diff --git a/crates/forge-forgejo/src/branch/get_all.rs b/crates/forge-forgejo/src/branch/get_all.rs
index b88f573a..46a9d271 100644
--- a/crates/forge-forgejo/src/branch/get_all.rs
+++ b/crates/forge-forgejo/src/branch/get_all.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use kxio::network::{self, Network};
 pub async fn get_all(
     repo_details: &git::RepoDetails,
     net: &Network,
-) -> Result<Vec<config::BranchName>, git::branch::Error> {
+) -> git::branch::Result<Vec<config::BranchName>> {
     let hostname = &repo_details.forge.hostname();
     let repo_path = &repo_details.repo_path;
     use secrecy::ExposeSecret;
diff --git a/crates/forge-forgejo/src/branch/mod.rs b/crates/forge-forgejo/src/branch/mod.rs
index 0685d50a..c357a286 100644
--- a/crates/forge-forgejo/src/branch/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/forge-forgejo/src/branch/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
 mod get_all;
-mod validate_positions;
 
 pub use get_all::get_all;
-
-pub use validate_positions::validate_positions;
diff --git a/crates/forge-forgejo/src/branch/validate_positions.rs b/crates/forge-forgejo/src/branch/validate_positions.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index fb8ff5ab..00000000
--- a/crates/forge-forgejo/src/branch/validate_positions.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,162 +0,0 @@
-//
-use crate as forgejo;
-use git::ForgeLike as _;
-use git_next_config as config;
-use git_next_git as git;
-
-use tracing::{debug, error, info, warn};
-
-#[allow(clippy::cognitive_complexity)] // TODO: (#83) reduce complexity
-pub fn validate_positions(
-    forge: &forgejo::ForgeJo,
-    repository: &git::OpenRepository,
-    repo_config: config::RepoConfig,
-) -> git::validation::Result {
-    // Collect Commit Histories for `main`, `next` and `dev` branches
-    repository.fetch()?;
-    let commit_histories = get_commit_histories(repository, &repo_config);
-    let commit_histories = match commit_histories {
-        Ok(commit_histories) => commit_histories,
-        Err(err) => {
-            error!(?err, "Failed to get commit histories");
-            return Err(git::validation::Error::CommitLog(err));
-        }
-    };
-    // Validations
-    let Some(main) = commit_histories.main.first().cloned() else {
-        warn!(
-            "No commits on main branch '{}'",
-            repo_config.branches().main()
-        );
-        return Err(git::validation::Error::BranchHasNoCommits(
-            repo_config.branches().main(),
-        ));
-    };
-    // Dev must be on main branch, or user must rebase it
-    let dev_has_main = commit_histories.dev.iter().any(|commit| commit == &main);
-    if !dev_has_main {
-        warn!(
-            "Dev branch '{}' is not based on main branch '{}' - user should rebase onto main branch '{}'",
-            repo_config.branches().dev(),
-            repo_config.branches().main(),
-            repo_config.branches().main(),
-        );
-        return Err(git::validation::Error::DevBranchNotBasedOn(
-            repo_config.branches().main(),
-        ));
-    }
-    // verify that next is an ancestor of dev, and force update to it main if it isn't
-    let Some(next) = commit_histories.next.first().cloned() else {
-        warn!(
-            "No commits on next branch '{}",
-            repo_config.branches().next()
-        );
-        return Err(git::validation::Error::BranchHasNoCommits(
-            repo_config.branches().next(),
-        ));
-    };
-    let next_is_ancestor_of_dev = commit_histories.dev.iter().any(|dev| dev == &next);
-    if !next_is_ancestor_of_dev {
-        info!("Next is not an ancestor of dev - resetting next to main");
-        if let Err(err) = forge.branch_reset(
-            repository,
-            repo_config.branches().next(),
-            main.into(),
-            git::push::Force::From(next.clone().into()),
-        ) {
-            warn!(?err, "Failed to reset next to main");
-            return Err(git::validation::Error::FailedToResetBranch {
-                branch: repo_config.branches().next(),
-                commit: next,
-            });
-        }
-        return Err(git::validation::Error::BranchReset(
-            repo_config.branches().next(),
-        ));
-    }
-    let next_commits = commit_histories
-        .next
-        .into_iter()
-        .take(2) // next should never be more than one commit ahead of main, so this should be
