# Provider Subnet functions The provider subnet performs various functions within the Skynet protocol, including: * **Changing subnet status:** Controls a subnet's availability, toggling between active and inactive states. * **Changing status:** Oversees the availability of individual tools within the subnet. * **Adjusting subnet tool prices:** Modifies tool prices within a subnet to ensure profitability and adapt to market conditions. * **Setting subnet parameters:** Establishes subnet parameters, including available tools and services. Ultimately, the provider subnet is pivotal in optimizing subnets and underlying protocol architecture to achieve optimal efficiency within the Skynet ecosystem. --- # 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://documentation.skynet.io/skynet/skynet-protocol/subnet/provider-subnet-functions.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.