diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/components/repo/code-explorer-toolbar.tsx b/apps/dashboard/src/components/repo/code-explorer-toolbar.tsx
index ce948f7..16f5fc4 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/components/repo/code-explorer-toolbar.tsx
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/components/repo/code-explorer-toolbar.tsx
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import {
 	githubRepoBranchesQueryOptions,
 } from "#/lib/github.query";
 import type { RepoOverview } from "#/lib/github.types";
+import { useRepoCloneProtocol } from "#/lib/repo-clone-protocol-storage";
 
 export function CodeExplorerToolbar({
 	repo,
@@ -177,12 +178,20 @@ function BranchSelector({
 }
 
 function CodePopover({ repo }: { repo: RepoOverview }) {
+	const [selectedProtocol, setSelectedProtocol] = useRepoCloneProtocol();
 	const [copied, setCopied] = useState(false);
 	const httpsUrl = `https://github.com/${repo.fullName}.git`;
 	const sshUrl = `git@github.com:${repo.fullName}.git`;
 	const cliCommand = `gh repo clone ${repo.fullName}`;
 	const zipUrl = `https://github.com/${repo.fullName}/archive/refs/heads/${repo.defaultBranch}.zip`;
 
+	const handleProtocolChange = useCallback(
+		(protocol: string) => {
+			setSelectedProtocol(protocol);
+		},
+		[setSelectedProtocol],
+	);
+
 	const handleCopy = useCallback((text: string) => {
 		void navigator.clipboard.writeText(text);
 		setCopied(true);
@@ -203,7 +212,11 @@ function CodePopover({ repo }: { repo: RepoOverview }) {
 					<span className="text-sm font-semibold">Clone {repo.fullName}</span>
 				</div>
 
-				<Tabs defaultValue="cli" className="gap-0">
+				<Tabs
+					value={selectedProtocol}
+					onValueChange={handleProtocolChange}
+					className="gap-0"
+				>
 					<TabsList className="mx-4 mt-3 h-8 w-fit">
 						<TabsTrigger value="https" className="text-xs">
 							HTTPS
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/lib/repo-clone-protocol-storage.ts b/apps/dashboard/src/lib/repo-clone-protocol-storage.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2eb5476
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/lib/repo-clone-protocol-storage.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import { useCallback } from "react";
+import { useLocalStorageState } from "./use-local-storage-state";
+
+export type CloneProtocol = "https" | "ssh" | "cli";
+
+const CLONE_PROTOCOL_STORAGE_KEY = "diffkit:repo-clone-protocol";
+const DEFAULT_CLONE_PROTOCOL: CloneProtocol = "cli";
+
+const VALID_CLONE_PROTOCOLS = {
+	https: true,
+	ssh: true,
+	cli: true,
+} satisfies Record<CloneProtocol, true>;
+
+export function isCloneProtocol(value: unknown): value is CloneProtocol {
+	return typeof value === "string" && value in VALID_CLONE_PROTOCOLS;
+}
+
+export function useRepoCloneProtocol() {
+	const [cloneProtocol, setCloneProtocol] = useLocalStorageState(
+		CLONE_PROTOCOL_STORAGE_KEY,
+		{
+			defaultValue: DEFAULT_CLONE_PROTOCOL,
+			validate: isCloneProtocol,
+		},
+	);
+
+	const setStoredCloneProtocol = useCallback(
+		(protocol: string) => {
+			if (!isCloneProtocol(protocol)) {
+				return;
+			}
+
+			setCloneProtocol(protocol);
+		},
+		[setCloneProtocol],
+	);
+
+	return [cloneProtocol, setStoredCloneProtocol] as const;
+}
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/lib/use-local-storage-state.ts b/apps/dashboard/src/lib/use-local-storage-state.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..236a275
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/lib/use-local-storage-state.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import { useCallback, useState } from "react";
+
+type LocalStorageStateOptions<T> = {
+	defaultValue: T;
+	validate: (value: unknown) => value is T;
+	parse?: (raw: string) => unknown;
+	serialize?: (value: T) => string;
+};
+
+export function useLocalStorageState<T>(
+	key: string,
+	{
+		defaultValue,
+		validate,
+		parse = (raw) => raw,
+		serialize = String,
+	}: LocalStorageStateOptions<T>,
+) {
+	const [value, setValue] = useState<T>(() => {
+		if (typeof window === "undefined") {
+			return defaultValue;
+		}
+
+		try {
+			const stored = window.localStorage.getItem(key);
+			if (stored === null) {
+				return defaultValue;
+			}
+
+			const parsed = parse(stored);
+			return validate(parsed) ? parsed : defaultValue;
+		} catch {
+			return defaultValue;
+		}
+	});
+
+	const setStoredValue = useCallback(
+		(nextValue: T | ((currentValue: T) => T)) => {
+			setValue((currentValue) => {
+				const resolvedValue =
+					typeof nextValue === "function"
+						? (nextValue as (currentValue: T) => T)(currentValue)
+						: nextValue;
+
+				try {
+					window.localStorage.setItem(key, serialize(resolvedValue));
+				} catch {
+					// ignore
+				}
+
+				return resolvedValue;
+			});
+		},
+		[key, serialize],
+	);
+
+	return [value, setStoredValue] as const;
+}