diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0ec994e..64881b9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ vet:
 build:
 	echo "build it!"
 	-rm resources/*.so
+	-mkdir resources/
 	cp -a ~/go/src/go.wit.com/toolkits/*.so resources/
 	GO111MODULE=off go build \
 		-ldflags "-X main.VERSION=${VERSION} -X main.BUILDTIME=${BUILDTIME} -X gui.GUIVERSION=${VERSION}"
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ redomod:
 	rm -f go.*
 	GO111MODULE= go mod init
 	GO111MODULE= go mod tidy
+	go mod edit -go=1.20
 
 curl-help:
 	curl --silent http://localhost:9419/help
diff --git a/doRelease.go b/doRelease.go
index e9eef6a..c3affc2 100644
--- a/doRelease.go
+++ b/doRelease.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ func doRelease() bool {
 		log.Info("go.mod disappeared. need to run go mod init and go mod tidy here:", pwd)
 		shell.RunRealtime([]string{"go", "mod", "init"})
 		shell.RunRealtime([]string{"go", "mod", "tidy"})
+		shell.RunRealtime([]string{"go", "mod", "edit", "-go=1.20"})
 	}
 
 	curName := me.current.Status.GetCurrentBranchName()
@@ -189,7 +190,7 @@ func doPublishVersion() bool {
 		log.Info("go get must be run from somewhere else other than guireleaser")
 		log.Info("chdir to autotypist if it exists")
 		if shell.Exists("/home/jcarr/go/src/go.wit.com/apps/autotypist") {
-			os.Chdir("/home/jcarr/go/src/go.wit.com/apps/autotypist") 
+			os.Chdir("/home/jcarr/go/src/go.wit.com/apps/autotypist")
 		} else {
 			log.Info("need to chdir somewhere with go.sum & go.mod")
 			return false
diff --git a/initRepoList.go b/initRepoList.go
deleted file mode 100644
index be01f1a..0000000
--- a/initRepoList.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-// this initializes the repos
-
-import (
-	"strings"
-
-	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repostatus"
-	"go.wit.com/log"
-)
-
-func (r *repoWindow) initRepoList() {
-	r.View.InitRepoList(".config/guireleaser")
-
-	log.Info("scanning everything in ~/go/src")
-	for i, path := range repostatus.ListGitDirectories() {
-		// log.Info("addRepo()", i, path)
-		path = strings.TrimPrefix(path, me.goSrcPwd.String())
-		path = strings.Trim(path, "/")
-		log.Info("addRepo()", i, path)
-		r.View.NewRepo(path)
-	}
-}
-
-func (r *repoWindow) tmpRepoList() {
-
-	log.Info("scanning everything in ~/go/src")
-	for i, path := range repostatus.ListGitDirectories() {
-		// log.Info("addRepo()", i, path)
-		path = strings.TrimPrefix(path, me.goSrcPwd.String())
-		path = strings.Trim(path, "/")
-		log.Info("addRepo()", i, path)
-		r.View.NewRepo(path)
-	}
-}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index ff0e7a8..3610038 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"go.wit.com/gui"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/gowit"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/forgepb"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
@@ -23,16 +24,9 @@ func main() {
 	me = new(autoType)
 
 	// load the ~/.config/forge/ config
-	if err := me.forge.ConfigLoad(); err != nil {
-		log.Warn("forgepb.ConfigLoad() failed", err)
-		os.Exit(-1)
-	}
-
-	// load the ~/.config/forge/ machine file from zoopb
-	if err := me.machine.ConfigLoad(); err != nil {
-		log.Warn("zoopb.ConfigLoad() failed", err)
-		os.Exit(-1)
-	}
+	me.forge = forgepb.Init()
+	me.forge.ConfigPrintTable()
+	os.Setenv("REPO_WORK_PATH", me.forge.GetGoSrc())
 
 	// parse the command line
 	arg.MustParse(&myargs)
@@ -111,10 +105,6 @@ func main() {
 	me.release.box.Disable()
 	me.Disable()
 
-	// parse config file and scan for .git repos
-	me.repos.initRepoList()
-	// setTargetVersion()
-
 	// register a Show/Hide function for the repo list table
 	me.repos.View.RegisterHideFunction(hideFunction)
 
@@ -122,7 +112,6 @@ func main() {
 	// TODO: should not really be necessary directly after init()
 	me.repos.View.ScanRepositories()
 
-
 	loop := me.repos.View.ReposSortByName()
 	for loop.Scan() {
 		repo := loop.Repo()
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index b3c1d79..9dc7936 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repolist"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/forgepb"
-	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/zoopb"
 )
 
 var me *autoType
@@ -29,10 +28,7 @@ type autoType struct {
 	repos *repoWindow
 
 	// your customized repo preferences and settings
-	forge forgepb.Repos
-
-	// use zookeeper to get the list of installed packages
-	machine zoopb.Machine
+	forge *forgepb.Forge
 
 	// #### autotypist Global Build Options
 	// what to change all the branches to