diff --git a/radicle-cli/src/commands.rs b/radicle-cli/src/commands.rs
index 43763f10..fb07cc55 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/src/commands.rs
+++ b/radicle-cli/src/commands.rs
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+pub mod checkout;
 pub mod init;
diff --git a/radicle-cli/src/commands/checkout.rs b/radicle-cli/src/commands/checkout.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..abad156b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/radicle-cli/src/commands/checkout.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+use std::ffi::OsString;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+use anyhow::anyhow;
+use anyhow::Context as _;
+
+use radicle::prelude::*;
+use radicle::storage::WriteStorage;
+
+use crate::project;
+use crate::terminal as term;
+use crate::terminal::args::{Args, Error, Help};
+
+pub const HELP: Help = Help {
+    name: "checkout",
+    description: "Checkout a radicle project working copy",
+    version: env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),
+    usage: r#"
+Usage
+
+    rad checkout <id> [<option>...]
+
+Options
+
+    --no-confirm    Don't ask for confirmation during checkout
+    --help          Print help
+"#,
+};
+
+pub struct Options {
+    pub id: Id,
+}
+
+impl Args for Options {
+    fn from_args(args: Vec<OsString>) -> anyhow::Result<(Self, Vec<OsString>)> {
+        use lexopt::prelude::*;
+        use std::str::FromStr;
+
+        let mut parser = lexopt::Parser::from_args(args);
+        let mut id = None;
+
+        while let Some(arg) = parser.next()? {
+            match arg {
+                Long("no-confirm") => {
+                    // Ignored for now.
+                }
+                Long("help") => return Err(Error::Help.into()),
+                Value(val) if id.is_none() => {
+                    let val = val.to_string_lossy();
+                    let val = Id::from_str(&val).context(format!("invalid id '{}'", val))?;
+
+                    id = Some(val);
+                }
+                _ => return Err(anyhow::anyhow!(arg.unexpected())),
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok((
+            Options {
+                id: id.ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("a project id to checkout must be provided"))?,
+            },
+            vec![],
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn run(options: Options, ctx: impl term::Context) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let profile = ctx.profile()?;
+    let path = execute(options, &profile)?;
+
+    term::headline(&format!(
+        "🌱 Project checkout successful under ./{}",
+        term::format::highlight(path.file_name().unwrap_or_default().to_string_lossy())
+    ));
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub fn execute(options: Options, profile: &Profile) -> anyhow::Result<PathBuf> {
+    let storage = &profile.storage;
+    let repo = storage.repository(options.id)?;
+    let project = repo
+        .project_of(profile.id())
+        .context("project could not be found in local storage")?;
+    let path = PathBuf::from(project.name.clone());
+
+    if path.exists() {
+        anyhow::bail!("the local path {:?} already exists", path.as_path());
+    }
+
+    term::headline(&format!(
+        "Initializing local checkout for 🌱 {} ({})",
+        term::format::highlight(options.id),
+        project.name,
+    ));
+
+    let spinner = term::spinner("Performing checkout...");
+    let working = match radicle::rad::checkout(options.id, profile.id(), path.clone(), &storage) {
+        Ok(working) => working,
+        Err(err) => {
+            spinner.failed();
+            term::blank();
+
+            return Err(err.into());
+        }
+    };
+    spinner.finish();
+
+    // Setup a remote and tracking branch for all project delegates except yourself.
+    let setup = project::SetupRemote {
+        project: options.id,
+        default_branch: project.default_branch.clone(),
+        repo: &working,
+        fetch: true,
+        tracking: true,
+    };
+    for remote_id in repo.remote_ids()? {
+        let remote_id = remote_id?;
+        if &remote_id == profile.id() {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if let Some((remote, branch)) = setup.run(remote_id)? {
+            let remote = remote.name().unwrap(); // Only valid UTF-8 is used.
+                                                 //
+            term::success!("Remote {} set", term::format::highlight(remote));
+            term::success!(
+                "Remote-tracking branch {} created for {}",
+                term::format::highlight(&branch),
+                term::format::tertiary(term::format::node(&remote_id))
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(path)
+}
diff --git a/radicle-cli/src/lib.rs b/radicle-cli/src/lib.rs
index 0079fcf4..400396ed 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/src/lib.rs
+++ b/radicle-cli/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #![allow(clippy::collapsible_if)]
 pub mod commands;
 pub mod git;
+pub mod project;
 pub mod terminal;
diff --git a/radicle-cli/src/project.rs b/radicle-cli/src/project.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29056b6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/radicle-cli/src/project.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+use radicle::git::raw::Remote;
+use radicle::prelude::*;
+use radicle::rad;
+
+use crate::git;
+
+/// Setup a project remote and tracking branch.
+pub struct SetupRemote<'a> {
+    /// The project id.
+    pub project: Id,
+    /// The project default branch.
+    pub default_branch: BranchName,
+    /// The repository in which to setup the remote.
+    pub repo: &'a git::Repository,
+    /// Whether or not to fetch the remote immediately.
+    pub fetch: bool,
+    /// Whether or not to setup a remote tracking branch.
+    pub tracking: bool,
+}
+
+impl<'a> SetupRemote<'a> {
+    /// Run the setup for the given peer.
+    pub fn run(&self, node: NodeId) -> anyhow::Result<Option<(Remote, String)>> {
+        let url = radicle::git::Url::from(self.project).with_namespace(node);
+        let mut remote =
+            radicle::git::configure_remote(self.repo, rad::peer_remote(&node).as_str(), &url)?;
+
+        // Fetch the refs into the working copy.
+        if self.fetch {
+            remote.fetch::<&str>(&[], None, None)?;
+        }
+        // Setup remote-tracking branch.
+        if self.tracking {
+            let branch = git::set_tracking(self.repo, &node, &self.default_branch)?;
+
+            return Ok(Some((remote, branch)));
+        }
+        Ok(None)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/radicle/src/rad.rs b/radicle/src/rad.rs
index 8e86792a..52c8605e 100644
--- a/radicle/src/rad.rs
+++ b/radicle/src/rad.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use crate::git;
 use crate::identity::project::DocError;
 use crate::identity::Id;
 use crate::node;
+use crate::node::NodeId;
 use crate::storage::git::transport::{self, remote};
 use crate::storage::git::{ProjectError, Storage};
 use crate::storage::refs::SignedRefs;
@@ -19,6 +20,11 @@ use crate::{identity, storage};
 
 pub static REMOTE_NAME: Lazy<git::RefString> = Lazy::new(|| git::refname!("rad"));
 
+/// Radicle remote name for peer, eg. `rad/<node-id>`
+pub fn peer_remote(peer: &NodeId) -> String {
+    format!("rad/{peer}")
+}
+
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
 pub enum InitError {
     #[error("doc: {0}")]