-        // either be next and main on two adjacent commits, or next and main on the same commit,
-        // plus the parent of main.
-        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
-    if !next_commits.contains(&main) {
-        warn!(
-            "Main branch '{}' is not on the same commit as next branch '{}', or it's parent - resetting next to main",
-            repo_config.branches().main(),
-            repo_config.branches().next()
-        );
-        if let Err(err) = forge.branch_reset(
-            repository,
-            repo_config.branches().next(),
-            main.into(),
-            git::push::Force::From(next.clone().into()),
-        ) {
-            warn!(?err, "Failed to reset next to main");
-            return Err(git::validation::Error::FailedToResetBranch {
-                branch: repo_config.branches().next(),
-                commit: next,
-            });
-        }
-        return Err(git::validation::Error::BranchReset(
-            repo_config.branches().next(),
-        ));
-    }
-    let Some(next) = next_commits.first().cloned() else {
-        warn!(
-            "No commits on next branch '{}'",
-            repo_config.branches().next()
-        );
-        return Err(git::validation::Error::BranchHasNoCommits(
-            repo_config.branches().next(),
-        ));
-    };
-    let dev_has_next = commit_histories
-        .dev
-        .iter()
-        .any(|commit| commit == &next_commits[0]);
-    if !dev_has_next {
-        warn!(
-            "Dev branch '{}' is not based on next branch '{}' - next branch will be updated shortly",
-            repo_config.branches().dev(),
-            repo_config.branches().next()
-        );
-        return Err(git::validation::Error::DevBranchNotBasedOn(
-            repo_config.branches().next(),
-        )); // dev is not based on next
-    }
-    let Some(dev) = commit_histories.dev.first().cloned() else {
-        warn!(
-            "No commits on dev branch '{}'",
-            repo_config.branches().dev()
-        );
-        return Err(git::validation::Error::BranchHasNoCommits(
-            repo_config.branches().dev(),
-        ));
-    };
-    Ok(git::validation::Positions {
-        main,
-        next,
-        dev,
-        dev_commit_history: commit_histories.dev,
-    })
-}
-
-fn get_commit_histories(
-    repository: &git::repository::OpenRepository,
-    repo_config: &config::RepoConfig,
-) -> Result<git::commit::Histories, git::commit::log::Error> {
-    let main = (repository.commit_log(&repo_config.branches().main(), &[]))?;
-    let main_head = [main[0].clone()];
-    let next = repository.commit_log(&repo_config.branches().next(), &main_head)?;
-    let dev = repository.commit_log(&repo_config.branches().dev(), &main_head)?;
-    debug!(
-        main = main.len(),
-        next = next.len(),
-        dev = dev.len(),
-        "Commit histories"
-    );
-    let histories = git::commit::Histories { main, next, dev };
-    Ok(histories)
-}
diff --git a/crates/forge-forgejo/src/lib.rs b/crates/forge-forgejo/src/lib.rs
index 4f43df91..76c1187a 100644
--- a/crates/forge-forgejo/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/forge-forgejo/src/lib.rs
@@ -43,25 +43,6 @@ impl git::ForgeLike for ForgeJo {
         file::contents_get(&self.repo_details, &self.net, branch, file_path).await
     }
 
-    async fn branches_validate_positions(
-        &self,
-        repository: git::OpenRepository,
-        repo_config: config::RepoConfig,
-    ) -> git::validation::Result {
-        branch::validate_positions(self, &repository, repo_config)
-    }
-
-    fn branch_reset(
-        &self,
-        repository: &git::OpenRepository,
-        branch_name: config::BranchName,
-        to_commit: git::GitRef,
-        force: git::push::Force,
-    ) -> git::push::Result {
-        repository.fetch()?;
-        repository.push(&self.repo_details, branch_name, to_commit, force)
-    }
-
     async fn commit_status(&self, commit: &git::Commit) -> git::commit::Status {
         let repo_details = &self.repo_details;
         let hostname = &repo_details.forge.hostname();
diff --git a/crates/forge/src/mock_forge.rs b/crates/forge/src/mock_forge.rs
index 8ce48ded..921dceaf 100644
--- a/crates/forge/src/mock_forge.rs
+++ b/crates/forge/src/mock_forge.rs
@@ -31,24 +31,6 @@ impl git::ForgeLike for MockForgeEnv {
         todo!()
     }
 
