diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 11b2c3fd..4623589d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dmtrKovalenko/fff.nvim/main/install-mcp.ps
 
 The scripts live at [`install-mcp.sh`](./install-mcp.sh) and [`install-mcp.ps1`](./install-mcp.ps1) if you want to read them first.
 
+> **Note**: If you hit GitHub API rate limiting (403 errors), set `GITHUB_TOKEN` with a [personal access token](https://github.com/settings/tokens) to get 5000 requests/hour instead of 60:
+> ```bash
+> export GITHUB_TOKEN=ghp_your_token_here
+> curl -L https://dmtrkovalenko.dev/install-fff-mcp.sh | bash
+> ```
+
 It prints the exact wiring instructions for your client. Once the server is connected, ask the agent to "use fff" and it picks up the `ffgrep`, `fffind`, and `fff-multi-grep` tools.
 
 ### Recommended agent prompt
diff --git a/install-mcp.sh b/install-mcp.sh
index c63f26c5..ebd50bc6 100755
--- a/install-mcp.sh
+++ b/install-mcp.sh
@@ -60,7 +60,18 @@ detect_platform() {
 get_latest_release_tag() {
     local target="$1"
     local releases_json
-    releases_json=$(curl -fsSL "https://api.github.com/repos/${REPO}/releases") \
+    local curl_args=(-fsSL)
+
+    # Use gh CLI token if available to avoid rate limiting
+    if command -v gh &>/dev/null; then
+        local gh_token
+        gh_token="$(gh auth token 2>/dev/null || true)"
+        if [ -n "$gh_token" ]; then
+            curl_args+=(-H "Authorization: token $gh_token")
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    releases_json=$(curl "${curl_args[@]}" "https://api.github.com/repos/${REPO}/releases") \
         || error "Failed to fetch releases from https://github.com/${REPO}/releases"
 
     # Find the first release that contains an fff-mcp binary for our platform