diff --git a/forgeConfig/Makefile b/forgeConfig/Makefile
index ddf8079..a83e4cc 100644
--- a/forgeConfig/Makefile
+++ b/forgeConfig/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ build:
 	./forgeConfig
 	FORGE_HOME=/tmp/forge ./forgeConfig
 
+install:
+	GO111MODULE=off go install \
+		-ldflags "-X main.VERSION=${VERSION} -X main.BUILDTIME=${BUILDTIME} -X gui.GUIVERSION=${VERSION}"
+
 test:
 	./forgeConfig --list
 	./forgeConfig --add --gopath 'go.wit.com/apps/foo'
diff --git a/forgeConfig/argv.go b/forgeConfig/argv.go
index 6493284..5e01d4f 100644
--- a/forgeConfig/argv.go
+++ b/forgeConfig/argv.go
@@ -9,15 +9,18 @@ import (
 var argv args
 
 type args struct {
-	ConfigDir string `arg:"env:FORGE_HOME"                    help:"defaults to ~/.config/forge/"`
-	List      bool   `arg:"--list"         default:"false"    help:"list repos in your config"`
-	Add       bool   `arg:"--add"          default:"false"    help:"add a new repo"`
-	Delete    bool   `arg:"--delete"       default:"false"    help:"delete a repo"`
-	Update    bool   `arg:"--update"       default:"false"    help:"update a repo"`
-	Directory bool   `arg:"--directory"    default:"false"    help:"repo is a directory to match against"`
-	ReadOnly  bool   `arg:"--readonly"     default:"false"    help:"repo is readonly"`
-	Writable  bool   `arg:"--writable"     default:"false"    help:"repo is writable"`
-	GoPath    string `arg:"--gopath"                          help:"gopath of the repo"`
+	ConfigDir   string `arg:"env:FORGE_HOME"                    help:"defaults to ~/.config/forge/"`
+	List        bool   `arg:"--list"         default:"false"    help:"list repos in your config"`
+	Add         bool   `arg:"--add"          default:"false"    help:"add a new repo"`
+	Delete      bool   `arg:"--delete"       default:"false"    help:"delete a repo"`
+	Update      bool   `arg:"--update"       default:"false"    help:"update a repo"`
+	GoPath      string `arg:"--gopath"                          help:"gopath of the repo"`
+	Directory   bool   `arg:"--directory"    default:"false"    help:"repo is a directory to match against"`
+	ReadOnly    bool   `arg:"--readonly"     default:"false"    help:"repo is readonly"`
+	Writable    bool   `arg:"--writable"     default:"false"    help:"repo is writable"`
+	Favorite    bool   `arg:"--favorite"     default:"false"    help:"forge will always go-clone or git clone this"`
+	Private     bool   `arg:"--private"      default:"false"    help:"repo can not be published"`
+	Interesting bool   `arg:"--interesting"  default:"false"    help:"something you decided was cool"`
 }
 
 func (a args) Description() string {
diff --git a/forgeConfig/main.go b/forgeConfig/main.go
index 237698c..cd07016 100644
--- a/forgeConfig/main.go
+++ b/forgeConfig/main.go
@@ -52,12 +52,16 @@ func main() {
 	// try to add, then save config and exit
 	if argv.Add {
 		log.Info("going to add a new repo", argv.GoPath)
-		new1 := new(forgepb.Repo)
-		new1.GoPath = argv.GoPath
-		new1.Writable = argv.Writable
-		new1.ReadOnly = argv.ReadOnly
-		new1.Directory = argv.Directory
-		if repos.Append(new1) {
+		new1 := forgepb.Repo{
+			GoPath:      argv.GoPath,
+			Writable:    argv.Writable,
+			ReadOnly:    argv.ReadOnly,
+			Directory:   argv.Directory,
+			Favorite:    argv.Favorite,
+			Interesting: argv.Interesting,
+		}
+
+		if repos.Append(&new1) {
 			log.Info("added", new1.GoPath, "ok")
 		} else {
 			log.Info("added", new1.GoPath, "failed")
diff --git a/repo.proto b/repo.proto
index 4b087b4..cef8607 100644
--- a/repo.proto
+++ b/repo.proto
@@ -12,15 +12,23 @@ import "google/protobuf/timestamp.proto"; // Import the well-known type for Time
 //      due to the prior apache foundation project. This happens and is ok!
 message Repo {
   string goPath			= 1; // Examples: 'go.wit.com/apps/go-clone' or "~/mythings" or "/home/src/foo"
+
   bool writable			= 2; // if you have write access to the repo
   bool readOnly			= 3; // the opposite, but needed for now because I don't know what I'm doing
   bool private			= 4; // if the repo can be published
   bool directory		= 5; // everything in this directory should use these writable & private values
-  string masterBranch		= 6; // git 'main' or 'master' branch name
-  string develBranch		= 7; // whatever the git 'devel' branch name is
-  string userBranch		= 8; // whatever your username branch is
-  string debname 		= 9; // this is the actual .deb name of the package
-  google.protobuf.Timestamp     verstamp      = 10;    // the git commit timestamp of the version
+  bool favorite			= 6; // you like this. always git clone/go clone this repo
+  bool interesting		= 7; // this is something interesting you found and want to remember it
+
+  string masterBranch		= 8; // git 'main' or 'master' branch name
+  string develBranch		= 9; // whatever the git 'devel' branch name is
+  string userBranch		= 10; // whatever your username branch is
+
+  string debname 		= 11; // the actual name used with 'apt install' (or distro apt equivalent.
+// todo: appeal to everyone to alias 'apt' on rhat, gentoo, arch, etc to alias 'apt install' 
+// so we can make easier instructions for new linux users. KISS
+
+  google.protobuf.Timestamp     verstamp      = 12;    // the git commit timestamp of the version
 }
 
 // TODO: autogen 'Repos'