diff --git a/notes/project-first-host-model-change-inventory.md b/notes/project-first-host-model-change-inventory.md
index 8be4deece45..465aa732c66 100644
--- a/notes/project-first-host-model-change-inventory.md
+++ b/notes/project-first-host-model-change-inventory.md
@@ -317,9 +317,9 @@ Needs:
 Current branch status: partially implemented. Ready project-host setups can be
 selected from the composer `Run on` menu, and known hosts that still need setup
 now appear as setup-target rows instead of being invisible. The composer can
-import an existing folder for those hosts and can clone onto non-SSH
-local/runtime hosts, then switch to the new ready setup. SSH clone and
-provisioning actions are still missing.
+import an existing folder for those hosts and can clone onto local, runtime, and
+SSH hosts, then switch to the new ready setup. Provisioning actions are still
+missing.
 
 ### 5. Project Setup Flow
 
@@ -337,8 +337,9 @@ Needs:
 Current branch status: existing-folder setup is partially implemented through
 API/CLI plumbing and a project settings import form for known local, SSH, and
 active runtime hosts. Composer clone setup is implemented for local/runtime
-hosts by composing the existing clone APIs with existing-folder setup. SSH
-clone, provisioning, and bulk setup are not complete.
+hosts by composing the existing clone APIs with existing-folder setup; SSH clone
+uses the relay git provider and then links the cloned path. Provisioning and
+bulk setup are not complete.
 
 ### 6. Sidebar Row Model
 
@@ -482,13 +483,13 @@ Already partially landed:
   set up yet
 - inline `Run on` import-existing-folder setup for known hosts where the
   selected project is not set up yet
-- inline `Run on` clone setup for not-yet-set-up non-SSH local/runtime hosts
+- inline `Run on` clone setup for not-yet-set-up local, runtime, and SSH hosts
 - repo-backed setup method metadata so imported/cloned setup methods survive
   compatibility projection and persistence sync
 
 Not complete yet:
 
-- SSH clone/provision flows
+- SSH clone progress/abort/cleanup parity and provisioning flows
 - independent project-host setup persistence beyond the repo-backed
   compatibility records
 - bulk setup flows and setup for hosts that are not already known to the client
diff --git a/notes/project-first-host-model-handoff.md b/notes/project-first-host-model-handoff.md
index 8766bdc22fc..b40f8c13f83 100644
--- a/notes/project-first-host-model-handoff.md
+++ b/notes/project-first-host-model-handoff.md
@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@ Needs:
   internals while old APIs remain
 
 Status: partially implemented. Ready setups and setup-target rows exist in the
-composer; inline import exists; inline clone is wired for non-SSH local/runtime
-hosts; SSH clone and provisioning remain.
+composer; inline import exists; inline clone is wired for local, runtime, and
+SSH hosts; provisioning remains.
 
 ### 5. Project Setup Flow
 
@@ -255,8 +255,7 @@ Needs:
 - future cloud provisioning hook
 
 Status: existing-folder setup is partially implemented; clone-on-host is wired
-for local/runtime from the composer; SSH clone, provisioning, and bulk setup
-remain.
+for local/runtime/SSH from the composer; provisioning and bulk setup remain.
 
 ### 6. Sidebar Row Model
 
@@ -406,13 +405,13 @@ Already partially landed:
 - setup-target `Run on` rows for known hosts where the selected project is not
   set up yet
 - inline import-existing-folder setup from the composer
-- inline clone setup from the composer for not-yet-set-up non-SSH
-  local/runtime hosts
+- inline clone setup from the composer for not-yet-set-up local, runtime, and
+  SSH hosts
 - repo-backed setup method metadata for imported/cloned project-host setups
 
 Still needed:
 
