diff --git a/bbd567092a6a6c3c136ee09b82525b2a15311256 b/bbd567092a6a6c3c136ee09b82525b2a15311256
index f4b64ad..12537d0 100644
--- a/bbd567092a6a6c3c136ee09b82525b2a15311256
+++ b/bbd567092a6a6c3c136ee09b82525b2a15311256
@@ -641,3 +641,405 @@ func file_gitTag_proto_init() {
 }
 
 // `autogen:gitTag.sort.pb.go`
+
+// Code generated by go.wit.com/apps/autogenpb DO NOT EDIT.
+// This file was autogenerated with autogenpb v0.0.49-2-g9a0e4a6 2025.02.01_0732
+//     go install go.wit.com/apps/autogenpb@latest
+//
+// define which structs (messages) you want to use in the .proto file
+// Then sort.pb.go and marshal.pb.go files are autogenerated
+//
+// autogenpb uses it and has an example .proto file with instructions
+//
+
+package gitpb
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"sort"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+// a simple global lock
+var gitTagMu sync.RWMutex
+
+func (x *GitTags) fixUuid() {
+	if x == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	if x.Uuid == "ffdff813-0316-4372-9e82-4c1c7d202526" {
+		return
+	}
+	x.Uuid = "ffdff813-0316-4372-9e82-4c1c7d202526"
+	x.Version = "v0.0.47 go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb"
+}
+
+func NewGitTags() *GitTags {
+	x := new(GitTags)
+	x.Uuid = "ffdff813-0316-4372-9e82-4c1c7d202526"
+	x.Version = "v0.0.47 go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb"
+	return x
+}
+
+// START SORT
+
+// DEFINE THE GitTags ITERATOR.
+// itializes a new iterator.
+func newGitTagsIterator(things []*GitTags) *GitTagsIterator {
+	return &GitTagsIterator{things: things}
+}
+
+type GitTagsIterator struct {
+	sync.RWMutex // this isn't getting used properly yet?
+
+	things []*GitTags
+	index  int
+}
+
+func (it *GitTagsIterator) Scan() bool {
+	if it.index >= len(it.things) {
+		return false
+	}
+	it.index++
+	return true
+}
+
+// Next() returns the next thing in the array
+func (it *GitTagsIterator) Next() *GitTags {
+	if it.things[it.index-1] == nil {
+		fmt.Println("Next() error in GitTagsIterator", it.index)
+	}
+	return it.things[it.index-1]
+}
+
+// END DEFINE THE ITERATOR
+
+// DEFINE THE GitTag ITERATOR.
+// itializes a new iterator.
+func newGitTagIterator(things []*GitTag) *GitTagIterator {
+	return &GitTagIterator{things: things}
+}
+
+type GitTagIterator struct {
+	sync.RWMutex // this isn't getting used properly yet?
+
+	things []*GitTag
+	index  int
+}
+
+func (it *GitTagIterator) Scan() bool {
+	if it.index >= len(it.things) {
+		return false
+	}
+	it.index++
+	return true
+}
+
+// Next() returns the next thing in the array
+func (it *GitTagIterator) Next() *GitTag {
+	if it.things[it.index-1] == nil {
+		fmt.Println("Next() error in GitTagIterator", it.index)
+	}
+	return it.things[it.index-1]
+}
+
+// END DEFINE THE ITERATOR
+
+// DEFINE THE GitRemote ITERATOR.
+// itializes a new iterator.
+func newGitRemoteIterator(things []*GitRemote) *GitRemoteIterator {
+	return &GitRemoteIterator{things: things}
+}
+
+type GitRemoteIterator struct {
+	sync.RWMutex // this isn't getting used properly yet?
+
+	things []*GitRemote
+	index  int
+}
+
+func (it *GitRemoteIterator) Scan() bool {
+	if it.index >= len(it.things) {
+		return false
+	}
+	it.index++
+	return true
+}
+
+// Next() returns the next thing in the array
+func (it *GitRemoteIterator) Next() *GitRemote {
+	if it.things[it.index-1] == nil {
+		fmt.Println("Next() error in GitRemoteIterator", it.index)
+	}
+	return it.things[it.index-1]
+}
+
+// END DEFINE THE ITERATOR
+
+// DEFINE THE GitBranch ITERATOR.
