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By the end of this tutorial you’ll have asked a question, grounded it in live web + Reddit results, and reviewed the citations Foundry pulled.

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Before you start

Screenshot coming. Captures land in the next pass.

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1. Start a fresh chat

Sidebar → New chat (⌘⇧O).

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2. Open the Sources menu

In the composer, type @. The Sources menu opens.

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3. Toggle two sources

Pick Web and Reddit. Both pills appear above the composer.

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4. Ask a real question

Pick something that benefits from both general facts and lived experience. For example: 
What are people saying about the new MacBook Air's keyboard
quality vs the previous gen? Compare reviewer takes with
actual user experience.
Hit Enter.

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5. Watch the reply

You’ll see Foundry:
  • Fire searches against Web (Exa) and Reddit.
  • Pull excerpts from the top results.
  • Synthesize a reply with citations under it.

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6. Verify the citations

Click any citation to open the source page in a new tab. This is the bit most people skip — it’s also the bit that turns a useful answer into a trustworthy one.

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What’s next

  • Try Deep Research for a similar question — “Now do this as a Deep Research run” — and compare depth.
  • Stack a connector. Connect Exa and the same question runs through Exa’s heavier search.
  • Pair with browser notifications so long runs don’t tie you to the tab.

Deep Research

The heavyweight version.

Sources overview

All built-in sources.