# How to Steer Zoë's Answers

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Zoë uses multiple sources of context to answer questions accurately — the system prompt, skills, view and field descriptions, synonyms, and searchable values. Each source has different visibility and different character limits.

For the full reference, see [Context Surfaces](/core-concepts/context-surfaces.md), which covers:

* The complete surfaces/visibility/char-limits table
* When to reach for each surface
* The `description` vs. `zoe_description` distinction with char limits per level
* How Skills fit alongside the system prompt and view/field context
* Why Memories are being retired in favor of Skills

## Quick reference

The shortest version:

* **Universal rules?** System prompt.
* **Complex, sometimes-relevant patterns?** A [Skill](/using-zenlytic/skills.md).
* **Table-specific guidance?** View `description` (user-facing) or `zoe_description` (agent-only).
* **Field-specific guidance?** Field `description` or `zoe_description`.
* **What users call the field?** `synonyms` on the field.
* **What values exist in a column?** `searchable: true` on the dimension.

See [Context Surfaces](/core-concepts/context-surfaces.md) for the detailed version.


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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://docs.zenlytic.com/tips-and-tricks/zoe_context_ingestion.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.