diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ef124ca..c71f0f4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [v0.6.1] - 2026-05-21
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Add `-R, --repo OWNER/NAME` flag to `prs`, `issues`, and `checks` so agents can target any repo without first changing into a clone. Previously every PR / issue subcommand defaulted to `gh`'s cwd-based detection, which silently pointed at the wrong repo when the agent was running in a different working tree — leading to spurious 404s when looking up a PR in a different project.
+- `checks -R OWNER/NAME` now falls back to that repo's default branch when `--branch` isn't given, instead of using the local current branch (which has no meaning cross-repo).
+
 ## [v0.6.0] - 2026-05-21
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/bin/fledge-github-checks b/bin/fledge-github-checks
index f7f19d1..df46fe4 100755
--- a/bin/fledge-github-checks
+++ b/bin/fledge-github-checks
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 BRANCH=""
 JSON=false
+REPO_OVERRIDE=""
 
 while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
   case "$1" in
@@ -15,6 +16,10 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
       BRANCH="${2:-}"
       shift 2
       ;;
+    -R|--repo)
+      REPO_OVERRIDE="${2:-}"
+      shift 2
+      ;;
     --json)
       JSON=true
       shift
@@ -27,13 +32,15 @@ USAGE:
   fledge github checks [OPTIONS]
 
 OPTIONS:
-  -b, --branch <NAME>  Branch to check (default: current branch)
-      --json           Output raw GitHub API response as JSON
-  -h, --help           Show this help
+  -b, --branch <NAME>      Branch to check (default: current branch)
+  -R, --repo <OWNER/NAME>  Target repo (default: current working repo)
+      --json               Output raw GitHub API response as JSON
+  -h, --help               Show this help
 
 EXAMPLES:
   fledge github checks
   fledge github checks --branch main
+  fledge github checks -R CorvidLabs/merlin --branch main
   fledge github checks --json | jq '.check_runs[].name'
 EOF
       exit 0
@@ -50,18 +57,34 @@ if ! command -v gh >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   exit 127
 fi
 
-if [ -z "$BRANCH" ]; then
-  BRANCH="$(git branch --show-current 2>/dev/null || true)"
+# Resolve repo. When -R is set, use that directly; otherwise let gh
+# detect from cwd. Branch defaults to the current local branch — that
+# only makes sense when REPO_OVERRIDE is empty, but the user can still
+# pass --branch explicitly for the cross-repo case.
+if [ -n "$REPO_OVERRIDE" ]; then
+  REPO="$REPO_OVERRIDE"
   if [ -z "$BRANCH" ]; then
-    echo "fledge github checks: not on a branch (detached HEAD?). Use --branch <name>." >&2
-    exit 65
+    # Fall back to that repo's default branch when no --branch was passed.
+    BRANCH="$(gh repo view "$REPO" --json defaultBranchRef --jq '.defaultBranchRef.name' 2>/dev/null || true)"
+    if [ -z "$BRANCH" ]; then
+      echo "fledge github checks: could not determine default branch for $REPO. Use --branch <name>." >&2
+      exit 65
+    fi
+  fi
+else
+  if [ -z "$BRANCH" ]; then
+    BRANCH="$(git branch --show-current 2>/dev/null || true)"
+    if [ -z "$BRANCH" ]; then
+      echo "fledge github checks: not on a branch (detached HEAD?). Use --branch <name>." >&2
+      exit 65
+    fi
   fi
-fi
 
-REPO="$(gh repo view --json nameWithOwner --jq .nameWithOwner 2>/dev/null || true)"
-if [ -z "$REPO" ]; then
-  echo "fledge github checks: could not detect GitHub repo. Run 'gh auth login' and ensure 'origin' points at a GitHub remote." >&2
-  exit 1
+  REPO="$(gh repo view --json nameWithOwner --jq .nameWithOwner 2>/dev/null || true)"
+  if [ -z "$REPO" ]; then
+    echo "fledge github checks: could not detect GitHub repo. Run 'gh auth login' and ensure 'origin' points at a GitHub remote, or pass -R OWNER/NAME." >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
 fi
 
 DATA="$(gh api "repos/${REPO}/commits/${BRANCH}/check-runs" 2>/dev/null || true)"
diff --git a/bin/fledge-github-issues b/bin/fledge-github-issues
index a0eba1d..c187d95 100755
--- a/bin/fledge-github-issues
+++ b/bin/fledge-github-issues
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ BODY=""
 ASSIGNEE=""
 JSON=false
 INCLUDE_COMMENTS=false
+REPO=""
+
+# Splice "${REPO_FLAGS[@]+...}" into each gh sub-call so it inherits
+# the user's -R/--repo when set, or stays empty (gh falls back to its
+# cwd detection) when not.
+REPO_FLAGS=()
 
