# What is Dahlia? Dahlia is a permissionless, modular lending protocol that emphasizes advanced risk control and liquidity aggregation, built atop the [Royco Protocol](https://royco.org). Designed to optimize capital efficiency and expand access to liquidity across a wider array of assets, Dahlia offers a flexible framework for market participants to manage risk while facilitating seamless borrowing and lending. Dahlia empowers users to create markets, lend, borrow, repay, and withdraw seamlessly, supporting a comprehensive range of crypto lending and borrowing activities. Its modular design enables participants to maximize capital efficiency through limit orders while interacting with multiple liquidity pools. This adaptability not only improves capital allocation but also strengthens the overall functionality and resilience of the ecosystem. --- # 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.dahlia.xyz/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.