-- finish SSH clone/provision flows
+- finish SSH clone progress/abort/cleanup parity and provisioning flows
 - independent project-host setup persistence beyond the repo-backed
   compatibility records
 - bulk setup flows and setup for newly added hosts
diff --git a/notes/project-first-host-model.md b/notes/project-first-host-model.md
index 21b8937144c..bab5b8e6cc8 100644
--- a/notes/project-first-host-model.md
+++ b/notes/project-first-host-model.md
@@ -750,23 +750,23 @@ Landed so far:
 - Added an inline composer action for those not-yet-set-up hosts to import an
   existing folder on that host. After import, the composer switches to the new
   ready setup so workspace creation can continue on that host.
-- Added an inline composer clone action for not-yet-set-up non-SSH hosts. It
-  seeds a GitHub HTTPS clone URL when durable project identity is available,
-  lets the user paste a different URL, clones into the selected parent
-  directory through the existing local/runtime clone APIs, then links the
-  resulting checkout as the project's host setup.
+- Added an inline composer clone action for not-yet-set-up hosts. It seeds a
+  GitHub HTTPS clone URL when durable project identity is available, lets the
+  user paste a different URL, clones into the selected parent directory through
+  the existing local/runtime clone APIs or SSH relay git provider, then links
+  the resulting checkout as the project's host setup.
 - Added repo-backed setup method metadata so imported and cloned setup flows
   survive persistence/projection sync as `imported-existing-folder` or `cloned`
   while `Repo` remains the compatibility source of truth.
 - Added tests for local repos, SSH repos, same-provider multi-host grouping,
   no-identity same-name non-grouping, selector cache behavior, persistence
   backfill, repo mutation synchronization, renderer hydration, runtime RPC
-  routing, setup method persistence, local/runtime clone setup composition, and
-  GitHub clone URL inference. Sidebar row-builder tests now cover project-first
-  multi-host grouping and same-name repo separation without project identity.
-  Workspace target tests cover local-only fallback, focused-host setup
-  selection, explicit project-plus-host resolution, same-name non-merging, and
-  unavailable setup reasons.
+  routing, setup method persistence, local/runtime/SSH clone setup composition,
+  remote clone IPC, and GitHub clone URL inference. Sidebar row-builder tests
+  now cover project-first multi-host grouping and same-name repo separation
+  without project identity. Workspace target tests cover local-only fallback,
+  focused-host setup selection, explicit project-plus-host resolution, same-name
+  non-merging, and unavailable setup reasons.
 
 Important limitation:
 
@@ -777,10 +777,9 @@ Important limitation:
   through their repo compatibility record. Settings now expose setup-specific
   host panes and existing-folder setup, but still use repo compatibility records
   underneath.
-- SSH clone setup is not implemented yet. SSH hosts can import an existing
-  folder today; true SSH clone should either reuse a remote git-provider exec
-  path or add a remote clone flow with progress, abort, safe path derivation,
-  cleanup, and auth parity.
+- SSH clone setup is implemented through the relay git provider, but it does
+  not yet have local-clone parity for progress events, abort, and owned partial
+  clone cleanup.
 - Project-host setup records are still regenerated from repo compatibility
   records. The setup method now persists through that projection, but the final
   independent setup table is still future work.
@@ -788,7 +787,8 @@ Important limitation:
 Remaining end-to-end work:
 
 - broaden setup-on-host flows beyond known local, SSH, and active runtime hosts
-- finish SSH clone, provisioning, and bulk setup-on-host flows
+- finish SSH clone progress/abort/cleanup parity, provisioning, and bulk
+  setup-on-host flows
 - split settings into explicit client, host, project, and project-host setup
   scopes
 - validate the default project-first sidebar view in Electron and continue
diff --git a/src/main/git/repo-clone-path.ts b/src/main/git/repo-clone-path.ts
index 8c0c7df7576..579b7e1f3e7 100644
--- a/src/main/git/repo-clone-path.ts
+++ b/src/main/git/repo-clone-path.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,21 @@ export type ClaimedCloneTarget = {
 
 type CloneDirectoryIdentity = Pick<Stats, 'dev' | 'ino' | 'birthtimeMs'>
 
+export function deriveCloneRepoNameFromUrl(url: string): string {
+  // Why: direct callers can supply URLs whose default git clone folder would
+  // be "." or ".."; rejecting them prevents parent/destination deletion.
+  const source = url.replace(/\.git\/?$/, '')
+  const isWindowsLocalSource = /^[A-Za-z]:[\\/]/.test(source) || source.startsWith('\\\\')
+  const repoName = isWindowsLocalSource ? win32.basename(source) : posix.basename(source)
+  if (!repoName || repoName === '.' || repoName === '..') {
+    throw new Error('Invalid repository name derived from URL')
+  }
+  if (repoName.includes('/') || repoName.includes('\\')) {
+    throw new Error('Invalid repository name derived from URL')
+  }
+  return repoName
+}
+
 export function deriveValidatedClonePath(args: { url: string; destination: string }): string {
   if (
     !args.destination ||
@@ -23,17 +38,7 @@ export function deriveValidatedClonePath(args: { url: string; destination: strin
     throw new Error('Clone destination must be an absolute path')
   }
 
