|`title`| The free-text display name of the step.| Optional|

|`description`| A basic, free-text description of the step.| Optional|

|`stage`| Parent group of this step. See[using stages]({{site.baseurl}}/docs/codefresh-yaml/stages/) for more information.| Optional|

|`working_directory`| The directory to which the repository is cloned. It can be an explicit path in the container's file system, or a variable that references another step. The default value is {% raw %}`${{main_clone}}`{% endraw %}.| Default|

|`working_directory`| The directory to which the repository is cloned. It can be an explicit path in the container's file system, or a variable that references another step. The default value is {% raw %}`${{main_clone}}`{% endraw %}, but note that the default will only be used if you name your step`main_clone`. See the example on[working inside the cloned directory]({{site.baseurl}}/docs/yaml-examples/examples/git-checkout/#working-inside-the-cloned-directory) for more information.| Default|

|`git`| The name of the[git integration]({{site.baseurl}}/docs/integrations/git-providers/) you want to use. If left empty, Codefresh will attempt to use the git provider that was used during account sign-up. Note that this might have unexpected results if you are changing your Git integrations.| Required|

|`repo`| path of the repository without the domain name in the form of`my_username/my_repo`| Required|

|`revision`| The revision of the repository you are checking out. It can be a revision hash or a branch name. The default value is`master`.| Default|

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2. Add a step with key`main_clone` to your pipeline. This step can be of any type and can do any action. This step will override the default clone implementation. for example: