diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 214fe36a..4f6a10e0 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1504,6 +1504,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "radicle",
  "radicle-cob",
  "radicle-crypto",
+ "serde_json",
  "thiserror",
  "zeroize",
 ]
diff --git a/radicle-cli/Cargo.toml b/radicle-cli/Cargo.toml
index 1ffdbbb9..633bcc27 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/radicle-cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ dialoguer = { version = "0.10.0" }
 indicatif = { version = "0.16.2" }
 lexopt = { version = "0.2" }
 log = { version = "0.4", features = ["std"] }
+serde_json = { version = "1" }
 thiserror = { version = "1" }
 zeroize = { version = "1.1" }
 
diff --git a/radicle-cli/src/commands.rs b/radicle-cli/src/commands.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..43763f10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/radicle-cli/src/commands.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pub mod init;
diff --git a/radicle-cli/src/commands/init.rs b/radicle-cli/src/commands/init.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6f064d50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/radicle-cli/src/commands/init.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,313 @@
+#![allow(clippy::or_fun_call)]
+use std::convert::TryFrom;
+use std::env;
+use std::ffi::OsString;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+use anyhow::{anyhow, bail, Context as _};
+
+use radicle::crypto::ssh;
+use radicle::git::RefString;
+use radicle::node::NodeId;
+
+use crate::git;
+use crate::terminal as term;
+use crate::terminal::args::{Args, Error, Help};
+use crate::terminal::Interactive;
+use radicle::profile;
+use serde_json as json;
+
+pub const HELP: Help = Help {
+    name: "init",
+    description: "Initialize radicle projects from git repositories",
+    version: env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),
+    usage: r#"
+Usage
+
+    rad init [<path>] [<option>...]
+
+Options
+
+    --name               Name of the project
+    --description        Description of the project
+    --default-branch     The default branch of the project
+    --set-upstream, -u   Setup the upstream of the default branch
+    --setup-signing      Setup the radicle key as a signing key for this repository
+    --no-confirm         Don't ask for confirmation during setup
+    --help               Print help
+"#,
+};
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct Options {
+    pub path: Option<PathBuf>,
+    pub name: Option<String>,
+    pub description: Option<String>,
+    pub branch: Option<String>,
+    pub interactive: Interactive,
+    pub setup_signing: bool,
+    pub set_upstream: bool,
+}
+
+impl Args for Options {
+    fn from_args(args: Vec<OsString>) -> anyhow::Result<(Self, Vec<OsString>)> {
+        use lexopt::prelude::*;
+
+        let mut parser = lexopt::Parser::from_args(args);
+        let mut path: Option<PathBuf> = None;
+
+        let mut name = None;
+        let mut description = None;
+        let mut branch = None;
+        let mut interactive = Interactive::Yes;
+        let mut set_upstream = false;
+        let mut setup_signing = false;
+
+        while let Some(arg) = parser.next()? {
+            match arg {
+                Long("name") if name.is_none() => {
+                    let value = parser
+                        .value()?
+                        .to_str()
+                        .ok_or(anyhow::anyhow!(
+                            "invalid project name specified with `--name`"
+                        ))?
+                        .to_owned();
+                    name = Some(value);
+                }
+                Long("description") if description.is_none() => {
+                    let value = parser
+                        .value()?
+                        .to_str()
+                        .ok_or(anyhow::anyhow!(
+                            "invalid project description specified with `--description`"
+                        ))?
+                        .to_owned();
+
+                    description = Some(value);
+                }
+                Long("default-branch") if branch.is_none() => {
+                    let value = parser
+                        .value()?
+                        .to_str()
+                        .ok_or(anyhow::anyhow!(
+                            "invalid branch specified with `--default-branch`"
+                        ))?
+                        .to_owned();
+
+                    branch = Some(value);