-  // Why: direct callers can supply URLs whose default git clone folder would
-  // be "." or ".."; rejecting them prevents parent/destination deletion.
-  const source = args.url.replace(/\.git\/?$/, '')
-  const isWindowsLocalSource = /^[A-Za-z]:[\\/]/.test(source) || source.startsWith('\\\\')
-  const repoName = isWindowsLocalSource ? win32.basename(source) : posix.basename(source)
-  if (!repoName || repoName === '.' || repoName === '..') {
-    throw new Error('Invalid repository name derived from URL')
-  }
-  if (repoName.includes('/') || repoName.includes('\\')) {
-    throw new Error('Invalid repository name derived from URL')
-  }
+  const repoName = deriveCloneRepoNameFromUrl(args.url)
 
   const clonePath = join(args.destination, repoName)
   const resolvedDestination = resolve(args.destination)
diff --git a/src/main/ipc/repos-remote.test.ts b/src/main/ipc/repos-remote.test.ts
index 7226ebeff15..44de9ae3ceb 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc/repos-remote.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc/repos-remote.test.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,16 @@ const {
   mockGitProvider: {
     isGitRepo: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(true),
     isGitRepoAsync: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ isRepo: true, rootPath: null }),
-    exec: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ stdout: '', stderr: '' })
+    exec: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ stdout: '', stderr: '' }),
+    getHostPlatform: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({
+      relayPlatform: 'linux-x64',
+      os: 'linux',
+      arch: 'x64',
+      pathFlavor: 'posix',
+      commandDialect: 'posix',
+      pathSeparator: '/',
+      pathDelimiter: ':'
+    })
   },
   mockFilesystemProvider: {
     readDir: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([]),
@@ -809,6 +818,18 @@ describe('repos:addRemote', () => {
     mockStore.updateRepo.mockReset()
     mockGitProvider.isGitRepoAsync.mockReset()
     mockGitProvider.isGitRepoAsync.mockResolvedValue({ isRepo: true, rootPath: null })
+    mockGitProvider.exec.mockReset()
+    mockGitProvider.exec.mockResolvedValue({ stdout: '', stderr: '' })
+    mockGitProvider.getHostPlatform.mockReset()
+    mockGitProvider.getHostPlatform.mockReturnValue({
+      relayPlatform: 'linux-x64',
+      os: 'linux',
+      arch: 'x64',
+      pathFlavor: 'posix',
+      commandDialect: 'posix',
+      pathSeparator: '/',
+      pathDelimiter: ':'
+    })
     mockMultiplexer.request.mockReset()
     mockMultiplexer.notify.mockReset()
     gitSpawnMock.mockReset()
@@ -827,6 +848,10 @@ describe('repos:addRemote', () => {
     expect(handlers.has('repos:addRemote')).toBe(true)
   })
 
+  it('registers the repos:cloneRemote handler', () => {
+    expect(handlers.has('repos:cloneRemote')).toBe(true)
+  })
+
   it('creates a remote repo with connectionId', async () => {
     const result = await handlers.get('repos:addRemote')!(null, {
       connectionId: 'conn-1',
@@ -865,6 +890,99 @@ describe('repos:addRemote', () => {
     expect(result).toHaveProperty('repo.displayName', 'My Server Repo')
   })
 
