Add GitHub clone flow from the home screen

apps/server/src/git/Layers/GitCore.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { realpathSync } from "node:fs";
+
 import {
   Cache,
   Data,
@@ -34,6 +36,14 @@ import { decodeJsonResult } from "@okcode/shared/schemaJson";
 import { ProjectionSnapshotQuery } from "../../orchestration/Services/ProjectionSnapshotQuery.ts";
 import { resolveRuntimeEnvironment } from "../../runtimeEnvironment.ts";
 
+function safeRealpath(value: string): string {
+  try {
+    return realpathSync(value);
+  } catch {
+    return value;
+  }
+}
+
 const DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS = 30_000;
 const DEFAULT_MAX_OUTPUT_BYTES = 1_000_000;
 const STATUS_UPSTREAM_REFRESH_INTERVAL = Duration.seconds(15);
@@ -1850,6 +1860,37 @@ export const makeGitCore = (options?: { executeOverride?: GitCoreShape["execute"
         ),
       );
 
+    const cloneRepository: GitCoreShape["cloneRepository"] = (input) =>
+      Effect.gen(function* () {
+        // Extract repo name from URL for the target directory name
+        const urlPath = input.url.replace(/\.git$/, "");
+        const repoName = urlPath.split("/").pop() ?? "repo";
+        const clonePath = path.join(input.targetDir, repoName);
+
+        const args = ["clone", input.url, clonePath];
+        if (input.branch) {
+          args.push("--branch", input.branch);
+        }
+
+        yield* executeGit("GitCore.cloneRepository", input.targetDir, args, {
+          timeoutMs: 5 * 60_000, // 5 minutes for large repos
+          fallbackErrorMessage: "git clone failed",
+        });
+
+        // Read the current branch from the cloned repo
+        const branchOutput = yield* runGitStdout("GitCore.cloneRepository.branch", clonePath, [
+          "rev-parse",
+          "--abbrev-ref",
+          "HEAD",
+        ]);
+        const branch = branchOutput.trim() || "main";
+
+        // Resolve to real path in case of symlinks
+        const resolvedPath = safeRealpath(clonePath);
+
+        return { path: resolvedPath, branch };
+      });
+
     return {
       execute,
       status,
@@ -1872,6 +1913,7 @@ export const makeGitCore = (options?: { executeOverride?: GitCoreShape["execute"
       checkoutBranch,
       initRepo,
       listLocalBranchNames,
+      cloneRepository,
     } satisfies GitCoreShape;
   });
 

apps/server/src/git/Services/GitCore.ts

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import { ServiceMap } from "effect";
 import type { Effect, Scope } from "effect";
 import type {
   GitCheckoutInput,
+  GitCloneRepositoryInput,
+  GitCloneRepositoryResult,
   GitCreateBranchInput,
   GitCreateWorktreeInput,
   GitCreateWorktreeResult,
@@ -267,6 +269,13 @@ export interface GitCoreShape {
    * List local branch names (short format).
    */
   readonly listLocalBranchNames: (cwd: string) => Effect.Effect<string[], GitCommandError>;
+
+  /**
+   * Clone a remote repository into a target directory.
+   */
+  readonly cloneRepository: (
+    input: GitCloneRepositoryInput,
+  ) => Effect.Effect<GitCloneRepositoryResult, GitCommandError>;
 }
 
 /**

apps/server/src/wsServer.ts

@@ -1082,6 +1082,11 @@ export const createServer = Effect.fn(function* (): Effect.fn.Return<
         return yield* git.initRepo(body);
       }
 
+      case WS_METHODS.gitCloneRepository: {
+        const body = stripRequestTag(request.body);
+        return yield* git.cloneRepository(body);
+      }
+
       case WS_METHODS.terminalOpen: {
         const body = stripRequestTag(request.body);
         const snapshot = yield* projectionReadModelQuery.getSnapshot();

apps/web/src/components/ChatHomeEmptyState.tsx

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { useNavigate } from "@tanstack/react-router";
 import {
   FolderOpenIcon,
   FolderIcon,
+  GitBranchIcon,
   GitMergeIcon,
   GitPullRequestIcon,
   SettingsIcon,
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ import { serverConfigQueryOptions } from "../lib/serverReactQuery";
 import { newCommandId, newProjectId } from "../lib/utils";
 import { readNativeApi } from "../nativeApi";
 import { useStore } from "../store";
+import { CloneRepositoryDialog } from "./CloneRepositoryDialog";
 import { sortProjectsForSidebar } from "./Sidebar.logic";
 import { ProviderSetupCard } from "./chat/ProviderSetupCard";
 import { Button } from "./ui/button";
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ export function ChatHomeEmptyState() {
   const threads = useStore((store) => store.threads);
   const { handleNewThread } = useHandleNewThread();
   const [isOpeningProject, setIsOpeningProject] = useState(false);
+  const [cloneDialogOpen, setCloneDialogOpen] = useState(false);
 
   const recentProjects = useMemo(
     () =>
@@ -113,6 +116,47 @@ export function ChatHomeEmptyState() {
     setIsOpeningProject(false);
   }, [appSettings.defaultThreadEnvMode, handleNewThread, isOpeningProject, projects]);
 
+  const handleCloned = useCallback(
+    async (result: { path: string; branch: string; repoName: string }) => {
+      const api = readNativeApi();
+      if (!api) return;
+
+      const existingProject = projects.find((project) => project.cwd === result.path);
+      if (existingProject) {
+        await handleNewThread(existingProject.id, {
+          envMode: appSettings.defaultThreadEnvMode,
+        }).catch(() => undefined);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      try {
+        const projectId = newProjectId();
+        await api.orchestration.dispatchCommand({
+          type: "project.create",
+          commandId: newCommandId(),
+          projectId,
+          title: result.repoName,
+          workspaceRoot: result.path,
+          defaultModel: DEFAULT_MODEL_BY_PROVIDER.codex,
+          createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+        });
+        await handleNewThread(projectId, {
+          envMode: appSettings.defaultThreadEnvMode,
+        }).catch(() => undefined);
+      } catch (error) {
+        toastManager.add({
+          type: "error",
+          title: "Failed to add project",
+          description:
+            error instanceof Error
+              ? error.message
+              : "An unexpected error occurred while adding the project.",
+        });
+      }
+    },
+    [appSettings.defaultThreadEnvMode, handleNewThread, projects],
+  );
+
   const startLatestThread = useCallback(async () => {
     if (!latestProject) {
       await openProjectFolder();
@@ -178,6 +222,14 @@ export function ChatHomeEmptyState() {
                     <FolderOpenIcon className="size-4" />
                     {isOpeningProject ? "Opening…" : "Open project folder"}
                   </Button>
+                  <Button
+                    variant="outline"
+                    className="justify-start gap-2"
+                    onClick={() => setCloneDialogOpen(true)}
+                  >
+                    <GitBranchIcon className="size-4" />
+                    Clone from GitHub
+                  </Button>
                   <Button
                     variant="outline"
                     className="justify-start gap-2"
@@ -253,6 +305,12 @@ export function ChatHomeEmptyState() {
           )}
         </div>
       </div>
+
+      <CloneRepositoryDialog
+        open={cloneDialogOpen}
+        onOpenChange={setCloneDialogOpen}
+        onCloned={handleCloned}
+      />
     </div>
   );
 }