diff --git a/src/commands/auth/login.ts b/src/commands/auth/login.ts
index 732dc1305..039d60b59 100644
--- a/src/commands/auth/login.ts
+++ b/src/commands/auth/login.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { buildCommand, numberParser } from "@stricli/core";
 import type { SentryContext } from "../../context.js";
 import { listOrganizations } from "../../lib/api-client.js";
-import { openOrShowUrl } from "../../lib/browser.js";
+import { openBrowser } from "../../lib/browser.js";
+import { setupCopyKeyListener } from "../../lib/clipboard.js";
 import {
   clearAuth,
   getConfigPath,
@@ -9,9 +10,10 @@ import {
   setAuthToken,
 } from "../../lib/config.js";
 import { AuthError } from "../../lib/errors.js";
-import { success } from "../../lib/formatters/colors.js";
+import { muted, success } from "../../lib/formatters/colors.js";
 import { formatDuration } from "../../lib/formatters/human.js";
 import { completeOAuthFlow, performDeviceFlow } from "../../lib/oauth.js";
+import { generateQRCode } from "../../lib/qrcode.js";
 
 type LoginFlags = {
   readonly token?: string;
@@ -79,47 +81,73 @@ export const loginCommand = buildCommand({
     // Device Flow OAuth
     stdout.write("Starting authentication...\n\n");
 
-    const tokenResponse = await performDeviceFlow(
-      {
-        onUserCode: async (
-          userCode,
-          verificationUri,
-          verificationUriComplete
-        ) => {
-          const browserOpened = await openOrShowUrl(
-            stdout,
+    let urlToCopy = "";
+    // Object wrapper needed for TypeScript control flow analysis with async callbacks
+    const keyListener = { cleanup: null as (() => void) | null };
+    const stdin = process.stdin;
+
+    try {
+      const tokenResponse = await performDeviceFlow(
+        {
+          onUserCode: async (
+            userCode,
+            verificationUri,
             verificationUriComplete
-          );
+          ) => {
+            urlToCopy = verificationUriComplete;
+
+            // Try to open browser (best effort)
+            const browserOpened = await openBrowser(verificationUriComplete);
+
+            if (browserOpened) {
+              stdout.write("Opening in browser...\n\n");
+            } else {
+              // Show QR code as fallback when browser can't open
+              stdout.write("Scan this QR code or visit the URL below:\n\n");
+              const qr = await generateQRCode(verificationUriComplete);
+              stdout.write(qr);
+              stdout.write("\n");
+            }
 
-          if (!browserOpened) {
-            // Show shorter URL + code for easier manual entry
             stdout.write(`URL: ${verificationUri}\n`);
             stdout.write(`Code: ${userCode}\n\n`);
-          }
+            const copyHint = stdin.isTTY ? ` ${muted("(c to copy)")}` : "";
+            stdout.write(
+              `Browser didn't open? Use the url above to sign in${copyHint}\n\n`
+            );
+            stdout.write("Waiting for authorization...\n");
 
-          stdout.write("Waiting for authorization...\n");
+            // Setup keyboard listener for 'c' to copy URL
+            keyListener.cleanup = setupCopyKeyListener(
+              stdin,
+              () => urlToCopy,
+              stdout
+            );
+          },
+          onPolling: () => {
+            stdout.write(".");
+          },
         },
-        onPolling: () => {
-          // Could add a spinner or dots here
-          stdout.write(".");
-        },
-      },
-      flags.timeout * 1000
-    );
+        flags.timeout * 1000
+      );
 
-    // Clear the polling dots
-    stdout.write("\n\n");
+      // Clear the polling dots
+      stdout.write("\n\n");
 
-    // Store the token
-    await completeOAuthFlow(tokenResponse);
+      // Store the token
+      await completeOAuthFlow(tokenResponse);
 
