diff --git a/src/lib/components/content/FileExplorer.svelte b/src/lib/components/content/FileExplorer.svelte
index e220c2a..6e0e475 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/content/FileExplorer.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/content/FileExplorer.svelte
@@ -117,9 +117,13 @@
       }
 
       // Use GitHub API helper for GitHub repos (handles rate limiting and token fallback)
-      const response = url.includes('github.com') 
-        ? await fetchGitHubApi(apiUrl)
-        : await fetch(apiUrl);
+      let response: Response;
+      if (url.includes('github.com')) {
+        const apiResult = await fetchGitHubApi(apiUrl);
+        response = apiResult.response;
+      } else {
+        response = await fetch(apiUrl);
+      }
       
       if (!response.ok) {
         throw new Error(`Failed to fetch file: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`);
diff --git a/src/lib/services/content/git-repo-fetcher.ts b/src/lib/services/content/git-repo-fetcher.ts
index 9081ea0..8e78e84 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/content/git-repo-fetcher.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/content/git-repo-fetcher.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export interface GitRepoInfo {
     content: string;
     format: 'markdown' | 'asciidoc';
   };
+  usingGitHubToken?: boolean; // Indicates if GitHub API token was used
 }
 
 export interface GitBranch {
@@ -89,19 +90,29 @@ function parseGitUrl(url: string): { platform: string; owner: string; repo: stri
  */
 async function fetchFromGitHub(owner: string, repo: string): Promise<GitRepoInfo | null> {
   try {
-    const repoResponse = await fetchGitHubApi(`https://api.github.com/repos/${owner}/${repo}`);
-    if (!repoResponse.ok) {
-      console.warn(`GitHub API error for repo ${owner}/${repo}: ${repoResponse.status} ${repoResponse.statusText}`);
+    const repoApiResult = await fetchGitHubApi(`https://api.github.com/repos/${owner}/${repo}`);
+    if (!repoApiResult.response.ok) {
+      console.warn(`GitHub API error for repo ${owner}/${repo}: ${repoApiResult.response.status} ${repoApiResult.response.statusText}`);
       return null;
     }
-    const repoData = await repoResponse.json();
+    const repoData = await repoApiResult.response.json();
+    
+    // Track if any request used a token
+    let usingToken = repoApiResult.usedToken;
     
     const defaultBranch = repoData.default_branch || 'main';
-    const [branchesResponse, commitsResponse, treeResponse] = await Promise.all([
+    const [branchesResult, commitsResult, treeResult] = await Promise.all([
       fetchGitHubApi(`https://api.github.com/repos/${owner}/${repo}/branches`),
       fetchGitHubApi(`https://api.github.com/repos/${owner}/${repo}/commits?per_page=10`),
-      fetchGitHubApi(`https://api.github.com/repos/${owner}/${repo}/git/trees/${defaultBranch}?recursive=1`).catch(() => null)
+      fetchGitHubApi(`https://api.github.com/repos/${owner}/${repo}/git/trees/${defaultBranch}?recursive=1`).catch(() => ({ response: null as any, usedToken: false }))
     ]);
+    
+    // Update token usage flag if any request used a token
+    usingToken = usingToken || branchesResult.usedToken || commitsResult.usedToken || (treeResult?.usedToken ?? false);
+    
+    const branchesResponse = branchesResult.response;
+    const commitsResponse = commitsResult.response;
+    const treeResponse = treeResult?.response;
 
