diff --git a/.github/workflows/scalar-functional-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/scalar-functional-tests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7226054aeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/scalar-functional-tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,220 @@
+name: Scalar Functional Tests
+
+env:
+  SCALAR_REPOSITORY: microsoft/scalar
+  SCALAR_REF: main
+  DEBUG_WITH_TMATE: false
+  SCALAR_TEST_SKIP_VSTS_INFO: true
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ vfs-*, tentative/vfs-* ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ vfs-*, features/* ]
+
+jobs:
+  scalar:
+    name: "Scalar Functional Tests"
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        # Order by runtime (in descending order)
+        os: [windows-2019, macos-11, ubuntu-20.04, ubuntu-22.04]
+        # Scalar.NET used to be tested using `features: [false, experimental]`
+        # But currently, Scalar/C ignores `feature.scalar` altogether, so let's
+        # save some electrons and run only one of them...
+        features: [ignored]
+        exclude:
+          # The built-in FSMonitor is not (yet) supported on Linux
+          - os: ubuntu-20.04
+            features: experimental
+          - os: ubuntu-22.04
+            features: experimental
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+
+    env:
+      BUILD_FRAGMENT: bin/Release/netcoreapp3.1
+      GIT_FORCE_UNTRACKED_CACHE: 1
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out Git's source code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Setup build tools on Windows
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        uses: git-for-windows/setup-git-for-windows-sdk@v1
+
+      - name: Provide a minimal `install` on Windows
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          test -x /usr/bin/install ||
+          tr % '\t' >/usr/bin/install <<-\EOF
+          #!/bin/sh
+
+          cmd=cp
+          while test $# != 0
+          do
+          %case "$1" in
+          %-d) cmd="mkdir -p";;
+          %-m) shift;; # ignore mode
+          %*) break;;
+          %esac
+          %shift
+          done
+
+          exec $cmd "$@"
+          EOF
+
+      - name: Install build dependencies for Git (Linux)
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get -q -y install libssl-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev gettext
+
+      - name: Build and install Git
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          NO_TCLTK: Yup
+        run: |
+          # We do require a VFS version
+          def_ver="$(sed -n 's/DEF_VER=\(.*vfs.*\)/\1/p' GIT-VERSION-GEN)"
+          test -n "$def_ver"
+
+          # Ensure that `git version` reflects DEF_VER
+          case "$(git describe --match "v[0-9]*vfs*" HEAD)" in
+          ${def_ver%%.vfs.*}.vfs.*) ;; # okay, we can use this
+          *) git -c user.name=ci -c user.email=ci@github tag -m for-testing ${def_ver}.NNN.g$(git rev-parse --short HEAD);;
+          esac
+
+          SUDO=
+          extra=
+          case "${{ runner.os }}" in
+          Windows)
+            extra=DESTDIR=/c/Progra~1/Git
+            cygpath -aw "/c/Program Files/Git/cmd" >>$GITHUB_PATH
+            ;;
+          Linux)
+            SUDO=sudo
+            extra=prefix=/usr
+            ;;
+          macOS)
+            SUDO=sudo
+            extra=prefix=/usr/local
+            ;;
+          esac
+
+          $SUDO make -j5 $extra install
+
+      - name: Ensure that we use the built Git and Scalar
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          type -p git
+          git version
+          case "$(git version)" in *.vfs.*) echo Good;; *) exit 1;; esac
+          type -p scalar
+          scalar version
+          case "$(scalar version 2>&1)" in *.vfs.*) echo Good;; *) exit 1;; esac
+
+      - name: Check out Scalar's source code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0 # Indicate full history so Nerdbank.GitVersioning works.
+          path: scalar
+          repository: ${{ env.SCALAR_REPOSITORY }}
+          ref: ${{ env.SCALAR_REF }}
+
+      - name: Setup .NET Core
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
+        with:
+          dotnet-version: '3.1.x'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: dotnet restore
+        working-directory: scalar
+        env:
+          DOTNET_NOLOGO: 1
+
+      - name: Build
+        working-directory: scalar
+        run: dotnet build --configuration Release --no-restore -p:UseAppHost=true # Force generation of executable on macOS.
+
+      - name: Setup platform (Linux)
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+        run: |
+          echo "BUILD_PLATFORM=${{ runner.os }}" >>$GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "TRACE2_BASENAME=Trace2.${{ github.run_id }}__${{ github.run_number }}__${{ matrix.os }}__${{ matrix.features }}" >>$GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Setup platform (Mac)
+        if: runner.os == 'macOS'
+        run: |
+          echo 'BUILD_PLATFORM=Mac' >>$GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "TRACE2_BASENAME=Trace2.${{ github.run_id }}__${{ github.run_number }}__${{ matrix.os }}__${{ matrix.features }}" >>$GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Setup platform (Windows)
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        run: |
+          echo "BUILD_PLATFORM=${{ runner.os }}" >>$env:GITHUB_ENV
+          echo 'BUILD_FILE_EXT=.exe' >>$env:GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "TRACE2_BASENAME=Trace2.${{ github.run_id }}__${{ github.run_number }}__${{ matrix.os }}__${{ matrix.features }}" >>$env:GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Configure feature.scalar
+        run: git config --global feature.scalar ${{ matrix.features }}
+
+      - id: functional_test
+        name: Functional test
+        timeout-minutes: 60
+        working-directory: scalar
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          export GIT_TRACE2_EVENT="$PWD/$TRACE2_BASENAME/Event"
+          export GIT_TRACE2_PERF="$PWD/$TRACE2_BASENAME/Perf"
+          export GIT_TRACE2_EVENT_BRIEF=true
+          export GIT_TRACE2_PERF_BRIEF=true
+          mkdir -p "$TRACE2_BASENAME"
+          mkdir -p "$TRACE2_BASENAME/Event"
+          mkdir -p "$TRACE2_BASENAME/Perf"
+          git version --build-options
+          cd ../out
+          Scalar.FunctionalTests/$BUILD_FRAGMENT/Scalar.FunctionalTests$BUILD_FILE_EXT --test-scalar-on-path --test-git-on-path --timeout=300000 --full-suite
+
+      - name: Force-stop FSMonitor daemons and Git processes (Windows)
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows' && (success() || failure())
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -x
+          wmic process get CommandLine,ExecutablePath,HandleCount,Name,ParentProcessID,ProcessID
+          wmic process where "CommandLine Like '%fsmonitor--daemon %run'" delete
+          wmic process where "ExecutablePath Like '%git.exe'" delete
+
+      - id: trace2_zip_unix
+        if: runner.os != 'Windows' && ( success() || failure() ) && ( steps.functional_test.conclusion == 'success' || steps.functional_test.conclusion == 'failure' )
+        name: Zip Trace2 Logs (Unix)
+        shell: bash
+        working-directory: scalar
+        run: zip -q -r $TRACE2_BASENAME.zip $TRACE2_BASENAME/
+
+      - id: trace2_zip_windows
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows' && ( success() || failure() ) && ( steps.functional_test.conclusion == 'success' || steps.functional_test.conclusion == 'failure' )
+        name: Zip Trace2 Logs (Windows)
+        working-directory: scalar
+        run: Compress-Archive -DestinationPath ${{ env.TRACE2_BASENAME }}.zip -Path ${{ env.TRACE2_BASENAME }}
+
+      - name: Archive Trace2 Logs
+        if: ( success() || failure() ) && ( steps.trace2_zip_unix.conclusion == 'success' || steps.trace2_zip_windows.conclusion == 'success' )
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: ${{ env.TRACE2_BASENAME }}.zip
+          path: scalar/${{ env.TRACE2_BASENAME }}.zip
+          retention-days: 3
+
+      # The GitHub Action `action-tmate` allows developers to connect to the running agent
+      # using SSH (it will be a `tmux` session; on Windows agents it will be inside the MSYS2
+      # environment in `C:\msys64`, therefore it can be slightly tricky to interact with
+      # Git for Windows, which runs a slightly incompatible MSYS2 runtime).
+      - name: action-tmate
+        if: env.DEBUG_WITH_TMATE == 'true' && failure()
+        uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
+        with:
+          limit-access-to-actor: true
diff --git a/Documentation/config/core.txt b/Documentation/config/core.txt
index 5a6b0c5f2b..22b26eb5e7 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/core.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/core.txt
@@ -806,3 +806,12 @@ core.abbrev::
 	If set to "no", no abbreviation is made and the object names
 	are shown in their full length.
 	The minimum length is 4.
+
+core.configWriteLockTimeoutMS::
+	When processes try to write to the config concurrently, it is likely
+	that one process "wins" and the other process(es) fail to lock the
+	config file. By configuring a timeout larger than zero, Git can be
+	told to try to lock the config again a couple times within the
+	specified timeout. If the timeout is configure to zero (which is the
+	default), Git will fail immediately when the config is already
+	locked.
diff --git a/Documentation/scalar.txt b/Documentation/scalar.txt
index f33436c7f6..35f67801e9 100644
--- a/Documentation/scalar.txt
+++ b/Documentation/scalar.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ scalar - A tool for managing large Git repositories
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-scalar clone [--single-branch] [--branch <main-branch>] [--full-clone] <url> [<enlistment>]
+scalar clone [--single-branch] [--branch <main-branch>] [--full-clone]
+	[--local-cache-path <path>] [--cache-server-url <url>] [--[no-]src]
+	<url> [<enlistment>]
 scalar list
 scalar register [<enlistment>]
 scalar unregister [<enlistment>]
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@ scalar run ( all | config | commit-graph | fetch | loose-objects | pack-files )
 scalar reconfigure [ --all | <enlistment> ]
 scalar diagnose [<enlistment>]
 scalar delete <enlistment>
+scalar cache-server ( --get | --set <url> | --list [<remote>] ) [<enlistment>]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -80,10 +83,24 @@ remote-tracking branch for the branch this option was used for the initial
 cloning. If the HEAD at the remote did not point at any branch when
 `--single-branch` clone was made, no remote-tracking branch is created.
 
+--no-src::
+	Skip adding a `src` directory within the target enlistment.
+
 --[no-]full-clone::
 	A sparse-checkout is initialized by default. This behavior can be
 	turned off via `--full-clone`.
 
+--local-cache-path <path>::
+    Override the path to the local cache root directory; Pre-fetched objects
+    are stored into a repository-dependent subdirectory of that path.
++
+The default is `<drive>:\.scalarCache` on Windows (on the same drive as the
+clone), and `~/.scalarCache` on macOS.
+
+--cache-server-url <url>::
+    Retrieve missing objects from the specified remote, which is expected to
+    understand the GVFS protocol.
+
 List
 ~~~~
 
@@ -157,6 +174,27 @@ delete <enlistment>::
 	This subcommand lets you delete an existing Scalar enlistment from your
 	local file system, unregistering the repository.
 
+Cache-server
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+cache-server ( --get | --set <url> | --list [<remote>] ) [<enlistment>]::
+    This command lets you query or set the GVFS-enabled cache server used
+    to fetch missing objects.
+
+--get::
+    This is the default command mode: query the currently-configured cache
+    server URL, if any.
