diff --git a/windowPatchset.go b/windowPatchset.go
index 8c3ab8e..c24ec57 100644
--- a/windowPatchset.go
+++ b/windowPatchset.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/forgepb"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 
 	"go.wit.com/gui"
@@ -175,31 +176,21 @@ func (r *patchWindow) addPatchset(grid *gui.Node, pset *forgepb.Patchset) {
 		if repo == nil {
 			continue
 		}
-		var win *repoPatchWindow
-		grid.NewButton("View", func() {
-			if win != nil {
-				win.Toggle()
-				log.Info("TRYING TO TOGGLE WINDOW")
-				return
+		// var win *repoPatchWindow
+		grid.NewButton("apply", func() {
+			filename, _ := savePatch(p)
+			if err := applyPatch(repo, filename); err != nil {
+				log.Info("warn user of git am error", err)
 			}
-
 			// win = makeRepoPatchWindow(repo, p)
-			win.Show()
+			// win.Show()
 		})
 		grid.NewCheckbox("").SetChecked(true)
 		grid.NewCheckbox("").SetChecked(true)
-		grid.NewButton("save", func() {
-			// savePatchset(p)
-			/*
-				for _, p := range patches {
-					_, filen := filepath.Split(p.Filename)
-					tmpname := filepath.Join("/tmp", filen)
-					log.Info("saving as", tmpname, p.Filename)
-					raw, _ := os.OpenFile(tmpname, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0644)
-					raw.Write(p.Data)
-					raw.Close()
-				}
-			*/
+		grid.NewButton("save patch to /tmp", func() {
+			savePatch(p)
+			// for _, pat := range patches {
+			// }
 		})
 		/*
 			grid.NewButton("view hash", func() {
@@ -215,6 +206,26 @@ 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)
+	return err
+}
+
+func savePatch(p *forgepb.Patch) (string, error) {
+	_, filen := filepath.Split(p.Filename)
+	tmpname := filepath.Join("/tmp", filen)
+	log.Info("saving as", tmpname, p.Filename)
+	raw, err := os.OpenFile(tmpname, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0644)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	raw.Write(p.Data)
+	raw.Close()
+
+	return tmpname, nil
+}
+
 // saves the patches in ~/.config/forge/currentpatches/
 func savePatchset(pset *forgepb.Patchset) error {
 	log.Info("savePatches() NAME", pset.Name)