diff --git a/applyPatch.go b/applyPatch.go
index e08bc6c..2824407 100644
--- a/applyPatch.go
+++ b/applyPatch.go
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@ import (
 
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/forgepb"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
-func dumpPatchset(pset *forgepb.Patchs) error {
+// returns bad if patches can not be applied
+func dumpPatchset(pset *forgepb.Patchs) bool {
 	log.Info("applyPatches() NAME", pset.Name)
 	log.Info("applyPatches() COMMENT", pset.Comment)
 	log.Info("applyPatches() GIT_AUTHOR_NAME", pset.GetGitAuthorName())
@@ -20,28 +22,70 @@ func dumpPatchset(pset *forgepb.Patchs) error {
 	log.Info("applyPatches() Start Hash", pset.GetStartBranchHash())
 
 	var count int
+	var bad int
 	all := pset.SortByFilename()
 	for all.Scan() {
 		p := all.Next()
-		// log.Info("pset filename FILENAME IS REAL?", p.Filename, pset.Name, pset.Comment)
-		basepath, filename := filepath.Split(p.Filename)
-		repo := me.forge.FindByGoPath(basepath)
-		if repo == nil {
-			log.Info("can not apply patch! repo not found", basepath, filename)
-			continue
+		if IsValidPatch(p) {
+			// ok
+		} else {
+			bad += 1
 		}
-		if repo.DevelHash() != p.StartHash {
-			log.Info("can not apply patch! devel hash mismatch", basepath, filename)
-			continue
-		}
-		log.Info("start:", p.StartHash, "end:", p.CommitHash, "file:", basepath, filename, "devel version", repo.GetDevelVersion())
 		count += 1
 	}
-	log.Info("pset has", count, "patches")
-	return nil
+	log.Info("pset has", count, "total patches, ", bad, "bad patches")
+	if bad == 0 {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
 }
 
-func applyPatches(pset *forgepb.Patchs) error {
+func IsValidPatch(p *forgepb.Patch) bool {
+	basepath, filename := filepath.Split(p.Filename)
+	repo := me.forge.FindByGoPath(basepath)
+	if repo == nil {
+		log.Info("can not apply patch! repo not found", basepath, filename)
+		return false
+	}
+	if repo.DevelHash() != p.StartHash {
+		log.Info("can not apply patch! devel hash mismatch", basepath, filename)
+		return false
+	}
+	log.Info("start:", p.StartHash, "end:", p.CommitHash, "file:", basepath, filename, "devel version", repo.GetDevelVersion())
+	for _, line := range p.Files {
+		log.Info("\t", line)
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+// re-run git CheckDirty() on everything
+func IsAnythingDirty() bool {
+	me.found = new(gitpb.Repos)
+	findAll() // select all the repos
+	doCheckDirty()
+	me.found = new(gitpb.Repos)
+	findDirty()
+	if len(me.found.Repos) == 0 {
+		return false
+	} else {
+		return true
+	}
+}
+
+// From 18ee541f89be2e9f9a91c54873da87885e8ffdf5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+// From: Jeff Carr <jcarr@wit.com>
+// Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2025 01:18:47 -0600
+// Subject: [PATCH] 'forge dirty' will find and list only dirty repos
+
+// list patches in jcarr but not in devel
+// git log --format="%H %Subject" jcarr --not devel
+func countCurrentPatches(repo *gitpb.Repo) int {
+	cmd := []string{"git", "log", "--format=\"%H %s\"", "--no-merges", "jcarr", "--not", "devel"}
+	result := repo.Run(cmd)
+	return len(result.Stdout)
+}
+
+func applyPatchset(pset *forgepb.Patchs) error {
 	var everythingworked bool = true
 	tmpdir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "forge")
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/findRepos.go b/findRepos.go
index 03705a7..f90d4ee 100644
--- a/findRepos.go
+++ b/findRepos.go
@@ -45,35 +45,6 @@ func (f *FindCmd) findRepos() {
 	findAll()
 }
 
-/*
-func findRepos(fargv *FindCmd) {
-	if fargv == nil {
-		findMine()
-		return
-	}
-	if fargv.All {
-		findAll()
-		return
-	}
-
-	if fargv.Private {
-		findPrivate()
-		return
-	}
-
-	if fargv.Mine {
-		findMine()
-		return
-	}
-	if fargv.Favorites {
-		findFavorites()
-		return
-	}
-
-	findMine()
-}
-*/
-
 func findPrivate() {
 	all := me.forge.Repos.SortByFullPath()
 	for all.Scan() {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 6ac2a80..7895c6d 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func main() {
 		if err != nil {
 			badExit(err)
 		}
-		if err = applyPatches(pset); err == nil {
+		if err = applyPatchset(pset); err == nil {
 			okExit("applied patch ok")
 		}
 		badExit(err)
diff --git a/windowPatches.go b/windowPatches.go
index e153553..443103a 100644
--- a/windowPatches.go
+++ b/windowPatches.go
@@ -164,17 +164,40 @@ func submitPatchesBox(box *gui.Node) *patchSummary {
 		}
 	})
 
-	s.grid.NewButton("Show Patchsets", func() {
+	s.grid.NewButton("List Patchsets", func() {
 		listPatches()
 	})
 
-	s.grid.NewButton("Get Latest Patchset", func() {
+	s.grid.NewButton("Show Latest Patchset", func() {
 		lastp := lastPatch()
 		pset, err := getPatch(lastp)
 		if err != nil {
 			return
 		}
-		dumpPatchset(pset)
+
+		if !dumpPatchset(pset) {
+			log.Info("some patches are bad")
+			return
+		}
+		if IsAnythingDirty() {
+			log.Info("You can't apply patches when repos are dirty")
+			doCobol()
+			return
+		}
+	})
+
+	s.grid.NewButton("Apply Latest Patchset", func() {
+		lastp := lastPatch()
+		pset, err := getPatch(lastp)
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		if IsAnythingDirty() {
+			log.Info("You can't apply patches when repos are dirty")
+			doCobol()
+			return
+		}
+		applyPatchset(pset)
 	})
 
 	s.grid.NewButton("Show Repos", func() {