# Collabland Automated process for verifying and managing community membership based on token ownership. This includes: * Initial verification to confirm that prospective members possess the required token(s) to join and participate in a community. * Routine checks to ensure that members continue to meet the community's requirements. ### Concept: Collab.Land's bot functionality is built around the concept of Token-Gating. This refers to the ability to create roles on social platforms such as Discord and Telegram, that are only accessible to users who meet certain token-related criteria. At the heart of this concept are Token Gating Rules (TGRs). These are the rules that determine which roles a user will be assigned based on the token-related criteria defined by the community admin. For example, a TGR may grant access to a "VIP" role for users who hold a certain number of tokens. [*Detailed Instructions*](https://dev.collab.land/help-docs/intro) --- # 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://p00ls.gitbook.io/token-integrations-guide/communication/gating-tools-and-bots/collabland.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.