+                }
+                Long("set-upstream") | Short('u') => {
+                    set_upstream = true;
+                }
+                Long("setup-signing") => {
+                    setup_signing = true;
+                }
+                Long("no-confirm") => {
+                    interactive = Interactive::No;
+                }
+                Long("help") => {
+                    return Err(Error::Help.into());
+                }
+                Value(val) if path.is_none() => {
+                    path = Some(val.into());
+                }
+                _ => return Err(anyhow::anyhow!(arg.unexpected())),
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok((
+            Options {
+                path,
+                name,
+                description,
+                branch,
+                interactive,
+                set_upstream,
+                setup_signing,
+            },
+            vec![],
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn run(options: Options, ctx: impl term::Context) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let profile = ctx.profile()?;
+
+    if git::check_version().is_err() {
+        term::warning(&format!(
+            "Your git version is unsupported, please upgrade to {} or later",
+            git::VERSION_REQUIRED,
+        ));
+        term::blank();
+    }
+    init(options, &profile)
+}
+
+pub fn init(options: Options, profile: &profile::Profile) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let cwd = std::env::current_dir()?;
+    let path = options.path.unwrap_or_else(|| cwd.clone());
+    let path = path.as_path().canonicalize()?;
+    let interactive = options.interactive;
+
+    term::headline(&format!(
+        "Initializing local 🌱 project in {}",
+        if path == cwd {
+            term::format::highlight(".")
+        } else {
+            term::format::highlight(&path.display())
+        }
+    ));
+
+    let repo = git::Repository::open(&path)?;
+    if let Ok((remote, _)) = git::rad_remote(&repo) {
+        if let Some(remote) = remote.url() {
+            bail!("repository is already initialized with remote {remote}");
+        }
+    }
+
+    let signer = term::signer(profile)?;
+    let head: String = repo
+        .head()
+        .ok()
+        .and_then(|head| head.shorthand().map(|h| h.to_owned()))
+        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("error: repository head does not point to any commits"))?;
+
+    let name = options.name.unwrap_or_else(|| {
+        let default = path.file_name().map(|f| f.to_string_lossy().to_string());
+        term::text_input("Name", default).unwrap()
+    });
+    let description = options
+        .description
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| term::text_input("Description", None).unwrap());
+    let branch = options.branch.unwrap_or_else(|| {
+        if interactive.yes() {
+            term::text_input("Default branch", Some(head)).unwrap()
+        } else {
+            head
+        }
+    });
+    let branch = RefString::try_from(branch.clone())
+        .map_err(|e| anyhow!("invalid branch name {:?}: {}", branch, e))?;
+
+    let mut spinner = term::spinner("Initializing...");
+
+    match radicle::rad::init(
+        &repo,
+        &name,
+        &description,
+        branch,
+        &signer,
+        &profile.storage,
+    ) {
+        Ok((id, doc, _)) => {
+            spinner.message(format!(
+                "Project {} created",
+                term::format::highlight(&doc.name)
+            ));
+            spinner.finish();
+
+            if interactive.no() {
+                term::blob(json::to_string_pretty(&doc.payload)?);
+                term::blank();
+            }
+
+            if options.set_upstream || git::branch_remote(&repo, &doc.default_branch).is_err() {
+                // Setup eg. `master` -> `rad/master`
+                radicle::git::set_upstream(
+                    &repo,
+                    &radicle::rad::REMOTE_NAME,
+                    &doc.default_branch,
+                    &radicle::git::refs::workdir::branch(&doc.default_branch),
+                )?;
+            }
+
+            if options.setup_signing {
+                // Setup radicle signing key.
+                self::setup_signing(profile.id(), &repo, interactive)?;
+            }
+
+            term::blank();
+            term::info!(
+                "Your project id is {}. You can show it any time by running:",
+                term::format::highlight(id)
