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title: Guides
summary: Task-oriented guides grouped by what you want to do with Holon.
order: 30
---
# Guides
Guides are organized by user job — find your goal and follow the path.
## Evaluate and try Holon
Start here if you want to see what Holon can do with minimal setup.
- **[Quick examples](/guides/quick-examples/)** — one-shot commands, agent
creation, model configuration, daemon and TUI basics.
- **[Local runtime](/guides/local-runtime/)** — conservative workflow for
running and inspecting Holon from source.
## Automate GitHub work
- **[holon solve](/guides/solve/)** — headless automation for GitHub issues and
pull requests with automatic skill dispatch.
## Operate and configure
Keep a running Holon instance healthy and configured.
- **[Troubleshooting](/guides/troubleshooting/)** — diagnose daemon, model,
configuration, and TUI issues in likely encounter order.
## Integrate and automate
Wire Holon into external systems through its control plane.
- **[Integration guide](/guides/integration/)** — HTTP control plane with
curl examples and endpoint reference.
## Collaborate and delegate
Work with multiple agents, durable objectives, and reusable skills.
- **[Multi-agent collaboration](/guides/multi-agent/)** — spawning child
agents, supervision contracts, and workspace modes.
- **[Work items guide](/guides/work-items/)** — tracking durable objectives
with plans, todo lists, and lifecycle management.
- **[Durable agent workflow](/guides/durable-agent-workflow/)** — the end-to-end
durable agent story: WorkItems, wait/wake/resume, and final briefs.
- **[Skills guide](/guides/skills/)** — reusable SKILL.md workflows, skill
locations, and custom skill development.
## Contribute to these docs
Edit and build the Holon documentation website.
- **[Documentation workflow](/guides/documentation-workflow/)** — how to edit
and build the mdorigin-powered Holon website.
- [holon solve](./solve.md)
Use holon solve to automate GitHub issues and pull requests in headless mode.
- [Local runtime](./local-runtime.md)
A conservative workflow for running and inspecting Holon locally.
- [TUI guide](./tui.md)
Interactive terminal UI for Holon — navigation, slash commands, event log, model selection, and remote connection.
- [Quick examples](./quick-examples.md)
Common Holon tasks you can try after completing the Getting Started guide.
- [Workspaces](./workspaces.md)
Workspace lifecycle — attach, exit, detach, worktree isolation, and how workspaces differ from shell directories.
- [Agent templates](./agent-templates.md)
What agent templates are, available built-in templates, how to use --template, and how to create custom templates.
- [Documentation workflow](./documentation-workflow.md)
How to edit and build the mdorigin-powered Holon website.
- [Remote access](./remote-access.md)
Remote daemon access — tunnel, tailnet, LAN modes, token management, and connecting from a remote TUI.
- [Integration guide](./integration.md)
Programmatic access to Holon's HTTP control plane with curl examples and endpoint reference.
- [Troubleshooting](./troubleshooting.md)
Solutions for common Holon issues covering daemon, configuration, model, and TUI problems.
- [Multi-agent collaboration](./multi-agent.md)
Spawning child agents, supervision contracts, and workspace modes for parallel work.
- [Skills guide](./skills.md)
Reusable SKILL.md workflows, skill locations, and how to develop custom skills.
- [Durable agent workflow](./durable-agent-workflow.md)
The end-to-end durable agent story: create an agent, start long-running work, survive disconnects, wait for events, and deliver final briefs.
- [Work items guide](./work-items.md)
Durable objective tracking with work items, plans, todo lists, and lifecycle management.