# Subject Matter Experts Subject Matter Experts can be onboarded directly to the area they wish to contribute with. E.g. lawyers might go straight to the Legal WG and cadCAD researchers to the TEC Lab. Without a general involvement but still providing impactful contributions. SME should be in our Discord server and have access to the forum and TE calendar. *General Permissions of Server* * View channels * Manage emojis & stickers *Membership Permissions* * Create invite * Change nickname *Text Channel Permissions* * Send messages * Embed links * Attach files * Add reactions * Use external emojis * Mention @everyone, @here and all roles * Manage messages * Read message history * Use application commands *Voice Channel Permissions* * Connect * Speak * Video * Use voice activity *Stage Channel Permissions* * Request to speak --- # 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://token-engineering-commons.gitbook.io/tec-handbook/processes/discord-roles/subject-matter-experts.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.