diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9148a2a3..68b822f1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,10 +36,17 @@ CLI tool to generate API documentation of a Node.js project.
 
 Options:
   -i, --input [patterns...]  Specify input file patterns using glob syntax
-  --ignore [patterns...]     Specify files to be ignored from the input using glob syntax
+  --ignore [patterns...]     Specify which input files to ignore using glob syntax
   -o, --output <path>        Specify the relative or absolute output directory
-  -v, --version <semver>     Specify the target version of Node.js, semver compliant (default: "v22.6.0")
-  -c, --changelog <url>      Specify the path (file: or https://) to the CHANGELOG.md file (default: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nodejs/node/HEAD/CHANGELOG.md")
-  -t, --target [mode...]     Set the processing target modes (choices: "json-simple", "legacy-html", "legacy-html-all", "man-page", "legacy-json", "legacy-json-all", "addon-verify", "api-links", "orama-db")
+  -v, --version <semver>     Specify the target version of Node.js, semver compliant (default: "v22.11.0")
+  -c, --changelog <url>      Specify the path (file: or https://) to the CHANGELOG.md file (default:
+                             "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nodejs/node/HEAD/CHANGELOG.md")
+  -t, --target [mode...]     Set the processing target modes (choices: "json-simple", "legacy-html", "legacy-html-all",
+                             "man-page", "legacy-json", "legacy-json-all", "addon-verify", "api-links", "orama-db")
+  --disable-rule [rule...]   Disable a specific linter rule (choices: "invalid-change-version",
+                             "missing-change-version", "missing-introduced-in", default: [])
+  --lint-dry-run             Run linter in dry-run mode (default: false)
+  --git-ref                  A git ref/commit URL pointing to Node.js
+  -r, --reporter [reporter]  Specify the linter reporter (choices: "console", "github", default: "console")
   -h, --help                 display help for command
 ```
diff --git a/bin/cli.mjs b/bin/cli.mjs
index df1cbc4e..f911bf97 100755
--- a/bin/cli.mjs
+++ b/bin/cli.mjs
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ import { coerce } from 'semver';
 import { DOC_NODE_CHANGELOG_URL, DOC_NODE_VERSION } from '../src/constants.mjs';
 import createGenerator from '../src/generators.mjs';
 import generators from '../src/generators/index.mjs';
-import createMarkdownLoader from '../src/loaders/markdown.mjs';
-import createMarkdownParser from '../src/parsers/markdown.mjs';
-import createNodeReleases from '../src/releases.mjs';
 import createLinter from '../src/linter/index.mjs';
 import reporters from '../src/linter/reporters/index.mjs';
 import rules from '../src/linter/rules/index.mjs';
+import createMarkdownLoader from '../src/loaders/markdown.mjs';
+import createMarkdownParser from '../src/parsers/markdown.mjs';
+import createNodeReleases from '../src/releases.mjs';
 
 const availableGenerators = Object.keys(generators);
 
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ program
   .addOption(
     new Option('--lint-dry-run', 'Run linter in dry-run mode').default(false)
   )
+  .addOption(
+    new Option('--git-ref', 'A git ref/commit URL pointing to Node.js').default(
+      'https://github.com/nodejs/node/tree/HEAD'
+    )
+  )
   .addOption(
     new Option('-r, --reporter [reporter]', 'Specify the linter reporter')
       .choices(Object.keys(reporters))
@@ -85,6 +90,7 @@ program
  * @property {string} changelog Specifies the path to the Node.js CHANGELOG.md file.
  * @property {string[]} disableRule Specifies the linter rules to disable.
  * @property {boolean} lintDryRun Specifies whether the linter should run in dry-run mode.
+ * @property {boolean} useGit Specifies whether the parser should execute optional git commands. (Should only be used within a git repo)
  * @property {keyof reporters} reporter Specifies the linter reporter.
