diff --git a/db/seed.ts b/db/seed.ts
index 89e576d..4fa7977 100644
--- a/db/seed.ts
+++ b/db/seed.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 import "dotenv/config";
 import { Pool } from "pg";
+import { hashPassword } from "../src/lib/passwords";
 
 // Seed needs elevated privileges (inserts into plans, add_ons, tenants —
 // tables that are intentionally not RLS-scoped but the runtime app user
@@ -258,13 +259,41 @@ async function main() {
     }
     console.log(`Seeded ${tenantsData.length} tenants with sample data`);
 
-    // ── Platform admin user (not tied to any single tenant) ──────────────
-    await client.query(
-      `INSERT INTO users (email, name, auth_provider, auth_subject)
-       VALUES ('platform@route-commerce.example', 'Platform Admin', 'dev', 'dev-platform-admin')
-       ON CONFLICT (email) DO UPDATE SET name = EXCLUDED.name`,
+    // ── Platform admin (seeded for dev sign-in via Credentials provider) ─
+    //   email:    admin@route-commerce.local
+    //   password: admin (override with SEED_ADMIN_PASSWORD)
+    //
+    // The user is attached to the Tuxedo tenant with the `platform_admin`
+    // role so `getAdminUser()` resolves it and grants cross-tenant
+    // visibility. To rotate the password, re-run `npm run db:seed`
+    // (the UPSERT updates `password_hash`).
+    const tuxedoRes = await client.query<{ id: string }>(
+      `SELECT id FROM tenants WHERE slug = 'tuxedo'`,
     );
-    console.log("Seeded platform admin user");
+    const tuxedoId = tuxedoRes.rows[0]?.id;
+    if (tuxedoId) {
+      const adminPassword = process.env.SEED_ADMIN_PASSWORD ?? "admin";
+      const passwordHash = hashPassword(adminPassword);
+      const adminRes = await client.query<{ id: string }>(
+        `INSERT INTO users (email, name, auth_provider, auth_subject, password_hash)
+         VALUES ($1, 'Platform Admin', 'dev', 'dev-platform-admin', $2)
+         ON CONFLICT (email) DO UPDATE SET
+           name = EXCLUDED.name,
+           password_hash = EXCLUDED.password_hash
+         RETURNING id`,
+        ["admin@route-commerce.local", passwordHash],
+      );
+      const adminId = adminRes.rows[0].id;
+      await client.query(
+        `INSERT INTO tenant_users (tenant_id, user_id, role)
+         VALUES ($1, $2, 'platform_admin')
+         ON CONFLICT (tenant_id, user_id) DO UPDATE SET role = EXCLUDED.role`,
+        [tuxedoId, adminId],
+      );
+      console.log(
+        `Seeded platform admin: admin@route-commerce.local / ${adminPassword === "admin" ? "admin" : "(SEED_ADMIN_PASSWORD)"}`,
+      );
+    }
 
     await client.query("COMMIT");
     console.log("✅ Seed complete");
diff --git a/src/app/login/LoginClient.tsx b/src/app/login/LoginClient.tsx
index 1f6700e..6b54a3d 100644
--- a/src/app/login/LoginClient.tsx
+++ b/src/app/login/LoginClient.tsx
@@ -1,29 +1,28 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { signInWithGoogle } from "@/actions/auth-actions";
+import { useState, useTransition } from "react";
+import { signInWithGoogle, signInWithCredentials } from "@/actions/auth-actions";
 
 type LoginClientProps = {
   hasGoogle: boolean;
+  hasCredentials: boolean;
+  /** Server-rendered error message, if any (from ?error=...) */
+  error: string | null;
+  /** Pre-fill the email in dev (for the seeded admin). */
+  seededEmail?: string;
+  /** Where to send the user after a successful sign-in. */
+  redirectTo?: string;
 };
 
 function GoogleSignIn({ hasGoogle }: { hasGoogle: boolean }) {
   if (!hasGoogle) {
     return (
-      <div className="rounded-xl border border-amber-200 bg-amber-50 p-4 text-sm text-amber-900">
+      <div className="rounded-xl border border-stone-200/80 bg-stone-50 p-4 text-sm text-stone-700">
         <p className="font-medium">Google sign-in is not configured.</p>
-        <p className="mt-1 text-amber-800">
+        <p className="mt-1 text-stone-600">
           Add <code className="font-mono text-xs">AUTH_GOOGLE_ID</code> and{" "}
           <code className="font-mono text-xs">AUTH_GOOGLE_SECRET</code> to your
-          environment to enable it. See{" "}
-          <a
-            className="underline"
-            href="https://authjs.dev/getting-started/providers/google"
-            target="_blank"
-            rel="noreferrer"
-          >
-            Auth.js Google provider docs
-          </a>
-          .
+          environment to enable it.
         </p>
       </div>
     );
@@ -48,9 +47,112 @@ function GoogleSignIn({ hasGoogle }: { hasGoogle: boolean }) {
   );
 }
 
