# The handbook and the constitution > Updated: 19jul2021 We define two relationships between the handbook and the constitution: ### During the **commons.hour project** The design practice . . * will generate a **draft handbook**; * the handbook will evolve a collection of **protocols**; * a limited selection of **core protocols** - at an appropriate level of abstraction and specifically relevant to formal incorporation as a coop - will be abstracted as the basis of a **constitution**. * These will be referred to as the **principles** of meet.coop. ### In ongoing practice The handbook will be the documentary **reference frame** of practice in the coop, in all spaces (platform spaces, media spaces, venue spaces); the constitution will establish this as a principle (ie a **core protocol**). See: [Core protocols aka principles](/handbook-trial/6-constitution/constitution/core-protocols-aka-principles-of-meet.coop.md) --- # 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://meet-coop-1.gitbook.io/handbook-trial/6-constitution/constitution/the-handbook-and-the-constitution.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.