+            );
+            term::indented(&term::format::secondary("rad ."));
+
+            term::blank();
+            term::info!("To publish your project to the network, run:");
+            term::indented(&term::format::secondary("rad push"));
+            term::blank();
+        }
+        Err(err) => {
+            spinner.failed();
+            term::blank();
+            anyhow::bail!(err);
+
+            // TODO: Handle error: "this repository is already initialized with remote {}"
+            // TODO: Handle error: "the `{}` branch was either not found, or has no commits"
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Setup radicle key as commit signing key in repository.
+pub fn setup_signing(
+    node_id: &NodeId,
+    repo: &git::Repository,
+    interactive: Interactive,
+) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let repo = repo
+        .workdir()
+        .ok_or(anyhow!("cannot setup signing in bare repository"))?;
+    let key = ssh::fmt::fingerprint(node_id);
+    let yes = if !git::is_signing_configured(repo)? {
+        term::headline(&format!(
+            "Configuring 🌱 signing key {}...",
+            term::format::tertiary(key)
+        ));
+        true
+    } else if interactive.yes() {
+        term::confirm(&format!(
+            "Configure 🌱 signing key {} in local checkout?",
+            term::format::tertiary(key),
+        ))
+    } else {
+        true
+    };
+
+    if yes {
+        match git::write_gitsigners(repo, [node_id]) {
+            Ok(file) => {
+                git::ignore(repo, file.as_path())?;
+
+                term::success!("Created {} file", term::format::tertiary(file.display()));
+            }
+            Err(err) if err.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::AlreadyExists => {
+                let ssh_key = ssh::fmt::key(node_id);
+                let gitsigners = term::format::tertiary(".gitsigners");
+                term::success!("Found existing {} file", gitsigners);
+
+                let ssh_keys =
+                    git::read_gitsigners(repo).context("error reading .gitsigners file")?;
+
+                if ssh_keys.contains(&ssh_key) {
+                    term::success!("Signing key is already in {} file", gitsigners);
+                } else if term::confirm(&format!("Add signing key to {}?", gitsigners)) {
+                    git::add_gitsigners(repo, [node_id])?;
+                }
+            }
+            Err(err) => {
+                return Err(err.into());
+            }
+        }
+        git::configure_signing(repo, node_id)?;
+
+        term::success!(
+            "Signing configured in {}",
+            term::format::tertiary(".git/config")
+        );
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/radicle-cli/src/git.rs b/radicle-cli/src/git.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fe4b5159
--- /dev/null
+++ b/radicle-cli/src/git.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,462 @@
+//! Git-related functions and types.
+use std::collections::HashSet;
+use std::fs::{File, OpenOptions};
+use std::io;
+use std::io::Write;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::process::Command;
+use std::str::FromStr;
+
+use anyhow::anyhow;
+use anyhow::Context as _;
+
+use radicle::crypto::ssh;
+use radicle::git::raw as git2;
+use radicle::prelude::{Id, NodeId};
+
+pub use radicle::git::raw::{
+    build::CheckoutBuilder, AnnotatedCommit, Commit, Direction, ErrorCode, MergeAnalysis,
+    MergeOptions, Oid, Reference, Repository, Signature,
+};
+
+pub const CONFIG_COMMIT_GPG_SIGN: &str = "commit.gpgsign";
+pub const CONFIG_SIGNING_KEY: &str = "user.signingkey";
+pub const CONFIG_GPG_FORMAT: &str = "gpg.format";
+pub const CONFIG_GPG_SSH_PROGRAM: &str = "gpg.ssh.program";
+pub const CONFIG_GPG_SSH_ALLOWED_SIGNERS: &str = "gpg.ssh.allowedSignersFile";
+
+/// Minimum required git version.
+pub const VERSION_REQUIRED: Version = Version {
+    major: 2,
+    minor: 34,
+    patch: 0,
+};
+
+/// A parsed git version.
+#[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Debug, PartialOrd, Ord)]
+pub struct Version {
+    pub major: u8,
+    pub minor: u8,
+    pub patch: u8,
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Display for Version {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "{}.{}.{}", self.major, self.minor, self.patch)
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::str::FromStr for Version {
+    type Err = anyhow::Error;
+
+    fn from_str(input: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        let rest = input
