# Introduction MEV, short for Maximal Extractable Value, refers to the additional value that miners or validators can extract from a block beyond the standard transaction fees. By having the power to choose which transactions go into a block and their order, validators/miners can potentially take advantage by including their own transactions and prioritizing them over others in the mempool. --- # 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://hackless.gitbook.io/hackless-docs/general/mev/introduction.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.