+
+--list::
+    Access the `gvfs/info` endpoint of the specified remote (default:
+    `origin`) to figure out which cache servers are available, if any.
++
+In contrast to the `--get` command mode (which only accesses the local
+repository), this command mode triggers a request via the network that
+potentially requires authentication. If authentication is required, the
+configured credential helper is employed (see linkgit:git-credential[1]
+for details).
+
 SEE ALSO
 --------
 linkgit:git-clone[1], linkgit:git-maintenance[1].
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index af69ce95db..93aca6a708 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2722,6 +2722,7 @@ GIT_OBJS += git.o
 .PHONY: git-objs
 git-objs: $(GIT_OBJS)
 
+SCALAR_OBJS := json-parser.o
 SCALAR_OBJS += scalar.o
 .PHONY: scalar-objs
 scalar-objs: $(SCALAR_OBJS)
@@ -2870,7 +2871,7 @@ $(REMOTE_CURL_PRIMARY): remote-curl.o http.o http-walker.o GIT-LDFLAGS $(GITLIBS
 	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(ALL_CFLAGS) -o $@ $(ALL_LDFLAGS) $(filter %.o,$^) \
 		$(CURL_LIBCURL) $(EXPAT_LIBEXPAT) $(LIBS)
 
-scalar$X: scalar.o GIT-LDFLAGS $(GITLIBS)
+scalar$X: $(SCALAR_OBJS) GIT-LDFLAGS $(GITLIBS)
 	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(ALL_CFLAGS) -o $@ $(ALL_LDFLAGS) \
 		$(filter %.o,$^) $(LIBS)
 
diff --git a/abspath.c b/abspath.c
index 7a5f114382..058e638e98 100644
--- a/abspath.c
+++ b/abspath.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ int is_directory(const char *path)
 }
 
 /* removes the last path component from 'path' except if 'path' is root */
-static void strip_last_component(struct strbuf *path)
+void strip_last_path_component(struct strbuf *path)
 {
 	size_t offset = offset_1st_component(path->buf);
 	size_t len = path->len;
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static char *strbuf_realpath_1(struct strbuf *resolved, const char *path,
 			continue; /* '.' component */
 		} else if (next.len == 2 && !strcmp(next.buf, "..")) {
 			/* '..' component; strip the last path component */
-			strip_last_component(resolved);
+			strip_last_path_component(resolved);
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static char *strbuf_realpath_1(struct strbuf *resolved, const char *path,
 				 * strip off the last component since it will
 				 * be replaced with the contents of the symlink
 				 */
-				strip_last_component(resolved);
+				strip_last_path_component(resolved);
 			}
 
 			/*
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index 1c689455b3..91e0b9947e 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -611,6 +611,30 @@ void set_git_work_tree(const char *tree);
 #define ALTERNATE_DB_ENVIRONMENT "GIT_ALTERNATE_OBJECT_DIRECTORIES"
 
 void setup_work_tree(void);
+
+/*
+ * discover_git_directory_reason() is similar to discover_git_directory(),
+ * except it returns an enum value instead. It is important to note that
+ * a zero-valued return here is actually GIT_DIR_NONE, which is different
+ * from discover_git_directory.
+ */
+enum discovery_result {
+	GIT_DIR_NONE = 0,
+	GIT_DIR_EXPLICIT,
+	GIT_DIR_DISCOVERED,
+	GIT_DIR_BARE,
+	/* these are errors */
+	GIT_DIR_HIT_CEILING = -1,
+	GIT_DIR_HIT_MOUNT_POINT = -2,
+	GIT_DIR_INVALID_GITFILE = -3,
+	GIT_DIR_INVALID_OWNERSHIP = -4,
+	GIT_DIR_DISALLOWED_BARE = -5,
+	GIT_DIR_INVALID_FORMAT = -6,
+	GIT_DIR_CWD_FAILURE = -7,
+};
+enum discovery_result discover_git_directory_reason(struct strbuf *commondir,
+						    struct strbuf *gitdir);
+
 /*
  * Find the commondir and gitdir of the repository that contains the current
  * working directory, without changing the working directory or other global
@@ -619,8 +643,12 @@ void setup_work_tree(void);
  * both have the same result appended to the buffer.  The return value is
  * either 0 upon success and non-zero if no repository was found.
  */
-int discover_git_directory(struct strbuf *commondir,
-			   struct strbuf *gitdir);
+static inline int discover_git_directory(struct strbuf *commondir,
+					 struct strbuf *gitdir)
+{
+	return discover_git_directory_reason(commondir, gitdir) <= 0;
+}
+
 const char *setup_git_directory_gently(int *);
 const char *setup_git_directory(void);
 char *prefix_path(const char *prefix, int len, const char *path);
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index e42ed10135..a9e086f3c8 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -3293,6 +3293,7 @@ int git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(const char *config_filename,
 					   const char *value_pattern,
 					   unsigned flags)
 {
+	static unsigned long timeout_ms = ULONG_MAX;
 	int fd = -1, in_fd = -1;
 	int ret;
 	struct lock_file lock = LOCK_INIT;
@@ -3313,11 +3314,16 @@ int git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(const char *config_filename,
 	if (!config_filename)
 		config_filename = filename_buf = git_pathdup("config");
 
+	if ((long)timeout_ms < 0 &&
+	    git_config_get_ulong("core.configWriteLockTimeoutMS", &timeout_ms))
+		timeout_ms = 0;
+
 	/*
 	 * The lock serves a purpose in addition to locking: the new
 	 * contents of .git/config will be written into it.
 	 */
-	fd = hold_lock_file_for_update(&lock, config_filename, 0);
+	fd = hold_lock_file_for_update_timeout(&lock, config_filename, 0,
+					       timeout_ms);
 	if (fd < 0) {
 		error_errno(_("could not lock config file %s"), config_filename);
 		ret = CONFIG_NO_LOCK;
diff --git a/contrib/buildsystems/CMakeLists.txt b/contrib/buildsystems/CMakeLists.txt
index 41193f844c..a60cc1c9b9 100644
--- a/contrib/buildsystems/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/contrib/buildsystems/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ target_link_libraries(git-sh-i18n--envsubst common-main)
 add_executable(git-shell ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/shell.c)
 target_link_libraries(git-shell common-main)
 
-add_executable(scalar ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/scalar.c)
+add_executable(scalar ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/scalar.c ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/json-parser.c)
 target_link_libraries(scalar common-main)
 
 if(CURL_FOUND)
diff --git a/contrib/scalar/docs/faq.md b/contrib/scalar/docs/faq.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a14f78a996
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/scalar/docs/faq.md
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+Frequently Asked Questions
+==========================
+
+Using Scalar
+------------
+
+### I don't want a sparse clone, I want every file after I clone!
+
+Run `scalar clone --full-clone <url>` to initialize your repo to include
+every file. You can switch to a sparse-checkout later by running
+`git sparse-checkout init --cone`.
+
+### I already cloned without `--full-clone`. How do I get everything?
+
+Run `git sparse-checkout disable`.
+
+Scalar Design Decisions
+-----------------------
+
+There may be many design decisions within Scalar that are confusing at first
+glance. Some of them may cause friction when you use Scalar with your existing
+repos and existing habits.
+
+> Scalar has the most benefit when users design repositories
+> with efficient patterns.
+
+For example: Scalar uses the sparse-checkout feature to limit the size of the
+working directory within a large monorepo. It is designed to work efficiently
+with monorepos that are highly componentized, allowing most developers to
+need many fewer files in their daily work.
+
+### Why does `scalar clone` create a `<repo>/src` folder?
+
+Scalar uses a file system watcher to keep track of changes under this `src` folder.
+Any activity in this folder is assumed to be important to Git operations. By
+creating the `src` folder, we are making it easy for your build system to
+create output folders outside the `src` directory. We commonly see systems
+create folders for build outputs and package downloads. Scalar itself creates
+these folders during its builds.
+
+Your build system may create build artifacts such as `.obj` or `.lib` files
+next to your source code. These are commonly "hidden" from Git using
+`.gitignore` files. Having such artifacts in your source tree creates
+additional work for Git because it needs to look at these files and match them
+against the `.gitignore` patterns.
+
+By following the `src` pattern Scalar tries to establish and placing your build
+intermediates and outputs parallel with the `src` folder and not inside it,
+you can help optimize Git command performance for developers in the repository
+by limiting the number of files Git needs to consider for many common
+operations.
diff --git a/contrib/scalar/docs/getting-started.md b/contrib/scalar/docs/getting-started.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d512533032
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/scalar/docs/getting-started.md
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+Getting Started
+===============
+
+Registering existing Git repos
+------------------------------
+
+To add a repository to the list of registered repos, run `scalar register [<path>]`.
+If `<path>` is not provided, then the "current repository" is discovered from
+the working directory by scanning the parent paths for a path containing a `.git`
+folder, possibly inside a `src` folder.
+
+To see which repositories are currently tracked by the service, run
+`scalar list`.
+
+Run `scalar unregister [<path>]` to remove the repo from this list.
+
+Creating a new Scalar clone
+---------------------------------------------------
+
+The `clone` verb creates a local enlistment of a remote repository using the
+partial clone feature available e.g. on GitHub, or using the
+[GVFS protocol](https://github.com/microsoft/VFSForGit/blob/HEAD/Protocol.md),
+such as Azure Repos.
+
+```
+scalar clone [options] <url> [<dir>]
+```
+
+Create a local copy of the repository at `<url>`. If specified, create the `<dir>`
+directory and place the repository there. Otherwise, the last section of the `<url>`
+will be used for `<dir>`.
+
+At the end, the repo is located at `<dir>/src`. By default, the sparse-checkout
+feature is enabled and the only files present are those in the root of your
+Git repository. Use `git sparse-checkout set` to expand the set of directories
+you want to see, or `git sparse-checkout disable` to expand to all files. You
+can explore the subdirectories outside your sparse-checkout specification using
+`git ls-tree HEAD`.
+
+### Sparse Repo Mode
+
+By default, Scalar reduces your working directory to only the files at the
+root of the repository. You need to add the folders you care about to build up
+to your working set.
+
+* `scalar clone <url>`
+  * Please choose the **Clone with HTTPS** option in the `Clone Repository` dialog in Azure Repos, not **Clone with SSH**.
+* `cd <root>\src`
+* At this point, your `src` directory only contains files that appear in your root
+  tree. No folders are populated.
+* Set the directory list for your sparse-checkout using:
+	1. `git sparse-checkout set <dir1> <dir2> ...`
+	2. `git sparse-checkout set --stdin < dir-list.txt`
+* Run git commands as you normally would.
+* To fully populate your working directory, run `git sparse-checkout disable`.
+
+If instead you want to start with all files on-disk, you can clone with the
+`--full-clone` option. To enable sparse-checkout after the fact, run
+`git sparse-checkout init --cone`. This will initialize your sparse-checkout
+patterns to only match the files at root.
+
+If you are unfamiliar with what directories are available in the repository,
+then you can run `git ls-tree -d --name-only HEAD` to discover the directories
+at root, or `git ls-tree -d --name-only HEAD <path>` to discover the directories
+in `<path>`.
