> I think the kinds of tickets that are closer to #1 don't even need a reference in the git commit, because pretty much all of the ticket's text should be in th

> I think the kinds of tickets that are closer to #1 don't even need a reference in the git commit, because pretty much all of the ticket's text should be in the commit message anyway Not really, because even tickets without body or comments have links. At the minimum, a decently configured tracker must have links to all the other commits involved. And even when there is only one commit, it's useful information unless all tickets in your project are done in exactly one commit.