     // Check if responses are OK and parse JSON
     let branchesData: any[] = [];
@@ -206,10 +217,12 @@ async function fetchFromGitHub(owner: string, repo: string): Promise<GitRepoInfo
     const readmeFiles = ['README.adoc', 'README.md', 'README.rst', 'README.txt'];
     for (const readmeFile of readmeFiles) {
       try {
-        const readmeData = await fetchGitHubApi(`https://api.github.com/repos/${owner}/${repo}/contents/${readmeFile}?ref=${defaultBranch}`).then(r => {
-          if (!r.ok) throw new Error('Not found');
-          return r.json();
-        });
+        const readmeResult = await fetchGitHubApi(`https://api.github.com/repos/${owner}/${repo}/contents/${readmeFile}?ref=${defaultBranch}`);
+        if (readmeResult.usedToken) {
+          usingToken = true;
+        }
+        if (!readmeResult.response.ok) throw new Error('Not found');
+        const readmeData = await readmeResult.response.json();
         if (readmeData.content) {
           const content = atob(readmeData.content.replace(/\s/g, ''));
           readme = {
@@ -244,10 +257,12 @@ async function fetchFromGitHub(owner: string, repo: string): Promise<GitRepoInfo
       // If found in tree, fetch it
       if (readmePath) {
         try {
-          const readmeData = await fetchGitHubApi(`https://api.github.com/repos/${owner}/${repo}/contents/${readmePath}?ref=${defaultBranch}`).then(r => {
-            if (!r.ok) throw new Error('Not found');
-            return r.json();
-          });
+          const readmeResult = await fetchGitHubApi(`https://api.github.com/repos/${owner}/${repo}/contents/${readmePath}?ref=${defaultBranch}`);
+          if (readmeResult.usedToken) {
+            usingToken = true;
+          }
+          if (!readmeResult.response.ok) throw new Error('Not found');
+          const readmeData = await readmeResult.response.json();
           if (readmeData.content) {
             const content = atob(readmeData.content.replace(/\s/g, ''));
             const format = readmePath.toLowerCase().endsWith('.adoc') ? 'asciidoc' : 'markdown';
@@ -271,7 +286,8 @@ async function fetchFromGitHub(owner: string, repo: string): Promise<GitRepoInfo
       branches,
       commits,
       files,
-      readme
+      readme,
+      usingGitHubToken: usingToken
     };
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('Error fetching from GitHub:', error);
diff --git a/src/lib/services/github-api.ts b/src/lib/services/github-api.ts
index 4f30afc..16d54f4 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/github-api.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/github-api.ts
@@ -73,16 +73,24 @@ async function getGitHubToken(): Promise<string | null> {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Result of a GitHub API request, including whether a token was used
+ */
+export interface GitHubApiResponse {
+  response: Response;
+  usedToken: boolean;
+}
+
 /**
  * Make a GitHub API request with automatic token fallback on rate limiting
  * @param url - GitHub API URL
  * @param options - Fetch options (headers will be merged)
- * @returns Response object
+ * @returns Response object and whether a token was used
  */
 export async function fetchGitHubApi(
   url: string,
   options: RequestInit = {}
-): Promise<Response> {
+): Promise<GitHubApiResponse> {
   // First attempt without token
   let response = await fetch(url, {
     ...options,
@@ -92,6 +100,8 @@ export async function fetchGitHubApi(
     }
   });
   
+  let usedToken = false;
+  
   // Check if rate limited
   if (isRateLimited(response)) {
     console.log('GitHub API rate limit detected, attempting to use saved token...');
@@ -101,6 +111,7 @@ export async function fetchGitHubApi(
     
     if (token) {
       console.log('Using saved GitHub token for authenticated request');
+      usedToken = true;
       
       // Retry with token (use Bearer for compatibility with both classic and fine-grained tokens)
       response = await fetch(url, {
@@ -133,5 +144,5 @@ export async function fetchGitHubApi(
     }
   }
   
-  return response;
+  return { response, usedToken };
 }
diff --git a/src/routes/repos/[naddr]/+page.svelte b/src/routes/repos/[naddr]/+page.svelte
index 5852bd7..b03a378 100644
--- a/src/routes/repos/[naddr]/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/repos/[naddr]/+page.svelte
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
   import { cacheEvent, getEventsByKind } from '../../../lib/services/cache/event-cache.js';
   import EventMenu from '../../../lib/components/EventMenu.svelte';
   import { fetchProfiles } from '../../../lib/services/user-data.js';
+  import Icon from '../../../lib/components/ui/Icon.svelte';
 
   let naddr = $derived($page.params.naddr);
   let repoEvent = $state<NostrEvent | null>(null);
@@ -895,6 +896,12 @@
           <EventMenu event={repoEvent} showContentActions={true} />
         {/if}
       </div>
+      {#if gitRepo?.usingGitHubToken}
+        <div class="github-token-notice mb-4 p-3 bg-fog-highlight dark:bg-fog-dark-highlight border border-fog-border dark:border-fog-dark-border rounded text-sm text-fog-text dark:text-fog-dark-text">
+          <Icon name="key" size={16} class="inline mr-2" />
+          Using your saved GitHub API token for authenticated requests
+        </div>
+      {/if}
       {#if getRepoDescription()}
         <p class="text-fog-text-light dark:text-fog-dark-text-light mb-4">
           {getRepoDescription()}