diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 73ce6638..8b63823b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ documentation = "https://git.kemitix.net/kemitix/git-next/src/branch/main/README
 keywords = ["git", "cli", "server", "tool"]
 categories = ["development-tools"]
 
-
 [workspace.lints.clippy]
 nursery = { level = "warn", priority = -1 }
 # pedantic = "warn"
diff --git a/crates/cli/Cargo.toml b/crates/cli/Cargo.toml
index 0d888e84..6d57d42a 100644
--- a/crates/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,10 +11,16 @@ documentation = { workspace = true }
 keywords = { workspace = true }
 categories = { workspace = true }
 
+[features]
+default = ["forgejo", "github"]
+forgejo = ["git-next-forge-forgejo"]
+github = ["git-next-forge-github"]
+
 [dependencies]
 git-next-core = { workspace = true }
 git-next-server-actor = { workspace = true }
-git-next-forge = { workspace = true }
+git-next-forge-forgejo = { workspace = true, optional = true }
+git-next-forge-github = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 
 # CLI parsing
 clap = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/cli/README.md b/crates/cli/README.md
index d92b2495..3e359dcf 100644
--- a/crates/cli/README.md
+++ b/crates/cli/README.md
@@ -520,11 +520,8 @@ The following diagram shows the dependency between the crates that make up `git-
 stateDiagram-v2
 
     cli --> core
-    cli --> forge
-
-    forge --> core
-    forge --> forge_forgejo
-    forge --> forge_github
+    cli --> forge_forgejo
+    cli --> forge_github
 
     forge_forgejo --> core
 
diff --git a/crates/cli/src/forge/mod.rs b/crates/cli/src/forge/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..12f06bbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/cli/src/forge/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+//
+use git_next_core::{
+    git::{ForgeLike, RepoDetails},
+    ForgeType,
+};
+
+#[cfg(feature = "forgejo")]
+use git_next_forge_forgejo::ForgeJo;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "github")]
+use git_next_forge_github::Github;
+
+use kxio::network::Network;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct Forge;
+
+impl Forge {
+    pub fn create(repo_details: RepoDetails, net: Network) -> Box<dyn ForgeLike> {
+        match repo_details.forge.forge_type() {
+            #[cfg(feature = "forgejo")]
+            ForgeType::ForgeJo => Box::new(ForgeJo::new(repo_details, net)),
+            #[cfg(feature = "github")]
+            ForgeType::GitHub => Box::new(Github::new(repo_details, net)),
+            ForgeType::MockForge => unreachable!(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+pub mod tests;
diff --git a/crates/forge/src/tests.rs b/crates/cli/src/forge/tests.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/forge/src/tests.rs
rename to crates/cli/src/forge/tests.rs
diff --git a/crates/cli/src/main.rs b/crates/cli/src/main.rs
index 9eaa9b69..bd9de7e8 100644
--- a/crates/cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/src/main.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 //
 mod file_watcher;
+mod forge;
 mod init;
 mod repo;
 mod server;
diff --git a/crates/cli/src/server/actor/mod.rs b/crates/cli/src/server/actor/mod.rs
index bb24788a..f40e8fb4 100644
--- a/crates/cli/src/server/actor/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/src/server/actor/mod.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ mod handlers;
 pub mod messages;
 
 use crate::{
+    forge::Forge,
     repo::{
         messages::{CloneRepo, NotifyUser},
         RepoActor,
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ impl ServerActor {
                 &forge_config,
                 gitdir,
             );
-            let forge = git_next_forge::Forge::create(repo_details.clone(), net.clone());
+            let forge = Forge::create(repo_details.clone(), net.clone());
             tracing::info!("Starting Repo Actor");
             let actor = RepoActor::new(
                 repo_details,
diff --git a/crates/forge/Cargo.toml b/crates/forge/Cargo.toml
index 16ac67c5..8b837d81 100644
--- a/crates/forge/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/forge/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,50 +4,4 @@ version = { workspace = true }
 edition = { workspace = true }
 license = { workspace = true }
 repository = { workspace = true }
-description = "Generic forge support for git-next, the trunk-based development manager"
-
-[features]
-default = ["forgejo", "github"]
-forgejo = ["git-next-forge-forgejo"]
-github = ["git-next-forge-github"]
-
-[dependencies]
-git-next-core = { workspace = true }
-git-next-forge-forgejo = { workspace = true, optional = true }
-git-next-forge-github = { workspace = true, optional = true }
-
-# logging
-tracing = { workspace = true }
-
-# base64 decoding
-base64 = { workspace = true }
-
-# git
-async-trait = { workspace = true }
-
-# fs/network
-kxio = { workspace = true }
-
-# TOML parsing
-serde = { workspace = true }
-serde_json = { workspace = true }
-toml = { workspace = true }
-
-# Secrets and Password
-secrecy = { workspace = true }
-
-# Webhooks
-bytes = { workspace = true }
-ulid = { workspace = true }
-
-# boilerplate
-derive_more = { workspace = true }
-
-# # Actors
-tokio = { workspace = true }
-
-[lints.clippy]
-nursery = { level = "warn", priority = -1 }
-# pedantic = "warn"
-unwrap_used = "warn"
-expect_used = "warn"
+description = "[deprecated crate] Generic forge support for git-next, the trunk-based development manager"
diff --git a/crates/forge/README.md b/crates/forge/README.md
index ddc70e2a..b90af458 100644
--- a/crates/forge/README.md
+++ b/crates/forge/README.md
@@ -7,3 +7,5 @@ development workflows where each commit must pass CI before being included in
 the main branch.
 
 See [git-next](https://crates.io/crates/git-next) for more information.
+
+N.B. this crate has been merged into [git-next](https://crates.io/git-next).
diff --git a/crates/forge/src/lib.rs b/crates/forge/src/lib.rs
index 47386dfa..0adc364c 100644
--- a/crates/forge/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/forge/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,28 +1 @@
-//
-use git_next_core::{git, ForgeType};
-use kxio::network::Network;
-
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-pub enum Forge {
-    Mock,
-
-    #[cfg(feature = "forgejo")]
-    ForgeJo(git_next_forge_forgejo::ForgeJo),
-
-    #[cfg(feature = "github")]
-    Github(git_next_forge_github::Github),
-}
-impl Forge {
-    pub fn create(repo_details: git::RepoDetails, net: Network) -> Box<dyn git::ForgeLike> {
-        match repo_details.forge.forge_type() {
-            #[cfg(feature = "forgejo")]
-            ForgeType::ForgeJo => Box::new(git_next_forge_forgejo::ForgeJo::new(repo_details, net)),
-            #[cfg(feature = "github")]
-            ForgeType::GitHub => Box::new(git_next_forge_github::Github::new(repo_details, net)),
-            ForgeType::MockForge => unreachable!(),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-pub mod tests;
+// moved to /crates/cli/src/forge