diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ffbb48f..cefd157 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # go install
 
 
-all: refs.pb.go gitTags.pb.go godep.pb.go repos.pb.go vet
+all: refs.pb.go gitTags.pb.go godep.pb.go repo.pb.go
 	make -C scanGoSrc/
 
 vet: lint
@@ -44,10 +44,11 @@ godep.pb.go: godep.proto
 		--go_opt=Mgodep.proto=go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb \
 		godep.proto
 
-repos.pb.go: repos.proto
+repo.pb.go: repo.proto
 	cd ~/go/src && protoc --go_out=. --proto_path=go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb \
 		--go_opt=Mrefs.proto=go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb \
 		--go_opt=Mgodep.proto=go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb \
-		--go_opt=Mrepos.proto=go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb \
+		--go_opt=Mrepo.proto=go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb \
 		--go_opt=MgitTags.proto=go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb \
-		repos.proto
+		repo.proto
+	autogenpb --proto repo.proto --sort "ByPath,GoPath"
diff --git a/repos.proto b/repo.proto
similarity index 84%
rename from repos.proto
rename to repo.proto
index 9e02c08..57ba63c 100644
--- a/repos.proto
+++ b/repo.proto
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ message Repo {
 	bool goPrimitive 	= 9;	// if this is a golang primitive
 
 	repeated GitTag gitTags = 10;
+
+	string masterBranchName	= 11; // git 'main' or 'master' branch name
+	string develBranchName	= 12; // whatever the git 'devel' branch name is
+	string userBranchName	= 13; // whatever your username branch is
 }
 
 message Repos {
diff --git a/repos.helpers.go b/repos.helpers.go
index 3420526..50f3277 100644
--- a/repos.helpers.go
+++ b/repos.helpers.go
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package gitpb
 // delete a gopath:
 // myrepos.DeleteByPath("go.wit.com/apps/go-clone")
 func (all *Repos) DeleteByPath(gopath string) *Repo {
-	repolock.Lock()
-	defer repolock.Unlock()
+	reposMu.Lock()
+	defer reposMu.Unlock()
 
 	for i, _ := range all.Repos {
 		if all.Repos[i].GoPath == gopath {
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ func (all *Repos) DeleteByPath(gopath string) *Repo {
 
 // find a package by gopath
 func (all *Repos) FindByGoPath(gopath string) *Repo {
-	repolock.RLock()
-	defer repolock.RUnlock()
+	reposMu.RLock()
+	defer reposMu.RUnlock()
 
 	for _, p := range all.Repos {
 		if p.GoPath == gopath {
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ func (all *Repos) FindByGoPath(gopath string) *Repo {
 
 // enforces no duplicate gopath's
 func (all *Repos) add(newP *Repo) bool {
-	repolock.Lock()
-	defer repolock.Unlock()
+	reposMu.Lock()
+	defer reposMu.Unlock()
 
 	for _, p := range all.Repos {
 		if p.GoPath == newP.GoPath {
diff --git a/repos.marshal.go b/repos.marshal.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 738ae35..0000000
--- a/repos.marshal.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-package gitpb
-
-// todo: autogen this
-// functions to import and export the protobuf
-
-import (
-	"google.golang.org/protobuf/encoding/protojson"
-	"google.golang.org/protobuf/encoding/prototext"
-	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
-)
-
-// human readable JSON
-func (r *Repo) FormatJSON() string {
-	return protojson.Format(r)
-}
-
-// apparently this isn't supposed to be used?
-// https://protobuf.dev/reference/go/faq/#unstable-text
-// this is a shame because this is much nicer output than JSON Format()
-func (r *Repo) FormatTEXT() string {
-	return prototext.Format(r)
-}
-
-// marshal json
-func (r *Repo) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
-	return protojson.Marshal(r)
-}
-
-// unmarshal
-func (r *Repo) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
-	return protojson.Unmarshal(data, r)
-}
-
-// marshal to wire
-func (r *Repo) Marshal() ([]byte, error) {
-	return proto.Marshal(r)
-}
-
-// unmarshal from wire
-func (r *Repo) Unmarshal(data []byte) error {
-	return proto.Unmarshal(data, r)
-}
diff --git a/repos.sort.go b/repos.sort.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 8bde45a..0000000
--- a/repos.sort.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,99 +0,0 @@
-package gitpb
-
-// this is becoming a standard format
-// todo: autogenerate this from the .proto file?
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"os"
-	"sort"
-	sync "sync"
-)
-
-// bad global lock until I figure out some other plan
-var repolock sync.RWMutex
-
-type RepoIterator struct {
-	sync.RWMutex
-
-	packs []*Repo
-	index int
-}
-
-// NewRepoIterator initializes a new iterator.
-func NewRepoIterator(packs []*Repo) *RepoIterator {
-	return &RepoIterator{packs: packs}
-}
-
-// Scan moves to the next element and returns false if there are no more packs.
-func (it *RepoIterator) Scan() bool {
-	if it.index >= len(it.packs) {
-		return false
-	}
-	it.index++
-	return true
-}
-
-// Repo returns the current repo.
-func (it *RepoIterator) Next() *Repo {
-	if it.packs[it.index-1] == nil {
-		for i, d := range it.packs {
-			fmt.Println("i =", i, d)
-		}
-		fmt.Println("len =", len(it.packs))
-		fmt.Println("repo == nil", it.index, it.index-1)
-		os.Exit(-1)
-	}
-	return it.packs[it.index-1]
-}
-
-// Use Scan() in a loop, similar to a while loop
-//
-//	for iterator.Scan() {
-//		d := iterator.Repo()
-//		fmt.Println("Repo UUID:", d.Uuid)
-//	}
-
-func (r *Repos) All() *RepoIterator {
-	repoPointers := r.selectAllRepo()
-
-	iterator := NewRepoIterator(repoPointers)
-	return iterator
-}
-
-func (r *Repos) SortByPath() *RepoIterator {
-	packs := r.selectAllRepo()
-
-	sort.Sort(RepoByPath(packs))
-
-	iterator := NewRepoIterator(packs)
-	return iterator
-}
-
-func (all *Repos) Len() int {
-	repolock.RLock()
-	defer repolock.RUnlock()
-
-	return len(all.Repos)
-}
-
-type RepoByPath []*Repo
-
-func (a RepoByPath) Len() int           { return len(a) }
-func (a RepoByPath) Less(i, j int) bool { return a[i].GoPath < a[j].GoPath }
-func (a RepoByPath) Swap(i, j int)      { a[i], a[j] = a[j], a[i] }
-
-// safely returns a slice of pointers to the Repo protobufs
-func (all *Repos) selectAllRepo() []*Repo {
-	repolock.RLock()
-	defer repolock.RUnlock()
-
-	// Create a new slice to hold pointers to each Repo
-	var aRepos []*Repo
-	aRepos = make([]*Repo, len(all.Repos))
-	for i, p := range all.Repos {
-		aRepos[i] = p // Copy pointers for safe iteration
-	}
-
-	return aRepos
-}