# Summary Markets resolve through three main steps: an event, a proposal, and an outcome. The event must meet the market's resolution criteria. Once a qualifying event happens, someone can submit a proposal that can be challenged. When the outcome is finalized, it is written onto the blockchain and the market resolves to that outcome. The resolution process allows users to participate in multiple ways: by proposing answers, challenging proposals, discussing, and voting on outcomes. The full process can take a few hours if there are no challenges, or several days if disputes occur. --- # 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://polymarketguide.gitbook.io/polymarketguide/resolution/how-do-markets-resolve/summary.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.