diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 1aa910a..ac38b49 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "dosh"
-version = "1.0.0-rc33"
+version = "1.0.0-rc34"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "base64",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a9b1bc3..3d58292 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "dosh"
-version = "1.0.0-rc33"
+version = "1.0.0-rc34"
 edition = "2024"
 license = "MIT"
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 44d35f5..8e4b5f9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -85,12 +85,13 @@ dosh trace --client-log /tmp/dosh-client.log HOST
 Summarize collected traces with:
 
 ```sh
-dosh trace report --client-log /tmp/dosh-client.log
+dosh trace report HOST --client-log /tmp/dosh-client.log
 ```
 
-Set `DOSH_TRACE=/tmp/dosh-server.log` on `dosh-server` for matching server
-events. Trace byte prefixes are enabled for `dosh trace`, so use it only for
-short reproductions.
+When `HOST` is given, Dosh fetches `/tmp/dosh-server.log` over SSH before
+building the report. Set `DOSH_TRACE=/tmp/dosh-server.log` on `dosh-server` for
+matching server events. Trace byte prefixes are enabled for `dosh trace`, so use
+it only for short reproductions.
 
 ## VS Code
 
diff --git a/src/bin/dosh-client.rs b/src/bin/dosh-client.rs
index 2cd915b..b6d844a 100644
--- a/src/bin/dosh-client.rs
+++ b/src/bin/dosh-client.rs
@@ -792,8 +792,9 @@ struct TraceOptions {
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 struct TraceReportOptions {
+    host: Option<String>,
     client_log: Option<PathBuf>,
-    server_log: Option<PathBuf>,
+    server_log: Option<String>,
     tail: usize,
 }
 
@@ -888,15 +889,16 @@ fn parse_trace_options(command: &[String]) -> Result<TraceOptions> {
 }
 
 fn parse_trace_report_options(command: &[String]) -> Result<TraceReportOptions> {
+    let mut host: Option<String> = None;
     let mut client_log: Option<PathBuf> = None;
-    let mut server_log: Option<PathBuf> = Some(PathBuf::from("/tmp/dosh-server.log"));
+    let mut server_log: Option<String> = Some("/tmp/dosh-server.log".to_string());
     let mut tail = 20usize;
     let mut index = 0usize;
     while index < command.len() {
         match command[index].as_str() {
             "--client-log" => {
                 let path = command.get(index + 1).ok_or_else(|| {
-                    anyhow!("usage: dosh trace report [--client-log PATH] [--server-log PATH|none] [--tail N]")
+                    anyhow!("usage: dosh trace report [HOST] [--client-log PATH] [--server-log PATH|none] [--tail N]")
                 })?;
                 client_log = Some(expand_tilde(path));
                 index += 2;
@@ -911,7 +913,7 @@ fn parse_trace_report_options(command: &[String]) -> Result<TraceReportOptions>
             }
             "--server-log" => {
                 let path = command.get(index + 1).ok_or_else(|| {
-                    anyhow!("usage: dosh trace report [--client-log PATH] [--server-log PATH|none] [--tail N]")
+                    anyhow!("usage: dosh trace report [HOST] [--client-log PATH] [--server-log PATH|none] [--tail N]")
                 })?;
                 server_log = parse_optional_trace_path(path);
                 index += 2;
@@ -929,7 +931,7 @@ fn parse_trace_report_options(command: &[String]) -> Result<TraceReportOptions>
             }
             "--tail" => {
                 let value = command.get(index + 1).ok_or_else(|| {
-                    anyhow!("usage: dosh trace report [--client-log PATH] [--server-log PATH|none] [--tail N]")
+                    anyhow!("usage: dosh trace report [HOST] [--client-log PATH] [--server-log PATH|none] [--tail N]")
                 })?;
                 tail = parse_trace_tail(value)?;
                 index += 2;
@@ -941,25 +943,35 @@ fn parse_trace_report_options(command: &[String]) -> Result<TraceReportOptions>
                 tail = parse_trace_tail(value)?;
                 index += 1;
             }
-            value => {
+            value if value.starts_with('-') => {
                 return Err(anyhow!(
-                    "usage: dosh trace report [--client-log PATH] [--server-log PATH|none] [--tail N] (unknown option {value})"
+                    "usage: dosh trace report [HOST] [--client-log PATH] [--server-log PATH|none] [--tail N] (unknown option {value})"
                 ));
             }
+            value => {
+                if host.is_some() {
+                    return Err(anyhow!(
+                        "usage: dosh trace report [host] [--client-log PATH] [--server-log PATH|none] [--tail N]"
+                    ));
+                }
+                host = Some(value.to_string());
+                index += 1;
+            }
         }
     }
     Ok(TraceReportOptions {
+        host,
         client_log,
         server_log,
         tail,
     })
 }
 
-fn parse_optional_trace_path(value: &str) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+fn parse_optional_trace_path(value: &str) -> Option<String> {
     if matches!(value, "" | "none" | "off" | "0") {
         None
     } else {
-        Some(expand_tilde(value))
+        Some(value.to_string())
     }
 }
 
