diff --git a/robot/e2e/wf18_container_clone.robot b/robot/e2e/wf18_container_clone.robot
index a687c5fcf..e53f55e8a 100644
--- a/robot/e2e/wf18_container_clone.robot
+++ b/robot/e2e/wf18_container_clone.robot
@@ -97,20 +97,112 @@ WF18 Container With Remote Repo Clone Trusted Profile
   ...    --clone-into for remote repo clone, two-step project setup,
   ...    plan-level execution environment with fallback priority, and
   ...    full plan lifecycle including apply with container commit/push.
+  ...
+  ...    Memory-conscious: uses minimal fixture data (~200 bytes) to avoid
+  ...    OOM kills in CI's docker-runners that share memory budgets
+  ...    across parallel pabot workers. The remote-clone repo is created
+  ...    inside the per-suite SUITE_HOME directory for isolation.
   [Tags]    tdd_issue tdd_issue_4188
   [Timeout]    20 minutes
   [Teardown]    Log    WF18 Container Clone test completed.
   Skip If No LLM Keys
 
+  # ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  # Step 1 – Create the temporary "remote" repository
+  #            that will be cloned into the container.
+  # ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  ${remote_repo}=    Create Remote Clone Repo
+  Set Suite Variable    ${REMOTE_REPO}    ${remote_repo}
+
+  # Compute the repo URL for --clone-into. Locally we use file:// ; in CI
+  # a real HTTP(S) origin would be used instead.
+  ${repo_url}=    Set Variable    file://${remote_repo}
+  Set Suite Variable    ${CLONE_URL}    ${repo_url}
 
 
+  # ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  # Step 2 – Register a container-instance resource with --clone-into.
+  #          The --clone-into metadata is stored in properties but actual
+  #          git clone happens lazily when the container starts (devcontainer
+  ...          up). This validates that the CLI correctly accepts and persists
+  ...          the --clone-into flag for container resource types.
+  # ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  ${resource_name}=    Evaluate    '${RESOURCE_PREFIX}-${RUN_SUFFIX}'
+  Set Suite Variable    ${RESOURCE_NAME}    ${resource_name}
+
+  ${add_container}=    Run CleverAgents Command
+  ...    resource add container-instance ${resource_name}
+  ...    --image python:3.12-slim
+  ...    --clone-into ${CLONE_URL}:/workspace/remote-project
+  Output Should Contain    ${add_container}    Added resource
+
+  # Verify the resource was recorded with clone metadata and image.
+  ${show_resource}=    Run CleverAgents Command
+  ...    resource show ${resource_name} --format json
+  Output Should Contain    ${show_resource}    clone_into
+  Output Should Contain    ${show_resource}    python:3.12-slim
 
 
+  # ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  # Step 3 – Create and link the project (two-step pattern).
+  #          This creates a workspace directory, registers it as a
+  ...          git-checkout resource, links the container resource to the
+  ...          project, and sets up plan-level execution environment with
+  ...          fallback priority.
+  # ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  ${project_name}=    Evaluate    '${PROJECT_PREFIX}-${RUN_SUFFIX}'
+  Set Suite Variable    ${PROJECT_NAME}    ${project_name}
+
+  ${create_project}=    Run CleverAgents Command
+  ...    project create ${project_name} --path ${SUITE_HOME}${/}project-01
+  Output Should Contain    ${create_project}    Created project
+
+  # Link the container resource to the newly created project with
+  # execution-env-fallback priority so that tools routed through this
+  ...          resource fall back to the container for tool execution.
+  Run Keyword And Ignore Error    Remove File    ${SUITE_HOME}${/}project-01.yaml
+  Set Suite Variable    ${WS_RESOURCE}    ${resource_name}
+  ${link_resource}=    Link Resource To Project    ${project_name}
+
+  # Verify project listing shows our newly created project.
+  ${list_projects}=    Run CleverAgents Command
+  ...    project list --format plain
+  Output Should Contain    ${list_projects}    ${PROJECT_PREFIX}
 
 
+  # ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  # Step 4 – Create an action with the trusted automation profile.
+  #          The trusted profile allows automatic execution of LLM
+  ...          tool invocations without user confirmation, which is required
+  ...          for fully automated container workflows.
+  # ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  ${action_yaml}=    Set Variable    ${SUITE_HOME}${/}wf18-action.yaml
+  ${action_config}=    Catenate    SEPARATOR=\n
+  ...    name: ${ACTION_NAME}
+  ...    description: Clone remote repository into container and validate content integrity
+  ...    strategy_actor: ${LLM_ACTOR}
+  ...    execution_actor: ${LLM_ACTOR}
+  ...    definition_of_done: >
+  ...        Remote repository is present inside the container at /workspace/remote-project/
+  ...        with all fixture files (src/deploy_manager.py, deploy/config.env, Dockerfile).
+  ...    automation_profile: trusted
+  ...    reusable: true
+  Create File    ${action_yaml}    ${action_config}\n
+
+  ${create_action}=    Run CleverAgents Command
+  ...    action create --config ${action_yaml}
+  Output Should Contain    ${create_action}    ${ACTION_NAME}
 
 
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+  # ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  # Step 5 – Use the created action to spawn a plan.
+  #          The strategy phase generates an execution plan via LLM. We
+  ...          validate that plan creation succeeds with correct parameters.
+  #          In real CI runners without Docker, container tool execution will
+  ...          be deferred — the main value here is validating resource -> project
+  ...          -> action -> plan wiring for clone-into workflows.
+  # ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  ${use_action}=    Run CleverAgents Command
+  ...    plan use --actor ${LLM_ACTOR} --path ${SUITE_HOME}${/}project-01
+  ...    action:${ACTION_NAME}\n    goal: Clone the remote repository into the container at /workspace/remote-project.
+  Output Should Contain    ${use_action}    plan