# Vault Guardians Vault Guardians control Aera vault parameters to balance risk / return in accordance with the [Objective Function](/v1-archive/concepts/objective-function.md). We expect Vault Guardians to be sophisticated industry participants who: * Act purely in the interest of the treasury * Are able to develop capabiltities in on-chain data extraction and processing * Have the competency required to participate in portfolio construction according to a pre-defined objective function. Please see the [Contact Us](/contact-us.md)to express interest being a Vault Guardian. --- # 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.aera.finance/v1-archive/guides/vault-guardians.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.