> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ironlabs.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Interface tour

> Every important control in the Foundry chat UI, labeled.

Foundry's UI is three regions: the **sidebar** (left, your history and shortcuts), the **conversation** (center, messages), and the **composer** (bottom, where you type).

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/ironaai/jz9FK1T3e0dey9ma/foundry/images/intro/home.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=jz9FK1T3e0dey9ma&q=85&s=2f326a314d9418c717be8f0a1fb5228e" alt="Foundry chat home — sidebar on the left, conversation area in the middle, composer at the bottom with mode tabs." width="3456" height="1872" data-path="foundry/images/intro/home.png" />
</Frame>

## Sidebar

* **Search** (`⌘K`) — global search across all your chats.
* **New chat** (`⌘⇧O`) — start fresh.
* **History** — grouped **Recent · Previous 7 Days · Older**.
* **Scheduled Tasks** — shortcut to your task list.
* **Toggle sidebar** (`⌘B`) — collapse to icons.

## Composer (the input box)

The composer is keyboard-driven. A few inline triggers do the heavy lifting:

| Trigger | What it opens                                                                                                |
| ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `@`     | **Sources menu** — Web, Deep Research, Reddit, X, Academic, GitHub, plus your connected external connectors. |
| `/`     | **Mode switcher** — Chat / Agent / Deep Research / Image / Video / 3D.                                       |
| `+`     | **Connectors** — quick toggle for connected services.                                                        |
| `⌘U`    | **Upload files** — images, PDFs, audio.                                                                      |
| `⌘/`    | **All AI commands** — full keyboard cheatsheet.                                                              |

## Above the composer

* **Mode pill** — current mode (Chat / Image / Video / 3D / Agent / Deep Research).
* **Sources pills** — which sources are toggled on for the next prompt.
* **Skills pill** — which Skills are active.

## Inside a reply

* **Model footer** — `Routed via <provider> / <model>` so you always know who answered.
* **Reasoning block** — collapsible card above the reply (if reasoning is on). See [Live Reasoning View](/foundry/reasoning/live-view).
* **Citations** — under the reply, when sources are used.
* **Regenerate / Edit / Copy** — message actions.

## Top right

* **Mic** — [voice input](/foundry/chat/voice-input). Click → speak → release.
* **Image Mode toggle** — also accessible via Settings → Image Mode.
* **Settings** — themes, reasoning effort (Pro), memory, notifications.

## Keyboard-only flow

Everything above is reachable without the mouse. The full list lives in [Keyboard Shortcuts](/foundry/chat/keyboard-shortcuts).