diff --git a/clone.go b/clone.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..630c343
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clone.go
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+package git
+
+/*
+#include <git2.h>
+#include <git2/errors.h>
+
+static git_clone_options git_clone_options_init() {
+	git_clone_options ret = GIT_CLONE_OPTIONS_INIT;
+	return ret;
+}
+
+*/
+import "C"
+import (
+	"runtime"
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+type CloneOptions struct {
+	*CheckoutOpts
+	*RemoteCallbacks
+	Bare             bool
+	IgnoreCertErrors bool
+	RemoteName       string
+	CheckoutBranch   string
+}
+
+func Clone(url string, path string, options *CloneOptions) (*Repository, error) {
+	repo := new(Repository)
+
+	curl := C.CString(url)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(curl))
+
+	cpath := C.CString(path)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cpath))
+
+	var copts C.git_clone_options
+	populateCloneOptions(&copts, options)
+
+	// finish populating clone options here so we can defer CString free
+	if len(options.RemoteName) != 0 {
+		copts.remote_name = C.CString(options.RemoteName)
+		defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(copts.remote_name))
+	}
+
+	if len(options.CheckoutBranch) != 0 {
+		copts.checkout_branch = C.CString(options.CheckoutBranch)
+		defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(copts.checkout_branch))
+	}
+
+	runtime.LockOSThread()
+	defer runtime.UnlockOSThread()
+	ret := C.git_clone(&repo.ptr, curl, cpath, &copts)
+	if ret < 0 {
+		return nil, MakeGitError(ret)
+	}
+
+	runtime.SetFinalizer(repo, (*Repository).Free)
+	return repo, nil
+}
+
+func populateCloneOptions(ptr *C.git_clone_options, opts *CloneOptions) {
+	*ptr = C.git_clone_options_init()
+	if opts == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	populateCheckoutOpts(&ptr.checkout_opts, opts.CheckoutOpts)
+	populateRemoteCallbacks(&ptr.remote_callbacks, opts.RemoteCallbacks)
+	if opts.Bare {
+		ptr.bare = 1
+	} else {
+		ptr.bare = 0
+	}
+	if opts.IgnoreCertErrors {
+		ptr.ignore_cert_errors = 1
+	} else {
+		ptr.ignore_cert_errors = 0
+	}
+}
diff --git a/git.go b/git.go
index 7c76c30..db9522b 100644
--- a/git.go
+++ b/git.go
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"errors"
 	"runtime"
-	"unsafe"
 	"strings"
+	"unsafe"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/remote.go b/remote.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38c1d47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/remote.go
@@ -0,0 +1,410 @@
+package git
+
+/*
+#include <git2.h>
+#include <git2/errors.h>
+
+extern void _go_git_setup_callbacks(git_remote_callbacks *callbacks);
+extern git_remote_callbacks _go_git_remote_callbacks_init();
+extern void _go_git_set_strarray_n(git_strarray *array, char *str, size_t n);
+extern char *_go_git_get_strarray_n(git_strarray *array, size_t n);
+
+*/
+import "C"
+import "unsafe"
+import "runtime"
+
+type TransferProgress struct {
+	ptr *C.git_transfer_progress
+}
+
+type RemoteCompletion uint
+
+const (
+	RemoteCompletionDownload RemoteCompletion = C.GIT_REMOTE_COMPLETION_DOWNLOAD
+	RemoteCompletionIndexing                  = C.GIT_REMOTE_COMPLETION_INDEXING
+	RemoteCompletionError                     = C.GIT_REMOTE_COMPLETION_ERROR
+)
+
+type ProgressCallback func(str string) int
+type CompletionCallback func(RemoteCompletion) int
+type CredentialsCallback func(url string, username_from_url string, allowed_types CredType) (int, Cred)
+type TransferProgressCallback func(stats TransferProgress) int
+type UpdateTipsCallback func(refname string, a *Oid, b *Oid) int
+