  *
  * @name ProgramOptions
@@ -100,6 +106,7 @@ const {
   changelog,
   disableRule,
   lintDryRun,
+  gitRef,
   reporter,
 } = program.opts();
 
@@ -117,23 +124,28 @@ const { runGenerators } = createGenerator(parsedApiDocs);
 // Retrieves Node.js release metadata from a given Node.js version and CHANGELOG.md file
 const { getAllMajors } = createNodeReleases(changelog);
 
+// Runs the Linter on the parsed API docs
 linter.lintAll(parsedApiDocs);
 
-if (target && output) {
+if (target) {
   await runGenerators({
     // A list of target modes for the API docs parser
     generators: target,
     // Resolved `input` to be used
     input: input,
     // Resolved `output` path to be used
-    output: resolve(output),
+    output: output && resolve(output),
     // Resolved SemVer of current Node.js version
     version: coerce(version),
     // A list of all Node.js major versions with LTS status
     releases: await getAllMajors(),
+    // An URL containing a git ref URL pointing to the commit or ref that was used
+    // to generate the API docs. This is used to link to the source code of the
+    gitRef,
   });
 }
 
+// Reports Lint Content
 linter.report(reporter);
 
 exit(Number(linter.hasError()));
diff --git a/src/generators.mjs b/src/generators.mjs
index b276d779..bb03c290 100644
--- a/src/generators.mjs
+++ b/src/generators.mjs
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ const availableGenerators = {
 };
 
 /**
- * @typedef {{ ast: import('./generators/types.d.ts').GeneratorMetadata<ApiDocMetadataEntry, ApiDocMetadataEntry>}} AstGenerator The AST "generator" is a facade for the AST tree and it isn't really a generator
- * @typedef {import('./generators/types.d.ts').AvailableGenerators & AstGenerator} AllGenerators A complete set of the available generators, including the AST one
+ * @typedef {{ ast: GeneratorMetadata<ApiDocMetadataEntry, ApiDocMetadataEntry>}} AstGenerator The AST "generator" is a facade for the AST tree and it isn't really a generator
+ * @typedef {AvailableGenerators & AstGenerator} AllGenerators A complete set of the available generators, including the AST one
  * @param markdownInput
  * @param jsInput
  *
@@ -41,14 +41,12 @@ const createGenerator = markdownInput => {
    *
    * @type {{ [K in keyof AllGenerators]: ReturnType<AllGenerators[K]['generate']> }}
    */
-  const cachedGenerators = {
-    ast: Promise.resolve(markdownInput),
-  };
+  const cachedGenerators = { ast: Promise.resolve(markdownInput) };
 
   /**
    * Runs the Generator engine with the provided top-level input and the given generator options
    *
-   * @param {import('./generators/types.d.ts').GeneratorOptions} options The options for the generator runtime
+   * @param {GeneratorOptions} options The options for the generator runtime
    */
   const runGenerators = async ({ generators, ...extra }) => {
     // Note that this method is blocking, and will only execute one generator per-time
diff --git a/src/generators/addon-verify/index.mjs b/src/generators/addon-verify/index.mjs
index 76a91ee8..450bf962 100644
--- a/src/generators/addon-verify/index.mjs
+++ b/src/generators/addon-verify/index.mjs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {
  *
  * @typedef {Array<ApiDocMetadataEntry>} Input
  *
- * @type {import('../types.d.ts').GeneratorMetadata<Input, string>}
+ * @type {GeneratorMetadata<Input, string>}
  */
 export default {
   name: 'addon-verify',
diff --git a/src/generators/api-links/index.mjs b/src/generators/api-links/index.mjs
index b0b00640..93441450 100644
--- a/src/generators/api-links/index.mjs
+++ b/src/generators/api-links/index.mjs
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
-import { basename, dirname, join } from 'node:path';
+import { basename, join } from 'node:path';
 import { writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
-import {
-  getBaseGitHubUrl,
-  getCurrentGitHash,
-} from './utils/getBaseGitHubUrl.mjs';
 import { extractExports } from './utils/extractExports.mjs';
 import { findDefinitions } from './utils/findDefinitions.mjs';
 import { checkIndirectReferences } from './utils/checkIndirectReferences.mjs';
@@ -20,7 +16,7 @@ import { checkIndirectReferences } from './utils/checkIndirectReferences.mjs';
  *
  * @typedef {Array<JsProgram>} Input
  *
- * @type {import('../types.d.ts').GeneratorMetadata<Input, Record<string, string>>}
+ * @type {GeneratorMetadata<Input, Record<string, string>>}
  */
 export default {
   name: 'api-links',
@@ -40,56 +36,37 @@ export default {
    * @param {Input} input
    * @param {Partial<GeneratorOptions>} options
    */
-  async generate(input, { output }) {