+  it('clones a repo on an SSH target and registers the cloned path', async () => {
+    const result = await handlers.get('repos:cloneRemote')!(null, {
+      connectionId: 'conn-1',
+      url: 'https://github.com/stablyai/orca.git',
+      destination: '/home/user'
+    })
+
+    expect(mockGitProvider.exec).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      ['clone', '--', 'https://github.com/stablyai/orca.git', 'orca'],
+      '/home/user'
+    )
+    expect(mockStore.addRepo).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        path: '/home/user/orca',
+        connectionId: 'conn-1',
+        kind: 'git',
+        displayName: 'orca',
+        badgeColor: DEFAULT_REPO_BADGE_COLOR,
+        externalWorktreeVisibility: 'hide',
+        externalWorktreeVisibilityLegacy: false
+      })
+    )
+    expect(mockMultiplexer.notify).toHaveBeenCalledWith('session.registerRoot', {
+      rootPath: '/home/user/orca'
+    })
+    expect(result).toHaveProperty('path', '/home/user/orca')
+    expect(result).toHaveProperty('connectionId', 'conn-1')
+  })
+
+  it('returns an existing SSH repo instead of cloning the same target again', async () => {
+    const existing = {
+      id: 'existing-id',
+      path: '/home/user/orca',
+      connectionId: 'conn-1',
+      displayName: 'orca',
+      badgeColor: '#fff',
+      addedAt: 1000,
+      kind: 'git'
+    }
+    mockStore.getRepos.mockReturnValue([existing])
+
+    const result = await handlers.get('repos:cloneRemote')!(null, {
+      connectionId: 'conn-1',
+      url: 'https://github.com/stablyai/orca.git',
+      destination: '/home/user'
+    })
+
+    expect(result).toBe(existing)
+    expect(mockGitProvider.exec).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(mockStore.addRepo).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('upgrades an existing SSH folder repo after cloning into that path', async () => {
+    const existing = {
+      id: 'existing-folder',
+      path: '/home/user/orca',
+      connectionId: 'conn-1',
+      displayName: 'orca',
+      badgeColor: '#fff',
+      addedAt: 1000,
+      kind: 'folder'
+    }
+    const updated = { ...existing, kind: 'git' }
+    mockStore.getRepos.mockReturnValue([existing])
+    mockStore.updateRepo.mockReturnValue(updated)
+
+    const result = await handlers.get('repos:cloneRemote')!(null, {
+      connectionId: 'conn-1',
+      url: 'https://github.com/stablyai/orca.git',
+      destination: '/home/user'
+    })
+
+    expect(mockGitProvider.exec).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      ['clone', '--', 'https://github.com/stablyai/orca.git', 'orca'],
+      '/home/user'
+    )
+    expect(mockStore.updateRepo).toHaveBeenCalledWith('existing-folder', { kind: 'git' })
+    expect(mockStore.addRepo).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(result).toBe(updated)
+  })
+
+  it('rejects SSH clone destinations that are not absolute host paths', async () => {
+    await expect(
+      handlers.get('repos:cloneRemote')!(null, {
+        connectionId: 'conn-1',
+        url: 'https://github.com/stablyai/orca.git',
+        destination: 'relative/path'
+      })
+    ).rejects.toThrow('Clone destination must be an absolute path on the SSH host')
+
+    expect(mockGitProvider.exec).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
   it('returns existing repo if same connectionId and path already added', async () => {
     const existing = {
       id: 'existing-id',
diff --git a/src/main/ipc/repos.ts b/src/main/ipc/repos.ts
index 6214e9cd679..f457ed180ee 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc/repos.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc/repos.ts
@@ -22,15 +22,20 @@ import { DEFAULT_REPO_BADGE_COLOR } from '../../shared/constants'
 import { normalizeRepoBadgeColor } from '../../shared/repo-badge-color'
 import { sanitizeRepoIcon } from '../../shared/repo-icon'
 import { normalizeRepoSourceControlAiOverrides } from '../../shared/source-control-ai'
+import {
+  isRuntimePathAbsolute,
+  normalizeRuntimePathForComparison,
+  relativePathInsideRoot
+} from '../../shared/cross-platform-path'
 import { invalidateAuthorizedRootsCache } from './filesystem-auth'
 import type { ChildProcess } from 'child_process'
 import { access, mkdir, readdir, rm } from 'fs/promises'
 import { gitExecFileAsync, gitSpawn } from '../git/runner'
 import { isAbsolute, join, posix } from 'path'
-import { normalizeRuntimePathForComparison } from '../../shared/cross-platform-path'
 import {
   cleanupClaimedCloneTarget,
   claimCloneTarget,
+  deriveCloneRepoNameFromUrl,
   deriveValidatedClonePath,
   getClonePathComparisonKey
 } from '../git/repo-clone-path'
@@ -65,6 +70,7 @@ import type { RepoMethod } from '../../shared/telemetry-events'
 import { detectRepoIconAndUpstream } from '../repo-icon-autodetect'
 import { getProjectHostSetupForRepo } from '../../shared/project-host-setup-projection'
 import { parseExecutionHostId } from '../../shared/execution-host'
+import { joinRemotePath } from '../ssh/ssh-remote-platform'
 
 // Why: `method` answers "which entry point did the user take?", not "what did
 // they add?" — so the IPC the renderer invoked IS the method. We never send
@@ -277,6 +283,68 @@ function getRemoteRepoFolderName(remotePath: string): string {
   return trimmed.split(/[\\/]/).at(-1) || remotePath
 }
 
