# Lifecycle of a Piggy - [Approve Collateral](https://docs.smartpiggies.com/lifecycle-of-a-piggy/approve-collateral.md): Allowing SmartPiggies to hold the collateral - [Auction](https://docs.smartpiggies.com/lifecycle-of-a-piggy/auction.md): Auctioning piggies - [Buy](https://docs.smartpiggies.com/lifecycle-of-a-piggy/buy.md): Purchasing piggies on auction - [Bid](https://docs.smartpiggies.com/lifecycle-of-a-piggy/bid.md): Bidding on piggies - [Finalize](https://docs.smartpiggies.com/lifecycle-of-a-piggy/finalize.md): Finalizing a bid - [Clear](https://docs.smartpiggies.com/lifecycle-of-a-piggy/clear.md): Clearing a piggy by requesting a price from an oracle - [Settle](https://docs.smartpiggies.com/lifecycle-of-a-piggy/settle.md): Finalizing the payout - [Claim payout](https://docs.smartpiggies.com/lifecycle-of-a-piggy/claim-payout.md): Retrieving funds from SmartPiggies - [Burn - Reclaim collateral](https://docs.smartpiggies.com/lifecycle-of-a-piggy/burn-reclaim-collateral.md): Returning tokens from SmartPiggies --- # 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.smartpiggies.com/lifecycle-of-a-piggy.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.