-    async fn branches_validate_positions(
-        &self,
-        _repository: git::OpenRepository,
-        _repo_config: config::RepoConfig,
-    ) -> git::validation::Result {
-        todo!()
-    }
-
-    fn branch_reset(
-        &self,
-        _repository: &git::OpenRepository,
-        _branch_name: config::BranchName,
-        _to_commit: git::GitRef,
-        _force: git::push::Force,
-    ) -> git::push::Result {
-        todo!()
-    }
-
     async fn commit_status(&self, _commit: &git::Commit) -> git::commit::Status {
         todo!()
     }
diff --git a/crates/git/src/branch.rs b/crates/git/src/branch.rs
index 48204e51..01978ba9 100644
--- a/crates/git/src/branch.rs
+++ b/crates/git/src/branch.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,26 @@
+//
+use crate as git;
+use git_next_config as config;
+
+pub type Result<T> = core::result::Result<T, Error>;
+
 #[derive(Debug, derive_more::Display, derive_more::From)]
 pub enum Error {
-    #[display("network: {}", 0)]
     Network(kxio::network::NetworkError),
+
+    Fetch(git::fetch::Error),
+
+    Push(git::push::Error),
 }
 impl std::error::Error for Error {}
+
+pub fn reset(
+    repository: &git::OpenRepository,
+    repo_details: &git::RepoDetails,
+    branch_name: config::BranchName,
+    to_commit: git::GitRef,
+    force: git::push::Force,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    repository.fetch()?;
+    Ok(repository.push(repo_details, branch_name, to_commit, force)?)
+}
diff --git a/crates/git/src/commit.rs b/crates/git/src/commit.rs
index e78e4868..45bb6c35 100644
--- a/crates/git/src/commit.rs
+++ b/crates/git/src/commit.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ pub struct Histories {
 pub mod log {
     use derive_more::{Display, From};
 
+    pub type Result<T> = core::result::Result<T, Error>;
+
     #[derive(Debug, Display, From)]
     pub enum Error {
         Gix(String),
diff --git a/crates/git/src/forge_like.rs b/crates/git/src/forge_like.rs
index 441d40d5..e4a4a1ca 100644
--- a/crates/git/src/forge_like.rs
+++ b/crates/git/src/forge_like.rs
@@ -15,23 +15,6 @@ pub trait ForgeLike {
         file_path: &str,
     ) -> Result<String, git::file::Error>;
 
-    /// Assesses the relative positions of the main, next and dev branch and updates their
-    /// positions as needed.
-    async fn branches_validate_positions(
-        &self,
-        repository: git::OpenRepository,
-        repo_config: config::RepoConfig,
-    ) -> git::validation::Result;
-
-    /// Moves a branch to a new commit.
-    fn branch_reset(
-        &self,
-        repository: &git::OpenRepository,
-        branch_name: config::BranchName,
-        to_commit: git::GitRef,
-        force: git::push::Force,
-    ) -> git::push::Result;
-
     /// Checks the results of any (e.g. CI) status checks for the commit.
     async fn commit_status(&self, commit: &git::Commit) -> git::commit::Status;
 
