diff --git a/pylons_app/controllers/branches.py b/pylons_app/controllers/branches.py
--- a/pylons_app/controllers/branches.py
+++ b/pylons_app/controllers/branches.py
@@ -1,16 +1,22 @@
 import logging
 
-from pylons import request, response, session, tmpl_context as c, url
+from pylons import tmpl_context as c, app_globals as g, session, request, config, url
 from pylons.controllers.util import abort, redirect
 
 from pylons_app.lib.base import BaseController, render
+from pylons_app.lib.utils import get_repo_slug
+from pylons_app.model.hg_model import HgModel
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class BranchesController(BaseController):
+    def __before__(self):
+        c.repos_prefix = config['repos_name']
+        c.repo_name = get_repo_slug(request)
 
     def index(self):
-        # Return a rendered template
-        #return render('/branches.mako')
-        # or, return a string
-        return 'Hello World'
+        hg_model = HgModel()
+        c.repo_info = hg_model.get_repo(c.repo_name)
+        c.repo_branches = c.repo_info.branches
+                
+        return render('branches/branches.html')