diff --git a/doCheckout.go b/doCheckout.go
index 0d50f22..337018f 100644
--- a/doCheckout.go
+++ b/doCheckout.go
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ func rillCheckoutDevel(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
 // is every repo on the devel branch?
 func doAllCheckoutDevel() error {
 	now := time.Now()
+	log.Info("going to rill:")
 	me.forge.RillFuncError(rillCheckoutDevel)
 	count := me.forge.RillReload()
 	if count != 0 {
@@ -253,6 +254,7 @@ func doAllCheckoutMaster() error {
 // shared this with the GUI and the command line?
 func doCheckoutShared() error {
 	if me.argvCheckoutUser {
+		log.Info("Starting git checkout user")
 		if argv.Force {
 			// make the user directories
 			if err := makeUserBranches(); err != nil {
@@ -266,12 +268,13 @@ func doCheckoutShared() error {
 	}
 
 	if me.argvCheckoutDevel {
+		log.Info("Starting git checkout devel")
 		if argv.Force {
+			log.Info("going to force create devel branches")
 			// make the devel directories
 			if err := makeDevelBranches(); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			return nil
 		}
 		// this uses rill and is super fast
 		doAllCheckoutDevel()
@@ -279,8 +282,11 @@ func doCheckoutShared() error {
 	}
 
 	if me.argvCheckoutMaster {
+		log.Info("Starting git checkout master")
 		doAllCheckoutMaster()
+		return nil
 	}
+	log.Info("Forge didn't know what branches to checkout")
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -311,6 +317,7 @@ func makeDevelBranches() error {
 	for all.Scan() {
 		repo := all.Next()
 		branch := repo.GetDevelBranchName()
+		log.Info("going to force create devel branches", repo.GetGoPath())
 		if repo.Exists(filepath.Join(".git/refs/heads", branch)) {
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/doGui.go b/doGui.go
index f2b1973..504a92e 100644
--- a/doGui.go
+++ b/doGui.go
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ func drawWindow(win *gadgets.BasicWindow) {
 		default:
 			me.argvCheckoutUser = true
 		}
+		log.Info("forged changed to default:", me.newBranch.String())
 	}
 
 	// checking this will automatically make the branches off of devel
@@ -176,6 +177,17 @@ func drawWindow(win *gadgets.BasicWindow) {
 		patchWin.Show()
 	})
 
+	var foundWin *foundWindow
+	grid.NewButton("Search Repos", func() {
+		if foundWin != nil {
+			foundWin.Toggle()
+			return
+		}
+		foundWin = new(foundWindow)
+		foundWin.initWindow()
+		foundWin.Show()
+	})
+
 	grid.NewButton("forge ConfigSave()", func() {
 		me.forge.ConfigSave()
 	})
diff --git a/windowFound.go b/windowFound.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4639835
--- /dev/null
+++ b/windowFound.go
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+// Copyright 2017-2025 WIT.COM Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by the GPL 3.0
+
+package main
+
+// shows a window of the 'found' repos
+
+import (
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb"
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+
+	"go.wit.com/gui"
+)
+
+type foundWindow struct {
+	win        *gadgets.BasicWindow // the patches window
+	stack      *gui.Node            // the top box set as vertical
+	grid       *gui.Node            // the list of available patches
+	reason     *gadgets.BasicEntry  // the name of the patchset
+	submitB    *gui.Node            // the submit patchet button
+	psetgrid   *gui.Node            // the list of each patchset
+	totalOL    *gadgets.OneLiner
+	dirtyOL    *gadgets.OneLiner
+	readonlyOL *gadgets.OneLiner
+	rw         *gadgets.OneLiner
+	// checkB     *gui.Node
+}
+
+func (r *foundWindow) Hidden() bool {
+	return r.win.Hidden()
+}
+
+func (r *foundWindow) Toggle() {
+	if r.Hidden() {
+		r.Show()
+	} else {
+		r.Hide()
+	}
+}
+
+func (r *foundWindow) Show() {
+	r.win.Show()
+}
+
+func (r *foundWindow) Hide() {
+	r.win.Hide()
+}
+
+// you can only have one of these
+func (r *foundWindow) initWindow() {
+	r.win = gadgets.RawBasicWindow("Found Repos")
+	r.win.Make()
+
+	r.stack = r.win.Box().NewBox("bw vbox", false)
+	// me.reposwin.Draw()
+	r.win.Custom = func() {
+		log.Warn("Found Window close. setting hidden=true")
+		// sets the hidden flag to false so Toggle() works
+		r.win.Hide()
+	}
+	group1 := r.stack.NewGroup("Repo Summary")
+	group1.NewButton("dirty", func() {
+		log.Info("find dirty here")
+		me.found = new(gitpb.Repos)
+		findDirty()
+		me.forge.PrintHumanTable(me.found)
+	})
+	group1.NewButton("all", func() {
+		log.Info("find all here")
+		me.found = new(gitpb.Repos)
+		findAll()
+		me.forge.PrintHumanTable(me.found)
+	})
+
+	r.grid = r.stack.RawGrid()
+
+	group1.NewButton("show", func() {
+		r.listRepos()
+	})
+}
+
+func (r *foundWindow) listRepos() {
+	all := me.found.All()
+	for all.Scan() {
+		repo := all.Next()
+		r.addRepo(repo)
+	}
+}
+
+func (r *foundWindow) addRepo(repo *gitpb.Repo) {
+	r.grid.NewButton("View", func() {
+	})
+	r.grid.NewLabel(repo.GetGoPath())
+	r.grid.NewLabel(repo.GetMasterVersion())
+	r.grid.NewLabel(repo.GetDevelVersion())
+	r.grid.NewLabel(repo.GetUserVersion())
+	r.grid.NewLabel(repo.GetCurrentBranchName())
+	r.grid.NextRow()
+}
+
+// will update this from the current state of the protobuf
+func (r *foundWindow) Update() {
+}
diff --git a/windowRepos.go b/windowRepos.go
index 294ceeb..813f9df 100644
--- a/windowRepos.go
+++ b/windowRepos.go
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ func (r *repoWindow) Hidden() bool {
 
 func (r *repoWindow) Show() {
 	r.win.Show()
-	now := time.Now()
 
+	now := time.Now()
 	// check for devel branches
 	total, count, nope, _ := IsEverythingOnDevel()
 	log.Printf("Devel branch check. %d total repos. (%d ok) (%d not on devel branch) (%s)\n", total, count, nope, shell.FormatDuration(time.Since(now)))
@@ -215,5 +215,23 @@ func (r *repoWindow) repoMenu() *gui.Node {
 		}
 		me.forge.ConfigSave()
 	})
+	box2.NewButton("update", func() {
+		count := 0
+		r.Disable()
+		defer r.Enable()
+		loop := r.View.ReposSortByName()
+		for loop.Scan() {
+			// var repo *repolist.RepoRow
+			view := loop.Repo()
+			log.Info("doing Update() on", view.GetGoPath())
+			view.Update()
+			view.Hide()
+			view.Show()
+			count += 1
+			if count > 3 {
+				// return
+			}
+		}
+	})
 	return box2
 }