diff --git a/crates/git/src/lib.rs b/crates/git/src/lib.rs
index aed6af9d..3e55ddc2 100644
--- a/crates/git/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/git/src/lib.rs
@@ -26,3 +26,4 @@ pub use repo_details::RepoDetails;
 pub use repository::OpenRepository;
 pub use repository::Repository;
 pub use validate::validate;
+pub use validation::validate_positions;
diff --git a/crates/git/src/push.rs b/crates/git/src/push.rs
index e735455b..d7eb2834 100644
--- a/crates/git/src/push.rs
+++ b/crates/git/src/push.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for Force {
 #[derive(Debug, derive_more::From, derive_more::Display)]
 pub enum Error {
     Open(Box<gix::open::Error>),
-    Fetch(super::fetch::Error),
     Push,
     Lock,
 }
diff --git a/crates/git/src/validation.rs b/crates/git/src/validation.rs
index d2d5f919..c131c80e 100644
--- a/crates/git/src/validation.rs
+++ b/crates/git/src/validation.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+//
 use crate as git;
-use git_next_config::BranchName;
+use git_next_config as config;
 
-pub type Result = core::result::Result<Positions, Error>;
+use tracing::{debug, error, info, warn};
+
+pub type Result<T> = core::result::Result<T, Error>;
 
 pub struct Positions {
     pub main: git::Commit,
@@ -10,6 +13,162 @@ pub struct Positions {
     pub dev_commit_history: Vec<git::Commit>,
 }
 
+#[allow(clippy::cognitive_complexity)] // TODO: (#83) reduce complexity
+pub fn validate_positions(
+    repository: &git::OpenRepository,
+    repo_details: &git::RepoDetails,
+    repo_config: config::RepoConfig,
+) -> Result<Positions> {
+    // Collect Commit Histories for `main`, `next` and `dev` branches
+    repository.fetch()?;
+    let commit_histories = get_commit_histories(repository, &repo_config);
+    let commit_histories = match commit_histories {
+        Ok(commit_histories) => commit_histories,
+        Err(err) => {
+            error!(?err, "Failed to get commit histories");
+            return Err(git::validation::Error::CommitLog(err));
+        }
+    };
+    // Validations
+    let Some(main) = commit_histories.main.first().cloned() else {
+        warn!(
+            "No commits on main branch '{}'",
+            repo_config.branches().main()
+        );
+        return Err(git::validation::Error::BranchHasNoCommits(
+            repo_config.branches().main(),
+        ));
+    };
+    // Dev must be on main branch, or user must rebase it
+    let dev_has_main = commit_histories.dev.iter().any(|commit| commit == &main);
+    if !dev_has_main {
+        warn!(
+            "Dev branch '{}' is not based on main branch '{}' - user should rebase onto main branch '{}'",
+            repo_config.branches().dev(),
+            repo_config.branches().main(),
+            repo_config.branches().main(),
+        );
+        return Err(git::validation::Error::DevBranchNotBasedOn(
+            repo_config.branches().main(),
+        ));
+    }
+    // verify that next is an ancestor of dev, and force update to it main if it isn't
+    let Some(next) = commit_histories.next.first().cloned() else {
+        warn!(
+            "No commits on next branch '{}",
+            repo_config.branches().next()
+        );
+        return Err(git::validation::Error::BranchHasNoCommits(
+            repo_config.branches().next(),
+        ));
+    };
+    let next_is_ancestor_of_dev = commit_histories.dev.iter().any(|dev| dev == &next);
+    if !next_is_ancestor_of_dev {
+        info!("Next is not an ancestor of dev - resetting next to main");
+        if let Err(err) = git::branch::reset(
+            repository,
+            repo_details,
+            repo_config.branches().next(),
+            main.into(),
