diff --git a/radicle-cli/examples/rad-inspect.md b/radicle-cli/examples/rad-inspect.md
index a9c64760..8e07872c 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/examples/rad-inspect.md
+++ b/radicle-cli/examples/rad-inspect.md
@@ -68,3 +68,6 @@ date   Thu, 15 Dec 2022 17:28:04 +0000
  }
 
 ```
+
+The identity document is the metadata associated with a repository, that is
+only changeable by delegates.
diff --git a/radicle-cli/src/commands.rs b/radicle-cli/src/commands.rs
index 51a3a373..e6eeb616 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/src/commands.rs
+++ b/radicle-cli/src/commands.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ pub mod rad_comment;
 pub mod rad_delegate;
 #[path = "commands/edit.rs"]
 pub mod rad_edit;
+#[path = "commands/fetch.rs"]
+pub mod rad_fetch;
 #[path = "commands/help.rs"]
 pub mod rad_help;
 #[path = "commands/id.rs"]
diff --git a/radicle-cli/src/commands/clone.rs b/radicle-cli/src/commands/clone.rs
index 35d0474e..8a292545 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/src/commands/clone.rs
+++ b/radicle-cli/src/commands/clone.rs
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@ use radicle::git::raw;
 use radicle::identity::doc::{DocError, Id};
 use radicle::identity::{doc, IdentityError};
 use radicle::node;
-use radicle::node::{FetchResult, Handle as _, Node};
+use radicle::node::{Handle as _, Node};
 use radicle::prelude::*;
 use radicle::rad;
 use radicle::storage;
 use radicle::storage::git::Storage;
 
 use crate::commands::rad_checkout as checkout;
+use crate::commands::rad_fetch as fetch;
 use crate::project;
 use crate::terminal as term;
 use crate::terminal::args::{Args, Error, Help};
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ pub const HELP: Help = Help {
     usage: r#"
 Usage
 
-    rad clone <id> [<option>...]
+    rad clone <rid> [<option>...]
 
 Options
 
@@ -152,8 +153,10 @@ pub enum CloneError {
     Payload(#[from] doc::PayloadError),
     #[error("project error: {0}")]
     Identity(#[from] IdentityError),
-    #[error("no seeds found for {0}")]
+    #[error("repository {0} not found")]
     NotFound(Id),
+    #[error("no seeds found for {0}")]
+    NoSeeds(Id),
 }
 
 pub fn clone<G: Signer>(
@@ -173,34 +176,15 @@ pub fn clone<G: Signer>(
         );
     }
 
-    // Get seeds. This consults the local routing table only.
-    let mut seeds = node.seeds(id)?;
-    if seeds.has_connections() {
-        // Fetch from all seeds.
-        for seed in seeds.connected() {
-            let spinner = term::spinner(format!(
-                "Fetching {} from {}..",
-                term::format::tertiary(id),
-                term::format::tertiary(term::format::node(seed))
-            ));
-
-            // TODO: If none of them succeeds, output an error. Otherwise tell the caller
-            // how many succeeded.
-            match node.fetch(id, *seed)? {
-                FetchResult::Success { .. } => {
-                    spinner.finish();
-                }
-                FetchResult::Failed { reason } => {
-                    spinner.error(reason);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        // TODO: Warn if no seeds were found, and we might be checking out stale data.
-    }
+    let results = fetch::fetch(id, node)?;
     let Ok(repository) = storage.repository(id) else {
         // If we don't have the project locally, even after attempting to fetch,
         // there's nothing we can do.
-        return Err(CloneError::NotFound(id));
+        if results.is_empty() {
+            return Err(CloneError::NoSeeds(id));
+        } else {
+            return Err(CloneError::NotFound(id));
+        }
     };
 
     // Create a local fork of the project, under our own id, unless we have one already.
