diff --git a/src/cmd/lib/clone.ts b/src/cmd/lib/clone.ts
index b7709531..9298cdd2 100644
--- a/src/cmd/lib/clone.ts
+++ b/src/cmd/lib/clone.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Command } from "@cliffy/command";
 import { Input } from "@cliffy/prompt/input";
 import { colors } from "@cliffy/ansi/colors";
-import sdk, { getCurrentUser } from "~/sdk.ts";
+import sdk, { getCurrentUser, typeaheadValNames, valNameToVal } from "~/sdk.ts";
 import VTClient from "~/vt/vt/VTClient.ts";
 import { relative } from "@std/path";
 import { doWithSpinner, getClonePath } from "~/cmd/utils.ts";
@@ -55,41 +55,27 @@ export const cloneCmd = new Command()
 
       // If no Val URI is provided, show interactive Val selection
       if (!valUri) {
-        const vals = await doWithSpinner(
-          "Loading vals...",
-          async (spinner) => {
-            const [allVals, _] = await arrayFromAsyncN(
-              sdk.me.vals.list({ limit: 100 }),
-              400,
-            );
-            spinner.stop();
-            return allVals;
-          },
-        );
-
-        if (vals.length === 0) {
-          console.log(colors.yellow("You don't have any Vals yet."));
-          return;
-        }
-
-        // Map vals to name format for selection
-        const valNames = vals
-          // Only show vals owned by the user (not orgs that the user is in)
-          .filter((p) => p.author.id === user.id)
-          .map((p) => p.name);
-
+        let suggestions = new Set();
         const selectedVal = await Input.prompt({
           message: "Choose a Val to clone",
           list: true,
           info: true,
-          suggestions: valNames,
+          validate: (input) => {
+            const split = input.split("/");
+            return suggestions.has(input) && (split.length === 2) &&
+              split[1].length !== 0;
+          },
+          suggestions: async (prefix) => {
+            suggestions = new Set(
+              await typeaheadValNames(prefix || `${user.username}/`),
+            );
+            return Array.from(suggestions) as (string | number)[];
+          },
         });
 
-        const val = vals.find((p) => p.name === selectedVal);
-        if (!val) {
-          console.log(colors.red("Val not found"));
-          return;
-        }
+        const parts = selectedVal.split("/");
+        let [handle, valName] = parts;
+        const val = await valNameToVal(handle, valName);
 
         ownerName = val.author.username || user.username!;
         valName = val.name;
diff --git a/src/sdk.ts b/src/sdk.ts
index 1396896c..7b43acf5 100644
--- a/src/sdk.ts
+++ b/src/sdk.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,20 @@ export async function branchNameToBranch(
   throw new Deno.errors.NotFound(`Branch "${branchName}" not found in Val`);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Converts a val name to its corresponding val data.
+ *
+ * @param username The username of the Val owner
+ * @param valName The name of the Val to look up
+ * @returns Promise resolving to the Val data
+ */
+export async function valNameToVal(
+  username: string,
+  valName: string,
+) {
+  return await sdk.alias.username.valName.retrieve(username, valName);
+}
+
 /**
  * Checks if a file exists at the specified path in a val
  *
@@ -328,4 +342,37 @@ export async function fileIdToValFile(
   return await sdk.files.retrieve(fileId);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Get typeahead for Val names or organization names.
+ *
+ * @param prefix - A string in the format "org" or "org/val" to get typeahead suggestions
+ * @returns Promise resolving to an array of typeahead suggestions
+ */
+export const typeaheadValNames = memoize(async (
+  prefix: string,
+): Promise<string[]> => {
+  const parts = prefix.split("/");
+
+  if (parts.length === 1) {
+    // Typeahead for organization name
+    const response = await fetch(
+      `https://api.val.town/v2/orgs/typeahead/${parts[0]}`,
+      { headers: { "x-vt-version": String(manifest.version) } },
+    );
+    const data = await response.json() as { items: string[] };
+    return data.items;
+  } else {
+    // Typeahead for val name (org/val)
+    const [org, val] = parts;
+    const response = await fetch(
+      `https://api.val.town/v2/vals/typeahead/${org}/${val}`,
+      {
+        headers: { "x-vt-version": String(manifest.version) },
+      },
+    );
+    const data = await response.json() as { items: string[] };
+    return data.items.map((valName) => `${org}/${valName}`);
+  }
+});
+
 export default sdk;