+async function cloneRemoteRepo(
+  store: Store,
+  args: {
+    connectionId: string
+    url: string
+    destination: string
+  }
+): Promise<Repo> {
+  const gitProvider = getSshGitProvider(args.connectionId)
+  if (!gitProvider) {
+    throw new Error(`SSH connection "${args.connectionId}" not found or not connected`)
+  }
+  const host = gitProvider.getHostPlatform?.()
+  if (!host) {
+    throw new Error('SSH host platform is unavailable. Reconnect the SSH target before cloning.')
+  }
+  const trimmedDestination = args.destination.trim()
+  if (!isRuntimePathAbsolute(trimmedDestination, host.pathFlavor)) {
+    throw new Error('Clone destination must be an absolute path on the SSH host')
+  }
+  const repoName = deriveCloneRepoNameFromUrl(args.url.trim())
+  const clonePath = joinRemotePath(host, trimmedDestination, repoName)
+  if (relativePathInsideRoot(trimmedDestination, clonePath) === null) {
+    throw new Error('Clone path must be inside the destination directory')
+  }
+  const clonePathKey = normalizeRuntimePathForComparison(clonePath)
+  const existing = store.getRepos().find((repo) => {
+    return (
+      repo.connectionId === args.connectionId &&
+      normalizeRuntimePathForComparison(repo.path) === clonePathKey
+    )
+  })
+  if (existing && !isFolderRepo(existing)) {
+    emitRepoAdded('clone_url', true)
+    return existing
+  }
+
+  // Why: the SSH relay exposes argv-based git execution, not a shell. Use the
+  // repo folder name as the target so git creates it inside the chosen parent.
+  await gitProvider.exec(['clone', '--', args.url.trim(), repoName], trimmedDestination)
+  if (existing && isFolderRepo(existing)) {
+    const updated = store.updateRepo(existing.id, { kind: 'git' })
+    if (updated) {
+      emitRepoAdded('clone_url', false)
+      getActiveMultiplexer(args.connectionId)?.notify('session.registerRoot', {
+        rootPath: clonePath
+      })
+      return updated
+    }
+  }
+  const result = await addRemoteRepoFromPath(store, {
+    connectionId: args.connectionId,
+    remotePath: clonePath,
+    kind: 'git'
+  })
+  if ('error' in result) {
+    throw new Error(result.error)
+  }
+  emitRepoAdded('clone_url', result.alreadyExisted)
+  return result.repo
+}
+
 type ActiveCloneMetadata = {
   path: string
   pathKey: string
@@ -642,6 +710,7 @@ export function registerRepoHandlers(mainWindow: BrowserWindow, store: Store): v
   ipcMain.removeHandler('repos:pickDirectory')
   ipcMain.removeHandler('repos:clone')
   ipcMain.removeHandler('repos:cloneAbort')
+  ipcMain.removeHandler('repos:cloneRemote')
   ipcMain.removeHandler('repos:getGitUsername')
   ipcMain.removeHandler('repos:getBaseRefDefault')
   ipcMain.removeHandler('repos:searchBaseRefs')
@@ -1559,6 +1628,18 @@ export function registerRepoHandlers(mainWindow: BrowserWindow, store: Store): v
     }
   )
 
+  ipcMain.handle(
+    'repos:cloneRemote',
+    async (
+      _event,
+      args: { connectionId: string; url: string; destination: string }
+    ): Promise<Repo> => {
+      const repo = await cloneRemoteRepo(store, args)
+      notifyReposChanged(mainWindow)
+      return repo
+    }
+  )
+
   ipcMain.handle('repos:getGitUsername', async (_event, args: { repoId: string }) => {
     const repo = store.getRepo(args.repoId)
     if (!repo || isFolderRepo(repo)) {
diff --git a/src/main/providers/ssh-git-provider.ts b/src/main/providers/ssh-git-provider.ts
index 1fc9c25c1fb..aa813cb7ba8 100644
--- a/src/main/providers/ssh-git-provider.ts
+++ b/src/main/providers/ssh-git-provider.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { JsonRpcErrorCode } from '../ssh/relay-protocol'
 import type { CommitMessageDraftContext } from '../../shared/commit-message-generation'
 import type { CommitMessagePlan } from '../../shared/commit-message-plan'
 import type { RemoteCommitMessageExecResult } from '../text-generation/commit-message-text-generation'
+import type { RemoteHostPlatform } from '../ssh/ssh-remote-platform'
 
 type NonInteractiveExecQueueEntry = {
   started: boolean
@@ -56,7 +57,11 @@ export class SshGitProvider implements IGitProvider {
   private nonInteractiveExecQueues = new Map<string, NonInteractiveExecQueueEntry[]>()
   private loggedWorktreeIsCleanFallback = false
 
