# Using Mastodon

1. Introduce yourself
2. Boosting, liking and bookmarking
3. Finding accounts to follow
4. Sending private messages

{% hint style="info" %} <mark style="background-color:yellow;">For a lot more info on how to use Mastodon than this site can provide, please visit</mark> [<mark style="background-color:yellow;">https://fedi.tips/</mark>](https://fedi.tips/) <mark style="background-color:yellow;">which is a comprehensive guise on all things Mastodon.</mark>
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## Introduce yourself

Coming soon...

## Boosting, liking and bookmarking

Coming soon...

## Using images

Coming soon...

## Finding accounts to follow

Coming soon...

{% embed url="<https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-find-accounts-to-follow-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-how-do-i-find-my-friends/>" %}

## Sending private messages

You can send people messages by setting a post’s visibility to @ *Mentioned*, then @ the people you want to receive the DM. If you use your server’s website or the web app, there’s a *Private Mentions* option in the menu which lets you see all your mentioned posts in a separate inbox.

## Reporting problematic content

{% embed url="<https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-report-a-post-or-account-that-is-doing-something-bad/>" %}


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# 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://mastodonquickstart.gitbook.io/hello/using-mastodon.md?ask=<question>
```

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.