diff --git a/branches.go b/branches.go
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+package forgepb
+
+import "go.wit.com/log"
+
+var ErrorNotAllReposOnMaster error = log.Errorf("not all repos on are on the master branch")
+var ErrorNotAllReposOnDevel error = log.Errorf("not all repos on are on the devel branch")
+var ErrorNotAllReposOnUser error = log.Errorf("not all repos on are on the user branch")
+
+func (f *Forge) IsEverythingOnMaster() (int, int, int, error) {
+	var total int
+	var count int
+	var nope int
+
+	// first make sure every repo is on the master branch
+	for repo := range f.Repos.IterAll() {
+		total += 1
+		if repo.GetMasterBranchName() == repo.GetCurrentBranchName() {
+			count += 1
+		} else {
+			nope += 1
+		}
+	}
+	if total != count {
+		// log.Info(ErrorNotAllReposOnMaster)
+		return total, count, nope, ErrorNotAllReposOnMaster
+	}
+	return total, count, nope, nil
+}