diff --git a/.talismanrc b/.talismanrc
index 251b3fe277..262b06313f 100644
--- a/.talismanrc
+++ b/.talismanrc
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 
 fileignoreconfig:
 - filename: package-lock.json
-  checksum: 13b82bf3ada05a792580596fbedb02c988fd556b208a742da1ecb3f2678675b4
+  checksum: fa2c81c72305bc19fa4f64457af1000aa2f0c179ecb7e46a5fc9d8b760c705a7
 - filename: pnpm-lock.yaml
-  checksum: 24ffee6d868d77669d32ac036c4abc2ab5f4c2d7f45f74c62f38a07e91240c26
+  checksum: faaef9e003c5ba45e56ab1ca24a4fc285f53a2b9ecc6d3dbd11e7130a31db4a2
+- filename: packages/contentstack-clone/src/core/util/clone-handler.ts
+  checksum: 0a7ed55e96aa5a94084538b4a480608593b04c316bf02cf54cdd3a647e9b714c
 version: '1.0'
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8886aa9e87..db0e4c38ca 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -12911,9 +12911,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/get-tsconfig": {
-      "version": "4.13.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/get-tsconfig/-/get-tsconfig-4.13.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-gKvvu/fh0hxWmR/Ty0Goc3u/GADL9IgyhNAPD8hElRVO9dTOawCuyGNURCjaSTB4ZNP/OAUaSXmR2LhitzkLug==",
+      "version": "4.13.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/get-tsconfig/-/get-tsconfig-4.13.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-v4/4xAEpBRp6SvCkWhnGCaLkJf9IwWzrsygJPxD/+p2/xPE3C5m2fA9FD0Ry9tG+Rqqq3gBzHSl6y1/T9V/tMQ==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/contentstack-clone/src/core/util/clone-handler.ts b/packages/contentstack-clone/src/core/util/clone-handler.ts
index d8016c76e3..b3ac29f5fe 100644
--- a/packages/contentstack-clone/src/core/util/clone-handler.ts
+++ b/packages/contentstack-clone/src/core/util/clone-handler.ts
@@ -568,11 +568,14 @@ export class CloneHandler {
       delete exportConfig.import;
       delete exportConfig.export;
 
+      if (exportConfig.source_stack) {
+        exportConfig.apiKey = exportConfig.source_stack;
+      }
       // Resolve path to package root - go up 3 levels from __dirname (core/util -> package root)
       const packageRoot = path.resolve(__dirname, '../../..');
       const exportDir = path.join(packageRoot, 'contents');
       log.debug(`Export directory: ${exportDir}`, this.config.cloneContext);
-      const cmd: string[] = ['-k', exportConfig.source_stack, '-d', exportDir];
+      const cmd: string[] = ['-k', exportConfig.apiKey || exportConfig.source_stack, '-d', exportDir];
       
       if (exportConfig.cloneType === 'a') {
         exportConfig.filteredModules = ['stack'].concat(STRUCTURE_LIST);
@@ -604,7 +607,7 @@ export class CloneHandler {
         ...this.config.cloneContext,
         cmd: cmd.join(' '),
         exportDir,
-        sourceStack: exportConfig.source_stack,
+        sourceStack: exportConfig.apiKey || exportConfig.source_stack,
         branch: exportConfig.sourceStackBranch 
       });
       log.debug('Running export command', { ...this.config.cloneContext, cmd });
@@ -634,7 +637,15 @@ export class CloneHandler {
         cmd.push('-a', importConfig.destination_alias);
         log.debug(`Using destination alias: ${importConfig.destination_alias}`, this.config.cloneContext);
       }
-      if (!importConfig.data && importConfig.sourceStackBranch && importConfig.pathDir) {
+      if (importConfig.target_stack) {
+        importConfig.apiKey = importConfig.target_stack;
+        log.debug(`Using target stack api key for import: ${importConfig.target_stack}`, this.config.cloneContext);
+      }
+      if (importConfig.data) {
+        importConfig.contentDir = importConfig.data;
+      }
+
+      if (!importConfig.contentDir && importConfig.sourceStackBranch && importConfig.pathDir) {
         const dataPath = path.join(importConfig.pathDir, importConfig.sourceStackBranch);
         cmd.push('-d', dataPath);
         log.debug(`Import data path: ${dataPath}`, this.config.cloneContext);
@@ -660,12 +671,12 @@ export class CloneHandler {
 
