diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 559a506..3e3f646 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -33,11 +33,9 @@ clean:
 install:
 	make -C forgeConfig install
 
-autogenpb:
-	autogenpb --proto forgeConfig.proto --sort "ByPath,GoPath" --marshal ForgeConfigs
-
 forgeConfig.pb.go: forgeConfig.proto
 	# I'm using version v1.35.x from google.golang.org/protobuf/cmd/protoc-gen-go
 	cd ~/go/src && protoc --go_out=. --proto_path=go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/forgepb \
 		--go_opt=MforgeConfig.proto=go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/forgepb \
 		forgeConfig.proto
+	autogenpb --proto forgeConfig.proto --sort "ByPath,GoPath" --marshal ForgeConfigs
diff --git a/scanGoSrc.go b/scanGoSrc.go
index 2d6fa76..312c77c 100644
--- a/scanGoSrc.go
+++ b/scanGoSrc.go
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@ func (f *Forge) ScanGoSrc() (bool, error) {
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Log(FORGEPBWARN, "init failed", err)
 				panic("crapnuts")
-			} else {
-				log.Info("init worked for", newr.GoPath)
 			}
+			log.Info("init worked for", newr.GoPath)
+			// try to guess what the 'master' branch is
+
 		} else {
 			log.Log(FORGEPBWARN, "ScanGoSrc() bad:", dir)
 		}
@@ -90,3 +91,51 @@ func IsGitDir(dir string) bool {
 	}
 	return info.IsDir()
 }
+
+// attempt's to guess at what master is.
+// TODO: fix this properly
+func (repo *Repo) guessMainWorkingName() {
+	if repo.IsBranch("guimaster") {
+		return
+	}
+	if repo.IsBranch("master") {
+		return
+	}
+	if rs.TagExists("main") {
+		return
+	}
+
+	// figure out what to do here
+	rs.mainWorkingName.SetText("FIXME")
+	rs.mainBranchVersion.SetLabel("FIXME")
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) guessDevelWorkingName() {
+	if rs.TagExists("guidevel") {
+		rs.develWorkingName.SetValue("guidevel")
+		rs.develBranchVersion.SetLabel("guidevel")
+		return
+	}
+	if rs.TagExists("devel") {
+		rs.develWorkingName.SetValue("devel")
+		rs.develBranchVersion.SetLabel("devel")
+		return
+	}
+
+	// figure out what to do here
+	rs.develWorkingName.SetValue("develFIXME")
+	rs.develBranchVersion.SetLabel("develFIXME")
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) setUserWorkingName() {
+	usr, _ := user.Current()
+	uname := usr.Username
+	if rs.TagExists(uname) {
+		rs.userWorkingName.SetValue(uname)
+		rs.userBranchVersion.SetLabel(uname)
+		return
+	}
+	rs.userWorkingName.SetValue("need to create " + uname)
+	rs.userBranchVersion.SetLabel("need to create " + uname)
+}
+