diff --git a/src/bin/git_remote_nostr/fetch.rs b/src/bin/git_remote_nostr/fetch.rs
index 1e38e0e..59067fa 100644
--- a/src/bin/git_remote_nostr/fetch.rs
+++ b/src/bin/git_remote_nostr/fetch.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use ngit::{
 use crate::utils::{
     fetch_or_list_error_is_not_authentication_failure, find_proposal_and_patches_by_branch_name,
     get_oids_from_fetch_batch, get_open_proposals, get_read_protocols_to_try, join_with_and,
-    report_on_sideband_progress, report_on_transfer_progress, ProgressStatus, TransferDirection,
+    report_on_sideband_progress,
 };
 
 pub async fn run_fetch(
@@ -172,6 +172,58 @@ fn fetch_from_git_server(
     }
 }
 
+enum ProgressStatus {
+    InProgress,
+    Complete,
+}
+
+#[allow(clippy::cast_precision_loss)]
+#[allow(clippy::float_cmp)]
+#[allow(clippy::needless_pass_by_value)]
+fn report_on_transfer_progress(
+    progress_stats: &git2::Progress<'_>,
+    term: &console::Term,
+    status: ProgressStatus,
+) {
+    let total = progress_stats.total_objects() as f64;
+    if total == 0.0 {
+        return;
+    }
+    let received = progress_stats.received_objects() as f64;
+    let percentage = (received / total) * 100.0;
+
+    // Get the total received bytes
+    let received_bytes = progress_stats.received_bytes() as f64;
+
+    // Determine whether to use KiB or MiB
+    let (size, unit) = if received_bytes >= (1024.0 * 1024.0) {
+        // Convert to MiB
+        (received_bytes / (1024.0 * 1024.0), "MiB")
+    } else {
+        // Convert to KiB
+        (received_bytes / 1024.0, "KiB")
+    };
+
+    // Format the output for receiving objects
+    if received < total || matches!(status, ProgressStatus::Complete) {
+        let _ = term.write_line(
+            format!(
+                "Receiving objects: {percentage:.0}% ({received}/{total}) {size:.2} {unit}, done.",
+            )
+            .as_str(),
+        );
+    }
+    if received == total || matches!(status, ProgressStatus::Complete) {
+        let indexed_deltas = progress_stats.indexed_deltas() as f64;
+        let total_deltas = progress_stats.total_deltas() as f64;
+        let percentage = (indexed_deltas / total_deltas) * 100.0;
+        let _ = term.write_line(
+            format!("Resolving deltas: {percentage:.0}% ({indexed_deltas}/{total_deltas}) done.")
+                .as_str(),
+        );
+    }
+}
+
 fn fetch_from_git_server_url(
     git_repo: &Repository,
     oids: &[String],
@@ -193,12 +245,7 @@ fn fetch_from_git_server_url(
     });
     remote_callbacks.transfer_progress(|stats| {
         let _ = term.clear_last_lines(1);
-        report_on_transfer_progress(
-            &stats,
-            term,
-            TransferDirection::Fetch,
-            ProgressStatus::InProgress,
-        );
+        report_on_transfer_progress(&stats, term, ProgressStatus::InProgress);
         true
     });
 
@@ -209,12 +256,7 @@ fn fetch_from_git_server_url(
     term.write_line("")?;
     git_server_remote.download(oids, Some(&mut fetch_options))?;
 
-    report_on_transfer_progress(
-        &git_server_remote.stats(),
-        term,
-        TransferDirection::Fetch,
-        ProgressStatus::Complete,
-    );
+    report_on_transfer_progress(&git_server_remote.stats(), term, ProgressStatus::Complete);
 
     git_server_remote.disconnect()?;
     Ok(())
diff --git a/src/bin/git_remote_nostr/push.rs b/src/bin/git_remote_nostr/push.rs
index 5a19bb0..0a7f1a6 100644
--- a/src/bin/git_remote_nostr/push.rs
+++ b/src/bin/git_remote_nostr/push.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ use ngit::{
     git::{
         self,
         nostr_url::{CloneUrl, NostrUrlDecoded},
+        oid_to_shorthand_string,
     },
     git_events::{self, get_event_root},
     login::{self, get_curent_user},
@@ -39,7 +40,6 @@ use crate::{
         find_proposal_and_patches_by_branch_name, get_all_proposals, get_remote_name_by_url,
         get_short_git_server_name, get_write_protocols_to_try, join_with_and,
         push_error_is_not_authentication_failure, read_line, report_on_sideband_progress,
-        report_on_transfer_progress, ProgressStatus, TransferDirection,
     },
 };
 
@@ -355,13 +355,7 @@ fn push_to_remote(
     let mut success = false;
 
     for protocol in &protocols_to_attempt {
-        term.write_line(
-            format!(
-                "fetching {} ref list over {protocol}...",
-                server_url.short_name(),
-            )
-            .as_str(),
-        )?;
+        term.write_line(format!("push: {} over {protocol}...", server_url.short_name(),).as_str())?;
 
         let formatted_url = server_url.format_as(protocol, &decoded_nostr_url.user)?;
 
