diff --git a/crates/radicle-cli/src/commands/clone.rs b/crates/radicle-cli/src/commands/clone.rs
index 9c3beac5..1e6b48ff 100644
--- a/crates/radicle-cli/src/commands/clone.rs
+++ b/crates/radicle-cli/src/commands/clone.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
-#![allow(clippy::or_fun_call)]
-use std::ffi::OsString;
-use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
-use std::str::FromStr;
-use std::time;
+pub mod args;
+
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
-use anyhow::anyhow;
 use radicle::issue::cache::Issues as _;
 use radicle::patch::cache::Patches as _;
 use thiserror::Error;
@@ -26,119 +23,12 @@ use crate::commands::sync;
 use crate::node::SyncSettings;
 use crate::project;
 use crate::terminal as term;
-use crate::terminal::args::{Args, Error, Help};
 use crate::terminal::Element as _;
 
-pub const HELP: Help = Help {
-    name: "clone",
-    description: "Clone a Radicle repository",
-    version: env!("RADICLE_VERSION"),
-    usage: r#"
-Usage
+pub use args::Args;
+pub(crate) use args::ABOUT;
 
-    rad clone <rid> [<directory>] [--scope <scope>] [<option>...]
-
-    The `clone` command will use your local node's routing table to find seeds from
-    which it can clone the repository.
-
-    For private repositories, use the `--seed` options, to clone directly
-    from known seeds in the privacy set.
-
-Options
-
-        --bare              Make a bare repository
-        --scope <scope>     Follow scope: `followed` or `all` (default: all)
-    -s, --seed <nid>        Clone from this seed (may be specified multiple times)
-        --timeout <secs>    Timeout for fetching repository (default: 9)
-        --help              Print help
-
-"#,
-};
-
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct Options {
-    /// The RID of the repository.
-    id: RepoId,
-    /// The target directory for the repository to be cloned into.
-    directory: Option<PathBuf>,
-    /// The seeding scope of the repository.
-    scope: Scope,
-    /// Sync settings.
-    sync: SyncSettings,
-    bare: 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 id: Option<RepoId> = None;
-        let mut scope = Scope::All;
-        let mut sync = SyncSettings::default();
-        let mut directory = None;
-        let mut bare = false;
-
-        while let Some(arg) = parser.next()? {
-            match arg {
-                Long("seed") | Short('s') => {
-                    let value = parser.value()?;
-                    let value = term::args::nid(&value)?;
-
-                    sync.seeds.insert(value);
-                }
-                Long("scope") => {
-                    let value = parser.value()?;
-
-                    scope = term::args::parse_value("scope", value)?;
-                }
-                Long("timeout") => {
-                    let value = parser.value()?;
-                    let secs = term::args::number(&value)?;
-
-                    sync.timeout = time::Duration::from_secs(secs as u64);
-                }
-                Long("no-confirm") => {
-                    // We keep this flag here for consistency though it doesn't have any effect,
-                    // since the command is fully non-interactive.
-                }
-                Long("bare") => {
-                    bare = true;
-                }
-                Long("help") | Short('h') => {
-                    return Err(Error::Help.into());
-                }
-                Value(val) if id.is_none() => {
-                    let val = val.to_string_lossy();
-                    let val = val.strip_prefix("rad://").unwrap_or(&val);
-                    let val = RepoId::from_str(val)?;
-
-                    id = Some(val);
-                }
-                // Parse <directory> once <rid> has been parsed
-                Value(val) if id.is_some() && directory.is_none() => {
-                    directory = Some(Path::new(&val).to_path_buf());
-                }
-                _ => return Err(anyhow!(arg.unexpected())),
-            }
-        }
-        let id =
-            id.ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("to clone, an RID must be provided; see `rad clone --help`"))?;
-
-        Ok((
-            Options {
-                id,
-                directory,
-                scope,
-                sync,
-                bare,
-            },
-            vec![],
-        ))
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn run(options: Options, ctx: impl term::Context) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+pub fn run(args: Args, ctx: impl term::Context) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let profile = ctx.profile()?;
     let mut node = radicle::Node::new(profile.socket());
 
@@ -154,16 +44,16 @@ pub fn run(options: Options, ctx: impl term::Context) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         doc,
         project: proj,
     } = clone(
-        options.id,
-        options.directory.clone(),
-        options.scope,
-        options.sync.with_profile(&profile),
+        args.repo,
+        args.directory.clone(),
+        args.scope,
+        SyncSettings::from(args.sync).with_profile(&profile),
         &mut node,
         &profile,
-        options.bare,
+        args.bare,
     )?
