diff --git a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
--- a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
+++ b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@
     'ArcanistRefInspector' => 'inspector/ArcanistRefInspector.php',
     'ArcanistRefView' => 'ref/ArcanistRefView.php',
     'ArcanistRemoteRef' => 'repository/remote/ArcanistRemoteRef.php',
+    'ArcanistRemoteRefInspector' => 'repository/remote/ArcanistRemoteRefInspector.php',
     'ArcanistRepositoryAPI' => 'repository/api/ArcanistRepositoryAPI.php',
     'ArcanistRepositoryAPIMiscTestCase' => 'repository/api/__tests__/ArcanistRepositoryAPIMiscTestCase.php',
     'ArcanistRepositoryAPIStateTestCase' => 'repository/api/__tests__/ArcanistRepositoryAPIStateTestCase.php',
@@ -1449,6 +1450,7 @@
       'ArcanistTerminalStringInterface',
     ),
     'ArcanistRemoteRef' => 'ArcanistRef',
+    'ArcanistRemoteRefInspector' => 'ArcanistRefInspector',
     'ArcanistRepositoryAPI' => 'Phobject',
     'ArcanistRepositoryAPIMiscTestCase' => 'PhutilTestCase',
     'ArcanistRepositoryAPIStateTestCase' => 'PhutilTestCase',
diff --git a/src/inspector/ArcanistRefInspector.php b/src/inspector/ArcanistRefInspector.php
--- a/src/inspector/ArcanistRefInspector.php
+++ b/src/inspector/ArcanistRefInspector.php
@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@
 abstract class ArcanistRefInspector
   extends Phobject {
 
+  private $workflow;
+
+  final public function setWorkflow(ArcanistWorkflow $workflow) {
+    $this->workflow = $workflow;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  final public function getWorkflow() {
+    return $this->workflow;
+  }
+
   abstract public function getInspectFunctionName();
   abstract public function newInspectRef(array $argv);
 
diff --git a/src/repository/remote/ArcanistRemoteRefInspector.php b/src/repository/remote/ArcanistRemoteRefInspector.php
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/repository/remote/ArcanistRemoteRefInspector.php
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?php
+
+final class ArcanistRemoteRefInspector
+  extends ArcanistRefInspector {
+
+  public function getInspectFunctionName() {
+    return 'remote';
+  }
+
+  public function newInspectRef(array $argv) {
+    if (count($argv) !== 1) {
+      throw new PhutilArgumentUsageException(
+        pht(
+          'Expected exactly one argument to "remote(...)" with a '.
+          'remote name.'));
+    }
+
+    $remote_name = $argv[0];
+
+    $workflow = $this->getWorkflow();
+    $api = $workflow->getRepositoryAPI();
+
+    $ref = $api->newRemoteRefQuery()
+      ->withNames(array($remote_name))
+      ->executeOne();
+
+    if (!$ref) {
+      throw new PhutilArgumentUsageException(
+        pht(
+          'This working copy has no remote named "%s".',
+          $remote_name));
+    }
+
+    return $ref;
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/workflow/ArcanistInspectWorkflow.php b/src/workflow/ArcanistInspectWorkflow.php
--- a/src/workflow/ArcanistInspectWorkflow.php
+++ b/src/workflow/ArcanistInspectWorkflow.php
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@
 
     $inspectors = ArcanistRefInspector::getAllInspectors();
 
+    foreach ($inspectors as $inspector) {
+      $inspector->setWorkflow($this);
+    }
+
     if (!$objects) {
       echo tsprintf(
         "%s\n\n",