diff --git a/GithubResponse.cs b/GithubResponse.cs
index b7e4dc5..c302f65 100644
--- a/GithubResponse.cs
+++ b/GithubResponse.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
 using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Net.Http.Headers;
-using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
 using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
 using Wox.Plugin.Logger;
 
 namespace Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.GitHubRepo
@@ -85,6 +89,17 @@ public static async Task<QueryResult<List<GitHubRepo>, Exception>> UserRepoQuery
             return await SendRequest<List<GitHubRepo>>($"https://api.github.com/users/{user}/repos?sort=updated", cts.Token);
         }
 
+        public static async Task<QueryResult<List<GitHubRepo>, Exception>> DefaultUserRepoQuery(string user)
+        {
+            cts?.Cancel();
+            cts = new CancellationTokenSource();
+
+            // fallback to UserRepoQuery if authtoken is not set
+            return Client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Contains("Authorization") ?
+                await SendRequest<List<GitHubRepo>>("https://api.github.com/user/repos?sort=updated", cts.Token) :
+                await UserRepoQuery(user);
+        }
+
         private static async Task<QueryResult<T, Exception>> SendRequest<T>(string url, CancellationToken token)
         {
             try
diff --git a/Main.cs b/Main.cs
index dfa81c2..e741f20 100644
--- a/Main.cs
+++ b/Main.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
-using System.Globalization;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Windows.Controls;
-using System.Windows.Input;
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
 using Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.GitHubRepo.Properties;
 using LazyCache;
 using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Windows.Controls;
+using System.Windows.Input;
 using Wox.Infrastructure;
 using Wox.Plugin;
 using Wox.Plugin.Logger;
@@ -67,7 +71,7 @@ private record ResultData(string Url);
             },
         };
 
-        // handle user repo search
+        // handle user repo user
         public List<Result> Query(Query query)
         {
             ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(query);
@@ -133,7 +137,7 @@ public List<Result> Query(Query query)
                 string cacheKey = _defaultUser;
                 target = search[1..];
 
-                repos = _cache.GetOrAdd(cacheKey, () => UserRepoQuery(cacheKey));
+                repos = _cache.GetOrAdd(cacheKey, () => DefaultUserRepoQuery(cacheKey));
             }
             else
             {
@@ -172,8 +176,13 @@ public List<Result> Query(Query query)
             //results = results.Where(r => r.Title.StartsWith(target, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)).ToList();
             return results;
 
-            static List<GitHubRepo> UserRepoQuery(string search) =>
-                GitHub.UserRepoQuery(search).Result.Match(
+            static List<GitHubRepo> UserRepoQuery(string user) =>
+                GitHub.UserRepoQuery(user).Result.Match(
+                    ok: r => r,
+                    err: e => new List<GitHubRepo> { new(e.GetType().Name, string.Empty, e.Message, false) });
+
+            static List<GitHubRepo> DefaultUserRepoQuery(string user) =>
+                GitHub.DefaultUserRepoQuery(user).Result.Match(
                     ok: r => r,
                     err: e => new List<GitHubRepo> { new(e.GetType().Name, string.Empty, e.Message, false) });
         }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 715daac..1f7c7b5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ This is a plugin for [PowerToys Run](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_PowerToysR
 
 ### Search repo with default user: `/repo`
 
+If authtoken is set, it will list all the repositories the token has access to. Otherwise,
+it will list all the public repositories of the default user.
 ![Search repo with default user](./assets/default_user.png)
 
 ### Context menu
@@ -36,7 +38,9 @@ This is a plugin for [PowerToys Run](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_PowerToysR
 ## Settings
 
 - **Default user**: The default user to search for when typed `/`.
-- **GitHub auth token** (optional): The GitHub auth token to use for better rate limiting. You can generate a token with no scope. Detailed instructions [here](https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/managing-your-personal-access-tokens#creating-a-personal-access-token-classic).
+- **GitHub auth token** (optional): The GitHub auth token to use for better rate limiting and access to private repo.    
+  You can generate a fine-grained token with read access to metadata. Detailed instructions 
+  [here](https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/managing-your-personal-access-tokens#creating-a-fine-grained-personal-access-token).
 
 ## Building