# Getting Started - [What is ResearchGate?](https://help.researchgate.net/getting-started/what-is-researchgate.md) - [Signing up for ResearchGate](https://help.researchgate.net/getting-started/signing-up-for-researchgate.md) - [Following research](https://help.researchgate.net/getting-started/following-research.md) - [Following researchers](https://help.researchgate.net/getting-started/following-researchers.md) - [Recommending and sharing content](https://help.researchgate.net/getting-started/recommending-and-sharing-content.md) - [Commenting on research items](https://help.researchgate.net/getting-started/commenting-on-research-items.md) - [Contacting other researchers](https://help.researchgate.net/getting-started/contacting-other-researchers.md) - [Inviting colleagues to ResearchGate](https://help.researchgate.net/getting-started/inviting-colleagues-to-researchgate.md) - [What browsers are supported by ResearchGate?](https://help.researchgate.net/getting-started/what-browsers-are-supported-by-researchgate.md) --- # 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://help.researchgate.net/getting-started.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.