+
+### Options
+
+These options allow a user to customize their initial enlistment.
+
+* `--full-clone`: If specified, do not initialize the sparse-checkout feature.
+  All files will be present in your `src` directory. This behaves very similar
+  to a Git partial clone in that blobs are downloaded on demand. However, it
+  will use the GVFS protocol to download all Git objects.
+
+* `--cache-server-url=<url>`: If specified, set the intended cache server to
+  the specified `<url>`. All object queries will use the GVFS protocol to this
+  `<url>` instead of the origin remote. If the remote supplies a list of
+  cache servers via the `<url>/gvfs/config` endpoint, then the `clone` command
+  will select a nearby cache server from that list.
+
+* `--branch=<ref>`: Specify the branch to checkout after clone.
+
+* `--local-cache-path=<path>`: Use this option to override the path for the
+  local Scalar cache. If not specified, then Scalar will select a default
+  path to share objects with your other enlistments. On Windows, this path
+  is a subdirectory of `<Volume>:\.scalarCache\`. On Mac, this path is a
+  subdirectory of `~/.scalarCache/`. The default cache path is recommended so
+  multiple enlistments of the same remote repository share objects on the
+  same device.
+
+### Advanced Options
+
+The options below are not intended for use by a typical user. These are
+usually used by build machines to create a temporary enlistment that
+operates on a single commit.
+
+* `--single-branch`: Use this option to only download metadata for the branch
+  that will be checked out. This is helpful for build machines that target
+  a remote with many branches. Any `git fetch` commands after the clone will
+  still ask for all branches.
+
+Removing a Scalar Clone
+-----------------------
+
+Since the `scalar clone` command sets up a file-system watcher (when available),
+that watcher could prevent deleting the enlistment. Run `scalar delete <path>`
+from outside of your enlistment to unregister the enlistment from the filesystem
+watcher and delete the enlistment at `<path>`.
diff --git a/contrib/scalar/docs/index.md b/contrib/scalar/docs/index.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4f56e2b0eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/scalar/docs/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+Scalar: Enabling Git at Scale
+=============================
+
+Scalar is a tool that helps Git scale to some of the largest Git repositories.
+It achieves this by enabling some advanced Git features, such as:
+
+* *Partial clone:* reduces time to get a working repository by not
+  downloading all Git objects right away.
+
+* *Background prefetch:* downloads Git object data from all remotes every
+  hour, reducing the amount of time for foreground `git fetch` calls.
+
+* *Sparse-checkout:* limits the size of your working directory.
+
+* *File system monitor:* tracks the recently modified files and eliminates
+  the need for Git to scan the entire worktree.
+
+* *Commit-graph:* accelerates commit walks and reachability calculations,
+   speeding up commands like `git log`.
+
+* *Multi-pack-index:* enables fast object lookups across many pack-files.
+
+* *Incremental repack:* Repacks the packed Git data into fewer pack-file
+  without disrupting concurrent commands by using the multi-pack-index.
+
+By running `scalar register` in any Git repo, Scalar will automatically enable
+these features for that repo (except partial clone) and start running suggested
+maintenance in the background using
+[the `git maintenance` feature](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-maintenance).
+
+Repos cloned with the `scalar clone` command use partial clone or the
+[GVFS protocol](https://github.com/microsoft/VFSForGit/blob/HEAD/Protocol.md)
+to significantly reduce the amount of data required to get started
+using a repository. By delaying all blob downloads until they are required,
+Scalar allows you to work with very large repositories quickly. The GVFS
+protocol allows a network of _cache servers_ to serve objects with lower
+latency and higher throughput. The cache servers also reduce load on the
+central server.
+
+Documentation
+-------------
+
+* [Getting Started](getting-started.md): Get started with Scalar.
+  Includes `scalar register`, `scalar unregister`, `scalar clone`, and
+  `scalar delete`.
+
+* [Troubleshooting](troubleshooting.md):
+  Collect diagnostic information or update custom settings. Includes
+  `scalar diagnose` and `scalar cache-server`.
+
+* [The Philosophy of Scalar](philosophy.md): Why does Scalar work the way
+  it does, and how do we make decisions about its future?
+
+* [Frequently Asked Questions](faq.md)
diff --git a/contrib/scalar/docs/philosophy.md b/contrib/scalar/docs/philosophy.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e3dfa025a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/scalar/docs/philosophy.md
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+The Philosophy of Scalar
+========================
+
+The team building Scalar has **opinions** about Git performance. Scalar
+takes out the guesswork by automatically configuring your Git repositories
+to take advantage of the latest and greatest features. It is difficult to
+say that these are the absolute best settings for every repository, but
+these settings do work for some of the largest repositories in the world.
+
+Scalar intends to do very little more than the standard Git client. We
+actively implement new features into Git instead of Scalar, then update
+Scalar only to configure those new settings. In particular, we ported
+features like background maintenance to Git to make Scalar simpler and
+make Git more powerful.
+
+Scalar ships inside [a custom version of Git][microsoft-git], but we are
+working to make it available in other forks of Git. The only feature
+that is not intended to ever reach the standard Git client is Scalar's use
+of [the GVFS Protocol][gvfs-protocol], which is essentially an older
+version of [Git's partial clone feature](https://github.blog/2020-12-21-get-up-to-speed-with-partial-clone-and-shallow-clone/)
+that was available first in Azure Repos. Services such as GitHub support
+only partial clone instead of the GVFS protocol because that is the
+standard adopted by the Git project. If your hosting service supports
+partial clone, then we absolutely recommend it as a way to greatly speed
+up your clone and fetch times and to reduce how much disk space your Git
+repository requires. Scalar will help with this!
+
+If you don't use the GVFS Protocol, then most of the value of Scalar can
+be found in the core Git client. However, most of the advanced features
+that really optimize Git's performance are off by default for compatibility
+reasons. To really take advantage of Git's latest and greatest features,
+you either need to study the [`git config` documentation](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-config)
+and regularly read [the Git release notes](https://github.com/git/git/tree/master/Documentation/RelNotes).
+Even if you do all that work and customize your Git settings on your machines,
+you likely will want to share those settings with other team members.
+Or, you can just use Scalar!
+
+Using `scalar register` on an existing Git repository will give you these
+benefits:
+
+* Additional compression of your `.git/index` file.
+* Hourly background `git fetch` operations, keeping you in-sync with your
+  remotes.
+* Advanced data structures, such as the `commit-graph` and `multi-pack-index`
+  are updated automatically in the background.
+* If using macOS or Windows, then Scalar configures Git's builtin File System
+  Monitor, providing faster commands such as `git status` or `git add`.
+
+Additionally, if you use `scalar clone` to create a new repository, then
+you will automatically get these benefits:
+
+* Use Git's partial clone feature to only download the files you need for
+  your current checkout.
+* Use Git's [sparse-checkout feature][sparse-checkout] to minimize the
+  number of files required in your working directory.
+  [Read more about sparse-checkout here.][sparse-checkout-blog]
+* Create the Git repository inside `<repo-name>/src` to make it easy to
+  place build artifacts outside of the Git repository, such as in
+  `<repo-name>/bin` or `<repo-name>/packages`.
+
+We also admit that these **opinions** can always be improved! If you have
+an idea of how to improve our setup, consider
+[creating an issue](https://github.com/microsoft/scalar/issues/new) or
+contributing a pull request! Some [existing](https://github.com/microsoft/scalar/issues/382)
+[issues](https://github.com/microsoft/scalar/issues/388) have already
+improved our configuration settings and roadmap!
+
+[gvfs-protocol]: https://github.com/microsoft/VFSForGit/blob/HEAD/Protocol.md
+[microsoft-git]: https://github.com/microsoft/git
+[sparse-checkout]: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-sparse-checkout
+[sparse-checkout-blog]: https://github.blog/2020-01-17-bring-your-monorepo-down-to-size-with-sparse-checkout/
diff --git a/contrib/scalar/docs/troubleshooting.md b/contrib/scalar/docs/troubleshooting.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c54d2438f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/scalar/docs/troubleshooting.md
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+Troubleshooting
+===============
+
+Diagnosing Issues
+-----------------
+
+The `scalar diagnose` command collects logs and config details for the current
+repository. The resulting zip file helps root-cause issues.
+
+When run inside your repository, creates a zip file containing several important
+files for that repository. This includes:
+
+* Configuration files from your `.git` folder, such as the `config` file,
+  `index`, `hooks`, and `refs`.
+
+* A summary of your Git object database, including the number of loose objects
+  and the names and sizes of pack-files.
+
+As the `diagnose` command completes, it provides the path of the resulting
+zip file. This zip can be attached to bug reports to make the analysis easier.
+
+Modifying Configuration Values
+------------------------------
+
+The Scalar-specific configuration is only available for repos using the
+GVFS protocol.
+
+### Cache Server URL
+
+When using an enlistment cloned with `scalar clone` and the GVFS protocol,
+you will have a value called the cache server URL. Cache servers are a feature
+of the GVFS protocol to provide low-latency access to the on-demand object
+requests. This modifies the `gvfs.cache-server` setting in your local Git config
+file.
+
+Run `scalar cache-server --get` to see the current cache server.
+
+Run `scalar cache-server --list` to see the available cache server URLs.
+
+Run `scalar cache-server --set=<url>` to set your cache server to `<url>`.