     .print_or_success()
-    .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("failed to clone {}", options.id))?;
+    .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("failed to clone {}", args.repo))?;
     let delegates = doc
         .delegates()
         .iter()
@@ -171,7 +61,7 @@ pub fn run(options: Options, ctx: impl term::Context) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         .filter(|id| id != profile.id())
         .collect::<Vec<_>>();
     let default_branch = proj.default_branch().clone();
-    let path = if !options.bare {
+    let path = if !args.bare {
         working.workdir().unwrap()
     } else {
         working.path()
@@ -181,7 +71,7 @@ pub fn run(options: Options, ctx: impl term::Context) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     radicle::git::configure_repository(&working)?;
     checkout::setup_remotes(
         project::SetupRemote {
-            rid: options.id,
+            rid: args.repo,
             tracking: Some(default_branch),
             repo: &working,
             fetch: true,
@@ -211,7 +101,7 @@ pub fn run(options: Options, ctx: impl term::Context) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     ])]);
     info.print();
 
-    let location = options
+    let location = args
         .directory
         .map_or(proj.name().to_string(), |loc| loc.display().to_string());
     term::info!(
diff --git a/crates/radicle-cli/src/commands/clone/args.rs b/crates/radicle-cli/src/commands/clone/args.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..364acb0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/radicle-cli/src/commands/clone/args.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::time;
+
+use clap::Parser;
+
+use crate::node::SyncSettings;
+use radicle::identity::doc::RepoId;
+use radicle::identity::IdError;
+use radicle::node::policy::Scope;
+use radicle::prelude::*;
+
+pub(crate) const ABOUT: &str = "Clone a Radicle repository";
+
+const LONG_ABOUT: &str = r#"
+The `clone` command will use your local node's routing table to find seeds from
+which it can clone the repository.
+
+For private repositories, use the `--seed` options, to clone directly
+from known seeds in the privacy set."#;
+
+/// Parse an RID, optionally stripping "rad://" prefix.
+fn parse_rid(value: &str) -> Result<RepoId, IdError> {
+    value.strip_prefix("rad://").unwrap_or(value).parse()
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Parser)]
+pub(super) struct SyncArgs {
+    /// Clone from this seed (may be specified multiple times)
+    #[arg(short, long = "seed", value_name = "NID", action = clap::ArgAction::Append)]
+    seeds: Vec<NodeId>,
+
+    /// Timeout for fetching repository in seconds
+    #[arg(long, default_value_t = 9, value_name = "SECS")]
+    timeout: usize,
+}
+
+impl From<SyncArgs> for SyncSettings {
+    fn from(args: SyncArgs) -> Self {
+        SyncSettings {
+            timeout: time::Duration::from_secs(args.timeout as u64),
+            seeds: args.seeds.into_iter().collect(),
+            ..SyncSettings::default()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+struct ScopeParser;
+
+impl clap::builder::TypedValueParser for ScopeParser {
+    type Value = Scope;
+
+    fn parse_ref(
+        &self,
+        cmd: &clap::Command,
+        arg: Option<&clap::Arg>,
+        value: &std::ffi::OsStr,
+    ) -> Result<Self::Value, clap::Error> {
+        <Scope as std::str::FromStr>::from_str.parse_ref(cmd, arg, value)
+    }
+
+    fn possible_values(
+        &self,
+    ) -> Option<Box<dyn Iterator<Item = clap::builder::PossibleValue> + '_>> {