 # First positional arg can be a subcommand.
 if [ $# -gt 0 ] && [ "${1:0:1}" != "-" ]; then
@@ -48,6 +54,7 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
     -a|--assignee)   ASSIGNEE="${2:-}"; shift 2;;
     --json)          JSON=true; shift;;
     --comments)      INCLUDE_COMMENTS=true; shift;;
+    -R|--repo)       REPO="${2:-}"; shift 2;;
     -h|--help)
       cat <<'EOF'
 fledge github issues — manage GitHub issues via the gh CLI
@@ -100,6 +107,12 @@ if ! command -v gh >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   exit 127
 fi
 
+# Expand --repo into the gh flag form (see fledge-github-prs for the
+# rationale on the +-form expansion below).
+if [ -n "$REPO" ]; then
+  REPO_FLAGS=(--repo "$REPO")
+fi
+
 case "$ACTION" in
   view|comment|close|reopen)
     if [ -z "$NUMBER" ]; then
@@ -111,13 +124,13 @@ esac
 
 if [ "$ACTION" = "view" ]; then
   if [ "$JSON" = "true" ]; then
-    gh issue view "$NUMBER" --json number,title,state,author,body,labels,createdAt,updatedAt,url,assignees
+    gh issue view "$NUMBER" "${REPO_FLAGS[@]+"${REPO_FLAGS[@]}"}" --json number,title,state,author,body,labels,createdAt,updatedAt,url,assignees
   else
-    gh issue view "$NUMBER"
+    gh issue view "$NUMBER" "${REPO_FLAGS[@]+"${REPO_FLAGS[@]}"}"
   fi
   if [ "$JSON" != "true" ] && [ "$INCLUDE_COMMENTS" = "true" ]; then
     printf '\n--- Comments ---\n'
-    gh issue view "$NUMBER" --comments
+    gh issue view "$NUMBER" "${REPO_FLAGS[@]+"${REPO_FLAGS[@]}"}" --comments
   fi
   exit 0
 fi
@@ -128,26 +141,27 @@ if [ "$ACTION" = "comment" ]; then
     exit 64
   fi
   if [ "$JSON" = "true" ]; then
-    URL="$(gh issue comment "$NUMBER" -b "$BODY")"
+    URL="$(gh issue comment "$NUMBER" "${REPO_FLAGS[@]+"${REPO_FLAGS[@]}"}" -b "$BODY")"
     printf '{"url":"%s"}\n' "$URL"
   else
-    gh issue comment "$NUMBER" -b "$BODY"
+    gh issue comment "$NUMBER" "${REPO_FLAGS[@]+"${REPO_FLAGS[@]}"}" -b "$BODY"
   fi
   exit 0
 fi
 
 if [ "$ACTION" = "close" ]; then
-  gh issue close "$NUMBER"
+  gh issue close "$NUMBER" "${REPO_FLAGS[@]+"${REPO_FLAGS[@]}"}"
   exit 0
 fi
 
 if [ "$ACTION" = "reopen" ]; then
-  gh issue reopen "$NUMBER"
+  gh issue reopen "$NUMBER" "${REPO_FLAGS[@]+"${REPO_FLAGS[@]}"}"
   exit 0
 fi
 
 if [ "$ACTION" = "create" ]; then
   ARGS=()
+  [ -n "$REPO" ]     && ARGS+=(--repo "$REPO")
   [ -n "$TITLE" ]    && ARGS+=(--title "$TITLE")
   [ -n "$BODY" ]     && ARGS+=(--body "$BODY")
   [ -n "$LABEL" ]    && ARGS+=(--label "$LABEL")
@@ -161,7 +175,9 @@ if [ "$ACTION" = "create" ]; then
 fi
 
 # list
-ARGS=(--state "$STATE" --limit "$LIMIT")
+ARGS=()
+[ -n "$REPO" ] && ARGS+=(--repo "$REPO")
+ARGS+=(--state "$STATE" --limit "$LIMIT")
 if [ -n "$LABEL" ]; then ARGS+=(--label "$LABEL"); fi
 
 if [ "$JSON" = "true" ]; then
diff --git a/bin/fledge-github-prs b/bin/fledge-github-prs
index 5e0c40b..450cadd 100755
--- a/bin/fledge-github-prs
+++ b/bin/fledge-github-prs
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ INCLUDE_DIFF=false
 INCLUDE_COMMENTS=false
 MERGE_METHOD="squash"
 REVIEW_KIND=""
+REPO=""
+
+# When -R/--repo is set, every gh sub-call gets `--repo $REPO`
+# appended via REPO_FLAGS. Empty when -R isn't set, so the gh CLI
+# falls back to its normal cwd-based repo detection.
+REPO_FLAGS=()
 
