button } from '../components/Button';
-import { Github } from 'lucide-react';
+import { Github, Key } from 'lucide-react';
 
 interface TokenGateProps {
   onSuccess: (token: string, user: GitHubUser) => void;
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ interface TokenGateProps {
 export const TokenGate: React.FC<TokenGateProps> = ({ onSuccess }) => {
   const [error, setError] = useState('');
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
+  const [showPatInput, setShowPatInput] = useState(false);
+  const [patToken, setPatToken] = useState('');
 
   const handleGitHubLogin = async () => {
     setError('');
@@ -47,6 +49,29 @@ export const TokenGate: React.FC<TokenGateProps> = ({ onSuccess }) => {
     }
   };
 
+  const handlePatLogin = async () => {
+    setError('');
+    
+    if (!patToken.trim()) {
+      setError('Please enter a Personal Access Token');
+      return;
+    }
+    
+    setLoading(true);
+    
+    try {
+      // Validate token and get user data from GitHub API
+      const user = await validateToken(patToken.trim());
+      onSuccess(patToken.trim(), user);
+    } catch (err: unknown) {
+      console.error('PAT login error:', err);
+      const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to authenticate with PAT';
+      setError(message);
+    } finally {
+      setLoading(false);
+    }
+  };
+
   return (
     <div className="min-h-screen flex items-center justify-center bg-slate-50 dark:bg-slate-900 p-4">
       <div className="max-w-md w-full bg-white dark:bg-slate-800 rounded-xl shadow-lg dark:shadow-slate-900/50 p-8 border border-slate-200 dark:border-slate-700">
@@ -67,15 +92,90 @@ export const TokenGate: React.FC<TokenGateProps> = ({ onSuccess }) => {
             </div>
           )}
 
-          <Button 
-            onClick={handleGitHubLogin} 
-            className="w-full" 
-            isLoading={loading} 
-            variant="primary"
-          >
-            <Github className="mr-2" size={20} />
-            Sign in with GitHub
-          </Button>
+          {!showPatInput ? (
+            <>
+              <Button 
+                onClick={handleGitHubLogin} 
+                className="w-full" 
+                isLoading={loading} 
+                variant="primary"
+              >
+                <Github className="mr-2" size={20} />
+                Sign in with GitHub
+              </Button>
+
+              <div className="relative">
+                <div className="absolute inset-0 flex items-center">
+                  <div className="w-full border-t border-slate-200 dark:border-slate-700"></div>
+                </div>
+                <div className="relative flex justify-center text-sm">
+                  <span className="px-2 bg-white dark:bg-slate-800 text-slate-500 dark:text-slate-400">
+                    Or
+                  </span>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+
+              <Button 
+                onClick={() => setShowPatInput(true)} 
+                className="w-full" 
+                variant="secondary"
+              >
+                <Key className="mr-2" size={20} />
+                Sign in with Personal Access Token
+              </Button>
+            </>
+          ) : (
+            <>
+              <div className="space-y-2">
+                <label htmlFor="pat-token" className="block text-sm font-medium text-slate-700 dark:text-slate-300">
+                  Personal Access Token
+                </label>
+                <input
+                  id="pat-token"
+                  type="password"
+                  value={patToken}
+                  onChange={(e) => setPatToken(e.target.value)}
+                  onKeyDown={(e) => e.key === 'Enter' && handlePatLogin()}
+                  placeholder="ghp_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
+                  className="w-full px-3 py-2 border border-slate-300 dark:border-slate-600 rounded-md shadow-sm focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-blue-500 focus:border-blue-500 dark:bg-slate-700 dark:text-slate-100"
+                  disabled={loading}
+                />
+                <p className="text-xs text-slate-500 dark:text-slate-400">
+                  <a 
+                    href="https://github.com/settings/tokens/new?scopes=repo,read:user" 
+                    target="_blank" 
+                    rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                    className="text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400 hover:underline"
+                  >
+                    Create a token
+                  </a>
+                  {' '}with <code className="bg-slate-100 dark:bg-slate-600 px-1 rounded">repo</code> and <code className="bg-slate-100 dark:bg-slate-600 px-1 rounded">read:user</code> scopes.
+                </p>
+              </div>
+
+              <Button 
+                onClick={handlePatLogin} 
+                className="w-full" 
+                isLoading={loading} 
+                variant="primary"
+              >
+                Sign in
+              </Button>
+
+              <Button 
+                onClick={() => {
+                  setShowPatInput(false);
+                  setPatToken('');
+                  setError('');
+                }} 
+                className="w-full" 
+                variant="secondary"
+                disabled={loading}
+              >
+                Back to OAuth
+              </Button>
+            </>
+          )}
 
           <p className="text-xs text-slate-400 dark:text-slate-500 text-center">
             By signing in, you grant access to your public and private repositories.