holon 0.14.1

A headless, event-driven runtime for long-lived agents
Documentation
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title: Guides
summary: Task-oriented guides grouped by what you want to do with Holon.
order: 30
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# 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.

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- [holon solve]./solve.md
  Use holon solve to automate GitHub issues and pull requests in headless mode.
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- [Local runtime]./local-runtime.md
  A conservative workflow for running and inspecting Holon locally.
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- [TUI guide]./tui.md
  Interactive terminal UI for Holon — navigation, slash commands, event log, model selection, and remote connection.
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- [Quick examples]./quick-examples.md
  Common Holon tasks you can try after completing the Getting Started guide.
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- [Workspaces]./workspaces.md
  Workspace lifecycle — attach, exit, detach, worktree isolation, and how workspaces differ from shell directories.
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- [Agent templates]./agent-templates.md
  What agent templates are, available built-in templates, how to use --template, and how to create custom templates.
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- [Documentation workflow]./documentation-workflow.md
  How to edit and build the mdorigin-powered Holon website.
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- [Remote access]./remote-access.md
  Remote daemon access — tunnel, tailnet, LAN modes, token management, and connecting from a remote TUI.
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- [Integration guide]./integration.md
  Programmatic access to Holon's HTTP control plane with curl examples and endpoint reference.
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- [Troubleshooting]./troubleshooting.md
  Solutions for common Holon issues covering daemon, configuration, model, and TUI problems.
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- [Multi-agent collaboration]./multi-agent.md
  Spawning child agents, supervision contracts, and workspace modes for parallel work.
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- [Skills guide]./skills.md
  Reusable SKILL.md workflows, skill locations, and how to develop custom skills.
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- [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.
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- [Work items guide]./work-items.md
  Durable objective tracking with work items, plans, todo lists, and lifecycle management.
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