+            git::push::Force::From(next.clone().into()),
+        ) {
+            warn!(?err, "Failed to reset next to main");
+            return Err(git::validation::Error::FailedToResetBranch {
+                branch: repo_config.branches().next(),
+                commit: next,
+            });
+        }
+        return Err(git::validation::Error::BranchReset(
+            repo_config.branches().next(),
+        ));
+    }
+    let next_commits = commit_histories
+        .next
+        .into_iter()
+        .take(2) // next should never be more than one commit ahead of main, so this should be
+        // either be next and main on two adjacent commits, or next and main on the same commit,
+        // plus the parent of main.
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+    if !next_commits.contains(&main) {
+        warn!(
+            "Main branch '{}' is not on the same commit as next branch '{}', or it's parent - resetting next to main",
+            repo_config.branches().main(),
+            repo_config.branches().next()
+        );
+        if let Err(err) = git::branch::reset(
+            repository,
+            repo_details,
+            repo_config.branches().next(),
+            main.into(),
+            git::push::Force::From(next.clone().into()),
+        ) {
+            warn!(?err, "Failed to reset next to main");
+            return Err(git::validation::Error::FailedToResetBranch {
+                branch: repo_config.branches().next(),
+                commit: next,
+            });
+        }
+        return Err(git::validation::Error::BranchReset(
+            repo_config.branches().next(),
+        ));
+    }
+    let Some(next) = next_commits.first().cloned() else {
+        warn!(
+            "No commits on next branch '{}'",
+            repo_config.branches().next()
+        );
+        return Err(git::validation::Error::BranchHasNoCommits(
+            repo_config.branches().next(),
+        ));
+    };
+    let dev_has_next = commit_histories
+        .dev
+        .iter()
+        .any(|commit| commit == &next_commits[0]);
+    if !dev_has_next {
+        warn!(
+            "Dev branch '{}' is not based on next branch '{}' - next branch will be updated shortly",
+            repo_config.branches().dev(),
+            repo_config.branches().next()
+        );
+        return Err(git::validation::Error::DevBranchNotBasedOn(
+            repo_config.branches().next(),
+        )); // dev is not based on next
+    }
+    let Some(dev) = commit_histories.dev.first().cloned() else {
+        warn!(
+            "No commits on dev branch '{}'",
+            repo_config.branches().dev()
+        );
+        return Err(git::validation::Error::BranchHasNoCommits(
+            repo_config.branches().dev(),
+        ));
+    };
+    Ok(git::validation::Positions {
+        main,
+        next,
+        dev,
+        dev_commit_history: commit_histories.dev,
+    })
+}
+
+fn get_commit_histories(
+    repository: &git::repository::OpenRepository,
+    repo_config: &config::RepoConfig,
+) -> git::commit::log::Result<git::commit::Histories> {
+    let main = (repository.commit_log(&repo_config.branches().main(), &[]))?;
+    let main_head = [main[0].clone()];
+    let next = repository.commit_log(&repo_config.branches().next(), &main_head)?;
+    let dev = repository.commit_log(&repo_config.branches().dev(), &main_head)?;
+    debug!(
+        main = main.len(),
+        next = next.len(),
+        dev = dev.len(),
+        "Commit histories"
+    );
+    let histories = git::commit::Histories { main, next, dev };
+    Ok(histories)
+}
 #[derive(Debug, derive_more::Display)]
 pub enum Error {
     Fetch(git::fetch::Error),
@@ -18,15 +177,15 @@ pub enum Error {
 
