# Observatory scoring ## Overview The Observatory scoring system is designed to promote blockchain high performance, engaged governance and decentralization across several metrics. A second key property is the interconnectedness of the blockchain score with the validator scores on each blockchain. The scoring system is actionable, which means it's possible to identify validators that lead or lag the blockchain score. It is also possible to determine how to modify a lagging validator to increase the score of the overall blockchain. --- # 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.observatory.zone/scoring.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.