diff --git a/patchset.config.go b/patchset.config.go
index ed5853b..c9ba7f0 100644
--- a/patchset.config.go
+++ b/patchset.config.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
 )
@@ -185,3 +186,8 @@ func (f *Forge) findPatch(newpatch *Patch) bool {
 
 	return false
 }
+
+func (f *Forge) IsPatchApplied(newpatch *Patch) (*gitpb.Repo, bool) {
+	log.Info("todo: find namespace and repo for patch", newpatch.Filename)
+	return nil, false
+}