-export default function LoginClient({ hasGoogle }: LoginClientProps) {
+function CredentialsForm({
+  seededEmail,
+  error,
+}: {
+  seededEmail?: string;
+  error: string | null;
+}) {
+  const [isPending, startTransition] = useTransition();
+  const [localError, setLocalError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
   return (
-    <main className="min-h-screen flex flex-col relative overflow-hidden" style={{ backgroundColor: "#faf8f5", height: "100vh" }}>
+    <form
+      action={(formData) => {
+        setLocalError(null);
+        startTransition(async () => {
+          try {
+            await signInWithCredentials(formData);
+          } catch (err) {
+            // Auth.js throws NEXT_REDIRECT on success — that's the normal
+            // flow. We only care about non-redirect errors here.
+            const msg = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+            if (!msg.includes("NEXT_REDIRECT")) {
+              setLocalError("Sign-in failed. Please try again.");
+            }
+          }
+        });
+      }}
+      className="space-y-3"
+    >
+      <label className="block">
+        <span className="block text-xs font-medium text-stone-700 mb-1.5" style={{ fontFamily: "'Plus Jakarta Sans', system-ui, sans-serif" }}>
+          Email
+        </span>
+        <input
+          name="email"
+          type="email"
+          required
+          autoComplete="username"
+          defaultValue={seededEmail ?? ""}
+          className="w-full rounded-xl border border-stone-200/80 bg-white px-4 py-3 text-sm text-stone-900 placeholder:text-stone-400 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-[#6b8f71]/40 focus:border-[#6b8f71]"
+          placeholder="you@example.com"
+        />
+      </label>
+      <label className="block">
+        <span className="block text-xs font-medium text-stone-700 mb-1.5" style={{ fontFamily: "'Plus Jakarta Sans', system-ui, sans-serif" }}>
+          Password
+        </span>
+        <input
+          name="password"
+          type="password"
+          required
+          autoComplete="current-password"
+          className="w-full rounded-xl border border-stone-200/80 bg-white px-4 py-3 text-sm text-stone-900 placeholder:text-stone-400 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-[#6b8f71]/40 focus:border-[#6b8f71]"
+          placeholder="••••••••"
+        />
+      </label>
+      {(error || localError) && (
+        <p className="text-sm text-rose-700 bg-rose-50 border border-rose-200 rounded-lg px-3 py-2">
+          {error ?? localError}
+        </p>
+      )}
+      <button
+        type="submit"
+        disabled={isPending}
+        className="w-full rounded-xl px-6 py-3.5 text-sm font-semibold text-white shadow-sm transition-all disabled:opacity-60 disabled:cursor-not-allowed active:scale-[0.98]"
+        style={{
+          fontFamily: "'Plus Jakarta Sans', system-ui, sans-serif",
+          background: isPending
+            ? "linear-gradient(135deg, #6b8f71 0%, #7ba085 100%)"
+            : "linear-gradient(135deg, #1a4d2e 0%, #2d6a45 100%)",
+          boxShadow: "0 8px 24px rgba(26, 77, 46, 0.20)",
+        }}
+      >
+        {isPending ? "Signing in…" : "Sign in with email"}
+      </button>
+    </form>
+  );
+}
+
+function Divider() {
+  return (
+    <div className="flex items-center gap-3 my-5" aria-hidden="true">
+      <div className="flex-1 h-px bg-stone-200/80" />
+      <span className="text-xs uppercase tracking-wider text-stone-400" style={{ fontFamily: "'Plus Jakarta Sans', system-ui, sans-serif" }}>
+        or
+      </span>
+      <div className="flex-1 h-px bg-stone-200/80" />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+export default function LoginClient({
+  hasGoogle,
+  hasCredentials,
+  error,
+  seededEmail,
+}: LoginClientProps) {
+  // Render the Google button first (or a setup message), then the divider,
+  // then the credentials form if dev login is enabled. The order is the
+  // most-common-first progression: prod users see Google; dev users
+  // see Google at top, email/password below as the fast path.
+  return (
+    <main
+      className="min-h-screen flex flex-col relative overflow-hidden"
+      style={{ backgroundColor: "#faf8f5", height: "100vh" }}
+    >
       <style jsx global>{`
         @import url("https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Cormorant+Garamond:ital,wght@0,400;0,500;0,600;0,700;1,400&family=Plus+Jakarta+Sans:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap");
         html, body { overflow: hidden; }
@@ -69,20 +171,34 @@ export default function LoginClient({ hasGoogle }: LoginClientProps) {
 
