diff --git a/frontend/src/App.jsx b/frontend/src/App.jsx
index 83e004a..4d320ba 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.jsx
@@ -80,9 +80,12 @@ const App = () => {
   };
 
   const [loginLoading, setLoginLoading] = useState(false);
+  const [authCode, setAuthCode] = useState('');
+  const [codeSubmitting, setCodeSubmitting] = useState(false);
 
   const handleLogin = async () => {
     setLoginLoading(true);
+    setAuthCode('');
     try {
       const response = await fetch('/api/auth/login', { method: 'POST' });
       const data = await response.json();
@@ -99,6 +102,29 @@ const App = () => {
     setLoginLoading(false);
   };
 
+  const handleSubmitCode = async (e) => {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    if (!authCode.trim()) return;
+    setCodeSubmitting(true);
+    try {
+      const response = await fetch('/api/auth/code', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+        body: JSON.stringify({ code: authCode.trim() })
+      });
+      const data = await response.json();
+      if (data.status === 'logged_in') {
+        setAuthCode('');
+        fetchAuthStatus();
+      } else {
+        alert(data.message || 'Code submission failed');
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Error submitting auth code:', error);
+    }
+    setCodeSubmitting(false);
+  };
+
   const handleLogout = async () => {
     try {
       await fetch('/api/auth/logout', { method: 'POST' });
@@ -229,7 +255,13 @@ const App = () => {
             {authStatus?.status === 'logged_in' ? (
               <span className="auth-ok" title={authStatus.account}>● {authStatus.account || 'Logged in'}</span>
             ) : authStatus?.status === 'pending' ? (
-              <span className="auth-pending">⏳ Awaiting login…</span>
+              <form className="header-code-form" onSubmit={handleSubmitCode}>
+                <input type="text" placeholder="Paste auth code here" value={authCode}
+                  onChange={e => setAuthCode(e.target.value)} className="header-code-input" />
+                <button type="submit" className="header-code-btn" disabled={codeSubmitting}>
+                  {codeSubmitting ? '…' : '→'}
+                </button>
+              </form>
             ) : (
               <button className="auth-login-btn" onClick={handleLogin} disabled={loginLoading}>
                 {loginLoading ? '⏳ Connecting…' : '🔐 Login with Claude Max'}
@@ -301,14 +333,23 @@ const App = () => {
                 ) : authStatus?.status === 'pending' ? (
                   <div className="auth-pending-panel">
                     <span className="auth-icon">⏳</span>
-                    <div>
-                      <div className="auth-title">Waiting for browser login…</div>
-                      <div className="auth-sub">Complete the login in the browser tab that opened, then come back here.</div>
+                    <div className="auth-pending-content">
+                      <div className="auth-title">Waiting for authorization code…</div>
+                      <div className="auth-sub">1. Click the link below to authorize in your browser</div>
+                      <div className="auth-sub">2. After authorizing, you'll see a code — paste it below</div>
                       {authStatus.auth_url && (
                         <a className="auth-url-link" href={authStatus.auth_url} target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
-                          Click here if the browser tab didn't open →
+                          Open authorization page →
                         </a>
                       )}
+                      <form className="auth-code-form" onSubmit={handleSubmitCode}>
+                        <input type="text" placeholder="Paste your authorization code here"
+                          value={authCode} onChange={e => setAuthCode(e.target.value)}
+                          className="auth-code-input" />
+                        <button type="submit" className="btn btn-primary btn-sm" disabled={codeSubmitting}>
+                          {codeSubmitting ? 'Verifying…' : 'Submit Code'}
+                        </button>
+                      </form>
                     </div>
                   </div>
                 ) : (