diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 409f9d8..47b2a4b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ install-raw: goimports vet plugin
 
 plugin:
 	rm -f resources/*.so
-	cp ../../toolkits/gocui/gocui.so resources/
+	-cp ../../toolkits/gocui/gocui.so resources/
 
 andlabs: install
 	forge --gui andlabs --debugger
diff --git a/argv.go b/argv.go
index 712a5c2..ae920f5 100644
--- a/argv.go
+++ b/argv.go
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ type args struct {
 	URL      string       `arg:"--connect"                            help:"forge url"`
 	All      bool         `arg:"--all"                                help:"git commit --all"`
 	Show     string       `arg:"--show"                               help:"show a repo"`
+	Build    string       `arg:"--build"                              help:"build a repo"`
+	Install  string       `arg:"--install"                            help:"install a repo"`
 	Force    bool         `arg:"--force"                              help:"try to strong arm things"`
 	Verbose  bool         `arg:"--verbose"                            help:"show more output"`
 	Bash     bool         `arg:"--bash"                               help:"generate bash completion"`
diff --git a/doBuild.go b/doBuild.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..112a529
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doBuild.go
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+// Copyright 2017-2025 WIT.COM Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by the GPL 3.0
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+func doBuild() error {
+	v := []string{}
+	if argv.Verbose {
+		v = []string{"-v", "-x"}
+	}
+
+	gopath := argv.Build
+
+	repo := me.forge.FindByGoPath(gopath)
+	if repo == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("rep not found: %s", gopath)
+	}
+	if err := me.forge.Build(repo, v); err != nil {
+		log.Warn("Build failed:", repo.GetGoPath(), err)
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func doInstall() error {
+	v := []string{}
+	if argv.Verbose {
+		v = []string{"-v", "-x"}
+	}
+
+	gopath := argv.Install
+	repo := me.forge.FindByGoPath(gopath)
+	if repo == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("rep not found: %s", gopath)
+	}
+	if err := me.forge.Install(repo, v); err != nil {
+		log.Warn("Install failed", repo.GetGoPath(), err)
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/doClean.go b/doClean.go
index bf732de..bb6b134 100644
--- a/doClean.go
+++ b/doClean.go
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ func doCleanUserBranch(repo *gitpb.Repo, branch *gitpb.GitBranch) error {
 	} else {
 		log.Info("why is this local only branch a problem?", branch.Name)
 		repo.RunVerbose([]string{"ls", "-l", ".git/refs/remotes/origin"})
-		r, err := repo.RunVerbose([]string{"cat", filepath.Join(".git/refs/heads", branch.Name)})
+		r, err := repo.RunStrict([]string{"cat", filepath.Join(".git/refs/heads", branch.Name)})
 		if err == nil {
 			cmd := []string{"git", "show", "-s", "--format=\"%H %ae %as %s\"", r.Stdout[0]}
 			repo.RunVerbose(cmd)
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ func doCleanUserBranch(repo *gitpb.Repo, branch *gitpb.GitBranch) error {
 		log.Info("THIS USER BRANCH IS CLEAN TO DELETE", branch.Name)
 		if argv.Clean.Force != nil {
 			cmd := []string{"git", "branch", "-D", branch.Name}
-			if _, err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd); err != nil {
+			if _, err := repo.RunStrict(cmd); err != nil {
 				log.Info("THE GIT BRANCH DELETE ERROR IS:", err)
 				return err
 			}
@@ -397,20 +397,20 @@ func forceDeleteUserBranch(repo *gitpb.Repo, branch string) error {
 	configSave = true
 
 	cmd := []string{"git", "branch", "-D", branch}
-	if _, err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd); err != nil {
+	if err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd); err != nil {
 		log.Info("THE GIT BRANCH DELETE ERROR IS:", err)
 		// return err
 	}
 	log.Info("THIS USER REMOTE BRANCH MUST BE DELETED HERE", branch)
 	if repo.Exists(filepath.Join(".git/refs/remote/origin", branch)) {
 		cmd = []string{"git", "push", "origin", "--delete", branch}
-		if _, err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd); err != nil {
+		if err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd); err != nil {
 			log.Info("THE GIT BRANCH DELETE ERROR IS:", err)
 			// return err
 		}
 	}
 	cmd = []string{"git", "branch", "-D", "--remote", "origin/" + branch}
-	if _, err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd); err != nil {
+	if err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd); err != nil {
 		log.Info("THE GIT BRANCH DELETE ERROR IS:", err)
 		// return err
 	}
@@ -427,20 +427,20 @@ func BADforceDeleteBranch(repo *gitpb.Repo, branch string) error {
 	configSave = true
 
