# Logs and Queries As a design principal, Ambient generally runs with minimal to no log events for normal operations. This is to economize on the gas costs of common operations. Instead, because of its single contract design and simplified storage layout, tracing is easily done by tracing for state differences at the `CrocSwapDex` contract address. Ambient provides an off-chain API for history and position monitoring. --- # 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.ambient.finance/developers/logs-and-queries.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.