# How it works {% hint style="success" %} This is the official documentation of the `forestadmin-agent-django` and `forestadmin-agent-flask` Python agents. {% endhint %} Before you start writing a single line of code, it’s a good idea to get an overview of how Forest Admin works. The magic lies in its architecture. Forest Admin provides you with: * An API, hosted on your server, to retrieve your data. We call it the **Agent**. It can be a **standalone project** or embedded **within your app**. * A user interface, to access and manage your data from your browser. This **Forest Admin User Interface** is built and managed through resources hosted on Forest Admin's servers. ### The agent The agent is generated upon installation and **hosted on your end**. It includes an API allowing you to **translate calls made from the Forest Admin UI into queries** to your database (covering actions such as CRUD, search & filters, pagination, sorting, etc.). It also provides the Forest Admin servers with the information needed to build the User Interface (the **Forest Admin Schema**). This information includes table names, column names and types, and relationships. It is sent when you run your agent within a file called `forestadmin-schema.json`. --- # 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.forestadmin.com/developer-guide-agents-python/getting-started/how-it-works.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.