# Sources — Radicle: Decentralized Git Network & Forge

> Part of [[radicle-decentralized-git/index|Radicle — Decentralized Git Network & Forge]]

Full reference list for the Radicle research topic.

## Official

- [radicle.network](https://radicle.network/) — the distributed code network landing page ("For humans and machines alike")
- [radicle.dev](https://radicle.dev/) — the sovereign forge: docs, install, guides, FAQ
- [Radicle Protocol Guide](https://radicle.dev/guides/protocol) — the definitive "how it works under the hood" document (nodes, gossip, replication, identity, COBs)
- [Radicle User Guide](https://radicle.dev/guides/user) — getting started, CLI usage
- [Radicle Heartwood repo (GitHub mirror)](https://github.com/radicle-dev/radicle-heartwood) — reference implementation, Rust, MIT/Apache-2.0
- [Heartwood on Codeberg](https://codeberg.org/Radicle/Heartwood) — official mirror (codeberg.org/radicle/heartwood)
- [Radicle RIPs (Improvement Proposals)](https://radicle.network/nodes/seed.radicle.dev/rad:z3trNYnLWS11cJWC6BbxDs5niGo82) — protocol specification: RIP-1 (networking), RIP-2 (identity), RIP-3 (storage layout)
- [Radicle Garden](https://radicle.garden) — hosted always-on nodes ("Radicle Garden 🌱")
- [Radicle Desktop](https://radicle.dev/desktop) — graphical client (launched 2025-06)
- [Radicle Seeder's Guide](https://radicle.dev/guides/seeder) — how to run a seed node

## Protocol / technical deep-dives

- [LWN: Radicle — peer-to-peer collaboration with Git](https://lwn.net/Articles/966869) — independent technical overview of the protocol (motivation, gossip + git replication split)
- [Radicle Protocol Overview (Heartwood) — HackMD](https://hackmd.io/@radicle/rJ2UH54P6) — community protocol overview
- [gen.xyz: Peer-to-peer collaboration protocol Radicle.xyz](https://gen.xyz/blog/radicle-xyz) — background and history writeup
- [Secure Scuttlebutt (SSB)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Scuttlebutt) — inspiration for the gossip model
- [Noise protocol / XK pattern](https://noiseexplorer.com/patterns/XK/) — the transport encryption used between nodes (same pattern as Lightning)
- [W3C Decentralized Identifiers (DID) Core](https://www.w3.org/TR/did-core/) — node identity standard
- [The Update Framework (TUF)](https://theupdateframework.github.io/specification/latest/) — verification model inspiration for signed refs
- [Ink & Switch: Local-first software](https://www.inkandswitch.com/local-first/) — the local-first architecture principle Radicle follows

## Related blog posts

- [Jujutsu + Radicle = ❤️ (2025-08-14)](https://radicle.dev/blog/jujutsu) — jj integration angle
- [Canonical References (2025-08-12)](https://radicle.dev/blog/canonical-refs) — how canonical repo state works
- [Using Radicle CI for Development (2025-07-23)](https://radicle.dev/blog/radicle-ci) — CI usage on Radicle
- [How we used Radicle with GitHub Actions (2025-05-30)](https://radicle.dev/blog/radicle-github-actions)

## Our context

- Workspace note: `RESEARCH/AMP_ORBS_REMOTE_DEV.md`
- Vault topic: `durable-agent-runtime` (sibling research topic)
- Forgejo self-hosted at `git.rasyidanaf.com` (greencloud-vps)
- jj used across repos (jj + radicle compatibility relevant)