diff --git a/crates/git/src/commit.rs b/crates/git/src/commit.rs
index 1347b4e..59693e1 100644
--- a/crates/git/src/commit.rs
+++ b/crates/git/src/commit.rs
@@ -18,3 +18,17 @@ pub struct Sha(String);
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, derive_more::Constructor, derive_more::Display)]
 pub struct Message(String);
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum Status {
+    Pass,
+    Fail,
+    Pending,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct Histories {
+    pub main: Vec<Commit>,
+    pub next: Vec<Commit>,
+    pub dev: Vec<Commit>,
+}
diff --git a/crates/gitforge/src/forgejo/branch/validate_positions.rs b/crates/gitforge/src/forgejo/branch/validate_positions.rs
index ae8cde0..6b92c45 100644
--- a/crates/gitforge/src/forgejo/branch/validate_positions.rs
+++ b/crates/gitforge/src/forgejo/branch/validate_positions.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use git_next_git::{self as git, RepoDetails};
 use kxio::network;
 use tracing::{debug, error, info, warn};
 
-use crate::{forgejo::ForgeJoEnv, validation, CommitHistories, ForgeLike as _};
+use crate::{forgejo::ForgeJoEnv, validation, ForgeLike as _};
 
 pub async fn validate_positions(
     forge: &ForgeJoEnv,
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ async fn get_commit_histories(
     repo_details: &RepoDetails,
     repo_config: &RepoConfig,
     net: &network::Network,
-) -> Result<CommitHistories, network::NetworkError> {
+) -> Result<git::commit::Histories, network::NetworkError> {
     let main =
         (get_commit_history(repo_details, &repo_config.branches().main(), vec![], net).await)?;
     let main_head = main[0].clone();
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ async fn get_commit_histories(
         dev = dev.len(),
         "Commit histories"
     );
-    let histories = CommitHistories { main, next, dev };
+    let histories = git::commit::Histories { main, next, dev };
     Ok(histories)
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/gitforge/src/forgejo/mod.rs b/crates/gitforge/src/forgejo/mod.rs
index a37a14b..b27e556 100644
--- a/crates/gitforge/src/forgejo/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/gitforge/src/forgejo/mod.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use git_next_git::{self as git, GitRef, RepoDetails, Repository};
 use kxio::network::{self, Network};
 use tracing::{error, info, warn};
 
-use crate::{validation, CommitStatus};
+use crate::validation;
 
 struct ForgeJo;
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ impl super::ForgeLike for ForgeJoEnv {
         repository.push(&self.repo_details, branch_name, to_commit, force)
     }
 
-    async fn commit_status(&self, commit: &git::Commit) -> CommitStatus {
+    async fn commit_status(&self, commit: &git::Commit) -> git::commit::Status {
         let repo_details = &self.repo_details;
         let hostname = &repo_details.forge.hostname();
         let repo_path = &repo_details.repo_path;
@@ -87,21 +87,21 @@ impl super::ForgeLike for ForgeJoEnv {
             Ok(response) => {
                 match response.response_body() {
                     Some(status) => match status.state {
-                        CommitStatusState::Success => CommitStatus::Pass,
-                        CommitStatusState::Pending => CommitStatus::Pending,
-                        CommitStatusState::Failure => CommitStatus::Fail,
-                        CommitStatusState::Error => CommitStatus::Fail,
-                        CommitStatusState::Blank => CommitStatus::Pending,
+                        CommitStatusState::Success => git::commit::Status::Pass,
+                        CommitStatusState::Pending => git::commit::Status::Pending,
+                        CommitStatusState::Failure => git::commit::Status::Fail,
+                        CommitStatusState::Error => git::commit::Status::Fail,
+                        CommitStatusState::Blank => git::commit::Status::Pending,
                     },
                     None => {
                         warn!("No status found for commit");
-                        CommitStatus::Pending // assume issue is transient and allow retry
+                        git::commit::Status::Pending // assume issue is transient and allow retry
                     }
                 }
             }
             Err(e) => {
                 error!(?e, "Failed to get commit status");
-                CommitStatus::Pending // assume issue is transient and allow retry
+                git::commit::Status::Pending // assume issue is transient and allow retry
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/gitforge/src/lib.rs b/crates/gitforge/src/lib.rs
index d07d931..55d5a86 100644
--- a/crates/gitforge/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/gitforge/src/lib.rs
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ mod github;
 
 mod mock_forge;
 
-mod types;
-pub use types::*;
-
 #[async_trait::async_trait]
 pub trait ForgeLike {
     fn name(&self) -> String;
@@ -48,7 +45,7 @@ pub trait ForgeLike {
     ) -> git::push::Result;
 
     /// Checks the results of any (e.g. CI) status checks for the commit.
-    async fn commit_status(&self, commit: &git::Commit) -> CommitStatus;
+    async fn commit_status(&self, commit: &git::Commit) -> git::commit::Status;
 
     /// Clones a repo to disk.
     fn repo_clone(&self, gitdir: GitDir) -> Result<OpenRepository, git::repository::Error>;
diff --git a/crates/gitforge/src/mock_forge.rs b/crates/gitforge/src/mock_forge.rs
index b324cb5..c809049 100644
--- a/crates/gitforge/src/mock_forge.rs
+++ b/crates/gitforge/src/mock_forge.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use git::OpenRepository;
 use git_next_config::{BranchName, GitDir, RepoConfig};
 use git_next_git::{self as git, GitRef};
 
