# Introduction ### What is Teneo Protocol? Teneo Protocol is a decentralized and permissionless network of autonomous AI agents that transform real-time public data streams into useful, structured intelligence. By running a Teneo Protocol Community Node, anyone can activate their own Sub-Agent as a browser extension. These Sub-Agents operate independently in users’ environments, connecting, structuring, and turning public digital content from the open web, such as social media signals, into real-time intelligence for AI systems, researchers, and builders. This enables a community-driven infrastructure for AI and every downstream app, where every node becomes a contributor, not just a consumer. #### Why Decentralizing Data Access Matters Data fuels everything from business decisions to AI innovation, yet most of it remains locked within corporate platforms or is priced out of reach. With Teneo Protocol, individuals become contributors in a new paradigm, where real-time public data is structured, distributed, and made usable by specialized Agents for researchers and builders through a decentralized Swarm of user-powered Sub-Agents. Made accessible via the Teneo Protocol Agent Console. --- # 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://teneo.gitbook.io/teneo-docs/introduction.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.