# Principles - [Understanding Truth](https://playbook.thevantageproject.com/foundation/understanding-truth.md): Are you really living "your" life, or merely executing incidentally learned behaviors of the moments past? - [System Values](https://playbook.thevantageproject.com/foundation/value-system.md): The principles we strive for. And the principles we look for. - [Limits of Engagement](https://playbook.thevantageproject.com/foundation/limits-of-engagement.md): Your employment here is subject to consent to these limits. This are non-negotiable. - [Long-term Players](https://playbook.thevantageproject.com/foundation/long-term-games.md): "In a longterm game, it’s positive sum. We’re all baking the pie together. We’re trying to make it as big as possible. And in a short term game, we’re cutting up the pie." - @naval --- # 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://playbook.thevantageproject.com/foundation.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.