diff --git a/diagnose.c b/diagnose.c
index 8f26569896..09515e39bb 100644
--- a/diagnose.c
+++ b/diagnose.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "strvec.h"
 #include "object-store.h"
 #include "packfile.h"
+#include "config.h"
 
 struct archive_dir {
 	const char *path;
@@ -102,6 +103,39 @@ cleanup:
 	return dtype;
 }
 
+static void dir_stats(struct strbuf *buf, const char *path)
+{
+	DIR *dir = opendir(path);
+	struct dirent *e;
+	struct stat e_stat;
+	struct strbuf file_path = STRBUF_INIT;
+	size_t base_path_len;
+
+	if (!dir)
+		return;
+
+	strbuf_addstr(buf, "Contents of ");
+	strbuf_add_absolute_path(buf, path);
+	strbuf_addstr(buf, ":\n");
+
+	strbuf_add_absolute_path(&file_path, path);
+	strbuf_addch(&file_path, '/');
+	base_path_len = file_path.len;
+
+	while ((e = readdir(dir)) != NULL)
+		if (!is_dot_or_dotdot(e->d_name) && e->d_type == DT_REG) {
+			strbuf_setlen(&file_path, base_path_len);
+			strbuf_addstr(&file_path, e->d_name);
+			if (!stat(file_path.buf, &e_stat))
+				strbuf_addf(buf, "%-70s %16"PRIuMAX"\n",
+					    e->d_name,
+					    (uintmax_t)e_stat.st_size);
+		}
+
+	strbuf_release(&file_path);
+	closedir(dir);
+}
+
 static int count_files(struct strbuf *path)
 {
 	DIR *dir = opendir(path->buf);
@@ -214,7 +248,8 @@ int create_diagnostics_archive(struct strbuf *zip_path, enum diagnose_mode mode)
 	struct strvec archiver_args = STRVEC_INIT;
 	char **argv_copy = NULL;
 	int stdout_fd = -1, archiver_fd = -1;
-	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
+	char *cache_server_url = NULL, *shared_cache = NULL;
+	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT, path = STRBUF_INIT;
 	int res, i;
 	struct archive_dir archive_dirs[] = {
 		{ ".git", 0 },
@@ -249,6 +284,13 @@ int create_diagnostics_archive(struct strbuf *zip_path, enum diagnose_mode mode)
 	get_version_info(&buf, 1);
 
 	strbuf_addf(&buf, "Repository root: %s\n", the_repository->worktree);
+
+	git_config_get_string("gvfs.cache-server", &cache_server_url);
+	git_config_get_string("gvfs.sharedCache", &shared_cache);
+	strbuf_addf(&buf, "Cache Server: %s\nLocal Cache: %s\n\n",
+		    cache_server_url ? cache_server_url : "None",
+		    shared_cache ? shared_cache : "None");
+
 	get_disk_info(&buf);
 	write_or_die(stdout_fd, buf.buf, buf.len);
 	strvec_pushf(&archiver_args,
@@ -279,6 +321,52 @@ int create_diagnostics_archive(struct strbuf *zip_path, enum diagnose_mode mode)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (shared_cache) {
+		size_t path_len;
+
+		strbuf_reset(&buf);
+		strbuf_addf(&path, "%s/pack", shared_cache);
+		strbuf_reset(&buf);
+		strbuf_addstr(&buf, "--add-virtual-file=packs-cached.txt:");
+		dir_stats(&buf, path.buf);
+		strvec_push(&archiver_args, buf.buf);
+
+		strbuf_reset(&buf);
+		strbuf_addstr(&buf, "--add-virtual-file=objects-cached.txt:");
+		loose_objs_stats(&buf, shared_cache);
+		strvec_push(&archiver_args, buf.buf);
+
+		strbuf_reset(&path);
+		strbuf_addf(&path, "%s/info", shared_cache);
+		path_len = path.len;
+
+		if (is_directory(path.buf)) {
+			DIR *dir = opendir(path.buf);
+			struct dirent *e;
+
+			while ((e = readdir(dir))) {
+				if (!strcmp(".", e->d_name) || !strcmp("..", e->d_name))
+					continue;
+				if (e->d_type == DT_DIR)
+					continue;
+
+				strbuf_reset(&buf);
+				strbuf_addf(&buf, "--add-virtual-file=info/%s:", e->d_name);
+
+				strbuf_setlen(&path, path_len);
+				strbuf_addch(&path, '/');
+				strbuf_addstr(&path, e->d_name);
+
+				if (strbuf_read_file(&buf, path.buf, 0) < 0) {
+					res = error_errno(_("could not read '%s'"), path.buf);
+					goto diagnose_cleanup;
+				}
+				strvec_push(&archiver_args, buf.buf);
+			}
+			closedir(dir);
+		}
+	}
+
 	strvec_pushl(&archiver_args, "--prefix=",
 		     oid_to_hex(the_hash_algo->empty_tree), "--", NULL);
 
@@ -292,10 +380,13 @@ int create_diagnostics_archive(struct strbuf *zip_path, enum diagnose_mode mode)
 		goto diagnose_cleanup;
 	}
 
-	fprintf(stderr, "\n"
-		"Diagnostics complete.\n"
-		"All of the gathered info is captured in '%s'\n",
-		zip_path->buf);
+	strbuf_reset(&buf);
+	strbuf_addf(&buf, "\n"
+		    "Diagnostics complete.\n"
+		    "All of the gathered info is captured in '%s'\n",
+		    zip_path->buf);
+	write_or_die(stdout_fd, buf.buf, buf.len);
+	write_or_die(2, buf.buf, buf.len);
 
 diagnose_cleanup:
 	if (archiver_fd >= 0) {
@@ -306,6 +397,8 @@ diagnose_cleanup:
 	free(argv_copy);
 	strvec_clear(&archiver_args);
 	strbuf_release(&buf);
+	free(cache_server_url);
+	free(shared_cache);
 
 	return res;
 }
diff --git a/dir.c b/dir.c
index 01329773c1..c89f17618c 100644
--- a/dir.c
+++ b/dir.c
@@ -3127,6 +3127,8 @@ static int cmp_icase(char a, char b)
 {
 	if (a == b)
 		return 0;
+	if (is_dir_sep(a))
+		return is_dir_sep(b) ? 0 : -1;
 	if (ignore_case)
 		return toupper(a) - toupper(b);
 	return a - b;
diff --git a/gvfs-helper.c b/gvfs-helper.c
index ce89edc33c..e8e6fbbdd9 100644
--- a/gvfs-helper.c
+++ b/gvfs-helper.c
@@ -202,6 +202,12 @@
 //            [2] Documentation/technical/long-running-process-protocol.txt
 //            [3] See GIT_TRACE_PACKET
 //
+//     endpoint
+//
+//            Fetch the given endpoint from the main Git server (specifying
+//            `gvfs/config` as endpoint is idempotent to the `config`
+//            command mentioned above).
+//
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 #include "cache.h"
@@ -3110,18 +3116,20 @@ static void do_req__with_fallback(const char *url_component,
  *
  * Return server's response buffer.  This is probably a raw JSON string.
  */
-static void do__http_get__gvfs_config(struct gh__response_status *status,
-				      struct strbuf *config_data)
+static void do__http_get__simple_endpoint(struct gh__response_status *status,
+					  struct strbuf *response,
+					  const char *endpoint,
+					  const char *tr2_label)
 {
 	struct gh__request_params params = GH__REQUEST_PARAMS_INIT;
 
-	strbuf_addstr(&params.tr2_label, "GET/config");
+	strbuf_addstr(&params.tr2_label, tr2_label);
 
 	params.b_is_post = 0;
 	params.b_write_to_file = 0;
 	/* cache-servers do not handle gvfs/config REST calls */
 	params.b_permit_cache_server_if_defined = 0;
-	params.buffer = config_data;
+	params.buffer = response;
 	params.objects_mode = GH__OBJECTS_MODE__NONE;
 
 	params.object_count = 1; /* a bit of a lie */
@@ -3143,15 +3151,22 @@ static void do__http_get__gvfs_config(struct gh__response_status *status,
 		 * see any need to report progress on the upload side of
 		 * the GET.  So just report progress on the download side.
 		 */
-		strbuf_addstr(&params.progress_base_phase3_msg,
-			      "Receiving gvfs/config");
+		strbuf_addf(&params.progress_base_phase3_msg,
+			    "Receiving %s", endpoint);
 	}
 
-	do_req__with_fallback("gvfs/config", &params, status);
+	do_req__with_fallback(endpoint, &params, status);
 
 	gh__request_params__release(&params);
 }
 
+static void do__http_get__gvfs_config(struct gh__response_status *status,
+				      struct strbuf *config_data)
+{
+	do__http_get__simple_endpoint(status, config_data, "gvfs/config",
+				      "GET/config");
+}
+
 static void setup_gvfs_objects_progress(struct gh__request_params *params,
 					unsigned long num, unsigned long den)
 {
@@ -3596,6 +3611,35 @@ static enum gh__error_code do_sub_cmd__config(int argc, const char **argv)
 	return ec;
 }
 
+static enum gh__error_code do_sub_cmd__endpoint(int argc, const char **argv)
+{
+	struct gh__response_status status = GH__RESPONSE_STATUS_INIT;
+	struct strbuf data = STRBUF_INIT;
+	enum gh__error_code ec = GH__ERROR_CODE__OK;
+	const char *endpoint;
+
+	if (argc != 2)
+		return GH__ERROR_CODE__ERROR;
+	endpoint = argv[1];
+
+	trace2_cmd_mode(endpoint);
+
+	finish_init(0);
+
+	do__http_get__simple_endpoint(&status, &data, endpoint, endpoint);
+	ec = status.ec;
+
+	if (ec == GH__ERROR_CODE__OK)
+		printf("%s\n", data.buf);
+	else
+		error("config: %s", status.error_message.buf);
+
+	gh__response_status__release(&status);
+	strbuf_release(&data);
+
+	return ec;
+}
+
 /*
  * Read a list of objects from stdin and fetch them as a series of
  * single object HTTP GET requests.