     #[display("Failed to Reset Branch {branch} to {commit}")]
     FailedToResetBranch {
-        branch: BranchName,
+        branch: config::BranchName,
         commit: git::Commit,
     },
 
-    BranchReset(BranchName),
+    BranchReset(config::BranchName),
 
-    BranchHasNoCommits(BranchName),
+    BranchHasNoCommits(config::BranchName),
 
-    DevBranchNotBasedOn(BranchName),
+    DevBranchNotBasedOn(config::BranchName),
 }
 impl std::error::Error for Error {}
 
diff --git a/crates/repo-actor/src/branch.rs b/crates/repo-actor/src/branch.rs
index 5939fe0e..5ca7084d 100644
--- a/crates/repo-actor/src/branch.rs
+++ b/crates/repo-actor/src/branch.rs
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
-use std::time::Duration;
-
+//
 use actix::prelude::*;
 
 use git_next_config as config;
-use git_next_forge as forge;
 use git_next_git as git;
 use tracing::{info, warn};
 
 use crate::{MessageToken, ValidateRepo};
 
+use std::time::Duration;
+
 // advance next to the next commit towards the head of the dev branch
 #[tracing::instrument(fields(next), skip_all)]
 pub async fn advance_next(
     next: git::Commit,
     dev_commit_history: Vec<git::Commit>,
+    repo_details: git::RepoDetails,
     repo_config: config::RepoConfig,
-    forge: forge::Forge,
     repository: git::OpenRepository,
     addr: Addr<super::RepoActor>,
     message_token: MessageToken,
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ pub async fn advance_next(
         return;
     }
     info!("Advancing next to commit '{}'", commit);
-    if let Err(err) = forge.branch_reset(
+    if let Err(err) = git::branch::reset(
         &repository,
+        &repo_details,
         repo_config.branches().next(),
         commit.into(),
         git::push::Force::No,
@@ -78,13 +79,14 @@ pub fn find_next_commit_on_dev(
 #[tracing::instrument(fields(next), skip_all)]
 pub async fn advance_main(
     next: git::Commit,
+    repo_details: &git::RepoDetails,
     repo_config: &config::RepoConfig,
-    forge: &forge::Forge,
     repository: &git::OpenRepository,
 ) {
     info!("Advancing main to next");
-    if let Err(err) = forge.branch_reset(
+    if let Err(err) = git::branch::reset(
         repository,
+        repo_details,
         repo_config.branches().main(),
         next.into(),
         git::push::Force::No,
diff --git a/crates/repo-actor/src/lib.rs b/crates/repo-actor/src/lib.rs
index 79f889bc..17fe0aa4 100644
--- a/crates/repo-actor/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/repo-actor/src/lib.rs
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ use kxio::network::Network;
 use tracing::{debug, info, warn, Instrument};
 
 #[derive(Debug, derive_more::Display)]
-#[display("{}:{}:{}", generation, details.forge.forge_name(), details.repo_alias)]
+#[display("{}:{}:{}", generation, repo_details.forge.forge_name(), repo_details.repo_alias)]
 pub struct RepoActor {
     generation: git::Generation,
     message_token: MessageToken,
-    details: git::RepoDetails,
+    repo_details: git::RepoDetails,
     webhook: config::server::Webhook,
     webhook_id: Option<webhook::WebhookId>, // INFO: if [None] then no webhook is configured
     webhook_auth: Option<webhook::WebhookAuth>, // INFO: if [None] then no webhook is configured
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ impl RepoActor {
         Self {
             generation,