+type RemoteCallbacks struct {
+	ProgressCallback
+	CompletionCallback
+	CredentialsCallback
+	TransferProgressCallback
+	UpdateTipsCallback
+}
+
+type Remote interface {
+	Save() error
+	Owner() Repository
+	Name() string
+	Url() string
+	PushUrl() string
+
+	SetUrl(url string) error
+	SetPushUrl(url string) error
+
+	AddFetch(refspec string) error
+	GetFetchRefspecs() ([]string, error)
+	SetFetchRefspecs(refspecs []string) error
+	AddPush(refspec string) error
+	GetPushRefspecs() ([]string, error)
+	SetPushRefspecs(refspecs []string) error
+	ClearRefspecs()
+	RefspecCount() uint
+}
+
+type gitRemote struct {
+	ptr *C.git_remote
+}
+
+func populateRemoteCallbacks(ptr *C.git_remote_callbacks, callbacks *RemoteCallbacks) {
+	*ptr = C._go_git_remote_callbacks_init()
+	if callbacks == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	C._go_git_setup_callbacks(ptr)
+	ptr.payload = unsafe.Pointer(callbacks)
+}
+
+//export progressCallback
+func progressCallback(_str *C.char, _len C.int, data unsafe.Pointer) int {
+	callbacks := (*RemoteCallbacks)(data)
+	if callbacks.ProgressCallback == nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+	str := C.GoStringN(_str, _len)
+	return callbacks.ProgressCallback(str)
+}
+
+//export completionCallback
+func completionCallback(completion_type C.git_remote_completion_type, data unsafe.Pointer) int {
+	callbacks := (*RemoteCallbacks)(data)
+	if callbacks.CompletionCallback == nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+	return callbacks.CompletionCallback((RemoteCompletion)(completion_type))
+}
+
+//export credentialsCallback
+func credentialsCallback(_cred **C.git_cred, _url *C.char, _username_from_url *C.char, allowed_types uint, data unsafe.Pointer) int {
+	callbacks := (*RemoteCallbacks)(data)
+	if callbacks.CredentialsCallback == nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+	url := C.GoString(_url)
+	username_from_url := C.GoString(_username_from_url)
+	ret, cred := callbacks.CredentialsCallback(url, username_from_url, (CredType)(allowed_types))
+	if gcred, ok := cred.(gitCred); ok {
+		*_cred = gcred.ptr
+	}
+	return ret
+}
+
+//export transferProgressCallback
+func transferProgressCallback(stats *C.git_transfer_progress, data unsafe.Pointer) int {
+	callbacks := (*RemoteCallbacks)(data)
+	if callbacks.TransferProgressCallback == nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+	return callbacks.TransferProgressCallback(TransferProgress{stats})
+}
+
+//export updateTipsCallback
+func updateTipsCallback(_refname *C.char, _a *C.git_oid, _b *C.git_oid, data unsafe.Pointer) int {
+	callbacks := (*RemoteCallbacks)(data)
+	if callbacks.UpdateTipsCallback == nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+	refname := C.GoString(_refname)
+	a := newOidFromC(_a)
+	b := newOidFromC(_b)
+	return callbacks.UpdateTipsCallback(refname, a, b)
+}
+
+func (o TransferProgress) TotalObjects() uint {
+	return uint(o.ptr.total_objects)
+}
+
+func (o TransferProgress) IndexedObjects() uint {
+	return uint(o.ptr.indexed_objects)
+}
+
+func (o TransferProgress) ReceivedObjects() uint {
+	return uint(o.ptr.received_objects)
+}
+
+func (o TransferProgress) LocalObjects() uint {
+	return uint(o.ptr.local_objects)
+}
+
+func (o TransferProgress) TotalDeltas() uint {
+	return uint(o.ptr.total_deltas)
+}
+
+func (o TransferProgress) ReceivedBytes() uint {
+	return uint(o.ptr.received_bytes)
+}
+
+func RemoteIsValidName(name string) bool {
+	cname := C.CString(name)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cname))
+	if C.git_remote_is_valid_name(cname) == 1 {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func freeRemote(o *gitRemote) {
