# Context and Concepts Maybe you have come to this guide thinking "this sounds interesting..." ...while at the same time wondering "what exactly are they talking about?" That's a totally reasonable question! The next four pages give you a basic orientation to the concepts and landscape that underlie the more specific content in the rest of this guide. Read on! --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://civic-switchboard.gitbook.io/guide/context-and-concepts.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.