diff --git a/examples/develop/gittools/example3.vsh b/examples/develop/gittools/example3.vsh
index 34af18c8..5744b7f4 100755
--- a/examples/develop/gittools/example3.vsh
+++ b/examples/develop/gittools/example3.vsh
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 import os
 import freeflowuniverse.herolib.develop.gittools
 
-mut gs := gittools.get(reload:false)!
+mut gs := gittools.get(reload:true)!
 
 gs.repos_print()!
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/core/playbook/playbook_add.v b/lib/core/playbook/playbook_add.v
index 9e49808e..ca2b6d9c 100644
--- a/lib/core/playbook/playbook_add.v
+++ b/lib/core/playbook/playbook_add.v
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub fn (mut plbook PlayBook) add(args_ PlayBookNewArgs) ! {
 			pull:  args.git_pull
 			reset: args.git_reset
 		)!
-		args.path = repo.get_path()!
+		args.path = repo.path()
 	}
 
 	// walk over directory
diff --git a/lib/develop/gittools/gitstructure.v b/lib/develop/gittools/gitstructure.v
index 295fac20..9c627110 100644
--- a/lib/develop/gittools/gitstructure.v
+++ b/lib/develop/gittools/gitstructure.v
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ fn (mut self GitStructure) coderoot() !pathlib.Path {
 ////// CONFIG
 
 // Load config from redis
-fn (mut self GitStructure) config() !GitStructureConfig {
+pub fn (mut self GitStructure) config() !GitStructureConfig {
 	mut config := self.config_ or { 
 		mut redis := redis_get()
 		data:=redis.get("${self.cache_key()}:config")!
diff --git a/lib/develop/gittools/repository_info.v b/lib/develop/gittools/repository_info.v
index 5cea439d..c9675921 100644
--- a/lib/develop/gittools/repository_info.v
+++ b/lib/develop/gittools/repository_info.v
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ pub fn (mut repo GitRepo) need_push_or_pull() !bool {
 	last_local_commit := repo.get_last_local_commit() or {
 		return error('Failed to get last local commit: ${err}')
 	}
-	println('commit status: ${repo.name} ${last_local_commit} ${last_remote_commit}')
+	//println('commit status: ${repo.name} ${last_local_commit} ${last_remote_commit}')
 	return last_local_commit != last_remote_commit
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/develop/gittools/repository_utils.v b/lib/develop/gittools/repository_utils.v
index 79539172..d2f9c765 100644
--- a/lib/develop/gittools/repository_utils.v
+++ b/lib/develop/gittools/repository_utils.v
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ pub fn (repo GitRepo) patho() !pathlib.Path {
 // gets the path of a given url within a repo
 // ex: 'https://git.ourworld.tf/ourworld_holding/info_ourworld/src/branch/main/books/cocreation/SUMMARY.md'
 // returns <repo_path>/books/cocreation/SUMMARY.md
-fn (mut repo GitRepo) get_path_of_url(url string) !string {
+pub fn (mut repo GitRepo) get_path_of_url(url string) !string {
 	// Split the URL into components
 	url_parts := url.split('/')
 
diff --git a/lib/develop/luadns/factory.v b/lib/develop/luadns/factory.v
index 2817d72c..ad672c4a 100644
--- a/lib/develop/luadns/factory.v
+++ b/lib/develop/luadns/factory.v
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ pub fn load(url string) !LuaDNS {
 		pull: true
 	)!
 
-	repo_path := repo.get_path()!
+	repo_path := repo.path()
 
 	return LuaDNS{
 		url:     url
diff --git a/lib/develop/luadns/luadns.v b/lib/develop/luadns/luadns.v
index 0f792399..7f853db6 100644
--- a/lib/develop/luadns/luadns.v
+++ b/lib/develop/luadns/luadns.v
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import freeflowuniverse.herolib.develop.gittools
 pub fn (dns LuaDNS) directory() !pathlib.Path {
 	mut gs := gittools.new()!
 	mut repo := gs.get_repo(url: dns.url, pull: true)!
-	repo_path := repo.get_path()!
+	repo_path := repo.path()
 	return pathlib.get_dir(path: repo_path)!
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/hero/publishing/play.v b/lib/hero/publishing/play.v
index 35a98431..b6549310 100644
--- a/lib/hero/publishing/play.v
+++ b/lib/hero/publishing/play.v
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ fn play_book_publish(p Params) ! {
 
 fn get_summary_path(summary_url string) !string {
 	mut gs := gittools.get()!
-	repo := gs.get_repo(url: summary_url, reset: false, pull: false)!
+	mut repo := gs.get_repo(url: summary_url, reset: false, pull: false)!
 
