diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index fd85bd7..7a6f4c1 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -3,12 +3,10 @@ package main
 import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"strings"
 
 	"go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/arg"
 	"go.wit.com/gui"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repolist"
-	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repostatus"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/forgepb"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
@@ -30,16 +28,10 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 
-	// use ~/go/src unless we find a go.work file in a parent directory
-	goSrcPath, err := forgepb.FindGoSrc()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Info(err)
-		os.Exit(-1)
-	}
-	if goSrcPath != "" {
-		os.Setenv("REPO_WORK_PATH", goSrcPath)
-
-	}
+	// load the ~/.config/forge/ config
+	forge := forgepb.Init()
+	forge.ConfigPrintTable()
+	os.Setenv("REPO_WORK_PATH", forge.GetGoSrc())
 
 	if argv.Repo == "" {
 		// if there isn't anything else, just exit here
@@ -76,18 +68,29 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// sets up gui stuff. not working yet
-	b := gui.RawBox()
-	rv = repolist.AutotypistView(b)
+	// testing gui idea
+	myGui := gui.New()
+	// myGui.Default()
+
+	rv := repolist.Init(forge, myGui)
+	rv.Enable()
+
+	rv.ScanRepositories()
 
 	// if the user defined a repo, attempt to download it now
 	if argv.Repo != "" {
 		os.Setenv("REPO_AUTO_CLONE", "true")
-		newr, err := rv.NewRepo(argv.Repo)
+		// pb, _ := forge.NewGoPath(argv.Repo)
+		pb, err := forge.Clone(argv.Repo)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Info("could not download:", err)
 			os.Exit(-1)
 		}
+		newr, err := rv.AddRepo(pb)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Info("AddRepo() failed", err)
+			os.Exit(-1)
+		}
 		if argv.Recursive || argv.Pull || argv.RedoGoMod {
 			log.Info("repo already cloned", filepath.Join(goSrcPath, argv.Repo))
 			// there is more to do
@@ -115,7 +118,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	os.Setenv("REPO_AUTO_CLONE", "false")
 	// look recursively in your working directory for git repos
-	totalcount := scanForRepos(goSrcPath)
+	totalcount := forge.Repos.Len()
 
 	// if --git-pull, run git pull on everything here
 	if argv.Pull {
@@ -153,7 +156,12 @@ func main() {
 		os.Setenv("REPO_AUTO_CLONE", "true")
 		godep := newr.Status.GetGoDeps()
 		for gopath, version := range godep {
-			repo, err := rv.NewRepo(gopath)
+			pb, err := forge.Clone(gopath)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Info("could not download:", err)
+				os.Exit(-1)
+			}
+			repo, err := rv.AddRepo(pb)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Info("git clone failed for", gopath, version)
 				continue
@@ -190,6 +198,7 @@ func main() {
 	log.Info("Finished go-clone for", argv.Repo)
 }
 
+/*
 func scanForRepos(goSrcPath string) int {
 	var count int
 	log.Info("scanning for repo in:", filepath.Join(goSrcPath, argv.Repo))
@@ -200,7 +209,13 @@ func scanForRepos(goSrcPath string) int {
 		gopath := strings.TrimPrefix(path, goSrcPath)
 		gopath = strings.Trim(gopath, "/")
 		// log.Info("Also should add:", gopath)
-		rv.NewRepo(gopath)
+		pb, err := forge.Clone(gopath)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Info("could not download:", err)
+			os.Exit(-1)
+		}
+		repo, err := rv.AddRepo(pb)
 	}
 	return count
 }
+*/
diff --git a/readWorkFile.go b/readWorkFile.go
index 3383a82..dc36754 100644
--- a/readWorkFile.go
+++ b/readWorkFile.go
@@ -1,15 +1,6 @@
 package main
 
-import (
-	"bufio"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"strings"
-
-	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
-	"go.wit.com/log"
-)
-
+/*
 func addDir(d string) {
 	if shell.IsDir(d) {
 		rv.NewRepo(d)
@@ -47,3 +38,4 @@ func readControlFile(path string) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+*/