# Guides
Practical, task-oriented guides for getting the most out of Chasm.
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- :material-backup-restore: **Session Recovery**
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Comprehensive guide to recovering lost, orphaned, and corrupted chat sessions.
[:octicons-arrow-right-24: Recovery Guide](recovery.md)
- :material-robot: **Agentic Coding**
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Use Chasm's Agency framework to build single and multi-agent coding workflows.
[:octicons-arrow-right-24: Agency Guide](agency.md)
- :material-server: **Local AI Setup**
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Set up Ollama, LM Studio, and other local LLMs for private, offline AI chat.
[:octicons-arrow-right-24: Local AI Guide](local-ai.md)
- :material-code-tags: **IDE Integration**
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Integrate Chasm with VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, and other editors.
[:octicons-arrow-right-24: IDE Guide](ide.md)
- :material-source-branch: **Git Versioning**
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Version-control your chat sessions alongside your code.
[:octicons-arrow-right-24: Git Guide](git.md)
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