 	cmd := []string{"git", "branch", "-D", branch}
-	if _, err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd); err != nil {
+	if err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd); err != nil {
 		log.Info("THE GIT BRANCH DELETE ERROR IS:", err)
 		// return err
 	}
 	log.Info("THIS USER REMOTE BRANCH MUST BE DELETED HERE", branch)
 	if repo.Exists(filepath.Join(".git/refs/remote/origin", branch)) {
 		cmd = []string{"git", "push", "origin", "--delete", branch}
-		if _, err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd); err != nil {
+		if err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd); err != nil {
 			log.Info("THE GIT BRANCH DELETE ERROR IS:", err)
 			// return err
 		}
 	}
 	cmd = []string{"git", "branch", "-D", "--remote", "origin/" + branch}
-	if _, err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd); err != nil {
+	if err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd); err != nil {
 		log.Info("THE GIT BRANCH DELETE ERROR IS:", err)
 		// return err
 	}
@@ -513,12 +513,12 @@ func justDeleteTheDevelBranchAlready(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
 		if b1 == 0 {
 			cmd := []string{"git", "branch", "-D", repo.GetDevelBranchName()}
 			log.Info("DEVEL IS IN REMOTE", repo.GetGoPath(), cmd)
-			_, err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd)
+			err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd)
 			return err
 		}
 		cmd := []string{"git", "push"}
 		log.Info("DEVEL LOCAL NEEDS GIT PUSH TO REMOTE", repo.GetGoPath(), cmd)
-		_, err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd)
+		err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd)
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ func justDeleteTheDevelBranchAlready(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
 	if b1 == 0 {
 		cmd := []string{"git", "branch", "-D", repo.GetDevelBranchName()}
 		log.Info("DEVEL IS IN REMOTE", repo.GetGoPath(), cmd)
-		_, err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd)
+		err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd)
 		return err
 	}
 	cmd := []string{"git", "merge something somehow"}
diff --git a/doExamine.go b/doExamine.go
index b4f99c4..45d0705 100644
--- a/doExamine.go
+++ b/doExamine.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func examineBranch(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
 		} else {
 			repo.RunVerbose([]string{"ls", "-l", ".git/refs/remotes/origin"})
 			log.Info("why is this non-local branch a problem?", repo.CurrentTag.Refname)
-			r, err := repo.RunVerbose([]string{"cat", filepath.Join(".git/refs/remotes/origin", base)})
+			r, err := repo.RunStrict([]string{"cat", filepath.Join(".git/refs/remotes/origin", base)})
 			if err == nil {
 				cmd := []string{"git", "show", "-s", "--format=\"%H %ae %as %s\"", r.Stdout[0]}
 				repo.RunVerbose(cmd)
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func examineBranch(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
 		if argv.Clean.Examine.Fix == nil {
 			log.Info(repo.GetGoPath(), cmd)
 		} else {
-			if _, err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd); err != nil {
+			if err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func examineBranch(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
 		if argv.Clean.Examine.Fix == nil {
 			log.Info(repo.GetGoPath(), cmd)
 		} else {
-			if _, err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd); err != nil {
+			if err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ func examineBranch(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
 			repo.RunVerbose([]string{"ls", "-l", ".git/refs/remotes/origin"})
 		} else {
 			log.Info(repo.GetGoPath(), "TODO: CHECK REMOTE BRANCH DOES NOT EXIST", repo.CurrentTag.Refname)
-			if _, err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd); err != nil {
+			if err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd); err != nil {
 				return err
 			} else {
 				return nil
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ func showNotMaster(repo *gitpb.Repo) ([]string, error) {
 	cmd = append(cmd, repo.CurrentTag.Hash)
 	cmd = append(cmd, "--not")
 	cmd = append(cmd, repo.GetMasterBranchName())
-	r, err := repo.RunVerboseOnError(cmd)
+	r, err := repo.RunStrict(cmd)
 	return r.Stdout, err
 }
 
@@ -219,14 +219,14 @@ func showNotDevel(repo *gitpb.Repo) ([]string, error) {
 	cmd = append(cmd, repo.CurrentTag.Hash)
 	cmd = append(cmd, "--not")
 	cmd = append(cmd, "devel")
-	r, err := repo.RunVerboseOnError(cmd)
+	r, err := repo.RunStrict(cmd)
 	return r.Stdout, err
 }
 
 // count all objects only in branch1
 func countDiffObjects(repo *gitpb.Repo, branch1, branch2 string) int {
 	cmd := repo.ConstructGitDiffLog(branch1, branch2)
-	r, err := repo.RunVerboseOnError(cmd)
+	r, err := repo.RunStrict(cmd)
 	if err != nil {
 		return -1
 	}
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ func gitPushStrict(repo *gitpb.Repo, branchName string) error {
 	var cmd []string
 	cmd = append(cmd, "git")
 	cmd = append(cmd, "push")
-	_, err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd)
+	err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd)
 	if err != nil {
 		cmd = []string{"git", "whatchanged", repo.CurrentTag.Hash, "-1"}
 		repo.RunVerbose(cmd)
diff --git a/doPull.go b/doPull.go
index 0725ba3..edf3adf 100644
--- a/doPull.go
+++ b/doPull.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func rillPull(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
 
 	var cmd []string
 	cmd = append(cmd, "git", "pull")
-	_, err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd)
+	err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Info(repo.GetFullPath(), "git pull err:", err)
 	}
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func rillFetchMaster(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
 	}
 	branch := repo.GetMasterBranchName()
 	cmd := []string{"git", "fetch", "origin", branch + ":" + branch}
-	_, err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd)
+	err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd)
 	return err
 }
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 0100a9d..82c4897 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -85,6 +85,20 @@ func main() {
 		okExit("")
 	}
 
+	if argv.Build != "" {
+		if err := doBuild(); err != nil {
+			badExit(err)
+		}
+		okExit("")
+	}
+
+	if argv.Install != "" {
+		if err := doInstall(); err != nil {
+			badExit(err)
+		}
+		okExit("")
+	}
+
 	if argv.Clean != nil {
 		if argv.Clean.Repo != "" {
 			log.Info("only looking at repo:", argv.Clean.Repo)
diff --git a/windowPatchset.go b/windowPatchset.go
index c24ec57..2ac5138 100644
--- a/windowPatchset.go
+++ b/windowPatchset.go
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ func (r *patchWindow) addPatchset(grid *gui.Node, pset *forgepb.Patchset) {
 
 func applyPatch(repo *gitpb.Repo, filename string) error {
 	cmd := []string{"git", "am", filename}
-	_, err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd)
+	err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd)
 	return err
 }