+  async generate(input, { output, gitRef }) {
     /**
      * @type Record<string, string>
      */
     const definitions = {};
 
-    /**
-     * @type {string}
-     */
-    let baseGithubLink;
-
-    if (input.length > 0) {
-      const repositoryDirectory = dirname(input[0].path);
-
-      const repository = getBaseGitHubUrl(repositoryDirectory);
-
-      const tag = getCurrentGitHash(repositoryDirectory);
-
-      baseGithubLink = `${repository}/blob/${tag}`;
-    }
-
     input.forEach(program => {
       /**
        * Mapping of definitions to their line number
+       *
        * @type {Record<string, number>}
        * @example { 'someclass.foo': 10 }
        */
       const nameToLineNumberMap = {};
 
       // `http.js` -> `http`
-      const programBasename = basename(program.path, '.js');
+      const baseName = basename(program.path, '.js');
 
-      const exports = extractExports(
-        program,
-        programBasename,
-        nameToLineNumberMap
-      );
+      const exports = extractExports(program, baseName, nameToLineNumberMap);
 
-      findDefinitions(program, programBasename, nameToLineNumberMap, exports);
+      findDefinitions(program, baseName, nameToLineNumberMap, exports);
 
       checkIndirectReferences(program, exports, nameToLineNumberMap);
 
-      const githubLink =
-        `${baseGithubLink}/lib/${programBasename}.js`.replaceAll('\\', '/');
+      const fullGitUrl = `${gitRef}/lib/${baseName}.js`;
 
       // Add the exports we found in this program to our output
       Object.keys(nameToLineNumberMap).forEach(key => {
         const lineNumber = nameToLineNumberMap[key];
 
-        definitions[key] = `${githubLink}#L${lineNumber}`;
+        definitions[key] = `${fullGitUrl}#L${lineNumber}`;
       });
     });
 
diff --git a/src/generators/api-links/test/fixtures.test.mjs b/src/generators/api-links/test/fixtures.test.mjs
index 9f8ee53e..028ea5a9 100644
--- a/src/generators/api-links/test/fixtures.test.mjs
+++ b/src/generators/api-links/test/fixtures.test.mjs
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ describe('api links', () => {
           input: [sourceFile],
         });
 
-        const actualOutput = await apiLinks.generate(astJsResult, {});
+        const actualOutput = await apiLinks.generate(astJsResult, {
+          gitRef: 'https://github.com/nodejs/node/tree/HEAD',
+        });
 
         for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(actualOutput)) {
           actualOutput[k] = v.replace(/.*(?=lib\/)/, '');
diff --git a/src/generators/api-links/utils/getBaseGitHubUrl.mjs b/src/generators/api-links/utils/getBaseGitHubUrl.mjs
deleted file mode 100644
index 5bbe313b..00000000
--- a/src/generators/api-links/utils/getBaseGitHubUrl.mjs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-'use strict';
-
-import { execSync } from 'node:child_process';
-
-/**
- * @param {string} cwd
- */
-export function getBaseGitHubUrl(cwd) {
-  let url = execSync('git remote get-url origin', { cwd }).toString().trim();
-
-  if (url.startsWith('git@')) {
-    // It's an ssh url, we need to transform it to be https
-    //  Ex/ git@github.com:nodejs/node.git -> https://github.com/nodejs/node.git
-    let [, repository] = url.split(':');
-
-    url = `https://github.com/${repository}`;
-  }
-
-  // https://github.com/nodejs/node.git -> https://github.com/nodejs/node
-  if (url.endsWith('.git')) {
-    url = url.substring(0, url.length - 4);
-  }
-
-  return url;
-}
-
-/**
- * Grabs the current Git commit hash within a directory
- * @param cwd
- */
-export function getCurrentGitHash(cwd) {
-  const hash = execSync('git rev-parse HEAD', { cwd }).toString().trim();
-
-  return hash;
-}
diff --git a/src/generators/ast-js/index.mjs b/src/generators/ast-js/index.mjs
index 440365a5..b31cb047 100644
--- a/src/generators/ast-js/index.mjs
+++ b/src/generators/ast-js/index.mjs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import createJsParser from '../../parsers/javascript.mjs';
  *
  * @typedef {unknown} Input
  *
- * @type {import('../types.d.ts').GeneratorMetadata<Input, Array<JsProgram>>}
+ * @type {GeneratorMetadata<Input, Array<JsProgram>>}
  */
 export default {
   name: 'ast-js',
diff --git a/src/generators/json-simple/index.mjs b/src/generators/json-simple/index.mjs
index a551593c..979e2121 100644
--- a/src/generators/json-simple/index.mjs
+++ b/src/generators/json-simple/index.mjs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import { getRemark } from '../../utils/remark.mjs';
  *
  * @typedef {Array<ApiDocMetadataEntry>} Input
  *
- * @type {import('../types.d.ts').GeneratorMetadata<Input, string>}