             message_token: MessageToken::new(),
-            details,
+            repo_details: details,
             webhook,
             webhook_id: None,
             webhook_auth: None,
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ impl RepoActor {
 }
 impl Actor for RepoActor {
     type Context = Context<Self>;
-    #[tracing::instrument(name = "RepoActor::stopping", skip_all, fields(repo = %self.details))]
+    #[tracing::instrument(name = "RepoActor::stopping", skip_all, fields(repo = %self.repo_details))]
     fn stopping(&mut self, ctx: &mut Self::Context) -> Running {
         info!("Checking webhook");
         match self.webhook_id.take() {
             Some(webhook_id) => {
-                let repo_details = self.details.clone();
+                let repo_details = self.repo_details.clone();
                 let net = self.net.clone();
                 info!(%webhook_id, "Unregistring webhook");
                 webhook::unregister(webhook_id, repo_details, net)
@@ -92,13 +92,13 @@ impl Actor for RepoActor {
 pub struct CloneRepo;
 impl Handler<CloneRepo> for RepoActor {
     type Result = ();
-    #[tracing::instrument(name = "RepoActor::CloneRepo", skip_all, fields(repo = %self.details, gitdir = %self.details.gitdir))]
+    #[tracing::instrument(name = "RepoActor::CloneRepo", skip_all, fields(repo = %self.repo_details, gitdir = %self.repo_details.gitdir))]
     fn handle(&mut self, _msg: CloneRepo, ctx: &mut Self::Context) -> Self::Result {
-        let gitdir = self.details.gitdir.clone();
+        let gitdir = self.repo_details.gitdir.clone();
         match self.forge.repo_clone(gitdir) {
             Ok(repository) => {
                 self.repository.replace(repository);
-                if self.details.repo_config.is_none() {
+                if self.repo_details.repo_config.is_none() {
                     ctx.address().do_send(LoadConfigFromRepo);
                 } else {
                     ctx.address().do_send(ValidateRepo {
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ impl Handler<CloneRepo> for RepoActor {
 pub struct LoadConfigFromRepo;
 impl Handler<LoadConfigFromRepo> for RepoActor {
     type Result = ();
-    #[tracing::instrument(name = "RepoActor::LoadConfigFromRepo", skip_all, fields(repo = %self.details))]
+    #[tracing::instrument(name = "RepoActor::LoadConfigFromRepo", skip_all, fields(repo = %self.repo_details))]
     fn handle(&mut self, _msg: LoadConfigFromRepo, ctx: &mut Self::Context) -> Self::Result {
-        let details = self.details.clone();
+        let details = self.repo_details.clone();
         let addr = ctx.address();
         let forge = self.forge.clone();
         repo_actor::load::load_file(details, addr, forge)
@@ -133,10 +133,10 @@ impl Handler<LoadConfigFromRepo> for RepoActor {
 struct LoadedConfig(git_next_config::RepoConfig);
 impl Handler<LoadedConfig> for RepoActor {
     type Result = ();
-    #[tracing::instrument(name = "RepoActor::LoadedConfig", skip_all, fields(repo = %self.details, branches = %msg.0))]
+    #[tracing::instrument(name = "RepoActor::LoadedConfig", skip_all, fields(repo = %self.repo_details, branches = %msg.0))]
     fn handle(&mut self, msg: LoadedConfig, ctx: &mut Self::Context) -> Self::Result {
         let repo_config = msg.0;
-        self.details.repo_config.replace(repo_config);
+        self.repo_details.repo_config.replace(repo_config);
 