+            .strip_prefix("git version ")
+            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("malformed git version string"))?;
+        let rest = rest
+            .split(' ')
+            .next()
+            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("malformed git version string"))?;
+        let rest = rest.trim_end();
+
+        let mut parts = rest.split('.');
+        let major = parts
+            .next()
+            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("malformed git version string"))?
+            .parse()?;
+        let minor = parts
+            .next()
+            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("malformed git version string"))?
+            .parse()?;
+
+        let patch = match parts.next() {
+            None => 0,
+            Some(patch) => patch.parse()?,
+        };
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            major,
+            minor,
+            patch,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+/// Get the system's git version.
+pub fn version() -> Result<Version, anyhow::Error> {
+    let output = Command::new("git").arg("version").output()?;
+
+    if output.status.success() {
+        let output = String::from_utf8(output.stdout)?;
+        let version = output
+            .parse()
+            .with_context(|| format!("unable to parse git version string {:?}", output))?;
+
+        return Ok(version);
+    }
+    Err(anyhow!("failed to run `git version`"))
+}
+
+/// Get the git repository in the current directory.
+pub fn repository() -> Result<Repository, anyhow::Error> {
+    match Repository::open(".") {
+        Ok(repo) => Ok(repo),
+        Err(err) => Err(err).context("the current working directory is not a git repository"),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Execute a git command by spawning a child process.
+pub fn git<S: AsRef<std::ffi::OsStr>>(
+    repo: &std::path::Path,
+    args: impl IntoIterator<Item = S>,
+) -> Result<String, anyhow::Error> {
+    let output = Command::new("git").current_dir(repo).args(args).output()?;
+
+    if output.status.success() {
+        let out = if output.stdout.is_empty() {
+            &output.stderr
+        } else {
+            &output.stdout
+        };
+        return Ok(String::from_utf8_lossy(out).into());
+    }
+
+    Err(anyhow::Error::new(std::io::Error::new(
+        std::io::ErrorKind::Other,
+        String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr),
+    )))
+}
+
+/// Configure SSH signing in the given git repo, for the given peer.
+pub fn configure_signing(repo: &Path, node_id: &NodeId) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
+    let key = ssh::fmt::key(node_id);
+
+    git(repo, ["config", "--local", CONFIG_SIGNING_KEY, &key])?;
+    git(repo, ["config", "--local", CONFIG_GPG_FORMAT, "ssh"])?;
+    git(repo, ["config", "--local", CONFIG_COMMIT_GPG_SIGN, "true"])?;
+    git(
+        repo,
+        ["config", "--local", CONFIG_GPG_SSH_PROGRAM, "ssh-keygen"],
+    )?;
+    git(
+        repo,
+        [
+            "config",
+            "--local",
+            CONFIG_GPG_SSH_ALLOWED_SIGNERS,
+            ".gitsigners",
+        ],
+    )?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Write a `.gitsigners` file in the given repository.
+/// Fails if the file already exists.
+pub fn write_gitsigners<'a>(
+    repo: &Path,
+    signers: impl IntoIterator<Item = &'a NodeId>,
+) -> Result<PathBuf, io::Error> {
+    let path = Path::new(".gitsigners");
+    let mut file = OpenOptions::new()
+        .write(true)
+        .create_new(true)
+        .open(repo.join(path))?;
+
+    for node_id in signers.into_iter() {
+        write_gitsigner(&mut file, node_id)?;
+    }
+    Ok(path.to_path_buf())
+}
+
+/// Add signers to the repository's `.gitsigners` file.
+pub fn add_gitsigners<'a>(
+    path: &Path,
+    signers: impl IntoIterator<Item = &'a NodeId>,
+) -> Result<(), io::Error> {
+    let mut file = OpenOptions::new()
+        .append(true)
+        .open(path.join(".gitsigners"))?;
+
+    for node_id in signers.into_iter() {
+        write_gitsigner(&mut file, node_id)?;
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Read a `.gitsigners` file. Returns SSH keys.
+pub fn read_gitsigners(path: &Path) -> Result<HashSet<String>, io::Error> {
+    use std::io::BufRead;
+
+    let mut keys = HashSet::new();
+    let file = File::open(path.join(".gitsigners"))?;
+
+    for line in io::BufReader::new(file).lines() {
+        let line = line?;
