diff --git a/src/server/actors/repo/branch.rs b/src/server/actors/repo/branch.rs
index 66e7b19..179af93 100644
--- a/src/server/actors/repo/branch.rs
+++ b/src/server/actors/repo/branch.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
+use std::fmt::Display;
+
 use actix::prelude::*;
 
 use kxio::network;
 use tracing::{error, info, warn};
 
-use crate::server::{config, forge};
+use crate::server::{
+    config::{self, BranchName},
+    forge,
+};
 
 use super::{RepoActor, StartMonitoring, StartRepo};
 
@@ -177,6 +182,55 @@ pub async fn advance_main(
     };
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct GitRef(pub String);
+impl From<forge::Commit> for GitRef {
+    fn from(value: forge::Commit) -> Self {
+        Self(value.sha)
+    }
+}
+impl From<BranchName> for GitRef {
+    fn from(value: BranchName) -> Self {
+        Self(value.0)
+    }
+}
+impl Display for GitRef {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "{:?}", self)
+    }
+}
+#[allow(dead_code)] // TODO: (#21) use to force-update next to main when it isn't a dev ancestor
+pub fn reset(
+    branch: &BranchName,
+    gitref: impl Into<GitRef>,
+    repo_details: &config::RepoDetails,
+) -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
+    let gitref: GitRef = gitref.into();
+    let user = &repo_details.forge.user;
+    let token = &repo_details.forge.token;
+    let hostname = &repo_details.forge.hostname;
+    let path = &repo_details.repo;
+    let command =
+        format!("/usr/bin/git push https://{user}:{token}@{hostname}/{path}.git {gitref}:{branch}");
+    // info!("Running command: {}", command);
+    match gix::command::prepare(command)
+        .with_shell_allow_argument_splitting()
+        .spawn()
+    {
+        Ok(mut child) => match child.wait() {
+            Ok(_) => Ok(()),
+            Err(err) => {
+                warn!(?err, "Advance Next Failed (wait)");
+                Err(err)
+            }
+        },
+        Err(err) => {
+            warn!(?err, "Advance Next Failed (spawn)");
+            Err(err)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;