diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 838441f..c642161 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ tools/external/** linguist-vendored
 
 # Research raw snapshots preserve external source text; do not normalize
 # upstream whitespace in these captured artifacts.
-docs/research/**/raw/*.raw.* -whitespace
+research/**/raw/*.raw.* -whitespace
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7031a1e..e994863 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -100,6 +100,3 @@ backups/gz/
 
 # Local-only enterprise architecture evidence kit
 assets/templates/modern-enterprise-architecture-private/
-
-# Local research repository clones
-docs/research/**/raw/repository/