@@ -1006,7 +1018,8 @@ fn sanitize_trace_name(value: &str) -> String {
 
 fn run_trace_command(args: &Args) -> Result<()> {
     if args.command.first().is_some_and(|value| value == "report") {
-        return run_trace_report_command(&args.command[1..]);
+        let config = load_client_config(None).unwrap_or_default();
+        return run_trace_report_command(&config, args, &args.command[1..]);
     }
     let options = parse_trace_options(&args.command)?;
     if let Some(parent) = options.client_log.parent() {
@@ -1042,7 +1055,11 @@ fn run_trace_command(args: &Args) -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn run_trace_report_command(command: &[String]) -> Result<()> {
+fn run_trace_report_command(
+    config: &dosh::config::ClientConfig,
+    args: &Args,
+    command: &[String],
+) -> Result<()> {
     let options = parse_trace_report_options(command)?;
     let client_log = match options.client_log {
         Some(path) => Some(path),
@@ -1061,6 +1078,20 @@ fn run_trace_report_command(command: &[String]) -> Result<()> {
         );
     }
     if let Some(path) = options.server_log {
+        let server_log = if let Some(host) = options.host.as_deref() {
+            match fetch_trace_server_log(config, args, host, &path) {
+                Ok(path) => Some(path),
+                Err(err) => {
+                    println!("[warn] server log {host}:{path}: {err:#}");
+                    None
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            Some(expand_tilde(&path))
+        };
+        let Some(path) = server_log else {
+            return Ok(());
+        };
         match summarize_trace_file(&path, options.tail) {
             Ok(report) => print_trace_report("server", &report),
             Err(err)
@@ -1076,6 +1107,66 @@ fn run_trace_report_command(command: &[String]) -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+fn fetch_trace_server_log(
+    config: &dosh::config::ClientConfig,
+    args: &Args,
+    requested: &str,
+    remote_log: &str,
+) -> Result<PathBuf> {
+    let hosts = load_hosts_config(None).unwrap_or_default();
+    let host_config = hosts.hosts.get(requested).cloned().unwrap_or_default();
+    let server = status_ssh_target(requested, &host_config);
+    let ssh_port = args.ssh_port.or(host_config.ssh_port).or(config.ssh_port);
+    if is_local_status_target(&server) {
+        return Ok(expand_tilde(remote_log));
+    }
+    let local_path = fetched_trace_server_log_path(requested);
+    if let Some(parent) = local_path.parent() {
+        fs::create_dir_all(parent)
+            .with_context(|| format!("create trace log directory {}", parent.to_string_lossy()))?;
+    }
+    let mut command = Command::new("ssh");
+    if let Some(ssh_port) = ssh_port {
+        command.arg("-p").arg(ssh_port.to_string());
+    }
+    command.arg("-T");
+    if let Some(key) = args.ssh_key.as_deref() {
+        command.arg("-i").arg(key);
+    }
+    if let Some(known_hosts) = args.ssh_known_hosts.as_deref() {
+        command
+            .arg("-o")
+            .arg(format!("UserKnownHostsFile={}", known_hosts.display()));
+    }
+    let script = format!("test -r {0} && cat {0}", shell_word(remote_log));
+    let output = command
+        .arg(&server)
+        .arg(format!("sh -c {}", shell_word(&script)))
+        .output()
+        .with_context(|| format!("fetch server trace log from {server}"))?;
+    anyhow::ensure!(
+        output.status.success(),
+        "{}",
+        String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr)
+    );
+    fs::write(&local_path, &output.stdout)
+        .with_context(|| format!("write fetched server trace {}", local_path.display()))?;
+    Ok(local_path)
+}
+
+fn fetched_trace_server_log_path(host: &str) -> PathBuf {
+    let now = SystemTime::now()
+        .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
+        .map(|duration| duration.as_secs())
+        .unwrap_or(0);
+    trace_cache_dir().join(format!(
+        "server-{}-{}-{}.log",
+        sanitize_trace_name(host),
+        now,
+        std::process::id()
+    ))
+}
+
 fn trace_cache_dir() -> PathBuf {
     dirs::cache_dir()
         .unwrap_or_else(|| expand_tilde("~/.cache"))
@@ -10324,27 +10415,30 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn trace_report_options_parse_defaults_and_overrides() {
         let parsed = parse_trace_report_options(&[]).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(parsed.host, None);
         assert_eq!(parsed.client_log, None);
-        assert_eq!(
-            parsed.server_log,
-            Some(std::path::PathBuf::from("/tmp/dosh-server.log"))
-        );
+        assert_eq!(parsed.server_log, Some("/tmp/dosh-server.log".to_string()));
         assert_eq!(parsed.tail, 20);
 
         let parsed = parse_trace_report_options(&[
+            "palav".to_string(),
             "--client-log=/tmp/client.log".to_string(),
             "--server-log".to_string(),
-            "none".to_string(),
+            "/tmp/server.log".to_string(),
             "--tail".to_string(),
             "3".to_string(),
         ])
         .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(parsed.host.as_deref(), Some("palav"));
         assert_eq!(
             parsed.client_log,
             Some(std::path::PathBuf::from("/tmp/client.log"))
         );
-        assert_eq!(parsed.server_log, None);
+        assert_eq!(parsed.server_log.as_deref(), Some("/tmp/server.log"));
         assert_eq!(parsed.tail, 3);
+
+        let parsed = parse_trace_report_options(&["--server-log=none".to_string()]).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(parsed.server_log, None);
     }
 
     #[test]