# Adapters Adapters form the basis for making tokens of a Vault available in an external project and offer basic functionalities for interacting with it. A generic adapter interface has been created that implements basic functionalities (e.g., maxWithdraw, maxDeposit, totalAssets, deposit, withdraw). Adapters can be added and removed within an Adapter vault by its owner. In principle, any type of protocol that provides atomic transactions can be integrated using adapters. Examples include lending markets, liquidity pools, vaults, and staking contracts. Tokens in the vault are distributed to the respective markets based on the currently active strategy. --- # 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://adapter-fi.gitbook.io/adapter-finance/protocol-mechanics/adapters.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.