diff --git a/cli/src/commands/debug/working_copy.rs b/cli/src/commands/debug/local_working_copy.rs
similarity index 89%
rename from cli/src/commands/debug/working_copy.rs
rename to cli/src/commands/debug/local_working_copy.rs
index 202fb379af5..165a8476c28 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/debug/working_copy.rs
+++ b/cli/src/commands/debug/local_working_copy.rs
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ use crate::cli_util::CommandHelper;
 use crate::command_error::CommandError;
 use crate::ui::Ui;
 
-/// Show information about the working copy state
+/// Show information about the local working copy state
 #[derive(clap::Args, Clone, Debug)]
-pub struct WorkingCopyArgs {}
+pub struct LocalWorkingCopyArgs {}
 
-pub fn cmd_debug_working_copy(
+pub fn cmd_debug_local_working_copy(
     ui: &mut Ui,
     command: &CommandHelper,
-    _args: &WorkingCopyArgs,
+    _args: &LocalWorkingCopyArgs,
 ) -> Result<(), CommandError> {
     let workspace_command = command.workspace_helper(ui)?;
     let wc = check_local_disk_wc(workspace_command.working_copy().as_any())?;
diff --git a/cli/src/commands/debug/mod.rs b/cli/src/commands/debug/mod.rs
index f7fb4ed7a09..5f9f46e05aa 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/debug/mod.rs
+++ b/cli/src/commands/debug/mod.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub mod snapshot;
 pub mod template;
 pub mod tree;
 pub mod watchman;
-pub mod working_copy;
+pub mod local_working_copy;
 
 use std::any::Any;
 use std::fmt::Debug;
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ use self::snapshot::{cmd_debug_snapshot, SnapshotArgs};
 use self::template::{cmd_debug_template, TemplateArgs};
 use self::tree::{cmd_debug_tree, TreeArgs};
 use self::watchman::{cmd_debug_watchman, WatchmanCommand};
-use self::working_copy::{cmd_debug_working_copy, WorkingCopyArgs};
+use self::local_working_copy::{cmd_debug_local_working_copy, LocalWorkingCopyArgs};
 use crate::cli_util::CommandHelper;
 use crate::command_error::{user_error, CommandError};
 use crate::ui::Ui;
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ use crate::ui::Ui;
 pub enum DebugCommand {
     Fileset(FilesetArgs),
     Index(IndexArgs),
+    LocalWorkingCopy(LocalWorkingCopyArgs),
     #[command(visible_alias = "view")]
     Operation(OperationArgs),
     Reindex(ReindexArgs),
@@ -58,7 +59,6 @@ pub enum DebugCommand {
     Tree(TreeArgs),
     #[command(subcommand)]
     Watchman(WatchmanCommand),
-    WorkingCopy(WorkingCopyArgs),
 }
 
 pub fn cmd_debug(
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ pub fn cmd_debug(
     match subcommand {
         DebugCommand::Fileset(args) => cmd_debug_fileset(ui, command, args),
         DebugCommand::Index(args) => cmd_debug_index(ui, command, args),
+        DebugCommand::LocalWorkingCopy(args) => cmd_debug_local_working_copy(ui, command, args),
         DebugCommand::Operation(args) => cmd_debug_operation(ui, command, args),
         DebugCommand::Reindex(args) => cmd_debug_reindex(ui, command, args),
         DebugCommand::Revset(args) => cmd_debug_revset(ui, command, args),
@@ -76,7 +77,6 @@ pub fn cmd_debug(
         DebugCommand::Template(args) => cmd_debug_template(ui, command, args),
         DebugCommand::Tree(args) => cmd_debug_tree(ui, command, args),
         DebugCommand::Watchman(args) => cmd_debug_watchman(ui, command, args),
-        DebugCommand::WorkingCopy(args) => cmd_debug_working_copy(ui, command, args),
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/cli/tests/test_operations.rs b/cli/tests/test_operations.rs
index e6a5b160bd2..5b140adf89b 100644
--- a/cli/tests/test_operations.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/test_operations.rs
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ fn test_op_abandon_ancestors() {
     Abandoned 3 operations and reparented 1 descendant operations.
     "###);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(
-        test_env.jj_cmd_success(&repo_path, &["debug", "working-copy", "--ignore-working-copy"]), @r###"
+        test_env.jj_cmd_success(&repo_path, &["debug", "local-working-copy", "--ignore-working-copy"]), @r###"
     Current operation: OperationId("10e856d0579c4aca88972ffea0a515f47f8c09dceaa2b1a5d531c83b04350f7aa64a3eff422def01eebd65df26089ef5e0f925f247a8f929c8cc858d16306e53")
     Current tree: Merge(Resolved(TreeId("4b825dc642cb6eb9a060e54bf8d69288fbee4904")))
     "###);
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ fn test_op_abandon_ancestors() {
     Abandoned 1 operations and reparented 1 descendant operations.
     "###);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(
-        test_env.jj_cmd_success(&repo_path, &["debug", "working-copy", "--ignore-working-copy"]), @r###"
+        test_env.jj_cmd_success(&repo_path, &["debug", "local-working-copy", "--ignore-working-copy"]), @r###"
     Current operation: OperationId("445e93662d714f53fb97e450eb3793a8e1a9a4cca1e329d5a9096e65085fb96d5bb51659531145c8abf0db5da803cd11c4cecdcf9025391bc97fc6a42204a0fe")
     Current tree: Merge(Resolved(TreeId("4b825dc642cb6eb9a060e54bf8d69288fbee4904")))
     "###);
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ fn test_op_abandon_without_updating_working_copy() {
     Abandoned 1 operations and reparented 1 descendant operations.
     "###);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(
-        test_env.jj_cmd_success(&repo_path, &["debug", "working-copy", "--ignore-working-copy"]), @r###"
+        test_env.jj_cmd_success(&repo_path, &["debug", "local-working-copy", "--ignore-working-copy"]), @r###"
     Current operation: OperationId("61aeade2493b190412c61b9b0711025c2cccf95966870a5f7dc2e34ab313fbef64da70d00cab2cd69ad39816faeb80a6bc866927549b84dce6cb5a437e0e515b")
     Current tree: Merge(Resolved(TreeId("4b825dc642cb6eb9a060e54bf8d69288fbee4904")))
     "###);
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ fn test_op_abandon_without_updating_working_copy() {
     Warning: The working copy operation 61aeade2493b is not updated because it differs from the repo ae6364994418.
     "###);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(
-        test_env.jj_cmd_success(&repo_path, &["debug", "working-copy", "--ignore-working-copy"]), @r###"
+        test_env.jj_cmd_success(&repo_path, &["debug", "local-working-copy", "--ignore-working-copy"]), @r###"
     Current operation: OperationId("61aeade2493b190412c61b9b0711025c2cccf95966870a5f7dc2e34ab313fbef64da70d00cab2cd69ad39816faeb80a6bc866927549b84dce6cb5a437e0e515b")
     Current tree: Merge(Resolved(TreeId("4b825dc642cb6eb9a060e54bf8d69288fbee4904")))
     "###);