# Overview DeSci Codex defines an interactive data graph where anyone, can freely collaborate on maintaining the scientific record. Given some base properties of the underlying implementation, the goal is to work together globally, without barriers, in weaving the permanent fabric of our collective scientific progress. Every thread of which is deterministically resolvable and its existence independent of any one individual person or organization. The network collectively contributes to safekeeping our accumulated scientific knowledge. Anyone can create user-facing applications for interfacing with this open-data-network, which is only defining the rules of interaction. Such applications are called gateways, and fill the role of user-facing, application-specific interactions with the underlying graph. We strive for decentralization and diversity in gateways, data pinning, HTTP resolvers, analytics services, scientific collaboration platforms, etc. This will ultimately maximize accessibility, mitigate censorship, guarantee data integrity, reduce operating costs, guarantee long-term preservation, increase democratic participation, reduce gatekeeping, achieve radical transparency, and empower individual researchers. --- # 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://codex.desci.com/readme/overview.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.