# What is Aura? Aura is a decentralized way to evaluate and determine eligibility in domains such as: * Human uniqueness (one account per person) * Work performance or eligibility * Certifications * Community membership * Physical residence * Insurance claims * Grant eligibility * Accomplishments or impact * Voter eligibility * Compliance Although Aura was original created to assist in the human uniqueness (BrightID) domain, the protocol is interoperable with these and many other domains. ### Decentralization What sets Aura apart: * Participation is open to anyone * Evaluation impact is determined by existing participants and the wisdom of the crowd (those who rely on Aura evaluations) ### Participation & Privacy Although anyone is welcome to play Aura to create evaluations or verify other people, this isn't required to get an Aura verification. People who just want a verification should follow the simple instructions in Aura Verified. No personal information is shared with Aura players that they don't already know. Verification proofs follow advanced standards of privacy to ensure that information isn't leaked between domains or apps. ### Learn more If you would like to learn more about how Aura works, meet other Aura players and discuss best practices, [join the Aura discord](https://discord.gg/y24xeXq7mj). {% content-ref url="../getting-started" %} [getting-started](https://brightid.gitbook.io/aura/getting-started) {% 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://brightid.gitbook.io/aura/intro/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.