# Whitepaper The original Fathom Protocol 1.0 Whitepaper was first published in 2022 as GitHub Gist, and all updates will be occurring there to keep track of them for the protocol users. As the Fathom protocol grows, it may adopt some changes that will be reflected in the next versions of the Whitepapers. Below are the most important revisions of the Fathom Protocol Whitepaper versions. --- # 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.fathom.fi/whitepaper.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.