diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index cc54c43..453ee81 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -587,7 +587,6 @@ pub fn build_exe(
     check_exe.root_module.addImport("input", input_mod);
     check_exe.root_module.addImport("syntax", syntax_mod);
     check_exe.root_module.addImport("color", color_mod);
-    check_exe.root_module.addImport("bin_path", bin_path_mod);
     check_exe.root_module.addImport("version", b.createModule(.{ .root_source_file = version_file }));
     check_exe.root_module.addImport("version_info", b.createModule(.{ .root_source_file = version_info_file }));
     check_step.dependOn(&check_exe.step);
diff --git a/src/git.zig b/src/git.zig
index 80413ae..b2b4626 100644
--- a/src/git.zig
+++ b/src/git.zig
@@ -3,101 +3,30 @@ const tp = @import("thespian");
 const shell = @import("shell");
 const bin_path = @import("bin_path");
 
-pub const Error = error{ OutOfMemory, GitNotFound, GitCallFailed };
-
-const log_execute = false;
-
-pub fn workspace_path() Error!void {
-    const fn_name = @src().fn_name;
-    try git(.{ "rev-parse", "--show-toplevel" }, struct {
-        fn result(parent: tp.pid_ref, output: []const u8) void {
-            var it = std.mem.splitScalar(u8, output, '\n');
-            while (it.next()) |branch| if (branch.len > 0)
-                parent.send(.{ module_name, fn_name, branch }) catch {};
-        }
-    }.result, exit_null_on_error(fn_name));
-}
-
-pub fn current_branch() Error!void {
-    const fn_name = @src().fn_name;
-    try git(.{ "rev-parse", "--abbrev-ref", "HEAD" }, struct {
-        fn result(parent: tp.pid_ref, output: []const u8) void {
-            var it = std.mem.splitScalar(u8, output, '\n');
-            while (it.next()) |branch| if (branch.len > 0)
-                parent.send(.{ module_name, fn_name, branch }) catch {};
-        }
-    }.result, exit_null_on_error(fn_name));
-}
-
-fn git(
-    cmd: anytype,
-    out: OutputHandler,
-    exit: ExitHandler,
-) Error!void {
-    return git_err(cmd, out, noop, exit);
-}
-
-fn git_err(
-    cmd: anytype,
-    out: OutputHandler,
-    err: OutputHandler,
-    exit: ExitHandler,
-) Error!void {
-    const cbor = @import("cbor");
-    const git_binary = get_git() orelse return error.GitNotFound;
-    var buf: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u8) = .empty;
-    const writer = buf.writer(allocator);
-    switch (@typeInfo(@TypeOf(cmd))) {
-        .@"struct" => |info| if (info.is_tuple) {
-            try cbor.writeArrayHeader(writer, info.fields.len + 1);
-            try cbor.writeValue(writer, git_binary);
-            inline for (info.fields) |f|
-                try cbor.writeValue(writer, @field(cmd, f.name));
-            return shell.execute(allocator, .{ .buf = buf.items }, .{
-                .out = to_shell_output_handler(out),
-                .err = to_shell_output_handler(err),
-                .exit = exit,
-                .log_execute = log_execute,
-            }) catch error.GitCallFailed;
-        },
-        else => {},
-    }
-    @compileError("git command should be a tuple: " ++ @typeName(@TypeOf(cmd)));
-}
-
-fn exit_null_on_error(comptime tag: []const u8) shell.ExitHandler {
-    return struct {
-        fn exit(_: usize, parent: tp.pid_ref, _: []const u8, _: []const u8, exit_code: i64) void {
-            if (exit_code > 0)
-                parent.send(.{ module_name, tag, null }) catch {};
-        }
-    }.exit;
-}
-
-const OutputHandler = fn (parent: tp.pid_ref, output: []const u8) void;
-const ExitHandler = shell.ExitHandler;
-
-fn to_shell_output_handler(handler: anytype) shell.OutputHandler {
-    return struct {
-        fn out(_: usize, parent: tp.pid_ref, _: []const u8, output: []const u8) void {
-            handler(parent, output);
-        }
-    }.out;
-}
-
-fn noop(_: tp.pid_ref, _: []const u8) void {}
-
 var git_path: ?struct {
     path: ?[:0]const u8 = null,
 } = null;
 
-const allocator = std.heap.c_allocator;
-
 fn get_git() ?[]const u8 {
     if (git_path) |p| return p.path;
-    const path = bin_path.find_binary_in_path(allocator, module_name) catch null;
+    const path = bin_path.find_binary_in_path(std.heap.c_allocator, "git") catch null;
     git_path = .{ .path = path };
     return path;
 }
 
