[owner/repo] chips in a RAG answer show which chunk was used. Open them before relying on a claim that might over-compress or mix repositories. Treat uncited claims as unverified.
Citation chips in the answer and Inspector snippets on the right
Screenshot TODO · images/screenshots/knowledge-base/citations.webp
After a click: the Inspector shows evidence; the UI may switch to the citations pane and scroll. Sources can include README, notes, AI summaries, and similar.Keyword hits on metadata chunks and library stats also show real snippets; you do not have to wait for vectors.
The question may be too broad, the model may not have annotated, the index may miss the repo, or @ excluded the real source. Rephrase → check the index → @ the repo explicitly.
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