# Annotations and Relations - [Annotations](https://docs.annolab.ai/annotations-and-relations/annotations.md): Annotations one of the fundamental building blocks of extracted data. They say that a portion of a source has some special meaning - [Canonical Tags](https://docs.annolab.ai/annotations-and-relations/canonical-tags.md): Unique entities described by a set of annotations - [Instruments](https://docs.annolab.ai/annotations-and-relations/instruments.md): Instruments are a special format produced by Export Instruments and Search Instruments - [Relations](https://docs.annolab.ai/annotations-and-relations/relations.md) - [Annotation Layers](https://docs.annolab.ai/annotations-and-relations/annotation-layers.md): Annotation layers are containers for annotations and can be used to "version" annotations and experiment outputs. --- # 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.annolab.ai/annotations-and-relations.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.