-use crate::{branch, file, validation, CommitStatus};
+use crate::{branch, file, validation};
 
 struct MockForge;
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ impl super::ForgeLike for MockForgeEnv {
         todo!()
     }
 
-    async fn commit_status(&self, _commit: &git::Commit) -> CommitStatus {
+    async fn commit_status(&self, _commit: &git::Commit) -> git::commit::Status {
         todo!()
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/gitforge/src/types.rs b/crates/gitforge/src/types.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 5ee3161..0000000
--- a/crates/gitforge/src/types.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-use git_next_git as git;
-
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub enum CommitStatus {
-    Pass,
-    Fail,
-    Pending,
-}
-
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-pub struct CommitHistories {
-    pub main: Vec<git::Commit>,
-    pub next: Vec<git::Commit>,
-    pub dev: Vec<git::Commit>,
-}
-
-#[derive(Copy, Clone, Default, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, derive_more::Display)]
-pub struct MessageToken(u32);
-impl MessageToken {
-    pub fn new() -> Self {
-        Self::default()
-    }
-    pub const fn next(&self) -> Self {
-        Self(self.0 + 1)
-    }
-}
diff --git a/crates/repo-actor/src/branch.rs b/crates/repo-actor/src/branch.rs
index eaf561f..d63d011 100644
--- a/crates/repo-actor/src/branch.rs
+++ b/crates/repo-actor/src/branch.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use git_next_config::RepoConfig;
 use git_next_git as git;
 use tracing::{info, warn};
 
-use crate::{gitforge, ValidateRepo};
+use crate::{gitforge, MessageToken, ValidateRepo};
 
 // advance next to the next commit towards the head of the dev branch
 #[tracing::instrument(fields(next), skip_all)]
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ pub async fn advance_next(
     forge: gitforge::Forge,
     repository: git::OpenRepository,
     addr: Addr<super::RepoActor>,
-    message_token: gitforge::MessageToken,
+    message_token: MessageToken,
 ) {
     let next_commit = find_next_commit_on_dev(next, dev_commit_history);
     let Some(commit) = next_commit else {
diff --git a/crates/repo-actor/src/lib.rs b/crates/repo-actor/src/lib.rs
index e8210f4..22bce3d 100644
--- a/crates/repo-actor/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/repo-actor/src/lib.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ use self::webhook::WebhookId;
 #[display("{}:{}:{}", generation, details.forge.forge_name(), details.repo_alias)]
 pub struct RepoActor {
     generation: Generation,
-    message_token: gitforge::MessageToken,
+    message_token: MessageToken,
     details: RepoDetails,
     webhook: Webhook,
     webhook_id: Option<WebhookId>, // INFO: if [None] then no webhook is configured
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ impl RepoActor {
         debug!(?forge, "new");
         Self {
             generation,
-            message_token: gitforge::MessageToken::new(),
+            message_token: MessageToken::new(),
             details,
             webhook,
             webhook_id: None,
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ impl Handler<LoadedConfig> for RepoActor {
 #[derive(derive_more::Constructor, Message)]
 #[rtype(result = "()")]
 pub struct ValidateRepo {
-    message_token: gitforge::MessageToken,
+    message_token: MessageToken,
 }
 impl Handler<ValidateRepo> for RepoActor {
     type Result = ();
@@ -305,3 +305,14 @@ impl Handler<AdvanceMainTo> for RepoActor {
         .wait(ctx);
     }
 }
+
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Default, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, derive_more::Display)]
+pub struct MessageToken(u32);
+impl MessageToken {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self::default()
+    }
+    pub const fn next(&self) -> Self {
+        Self(self.0 + 1)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/repo-actor/src/status.rs b/crates/repo-actor/src/status.rs
index eec0269..95e00b4 100644
--- a/crates/repo-actor/src/status.rs
+++ b/crates/repo-actor/src/status.rs
@@ -2,31 +2,30 @@
 use actix::prelude::*;
 
 use git_next_git as git;
-use git_next_gitforge::{CommitStatus, Forge, MessageToken};
 use tracing::{info, warn};
 
-use crate::ValidateRepo;
+use crate::{MessageToken, ValidateRepo};
 
 use super::AdvanceMainTo;
 
 pub async fn check_next(
     next: git::Commit,
     addr: Addr<super::RepoActor>,
-    forge: Forge,
+    forge: git_next_gitforge::Forge,
     message_token: MessageToken,
 ) {
     // get the status - pass, fail, pending (all others map to fail, e.g. error)
     let status = forge.commit_status(&next).await;
     info!(?status, "Checking next branch");
     match status {
-        CommitStatus::Pass => {
+        git::commit::Status::Pass => {
             addr.do_send(AdvanceMainTo(next));
         }
-        CommitStatus::Pending => {
+        git::commit::Status::Pending => {
             tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_secs(10)).await;
             addr.do_send(ValidateRepo { message_token });
         }
-        CommitStatus::Fail => {
+        git::commit::Status::Fail => {
             warn!("Checks have failed");
         }
     }