Index: src/info.c
==================================================================
--- src/info.c
+++ src/info.c
@@ -3171,6 +3171,9 @@
   if( zNewBranch && zNewBranch[0] ) change_branch(rid,zNewBranch);
   apply_newtags(&ctrl, rid, zUuid, zUserOvrd, fDryRun);
   if( fDryRun==0 ){
     show_common_info(rid, "uuid:", 1, 0);
   }
+  if( g.localOpen ){
+    manifest_to_disk(rid);
+  }
 }

Index: src/tag.c
==================================================================
--- src/tag.c
+++ src/tag.c
@@ -359,11 +359,13 @@
   }else{
     nrid = content_put(&ctrl);
     manifest_crosslink(nrid, &ctrl, MC_PERMIT_HOOKS);
   }
   assert( blob_is_reset(&ctrl) );
-  manifest_to_disk(rid);
+  if( g.localOpen ){
+    manifest_to_disk(rid);
+  }
 }
 
 /*
 ** COMMAND: tag
 **
@@ -633,14 +635,14 @@
   char *zUuid;
   int dryRun = 0;
   const char *zDateOvrd;  /* The change time on the control artifact */
   const char *zUserOvrd;  /* The user name on the control artifact */
 
-  db_must_be_within_tree();
   if( find_option("dryrun","n",0)!=0 ) dryRun = TAG_ADD_DRYRUN;
   zDateOvrd = find_option("date-override",0,1);
   zUserOvrd = find_option("user-override",0,1);
+  db_find_and_open_repository(0, 0);
   verify_all_options();
   if( g.argc<4 ){
     usage("[OPTIONS] CHECK-IN PARENT ...");
   }
   rid = name_to_typed_rid(g.argv[2], "ci");