# 3. Collaborative legislation A common use of CONSUL DEMOCRACY is to open legislation, regulations or any type of plan or document to citizen participation. This is carried out mainly through three phases. These phases can be activated all of them or only some, choosing how to be done independently in each process. --- # 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.consuldemocracy.org/use_guide/3.-collaborative-legislation.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.