Short answer: In Prefect 3.x, the

prefect.deployments.steps.git_clone

step does not expose a parameter to control the checkout folder name. It will create

<repo>

or

<repo>-<branch>

(slashes in branches are replaced with

-

). So you can’t rename it via a step argument. Your options: - Most common fix: set the working directory to the cloned repo so imports resolve correctly

pull:
    - prefect.deployments.steps.git_clone:
        id: repo
        repository: <https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect.git>
        branch: my-branch
    - prefect.deployments.steps.set_working_directory:
        directory: "{{ repo.directory }}"

This avoids relying on the outer folder name. If your package lives at the repo root (e.g.,

repo_name/

),

import repo_name

will work once the working dir is set. - Rename the folder after clone (if you truly need a specific name)

pull:
    - prefect.deployments.steps.git_clone:
        id: repo
        repository: <https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect.git>
        branch: my-branch
    - prefect.deployments.steps.run_shell_script:
        script: |
          mv "{{ repo.directory }}" "prefect"
    - prefect.deployments.steps.set_working_directory:
        directory: ./prefect

- Bypass

git_clone

and clone to a chosen directory yourself

pull:
    - prefect.deployments.steps.run_shell_script:
        script: |
          git clone --branch my-branch <https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect.git> prefect
    - prefect.deployments.steps.set_working_directory:
        directory: ./prefect

If you need auth for a private repo, you can inject a token via env variables or a Secret block. - If you deploy via Python, you can control the folder name using

GitRepository(name=...)

from prefect import flow
  from prefect.runner.storage import GitRepository

  flow.from_source(
      GitRepository(
          url="<https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect.git>",
          branch="my-branch",
          name="prefect",  # desired checkout directory
      ),
      entrypoint="path/to/flow.py:my_flow",
  ).deploy(
      name="my-deployment",
      work_pool_name="my-pool",
  )

Docs: - git_clone and set_working_directory - run_shell_script Quick question to ensure the best path: are your imports failing because the Python package directory differs from the repo root name, or because you’re constructing paths that include the literal repo folder name? If it’s the latter, pointing

set_working_directory

at

{{ repo.directory }}

is usually the simplest fix.