2 files changed, 82 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/internal/executor/container.go b/internal/executor/container.go
index 61ac29c..23e35b3 100644
--- a/internal/executor/container.go
+++ b/internal/executor/container.go
@@ -151,6 +151,14 @@ func (r *ContainerRunner) Run(ctx context.Context, t *task.Task, e *storage.Exec
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	// For non-story tasks (e.g. CI webhook tasks), also resolve local path from the task's
+	// project field. This lets the runner clone from the local mirror instead of an HTTPS
+	// remote that may require credentials not available on the host.
+	if storyLocalPath == "" && t.Project != "" && r.Store != nil {
+		if proj, err := r.Store.GetProject(t.Project); err == nil && proj != nil && proj.LocalPath != "" {
+			storyLocalPath = proj.LocalPath
+		}
+	}
 	// Fall back to task-level BranchName (e.g. set explicitly by executor or tests).
 	if storyBranch == "" {
 		storyBranch = t.BranchName
@@ -171,13 +179,15 @@ func (r *ContainerRunner) Run(ctx context.Context, t *task.Task, e *storage.Exec
 		if err := os.Remove(workspace); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("removing workspace before clone: %w", err)
 		}
-		r.Logger.Info("cloning repository", "url", repoURL, "workspace", workspace)
-		var cloneArgs []string
+		// Prefer the local path as the clone source to avoid HTTPS auth requirements.
+		// For story tasks the storyLocalPath is also available as a speed reference,
+		// but we clone from the local path directly since it is already authoritative.
+		cloneSrc := repoURL
 		if storyLocalPath != "" {
-			cloneArgs = []string{"clone", "--reference", storyLocalPath, repoURL, workspace}
-		} else {
-			cloneArgs = []string{"clone", repoURL, workspace}
+			cloneSrc = storyLocalPath
 		}
+		r.Logger.Info("cloning repository", "src", cloneSrc, "workspace", workspace)
+		cloneArgs := []string{"clone", cloneSrc, workspace}
 		if out, err := r.command(ctx, "git", cloneArgs...).CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("git clone failed: %w\n%s", err, string(out))
 		}
diff --git a/internal/executor/container_test.go b/internal/executor/container_test.go
index f0b2a3a..54b4689 100644
--- a/internal/executor/container_test.go
+++ b/internal/executor/container_test.go
@@ -607,6 +607,73 @@ func TestContainerRunner_ClonesDefaultBranchWhenNoBranchName(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestContainerRunner_ClonesFromLocalPathForCITask verifies that when a task has
+// an HTTPS repository_url but the project has a known local path, the runner
+// clones from the local path to avoid HTTPS auth failures.
+func TestContainerRunner_ClonesFromLocalPathForCITask(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	localRepo := filepath.Join(dir, "local-repo.git")
+	if out, err := exec.Command("git", "init", "--bare", localRepo).CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("git init bare: %v\n%s", err, out)
+	}
+
+	store := testStore(t)
+	proj := &task.Project{
+		ID:        "nav",
+		Name:      "nav",
+		RemoteURL: localRepo,
+		LocalPath: localRepo,
+	}
+	if err := store.CreateProject(proj); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("CreateProject: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	var cloneSrc string
+	logger := slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(io.Discard, nil))
+	runner := &ContainerRunner{
+		Logger: logger,
+		Image:  "busybox",
+		Store:  store,
+		Command: func(ctx context.Context, name string, arg ...string) *exec.Cmd {
+			if name == "git" && len(arg) > 0 && arg[0] == "clone" {
+				// Record what source was cloned from.
+				for i, a := range arg {
+					if a != "clone" && a != "--reference" && i > 0 && arg[i-1] != "--reference" {
+						// last non-dest arg before workspace is the source
+					}
+					_ = a
+				}
+				// source is second-to-last arg (before workspace dir)
+				cloneSrc = arg[len(arg)-2]
+				dir := arg[len(arg)-1]
+				os.MkdirAll(dir, 0755)
+				return exec.Command("true")
+			}
+			if name == "docker" {
+				return exec.Command("sh", "-c", "exit 1")
+			}
+			return exec.Command("true")
+		},
+	}
+
+	tk := &task.Task{
+		ID:            "ci-task-1",
+		RepositoryURL: "https://github.com/thepeterstone/nav.git",
+		Project:       "nav",
+		Agent:         task.AgentConfig{Type: "claude"},
+	}
+	e := &storage.Execution{ID: "exec-ci-1", TaskID: "ci-task-1"}
+	runner.Run(context.Background(), tk, e)
+	os.RemoveAll(e.SandboxDir)
+
+	if cloneSrc == "https://github.com/thepeterstone/nav.git" {
+		t.Error("runner cloned from GitHub HTTPS URL; expected local path to avoid auth failure")
+	}
+	if cloneSrc != localRepo {
+		t.Errorf("expected clone source %q, got %q", localRepo, cloneSrc)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestEnsureStoryBranch_CreatesMissingBranch(t *testing.T) {
 	// Set up a bare repo and a local clone to test branch creation.
 	dir := t.TempDir()