diff --git a/newRepo.go b/newRepo.go
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+++ b/newRepo.go
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+package repolist
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repostatus"
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+func (r *RepoList) NewRepo(path string) (*Repo, error) {
+	status, err := repostatus.New(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	newRepo := new(Repo)
+	newRepo.Status = status
+
+	newRepo.pLabel = r.reposgrid.NewLabel(path).SetProgName("path")
+	newRepo.hidden = false
+
+	r.allrepos[path] = newRepo
+	newRepo.NewScan()
+
+	switch r.viewName {
+	case "autotypist":
+		r.makeAutotypistView(newRepo)
+	case "guireleaser":
+		r.makeGuireleaserView(newRepo)
+	default:
+		r.makeAutotypistView(newRepo)
+	}
+	r.reposgrid.NextRow()
+	return newRepo, nil
+}
+
+func (r *RepoList) makeAutotypistView(newRepo *Repo) {
+	grid := r.reposgrid
+
+	newRepo.lastTag = newRepo.Status.MirrorLastTag()
+	grid.Append(newRepo.lastTag)
+
+	newRepo.masterVersion = newRepo.Status.MirrorMasterVersion()
+	grid.Append(newRepo.masterVersion)
+
+	newRepo.develVersion = newRepo.Status.MirrorDevelVersion()
+	grid.Append(newRepo.develVersion)
+
+	newRepo.userVersion = newRepo.Status.MirrorUserVersion()
+	grid.Append(newRepo.userVersion)
+
+	newRepo.gitState = newRepo.Status.MirrorGitState()
+	grid.Append(newRepo.gitState)
+
+	newRepo.currentName = newRepo.Status.MirrorCurrentName()
+	grid.Append(newRepo.currentName)
+	newRepo.currentVersion = newRepo.Status.MirrorCurrentVersion()
+	grid.Append(newRepo.currentVersion)
+
+	newRepo.endBox = grid.NewHorizontalBox("HBOX")
+	newRepo.endBox.NewButton("Configure", func() {
+		newRepo.Status.Toggle()
+	})
+
+	newRepo.endBox.NewButton("show diff", func() {
+		r.reposbox.Disable()
+		log.Log(REPOWARN, "show diff currentName =", newRepo.currentName.String())
+		log.Log(REPOWARN, "show diff masterVersion =", newRepo.masterVersion.String())
+		// newRepo.Status.XtermNohup([]string{"git diff"})
+		newRepo.Status.Xterm("git diff; bash")
+		r.reposbox.Enable()
+	})
+
+	newRepo.endBox.NewButton("commit all", func() {
+		r.reposbox.Disable()
+		// restore anything staged so everything can be reviewed
+		newRepo.Status.RunCmd([]string{"git", "restore", "--staged", "."})
+		newRepo.Status.XtermWait("git diff")
+		newRepo.Status.XtermWait("git add --all")
+		newRepo.Status.XtermWait("git commit -a")
+		newRepo.Status.XtermWait("git push")
+		if newRepo.Status.CheckDirty() {
+			// commit was not done, restore diff
+			newRepo.Status.RunCmd([]string{"git", "restore", "--staged", "."})
+		} else {
+			newRepo.NewScan()
+		}
+		r.reposbox.Enable()
+	})
+
+	if strings.HasPrefix(newRepo.GoPath(), "go.wit.com/apps") {
+		var showBuildB bool = false
+		switch newRepo.Status.RepoType() {
+		case "binary":
+			log.Info("showing compile here button")
+			showBuildB = true
+		case "library":
+			// log.Info("library here. Hide()")
+		default:
+			// log.Info("unknown RepoType", newRepo.Status.RepoType())
+		}
+		if showBuildB {
+			newRepo.endBox.NewButton("build", func() {
+				newRepo.Status.Build()
+			})
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (r *RepoList) makeGuireleaserView(newRepo *Repo) {
+	grid := r.reposgrid
+
+	newRepo.targetV = newRepo.Status.MirrorTargetVersion()
+	grid.Append(newRepo.targetV)
+
+	newRepo.lastTag = newRepo.Status.MirrorLastTag()
+	grid.Append(newRepo.lastTag)
+
+	newRepo.currentName = newRepo.Status.MirrorCurrentName()
+	grid.Append(newRepo.currentName)
+	newRepo.currentVersion = newRepo.Status.MirrorCurrentVersion()
+	grid.Append(newRepo.currentVersion)
+
+	newRepo.gitState = newRepo.Status.MirrorGitState()
+	grid.Append(newRepo.gitState)
+
+	newRepo.goState = grid.NewLabel("goState")
+
+	newRepo.endBox = grid.NewHorizontalBox("HBOX")
+	newRepo.endBox.NewButton("Configure", func() {
+		if newRepo.Status == nil {
+			// this should never happen, but it does happen because I'm not that smart and forget I can nil Status
+			// for some reason that makes sense in my head. again, I'm not that smart
+			log.Warn("status window wasn't created")
+			return
+		}
+		newRepo.Status.Toggle()
+	})
+	newRepo.endBox.NewButton("CheckValidGoSum()", func() {
+		ok, err := r.CheckValidGoSum(newRepo)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Info("go mod tidy did not work err =", err)
+			return
+		}
+		if ok {
+			log.Info("repo has go.sum requirements that are clean")
+			newRepo.goState.SetText("GOOD")
+			return
+		}
+	})
+}