diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable.yml
index 254e7d8..3bb0a9e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable.yml
@@ -95,10 +95,17 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Pull Script Tooling
         id: pull-python-script
+        if: ${{github.event_name	!= 'schedule' }}
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           repository: texas-mcallen-mission/deploy-google-app-script-action-typescript
           path: deploy-data
+          ref: 'main'
+
+      - name: Set up things to make it easier to transition over.
+        id: repo-setup
+        if: ${{ github.event_name	!= 'schedule'}}
+        run: /bin/python3 deploy-data/scripts/pre-setup.py
 
       - name: Set scriptId in .clasp.json file
         id: set-script-id
@@ -142,10 +149,17 @@ jobs:
         env:
           CONFIG_DATA: ${{ secrets.IN_CONFIG_DATA }}
           # 🐧
+
+      - name: rename git-info and give it an A
+        id: rename-git-info-in-python
+        if: ${{github.event_name	!= 'schedule' }}
+        run: /bin/python3 deploy-data/scripts/rename-git-info.py "testArg"
+
+# updated in fixes-and-updates branch to catch errors.
       - name: Push script to scripts.google.com
         id: clasp-push
         if: ${{ github.event_name	!= 'schedule' }}
-        run: clasp push -f
+        run: /bin/python3 deploy-data/scripts/run-clasp-fancy.py
 
       - name: Deploy Script
         id: clasp-deploy
diff --git a/required-files/.clasp.json b/required-files/.clasp.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9246855
--- /dev/null
+++ b/required-files/.clasp.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+    "scriptId": "SCRIPT_ID",
+    "rootDir": "./",
+    "parentId": [
+        "PARENT_ID"
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/required-files/.claspignore b/required-files/.claspignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7153ed9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/required-files/.claspignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+deploy-data/**
diff --git a/required-files/appsscript.json b/required-files/appsscript.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3cf1d24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/required-files/appsscript.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "timeZone": "America/New_York",
+  "dependencies": {
+  },
+  "exceptionLogging": "STACKDRIVER",
+  "runtimeVersion": "V8"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/git-info.js b/required-files/git-info.js
similarity index 83%
rename from git-info.js
rename to required-files/git-info.js
index 6fc2d26..0ca5136 100644
--- a/git-info.js
+++ b/required-files/git-info.js
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 // the contents of this file get find-replaced using sed at action runtime- please be careful in here!
+// Hey, you should consider making a permanent copy of this and deleting this line!
+
 const GITHUB_DATA = {
     commit_sha:"COMMITSHA", // done
     action_event_name: "EVENTNAME", // done
diff --git a/required-files/tsconfig.json b/required-files/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5792bec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/required-files/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+    "compilerOptions": {
+        "allowJs": true,
+        "checkJs": true,
+        "lib": ["ESNext"],
+        "target": "ES6",
+        "types": [
+            "google-apps-script"
+        ],
+        "outDir": "./ts",
+        "rootDir": "./"
+        
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/add-config.py b/scripts/add-config.py
index a9ae8b1..2adf8f6 100644
--- a/scripts/add-config.py
+++ b/scripts/add-config.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import sys
+import os
 
 nameOfScript = sys.argv[0]
 commandLineArgs = sys.argv[1]
@@ -7,7 +8,7 @@
 
 numArgs = len(sys.argv)
 
-print(nameOfScript," arguments: ",numArgs)
+print(nameOfScript," arguments: ",numArgs,"running with rename script internally.")
 
 
 file_in = open("git-info.js", "rt")
diff --git a/scripts/pre-setup.py b/scripts/pre-setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57e97ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/pre-setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import os
+import shutil
+print("setting things up.")
+
+# Things to check for:
+#   Does clasp.json exist yet?
+#   Does git-info.js (or TS?) exist yet?  - if not, copy over local version
+#   Does .claspignore exist yet? - if not, create a file, and put /deploy-data in it
+#       - also just pipe in deploy-data/ in there, it really doesn't matter if it's there twice
+#   Could also stick an empty .gs file in there as a watermark, lol?
+#   Basically I need to find *everything* necessary to make an empty repo and push it and make a local, basic copy.
+
+claspIg = ".claspignore"
+deployDataLine = "deploy-data/**"
+
+files = [".clasp.json", "git-info.js", "tsconfig.json", "appsscript.json", claspIg]
+
+addedFiles = []
+
+
+reqFileDir = "deploy-data/required-files/"
+
+for entry in files:
+    if os.path.exists(entry) == False and os.path.exists(reqFileDir+entry) == True:
+        shutil.copy2(reqFileDir+entry, entry)
+        addedFiles.append(entry)
+
+
+# then run code to modify claspignore?
+if addedFiles.count(claspIg) == 0:  # this is like array.includes, I guess?
+    # pipe thingies in
+    print("modifying"+claspIg)
+    claspIgnoreFile = open(claspIg, mode="r+")
+    print("pre-mod:", claspIgnoreFile.read())
+    print(deployDataLine, file=claspIgnoreFile) # adds newline
+    claspIgnoreFile.close()
+
+
+if len(addedFiles) > 0:
+    # spread operator thingy to get rid of the brackets.  Super neat!
+    print("Completed- added ", *addedFiles)
+else:
+    print("Completeted, no new files added.")
+
diff --git a/scripts/rename-git-info.py b/scripts/rename-git-info.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4939a14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/rename-git-info.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import os
+import glob
+
+print(glob.glob(os.getcwd()))
+
+input_source = "git-info.js"
+print("current working directory:",os.getcwd())
+output_dest = "aaa-git-info.js"
+print("renaming")
+os.rename(input_source,output_dest)
+print("finished")
diff --git a/scripts/run-clasp-fancy.py b/scripts/run-clasp-fancy.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5cf1d69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/run-clasp-fancy.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import subprocess
+
+#  The new-and-improved CLASP runner!
+#   This bad boi checks the output of CLASP and makes sure that it doesn't throw an error.
+#   Previously, if clasp didn't succeed, it'd just continue on without any indication of problems.
+#   Now, it'll throw an error and spit out the logs if it breaks.  *WAY* better.  :)
+#
+
+# custom exception type
+class killAction(Exception):
+    pass
+
+# the thing that runs clasp pushing itself
+result = subprocess.run(["clasp","push","-f"],stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+
+# the rest of this parses the output from CLASP.
+
+# wrote this as a function so that I could write tests for it
+def wasSuccessful(data):
+    
+    returnVal = True
+
+    gaxios = "GaxiosError:"
+    pushFailure = "Push failed. Errors:"
+    gaxiosFail = (gaxios in data) # true if GaxiosError: is in the log
+    pushFail = (pushFailure in data) # true if Push Failure is in the log
+    if gaxiosFail or pushFail:
+        returnVal = False
+    return returnVal
+
+encoding = 'utf-8'
+parsedResult = str(result.stdout,encoding)
+claspRun = wasSuccessful(parsedResult)
+
+# *might* add some extra parsing here to make the result easier to read?
+
+print(parsedResult)
+if claspRun == False:
+    # and then throw an error.
+    raise killAction("""
+    Clasp had an internal error!""")
+else:
+    print("""
+    Push succeeded.""")