# Vision We more digitally connected than ever, yet more disconnected from where we live.\ \ AI and automation are reshaping work and human purpose faster than civic systems can adapt.\ \ Our towns and cities require a new civic operating system equipped for the 21st century to catalyze in-person communities, connect us with opportunity, and build the cities that we want to live in.\ \ build\_cities is the *Civic Operating System* (CivicOS) that converts human potential into civic progress by coordinating individual competencies and pursuits into flourishing communities and economies. --- # 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://build-republic.gitbook.io/build_docs/introduction/vision.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.