# Start here - [Introduction](https://thegrid.ai/docs/start-here/introduction.md): A quick orientation to The Grid: what it does, what you get out of it, and how it fits into your stack. - [Choose an instrument](https://thegrid.ai/docs/start-here/choose-an-instrument.md): Pick the right task type (Text, Code, or Agent) and tier (Standard, Prime, or Max) for your workload. - [Quickstart](https://thegrid.ai/docs/start-here/quickstart.md): Get from sign-up to your first API call in three steps. - [Auto Mode and Advanced Mode](https://thegrid.ai/docs/start-here/auto-mode-vs-advanced-mode.md): Two ways to buy inference on The Grid. Same Consumption API, same endpoint, same errors. The difference is who places the orders behind the scenes. --- # 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://thegrid.ai/docs/start-here.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.