+        if let Some((label, key)) = line.split_once(' ') {
+            if let Ok(peer) = NodeId::from_str(label) {
+                let expected = ssh::fmt::key(&peer);
+                if key != expected {
+                    return Err(io::Error::new(
+                        io::ErrorKind::InvalidData,
+                        "key does not match peer id",
+                    ));
+                }
+            }
+            keys.insert(key.to_owned());
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(keys)
+}
+
+/// Add a path to the repository's git ignore file. Creates the
+/// ignore file if it does not exist.
+pub fn ignore(repo: &Path, item: &Path) -> Result<(), io::Error> {
+    let mut ignore = OpenOptions::new()
+        .append(true)
+        .create(true)
+        .open(repo.join(".gitignore"))?;
+
+    writeln!(ignore, "{}", item.display())
+}
+
+/// Check whether SSH or GPG signing is configured in the given repository.
+pub fn is_signing_configured(repo: &Path) -> Result<bool, anyhow::Error> {
+    Ok(git(repo, ["config", CONFIG_SIGNING_KEY]).is_ok())
+}
+
+/// Return the list of radicle remotes for the given repository.
+pub fn remotes(repo: &git2::Repository) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<(String, NodeId)>> {
+    let mut remotes = Vec::new();
+
+    for name in repo.remotes().iter().flatten().flatten() {
+        let remote = repo.find_remote(name)?;
+        for refspec in remote.refspecs() {
+            if refspec.direction() != git2::Direction::Fetch {
+                continue;
+            }
+            if let Some((peer, _)) = refspec.src().and_then(self::parse_remote) {
+                remotes.push((name.to_owned(), peer));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(remotes)
+}
+
+/// Get the repository's "rad" remote.
+pub fn rad_remote(repo: &Repository) -> anyhow::Result<(git2::Remote, Id)> {
+    match radicle::rad::remote(repo) {
+        Ok((remote, id)) => Ok((remote, id)),
+        Err(radicle::rad::RemoteError::NotFound(_)) => Err(anyhow!(
+            "could not find radicle remote in git config; did you forget to run `rad init`?"
+        )),
+        Err(err) => Err(err).context("could not read git remote configuration"),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Setup an upstream tracking branch for the given remote and branch.
+/// Creates the tracking branch if it does not exist.
+///
+/// > scooby/master...rad/scooby/heads/master
+///
+pub fn set_tracking(repo: &Repository, remote: &NodeId, branch: &str) -> anyhow::Result<String> {
+    // The tracking branch name, eg. 'scooby/master'
+    let branch_name = format!("{remote}/{branch}");
+    // The remote branch being tracked, eg. 'rad/scooby/heads/master'
+    let remote_branch_name = format!("rad/{remote}/heads/{branch}");
+    // The target reference this branch should be set to.
+    let target = format!("refs/remotes/{remote_branch_name}");
+    let reference = repo.find_reference(&target)?;
+    let commit = reference.peel_to_commit()?;
+
+    repo.branch(&branch_name, &commit, true)?
+        .set_upstream(Some(&remote_branch_name))?;
+
+    Ok(branch_name)
+}
+
+/// Get the name of the remote of the given branch, if any.
+pub fn branch_remote(repo: &Repository, branch: &str) -> anyhow::Result<String> {
+    let cfg = repo.config()?;
+    let remote = cfg.get_string(&format!("branch.{}.remote", branch))?;
+
+    Ok(remote)
+}
+
+/// Call `git pull`, optionally with `--force`.
+pub fn pull(repo: &Path, force: bool) -> anyhow::Result<String> {
+    let mut args = vec!["-c", "color.diff=always", "pull", "-v"];
+    if force {
+        args.push("--force");
+    }
+    git(repo, args)
+}
+
+/// Clone the given repository via `git clone` into a directory.
+pub fn clone(repo: &str, destination: &Path) -> Result<String, anyhow::Error> {
+    git(
+        Path::new("."),
+        ["clone", repo, &destination.to_string_lossy()],
+    )
+}
+
+/// Check that the system's git version is supported. Returns an error otherwise.
+pub fn check_version() -> Result<Version, anyhow::Error> {
+    let git_version = self::version()?;
+
+    if git_version < VERSION_REQUIRED {
+        anyhow::bail!("a minimum git version of {} is required", VERSION_REQUIRED);
+    }
+    Ok(git_version)
+}
+
+/// Parse a remote refspec into a peer id and ref.
+pub fn parse_remote(refspec: &str) -> Option<(NodeId, &str)> {
+    refspec
+        .strip_prefix("refs/remotes/")
+        .and_then(|s| s.split_once('/'))
+        .and_then(|(peer, r)| NodeId::from_str(peer).ok().map(|p| (p, r)))
