# How-to Guides

Task-focused recipes for accomplishing specific goals with erk.

## Core Workflows

- **[Use the Local Workflow](local-workflow.md)** - Plan, implement, and ship code locally
- **[Run Remote Execution](remote-execution.md)** - Run implementations in GitHub Actions
- **[Work Without Plans](planless-workflow.md)** - Quick changes without formal plans

## PR Operations

- **[Checkout and Sync PRs](pr-checkout-sync.md)** - Review and iterate on existing PRs
- **[Resolve Merge Conflicts](conflict-resolution.md)** - Handle merge conflicts with AI assistance

## Advanced

- **[Extract Documentation](documentation-extraction.md)** - Capture patterns for future agents

## See Also

- [CLI Command Reference](../ref/commands.md) - All CLI commands
- [Slash Command Reference](../ref/slash-commands.md) - Claude Code commands
