How Global Search works
Global Search lets Contradic find relevant information across the knowledge sources available in your workspace. It retrieves focused excerpts instead of sending the entire workspace to the AI.
Search all sources
Section titled “Search all sources”- Open the Sources control in AI chat.
- Select Search all sources.
- Open Research mode, then choose Standard or Deep research.
- Enter your question and send it.
Your research mode stays selected for your next questions until you change it.
Choose a research mode
Section titled “Choose a research mode”Standard
Section titled “Standard”Use Standard for routine questions and targeted fact-finding. One research agent searches the workspace, reviews the results, and can run follow-up searches when needed.
Deep research
Section titled “Deep research”Use Deep research for complex questions that benefit from exploring several angles. Contradic runs multiple research agents in parallel and combines their intermediate findings into a final answer.
Deep research takes longer and uses additional AI credits. During the run, its research angles may appear as intermediate syntheses; these are progress updates, not the final answer.
Follow the research
Section titled “Follow the research”The method panel above the answer shows what Contradic is doing. Its status changes as it plans, searches, reads, reviews, and synthesizes the answer.
- Expand the panel to follow the analysis plan and completed steps.
- Expand a search step to see the documents found during that search.
- After completion, reopen the collapsed method panel to review how the answer was prepared.
Contradic combines exact searches for names, references, dates, and specific terms with meaning-based searches for related concepts. It evaluates the retrieved excerpts and can perform follow-up searches when important evidence is missing.
Inspect sources and information gaps
Section titled “Inspect sources and information gaps”Citations in the answer link claims to source excerpts. Hover over a citation to preview the excerpt, or select it to open the source details.
Below the answer, Contradic summarizes the cited excerpts. It may also show Information gaps when the available sources do not fully answer part of your question. Treat these gaps as prompts to refine your question, add relevant material, or confirm the missing information elsewhere.
Stop an active search
Section titled “Stop an active search”While Contradic is responding, the send control becomes Stop search. Select it to cancel the active run.
You can then adjust your question, switch research modes, or start a new search.