@@ -4087,6 +4131,9 @@ static enum gh__error_code do_sub_cmd(int argc, const char **argv)
 	if (!strcmp(argv[0], "config"))
 		return do_sub_cmd__config(argc, argv);
 
+	if (!strcmp(argv[0], "endpoint"))
+		return do_sub_cmd__endpoint(argc, argv);
+
 	if (!strcmp(argv[0], "prefetch"))
 		return do_sub_cmd__prefetch(argc, argv);
 
diff --git a/json-parser.c b/json-parser.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..30799e17dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/json-parser.c
@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+#include "cache.h"
+#include "json-parser.h"
+
+static int reset_iterator(struct json_iterator *it)
+{
+	it->p = it->begin = it->json;
+	strbuf_release(&it->key);
+	strbuf_release(&it->string_value);
+	it->type = JSON_NULL;
+	return -1;
+}
+
+static int parse_json_string(struct json_iterator *it, struct strbuf *out)
+{
+	const char *begin = it->p;
+
+	if (*(it->p)++ != '"')
+		return error("expected double quote: '%.*s'", 5, begin),
+			reset_iterator(it);
+
+	strbuf_reset(&it->string_value);
+#define APPEND(c) strbuf_addch(out, c)
+	while (*it->p != '"') {
+		switch (*it->p) {
+		case '\0':
+			return error("incomplete string: '%s'", begin),
+				reset_iterator(it);
+		case '\\':
+			it->p++;
+			if (*it->p == '\\' || *it->p == '"')
+				APPEND(*it->p);
+			else if (*it->p == 'b')
+				APPEND(8);
+			else if (*it->p == 't')
+				APPEND(9);
+			else if (*it->p == 'n')
+				APPEND(10);
+			else if (*it->p == 'f')
+				APPEND(12);
+			else if (*it->p == 'r')
+				APPEND(13);
+			else if (*it->p == 'u') {
+				unsigned char binary[2];
+				int i;
+
+				if (hex_to_bytes(binary, it->p + 1, 2) < 0)
+					return error("invalid: '%.*s'",
+						     6, it->p - 1),
+						reset_iterator(it);
+				it->p += 4;
+
+				i = (binary[0] << 8) | binary[1];
+				if (i < 0x80)
+					APPEND(i);
+				else if (i < 0x0800) {
+					APPEND(0xc0 | ((i >> 6) & 0x1f));
+					APPEND(0x80 | (i & 0x3f));
+				} else if (i < 0x10000) {
+					APPEND(0xe0 | ((i >> 12) & 0x0f));
+					APPEND(0x80 | ((i >> 6) & 0x3f));
+					APPEND(0x80 | (i & 0x3f));
+				} else {
+					APPEND(0xf0 | ((i >> 18) & 0x07));
+					APPEND(0x80 | ((i >> 12) & 0x3f));
+					APPEND(0x80 | ((i >> 6) & 0x3f));
+					APPEND(0x80 | (i & 0x3f));
+				}
+			}
+			break;
+		default:
+			APPEND(*it->p);
+		}
+		it->p++;
+	}
+
+	it->end = it->p++;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void skip_whitespace(struct json_iterator *it)
+{
+	while (isspace(*it->p))
+		it->p++;
+}
+
+int iterate_json(struct json_iterator *it)
+{
+	skip_whitespace(it);
+	it->begin = it->p;
+
+	switch (*it->p) {
+	case '\0':
+		return reset_iterator(it), 0;
+	case 'n':
+		if (!starts_with(it->p, "null"))
+			return error("unexpected value: %.*s", 4, it->p),
+				reset_iterator(it);
+		it->type = JSON_NULL;
+		it->end = it->p = it->begin + 4;
+		break;
+	case 't':
+		if (!starts_with(it->p, "true"))
+			return error("unexpected value: %.*s", 4, it->p),
+				reset_iterator(it);
+		it->type = JSON_TRUE;
+		it->end = it->p = it->begin + 4;
+		break;
+	case 'f':
+		if (!starts_with(it->p, "false"))
+			return error("unexpected value: %.*s", 5, it->p),
+				reset_iterator(it);
+		it->type = JSON_FALSE;
+		it->end = it->p = it->begin + 5;
+		break;
+	case '-': case '.':
+	case '0': case '1': case '2': case '3': case '4':
+	case '5': case '6': case '7': case '8': case '9':
+		it->type = JSON_NUMBER;
+		it->end = it->p = it->begin + strspn(it->p, "-.0123456789");
+		break;
+	case '"':
+		it->type = JSON_STRING;
+		if (parse_json_string(it, &it->string_value) < 0)
+			return -1;
+		break;
+	case '[': {
+		const char *save = it->begin;
+		size_t key_offset = it->key.len;
+		int i = 0, res;
+
+		for (it->p++, skip_whitespace(it); *it->p != ']'; i++) {
+			strbuf_addf(&it->key, "[%d]", i);
+
+			if ((res = iterate_json(it)))
+				return reset_iterator(it), res;
+			strbuf_setlen(&it->key, key_offset);
+
+			skip_whitespace(it);
+			if (*it->p == ',')
+				it->p++;
+		}
+
+		it->type = JSON_ARRAY;
+		it->begin = save;
+		it->end = it->p;
+		it->p++;
+		break;
+	}
+	case '{': {
+		const char *save = it->begin;
+		size_t key_offset = it->key.len;
+		int res;
+
+		strbuf_addch(&it->key, '.');
+		for (it->p++, skip_whitespace(it); *it->p != '}'; ) {
+			strbuf_setlen(&it->key, key_offset + 1);
+			if (parse_json_string(it, &it->key) < 0)
+				return -1;
+			skip_whitespace(it);
+			if (*(it->p)++ != ':')
+				return error("expected colon: %.*s", 5, it->p),
+					reset_iterator(it);
+
+			if ((res = iterate_json(it)))
+				return res;
+
+			skip_whitespace(it);
+			if (*it->p == ',')
+				it->p++;
+		}
+		strbuf_setlen(&it->key, key_offset);
+
+		it->type = JSON_OBJECT;
+		it->begin = save;
+		it->end = it->p;
+		it->p++;
+		break;
+	}
+	}
+
+	return it->fn(it);
+}
diff --git a/json-parser.h b/json-parser.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce1fdc5ee2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/json-parser.h
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#ifndef JSON_PARSER_H
+#define JSON_PARSER_H
+
+#include "strbuf.h"
+
+struct json_iterator {
+	const char *json, *p, *begin, *end;
+	struct strbuf key, string_value;
+	enum {
+		JSON_NULL = 0,
+		JSON_FALSE,
+		JSON_TRUE,
+		JSON_NUMBER,
+		JSON_STRING,
+		JSON_ARRAY,
+		JSON_OBJECT
+	} type;
+	int (*fn)(struct json_iterator *it);
+	void *fn_data;
+};
+#define JSON_ITERATOR_INIT(json_, fn_, fn_data_) { \
+	.json = json_, .p = json_, \
+	.key = STRBUF_INIT, .string_value = STRBUF_INIT, \
+	.fn = fn_, .fn_data = fn_data_ \
+}
+
+int iterate_json(struct json_iterator *it);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/path.h b/path.h
index 0a59c85a62..db417a43bd 100644
--- a/path.h
+++ b/path.h
@@ -179,6 +179,10 @@ const char *git_path_auto_merge(struct repository *r);
 const char *git_path_fetch_head(struct repository *r);
 const char *git_path_shallow(struct repository *r);
 
+/**
+ * Remove the last path component from 'path' except if 'path' is root.
+ */
+void strip_last_path_component(struct strbuf *path);
 
 int ends_with_path_components(const char *path, const char *components);
 
diff --git a/scalar.c b/scalar.c
index ca19b95ce4..0b0d6297da 100644
--- a/scalar.c
+++ b/scalar.c
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@
 #include "dir.h"
 #include "packfile.h"
 #include "help.h"
+#include "json-parser.h"
+#include "remote.h"
+#include "path.h"
+
+static int is_unattended(void) {
+	return git_env_bool("Scalar_UNATTENDED", 0);
+}
 
 static void setup_enlistment_directory(int argc, const char **argv,
 				       const char * const *usagestr,
@@ -41,6 +48,9 @@ static void setup_enlistment_directory(int argc, const char **argv,
 		die(_("need a working directory"));
 
 	strbuf_trim_trailing_dir_sep(&path);
+#ifdef GIT_WINDOWS_NATIVE
+	convert_slashes(path.buf);
+#endif
 
 	/* check if currently in enlistment root with src/ workdir */
 	len = path.len;
@@ -67,20 +77,46 @@ static void setup_enlistment_directory(int argc, const char **argv,
 	strbuf_release(&path);
 }
 
+static int git_retries = 3;
+
 static int run_git(const char *arg, ...)
 {
-	struct child_process cmd = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
 	va_list args;
 	const char *p;
+	struct strvec argv = STRVEC_INIT;
+	int res = 0, attempts;
 
 	va_start(args, arg);
-	strvec_push(&cmd.args, arg);
+	strvec_push(&argv, arg);
 	while ((p = va_arg(args, const char *)))
-		strvec_push(&cmd.args, p);
+		strvec_push(&argv, p);
 	va_end(args);
 
-	cmd.git_cmd = 1;
-	return run_command(&cmd);
+	for (attempts = 0, res = 1;
+	     res && attempts < git_retries;
+	     attempts++) {
+		struct child_process cmd = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
+
+		cmd.git_cmd = 1;
+		strvec_pushv(&cmd.args, argv.v);
+		res = run_command(&cmd);
+	}
+
+	strvec_clear(&argv);
+	return res;
+}
+
+static const char *ensure_absolute_path(const char *path, char **absolute)
+{
+	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+	if (is_absolute_path(path))
+		return path;
+
+	strbuf_realpath_forgiving(&buf, path, 1);
+	free(*absolute);
+	*absolute = strbuf_detach(&buf, NULL);
+	return *absolute;
 }
 
 struct scalar_config {
@@ -121,23 +157,7 @@ static int set_recommended_config(int reconfigure)
 		{ "core.FSCache", "true", 1 },
 		{ "core.multiPackIndex", "true", 1 },
 		{ "core.preloadIndex", "true", 1 },
-#ifndef WIN32
 		{ "core.untrackedCache", "true", 1 },
-#else
-		/*
-		 * Unfortunately, Scalar's Functional Tests demonstrated
-		 * that the untracked cache feature is unreliable on Windows
-		 * (which is a bummer because that platform would benefit the
-		 * most from it). For some reason, freshly created files seem
-		 * not to update the directory's `lastModified` time
-		 * immediately, but the untracked cache would need to rely on
-		 * that.
-		 *
-		 * Therefore, with a sad heart, we disable this very useful
-		 * feature on Windows.
-		 */
-		{ "core.untrackedCache", "false", 1 },
-#endif
 		{ "core.logAllRefUpdates", "true", 1 },
 		{ "credential.https://dev.azure.com.useHttpPath", "true", 1 },
 		{ "credential.validate", "false", 1 }, /* GCM4W-only */
@@ -164,11 +184,29 @@ static int set_recommended_config(int reconfigure)
 		{ "core.autoCRLF", "false" },
 		{ "core.safeCRLF", "false" },
 		{ "fetch.showForcedUpdates", "false" },
+		{ "core.configWriteLockTimeoutMS", "150" },
 		{ NULL, NULL },
 	};
 	int i;
 	char *value;
 
+	/*
+	 * If a user has "core.usebuiltinfsmonitor" enabled, try to switch to
+	 * the new (non-deprecated) setting (core.fsmonitor).
+	 */
+	if (!git_config_get_string("core.usebuiltinfsmonitor", &value)) {
+		char *dummy = NULL;
+		if (git_config_get_string("core.fsmonitor", &dummy) &&
+		    git_config_set_gently("core.fsmonitor", value) < 0)
+			return error(_("could not configure %s=%s"),
+				     "core.fsmonitor", value);
+		if (git_config_set_gently("core.usebuiltinfsmonitor", NULL) < 0)
+			return error(_("could not configure %s=%s"),
+				     "core.useBuiltinFSMonitor", "NULL");
+		free(value);
+		free(dummy);
+	}
+
 	for (i = 0; config[i].key; i++) {
 		if (set_scalar_config(config + i, reconfigure))
 			return error(_("could not configure %s=%s"),
@@ -205,6 +243,11 @@ static int set_recommended_config(int reconfigure)
 
 static int toggle_maintenance(int enable)
 {
+	unsigned long ul;
+
+	if (git_config_get_ulong("core.configWriteLockTimeoutMS", &ul))
+		git_config_push_parameter("core.configWriteLockTimeoutMS=150");
+
 	return run_git("maintenance",
 		       enable ? "start" : "unregister",
 		       enable ? NULL : "--force",
@@ -214,10 +257,14 @@ static int toggle_maintenance(int enable)
 static int add_or_remove_enlistment(int add)
 {
 	int res;
+	unsigned long ul;
 
 	if (!the_repository->worktree)
 		die(_("Scalar enlistments require a worktree"));
 
+	if (git_config_get_ulong("core.configWriteLockTimeoutMS", &ul))
+		git_config_push_parameter("core.configWriteLockTimeoutMS=150");
+
 	res = run_git("config", "--global", "--get", "--fixed-value",
 		      "scalar.repo", the_repository->worktree, NULL);
 
@@ -305,6 +352,215 @@ static int set_config(const char *fmt, ...)
 	return res;
 }
 
+static int list_cache_server_urls(struct json_iterator *it)
+{
+	const char *p;
+	char *q;
+	long l;
+
+	if (it->type == JSON_STRING &&
+	    skip_iprefix(it->key.buf, ".CacheServers[", &p) &&
+	    (l = strtol(p, &q, 10)) >= 0 && p != q &&
+	    !strcasecmp(q, "].Url"))
+		printf("#%ld: %s\n", l, it->string_value.buf);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* Find N for which .CacheServers[N].GlobalDefault == true */
+static int get_cache_server_index(struct json_iterator *it)
+{
+	const char *p;
+	char *q;
+	long l;
+
+	if (it->type == JSON_TRUE &&
+	    skip_iprefix(it->key.buf, ".CacheServers[", &p) &&
+	    (l = strtol(p, &q, 10)) >= 0 && p != q &&
+	    !strcasecmp(q, "].GlobalDefault")) {
+		*(long *)it->fn_data = l;
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+struct cache_server_url_data {
+	char *key, *url;
+};
+
+/* Get .CacheServers[N].Url */
+static int get_cache_server_url(struct json_iterator *it)
+{
+	struct cache_server_url_data *data = it->fn_data;
+
+	if (it->type == JSON_STRING &&
+	    !strcasecmp(data->key, it->key.buf)) {
+		data->url = strbuf_detach(&it->string_value, NULL);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int can_url_support_gvfs(const char *url)
+{
+	return starts_with(url, "https://") ||
+		(git_env_bool("GIT_TEST_ALLOW_GVFS_VIA_HTTP", 0) &&
+		 starts_with(url, "http://"));
+}
+
+/*
+ * If `cache_server_url` is `NULL`, print the list to `stdout`.