+	C.git_remote_free(o.ptr)
+}
+
+func CreateRemote(repo *Repository, name string, url string) (Remote, error) {
+	remote := &gitRemote{}
+	runtime.SetFinalizer(remote, freeRemote)
+
+	cname := C.CString(name)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cname))
+	curl := C.CString(url)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(curl))
+
+	runtime.LockOSThread()
+	defer runtime.UnlockOSThread()
+
+	ret := C.git_remote_create(&remote.ptr, repo.ptr, cname, curl)
+	if ret < 0 {
+		return nil, MakeGitError(ret)
+	}
+	return remote, nil
+}
+
+func CreateRemoteWithFetchspec(repo *Repository, name string, url string, fetch string) (Remote, error) {
+	remote := &gitRemote{}
+	runtime.SetFinalizer(remote, freeRemote)
+
+	cname := C.CString(name)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cname))
+	curl := C.CString(url)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(curl))
+	cfetch := C.CString(fetch)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cfetch))
+
+	runtime.LockOSThread()
+	defer runtime.UnlockOSThread()
+
+	ret := C.git_remote_create_with_fetchspec(&remote.ptr, repo.ptr, cname, curl, cfetch)
+	if ret < 0 {
+		return nil, MakeGitError(ret)
+	}
+	return remote, nil
+}
+
+func CreateRemoteInMemory(repo *Repository, fetch string, url string) (Remote, error) {
+	remote := &gitRemote{}
+	runtime.SetFinalizer(remote, freeRemote)
+
+	curl := C.CString(url)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(curl))
+	cfetch := C.CString(fetch)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cfetch))
+
+	runtime.LockOSThread()
+	defer runtime.UnlockOSThread()
+
+	ret := C.git_remote_create_inmemory(&remote.ptr, repo.ptr, cfetch, curl)
+	if ret < 0 {
+		return nil, MakeGitError(ret)
+	}
+	return remote, nil
+}
+
+func LoadRemote(repo *Repository, name string) (Remote, error) {
+	remote := &gitRemote{}
+	runtime.SetFinalizer(remote, freeRemote)
+
+	cname := C.CString(name)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cname))
+
+	runtime.LockOSThread()
+	defer runtime.UnlockOSThread()
+
+	ret := C.git_remote_load(&remote.ptr, repo.ptr, cname)
+	if ret < 0 {
+		return nil, MakeGitError(ret)
+	}
+	return remote, nil
+}
+
+func (o *gitRemote) Save() error {
+
+	runtime.LockOSThread()
+	defer runtime.UnlockOSThread()
+
+	ret := C.git_remote_save(o.ptr)
+	if ret < 0 {
+		return MakeGitError(ret)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (o *gitRemote) Owner() Repository {
+	return Repository{C.git_remote_owner(o.ptr)}
+}
+
+func (o *gitRemote) Name() string {
+	return C.GoString(C.git_remote_name(o.ptr))
+}
+
+func (o *gitRemote) Url() string {
+	return C.GoString(C.git_remote_url(o.ptr))
+}
+
+func (o *gitRemote) PushUrl() string {
+	return C.GoString(C.git_remote_pushurl(o.ptr))
+}
+
+func (o *gitRemote) SetUrl(url string) error {
+	curl := C.CString(url)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(curl))
+
+	runtime.LockOSThread()
+	defer runtime.UnlockOSThread()
+
+	ret := C.git_remote_set_url(o.ptr, curl)
+	if ret < 0 {
+		return MakeGitError(ret)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (o *gitRemote) SetPushUrl(url string) error {
+	curl := C.CString(url)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(curl))
+
+	runtime.LockOSThread()
+	defer runtime.UnlockOSThread()
+
+	ret := C.git_remote_set_pushurl(o.ptr, curl)
+	if ret < 0 {
+		return MakeGitError(ret)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (o *gitRemote) AddFetch(refspec string) error {
+	crefspec := C.CString(refspec)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(crefspec))
+
+	runtime.LockOSThread()
+	defer runtime.UnlockOSThread()
+
+	ret := C.git_remote_add_fetch(o.ptr, crefspec)
