diff --git a/argv.go b/argv.go
index 03e8f6f..7285464 100644
--- a/argv.go
+++ b/argv.go
@@ -52,13 +52,8 @@ type CommitCmd struct {
 type testCmd string
 
 type CleanCmd struct {
-	Delete   *EmptyCmd      `arg:"subcommand:delete"        help:"rescan repo"`
-	Devel    *CleanDevelCmd `arg:"subcommand:devel"         help:"clean and verify the devel branches"`
-	Force    *EmptyCmd      `arg:"subcommand:force"         help:"do destructive stuff"`
-	GitReset *EmptyCmd      `arg:"subcommand:git-reset"     help:"git reset --hard"`
-	Pub      *EmptyCmd      `arg:"subcommand:pub"           help:"clean target version numbers"`
-	User     *EmptyCmd      `arg:"subcommand:user"          help:"clean the user branches"`
-	Repo     string         `arg:"--repo"                   help:"which repo to look at"`
+	Verify *EmptyCmd `arg:"subcommand:verify"        help:"rescan repo"`
+	Repo   string    `arg:"--repo"                   help:"which repo to look at"`
 }
 
 type CleanDevelCmd struct {
@@ -150,8 +145,6 @@ forge -- a tool to manage lots of git repos. forge includes a GUI and TUI.
 //
 
 func DoAutoComplete(argv []string) {
-	// fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "") // these are for debugging
-	// fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "in autocomplete:", argv) // these are for debugging
 	switch argv[0] {
 	case "checkout":
 		fmt.Println("devel master user")
@@ -160,11 +153,11 @@ func DoAutoComplete(argv []string) {
 		// me.pp.WriteUsageForSubcommand(os.Stderr, me.pp.SubcommandNames()...)
 		// me.pp.WriteHelpForSubcommand(os.Stderr, me.pp.SubcommandNames()...)
 		// me.pp.WriteHelpForSubcommand(os.Stderr, "clean")
-		fmt.Println("--force")
+		fmt.Println("--force verify --repo")
 	case "commit":
 		fmt.Println("--all")
 	case "config":
-		fmt.Println("add fix list debug")
+		fmt.Println("add fix list")
 	case "dirty":
 		fmt.Println("")
 	case "gui":
@@ -196,7 +189,7 @@ func DoAutoComplete(argv []string) {
 	default:
 		if argv[0] == ARGNAME {
 			// list the subcommands here
-			fmt.Println("help list checkout clean commit dirty debug fetch gui normal merge patch pull")
+			fmt.Println("help list checkout clean commit dirty fetch gui normal merge patch pull")
 		}
 	}
 	os.Exit(0)
diff --git a/doClean.go b/doClean.go
index 8263d2e..fc04bdc 100644
--- a/doClean.go
+++ b/doClean.go
@@ -7,13 +7,36 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
 
+	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/forgepb"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
+func checkRemoteBranches(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
+	if repo.VerifyRemoteAndLocalBranches(repo.GetDevelBranchName()) {
+		repo.Reload()
+		me.forge.SetConfigSave(true)
+		return log.Errorf("devel is bad")
+	}
+	if repo.VerifyRemoteAndLocalBranches(repo.GetMasterBranchName()) {
+		repo.Reload()
+		me.forge.SetConfigSave(true)
+		return log.Errorf("master is bad")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // reverts all repos back to the original master branches
 // automatically deletes local devel and user branches
 func doClean() error {
+	me.forge.Config.Mode = forgepb.ForgeMode_CLEAN
+
+	if argv.Clean.Verify != nil {
+		stats := me.forge.RillRepos(checkRemoteBranches)
+		_ = stats
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	// fix this to work, then delete all the other options for "forge clean'
 	if err := me.forge.DoAllCheckoutMaster(); err != nil {
 		// badExit(err)
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 9c2f9f8..c7db9d7 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ func main() {
 	me.pp = arg.MustParse(&argv)
 
 	me.forge = forgepb.Init()
+	me.forge.ScanGoSrc()
 
 	// initialize patches
 	doPatchInit()
@@ -93,17 +94,6 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	if argv.Clean != nil {
-		me.forge.Config.Mode = forgepb.ForgeMode_CLEAN
-		if argv.Clean.Repo != "" {
-			log.Info("only looking at repo:", argv.Clean.Repo)
-			okExit("")
-		}
-
-		if argv.Clean.GitReset != nil {
-			doGitReset()
-			okExit("reset")
-		}
-
 		if err := doClean(); err != nil {
 			badExit(err)
 		}