 	// get the path corresponding to the summary_url dir/file
 	summary_path := repo.get_path_of_url(summary_url)!
diff --git a/lib/installers/db/zerodb/zdb_builder.v b/lib/installers/db/zerodb/zdb_builder.v
index 57753842..601a0ba7 100644
--- a/lib/installers/db/zerodb/zdb_builder.v
+++ b/lib/installers/db/zerodb/zdb_builder.v
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ pub fn build_() ! {
 			reset: false
 			pull:  true
 		)!
-		path := repo.get_path()!
+		path := repo.path()
 		cmd := '
 		set -ex
 		cd ${path}
diff --git a/lib/installers/db/zerofs/rfs.v b/lib/installers/db/zerofs/rfs.v
index d932f007..f444feee 100644
--- a/lib/installers/db/zerofs/rfs.v
+++ b/lib/installers/db/zerofs/rfs.v
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pub fn install_() ! {
 
 		mut gs := gittools.new()!
 		mut repo := gs.get_repo(url: 'https://github.com/threefoldtech/rfs', reset: true)!
-		path := repo.get_path()!
+		path := repo.path()
 		cmd := '
 		cd ${path}
 		rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
diff --git a/lib/installers/infra/coredns/cdns_configure.v b/lib/installers/infra/coredns/cdns_configure.v
index b9be9944..57cadce6 100644
--- a/lib/installers/infra/coredns/cdns_configure.v
+++ b/lib/installers/infra/coredns/cdns_configure.v
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub fn configure(args_ InstallArgs) ! {
 		mut repo := gs.get_repo(
 			url: args.config_url
 		)!
-		repo_path = repo.get_path()!
+		repo_path = repo.path()
 
 		args.config_path = repo_path
 	}
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ pub fn configure(args_ InstallArgs) ! {
 		mut repo := gs.get_repo(
 			url: args.dnszones_url
 		)!
-		repo_path = repo.get_path()!
+		repo_path = repo.path()
 		args.dnszones_path = repo_path
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/installers/infra/zinit/zinit_actions.v b/lib/installers/infra/zinit/zinit_actions.v
index 1b0758cf..a4b2ddc1 100644
--- a/lib/installers/infra/zinit/zinit_actions.v
+++ b/lib/installers/infra/zinit/zinit_actions.v
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ fn build() ! {
 		reset: true
 		pull:  true
 	)!
-	gitpath := repo.get_path()!
+	gitpath := repo.path()
 
 	// source ${osal.profile_path()}
 
diff --git a/lib/installers/lang/herolib/crystallib.v b/lib/installers/lang/herolib/crystallib.v
index dc2e7fd4..d1db7665 100644
--- a/lib/installers/lang/herolib/crystallib.v
+++ b/lib/installers/lang/herolib/crystallib.v
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pub fn install(args InstallArgs) ! {
 	vlang.v_analyzer_install(reset: args.reset)!
 
 	mut gs := gittools.get()!
-	gs.config.light = true // means we clone depth 1
+	gs.config()!.light = true // means we clone depth 1
 
 	mut repo := gs.get_repo(
 		pull:  args.git_pull
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ pub fn install(args InstallArgs) ! {
 	// 	url:   'https://github.com/freeflowuniverse/webcomponents/tree/main/webcomponents'
 	// )!
 
-	mut path1 := repo.get_path()!
+	mut path1 := repo.path()
 	// mut path2 := repo2.get_path()!
 
 	mut path1p := pathlib.get_dir(path: path1, create: false)!
diff --git a/lib/installers/lang/vlang/vlang.v b/lib/installers/lang/vlang/vlang.v
index 47267d3d..b148d7a1 100644
--- a/lib/installers/lang/vlang/vlang.v
+++ b/lib/installers/lang/vlang/vlang.v
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ pub fn install(args_ InstallArgs) ! {
 		url:   'https://github.com/vlang/v/tree/master'
 	)!
 
-	mut path1 := repo.get_path()!
+	mut path1 := repo.path()
 
 	mut extra := ''
 	if core.is_linux()! {
diff --git a/lib/installers/net/yggdrasil/ygg.v b/lib/installers/net/yggdrasil/ygg.v
index 0a9d51fc..d07f9eee 100644
--- a/lib/installers/net/yggdrasil/ygg.v
+++ b/lib/installers/net/yggdrasil/ygg.v
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Peers:
 			reset: false
 		)!
 