 # ANSI color codes
 BLUE=$'\033[0;34m'
@@ -69,6 +75,7 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
     --approve)          REVIEW_KIND="approve"; shift;;
     --request-changes)  REVIEW_KIND="request-changes"; shift;;
     --comment-review)   REVIEW_KIND="comment"; shift;;
+    -R|--repo)          REPO="${2:-}"; shift 2;;
     -h|--help)
       cat <<'EOF'
 fledge github prs — manage GitHub pull requests via the gh CLI
@@ -141,6 +148,13 @@ if ! command -v gh >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   exit 127
 fi
 
+# Expand --repo into the gh flag form. Done once here so every action
+# branch can splice "${REPO_FLAGS[@]+...}" into its gh invocation
+# without re-checking $REPO.
+if [ -n "$REPO" ]; then
+  REPO_FLAGS=(--repo "$REPO")
+fi
+
 # All non-list actions except 'create' need a number.
 case "$ACTION" in
   view|comment|review|merge|close|reopen)
@@ -153,9 +167,9 @@ esac
 
 if [ "$ACTION" = "view" ]; then
   if [ "$JSON" = "true" ]; then
-    gh pr view "$NUMBER" --json number,title,state,author,body,labels,createdAt,updatedAt,url,baseRefName,headRefName,isDraft,mergeable,statusCheckRollup
+    gh pr view "$NUMBER" "${REPO_FLAGS[@]+"${REPO_FLAGS[@]}"}" --json number,title,state,author,body,labels,createdAt,updatedAt,url,baseRefName,headRefName,isDraft,mergeable,statusCheckRollup
   else
-    gh pr view "$NUMBER"
+    gh pr view "$NUMBER" "${REPO_FLAGS[@]+"${REPO_FLAGS[@]}"}"
   fi
   # Optional appendices below the main view block. Each section is
   # gated by its own flag and separated by a blank line so the output
@@ -164,11 +178,11 @@ if [ "$ACTION" = "view" ]; then
   # parsing concatenated streams.
   if [ "$JSON" != "true" ] && [ "$INCLUDE_COMMENTS" = "true" ]; then
     printf '\n--- Comments + Reviews ---\n'
-    gh pr view "$NUMBER" --comments
+    gh pr view "$NUMBER" "${REPO_FLAGS[@]+"${REPO_FLAGS[@]}"}" --comments
   fi
   if [ "$JSON" != "true" ] && [ "$INCLUDE_DIFF" = "true" ]; then
     printf '\n--- Diff ---\n'
-    gh pr diff "$NUMBER"
+    gh pr diff "$NUMBER" "${REPO_FLAGS[@]+"${REPO_FLAGS[@]}"}"
   fi
   exit 0
 fi
@@ -181,10 +195,10 @@ if [ "$ACTION" = "comment" ]; then
   if [ "$JSON" = "true" ]; then
     # gh pr comment prints the comment URL to stdout when -b is used;
     # wrap that in a tiny JSON shape so callers can parse it uniformly.
-    URL="$(gh pr comment "$NUMBER" -b "$BODY")"
+    URL="$(gh pr comment "$NUMBER" "${REPO_FLAGS[@]+"${REPO_FLAGS[@]}"}" -b "$BODY")"
     printf '{"url":"%s"}\n' "$URL"
   else
-    gh pr comment "$NUMBER" -b "$BODY"
+    gh pr comment "$NUMBER" "${REPO_FLAGS[@]+"${REPO_FLAGS[@]}"}" -b "$BODY"
   fi
   exit 0
 fi
@@ -199,6 +213,7 @@ if [ "$ACTION" = "review" ]; then
     exit 64
   fi
   ARGS=("$NUMBER")
+  [ -n "$REPO" ] && ARGS+=(--repo "$REPO")
   case "$REVIEW_KIND" in
     approve)         ARGS+=(--approve);;
     request-changes) ARGS+=(--request-changes);;
@@ -211,20 +226,20 @@ fi
 