+	if ret < 0 {
+		return MakeGitError(ret)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (o *gitRemote) GetFetchRefspecs() ([]string, error) {
+	crefspecs := C.git_strarray{}
+
+	runtime.LockOSThread()
+	defer runtime.UnlockOSThread()
+
+	ret := C.git_remote_get_fetch_refspecs(&crefspecs, o.ptr)
+	if ret < 0 {
+		return nil, MakeGitError(ret)
+	}
+	defer C.git_strarray_free(&crefspecs)
+	refspecs := make([]string, crefspecs.count)
+
+	for i := 0; i < int(crefspecs.count); i++ {
+		refspecs[i] = C.GoString(C._go_git_get_strarray_n(&crefspecs, C.size_t(i)))
+	}
+	return refspecs, nil
+}
+
+func (o *gitRemote) SetFetchRefspecs(refspecs []string) error {
+	crefspecs := C.git_strarray{}
+	crefspecs.count = C.size_t(len(refspecs))
+	crefspecs.strings = (**C.char)(C.malloc(C.size_t(unsafe.Sizeof(unsafe.Pointer(nil)) * uintptr(crefspecs.count))))
+	for i, refspec := range refspecs {
+		C._go_git_set_strarray_n(&crefspecs, C.CString(refspec), C.size_t(i))
+	}
+	defer C.git_strarray_free(&crefspecs)
+
+	runtime.LockOSThread()
+	defer runtime.UnlockOSThread()
+
+	ret := C.git_remote_set_fetch_refspecs(o.ptr, &crefspecs)
+	if ret < 0 {
+		return MakeGitError(ret)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (o *gitRemote) AddPush(refspec string) error {
+	crefspec := C.CString(refspec)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(crefspec))
+
+	runtime.LockOSThread()
+	defer runtime.UnlockOSThread()
+
+	ret := C.git_remote_add_push(o.ptr, crefspec)
+	if ret < 0 {
+		return MakeGitError(ret)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (o *gitRemote) GetPushRefspecs() ([]string, error) {
+	crefspecs := C.git_strarray{}
+
+	runtime.LockOSThread()
+	defer runtime.UnlockOSThread()
+
+	ret := C.git_remote_get_push_refspecs(&crefspecs, o.ptr)
+	if ret < 0 {
+		return nil, MakeGitError(ret)
+	}
+	defer C.git_strarray_free(&crefspecs)
+	refspecs := make([]string, crefspecs.count)
+
+	for i := 0; i < int(crefspecs.count); i++ {
+		refspecs[i] = C.GoString(C._go_git_get_strarray_n(&crefspecs, C.size_t(i)))
+	}
+	return refspecs, nil
+}
+
+func (o *gitRemote) SetPushRefspecs(refspecs []string) error {
+	crefspecs := C.git_strarray{}
+	crefspecs.count = C.size_t(len(refspecs))
+	crefspecs.strings = (**C.char)(C.malloc(C.size_t(unsafe.Sizeof(unsafe.Pointer(nil)) * uintptr(crefspecs.count))))
+	for i, refspec := range refspecs {
+		C._go_git_set_strarray_n(&crefspecs, C.CString(refspec), C.size_t(i))
+	}
+	defer C.git_strarray_free(&crefspecs)
+
+	runtime.LockOSThread()
+	defer runtime.UnlockOSThread()
+
+	ret := C.git_remote_set_push_refspecs(o.ptr, &crefspecs)
+	if ret < 0 {
+		return MakeGitError(ret)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (o *gitRemote) ClearRefspecs() {
+	C.git_remote_clear_refspecs(o.ptr)
+}
+
+func (o *gitRemote) RefspecCount() uint {
+	return uint(C.git_remote_refspec_count(o.ptr))
+}
diff --git a/submodule.go b/submodule.go
index dcc4723..a94afd4 100644
--- a/submodule.go
+++ b/submodule.go
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ func (sub *Submodule) SetUpdate(update SubmoduleUpdate) SubmoduleUpdate {
 }
 
 func (sub *Submodule) FetchRecurseSubmodules() SubmoduleRecurse {
-	return SubmoduleRecurse(C.git_submodule_fetch_recurse_submodules(sub.ptr));
+	return SubmoduleRecurse(C.git_submodule_fetch_recurse_submodules(sub.ptr))
 }
 
 func (sub *Submodule) SetFetchRecurseSubmodules(recurse SubmoduleRecurse) error {
diff --git a/transport.go b/transport.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e97a70c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/transport.go
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+package git