+ *
+ * Since `gvfs-helper` requires a Git directory, this _must_ be run in
+ * a worktree.
+ */
+static int supports_gvfs_protocol(const char *url, char **cache_server_url)
+{
+	struct child_process cp = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
+	struct strbuf out = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+	/*
+	 * The GVFS protocol is only supported via https://; For testing, we
+	 * also allow http://.
+	 */
+	if (!can_url_support_gvfs(url))
+		return 0;
+
+	cp.git_cmd = 1;
+	strvec_pushl(&cp.args, "gvfs-helper", "--remote", url, "config", NULL);
+	if (!pipe_command(&cp, NULL, 0, &out, 512, NULL, 0)) {
+		long l = 0;
+		struct json_iterator it =
+			JSON_ITERATOR_INIT(out.buf, get_cache_server_index, &l);
+		struct cache_server_url_data data = { .url = NULL };
+
+		if (!cache_server_url) {
+			it.fn = list_cache_server_urls;
+			if (iterate_json(&it) < 0) {
+				strbuf_release(&out);
+				return error("JSON parse error");
+			}
+			strbuf_release(&out);
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		if (iterate_json(&it) < 0) {
+			strbuf_release(&out);
+			return error("JSON parse error");
+		}
+		data.key = xstrfmt(".CacheServers[%ld].Url", l);
+		it.fn = get_cache_server_url;
+		it.fn_data = &data;
+		if (iterate_json(&it) < 0) {
+			strbuf_release(&out);
+			return error("JSON parse error");
+		}
+		*cache_server_url = data.url;
+		free(data.key);
+		return 1;
+	}
+	strbuf_release(&out);
+	/* error out quietly, unless we wanted to list URLs */
+	return cache_server_url ?
+		0 : error(_("Could not access gvfs/config endpoint"));
+}
+
+static char *default_cache_root(const char *root)
+{
+	const char *env;
+
+	if (is_unattended()) {
+		struct strbuf path = STRBUF_INIT;
+		strbuf_addstr(&path, root);
+		strip_last_path_component(&path);
+		strbuf_addstr(&path, "/.scalarCache");
+		return strbuf_detach(&path, NULL);
+	}
+
+#ifdef WIN32
+	(void)env;
+	return xstrfmt("%.*s.scalarCache", offset_1st_component(root), root);
+#elif defined(__APPLE__)
+	if ((env = getenv("HOME")) && *env)
+		return xstrfmt("%s/.scalarCache", env);
+	return NULL;
+#else
+	if ((env = getenv("XDG_CACHE_HOME")) && *env)
+		return xstrfmt("%s/scalar", env);
+	if ((env = getenv("HOME")) && *env)
+		return xstrfmt("%s/.cache/scalar", env);
+	return NULL;
+#endif
+}
+
+static int get_repository_id(struct json_iterator *it)
+{
+	if (it->type == JSON_STRING &&
+	    !strcasecmp(".repository.id", it->key.buf)) {
+		*(char **)it->fn_data = strbuf_detach(&it->string_value, NULL);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* Needs to run this in a worktree; gvfs-helper requires a Git repository */
+static char *get_cache_key(const char *url)
+{
+	struct child_process cp = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
+	struct strbuf out = STRBUF_INIT;
+	char *cache_key = NULL;
+
+	/*
+	 * The GVFS protocol is only supported via https://; For testing, we
+	 * also allow http://.
+	 */
+	if (!git_env_bool("SCALAR_TEST_SKIP_VSTS_INFO", 0) &&
+	    can_url_support_gvfs(url)) {
+		cp.git_cmd = 1;
+		strvec_pushl(&cp.args, "gvfs-helper", "--remote", url,
+			     "endpoint", "vsts/info", NULL);
+		if (!pipe_command(&cp, NULL, 0, &out, 512, NULL, 0)) {
+			char *id = NULL;
+			struct json_iterator it =
+				JSON_ITERATOR_INIT(out.buf, get_repository_id,
+						   &id);
+
+			if (iterate_json(&it) < 0)
+				warning("JSON parse error (%s)", out.buf);
+			else if (id)
+				cache_key = xstrfmt("id_%s", id);
+			free(id);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (!cache_key) {
+		struct strbuf downcased = STRBUF_INIT;
+		int hash_algo_index = hash_algo_by_name("sha1");
+		const struct git_hash_algo *hash_algo = hash_algo_index < 0 ?
+			the_hash_algo : &hash_algos[hash_algo_index];
+		git_hash_ctx ctx;
+		unsigned char hash[GIT_MAX_RAWSZ];
+
+		strbuf_addstr(&downcased, url);
+		strbuf_tolower(&downcased);
+
+		hash_algo->init_fn(&ctx);
+		hash_algo->update_fn(&ctx, downcased.buf, downcased.len);
+		hash_algo->final_fn(hash, &ctx);
+
+		strbuf_release(&downcased);
+
+		cache_key = xstrfmt("url_%s",
+				    hash_to_hex_algop(hash, hash_algo));
+	}
+
+	strbuf_release(&out);
+	return cache_key;
+}
+
 static char *remote_default_branch(const char *url)
 {
 	struct child_process cp = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
@@ -402,10 +658,51 @@ void load_builtin_commands(const char *prefix, struct cmdnames *cmds)
 	die("not implemented");
 }
 
+static int init_shared_object_cache(const char *url,
+				    const char *local_cache_root)
+{
+	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
+	int res = 0;
+	char *cache_key = NULL, *shared_cache_path = NULL;
+
+	if (!(cache_key = get_cache_key(url))) {
+		res = error(_("could not determine cache key for '%s'"), url);
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+	shared_cache_path = xstrfmt("%s/%s", local_cache_root, cache_key);
+	if (set_config("gvfs.sharedCache=%s", shared_cache_path)) {
+		res = error(_("could not configure shared cache"));
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+	strbuf_addf(&buf, "%s/pack", shared_cache_path);
+	switch (safe_create_leading_directories(buf.buf)) {
+	case SCLD_OK: case SCLD_EXISTS:
+		break; /* okay */
+	default:
+		res = error_errno(_("could not initialize '%s'"), buf.buf);
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+	write_file(git_path("objects/info/alternates"),"%s\n", shared_cache_path);
+
+	cleanup:
+	strbuf_release(&buf);
+	free(shared_cache_path);
+	free(cache_key);
+	return res;
+}
+
 static int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv)
 {
+	int dummy = 0;
 	const char *branch = NULL;
 	int full_clone = 0, single_branch = 0, show_progress = isatty(2);
+	const char *cache_server_url = NULL, *local_cache_root = NULL;
+	char *default_cache_server_url = NULL, *local_cache_root_abs = NULL;
+	const char *enlistment_parent;
+	int no_src = 0;
 	struct option clone_options[] = {
 		OPT_STRING('b', "branch", &branch, N_("<branch>"),
 			   N_("branch to checkout after clone")),
@@ -414,6 +711,16 @@ static int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv)
 		OPT_BOOL(0, "single-branch", &single_branch,
 			 N_("only download metadata for the branch that will "
 			    "be checked out")),
+		OPT_BOOL(0, "no-src", &no_src,
+			 N_("skip creating a 'src' directory")),
+		OPT_STRING(0, "cache-server-url", &cache_server_url,
+			   N_("<url>"),
+			   N_("the url or friendly name of the cache server")),
+		OPT_STRING(0, "local-cache-path", &local_cache_root,
+			   N_("<path>"),
+			   N_("override the path for the local Scalar cache")),
+		OPT_HIDDEN_BOOL(0, "no-fetch-commits-and-trees",
+				&dummy, N_("no longer used")),
 		OPT_END(),
 	};
 	const char * const clone_usage[] = {
@@ -424,6 +731,7 @@ static int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv)
 	char *enlistment = NULL, *dir = NULL;
 	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 	int res;
+	int gvfs_protocol;
 
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, NULL, clone_options, clone_usage, 0);
 
@@ -453,7 +761,25 @@ static int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv)
 	if (is_directory(enlistment))
 		die(_("directory '%s' exists already"), enlistment);
 
-	dir = xstrfmt("%s/src", enlistment);
+	ensure_absolute_path(enlistment, &enlistment);
+
+	if (!no_src) {
+		dir = xstrfmt("%s/src", enlistment);
+		enlistment_parent = "../..";
+	} else {
+		dir = xstrdup(enlistment);
+		enlistment_parent = "..";
+	}
+
+	if (!local_cache_root)
+		local_cache_root = local_cache_root_abs =
+			default_cache_root(enlistment);
+	else
+		local_cache_root = ensure_absolute_path(local_cache_root,
+							&local_cache_root_abs);
+
+	if (!local_cache_root)
+		die(_("could not determine local cache root"));
 
 	strbuf_reset(&buf);
 	if (branch)
@@ -474,8 +800,28 @@ static int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv)
 
 	setup_git_directory();
 
+	git_config(git_default_config, NULL);
+
+	/*
+	 * This `dir_inside_of()` call relies on git_config() having parsed the
+	 * newly-initialized repository config's `core.ignoreCase` value.