       log.debug(`Writing import config to: ${configFilePath}`, this.config.cloneContext);
       fs.writeFileSync(configFilePath, JSON.stringify(importConfig));
-      log.debug('Import command prepared', { 
+      log.debug('Import command prepared', {
         ...this.config.cloneContext,
         cmd: cmd.join(' '),
-        targetStack: importConfig.target_stack,
+        targetStack: importConfig.apiKey || importConfig.target_stack,
         targetBranch: importConfig.targetStackBranch,
-        dataPath: importConfig.data || (importConfig.pathDir && importConfig.sourceStackBranch ? path.join(importConfig.pathDir, importConfig.sourceStackBranch) : undefined)
+        dataPath: importConfig.contentDir || (importConfig.pathDir && importConfig.sourceStackBranch ? path.join(importConfig.pathDir, importConfig.sourceStackBranch) : undefined)
       });
       log.debug('Running import command', { ...this.config.cloneContext, cmd });
       const importData = importCmd.run(cmd);
@@ -796,8 +807,8 @@ export class CloneHandler {
         let selectedValue: any = {};
         // Resolve path to package root - go up 3 levels from __dirname (core/util -> package root)
         const cloneTypePackageRoot = path.resolve(__dirname, '../../..');
-        this.config.data = path.join(cloneTypePackageRoot, 'contents', this.config.sourceStackBranch || '');
-        log.debug(`Clone data directory: ${this.config.data}`, this.config.cloneContext);
+        this.config.contentDir = path.join(cloneTypePackageRoot, 'contents', this.config.sourceStackBranch || '');
+        log.debug(`Clone content directory: ${this.config.contentDir}`, this.config.cloneContext);
 
         if (!this.config.cloneType) {
           log.debug('Clone type not specified, prompting user for selection', this.config.cloneContext);
diff --git a/packages/contentstack-clone/src/types/clone-config.ts b/packages/contentstack-clone/src/types/clone-config.ts
index e0fb816382..81179f0b4a 100644
--- a/packages/contentstack-clone/src/types/clone-config.ts
+++ b/packages/contentstack-clone/src/types/clone-config.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ export interface CloneConfig {
   forceStopMarketplaceAppsPrompt?: boolean;
   
   // Data and modules
-  data?: string;
+  /** Path to exported content for import (aligns with import plugin's contentDir) */
+  contentDir?: string;
   modules?: string[];
   filteredModules?: string[];
   
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 2dca19eed3..e2d59cd7cd 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -8405,7 +8405,7 @@ packages:
       debug: 4.4.3
       eslint: 8.57.1
       eslint-plugin-import: 2.32.0_h54g4fpo35u3jdvfcz45735goq
-      get-tsconfig: 4.13.4
+      get-tsconfig: 4.13.5
       is-bun-module: 2.0.0
       stable-hash: 0.0.5
       tinyglobby: 0.2.15
@@ -8631,7 +8631,7 @@ packages:
       enhanced-resolve: 5.19.0
       eslint: 8.57.1
       eslint-plugin-es-x: 7.8.0_eslint@8.57.1
-      get-tsconfig: 4.13.4
+      get-tsconfig: 4.13.5
       globals: 15.15.0
       globrex: 0.1.2
       ignore: 5.3.2
@@ -8651,7 +8651,7 @@ packages:
       enhanced-resolve: 5.19.0
       eslint: 8.57.1
       eslint-plugin-es-x: 7.8.0_eslint@8.57.1
-      get-tsconfig: 4.13.4
+      get-tsconfig: 4.13.5
       globals: 15.15.0
       globrex: 0.1.2
       ignore: 5.3.2
@@ -8671,7 +8671,7 @@ packages:
       enhanced-resolve: 5.19.0
       eslint: 8.57.1
       eslint-plugin-es-x: 7.8.0_eslint@8.57.1
-      get-tsconfig: 4.13.4
+      get-tsconfig: 4.13.5
       globals: 15.15.0
       globrex: 0.1.2
       ignore: 5.3.2
@@ -9668,8 +9668,8 @@ packages:
       es-errors: 1.3.0
       get-intrinsic: 1.3.0
 
-  /get-tsconfig/4.13.4:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-gKvvu/fh0hxWmR/Ty0Goc3u/GADL9IgyhNAPD8hElRVO9dTOawCuyGNURCjaSTB4ZNP/OAUaSXmR2LhitzkLug==}
+  /get-tsconfig/4.13.5:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-v4/4xAEpBRp6SvCkWhnGCaLkJf9IwWzrsygJPxD/+p2/xPE3C5m2fA9FD0Ry9tG+Rqqq3gBzHSl6y1/T9V/tMQ==}
     dependencies:
       resolve-pkg-maps: 1.0.0
     dev: true
@@ -14358,7 +14358,7 @@ packages:
     hasBin: true
     dependencies:
       esbuild: 0.27.3
-      get-tsconfig: 4.13.4
+      get-tsconfig: 4.13.5
     optionalDependencies:
       fsevents: 2.3.3
     dev: true