> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.telepathy.xyz/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.telepathy.xyz/telepathy-protocol.md).

# Telepathy Protocol

- [Overview](https://docs.telepathy.xyz/telepathy-protocol/overview.md): The steps involved in arbitrary message passing with Telepathy.
- [Sync Committee Protocol](https://docs.telepathy.xyz/telepathy-protocol/sync-committees.md): The Basics of Ethereum's Light Client Protocol
- [Proof of Consensus](https://docs.telepathy.xyz/telepathy-protocol/proof-of-consensus.md): What exactly is a "proof of consensus"? How does it work?
- [Smart Contracts](https://docs.telepathy.xyz/telepathy-protocol/contracts.md): An overview of all the smart contracts used in Telepathy.
- [Off-chain Actors](https://docs.telepathy.xyz/telepathy-protocol/actors.md): An overview of all the off-chain actors used in Telepathy.
- [Circuits](https://docs.telepathy.xyz/telepathy-protocol/circuits.md): A short primer on the zero-knowledge proofs (zkSNARKs) used in Telepathy.
- [Guardrails](https://docs.telepathy.xyz/telepathy-protocol/guardrails.md): Telepathy's approach to trust-minimized administrative functionality.