# Amplification

Amplification is the idea that agents can make subcalls to copies of themselves to inform how to answer a question or make a decision.

Our implementation plan:

1. Write a recipe that takes a question and [asks helpful subquestions](/chapters/amplification/asking-subquestions.md).
2. Write a recipe for [answering subquestions](/chapters/amplification/answering-subquestions.md).
3. [One-step amplification](/chapters/amplification/one-step-amplification.md): Augment the question-answerer to generate subquestions, answer them, and use their answers as advice.
4. [Recursive amplification](/chapters/amplification/recursive-amplification.md): When answering subquestions, be able to ask further subquestions.


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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://primer.ought.org/chapters/amplification.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.