 if [ "$ACTION" = "merge" ]; then
   case "$MERGE_METHOD" in
-    squash) gh pr merge "$NUMBER" --squash;;
-    merge)  gh pr merge "$NUMBER" --merge;;
-    rebase) gh pr merge "$NUMBER" --rebase;;
+    squash) gh pr merge "$NUMBER" "${REPO_FLAGS[@]+"${REPO_FLAGS[@]}"}" --squash;;
+    merge)  gh pr merge "$NUMBER" "${REPO_FLAGS[@]+"${REPO_FLAGS[@]}"}" --merge;;
+    rebase) gh pr merge "$NUMBER" "${REPO_FLAGS[@]+"${REPO_FLAGS[@]}"}" --rebase;;
   esac
   exit 0
 fi
 
 if [ "$ACTION" = "close" ]; then
-  gh pr close "$NUMBER"
+  gh pr close "$NUMBER" "${REPO_FLAGS[@]+"${REPO_FLAGS[@]}"}"
   exit 0
 fi
 
 if [ "$ACTION" = "reopen" ]; then
-  gh pr reopen "$NUMBER"
+  gh pr reopen "$NUMBER" "${REPO_FLAGS[@]+"${REPO_FLAGS[@]}"}"
   exit 0
 fi
 
@@ -372,6 +387,7 @@ Output only the title and body. No preamble, no meta-commentary."
 
   # Build gh pr create argument list
   ARGS=()
+  [ -n "$REPO" ]  && ARGS+=(--repo "$REPO")
   [ -n "$TITLE" ] && ARGS+=(--title "$TITLE")
   [ -n "$BODY" ]  && ARGS+=(--body "$BODY")
   [ -n "$BASE" ]  && ARGS+=(--base "$BASE")
@@ -387,8 +403,8 @@ fi
 
 # list
 if [ "$JSON" = "true" ]; then
-  gh pr list --state "$STATE" --limit "$LIMIT" \
+  gh pr list "${REPO_FLAGS[@]+"${REPO_FLAGS[@]}"}" --state "$STATE" --limit "$LIMIT" \
     --json number,title,state,author,createdAt,url,baseRefName,headRefName,isDraft,labels
 else
-  gh pr list --state "$STATE" --limit "$LIMIT"
+  gh pr list "${REPO_FLAGS[@]+"${REPO_FLAGS[@]}"}" --state "$STATE" --limit "$LIMIT"
 fi
diff --git a/plugin.toml b/plugin.toml
index 4852284..e22da9d 100644
--- a/plugin.toml
+++ b/plugin.toml
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 [plugin]
 name = "fledge-plugin-github"
-version = "0.6.0"
+version = "0.6.1"
 description = "GitHub commands for fledge — list/view/create/comment/review/merge PRs, list/view/create/comment/close issues, read repo files, view CI checks, and poll for daemon events via the gh CLI"
 author = "0xLeif"
 license = "MIT"
 
 [[commands]]
 name = "github"
-description = "GitHub commands via the gh CLI. Subcommands: prs (list/view <num> [--diff --comments]/create/comment <num> -b BODY/review <num> --approve|--request-changes|--comment-review -b BODY/merge <num>/close <num>/reopen <num>), issues (list/view <num> [--comments]/create/comment <num> -b BODY/close <num>/reopen <num>), repo (view / file <path> [--ref REF] [-R OWNER/NAME]), checks (CI status), poll (daemon event polling)."
+description = "GitHub commands via the gh CLI. All subcommands accept -R OWNER/NAME to target any repo (the agent's working dir is otherwise used). Subcommands: prs (list/view <num> [--diff --comments]/create/comment <num> -b BODY/review <num> --approve|--request-changes|--comment-review -b BODY/merge <num>/close <num>/reopen <num>), issues (list/view <num> [--comments]/create/comment <num> -b BODY/close <num>/reopen <num>), repo (view / file <path> [--ref REF]), checks (CI status), poll (daemon event polling)."
 binary = "bin/fledge-github"
 args = [
-    { name = "args", type = "string", required = true, description = "Subcommand and options, e.g. 'prs view 208 --diff', 'prs comment 208 -b \"LGTM\"', 'issues create -t \"Bug\" -b \"...\"', 'repo file CHANGELOG.md -R CorvidLabs/merlin'" },
+    { name = "args", type = "string", required = true, description = "Subcommand and options. Pass -R OWNER/NAME to target any repo without changing directory. Examples: 'prs view 5 -R CorvidLabs/corvid-verify --diff', 'prs comment 208 -b \"LGTM\"', 'issues create -R CorvidLabs/merlin -t \"Bug\" -b \"...\"', 'repo file CHANGELOG.md -R CorvidLabs/merlin'" },
 ]