+// itializes a new iterator.
+func newGitBranchIterator(things []*GitBranch) *GitBranchIterator {
+	return &GitBranchIterator{things: things}
+}
+
+type GitBranchIterator struct {
+	sync.RWMutex // this isn't getting used properly yet?
+
+	things []*GitBranch
+	index  int
+}
+
+func (it *GitBranchIterator) Scan() bool {
+	if it.index >= len(it.things) {
+		return false
+	}
+	it.index++
+	return true
+}
+
+// Next() returns the next thing in the array
+func (it *GitBranchIterator) Next() *GitBranch {
+	if it.things[it.index-1] == nil {
+		fmt.Println("Next() error in GitBranchIterator", it.index)
+	}
+	return it.things[it.index-1]
+}
+
+// END DEFINE THE ITERATOR
+
+// DEFINE THE GitConfig ITERATOR.
+// itializes a new iterator.
+func newGitConfigIterator(things []*GitConfig) *GitConfigIterator {
+	return &GitConfigIterator{things: things}
+}
+
+type GitConfigIterator struct {
+	sync.RWMutex // this isn't getting used properly yet?
+
+	things []*GitConfig
+	index  int
+}
+
+func (it *GitConfigIterator) Scan() bool {
+	if it.index >= len(it.things) {
+		return false
+	}
+	it.index++
+	return true
+}
+
+// Next() returns the next thing in the array
+func (it *GitConfigIterator) Next() *GitConfig {
+	if it.things[it.index-1] == nil {
+		fmt.Println("Next() error in GitConfigIterator", it.index)
+	}
+	return it.things[it.index-1]
+}
+
+// END DEFINE THE ITERATOR
+
+// sort struct by Refname
+type GitTagRefname []*GitTag
+
+func (a GitTagRefname) Len() int           { return len(a) }
+func (a GitTagRefname) Less(i, j int) bool { return a[i].Refname < a[j].Refname }
+func (a GitTagRefname) Swap(i, j int)      { a[i], a[j] = a[j], a[i] }
+
+// safely returns a slice of pointers to the FRUIT protobufs
+func (x *GitTags) allGitTags() []*GitTag {
+	gitTagMu.RLock()
+	defer gitTagMu.RUnlock()
+
+	// Create a new slice to hold pointers to each FRUIT
+	var tmp []*GitTag
+	tmp = make([]*GitTag, len(x.GitTags))
+	for i, p := range x.GitTags {
+		tmp[i] = p // Copy pointers for safe iteration
+	}
+
+	return tmp
+}
+
+// safely returns a slice of pointers to the FRUIT protobufs
+func (x *GitConfig) allLocal() []*GitBranch {
+	gitTagMu.RLock()
+	defer gitTagMu.RUnlock()
+
+	// Create a new slice to hold pointers to each FRUIT
+	var tmp []*GitBranch
+	tmp = make([]*GitBranch, len(x.Local))
+	for i, p := range x.Local {
+		tmp[i] = p // Copy pointers for safe iteration
+	}
+
+	return tmp
+}
+
+// safely returns a slice of pointers to the GitTag protobufs
+func (x *GitTags) selectAllGitTags() []*GitTag {
+	gitTagMu.RLock()
+	defer gitTagMu.RUnlock()
+
+	// Create a new slice to hold pointers to each GitTag
+	var tmp []*GitTag
+	tmp = make([]*GitTag, len(x.GitTags))
+	for i, p := range x.GitTags {
+		tmp[i] = p // Copy pointers for safe iteration
+	}
+
+	return tmp
+}
+
+// safely returns a slice of pointers to the GitBranch protobufs
+func (x *GitConfig) selectAllLocal() []*GitBranch {
+	gitTagMu.RLock()
+	defer gitTagMu.RUnlock()
+
+	// Create a new slice to hold pointers to each GitBranch
+	var tmp []*GitBranch
+	tmp = make([]*GitBranch, len(x.Local))
+	for i, p := range x.Local {
+		tmp[i] = p // Copy pointers for safe iteration
+	}
+
+	return tmp
+}
+func (x *GitTags) SortByRefname() *GitTagIterator {
+	// copy the pointers as fast as possible.
