diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fa6edc9..77c790d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ redomod:
 curl-help:
 	curl --silent http://localhost:9419/help
 
-curl-list:
+curl-list-changed:
 	curl --silent http://localhost:9419/list?perfect=false
 
-curl-list-readonly:
+curl-list-include-readonly:
 	curl --silent http://localhost:9419/list?readonly=true
 
 curl-gitpull-everypackage:
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ curl-gitpull-helloworld:
 curl-gitpull-basicworld:
 	curl --silent http://localhost:9419/gitpull?repo=go.wit.com/apps/basicworld
 
+curl-release-helloworld:
+	curl --silent http://localhost:9419/release?repo=go.wit.com/apps/helloworld
+
+curl-release-gowit:
+	curl --silent http://localhost:9419/release?repo=go.wit.com/lib/gui/gowit
+
 curl-file-for-go.wit.com:
 	curl --silent http://localhost:9419/goweblist?readonly=true
 	curl --silent http://localhost:9419/goweblist?readonly=true |sort > ~/go.wit.com.versions
diff --git a/http.go b/http.go
index caefadb..a3780ad 100644
--- a/http.go
+++ b/http.go
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ func okHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	if route == "/release" {
+		simpleRelease(w, r)
+		return
+	}
+
 	if route == "/gitpull" {
 		repoName := r.URL.Query().Get("repo")
 		if repoName != "" {
diff --git a/simpleRelease.go b/simpleRelease.go
index c195301..684b634 100644
--- a/simpleRelease.go
+++ b/simpleRelease.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 )
@@ -17,19 +18,39 @@ import (
 func simpleRelease(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	repoName := r.URL.Query().Get("repo")
 	if repoName == "" {
+		msg(w, "url did not have repo variable")
 		return
 	}
 	// git pull (or go-clone of it doesn't exist)
 	repo := me.repos.View.FindRepoByName(repoName)
 	if repo == nil {
+		msg(w, "repo unknown: " + repoName)
 		return
 	}
 	header := repo.StandardHeader()
 	if repo.CheckDirty() {
 		msg(w, header+"skip dirty repo")
-		continue
+		return
+	}
+	if repo.State() == "PERFECT" {
+		msg(w, header+"already released")
+		return
+	}
+
+	curName := repo.Status.GetCurrentBranchName()
+	mName := repo.Status.GetMasterBranchName()
+	if curName != mName {
+		// s := log.Sprintf("\trepo is not working from main branch", curName, "!=", mName)
+		s := fmt.Sprint("repo is not working from main branch ", curName, " != ", mName)
+		msg(w, s)
+		return
 	}
 	cmd := []string{"git", "pull", "-v"}
 	msg(w, header+strings.Join(cmd, " "))
+	if repo.Status.MergeUserToDevel() {
+		msg(w, "THINGS SEEM OK MergeUserToDevel() returned true.")
+	} else {
+		msg(w, "THINGS FAILED MergeUserToDevel() returned false")
+	}
 	return
 }