diff --git a/krebs/3modules/git.nix b/krebs/3modules/git.nix
index 8a923efd2..f6b4e3c69 100644
--- a/krebs/3modules/git.nix
+++ b/krebs/3modules/git.nix
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ let
     cgit-settings = types.submodule {
       # A setting's value of `null` means cgit's default should be used.
       options = {
+        about-filter = mkOption {
+          type = types.nullOr types.package;
+          default = null;
+        };
         cache-root = mkOption {
           type = types.absolute-pathname;
           default = "/tmp/cgit";
@@ -166,6 +170,10 @@ let
             types.nullOr (types.enum ["week" "month" "quarter" "year"]);
           default = "year";
         };
+        readme = mkOption {
+          type = types.listOf types.str;
+          default = [];
+        };
         robots = mkOption {
           type = types.nullOr (types.listOf types.str);
           default = ["nofollow" "noindex"];
@@ -394,8 +402,14 @@ let
       kv-to-cgitrc = k: v: getAttr (typeOf v) {
         bool = kv-to-cgitrc k (if v then 1 else 0);
         null = []; # This will be removed by `flatten`.
-        list = "${k}=${concatStringsSep ", " v}";
+        list = {
+          readme = map (x: "readme=${x}") v;
+        }.${k} or "${k}=${concatStringsSep ", " v}";
         int = "${k}=${toString v}";
+        set =
+          if subtypes.cgit-settings.check v
+            then "${k}=${v}"
+            else error "kv-to-cgitrc: unhandled type: set";
         string = "${k}=${v}";
       };
     in
diff --git a/tv/2configs/gitrepos.nix b/tv/2configs/gitrepos.nix
index 74fb5215a..a8cbe0f1c 100644
--- a/tv/2configs/gitrepos.nix
+++ b/tv/2configs/gitrepos.nix
@@ -9,8 +9,19 @@ let {
       enable = true;
       cgit = {
         settings = {
-          root-title = "repositories at ${config.krebs.build.host.name}";
+          about-filter = pkgs.exec "krebs.cgit.about-filter" rec {
+            filename = "${pkgs.pythonPackages.markdown2}/bin/markdown2";
+            argv = [
+              filename
+              "--extras=fenced-code-blocks"
+            ];
+            envp = {};
+          };
+          readme = [
+            ":README.md"
+          ];
           root-desc = "mostly krebs";
+          root-title = "repositories at ${config.krebs.build.host.name}";
         };
       };
       repos = repos;
@@ -30,46 +41,33 @@ let {
 
   public-repos = mapAttrs make-public-repo ({
   } // mapAttrs (_: recursiveUpdate { cgit.section = "1. miscellaneous"; }) {
-    cac-api = {
-      cgit.desc = "CloudAtCost API command line interface";
-    };
     dic = {
       cgit.desc = "dict.leo.org command line interface";
     };
     disko = {
       cgit.desc = "declarative partitioning and formatting tool";
     };
-    get = {};
-    hstool = {
-      cgit.desc = "Haskell Development Environment ^_^";
+    fswm = {
+      cgit.desc = "simple full screen window manager";
     };
     htgen = {
       cgit.desc = "toy HTTP server";
     };
-    kirk = {
-      cgit.desc = "IRC tools";
-    };
     krops = {
       cgit.desc = "deployment tools";
     };
-    load-env = {};
-    loldns = {
-      cgit.desc = "toy DNS server";
-    };
-    make-snapshot = {};
     much = {};
     netcup = {
       cgit.desc = "netcup command line interface";
     };
-    nix-writers = {};
+    nix-writers = {
+      cgit.desc = "collection of package builders";
+    };
     populate = {
       cgit.desc = "source code installer";
     };
     q = {};
     regfish = {};
-    soundcloud = {
-      cgit.desc = "SoundCloud command line interface";
-    };
     stockholm = {
       cgit.desc = "NixOS configuration";
     };
@@ -86,15 +84,32 @@ let {
     xintmap = {};
     xmonad-stockholm = {};
   } // mapAttrs (_: recursiveUpdate { cgit.section = "4. museum"; }) {
+    cac-api = {
+      cgit.desc = "CloudAtCost API command line interface";
+    };
     cgserver = {};
     crude-mail-setup = {};
     dot-xmonad = {};
     hirc = {};
+    hstool = {
+      cgit.desc = "Haskell Development Environment ^_^";
+    };
+    kirk = {
+      cgit.desc = "IRC tools";
+    };
     make-snapshot = {};
     nixos-infest = {};
     painload = {};
     push = {};
     with-tmpdir = {};
+    get = {};
+    load-env = {};
+    loldns = {
+      cgit.desc = "toy DNS server";
+    };
+    soundcloud = {
+      cgit.desc = "SoundCloud command line interface";
+    };
   });
 
   restricted-repos = mapAttrs make-restricted-repo (
diff --git a/tv/2configs/urlwatch.nix b/tv/2configs/urlwatch.nix
index aa71be777..77947dafa 100644
--- a/tv/2configs/urlwatch.nix
+++ b/tv/2configs/urlwatch.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-{ config, pkgs, ... }:
 with import <stockholm/lib>;
-{
+{ config, pkgs, ... }: let
+  json = url: {
+    inherit url;
+    filter = "system:${pkgs.jq}/bin/jq .";
+  };
+in {
   krebs.urlwatch = {
     enable = true;
     mailto = config.krebs.users.tv.mail;
@@ -13,18 +17,9 @@ with import <stockholm/lib>;
 
       http://www.exim.org/
 
-      # ref src/nixpkgs/pkgs/tools/admin/sec/default.nix
-      {
-        url = https://api.github.com/repos/simple-evcorr/sec/tags;
-        filter = "system:${pkgs.jq}/bin/jq .";
-      }
-
       # ref src/nixpkgs/pkgs/tools/networking/urlwatch/default.nix
       https://thp.io/2008/urlwatch/
 
-      # 2014-12-20 ref src/nixpkgs/pkgs/tools/networking/tlsdate/default.nix
-      https://api.github.com/repos/ioerror/tlsdate/tags
-
       # 2015-02-18
       # ref ~/src/nixpkgs/pkgs/tools/text/qprint/default.nix
       http://www.fourmilab.ch/webtools/qprint/
@@ -50,7 +45,13 @@ with import <stockholm/lib>;
       #http://hackage.haskell.org/package/web-page
 
       # ref <stockholm/krebs/3modules>, services.openssh.knownHosts.github*
-      https://api.github.com/meta
+      (json https://api.github.com/meta)
+
+      # 2014-12-20 ref src/nixpkgs/pkgs/tools/networking/tlsdate/default.nix
+      (json https://api.github.com/repos/ioerror/tlsdate/tags)
+
+      # ref src/nixpkgs/pkgs/tools/admin/sec/default.nix
+      (json https://api.github.com/repos/simple-evcorr/sec/tags)
 
       # <stockholm/tv/2configs/xserver/xserver.conf.nix>
       # is derived from `configFile` in: