# Processor {% hint style="info" %} Processors are **permission-less and trust-less**. This means that anyone can operate a Processor for channels they are interested in. {% endhint %} The processor proves the validity of pending messages and sends them to end recipients. **It is an off-chain actor that does the following:** * Observe the home * Maintain local merkle tree with all leaves * Observe 1 or more replicas * Maintain list of messages corresponding to each leaf * Generate and submit merkle proofs for pending (unproven) messages * Dispatch proven messages to end recipients --- # 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://docs.nomad.xyz/the-nomad-protocol/off-chain-agents/processor.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.