-const module_name = @typeName(@This());
+pub fn get_current_branch(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) !void {
+    const git_binary = get_git() orelse return error.GitBinaryNotFound;
+    const git_current_branch_cmd = tp.message.fmt(.{ git_binary, "rev-parse", "--abbrev-ref", "HEAD" });
+    const handlers = struct {
+        fn out(_: usize, parent: tp.pid_ref, _: []const u8, output: []const u8) void {
+            var it = std.mem.splitScalar(u8, output, '\n');
+            while (it.next()) |branch| if (branch.len > 0)
+                parent.send(.{ "git", "current_branch", branch }) catch {};
+        }
+    };
+    try shell.execute(allocator, git_current_branch_cmd, .{
+        .out = handlers.out,
+        .err = shell.log_err_handler,
+        .exit = shell.log_exit_err_handler,
+    });
+}
diff --git a/src/shell.zig b/src/shell.zig
index 5a8424d..c4ee5ca 100644
--- a/src/shell.zig
+++ b/src/shell.zig
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ pub const Handlers = struct {
     out: *const OutputHandler,
     err: ?*const OutputHandler = null,
     exit: *const ExitHandler = log_exit_handler,
-    log_execute: bool = true,
 };
 
 pub fn execute(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, argv: tp.message, handlers: Handlers) Error!void {
@@ -186,8 +185,7 @@ const Process = struct {
         _ = tp.set_trap(true);
         var buf: [1024]u8 = undefined;
         const json = self.argv.to_json(&buf) catch |e| return tp.exit_error(e, @errorReturnTrace());
-        if (self.handlers.log_execute)
-            self.logger.print("shell: execute {s}", .{json});
+        self.logger.print("shell: execute {s}", .{json});
         self.sp = tp.subprocess.init(self.allocator, self.argv, module_name, self.stdin_behavior) catch |e| return tp.exit_error(e, @errorReturnTrace());
         tp.receive(&self.receiver);
     }
diff --git a/src/tui/mode/mini/goto.zig b/src/tui/mode/mini/goto.zig
index ec18e48..d5023c7 100644
--- a/src/tui/mode/mini/goto.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mode/mini/goto.zig
@@ -131,9 +131,4 @@ const cmds = struct {
         self.goto();
     }
     pub const mini_mode_insert_bytes_meta: Meta = .{ .arguments = &.{.string} };
-
-    pub fn mini_mode_paste(self: *Self, ctx: Ctx) Result {
-        return mini_mode_insert_bytes(self, ctx);
-    }
-    pub const mini_mode_paste_meta: Meta = .{ .arguments = &.{.string} };
 };
diff --git a/src/tui/status/branch.zig b/src/tui/status/branch.zig
index 6f1ffa5..86b7295 100644
--- a/src/tui/status/branch.zig
+++ b/src/tui/status/branch.zig
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 const tp = @import("thespian");
+const cbor = @import("cbor");
 
 const EventHandler = @import("EventHandler");
 const Plane = @import("renderer").Plane;
@@ -17,19 +18,14 @@ branch: ?[]const u8 = null,
 
 const Self = @This();
 
-pub fn create(
-    allocator: std.mem.Allocator,
-    parent: Plane,
-    _: ?EventHandler,
-    _: ?[]const u8,
-) @import("widget.zig").CreateError!Widget {
+pub fn create(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, parent: Plane, _: ?EventHandler, _: ?[]const u8) @import("widget.zig").CreateError!Widget {
     const self: *Self = try allocator.create(Self);
     self.* = .{
         .allocator = allocator,
         .plane = try Plane.init(&(Widget.Box{}).opts(@typeName(Self)), parent),
     };
     try tui.message_filters().add(MessageFilter.bind(self, receive_git));
-    git.workspace_path() catch {};
+    git.get_current_branch(self.allocator) catch {};
     return Widget.to(self);
 }
 
@@ -40,28 +36,13 @@ pub fn deinit(self: *Self, allocator: std.mem.Allocator) void {
 }
 
 fn receive_git(self: *Self, _: tp.pid_ref, m: tp.message) MessageFilter.Error!bool {
-    return if (try match(m.buf, .{ "git", more }))
-        self.process_git(m)
-    else
-        false;
-}
-
-fn process_git(
-    self: *Self,
-    m: tp.message,
-) MessageFilter.Error!bool {
     var branch: []const u8 = undefined;
-    if (try match(m.buf, .{ any, "workspace_path", null_ })) {
-        self.branch = try self.allocator.dupe(u8, "null");
-    } else if (try match(m.buf, .{ any, "workspace_path", string })) {
-        git.current_branch() catch {};
-    } else if (try match(m.buf, .{ any, "current_branch", extract(&branch) })) {
+    if (try cbor.match(m.buf, .{ "git", "current_branch", tp.extract(&branch) })) {
         if (self.branch) |p| self.allocator.free(p);
         self.branch = try self.allocator.dupe(u8, branch);
-    } else {
-        return false;
+        return true;
     }
-    return true;
+    return false;
 }
 
 pub fn layout(self: *Self) Widget.Layout {
@@ -85,12 +66,3 @@ pub fn render(self: *Self, theme: *const Widget.Theme) bool {
     _ = self.plane.print("{s} {s}", .{ branch_symbol, branch }) catch {};
     return false;
 }
-
-const match = cbor.match;
-const more = cbor.more;
-const null_ = cbor.null_;
-const string = cbor.string;
-const extract = cbor.extract;
-const any = cbor.any;
-
-const cbor = @import("cbor");