---
title: assembler clone cli command
description: Clone all repositories listed in the assembler configuration. Run assembler config init first to fetch the repository list. Clones into a local working...
url: https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/docs-builder/pull/2927/cli/assembler/clone
products:
  - Elastic Docs Builder
---

# assembler clone cli command
```bash
docs-builder assembler clone [options]
```

Clone all repositories listed in the assembler configuration.

## Options

<definitions>
  <definition term="--[no-]strict">
    Treat warnings as errors.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--environment string">
    Named deployment target. Determines which repositories and branches are cloned.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--[no-]fetch-latest">
    Fetch the HEAD of each branch instead of the pinned link-registry ref.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--[no-]assume-cloned">
    Skip cloning; assume repositories are already on disk.
  </definition>
  <definition term="-l --log-level enum">
    Minimum log level.
    **Values:** trace, debug, information, warning, error, critical, none
    **Default:** `information`
  </definition>
  <definition term="-c --config-source enum">
    Override the configuration source: local, remote
    **Values:** local, remote, embedded
  </definition>
  <definition term="--[no-]skip-private-repositories">
    Skip cloning private repositories
  </definition>
</definitions>


## Notes

Run assembler config init first to fetch the repository list. Clones into a local
working directory; subsequent assembler build reads from there.