diff --git a/git-sync b/git-sync
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a510fd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/git-sync
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env zsh
+
+autoload -U colors && colors
+
+git_sync=${GIT_SYNC:-~/.config/git-sync}
+
+if [ ! -f "$git_sync" ]; then
+  echo "$fg[yellow]warning:${reset_color} sync list does not exist: $git_sync"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+
+local repos=($(cat $git_sync))
+if [ ${#repos[@]} = 0 ]; then
+  echo "$fg[yellow]warning:${reset_color} sync list is empty: $git_sync"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+for repo in $repos; do
+  print -P "$fg[cyan]synchronizing: $repo${reset_color}"
+  repo="${repo/#\~/$HOME}"
+  git -C "$repo" fetch
+done
diff --git a/tasks.yaml b/tasks.yaml
index cb3fffb..3f51295 100644
--- a/tasks.yaml
+++ b/tasks.yaml
@@ -1,29 +1,11 @@
 ---
-- name: git clone private config repository
-  git:
-    repo: git@code.infektor.net:benie/config.git
-    dest: ~/.config/private
-    version: master
-
-- name: git install macOS packages
-  when: ansible_os_family == "Darwin"
-  homebrew:
-    name: gpg
-    state: latest
-
-- name: git intall pip packages
-  pip:
-    name: git+https://github.com/kbenzie/git-issue.git
-    extra_args: --user
-    state: latest
-
 - name: git create symbolic links
   file:
     state: link
     src: '{{item.src}}'
     dest: '{{item.dest}}'
   with_items:
-    - src: ~/.config/git/config
-      dest: ~/.gitconfig
     - src: ~/.config/git/_git-changes
       dest: ~/.local/share/zsh/site-functions/_git-changes
+    - src: ~/.config/git/git-sync
+      dest: ~/.local/bin/git-sync