@@ -227,6 +211,14 @@ pub fn clone<G: Signer>(
     let proj = doc.project()?;
     let path = Path::new(proj.name());
 
+    if results.success().next().is_none() {
+        if results.failed().next().is_some() {
+            term::warning("Fetching failed, local copy is potentially stale");
+        } else {
+            term::warning("No seeds found, local copy is potentially stale");
+        }
+    }
+
     // Checkout.
     let spinner = term::spinner(format!(
         "Creating checkout in ./{}..",
diff --git a/radicle-cli/src/commands/fetch.rs b/radicle-cli/src/commands/fetch.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ef462823
--- /dev/null
+++ b/radicle-cli/src/commands/fetch.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+#![allow(clippy::or_fun_call)]
+use std::ffi::OsString;
+use std::path::Path;
+
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Context};
+
+use radicle::identity::doc::Id;
+use radicle::node;
+use radicle::node::{FetchResult, FetchResults, Handle as _, Node};
+use radicle::prelude::*;
+
+use crate::terminal as term;
+use crate::terminal::args::{Args, Error, Help};
+
+pub const HELP: Help = Help {
+    name: "fetch",
+    description: "Fetch repository refs from the network",
+    version: env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),
+    usage: r#"
+Usage
+
+    rad fetch <rid> [<option>...]
+
+    By default, this command will fetch from all connected seeds.
+    To instead specify a seed, use the `--seed <nid>` option.
+
+Options
+
+    --seed <nid>    Fetch seed a specific connected peer
+    --force, -f     Fetch even if the repository isn't tracked
+    --help          Print help
+
+"#,
+};
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct Options {
+    rid: Option<Id>,
+    seed: Option<NodeId>,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    force: 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 rid: Option<Id> = None;
+        let mut seed: Option<NodeId> = None;
+        let mut force = false;
+
+        while let Some(arg) = parser.next()? {
+            match arg {
+                Long("force") | Short('f') => {
+                    force = true;
+                }
+                Long("seed") => {
+                    let val = parser.value()?;
+                    let val = term::args::nid(&val)?;
+                    seed = Some(val);
+                }
+                Long("help") => {
+                    return Err(Error::Help.into());
+                }
+                Value(val) if rid.is_none() => {
+                    let val = term::args::rid(&val)?;
+                    rid = Some(val);
+                }
+                _ => return Err(anyhow!(arg.unexpected())),
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok((Options { rid, seed, force }, vec![]))
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn run(options: Options, ctx: impl term::Context) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let profile = ctx.profile()?;
+    let mut node = radicle::Node::new(profile.socket());
+    let rid = match options.rid {
+        Some(rid) => rid,
+        None => {
+            let (_, rid) = radicle::rad::repo(Path::new("."))
+                .context("Current directory is not a Radicle project")?;
+
+            rid
+        }
+    };
+
+    // TODO(cloudhead): Check that we're tracking the repo, and if not, and `--force` is not
+    // used, abort with error.
+
+    let results = if let Some(seed) = options.seed {
+        let result = fetch_from(rid, &seed, &mut node)?;
+        FetchResults::from(vec![(seed, result)])
+    } else {
+        fetch(rid, &mut node)?
+    };
+    let success = results.success().count();
+    let failed = results.failed().count();
+
+    if success == 0 {
+        term::error(format!("Failed to fetch repository from {failed} seed(s)"));
+    } else {
+        term::success!("Fetched repository from {success} seed(s)");
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub fn fetch(rid: Id, node: &mut Node) -> Result<FetchResults, node::Error> {
+    // Get seeds. This consults the local routing table only.
+    let mut seeds = node.seeds(rid)?;
+    let mut results = FetchResults::default();
+
+    if seeds.has_connections() {
+        // Fetch from all seeds.
+        for seed in seeds.connected() {
+            let result = fetch_from(rid, seed, node)?;
+            results.push(*seed, result);
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(results)
+}
+
+pub fn fetch_from(rid: Id, seed: &NodeId, node: &mut Node) -> Result<FetchResult, node::Error> {
+    let spinner = term::spinner(format!(
+        "Fetching {} from {}..",
+        term::format::tertiary(rid),
+        term::format::tertiary(term::format::node(seed))
+    ));
+    let result = node.fetch(rid, *seed)?;
+
+    match &result {
+        FetchResult::Success { .. } => {
+            spinner.finish();
+        }
+        FetchResult::Failed { reason } => {
+            spinner.error(reason);
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(result)
+}
diff --git a/radicle-cli/src/commands/help.rs b/radicle-cli/src/commands/help.rs
index 9790c505..a1d3993e 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/src/commands/help.rs
+++ b/radicle-cli/src/commands/help.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const COMMANDS: &[Help] = &[
     rad_checkout::HELP,
     rad_clone::HELP,
     rad_edit::HELP,
+    rad_fetch::HELP,
     rad_help::HELP,
     rad_id::HELP,
     rad_init::HELP,
diff --git a/radicle-cli/src/terminal/args.rs b/radicle-cli/src/terminal/args.rs
index ec1b7a12..eeddd054 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/src/terminal/args.rs
+++ b/radicle-cli/src/terminal/args.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::str::FromStr;
 
 use anyhow::anyhow;
 use radicle::crypto;
-use radicle::prelude::{Did, Id};
+use radicle::prelude::{Did, Id, NodeId};
 
 #[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug)]
 pub enum Error {
@@ -86,7 +86,12 @@ pub fn did(val: &OsString) -> anyhow::Result<Did> {
     Ok(peer)
 }
 
+pub fn nid(val: &OsString) -> anyhow::Result<NodeId> {
+    let val = val.to_string_lossy();
+    NodeId::from_str(&val).map_err(|_| anyhow!("invalid Node ID '{}'", val))
+}
+
 pub fn rid(val: &OsString) -> anyhow::Result<Id> {
     let val = val.to_string_lossy();
-    Id::from_str(&val).map_err(|_| anyhow!("invalid repository ID '{}'", val))
+    Id::from_str(&val).map_err(|_| anyhow!("invalid Repository ID '{}'", val))
 }
diff --git a/radicle/src/node.rs b/radicle/src/node.rs
index 5f9158e0..6f44112d 100644
--- a/radicle/src/node.rs
+++ b/radicle/src/node.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ mod features;
 
 use std::collections::BTreeSet;
 use std::io::{BufRead, BufReader};
+use std::ops::Deref;
 use std::os::unix::net::UnixStream;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::{fmt, io, net};
@@ -270,6 +271,67 @@ impl<S: ToString> From<Result<Vec<RefUpdate>, S>> for FetchResult {
     }
 }
 
+/// Holds multiple fetch results.
+#[derive(Debug, Default)]
+pub struct FetchResults(Vec<(NodeId, FetchResult)>);
+
+impl FetchResults {
+    /// Push a fetch result.
+    pub fn push(&mut self, nid: NodeId, result: FetchResult) {
+        self.0.push((nid, result));
+    }
+
+    /// Iterate over all fetch results.
+    pub fn iter(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = (&NodeId, &FetchResult)> {
+        self.0.iter().map(|(nid, r)| (nid, r))
+    }
+
+    /// Iterate over successful fetches.
+    pub fn success(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = (&NodeId, &[RefUpdate])> {
+        self.0.iter().filter_map(|(nid, r)| {
+            if let FetchResult::Success { updated } = r {
+                Some((nid, updated.as_slice()))
+            } else {
+                None
+            }
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Iterate over failed fetches.
+    pub fn failed(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = (&NodeId, &str)> {
+        self.0.iter().filter_map(|(nid, r)| {
+            if let FetchResult::Failed { reason } = r {
+                Some((nid, reason.as_str()))
+            } else {
+                None
+            }
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<Vec<(NodeId, FetchResult)>> for FetchResults {
+    fn from(value: Vec<(NodeId, FetchResult)>) -> Self {
+        Self(value)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Deref for FetchResults {
+    type Target = [(NodeId, FetchResult)];
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        self.0.as_slice()
+    }
+}
+
+impl IntoIterator for FetchResults {
+    type Item = (NodeId, FetchResult);
+    type IntoIter = std::vec::IntoIter<(NodeId, FetchResult)>;
+
+    fn into_iter(self) -> Self::IntoIter {
+        self.0.into_iter()
+    }
+}
+
 /// Error returned by [`Handle`] functions.
 #[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug)]
 pub enum Error {