+
+/*
+#include <git2.h>
+#include <git2/errors.h>
+*/
+import "C"
+import "unsafe"
+
+type CredType uint
+const (
+	CredTypeUserpassPlaintext CredType = C.GIT_CREDTYPE_USERPASS_PLAINTEXT
+	CredTypeSshKey		           = C.GIT_CREDTYPE_SSH_KEY
+	CredTypeSshCustom 		   = C.GIT_CREDTYPE_SSH_CUSTOM
+	CredTypeDefault			   = C.GIT_CREDTYPE_DEFAULT
+)
+
+type Cred interface {
+	HasUsername() bool
+	Type() CredType
+}
+
+type gitCred struct {
+	ptr *C.git_cred
+}
+
+func (o gitCred) HasUsername() bool {
+	if C.git_cred_has_username(o.ptr) == 1 {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func (o gitCred) Type() CredType {
+	return (CredType)(o.ptr.credtype);
+}
+
+func credFromC(ptr *C.git_cred) Cred {
+	return gitCred{ptr}
+}
+
+func NewCredUserpassPlaintext(username string, password string) (int, Cred) {
+	cred := gitCred{}
+	cusername := C.CString(username)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cusername))
+	cpassword := C.CString(password)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cpassword))
+	ret := C.git_cred_userpass_plaintext_new(&cred.ptr, cusername, cpassword)
+	return int(ret), cred
+}
+
+func NewCredSshKey(username string, publickey string, privatekey string, passphrase string) (int, Cred) {
+	cred := gitCred{}
+	cusername := C.CString(username)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cusername))
+	cpublickey := C.CString(publickey)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cpublickey))
+	cprivatekey := C.CString(privatekey)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cprivatekey))
+	cpassphrase := C.CString(passphrase)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cpassphrase))
+	ret := C.git_cred_ssh_key_new(&cred.ptr, cusername, cpublickey, cprivatekey, cpassphrase)
+	return int(ret), cred
+}
+
+func NewCredSshKeyFromAgent(username string) (int, Cred) {
+	cred := gitCred{}
+	cusername := C.CString(username)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cusername))
+	ret := C.git_cred_ssh_key_from_agent(&cred.ptr, cusername)
+	return int(ret), cred
+}
+
+func NewCredDefault() (int, Cred) {
+	cred := gitCred{}
+	ret := C.git_cred_default_new(&cred.ptr)
+	return int(ret), cred
+}
+
diff --git a/wrapper.c b/wrapper.c
index 2af3974..7519a96 100644
--- a/wrapper.c
+++ b/wrapper.c
@@ -24,4 +24,31 @@ int _go_git_odb_foreach(git_odb *db, void *payload)
 {
     return git_odb_foreach(db, (git_odb_foreach_cb)&odbForEachCb, payload);
 }
+
+void _go_git_setup_callbacks(git_remote_callbacks *callbacks) {
+	typedef int (*progress_cb)(const char *str, int len, void *data);
+	typedef int (*completion_cb)(git_remote_completion_type type, void *data);
+	typedef int (*credentials_cb)(git_cred **cred, const char *url, const char *username_from_url, unsigned int allowed_types,	void *data);
+	typedef int (*transfer_progress_cb)(const git_transfer_progress *stats, void *data);
+	typedef int (*update_tips_cb)(const char *refname, const git_oid *a, const git_oid *b, void *data);
+	callbacks->progress = (progress_cb)progressCallback;
+	callbacks->completion = (completion_cb)completionCallback;
+	callbacks->credentials = (credentials_cb)credentialsCallback;
+	callbacks->transfer_progress = (transfer_progress_cb)transferProgressCallback;
+	callbacks->update_tips = (update_tips_cb)updateTipsCallback;
+}
+
+git_remote_callbacks _go_git_remote_callbacks_init() {
+	git_remote_callbacks ret = GIT_REMOTE_CALLBACKS_INIT;
+	return ret;
+}
+
+void _go_git_set_strarray_n(git_strarray *array, char *str, size_t n) {
+	array->strings[n] = str;
+}
+
+char *_go_git_get_strarray_n(git_strarray *array, size_t n) {
+	return array->strings[n];
+}
+
 /* EOF */