+}
+
+pub fn view_diff(
+    repo: &git2::Repository,
+    left: &git2::Oid,
+    right: &git2::Oid,
+) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    // TODO(erikli): Replace with repo.diff()
+    let workdir = repo
+        .workdir()
+        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("Could not get workdir current repository."))?;
+
+    let left = format!("{:.7}", left.to_string());
+    let right = format!("{:.7}", right.to_string());
+
+    let mut git = Command::new("git")
+        .current_dir(workdir)
+        .args(["diff", &left, &right])
+        .spawn()?;
+    git.wait()?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub fn add_tag(
+    repo: &git2::Repository,
+    message: &str,
+    patch_tag_name: &str,
+) -> anyhow::Result<git2::Oid> {
+    let head = repo.head()?;
+    let commit = head.peel(git2::ObjectType::Commit).unwrap();
+    let oid = repo.tag(patch_tag_name, &commit, &repo.signature()?, message, false)?;
+
+    Ok(oid)
+}
+
+pub fn push_tag(tag_name: &str) -> anyhow::Result<String> {
+    git(Path::new("."), vec!["push", "rad", "tag", tag_name])
+}
+
+pub fn push_branch(name: &str) -> anyhow::Result<String> {
+    git(Path::new("."), vec!["push", "rad", name])
+}
+
+fn write_gitsigner(mut w: impl io::Write, signer: &NodeId) -> io::Result<()> {
+    writeln!(w, "{} {}", signer, ssh::fmt::key(signer))
+}
+
+/// From a commit hash, return the signer's fingerprint, if any.
+pub fn commit_ssh_fingerprint(path: &Path, sha1: &str) -> Result<Option<String>, io::Error> {
+    use std::io::BufRead;
+    use std::io::BufReader;
+
+    let output = Command::new("git")
+        .current_dir(path) // We need to place the command execution in the git dir
+        .args(["show", sha1, "--pretty=%GF", "--raw"])
+        .output()?;
+
+    if !output.status.success() {
+        return Err(io::Error::new(
+            io::ErrorKind::Other,
+            String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr),
+        ));
+    }
+
+    let string = BufReader::new(output.stdout.as_slice())
+        .lines()
+        .next()
+        .transpose()?;
+
+    // We only return a fingerprint if it's not an empty string
+    if let Some(s) = string {
+        if !s.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(Some(s));
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(None)
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+    use std::str::FromStr;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_version_ord() {
+        assert!(
+            Version {
+                major: 2,
+                minor: 34,
+                patch: 1
+            } > Version {
+                major: 2,
+                minor: 34,
+                patch: 0
+            }
+        );
+        assert!(
+            Version {
+                major: 2,
+                minor: 24,
+                patch: 12
+            } < Version {
+                major: 2,
+                minor: 34,
+                patch: 0
+            }
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_version_from_str() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            Version::from_str("git version 2.34.1\n").ok(),
+            Some(Version {
+                major: 2,
+                minor: 34,
+                patch: 1
+            })
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            Version::from_str("git version 2.34.1 (macOS)").ok(),
+            Some(Version {
+                major: 2,
+                minor: 34,
+                patch: 1
+            })
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            Version::from_str("git version 2.34").ok(),
+            Some(Version {
+                major: 2,
+                minor: 34,
+                patch: 0
+            })
+        );
+
+        assert!(Version::from_str("2.34").is_err());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/radicle-cli/src/lib.rs b/radicle-cli/src/lib.rs
index f73f5c00..0079fcf4 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/src/lib.rs
+++ b/radicle-cli/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 #![allow(clippy::collapsible_if)]
+pub mod commands;
+pub mod git;
 pub mod terminal;
diff --git a/radicle-node/src/test/tests.rs b/radicle-node/src/test/tests.rs
index 1be06133..8df1ba37 100644
--- a/radicle-node/src/test/tests.rs
+++ b/radicle-node/src/test/tests.rs
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ fn test_push_and_pull() {
     sim.run_while([&mut alice, &mut bob, &mut eve], |s| !s.is_settled());
 
