# Scanners

The scanners section within the agent configuration interface equips users with powerful tools for monitoring, filtering, and analyzing incoming data to ensure compliance, security, and relevance in agent interactions. Scanners are essential components that enhance the agent's capability to detect and respond appropriately to various types of content and context.

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# 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.aicrisk.com/admin/ai-agents/adding-a-new-agent/advanced-settings/scanners.md?ask=<question>
```

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.