-  constructor(connectionId: string, mux: SshChannelMultiplexer) {
+  constructor(
+    connectionId: string,
+    mux: SshChannelMultiplexer,
+    private readonly hostPlatform: RemoteHostPlatform | null = null
+  ) {
     this.connectionId = connectionId
     this.mux = mux
   }
@@ -65,6 +70,10 @@ export class SshGitProvider implements IGitProvider {
     return this.connectionId
   }
 
+  getHostPlatform(): RemoteHostPlatform | null {
+    return this.hostPlatform
+  }
+
   async getStatus(
     worktreePath: string,
     options?: { includeIgnored?: boolean }
diff --git a/src/main/ssh/ssh-relay-session.ts b/src/main/ssh/ssh-relay-session.ts
index deeb8270067..4158761d429 100644
--- a/src/main/ssh/ssh-relay-session.ts
+++ b/src/main/ssh/ssh-relay-session.ts
@@ -529,7 +529,11 @@ export class SshRelaySession {
     )
     registerSshFilesystemProvider(this.targetId, fsProvider)
 
-    const gitProvider = new SshGitProvider(this.targetId, mux)
+    const gitProvider = new SshGitProvider(
+      this.targetId,
+      mux,
+      this.remoteCliBridgeEnv?.hostPlatform ?? null
+    )
     registerSshGitProvider(this.targetId, gitProvider)
 
     this.wireUpPtyEvents(ptyProvider)
diff --git a/src/preload/api-types.ts b/src/preload/api-types.ts
index 5bf9c47c606..b3cdfc2fc37 100644
--- a/src/preload/api-types.ts
+++ b/src/preload/api-types.ts
@@ -751,6 +751,7 @@ export type PreloadApi = {
     pickFolder: () => Promise<string | null>
     pickDirectory: () => Promise<string | null>
     clone: (args: { url: string; destination: string }) => Promise<Repo>
+    cloneRemote: (args: { connectionId: string; url: string; destination: string }) => Promise<Repo>
     cloneAbort: () => Promise<void>
     // Why: error union matches the IPC handler's return shape; renderer callers branch on `'error' in result`.
     addRemote: (args: {
diff --git a/src/preload/index.ts b/src/preload/index.ts
index 4902918c858..c50055712f2 100644
--- a/src/preload/index.ts
+++ b/src/preload/index.ts
@@ -468,6 +468,8 @@ const api = {
 
     clone: (args) => ipcRenderer.invoke('repos:clone', args),
 
+    cloneRemote: (args) => ipcRenderer.invoke('repos:cloneRemote', args),
+
     cloneAbort: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('repos:cloneAbort'),
 