     // Alice creates a new project.
-    let (proj_id, _) = rad::init(
+    let (proj_id, _, _) = rad::init(
         &repo,
         "alice",
         "alice's repo",
diff --git a/radicle-tools/src/rad-init.rs b/radicle-tools/src/rad-init.rs
index b0b1f759..ce278cdc 100644
--- a/radicle-tools/src/rad-init.rs
+++ b/radicle-tools/src/rad-init.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let repo = radicle::git::raw::Repository::open(cwd)?;
     let profile = Profile::load()?;
     let signer = profile.signer()?;
-    let (id, _) = radicle::rad::init(
+    let (id, _, _) = radicle::rad::init(
         &repo,
         &name,
         "",
diff --git a/radicle/src/lib.rs b/radicle/src/lib.rs
index dbd24773..8439b208 100644
--- a/radicle/src/lib.rs
+++ b/radicle/src/lib.rs
@@ -20,3 +20,13 @@ pub mod test;
 
 pub use profile::Profile;
 pub use storage::git::Storage;
+
+pub mod prelude {
+    use super::*;
+
+    pub use crypto::{Signer, Verified};
+    pub use identity::{Doc, Id};
+    pub use node::NodeId;
+    pub use profile::Profile;
+    pub use storage::BranchName;
+}
diff --git a/radicle/src/rad.rs b/radicle/src/rad.rs
index a7fc93ed..8e86792a 100644
--- a/radicle/src/rad.rs
+++ b/radicle/src/rad.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ pub fn init<G: Signer>(
     default_branch: BranchName,
     signer: &G,
     storage: &Storage,
-) -> Result<(Id, SignedRefs<Verified>), InitError> {
+) -> Result<(Id, identity::Doc<Verified>, SignedRefs<Verified>), InitError> {
     // TODO: Better error when project id already exists in storage, but remote doesn't.
     let pk = signer.public_key();
     let delegate = identity::Delegate {
@@ -68,13 +68,6 @@ pub fn init<G: Signer>(
     let (id, _, project) = doc.create(pk, "Initialize Radicle\n", storage)?;
     let url = git::Url::from(id).with_namespace(*pk);
 
