# What is Elk? - [Elk Finance](https://docs.elk.finance/what-is-elk/readme.md): Any chain, anytime, anywhere. - [The ElkNet](https://docs.elk.finance/what-is-elk/elknet.md): The foundation of Elk's cross-chain infrastructure - [Cross-chain Reservoirs](https://docs.elk.finance/what-is-elk/cross-chain-reservoirs.md): Elk's innovative cross-chain architecture is built around a system of token “reservoirs” that are deployed on each supported chain. - [Whitepaper](https://docs.elk.finance/what-is-elk/whitepaper.md): v0.9: November 18, 2023 - [Timeline and Roadmap](https://docs.elk.finance/what-is-elk/timeline-and-roadmap.md): Software is never finished, only realease. When the contributors to decentralized software heard that, they simply kept coding. The "hold my beer" was implied! --- # 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.elk.finance/what-is-elk.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.