diff --git a/forgeConfig/Makefile b/forgeConfig/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index b918330..0000000
--- a/forgeConfig/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-VERSION = $(shell git describe --tags)
-BUILDTIME = $(shell date +%Y.%m.%d)
-
-build: goimports
-	GO111MODULE=off go build \
-		-ldflags "-X main.VERSION=${VERSION} -X main.BUILDTIME=${BUILDTIME} -X gui.GUIVERSION=${VERSION}"
-
-test2:
-	./forgeConfig
-	FORGE_HOME=/tmp/forge ./forgeConfig
-	FORGE_HOME=/tmp/forge ./forgeConfig --list
-
-install: goimports
-	GO111MODULE=off go install \
-		-ldflags "-X main.VERSION=${VERSION} -X main.BUILDTIME=${BUILDTIME} -X gui.GUIVERSION=${VERSION}"
-
-test:
-	./forgeConfig --list
-	./forgeConfig --add --gopath 'go.wit.com/apps/foo'
-	./forgeConfig --add --gopath 'go.wit.com/apps/foowrite' --writable
-	./forgeConfig --add --gopath 'gitea.wit.com' --directory
-	./forgeConfig --add --gopath 'git.wit.org' --directory
-	./forgeConfig --delete --gopath 'go.wit.com/apps/helloworld'
-	./forgeConfig --list
-
-list:
-	./forgeConfig --list
-
-add:
-	./forgeConfig --add --name 'foo' --gopath 'go.wit.com/apps/foo'
-
-update:
-	./forgeConfig --update --name 'foo' --gopath 'more stuff but not memory corruption?'
-
-corruptMemory:
-	./forgeConfig --update --name 'foo' --gopath 'blah'
-
-goimports:
-	goimports -w *.go
-
-prep:
-	go get -v -t -u
-
-run:
-	go run *.go
-
-clean:
-	-rm -f forgeConfig
diff --git a/forgeConfig/argv.go b/forgeConfig/argv.go
deleted file mode 100644
index a39509f..0000000
--- a/forgeConfig/argv.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import (
-	"os"
-
-	"go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/arg"
-)
-
-var argv args
-
-type args struct {
-	ConfigDir   string `arg:"env:FORGE_HOME"                    help:"defaults to ~/.config/forge/"`
-	List        bool   `arg:"--list"         default:"false"    help:"list repos in your config"`
-	Add         bool   `arg:"--add"          default:"false"    help:"add a new repo"`
-	Delete      bool   `arg:"--delete"       default:"false"    help:"delete a repo"`
-	Update      bool   `arg:"--update"       default:"false"    help:"update a repo"`
-	GoPath      string `arg:"--gopath"                          help:"gopath of the repo"`
-	Directory   bool   `arg:"--directory"    default:"false"    help:"repo is a directory to match against"`
-	ReadOnly    bool   `arg:"--readonly"     default:"false"    help:"repo is readonly"`
-	Writable    bool   `arg:"--writable"     default:"false"    help:"repo is writable"`
-	Favorite    bool   `arg:"--favorite"     default:"false"    help:"forge will always go-clone or git clone this"`
-	Private     bool   `arg:"--private"      default:"false"    help:"repo can not be published"`
-	Interesting bool   `arg:"--interesting"  default:"false"    help:"something you decided was cool"`
-	Master      string `arg:"--master"                          help:"the git 'master' or 'main' branch name"`
-	Devel       string `arg:"--devel"                           help:"the git devel branch name"`
-	User        string `arg:"--user"                            help:"the git user branch name"`
-}
-
-func (a args) Description() string {
-	return `
-         forgeConfig -- add entries to your config files
-
-This is just example protobuf code to test forgepb is working
-but it could be used to automagically create a config file too.
-
-If you need to change your config file, just edit the forge.text or forge.json
-files then remove the forge.pb and ConfigLoad() will attempt to load those files instead
-`
-}
-
-func (args) Version() string {
-	return "virtigo " + VERSION
-}
-
-func init() {
-	var pp *arg.Parser
-	pp = arg.MustParse(&argv)
-
-	if pp == nil {
-		pp.WriteHelp(os.Stdout)
-		os.Exit(0)
-	}
-}
diff --git a/forgeConfig/main.go b/forgeConfig/main.go
deleted file mode 100644
index d6fabba..0000000
--- a/forgeConfig/main.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import (
-	"os"
-
-	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/forgepb"
-	"go.wit.com/log"
-)
-
-// sent via ldflags
-var VERSION string
-
-func main() {
-	var f *forgepb.Forge
-	f = forgepb.Init()
-
-	if argv.List {
-		f.ConfigPrintTable()
-		/*
-			loop := f.Config.SortByGoPath() // get the list of forge configs
-			for loop.Scan() {
-				r := loop.Next()
-				log.Info("repo:", r.GoPath)
-			}
-		*/
-		os.Exit(0)
-	}
-
-	// try to delete, then save config and exit
-	if argv.Delete {
-		if deleteGoPath(f, argv.GoPath) {
-			log.Info("deleted", argv.GoPath, "ok")
-			f.ConfigSave()
-			os.Exit(0)
-		}
-		log.Info("deleted", argv.GoPath, "did not exist. did nothing")
-		os.Exit(0)
-	}
-
-	// try to update, then save config and exit
-	if argv.Update {
-		/*
-			if f.UpdateGoPath(argv.Name, argv.GoPath) {
-				// save updated config file
-				repos.ConfigSave()
-			}
-		*/
-		os.Exit(0)
-	}
-
-	// try to add, then save config and exit
-	if argv.Add {
-		log.Info("going to add a new repo", argv.GoPath)
-		deleteGoPath(f, argv.GoPath)
-		new1 := forgepb.ForgeConfig{
-			GoPath:           argv.GoPath,
-			Writable:         argv.Writable,
-			ReadOnly:         argv.ReadOnly,
-			Private:          argv.Private,
-			Directory:        argv.Directory,
-			Favorite:         argv.Favorite,
-			Interesting:      argv.Interesting,
-			MasterBranchName: argv.Master,
-			DevelBranchName:  argv.Devel,
-			UserBranchName:   argv.User,
-		}
-
-		if f.Config.Append(&new1) {
-			log.Info("added", new1.GoPath, "ok")
-		} else {
-			log.Info("added", new1.GoPath, "failed")
-			os.Exit(-1)
-		}
-		f.ConfigSave()
-		os.Exit(0)
-	}
-
-}
-
-func deleteGoPath(f *forgepb.Forge, gopath string) bool {
-	var deleted bool = false
-	for {
-		if f.Config.DeleteByGoPath(gopath) {
-			log.Info("deleted ok", gopath)
-			deleted = true
-		} else {
-			log.Info("did not delete", gopath)
-			break
-		}
-	}
-	return deleted
-}