diff --git a/docs/EXAMPLES.md b/docs/EXAMPLES.md
index be2190e..f122317 100644
--- a/docs/EXAMPLES.md
+++ b/docs/EXAMPLES.md
@@ -178,6 +178,30 @@ Summary:
   total: 8 | cloned: 1 | updated: 1 | dirty: 1 | branch-drift: 1 | unknown: 1 | excluded-but-present: 1 | errors: 0
 ```
 
+### Clone-Only Mode
+
+Using `--clone` to quickly clone only missing repositories without processing existing ones:
+
+```
+$ ghorgsync --clone
+  repo  new-service  [cloned]
+  repo  new-library  [cloned]
+
+Summary:
+  total: 10 | cloned: 2 | updated: 0 | dirty: 0 | branch-drift: 0 | unknown: 0 | excluded-but-present: 0 | errors: 0
+```
+
+When all repositories are already cloned locally, `--clone` finishes quickly with no output:
+
+```
+$ ghorgsync --clone
+
+Summary:
+  total: 10 | cloned: 0 | updated: 0 | dirty: 0 | branch-drift: 0 | unknown: 0 | excluded-but-present: 0 | errors: 0
+```
+
+This mode skips all per-repository processing (fetch, dirty check, checkout, pull) and directory auditing (collisions, unknown folders, excluded-but-present), making it significantly faster when you only need to pull down new repositories.
+
 ## Troubleshooting
 
 ### Missing Dotfile
diff --git a/docs/USAGE.md b/docs/USAGE.md
index b51c810..9e141b9 100644
--- a/docs/USAGE.md
+++ b/docs/USAGE.md
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ ghorgsync [flags]
 | `--version` | Print version and exit |
 | `--verbose` | Enable verbose output (show per-repository processing detail) |
 | `--no-color` | Disable color output |
+| `--clone` | Clone-only mode: only clone missing repositories (see [Clone-Only Mode](#clone-only-mode)) |
+
+### Mode Flags
+
+The `--clone` flag is a mode flag that changes the sync behavior. Mode flags are mutually exclusive; if multiple mode flags are provided, the command exits with an error.
 
 ## Runtime Behavior
 
@@ -83,6 +88,24 @@ When invoked, **ghorgsync** performs the following steps:
 
 During the repository clone/process phase, **ghorgsync** shows a live progress bar on TTY output to indicate completion across managed repositories.
 
+### Clone-Only Mode
+
+When invoked with `--clone`, **ghorgsync** runs a streamlined workflow focused exclusively on cloning missing repositories:
+
+1. **Load configuration** and **resolve authentication** (same as default mode).
+2. **Fetch the organization repository list** and **filter repositories** (same as default mode).
+3. **Scan the local directory** to identify which included repositories are missing.
+4. **Clone missing repositories** only.
+5. **Print a summary line** with counts.
+
+**What is skipped** compared to the default workflow:
+
+- Processing existing repositories (fetch, dirty check, checkout, pull) is entirely skipped.
+- Collisions, unknown folders, and excluded-but-present findings are not reported.
+- The progress bar only covers missing repositories to clone.
+
+This mode is useful when you know a new repository has been added to the organization and you want to quickly pull it down without waiting for every existing repository to be fetched and checked.
+
 ### Per-Repository Processing
 
 For each included repository that exists locally:
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 4636216..107be6b 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ func main() {
 	versionFlag := flag.Bool("version", false, "Print version and exit")
 	verboseFlag := flag.Bool("verbose", false, "Enable verbose output")
 	noColorFlag := flag.Bool("no-color", false, "Disable color output")
+	cloneOnlyFlag := flag.Bool("clone", false, "Only clone missing repositories (skip processing existing repos)")
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	if *versionFlag {
@@ -106,44 +107,60 @@ func main() {
 	// Summary counters
 	var summary model.Summary
 	summary.TotalRepos = len(included)
-	summary.UnknownFolders = len(scanResult.Unknown)
-	summary.ExcludedButPresent = len(scanResult.ExcludedButPresent)
-	summary.Errors = len(scanResult.Collisions)
-
-	repoWorkTotal := len(scanResult.ManagedMissing) + len(scanResult.ManagedFound)
-	printer.StartRepoProgress(repoWorkTotal)
-
-	// Clone missing repos
-	for _, name := range scanResult.ManagedMissing {
-		repo := repoMap[name]
-		result := eng.CloneRepo(repo)
-		handleResult(printer, result, &summary)
-		printer.AdvanceRepoProgress()
-	}
 
-	// Process existing repos
-	for _, name := range scanResult.ManagedFound {
-		repo := repoMap[name]
-		result := eng.ProcessRepo(repo)
-		handleResult(printer, result, &summary)
-		printer.AdvanceRepoProgress()
-	}
+	if *cloneOnlyFlag {
+		// Clone-only mode: only clone missing repos, skip everything else
+		printer.StartRepoProgress(len(scanResult.ManagedMissing))
 
-	printer.FinishRepoProgress()
+		for _, name := range scanResult.ManagedMissing {
+			repo := repoMap[name]
+			result := eng.CloneRepo(repo)
+			handleResult(printer, result, &summary)
+			printer.AdvanceRepoProgress()
+		}
 
-	// Report collisions
-	for _, entry := range scanResult.Collisions {
-		printer.Collision(entry.Name, entry.Detail)
-	}
+		printer.FinishRepoProgress()
+	} else {
+		// Default mode: full sync
+		summary.UnknownFolders = len(scanResult.Unknown)
+		summary.ExcludedButPresent = len(scanResult.ExcludedButPresent)
+		summary.Errors = len(scanResult.Collisions)
+
+		repoWorkTotal := len(scanResult.ManagedMissing) + len(scanResult.ManagedFound)
+		printer.StartRepoProgress(repoWorkTotal)
+
+		// Clone missing repos
+		for _, name := range scanResult.ManagedMissing {
+			repo := repoMap[name]
+			result := eng.CloneRepo(repo)
+			handleResult(printer, result, &summary)
+			printer.AdvanceRepoProgress()
+		}
 
-	// Report unknown folders
-	for _, entry := range scanResult.Unknown {
-		printer.UnknownFolder(entry.Name)
-	}
+		// Process existing repos
+		for _, name := range scanResult.ManagedFound {
+			repo := repoMap[name]
+			result := eng.ProcessRepo(repo)
+			handleResult(printer, result, &summary)
+			printer.AdvanceRepoProgress()
+		}
 
-	// Report excluded-but-present
-	for _, entry := range scanResult.ExcludedButPresent {
-		printer.ExcludedButPresent(entry.Name)
+		printer.FinishRepoProgress()
+
+		// Report collisions
+		for _, entry := range scanResult.Collisions {
+			printer.Collision(entry.Name, entry.Detail)
+		}
+
+		// Report unknown folders
+		for _, entry := range scanResult.Unknown {
+			printer.UnknownFolder(entry.Name)
+		}
+
+		// Report excluded-but-present
+		for _, entry := range scanResult.ExcludedButPresent {
+			printer.ExcludedButPresent(entry.Name)
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Print summary