# Network Security and Staking #### Staking Framework: Strengthening Network Security and Engagement Swarm’s **Staking Framework** is integral to ensuring network security, resource reliability, and active participation by providers and users. The system incentivizes engagement while mitigating risks through a balanced combination of resource backing and performance accountability. *** --- # 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://agiledger.gitbook.io/swarmai/network-security-and-staking.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.