+	 */
+	if (dir_inside_of(local_cache_root, dir) >= 0) {
+		struct strbuf path = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+		strbuf_addstr(&path, enlistment);
+		if (chdir(enlistment_parent) < 0 ||
+		    remove_dir_recursively(&path, 0) < 0)
+			die(_("'--local-cache-path' cannot be inside the src "
+			      "folder;\nCould not remove '%s'"), enlistment);
+
+		die(_("'--local-cache-path' cannot be inside the src folder"));
+	}
+
 	/* common-main already logs `argv` */
 	trace2_def_repo(the_repository);
+	trace2_data_intmax("scalar", the_repository, "unattended",
+			   is_unattended());
 
 	if (!branch && !(branch = remote_default_branch(url))) {
 		res = error(_("failed to get default branch for '%s'"), url);
@@ -486,13 +832,48 @@ static int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv)
 	    set_config("remote.origin.fetch="
 		       "+refs/heads/%s:refs/remotes/origin/%s",
 		       single_branch ? branch : "*",
-		       single_branch ? branch : "*") ||
-	    set_config("remote.origin.promisor=true") ||
-	    set_config("remote.origin.partialCloneFilter=blob:none")) {
+		       single_branch ? branch : "*")) {
 		res = error(_("could not configure remote in '%s'"), dir);
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
+	if (set_config("credential.https://dev.azure.com.useHttpPath=true")) {
+		res = error(_("could not configure credential.useHttpPath"));
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+	gvfs_protocol = cache_server_url ||
+			supports_gvfs_protocol(url, &default_cache_server_url);
+
+	if (gvfs_protocol) {
+		if ((res = init_shared_object_cache(url, local_cache_root)))
+			goto cleanup;
+		if (!cache_server_url)
+			cache_server_url = default_cache_server_url;
+		if (set_config("core.useGVFSHelper=true") ||
+		    set_config("core.gvfs=150") ||
+		    set_config("http.version=HTTP/1.1")) {
+			res = error(_("could not turn on GVFS helper"));
+			goto cleanup;
+		}
+		if (cache_server_url &&
+		    set_config("gvfs.cache-server=%s", cache_server_url)) {
+			res = error(_("could not configure cache server"));
+			goto cleanup;
+		}
+		if (cache_server_url)
+			fprintf(stderr, "Cache server URL: %s\n",
+				cache_server_url);
+	} else {
+		if (set_config("core.useGVFSHelper=false") ||
+		    set_config("remote.origin.promisor=true") ||
+		    set_config("remote.origin.partialCloneFilter=blob:none")) {
+			res = error(_("could not configure partial clone in "
+				      "'%s'"), dir);
+			goto cleanup;
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (!full_clone &&
 	    (res = run_git("sparse-checkout", "init", "--cone", NULL)))
 		goto cleanup;
@@ -503,6 +884,11 @@ static int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv)
 	if ((res = run_git("fetch", "--quiet",
 				show_progress ? "--progress" : "--no-progress",
 				"origin", NULL))) {
+		if (gvfs_protocol) {
+			res = error(_("failed to prefetch commits and trees"));
+			goto cleanup;
+		}
+
 		warning(_("partial clone failed; attempting full clone"));
 
 		if (set_config("remote.origin.promisor") ||
@@ -535,6 +921,8 @@ cleanup:
 	free(enlistment);
 	free(dir);
 	strbuf_release(&buf);
+	free(default_cache_server_url);
+	free(local_cache_root_abs);
 	return res;
 }
 
@@ -556,6 +944,8 @@ static int cmd_diagnose(int argc, const char **argv)
 	setup_enlistment_directory(argc, argv, usage, options, &diagnostics_root);
 	strbuf_addstr(&diagnostics_root, "/.scalarDiagnostics");
 
+	/* Here, a failure should not repeat itself. */
+	git_retries = 1;
 	res = run_git("diagnose", "--mode=all", "-s", "%Y%m%d_%H%M%S",
 		      "-o", diagnostics_root.buf, NULL);
 
@@ -652,6 +1042,7 @@ static int cmd_reconfigure(int argc, const char **argv)
 	git_config(get_scalar_repos, &scalar_repos);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < scalar_repos.nr; i++) {
+		int failed = 0;
 		const char *dir = scalar_repos.items[i].string;
 
 		strbuf_reset(&commondir);
@@ -662,30 +1053,51 @@ static int cmd_reconfigure(int argc, const char **argv)
 
 			if (errno != ENOENT) {
 				warning_errno(_("could not switch to '%s'"), dir);
-				res = -1;
-				continue;
+				failed = -1;
+				goto loop_end;
 			}
 
 			strbuf_addstr(&buf, dir);
 			if (remove_deleted_enlistment(&buf))
-				res = error(_("could not remove stale "
-					      "scalar.repo '%s'"), dir);
+				failed = error(_("could not remove stale "
+						 "scalar.repo '%s'"), dir);
 			else
-				warning(_("removing stale scalar.repo '%s'"),
+				warning(_("removed stale scalar.repo '%s'"),
 					dir);
 			strbuf_release(&buf);
-		} else if (discover_git_directory(&commondir, &gitdir) < 0) {
-			warning_errno(_("git repository gone in '%s'"), dir);
-			res = -1;
-		} else {
-			git_config_clear();
+			goto loop_end;
+		}
 
-			the_repository = &r;
-			r.commondir = commondir.buf;
-			r.gitdir = gitdir.buf;
+		switch (discover_git_directory_reason(&commondir, &gitdir)) {
+		case GIT_DIR_INVALID_OWNERSHIP:
+			warning(_("repository at '%s' has different owner"), dir);
+			failed = -1;
+			goto loop_end;
 
-			if (set_recommended_config(1) < 0)
-				res = -1;
+		case GIT_DIR_DISCOVERED:
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			warning(_("repository not found in '%s'"), dir);
+			failed = -1;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		git_config_clear();
+
+		the_repository = &r;
+		r.commondir = commondir.buf;
+		r.gitdir = gitdir.buf;
+
+		if (set_recommended_config(1) < 0)
+			failed = -1;
+
+loop_end:
+		if (failed) {
+			res = failed;
+			warning(_("to unregister this repository from Scalar, run\n"
+				  "\tgit config --global --unset --fixed-value scalar.repo \"%s\""),
+				dir);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -885,6 +1297,77 @@ static int cmd_version(int argc, const char **argv)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int cmd_cache_server(int argc, const char **argv)
+{
+	int get = 0;
+	char *set = NULL, *list = NULL;
+	const char *default_remote = "(default)";
+	struct option options[] = {
+		OPT_BOOL(0, "get", &get,
+			 N_("get the configured cache-server URL")),
+		OPT_STRING(0, "set", &set, N_("URL"),
+			    N_("configure the cache-server to use")),
+		{ OPTION_STRING, 0, "list", &list, N_("remote"),
+		  N_("list the possible cache-server URLs"),
+		  PARSE_OPT_OPTARG, NULL, (intptr_t) default_remote },
+		OPT_END(),
+	};
+	const char * const usage[] = {
+		N_("scalar cache_server "
+		   "[--get | --set <url> | --list [<remote>]] [<enlistment>]"),
+		NULL
+	};
+	int res = 0;
+
+	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, NULL, options,
+			     usage, 0);
+
+	if (get + !!set + !!list > 1)
+		usage_msg_opt(_("--get/--set/--list are mutually exclusive"),
+			      usage, options);
+
+	setup_enlistment_directory(argc, argv, usage, options, NULL);
+
+	if (list) {
+		const char *name = list, *url = list;
+
+		if (list == default_remote)
+			list = NULL;
+
+		if (!list || !strchr(list, '/')) {
+			struct remote *remote;
+
+			/* Look up remote */
+			remote = remote_get(list);
+			if (!remote) {
+				error("no such remote: '%s'", name);
+				free(list);
+				return 1;
+			}
+			if (!remote->url) {
+				free(list);
+				return error(_("remote '%s' has no URLs"),
+					     name);
+			}
+			url = remote->url[0];
+		}
+		res = supports_gvfs_protocol(url, NULL);
+		free(list);
+	} else if (set) {
+		res = set_config("gvfs.cache-server=%s", set);
+		free(set);
+	} else {
+		char *url = NULL;
+
+		printf("Using cache server: %s\n",
+		       git_config_get_string("gvfs.cache-server", &url) ?
+		       "(undefined)" : url);
+		free(url);
+	}
+
+	return !!res;
+}
+
 static struct {
 	const char *name;
 	int (*fn)(int, const char **);
@@ -899,6 +1382,7 @@ static struct {
 	{ "help", cmd_help },
 	{ "version", cmd_version },
 	{ "diagnose", cmd_diagnose },
+	{ "cache-server", cmd_cache_server },
 	{ NULL, NULL},
 };
 
@@ -907,6 +1391,12 @@ int cmd_main(int argc, const char **argv)
 	struct strbuf scalar_usage = STRBUF_INIT;
 	int i;
 
+	if (is_unattended()) {
+		setenv("GIT_ASKPASS", "", 0);
+		setenv("GIT_TERMINAL_PROMPT", "false", 0);
+		git_config_push_parameter("credential.interactive=never");
+	}
+
 	while (argc > 1 && *argv[1] == '-') {
 		if (!strcmp(argv[1], "-C")) {
 			if (argc < 3)
@@ -930,6 +1420,9 @@ int cmd_main(int argc, const char **argv)
 		argv++;
 		argc--;
 
+		if (!strcmp(argv[0], "config"))
+			argv[0] = "reconfigure";
+
 		for (i = 0; builtins[i].name; i++)
 			if (!strcmp(builtins[i].name, argv[0]))
 				return !!builtins[i].fn(argc, argv);
diff --git a/setup.c b/setup.c
index 852b3d9141..ca3f83cc6d 100644
--- a/setup.c
+++ b/setup.c
@@ -1205,19 +1205,6 @@ static const char *allowed_bare_repo_to_string(
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-enum discovery_result {
-	GIT_DIR_NONE = 0,
-	GIT_DIR_EXPLICIT,
-	GIT_DIR_DISCOVERED,
-	GIT_DIR_BARE,
-	/* these are errors */
-	GIT_DIR_HIT_CEILING = -1,
-	GIT_DIR_HIT_MOUNT_POINT = -2,
-	GIT_DIR_INVALID_GITFILE = -3,
-	GIT_DIR_INVALID_OWNERSHIP = -4,
-	GIT_DIR_DISALLOWED_BARE = -5,
-};
-
 /*
  * We cannot decide in this function whether we are in the work tree or
  * not, since the config can only be read _after_ this function was called.
