# Lock This feature locks a percentage of the funds raised by a project in a smart contract or other mechanisms to prevent the project from using all of the funds at once. This may involve setting a percentage of funds to be locked and using a smart contract to enforce the lock. --- # 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://pario.gitbook.io/pario/overview/features/lock.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.