             <div className="p-8 sm:p-10">
               <div className="text-center mb-8">
-                <div className="inline-flex h-16 w-16 items-center justify-center rounded-2xl mb-5" style={{ background: "linear-gradient(135deg, #1a4d2e 0%, #2d6a45 100%)", boxShadow: "0 12px 32px rgba(26, 77, 46, 0.25)" }}>
+                <div
+                  className="inline-flex h-16 w-16 items-center justify-center rounded-2xl mb-5"
+                  style={{
+                    background: "linear-gradient(135deg, #1a4d2e 0%, #2d6a45 100%)",
+                    boxShadow: "0 12px 32px rgba(26, 77, 46, 0.25)",
+                  }}
+                >
                   <svg className="h-8 w-8 text-white" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth={1.5}>
                     <path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" d="M9 12.75L11.25 15 15 9.75m-3-7.036A11.959 11.959 0 013.598 6 11.99 11.99 0 003 9.749c0 5.592 3.824 10.29 9 11.623 5.176-1.332 9-6.03 9-11.622 0-1.31-.21-2.571-.598-3.751h-.152c-3.196 0-6.1-1.248-8.25-3.285z" />
                   </svg>
                 </div>
-                <h1 className="text-3xl font-semibold text-stone-900" style={{ fontFamily: "'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif", letterSpacing: "-0.02em" }}>
+                <h1
+                  className="text-3xl font-semibold text-stone-900"
+                  style={{ fontFamily: "'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif", letterSpacing: "-0.02em" }}
+                >
                   Welcome back
                 </h1>
-                <p className="mt-2 text-sm" style={{ fontFamily: "'Plus Jakarta Sans', system-ui, sans-serif", color: "#7a7570" }}>
+                <p
+                  className="mt-2 text-sm"
+                  style={{ fontFamily: "'Plus Jakarta Sans', system-ui, sans-serif", color: "#7a7570" }}
+                >
                   Sign in to your account
                 </p>
               </div>
 
               <GoogleSignIn hasGoogle={hasGoogle} />
+              {hasCredentials && hasGoogle && <Divider />}
+              {hasCredentials && <CredentialsForm seededEmail={seededEmail} error={error} />}
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/src/app/login/page.tsx b/src/app/login/page.tsx
index 0476059..4f12947 100644
--- a/src/app/login/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/login/page.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { Metadata } from "next";
 import LoginClient from "./LoginClient";
+import { isDevLoginEnabled } from "@/auth.config";
 
 const BASE_URL = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_URL ?? "https://routecommerce.com";
 
@@ -21,10 +22,32 @@ export const metadata: Metadata = {
   },
 };
 
-export default function LoginPage() {
+type SearchParams = { error?: string; redirect?: string };
+
+export default async function LoginPage({
+  searchParams,
+}: {
+  searchParams: Promise<SearchParams>;
+}) {
   // The Google provider is only added to the Auth.js config when these
   // two env vars are set. Pass the flag down so the client can hide the
   // button (and surface a helpful message) when Google is unavailable.
   const hasGoogle = !!(process.env.AUTH_GOOGLE_ID && process.env.AUTH_GOOGLE_SECRET);
-  return <LoginClient hasGoogle={hasGoogle} />;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  const hasCredentials = isDevLoginEnabled();
+  const params = await searchParams;
+  const error =
+    params?.error === "CredentialsSignin" || params?.error === "MissingCredentials"
+      ? "Invalid email or password."
+      : params?.error
+        ? "Sign-in failed. Please try again."
+        : null;
+  return (
+    <LoginClient
+      hasGoogle={hasGoogle}
+      hasCredentials={hasCredentials}
+      error={error}
+      seededEmail={hasCredentials ? "admin@route-commerce.local" : undefined}
+      redirectTo={params?.redirect ?? "/admin"}
+    />
+  );
+}