# Cross Chain Data and Message Passing (XCDP) XCDP provides an infrastructure to send and receive data (messages, instruction set or information) from one smart contract to an another which is run time environment agnostic. The Characteristics of XCDP are * Provides the deployer with an end to end ownership of data. * Provides the ability to transform payload and implement IFTTT before receiving and sending payload to chains including EVM, Non-EVM and Bitcoin. * Provides Integrated Oracle System to send and receive data across systems implemented directly through contracts. --- # 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://l1x-sdk.gitbook.io/l1x-developer-interface/multi-chain-with-x-talk/start-building-with-x-talk/cross-chain-data-and-message-passing-xcdp.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.