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# Research sources referenced by this skill
# Each entry documents where the skill's guidance came from.
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## nvie-gitflow-post

**Description:** Original 2010 post by Vincent Driessen introducing the Gitflow branching model, including a 2020 reflection note recommending GitHub Flow for continuous delivery teams.

**Source:** https://nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-branching-model/

- **Research doc:** plugins/git/docs/research/docs/git/gitflow.md (whole-document reference)

**Contributing files:**
- SKILL.md (Gitflow vs. GitHub Flow inference and the not-mixable rule)
- references/branch-patterns.md (Gitflow vs. GitHub Flow structure, defaults, and why the two are not mixable)

## atlassian-gitflow-tutorial

**Description:** Atlassian's comprehensive Gitflow tutorial covering all five branch types, lifecycle steps, and CLI usage.

**Source:** https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/comparing-workflows/gitflow-workflow

- **Research doc:** plugins/git/docs/research/docs/git/gitflow.md (whole-document reference)

**Contributing files:**
- SKILL.md (Gitflow vs. GitHub Flow inference and the not-mixable rule)
- references/branch-patterns.md (Gitflow branch types, base/merge targets, `--no-ff` requirement)
- references/merging.md (`--no-ff` requirement on Gitflow supporting-branch merges)

## gitflow-cheatsheet

**Description:** Visual cheatsheet for the git-flow CLI commands (git-flow-avh fork), covering all subcommands for feature, release, and hotfix branches.

**Source:** https://danielkummer.github.io/git-flow-cheatsheet/

- **Research doc:** plugins/git/docs/research/docs/git/gitflow.md (whole-document reference)

**Contributing files:**
- references/branch-patterns.md (feature/release/hotfix naming conventions)

## context7-git-htmldocs

**Description:** Official Git HTML documentation from the git/htmldocs repository — covers all commands, concepts, and internals.

**Source:** context7:/git/htmldocs

- **Research doc:** plugins/git/docs/research/docs/git/branching-merging.md (whole-document reference)

**Contributing files:**
- SKILL.md (Gotchas — `git switch` abort-on-conflict behaviour, branch/tag name ambiguity)
- references/branch-operations.md (`git switch`/`git branch` command vocabulary and flags)
- references/merging.md (`git merge` strategies and conflict-resolution commands)
- references/comparing-branches.md (`git log`/`git diff`/`git merge-base` range syntax)