-		mut path := repo.get_path()!
+		mut path := repo.path()
 
 		osal.exec(cmd: 'cd ${path} && PATH=\$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin ./build')!
 
diff --git a/lib/installers/sysadmintools/restic/builder.v b/lib/installers/sysadmintools/restic/builder.v
index 1cba2d2e..c16e2663 100644
--- a/lib/installers/sysadmintools/restic/builder.v
+++ b/lib/installers/sysadmintools/restic/builder.v
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ pub fn build_(args BuildArgs) ! {
 		pull:  true
 	)!
 
-	mut gitpath := repo.get_path()!
+	mut gitpath := repo.path()
 
 	cmd := '
 	source ~/.cargo/env
diff --git a/lib/installers/sysadmintools/s3/builder.v b/lib/installers/sysadmintools/s3/builder.v
index 756d1d5c..f6ca6287 100644
--- a/lib/installers/sysadmintools/s3/builder.v
+++ b/lib/installers/sysadmintools/s3/builder.v
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub fn build_(args BuildArgs) ! {
 		pull:  true
 	)!
 
-	mut path := repo.get_path()!
+	mut path := repo.path()
 
 	cmd := '
 	set -ex
diff --git a/lib/installers/sysadmintools/zinit/zinit_actions.v b/lib/installers/sysadmintools/zinit/zinit_actions.v
index e4e7660a..b06ac35a 100644
--- a/lib/installers/sysadmintools/zinit/zinit_actions.v
+++ b/lib/installers/sysadmintools/zinit/zinit_actions.v
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ fn build_() ! {
 		reset: true
 		pull:  true
 	)!
-	gitpath := repo.get_path()!
+	gitpath := repo.path()
 
 	// source ${osal.profile_path()!}
 
diff --git a/lib/installers/threefold/griddriver/griddriver_actions.v b/lib/installers/threefold/griddriver/griddriver_actions.v
index 26d5de9e..9b19c73d 100644
--- a/lib/installers/threefold/griddriver/griddriver_actions.v
+++ b/lib/installers/threefold/griddriver/griddriver_actions.v
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ fn build_() ! {
 		pull:  true
 	)!
 
-	mut path := repo.get_path()!
+	mut path := repo.path()
 	path = '${path}/griddriver'
 
 	cmd := '/bin/bash -c "cd ${path} && . ${path}/build.sh"'
diff --git a/lib/installers/threefold/tfrobot/tfrobot.v b/lib/installers/threefold/tfrobot/tfrobot.v
index 68d017a4..54a892a1 100644
--- a/lib/installers/threefold/tfrobot/tfrobot.v
+++ b/lib/installers/threefold/tfrobot/tfrobot.v
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ pub fn build_() ! {
 		pull:  true
 	)!
 
-	mut path := repo.get_path()!
+	mut path := repo.path()
 
 	cmd := '
 	cd ${path}
diff --git a/lib/installers/virt/youki/youki_actions.v b/lib/installers/virt/youki/youki_actions.v
index 8d31b664..c0f3ebaa 100644
--- a/lib/installers/virt/youki/youki_actions.v
+++ b/lib/installers/virt/youki/youki_actions.v
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ fn build_() ! {
 		pull:  true
 	)!
 
-	mut gitpath := repo.get_path()!
+	mut gitpath := repo.path()
 
 	cmd := '
     cd ${gitpath}
diff --git a/lib/threefold/grid4/farmingsimulator/factory.v b/lib/threefold/grid4/farmingsimulator/factory.v
index 06d3e2bb..4a53e8c8 100644
--- a/lib/threefold/grid4/farmingsimulator/factory.v
+++ b/lib/threefold/grid4/farmingsimulator/factory.v
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ pub fn new(args_ SimulatorArgs) !Simulator {
 			reload: false
 		)!
 
-		args.path = repo.get_path()!
+		args.path = repo.path()
 	}
 
 	if args.path.len > 0 {
diff --git a/lib/threefold/grid4/gridsimulator/factory.v b/lib/threefold/grid4/gridsimulator/factory.v
index 94036dd0..5ac238e9 100644
--- a/lib/threefold/grid4/gridsimulator/factory.v
+++ b/lib/threefold/grid4/gridsimulator/factory.v
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ pub fn new(args_ SimulatorArgs) !Simulator {
 			reload: false
 		)!
 
-		args.path = repo.get_path()!
+		args.path = repo.path()
 	}
 
 	simulator_set(sim)