# Fastlane

{% hint style="info" %}
**Be the first to access Fastlane.**

Fastlane is currently in closed beta. [**Join the waitlist**](https://toolhouse.lemonsqueezy.com/buy/915ae2a6-4166-41d3-adfd-855024fe2964) to get early access.

Are you a publisher? [**Apply for access**](https://tally.so/r/nG7y6p).
{% endhint %}

### **What is Fastlane?**

**Fastlane** enables agents to access optimized content for websites. 

With Fastlane, content creators (such as newsletter creators, publishing organizations, or blog authors) can offer an agent-friendly version of their website, in addition to their human-first, paywalled content. 

Fastlane allows creators to **monetize** each agent's access by collecting a "toll" (it can be free too) for each agent visits and depositing into the creator's account.

#### Without Fastlane

By default, website owners display a human-friendly version of their site, which is often protected by paywalls, CAPTCHAs, or anti-scraping measures. 

#### With Fastlane

With Fastlane, creators can provide a plaintext version of their content specifically designed for agent consumption. Agents can access this content by providing their identity credentials. 

Each agent access is securely and accurately metered by Fastlane, which handles payment collection and distribution to the content creator.

{% @mermaid/diagram content="graph TD
A\[Your content] --> B1(Human wants access)
A --> B2(Agent wants access)
B1 --> C1(CAPTCHA / Paywall / Login)
B2 --> D(Fastlane authenticates agent and collects toll)
C1 --> E("Human-friendly content
(usually HTML)")
D --> F("Agentic content
(usually plaintext or Markdown)") " %}

### Get started

**Agent Developers:** learn how to access content using Fastlane.

{% content-ref url="agent-developers" %}
[agent-developers](https://docs.toolhouse.ai/fastlane/agent-developers)
{% endcontent-ref %}

**Publishers:** learn how to equip your content for access.

{% content-ref url="publishers" %}
[publishers](https://docs.toolhouse.ai/fastlane/publishers)
{% endcontent-ref %}


---

# 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.toolhouse.ai/fastlane/fastlane.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.