@@ -424,16 +418,50 @@ fn push_to_remote_url(
         }
         Ok(())
     });
-    remote_callbacks.transfer_progress(|stats| {
-        let _ = term.clear_last_lines(1);
-        report_on_transfer_progress(
-            &stats,
-            term,
-            TransferDirection::Push,
-            ProgressStatus::InProgress,
-        );
-        true
+    remote_callbacks.push_negotiation(|updates| {
+        for update in updates {
+            let _ = term.write_line(
+                format!(
+                    "   {}..{}  {} -> {}",
+                    oid_to_shorthand_string(update.dst()).unwrap(),
+                    oid_to_shorthand_string(update.src()).unwrap(),
+                    update
+                        .src_refname()
+                        .unwrap_or("")
+                        .replace("refs/heads/", "")
+                        .replace("refs/tags/", "tags/"),
+                    update
+                        .dst_refname()
+                        .unwrap_or("")
+                        .replace("refs/heads/", "")
+                        .replace("refs/tags/", "tags/"),
+                )
+                .as_str(),
+            );
+            // now a blank line for transfer progress to delete
+            let _ = term.write_line("");
+        }
+        Ok(())
     });
+    remote_callbacks.push_transfer_progress(
+        #[allow(clippy::cast_precision_loss)]
+        |current, total, bytes| {
+            let _ = term.clear_last_lines(1);
+            let percentage = (current as f64 / total as f64) * 100.0;
+            let (size, unit) = if bytes >= (1024 * 1024) {
+                (bytes as f64 / (1024.0 * 1024.0), "MiB")
+            } else {
+                (bytes as f64 / 1024.0, "KiB")
+            };
+            let _ = term.write_line(
+                format!(
+                    "Writing objects: {percentage:.0}% ({current}/{total}) {size:.2} {unit}, done."
+                )
+                .as_str(),
+            );
+        },
+    );
+
     remote_callbacks.sideband_progress(|data| {
         report_on_sideband_progress(data, term);
         true
diff --git a/src/bin/git_remote_nostr/utils.rs b/src/bin/git_remote_nostr/utils.rs
index 6e09851..15a0d76 100644
--- a/src/bin/git_remote_nostr/utils.rs
+++ b/src/bin/git_remote_nostr/utils.rs
@@ -310,69 +310,6 @@ pub fn error_might_be_authentication_related(error: &anyhow::Error) -> bool {
     false
 }
 
-pub enum TransferDirection {
-    Fetch,
-    Push,
-}
-
-pub enum ProgressStatus {
-    InProgress,
-    Complete,
-}
-
-#[allow(clippy::cast_precision_loss)]
-#[allow(clippy::float_cmp)]
-#[allow(clippy::needless_pass_by_value)]
-pub fn report_on_transfer_progress(
-    progress_stats: &git2::Progress<'_>,
-    term: &console::Term,
-    direction: TransferDirection,
-    status: ProgressStatus,
-) {
-    let total = progress_stats.total_objects() as f64;
-    if total == 0.0 {
-        return;
-    }
-    let received = progress_stats.received_objects() as f64;
-    let percentage = (received / total) * 100.0;
-
-    // Get the total received bytes
-    let received_bytes = progress_stats.received_bytes() as f64;
-
-    // Determine whether to use KiB or MiB
-    let (size, unit) = if received_bytes >= (1024.0 * 1024.0) {
-        // Convert to MiB
-        (received_bytes / (1024.0 * 1024.0), "MiB")
-    } else {
-        // Convert to KiB
-        (received_bytes / 1024.0, "KiB")
-    };
-
-    // Format the output for receiving objects
-    if received < total || matches!(status, ProgressStatus::Complete) {
-        let _ = term.write_line(
-            format!(
-                "{} objects: {percentage:.0}% ({received}/{total}) {size:.2} {unit}, done.\r",
-                if matches!(direction, TransferDirection::Fetch) {
-                    "Receiving"
-                } else {
-                    "Writing"
-                },
-            )
-            .as_str(),
-        );
-    }
-    if received == total || matches!(status, ProgressStatus::Complete) {
-        let indexed_deltas = progress_stats.indexed_deltas() as f64;
-        let total_deltas = progress_stats.total_deltas() as f64;
-        let percentage = (indexed_deltas / total_deltas) * 100.0;
-        let _ = term.write_line(
-            format!("Resolving deltas: {percentage:.0}% ({indexed_deltas}/{total_deltas}) done.\r")
-                .as_str(),
-        );
-    }
-}
-
 pub fn report_on_sideband_progress(data: &[u8], term: &console::Term) {
     if let Ok(data) = str::from_utf8(data) {
         let data = data
diff --git a/src/lib/git/mod.rs b/src/lib/git/mod.rs
index 00d84f6..fb7ae74 100644
--- a/src/lib/git/mod.rs
+++ b/src/lib/git/mod.rs
@@ -765,12 +765,12 @@ fn oid_to_u8_20_bytes(oid: &Oid) -> [u8; 20] {
     ]
 }
 
-// fn oid_to_shorthand_string(oid: Oid) -> Result<String> {
-//     let binding = oid.to_string();
-//     let b = binding.as_bytes();
-//     String::from_utf8(vec![b[0], b[1], b[2], b[3], b[4], b[5], b[6]])
-//         .context("oid should always start with 7 u8 btyes of utf8")
-// }
+pub fn oid_to_shorthand_string(oid: Oid) -> Result<String> {
+    let binding = oid.to_string();
+    let b = binding.as_bytes();
+    String::from_utf8(vec![b[0], b[1], b[2], b[3], b[4], b[5], b[6]])
+        .context("oid should always start with 7 u8 btyes of utf8")
+}
 
 // fn oid_to_sha1_string(oid: Oid) -> Result<String> {
 //     let b = oid.as_bytes();