# Introduction **D‑Scope is a decentralized research protocol built to explore collective behavior, preferences, and decision-making.** \ Our goal is to enable anonymous, verifiable participation in digital society — without sacrificing privacy, fairness, or autonomy. By combining blockchain infrastructure, zk‑proofs, and reputation-based logic, D‑Scope introduces a new paradigm for civic expression --- # 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://d-scope.gitbook.io/d-scope-docs/introduction.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.