-    git::set_upstream(
-        repo,
-        &REMOTE_NAME,
-        &default_branch,
-        &git::refs::workdir::branch(&default_branch),
-    )?;
-
     git::configure_remote(repo, &REMOTE_NAME, &url)?;
     git::push(
         repo,
@@ -87,7 +80,7 @@ pub fn init<G: Signer>(
     let signed = project.sign_refs(signer)?;
     let _head = project.set_head()?;
 
-    Ok((id, signed))
+    Ok((id, doc, signed))
 }
 
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
@@ -121,10 +114,10 @@ pub fn fork_remote<G: Signer, S: storage::WriteStorage>(
 
     // Creates or copies the following references:
     //
-    // refs/remotes/<pk>/heads/master
-    // refs/remotes/<pk>/rad/id
-    // refs/remotes/<pk>/tags/*
-    // refs/remotes/<pk>/rad/signature
+    // refs/namespaces/<pk>/refs/heads/master
+    // refs/namespaces/<pk>/refs/rad/id
+    // refs/namespaces/<pk>/refs/rad/sigrefs
+    // refs/namespaces/<pk>/refs/tags/*
 
     let me = signer.public_key();
     let project = storage
@@ -306,11 +299,19 @@ pub enum RemoteError {
     Url(#[from] transport::local::UrlError),
     #[error("invalid utf-8 string")]
     InvalidUtf8,
+    #[error("remote `{0}` not found")]
+    NotFound(String),
 }
 
 /// Get the radicle ("rad") remote of a repository, and return the associated project id.
 pub fn remote(repo: &git2::Repository) -> Result<(git2::Remote<'_>, Id), RemoteError> {
-    let remote = repo.find_remote(&REMOTE_NAME)?;
+    let remote = repo.find_remote(&REMOTE_NAME).map_err(|e| {
+        if e.code() == git2::ErrorCode::NotFound {
+            RemoteError::NotFound(REMOTE_NAME.to_string())
+        } else {
+            RemoteError::from(e)
+        }
+    })?;
     let url = remote.url().ok_or(RemoteError::InvalidUtf8)?;
     let url = git::Url::from_str(url)?;
 
@@ -341,7 +342,7 @@ mod tests {
         transport::local::register(storage.clone());
 
         let (repo, _) = fixtures::repository(tempdir.path().join("working"));
-        let (proj, refs) = init(
+        let (proj, _, refs) = init(
             &repo,
             "acme",
             "Acme's repo",
@@ -399,7 +400,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         // Alice creates a project.
         let (original, _) = fixtures::repository(tempdir.path().join("original"));
-        let (id, alice_refs) = init(
+        let (id, _, alice_refs) = init(
             &original,
             "acme",
             "Acme's repo",
@@ -431,7 +432,7 @@ mod tests {
         transport::local::register(storage.clone());
 
         let (original, _) = fixtures::repository(tempdir.path().join("original"));
-        let (id, _) = init(
+        let (id, _, _) = init(
             &original,
             "acme",
             "Acme's repo",
@@ -440,6 +441,7 @@ mod tests {
             &storage,
         )
         .unwrap();
+        git::set_upstream(&original, "rad", "master", "refs/heads/master").unwrap();
 
         let copy = checkout(id, remote_id, tempdir.path().join("copy"), &storage).unwrap();
 
diff --git a/radicle/src/storage/git.rs b/radicle/src/storage/git.rs
index b746a6fa..5530bc63 100644
--- a/radicle/src/storage/git.rs
+++ b/radicle/src/storage/git.rs
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         transport::local::register(storage.clone());
 
-        let (proj, _) = rad::init(
+        let (proj, _, _) = rad::init(
             &source,
             "radicle",
             "radicle",
diff --git a/radicle/src/test/fixtures.rs b/radicle/src/test/fixtures.rs
index 4d708540..d3bec330 100644
--- a/radicle/src/test/fixtures.rs
+++ b/radicle/src/test/fixtures.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pub fn project<P: AsRef<Path>, G: Signer>(
     transport::local::register(storage.clone());
 
     let (repo, head) = repository(path);
-    let (id, refs) = rad::init(
+    let (id, _, refs) = rad::init(
         &repo,
         "acme",
         "Acme's repository",