-    stdout.write(`${success("✓")} Authentication successful!\n`);
-    stdout.write(`  Config saved to: ${getConfigPath()}\n`);
+      stdout.write(`${success("✓")} Authentication successful!\n`);
+      stdout.write(`  Config saved to: ${getConfigPath()}\n`);
 
-    if (tokenResponse.expires_in) {
-      stdout.write(
-        `  Token expires in: ${formatDuration(tokenResponse.expires_in)}\n`
-      );
+      if (tokenResponse.expires_in) {
+        stdout.write(
+          `  Token expires in: ${formatDuration(tokenResponse.expires_in)}\n`
+        );
+      }
+    } finally {
+      // Always cleanup keyboard listener
+      keyListener.cleanup?.();
     }
   },
 });
diff --git a/src/lib/clipboard.ts b/src/lib/clipboard.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ba7e0b414
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/clipboard.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+/**
+ * Clipboard utilities
+ *
+ * Cross-platform utilities for copying text to the system clipboard.
+ * Includes both low-level copy function and interactive keyboard-triggered copy.
+ */
+
+import type { Writer } from "../types/index.js";
+import { success } from "./formatters/colors.js";
+
+const CTRL_C = "\x03";
+const CLEAR_LINE = "\r\x1b[K";
+
+/**
+ * Copy text to the system clipboard.
+ *
+ * Uses platform-specific commands:
+ * - macOS: pbcopy
+ * - Linux: xclip or xsel
+ * - Windows: clip
+ *
+ * @param text - The text to copy to clipboard
+ * @returns true if copy succeeded, false otherwise
+ */
+export async function copyToClipboard(text: string): Promise<boolean> {
+  const { platform } = process;
+
+  let command: string | null = null;
+  let args: string[] = [];
+
+  if (platform === "darwin") {
+    command = Bun.which("pbcopy");
+    args = [];
+  } else if (platform === "win32") {
+    command = Bun.which("clip");
+    args = [];
+  } else {
+    // Linux - try xclip first, then xsel
+    command = Bun.which("xclip");
+    if (command) {
+      args = ["-selection", "clipboard"];
+    } else {
+      command = Bun.which("xsel");
+      if (command) {
+        args = ["--clipboard", "--input"];
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (!command) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const proc = Bun.spawn([command, ...args], {
+      stdin: "pipe",
+      stdout: "ignore",
+      stderr: "ignore",
+    });
+
+    proc.stdin.write(text);
+    proc.stdin.end();
+
+    const exitCode = await proc.exited;
+    return exitCode === 0;
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Sets up a keyboard listener that copies text to clipboard when 'c' is pressed.
+ * Only activates in TTY environments. Returns a cleanup function to restore stdin state.
+ *
+ * @param stdin - The stdin stream to listen on
+ * @param getText - Function that returns the text to copy
+ * @param stdout - Output stream for feedback messages
+ * @returns Cleanup function to restore stdin state
+ */
+export function setupCopyKeyListener(
+  stdin: NodeJS.ReadStream,
+  getText: () => string,
+  stdout: Writer
+): () => void {
+  if (!stdin.isTTY) {
+    return () => {
+      /* no-op for non-TTY */
+    };
+  }
+
+  stdin.setRawMode(true);
+  stdin.resume();
+
+  let active = true;
+
+  const onData = async (data: Buffer) => {
+    const key = data.toString();
+
+    if (key === "c" || key === "C") {
+      const text = getText();
+      const copied = await copyToClipboard(text);
+      if (copied && active) {
+        stdout.write(CLEAR_LINE);
+        stdout.write(success("Copied!"));
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (key === CTRL_C) {
+      stdin.setRawMode(false);
+      stdin.pause();
+      process.exit(130);
+    }
+  };
+
+  stdin.on("data", onData);
+
+  return () => {
+    active = false;
+    stdin.off("data", onData);
+    if (stdin.isTTY) {
+      stdin.setRawMode(false);
+    }
+    stdin.pause();
+  };
+}