# Architecture overview The Seal Platform is composed of a small number of named components, accessed through several customer surfaces (the CLI, the UI, the GitHub App, Slack, the Public API). This chapter covers what those components are, how they connect, and what data flows through them. * [Components](/new-documentation/new-docs/architecture/components.md): the seven named components. * [How the pieces fit together](/new-documentation/new-docs/architecture/how-pieces-fit-together.md): a single diagram of the most common data flows. * [Where your data lives](/new-documentation/new-docs/architecture/where-your-data-lives.md): what Seal sees in each package discovery mode and what it never sees. --- # 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.sealsecurity.io/new-documentation/new-docs/architecture.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.