         ctx.address().do_send(ValidateRepo {
             message_token: self.message_token,
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ pub struct ValidateRepo {
 }
 impl Handler<ValidateRepo> for RepoActor {
     type Result = ();
-    #[tracing::instrument(name = "RepoActor::ValidateRepo", skip_all, fields(repo = %self.details, token = %msg.message_token))]
+    #[tracing::instrument(name = "RepoActor::ValidateRepo", skip_all, fields(repo = %self.repo_details, token = %msg.message_token))]
     fn handle(&mut self, msg: ValidateRepo, ctx: &mut Self::Context) -> Self::Result {
         match msg.message_token {
             message_token if self.message_token < message_token => {
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ impl Handler<ValidateRepo> for RepoActor {
         }
         if self.webhook_id.is_none() {
             webhook::register(
-                self.details.clone(),
+                self.repo_details.clone(),
                 self.webhook.clone(),
                 ctx.address(),
                 self.net.clone(),
@@ -177,17 +177,15 @@ impl Handler<ValidateRepo> for RepoActor {
             .into_actor(self)
             .wait(ctx);
         }
-        if let (Some(repository), Some(repo_config)) =
-            (self.repository.clone(), self.details.repo_config.clone())
-        {
-            let forge = self.forge.clone();
+        if let (Some(repository), Some(repo_config)) = (
+            self.repository.clone(),
+            self.repo_details.repo_config.clone(),
+        ) {
+            let repo_details = self.repo_details.clone();
             let addr = ctx.address();
             let message_token = self.message_token;
             async move {
-                match forge
-                    .branches_validate_positions(repository, repo_config)
-                    .await
-                {
+                match git::validate_positions(&repository, &repo_details, repo_config) {
                     Ok(git::validation::Positions {
                         main,
                         next,
@@ -221,10 +219,10 @@ pub struct StartMonitoring {
 impl Handler<StartMonitoring> for RepoActor {
     type Result = ();
     #[tracing::instrument(name = "RepoActor::StartMonitoring", skip_all, 
-        fields(token = %self.message_token, repo = %self.details, main = %msg.main, next= %msg.next, dev = %msg.dev))
+        fields(token = %self.message_token, repo = %self.repo_details, main = %msg.main, next= %msg.next, dev = %msg.dev))
     ]
     fn handle(&mut self, msg: StartMonitoring, ctx: &mut Self::Context) -> Self::Result {
-        let Some(repo_config) = self.details.repo_config.clone() else {
+        let Some(repo_config) = self.repo_details.repo_config.clone() else {
             warn!("No config loaded");
             return;
         };
@@ -246,8 +244,8 @@ impl Handler<StartMonitoring> for RepoActor {
                 branch::advance_next(
                     msg.next,
                     msg.dev_commit_history,
+                    self.repo_details.clone(),
                     repo_config,
-                    forge,
                     repository,
                     addr,
                     self.message_token,
@@ -265,7 +263,7 @@ impl Handler<StartMonitoring> for RepoActor {
 pub struct WebhookRegistered(webhook::WebhookId, webhook::WebhookAuth);
 impl Handler<WebhookRegistered> for RepoActor {
     type Result = ();
-    #[tracing::instrument(name = "RepoActor::WebhookRegistered", skip_all, fields(repo = %self.details, webhook_id = %msg.0))]
+    #[tracing::instrument(name = "RepoActor::WebhookRegistered", skip_all, fields(repo = %self.repo_details, webhook_id = %msg.0))]
     fn handle(&mut self, msg: WebhookRegistered, _ctx: &mut Self::Context) -> Self::Result {
         self.webhook_id.replace(msg.0);
         self.webhook_auth.replace(msg.1);
@@ -277,9 +275,9 @@ impl Handler<WebhookRegistered> for RepoActor {
 pub struct AdvanceMainTo(git::Commit);
 impl Handler<AdvanceMainTo> for RepoActor {
     type Result = ();
-    #[tracing::instrument(name = "RepoActor::AdvanceMainTo", skip_all, fields(repo = %self.details, commit = %msg.0))]
+    #[tracing::instrument(name = "RepoActor::AdvanceMainTo", skip_all, fields(repo = %self.repo_details, commit = %msg.0))]
     fn handle(&mut self, msg: AdvanceMainTo, ctx: &mut Self::Context) -> Self::Result {
-        let Some(repo_config) = self.details.repo_config.clone() else {
+        let Some(repo_config) = self.repo_details.repo_config.clone() else {
             warn!("No config loaded");
             return;
         };
@@ -287,11 +285,11 @@ impl Handler<AdvanceMainTo> for RepoActor {
             warn!("No repository opened");
             return;
         };
-        let forge = self.forge.clone();
+        let repo_details = self.repo_details.clone();
         let addr = ctx.address();
         let message_token = self.message_token;
         async move {
-            branch::advance_main(msg.0, &repo_config, &forge, &repository).await;
+            branch::advance_main(msg.0, &repo_details, &repo_config, &repository).await;
             match repo_config.source() {
                 git_next_config::RepoConfigSource::Repo => addr.do_send(LoadConfigFromRepo),
                 git_next_config::RepoConfigSource::Server => {
diff --git a/crates/repo-actor/src/webhook.rs b/crates/repo-actor/src/webhook.rs
index f6229683..3af2592f 100644
--- a/crates/repo-actor/src/webhook.rs
+++ b/crates/repo-actor/src/webhook.rs
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ impl Handler<WebhookMessage> for RepoActor {
     type Result = ();
 
     #[allow(clippy::cognitive_complexity)] // TODO: (#49) reduce complexity
-    #[tracing::instrument(name = "RepoActor::WebhookMessage", skip_all, fields(token = %self.message_token, repo = %self.details))]
+    #[tracing::instrument(name = "RepoActor::WebhookMessage", skip_all, fields(token = %self.message_token, repo = %self.repo_details))]
     fn handle(&mut self, msg: WebhookMessage, ctx: &mut Self::Context) -> Self::Result {
         let Some(expected_authorization) = &self.webhook_auth else {
             warn!("Don't know what authorization to expect");
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ impl Handler<WebhookMessage> for RepoActor {
         match serde_json::from_str::<Push>(body.as_str()) {
             Err(err) => warn!(?err, ?body, "Not a 'push'"),
             Ok(push) => {
-                if let Some(config) = &self.details.repo_config {
+                if let Some(config) = &self.repo_details.repo_config {
                     match push.branch(config.branches()) {
                         None => warn!(
                             ?push,