@@ -1368,21 +1355,22 @@ static enum discovery_result setup_git_directory_gently_1(struct strbuf *dir,
 	}
 }
 
-int discover_git_directory(struct strbuf *commondir,
-			   struct strbuf *gitdir)
+enum discovery_result discover_git_directory_reason(struct strbuf *commondir,
+						    struct strbuf *gitdir)
 {
 	struct strbuf dir = STRBUF_INIT, err = STRBUF_INIT;
 	size_t gitdir_offset = gitdir->len, cwd_len;
 	size_t commondir_offset = commondir->len;
 	struct repository_format candidate = REPOSITORY_FORMAT_INIT;
+	enum discovery_result result;
 
 	if (strbuf_getcwd(&dir))
-		return -1;
+		return GIT_DIR_CWD_FAILURE;
 
 	cwd_len = dir.len;
-	if (setup_git_directory_gently_1(&dir, gitdir, NULL, 0) <= 0) {
+	if ((result = setup_git_directory_gently_1(&dir, gitdir, NULL, 0)) <= 0) {
 		strbuf_release(&dir);
-		return -1;
+		return result;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -1412,7 +1400,7 @@ int discover_git_directory(struct strbuf *commondir,
 		strbuf_setlen(commondir, commondir_offset);
 		strbuf_setlen(gitdir, gitdir_offset);
 		clear_repository_format(&candidate);
-		return -1;
+		return GIT_DIR_INVALID_FORMAT;
 	}
 
 	/* take ownership of candidate.partial_clone */
@@ -1421,7 +1409,7 @@ int discover_git_directory(struct strbuf *commondir,
 	candidate.partial_clone = NULL;
 
 	clear_repository_format(&candidate);
-	return 0;
+	return result;
 }
 
 const char *setup_git_directory_gently(int *nongit_ok)
@@ -1513,9 +1501,11 @@ const char *setup_git_directory_gently(int *nongit_ok)
 		*nongit_ok = 1;
 		break;
 	case GIT_DIR_NONE:
+	case GIT_DIR_CWD_FAILURE:
+	case GIT_DIR_INVALID_FORMAT:
 		/*
 		 * As a safeguard against setup_git_directory_gently_1 returning
-		 * this value, fallthrough to BUG. Otherwise it is possible to
+		 * these values, fallthrough to BUG. Otherwise it is possible to
 		 * set startup_info->have_repository to 1 when we did nothing to
 		 * find a repository.
 		 */
diff --git a/t/helper/test-gvfs-protocol.c b/t/helper/test-gvfs-protocol.c
index 97b3d363bf..a437248a10 100644
--- a/t/helper/test-gvfs-protocol.c
+++ b/t/helper/test-gvfs-protocol.c
@@ -1481,6 +1481,8 @@ done:
 
 static enum worker_result dispatch(struct req *req)
 {
+	static regex_t *smart_http_regex;
+	static int initialized;
 	const char *method;
 	enum worker_result wr;
 
@@ -1529,6 +1531,53 @@ static enum worker_result dispatch(struct req *req)
 			return do__gvfs_prefetch__get(req);
 	}
 
+	if (!initialized) {
+		smart_http_regex = xmalloc(sizeof(*smart_http_regex));
+		if (regcomp(smart_http_regex, "^/(HEAD|info/refs|"
+			    "objects/info/[^/]+|git-(upload|receive)-pack)$",
+			    REG_EXTENDED)) {
+			warning("could not compile smart HTTP regex");
+			smart_http_regex = NULL;
+		}
+		initialized = 1;
+	}
+
+	if (smart_http_regex &&
+	    !regexec(smart_http_regex, req->uri_base.buf, 0, NULL, 0)) {
+		const char *ok = "HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\n";
+		struct child_process cp = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
+		int i, res;
+
+		if (write(1, ok, strlen(ok)) < 0)
+			return error(_("could not send '%s'"), ok);
+
+		strvec_pushf(&cp.env, "REQUEST_METHOD=%s", method);
+		strvec_pushf(&cp.env, "PATH_TRANSLATED=%s",
+			     req->uri_base.buf);
+		/* Prevent MSYS2 from "converting to a Windows path" */
+		strvec_pushf(&cp.env,
+			     "MSYS2_ENV_CONV_EXCL=PATH_TRANSLATED");
+		strvec_push(&cp.env, "SERVER_PROTOCOL=HTTP/1.1");
+		if (req->quest_args.len)
+			strvec_pushf(&cp.env, "QUERY_STRING=%s",
+				     req->quest_args.buf);
+		for (i = 0; i < req->header_list.nr; i++) {
+			const char *header = req->header_list.items[i].string;
+			if (!strncasecmp("Content-Type: ", header, 14))
+				strvec_pushf(&cp.env, "CONTENT_TYPE=%s",
+					     header + 14);
+			else if (!strncasecmp("Content-Length: ", header, 16))
+				strvec_pushf(&cp.env, "CONTENT_LENGTH=%s",
+					     header + 16);
+		}
+		cp.git_cmd = 1;
+		strvec_push(&cp.args, "http-backend");
+		res = run_command(&cp);
+		close(1);
+		close(0);
+		return !!res;
+	}
+
 	return send_http_error(1, 501, "Not Implemented", -1,
 			       WR_OK | WR_HANGUP);
 }
diff --git a/t/t9210-scalar.sh b/t/t9210-scalar.sh
index 4432a30d10..43c4208cdc 100755
--- a/t/t9210-scalar.sh
+++ b/t/t9210-scalar.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ test_description='test the `scalar` command'
 GIT_TEST_MAINT_SCHEDULER="crontab:test-tool crontab cron.txt,launchctl:true,schtasks:true"
 export GIT_TEST_MAINT_SCHEDULER
 
+# Do not write any files outside the trash directory
+Scalar_UNATTENDED=1
+export Scalar_UNATTENDED
+
+GIT_ASKPASS=true
+export GIT_ASKPASS
+
 test_expect_success 'scalar shows a usage' '
 	test_expect_code 129 scalar -h
 '
@@ -231,4 +238,165 @@ test_expect_success UNZIP 'scalar diagnose' '
 	grep "^Total: [1-9]" out
 '
 
+GIT_TEST_ALLOW_GVFS_VIA_HTTP=1
+export GIT_TEST_ALLOW_GVFS_VIA_HTTP
+
+test_set_port GIT_TEST_GVFS_PROTOCOL_PORT
+HOST_PORT=127.0.0.1:$GIT_TEST_GVFS_PROTOCOL_PORT
+PID_FILE="$(pwd)"/pid-file.pid
+SERVER_LOG="$(pwd)"/OUT.server.log
+
+test_atexit '
+	test -f "$PID_FILE" || return 0
+
+	# The server will shutdown automatically when we delete the pid-file.
+	rm -f "$PID_FILE"
+
+	test -z "$verbose$verbose_log" || {
+		echo "server log:"
+		cat "$SERVER_LOG"
+	}
+
+	# Give it a few seconds to shutdown (mainly to completely release the
+	# port before the next test start another instance and it attempts to
+	# bind to it).
+	for k in $(test_seq 5)
+	do
+		grep -q "Starting graceful shutdown" "$SERVER_LOG" &&
+		return 0 ||
+		sleep 1
+	done
+
+	echo "stop_gvfs_protocol_server: timeout waiting for server shutdown"
+	return 1
+'
+
+start_gvfs_enabled_http_server () {
+	GIT_HTTP_EXPORT_ALL=1 \
+	test-gvfs-protocol --verbose \
+		--listen=127.0.0.1 \
+		--port=$GIT_TEST_GVFS_PROTOCOL_PORT \
+		--reuseaddr \
+		--pid-file="$PID_FILE" \
+		2>"$SERVER_LOG" &
+
+	for k in 0 1 2 3 4
+	do
+		if test -f "$PID_FILE"
+		then
+			return 0
+		fi
+		sleep 1
+	done
+	return 1
+}
+
+test_expect_success 'start GVFS-enabled server' '
+	git config uploadPack.allowFilter false &&
+	git config uploadPack.allowAnySHA1InWant false &&
+	start_gvfs_enabled_http_server
+'
+
+test_expect_success '`scalar clone` with GVFS-enabled server' '
+	: the fake cache server requires fake authentication &&
+	git config --global core.askPass true &&
+	scalar clone --single-branch -- http://$HOST_PORT/ using-gvfs &&
+
+	: verify that the shared cache has been configured &&
+	cache_key="url_$(printf "%s" http://$HOST_PORT/ |
+		tr A-Z a-z |
+		test-tool sha1)" &&
+	echo "$(pwd)/.scalarCache/$cache_key" >expect &&
+	git -C using-gvfs/src config gvfs.sharedCache >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+
+	second=$(git rev-parse --verify second:second.t) &&
+	(
+		cd using-gvfs/src &&
+		test_path_is_missing 1/2 &&
+		GIT_TRACE=$PWD/trace.txt git cat-file blob $second >actual &&
+		: verify that the gvfs-helper was invoked to fetch it &&
+		test_i18ngrep gvfs-helper trace.txt &&
+		echo "second" >expect &&
+		test_cmp expect actual
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success '`scalar register` parallel to worktree is unsupported' '
+	git init test-repo/src &&
+	mkdir -p test-repo/out &&
+
+	: parallel to worktree is unsupported &&
+	test_must_fail env GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="$(pwd)" \
+		scalar register test-repo/out &&
+	test_must_fail git config --get --global --fixed-value \
+		maintenance.repo "$(pwd)/test-repo/src" &&
+	scalar list >scalar.repos &&
+	! grep -F "$(pwd)/test-repo/src" scalar.repos &&
+
+	: at enlistment root, i.e. parent of repository, is supported &&
+	GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="$(pwd)" scalar register test-repo &&
+	git config --get --global --fixed-value \
+		maintenance.repo "$(pwd)/test-repo/src" &&
+	scalar list >scalar.repos &&
+	grep -F "$(pwd)/test-repo/src" scalar.repos &&
+
+	: scalar delete properly unregisters enlistment &&
+	scalar delete test-repo &&
+	test_must_fail git config --get --global --fixed-value \
+		maintenance.repo "$(pwd)/test-repo/src" &&
+	scalar list >scalar.repos &&
+	! grep -F "$(pwd)/test-repo/src" scalar.repos
+'
+
+test_expect_success '`scalar register` & `unregister` with existing repo' '
+	git init existing &&
+	scalar register existing &&
+	git config --get --global --fixed-value \
+		maintenance.repo "$(pwd)/existing" &&
+	scalar list >scalar.repos &&
+	grep -F "$(pwd)/existing" scalar.repos &&
+	scalar unregister existing &&
+	test_must_fail git config --get --global --fixed-value \
+		maintenance.repo "$(pwd)/existing" &&
+	scalar list >scalar.repos &&
+	! grep -F "$(pwd)/existing" scalar.repos
+'
+
+test_expect_success '`scalar unregister` with existing repo, deleted .git' '
+	scalar register existing &&
+	rm -rf existing/.git &&
+	scalar unregister existing &&
+	test_must_fail git config --get --global --fixed-value \
+		maintenance.repo "$(pwd)/existing" &&
+	scalar list >scalar.repos &&
+	! grep -F "$(pwd)/existing" scalar.repos
+'
+
+test_expect_success '`scalar register` existing repo with `src` folder' '
+	git init existing &&
+	mkdir -p existing/src &&
+	scalar register existing/src &&
+	scalar list >scalar.repos &&
+	grep -F "$(pwd)/existing" scalar.repos &&
+	scalar unregister existing &&
+	scalar list >scalar.repos &&
+	! grep -F "$(pwd)/existing" scalar.repos
+'
+
+test_expect_success '`scalar delete` with existing repo' '
+	git init existing &&
+	scalar register existing &&
+	scalar delete existing &&
+	test_path_is_missing existing
+'
+
+test_expect_success '`scalar clone --no-src`' '
+	scalar clone --src "file://$(pwd)" with-src &&
+	scalar clone --no-src "file://$(pwd)" without-src &&
+
+	test_path_is_dir with-src/src &&
+	test_path_is_missing without-src/src
+'
+
 test_done