# How-to Guides

Use this section when you already understand the first visual path and need to solve one focused authoring or debugging task.

How-to guides assume you know what a Flow Graph, `FlowCoreProcess`, and Blackboard are. They focus on practical steps, expected results, and common failure checks.

## Start With

| If you want to...                                             | Read                                                                                                  |
| ------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Inspect a scene object while a graph is running               | [Debug a Running Graph](/flow-core-docs/documentation/how-to-guides/debug-a-running-graph.md)         |
| Read, write, and verify typed Blackboard values               | [Work with Blackboard Data](/flow-core-docs/documentation/how-to-guides/work-with-blackboard-data.md) |
| Load an authored scene set with progress or manual activation | [Use Scene Stack in a Graph](/flow-core-docs/documentation/how-to-guides/use-scene-stack.md)          |

## Pages

* [Debug a Running Graph](/flow-core-docs/documentation/how-to-guides/debug-a-running-graph.md): Set the runtime context, inspect node state, and compare editor summaries with Play Mode behavior.
* [Work with Blackboard Data](/flow-core-docs/documentation/how-to-guides/work-with-blackboard-data.md): Set up scoped Blackboard data and use it safely from visual graph values.
* [Use Scene Stack in a Graph](/flow-core-docs/documentation/how-to-guides/use-scene-stack.md): Create a Scene Stack asset, load it from graph instructions, monitor progress, and finish manual activation.


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