# Introduction Vera is the most powerful open financial platform for non-fungible token (NFT) assets. Vera offers decentralized financing, leasing, lending, and other essential financial services for any NFT marketplace, game, or application. The following documentation describes the fundamentals of the protocol and how to interact with it. Please join the #development channel in the [Vera community Discord server](https://discord.com/invite/fB9nuS2ktf); our team and members of the community look forward to helping you build on top of Vera. The protocol is implemented as a set of **smart contracts** on top of various blockchains such as Ethereum. Smart contracts guarantee safety and do not require a middleman. --- # 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://docs.vera.financial/developers/master.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.