+        use clap::builder::PossibleValue;
+        Some(Box::new(
+            [PossibleValue::new("all"), PossibleValue::new("followed")].into_iter(),
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Parser)]
+#[clap(about = ABOUT, long_about = LONG_ABOUT, disable_version_flag = true)]
+pub struct Args {
+    /// ID of the repository to clone
+    ///
+    /// [example values: rad:z3Tr6bC7ctEg2EHmLvknUr29mEDLH, rad://z3Tr6bC7ctEg2EHmLvknUr29mEDLH]
+    #[arg(value_name = "RID", value_parser = parse_rid)]
+    pub(super) repo: RepoId,
+
+    /// The target directory for the repository to be cloned into
+    #[arg(value_name = "PATH")]
+    pub(super) directory: Option<PathBuf>,
+
+    /// Follow scope
+    #[arg(long, default_value_t = Scope::All, value_name = "SCOPE", value_parser = ScopeParser)]
+    pub(super) scope: Scope,
+
+    #[clap(flatten)]
+    pub(super) sync: SyncArgs,
+
+    /// Make a bare repository
+    #[arg(long)]
+    pub(super) bare: bool,
+
+    // We keep this flag here for consistency though it doesn't have any effect,
+    // since the command is fully non-interactive.
+    #[arg(long, hide = true)]
+    pub(super) no_confirm: bool,
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::Args;
+    use clap::Parser;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn should_parse_rid_non_urn() {
+        let args = Args::try_parse_from(["clone", "z3Tr6bC7ctEg2EHmLvknUr29mEDLH"]);
+        assert!(args.is_ok())
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn should_parse_rid_urn() {
+        let args = Args::try_parse_from(["clone", "rad:z3Tr6bC7ctEg2EHmLvknUr29mEDLH"]);
+        assert!(args.is_ok())
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn should_parse_rid_url() {
+        let args = Args::try_parse_from(["clone", "rad://z3Tr6bC7ctEg2EHmLvknUr29mEDLH"]);
+        assert!(args.is_ok())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/radicle-cli/src/commands/help.rs b/crates/radicle-cli/src/commands/help.rs
index fb479b9a..fa1aa0bb 100644
--- a/crates/radicle-cli/src/commands/help.rs
+++ b/crates/radicle-cli/src/commands/help.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,10 @@ const COMMANDS: &[CommandItem] = &[
         about: crate::commands::block::ABOUT,
     },
     CommandItem::Lexopt(crate::commands::checkout::HELP),
-    CommandItem::Lexopt(crate::commands::clone::HELP),
+    CommandItem::Clap {
+        name: "clone",
+        about: crate::commands::clone::ABOUT,
+    },
     CommandItem::Lexopt(crate::commands::config::HELP),
     CommandItem::Clap {
         name: "debug",
diff --git a/crates/radicle-cli/src/main.rs b/crates/radicle-cli/src/main.rs
index 713ed03a..17c016bb 100644
--- a/crates/radicle-cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/radicle-cli/src/main.rs
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ struct CliArgs {
 enum Commands {
     Block(block::Args),
     Clean(clean::Args),
+    Clone(clone::Args),
     Debug(debug::Args),
     Issue(issue::Args),
     Path(path::Args),
@@ -192,7 +193,9 @@ pub(crate) fn run_other(exe: &str, args: &[OsString]) -> Result<(), Option<anyho
             );
         }
         "clone" => {
-            term::run_command_args::<clone::Options, _>(clone::HELP, clone::run, args.to_vec());
+            if let Some(Commands::Clone(args)) = CliArgs::parse().command {
+                term::run_command_fn(clone::run, args);
+            }
         }
         "cob" => {
             term::run_command_args::<cob::Options, _>(cob::HELP, cob::run, args.to_vec());