+ * @type {GeneratorMetadata<Input, string>}
  */
 export default {
   name: 'json-simple',
diff --git a/src/generators/legacy-html-all/index.mjs b/src/generators/legacy-html-all/index.mjs
index a2abdb2e..7004aa4f 100644
--- a/src/generators/legacy-html-all/index.mjs
+++ b/src/generators/legacy-html-all/index.mjs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import { getRemarkRehype } from '../../utils/remark.mjs';
  *
  * @typedef {Array<TemplateValues>} Input
  *
- * @type {import('../types.d.ts').GeneratorMetadata<Input, string>}
+ * @type {GeneratorMetadata<Input, string>}
  */
 export default {
   name: 'legacy-html-all',
diff --git a/src/generators/legacy-html/index.mjs b/src/generators/legacy-html/index.mjs
index 33358c33..c7f836d7 100644
--- a/src/generators/legacy-html/index.mjs
+++ b/src/generators/legacy-html/index.mjs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import { getRemarkRehype } from '../../utils/remark.mjs';
  *
  * @typedef {Array<ApiDocMetadataEntry>} Input
  *
- * @type {import('../types.d.ts').GeneratorMetadata<Input, Array<TemplateValues>>}
+ * @type {GeneratorMetadata<Input, Array<TemplateValues>>}
  */
 export default {
   name: 'legacy-html',
diff --git a/src/generators/legacy-json-all/index.mjs b/src/generators/legacy-json-all/index.mjs
index 9bb36310..b2e9cdf8 100644
--- a/src/generators/legacy-json-all/index.mjs
+++ b/src/generators/legacy-json-all/index.mjs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { join } from 'node:path';
  *
  * @typedef {Array<import('../legacy-json/types.d.ts').Section>} Input
  *
- * @type {import('../types.d.ts').GeneratorMetadata<Input, import('./types.d.ts').Output>}
+ * @type {GeneratorMetadata<Input, import('./types.d.ts').Output>}
  */
 export default {
   name: 'legacy-json-all',
diff --git a/src/generators/legacy-json/index.mjs b/src/generators/legacy-json/index.mjs
index 8cf70e88..add7ff87 100644
--- a/src/generators/legacy-json/index.mjs
+++ b/src/generators/legacy-json/index.mjs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { createSectionBuilder } from './utils/buildSection.mjs';
  *
  * @typedef {Array<ApiDocMetadataEntry>} Input
  *
- * @type {import('../types.d.ts').GeneratorMetadata<Input, import('./types.d.ts').Section[]>}
+ * @type {GeneratorMetadata<Input, import('./types.d.ts').Section[]>}
  */
 export default {
   name: 'legacy-json',
diff --git a/src/generators/man-page/index.mjs b/src/generators/man-page/index.mjs
index 8ee045aa..f5ec60ab 100644
--- a/src/generators/man-page/index.mjs
+++ b/src/generators/man-page/index.mjs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { DOC_SLUG_ENVIRONMENT, DOC_SLUG_OPTIONS } from '../../constants.mjs';
  *
  * @typedef {Array<ApiDocMetadataEntry>} Input
  *
- * @type {import('../types.d.ts').GeneratorMetadata<Input, string>}
+ * @type {GeneratorMetadata<Input, string>}
  */
 export default {
   name: 'man-page',
diff --git a/src/generators/orama-db/index.mjs b/src/generators/orama-db/index.mjs
index d6624f90..c2210c6b 100644
--- a/src/generators/orama-db/index.mjs
+++ b/src/generators/orama-db/index.mjs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { createSectionBuilder } from '../legacy-json/utils/buildSection.mjs';
  *
  * @typedef {Array<ApiDocMetadataEntry>} Input
  *
- * @type {import('../types.d.ts').GeneratorMetadata<Input, import('./types.d.ts').OramaDb>}
+ * @type {GeneratorMetadata<Input, import('./types.d.ts').OramaDb>}
  */
 export default {
   name: 'orama-db',
diff --git a/src/generators/types.d.ts b/src/generators/types.d.ts
index 110b5dc0..a3eb07b6 100644
--- a/src/generators/types.d.ts
+++ b/src/generators/types.d.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { SemVer } from 'semver';
-import type availableGenerators from './index.mjs';
 import type { ApiDocReleaseEntry } from '../types';
+import type availableGenerators from './index.mjs';
 
 declare global {
   // All available generators as an inferable type, to allow Generator interfaces
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ declare global {
 
     // A list of all Node.js major versions and their respective release information
     releases: Array<ApiDocReleaseEntry>;
+
+    // An URL containing a git ref URL pointing to the commit or ref that was used
+    // to generate the API docs. This is used to link to the source code of the
+    // i.e. https://github.com/nodejs/node/tree/2cb1d07e0f6d9456438016bab7db4688ab354fd2
+    // i.e. https://gitlab.com/someone/node/tree/HEAD
+    gitRef: string;
   }
 
   export interface GeneratorMetadata<I extends any, O extends any> {