Case study: lost branch tip
The duty lead at Willow Dispatch needs evidence, a specific diagnosis and a verified repository repair. All remote and review behavior is simulated. The final conclusion must agree with the supplied history.
Investigate a lost branch tip in an original team repository. The duty lead needs a checked conclusion and a narrow repair that preserves the other work. Inspect history before choosing a command. A plausible final file can hide a lost commit or the wrong reference, so the checks include both data and history. Keep evidence in the repository metadata folder to avoid adding it to the product snapshot. Each step carries the prior state, and the final result must retain the records you created earlier. Use the local graph to explain the integration or recovery boundary.
git reflog > .git/recovery-evidence.txt
Start by preserving or inspecting the original repository state.