+	things := x.selectAllGitTags()
+
+	// todo: try slices.SortFunc() instead to see what happens
+	sort.Sort(GitTagRefname(things))
+	//    slices.SortFunc(things, func(a, b *GitTags) bool {
+	//        return a.Refname < b.Refname // Sort by ??. let the compiler work it out??
+	//    })
+	return newGitTagIterator(things)
+}
+
+// END SORT
+
+func (x *GitTags) Len() int {
+	gitTagMu.RLock()
+	defer gitTagMu.RUnlock()
+
+	return len(x.GitTags)
+}
+
+// just a simple Append() shortcut (but still uses the mutex lock)
+func (x *GitTags) Append(y *GitTag) {
+	gitTagMu.Lock()
+	defer gitTagMu.Unlock()
+
+	x.GitTags = append(x.GitTags, y)
+}
+
+func (x *GitTags) All() *GitTagIterator {
+	GitTagPointers := x.selectAllGitTags()
+
+	iterator := newGitTagIterator(GitTagPointers)
+	return iterator
+}
+
+func (x *GitTags) Delete(y *GitTag) bool {
+	gitTagMu.Lock()
+	defer gitTagMu.Unlock()
+
+	for i, _ := range x.GitTags {
+		if x.GitTags[i] == y {
+			x.GitTags[i] = x.GitTags[len(x.GitTags)-1]
+			x.GitTags = x.GitTags[:len(x.GitTags)-1]
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// lookup a GitTags by the  Refname
+func (x *GitTags) FindByRefname(s string) *GitTag {
+	if x == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	gitTagMu.RLock()
+	defer gitTagMu.RUnlock()
+
+	for i, _ := range x.GitTags {
+		if x.GitTags[i].Refname == s {
+			return x.GitTags[i]
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// lookup a GitTags by the  Hash
+func (x *GitTags) FindByHash(s string) *GitTag {
+	if x == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	gitTagMu.RLock()
+	defer gitTagMu.RUnlock()
+
+	for i, _ := range x.GitTags {
+		if x.GitTags[i].Hash == s {
+			return x.GitTags[i]
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (x *GitTags) DeleteByRefname(s string) bool {
+	gitTagMu.Lock()
+	defer gitTagMu.Unlock()
+
+	for i, _ := range x.GitTags {
+		if x.GitTags[i].Refname == s {
+			x.GitTags[i] = x.GitTags[len(x.GitTags)-1]
+			x.GitTags = x.GitTags[:len(x.GitTags)-1]
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func (x *GitTags) DeleteByHash(s string) bool {
+	gitTagMu.Lock()
+	defer gitTagMu.Unlock()
+
+	for i, _ := range x.GitTags {
+		if x.GitTags[i].Hash == s {
+			x.GitTags[i] = x.GitTags[len(x.GitTags)-1]
+			x.GitTags = x.GitTags[:len(x.GitTags)-1]
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func (x *GitTags) AppendByRefname(y *GitTag) bool {
+	gitTagMu.Lock()
+	defer gitTagMu.Unlock()
+
+	for _, p := range x.GitTags {
+		if p.Refname == y.Refname {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	x.GitTags = append(x.GitTags, y)
+	return true
+}
+
+func (x *GitTags) AppendByHash(y *GitTag) bool {
+	gitTagMu.Lock()
+	defer gitTagMu.Unlock()
+
+	for _, p := range x.GitTags {
+		if p.Hash == y.Hash {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	x.GitTags = append(x.GitTags, y)
+	return true
+}