     onCloneProgress: (
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/NewWorkspaceComposerCard.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/NewWorkspaceComposerCard.tsx
index 082ccb15e9d..c9d728083e7 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/NewWorkspaceComposerCard.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/NewWorkspaceComposerCard.tsx
@@ -456,8 +456,7 @@ export default function NewWorkspaceComposerCard({
       setPendingSetupImporting(false)
     }
   }, [onProjectHostExistingFolderSetup, pendingSetupHostOption, pendingSetupKind, pendingSetupPath])
-  const canClonePendingSetup =
-    !!pendingSetupHostOption && !pendingSetupHostOption.hostId.startsWith('ssh:')
+  const canClonePendingSetup = !!pendingSetupHostOption
   const handleCloneProjectHost = React.useCallback(async (): Promise<void> => {
     if (!pendingSetupHostOption || !pendingCloneUrl.trim() || !pendingCloneDestination.trim()) {
       return
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/repos.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/repos.test.ts
index 0362a4e71cd..66a452bc98c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/repos.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/repos.test.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ const reposList = vi.fn()
 const reposAdd = vi.fn()
 const reposPickFolder = vi.fn()
 const reposClone = vi.fn()
+const reposCloneRemote = vi.fn()
 const reposRemove = vi.fn()
 const reposUpdate = vi.fn()
 const reposReorder = vi.fn()
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ beforeEach(() => {
   reposAdd.mockReset()
   reposPickFolder.mockReset()
   reposClone.mockReset()
+  reposCloneRemote.mockReset()
   reposRemove.mockReset()
   reposUpdate.mockReset()
   reposReorder.mockReset()
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ beforeEach(() => {
         list: reposList,
         add: reposAdd,
         clone: reposClone,
+        cloneRemote: reposCloneRemote,
         pickFolder: reposPickFolder,
         remove: reposRemove,
         update: reposUpdate,
@@ -542,6 +545,61 @@ describe('repo slice runtime routing', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  it('clones a project on an SSH host before aligning it as a host setup', async () => {
+    const project: Project = {
+      id: 'project-1',
+      displayName: 'Project',
+      badgeColor: '#000',
+      sourceRepoIds: ['ssh-repo'],
+      createdAt: 1,
+      updatedAt: 1
+    }
+    const clonedRepo = { ...sshRepo, path: '/srv/project' }
+    const setup: ProjectHostSetup = {
+      id: clonedRepo.id,
+      projectId: project.id,
+      hostId: 'ssh:ssh-1',
+      repoId: clonedRepo.id,
+      path: clonedRepo.path,
+      displayName: clonedRepo.displayName,
+      setupState: 'ready',
+      setupMethod: 'cloned',
+      createdAt: 1,
+      updatedAt: 1
+    }
+    reposCloneRemote.mockResolvedValue(clonedRepo)
+    projectsSetupExistingFolder.mockResolvedValue({ project, setup, repo: clonedRepo })
+    const store = createTestStore()
+
+    await expect(
+      store.getState().setupProjectClone({
+        projectId: project.id,
+        hostId: 'ssh:ssh-1',
+        url: 'https://github.com/stablyai/orca.git',
+        destination: '/srv',
+        displayName: 'Project'
+      })
+    ).resolves.toEqual({
+      project,
+      setup,
+      repo: { ...clonedRepo, executionHostId: 'ssh:ssh-1' }
+    })
+
+    expect(reposCloneRemote).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      connectionId: 'ssh-1',
+      url: 'https://github.com/stablyai/orca.git',
+      destination: '/srv'
+    })
+    expect(projectsSetupExistingFolder).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      projectId: project.id,
+      hostId: 'ssh:ssh-1',
+      path: clonedRepo.path,
+      kind: 'git',
+      displayName: 'Project',
+      setupMethod: 'cloned'
+    })
+  })
+
   it('keeps runtime ownership when a runtime repo is moved between groups', async () => {
     runtimeEnvironmentCall.mockResolvedValue({
       id: 'rpc-move',
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/repos.ts b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/repos.ts
index fbd3b047235..1c4ba79d882 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/repos.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/repos.ts
@@ -719,29 +719,30 @@ export const createRepoSlice: StateCreator<AppState, [], [], RepoSlice> = (set,
   setupProjectClone: async (args) => {
     try {
       const parsedHost = parseExecutionHostId(args.hostId)
-      if (parsedHost?.kind === 'ssh') {
-        throw new Error(
-          'Clone setup is not available for SSH hosts yet. Import an existing folder on that host instead.'
-        )
-      }
       const target = getProjectSetupRuntimeTarget(args.hostId)
       const repo =
-        target.kind === 'local'
-          ? await window.api.repos.clone({
+        parsedHost?.kind === 'ssh'
+          ? await window.api.repos.cloneRemote({
+              connectionId: parsedHost.targetId,
               url: args.url,
               destination: args.destination
             })
-          : (
-              await callRuntimeRpc<{ repo: Repo }>(
-                target,
-                'repo.clone',
-                {
-                  url: args.url,
-                  destination: args.destination
-                },
-                { timeoutMs: 10 * 60_000 }
-              )
-            ).repo
+          : target.kind === 'local'
+            ? await window.api.repos.clone({
+                url: args.url,
+                destination: args.destination
+              })
+            : (
+                await callRuntimeRpc<{ repo: Repo }>(
+                  target,
+                  'repo.clone',
+                  {
+                    url: args.url,
+                    destination: args.destination
+                  },
+                  { timeoutMs: 10 * 60_000 }
+                )
+              ).repo
       return await get().setupProjectExistingFolder({
         projectId: args.projectId,
         hostId: args.hostId,