# Welcome to the Public Access Submission System (PASS) Documentation Welcome to the Public Access Submission System (PASS) Documentation! If you're a first-time visitor, we recommend beginning with our Welcome Guide, accessible that you start with the welcome guide [here](https://docs.eclipse-pass.org/welcome-guide). This guide offers a comprehensive introduction to PASS, detailing the unique challenges it addresses for researchers, guiding you through the initial setup, and providing a detailed overview of the PASS architecture. Dive in to discover how PASS simplifies and streamlines the submission process for your research! If you're already familiar with PASS and want jump right in, you can find our developer docs [here](https://docs.eclipse-pass.org/developer-documentation) or our infrastructure docs [here](https://docs.eclipse-pass.org/infrastructure-documenation) --- # 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.eclipse-pass.org/readme.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.