Please fix asap.

$ ssh mpech@127.0.0.1 /bin/date
Sun Apr 14 20:11:37 EEST 2024
$ ssh mpech@127.0.0.1 pijul -V
pijul 1.0.0-beta.9

# this is wrong

$ pijul clone mpech@127.0.0.1:p1 p111
Warning: Unable to automatically authenticate with server. Please make sure your SSH keys have been uploaded to the Nest.
For more information, please visit https://pijul.org/manual/the_nest/public_keys.html#ssh-public-keys
Error: Not authenticated. Please check your credentials and try again.

# because pijul-beta-9 from crates is ok 

$ ~/.cargo/bin/pijul clone mpech@127.0.0.1:p1 p11
Repository created at /home/mpech/p11
Downloading changes  [==================================================] 0/0 [00:00:00]
Applying changes     [==================================================] 0/0 [00:00:00]
Downloading changes  [==================================================] 0/0 [00:00:00]

# cloning from nest works at the same time!

$ pijul clone tankf33der@ssh.pijul.com:pijul/pijul p1111
Repository created at /home/mpech/p1111
Downloading changes  [==================================================] 1053/1053 [00:00:05]
Applying changes     [==================================================] 1053/1053 [00:00:06] 
Downloading changes  [==================================================] 1053/1053 [00:00:00]

s390x the same.

I had the same issue, and attached a patch that seems to fix the problem for me. Could you please test @tankf33der and tell me if it solved the issue for you too?