# Transparent Governance To increase transparency and participation, Open Source Dharma lineages may make their governance practices and agreements **transparent to the public**. This includes sharing as much information as possible on one’s operating agreement, as well as on the roles, accountabilities, policies, and governance structure of the organization. If an Open Source Dharma lineage doesn’t operate as a formal organization, but rather as a loose confederation of people, then the process by which your group makes decisions must documented and shared to meet this open governance requirement. --- # 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://www.opensourcedharma.info/standards/transparent-governance.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.