diff --git a/fih.py b/fih.py
index fb065b4..9bd30e1 100644
--- a/fih.py
+++ b/fih.py
@@ -105,6 +105,22 @@ Again, after setting the headline status you must: **@FIH PUBLISH**
     else:
         return "Invalid command token."
 
+
+def exec_to_message( cmdline ):
+    results = "`" + cmdline + "`:\n\n"
+    process = subprocess.Popen( cmdline, shell = True, cwd = app.config[ "STATUS_ROOT" ], stdout = subprocess.PIPE, stderr = subprocess.PIPE )
+
+    stdout = strip_progress( strip_ansi( process.stdout.read().decode( 'ascii', 'ignore' ) ) )
+    if stdout:
+        results += "\n\n```\n" + stdout.replace( "```", "` ` `" ) + "```\n"
+    stderr = strip_progress( strip_ansi( process.stderr.read().decode( 'ascii', 'ignore' ) ) )
+    if stderr:
+        results += "\n\n```\n" + stderr.replace( "```", "` ` `" ) + "```\n"
+    if not stdout and not stderr:
+        results += '_no output_\n'
+    return results
+
+
 @app.route( '/mattermost/fih', methods = [ 'POST' ] )
 def mattermost_fih():
     # text: @FIH PUBLISH
@@ -124,24 +140,34 @@ def mattermost_fih():
         cmd = request.form[ 'text' ].strip().split()[ 1 ].upper()
 
         app.mm.posts.create_post( options = { 'channel_id': request.form[ 'channel_id' ],
-                                              'message': "Executing " + cmd + "...",
+                                              'message': "### Executing `" + cmd + "`...",
                                               } )
 
         if cmd == "PUBLISH":
-            for push_to in app.config[ "GROW_DEPLOY_TO" ]:
-                cmdline = app.config[ "GROW_BIN" ] + " deploy -f " + push_to
-                results = "`" + cmdline + "`:\n\n```\n"
-
-                process = subprocess.Popen( cmdline, shell = True, cwd = app.config[ "STATUS_ROOT" ], stdout = subprocess.PIPE, stderr = subprocess.PIPE )
+            for pull_from in app.config[ "MERCURIAL_PUSH_TO" ]:
+                cmdline = app.config[ "MERCURIAL_BIN" ] + " pull " + pull_from
+                message = exec_to_message( cmdline )
+                app.mm.posts.create_post( options = { 'channel_id': request.form[ 'channel_id' ],
+                                                      'message': message,
+                                                      } )
 
-                results += strip_progress( strip_ansi( process.stdout.read().decode( 'ascii', 'ignore' ) ) ).replace( "```", "` ` `" )
-                results += "```\n"
-                stderr = strip_progress( strip_ansi( process.stderr.read().decode( 'ascii', 'ignore' ) ) )
-                if stderr:
-                    results += "\n\n```\n" + stderr.replace( "```", "` ` `" ) + "```\n"
+                cmdline = app.config[ "MERCURIAL_BIN" ] + " merge"
+                message = exec_to_message( cmdline )
+                app.mm.posts.create_post( options = { 'channel_id': request.form[ 'channel_id' ],
+                                                      'message': message,
+                                                      } )
 
+                cmdline = app.config[ "MERCURIAL_BIN" ] + " commit -m 'merge from " + pull_from + "'"
+                message = exec_to_message( cmdline )
+                app.mm.posts.create_post( options = { 'channel_id': request.form[ 'channel_id' ],
+                                                      'message': message,
+                                                      } )
+                
+            for deploy_to in app.config[ "GROW_DEPLOY_TO" ]:
+                cmdline = app.config[ "GROW_BIN" ] + " deploy -f " + deploy_to
+                message = exec_to_message( cmdline )
                 app.mm.posts.create_post( options = { 'channel_id': request.form[ 'channel_id' ],
-                                                      'message': results,
+                                                      'message': message,
                                                       } )
 
         elif cmd == "START":
@@ -167,6 +193,10 @@ def mattermost_fih():
         else:
             return "WTF command?"
 
+        app.mm.posts.create_post( options = { 'channel_id': request.form[ 'channel_id' ],
+                                              'message': "### Finished `" + cmd + "`!",
+                                              } )
+
         return "OK"
     else:
         return "Invalid command token."