Expand a Document card to see per-page snippets, not just the document name. View source on any snippet jumps to that exact page and bounding box, not the document root.
The four source-type cards
The panel renders one card per source. The card you get depends on the source type, and expanding any card reveals snippets in the form that matters for that type.
Research card
Web pages, legal databases, and other research sources (Wolters Kluwer, Otto Schmidt, dejure, KLI, Legal Intelligence). The collapsed card shows the provider favicon and the source title; expanding it reveals one snippet per excerpt the answer drew from. View source opens the original in a new tab.Document card
Files you’ve uploaded or@-mentioned (PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, CSV). The collapsed card uses the native file-type icon (PDF in red, Word in blue, Excel in green, etc.). Expanding shows one snippet per page with a Page N label, and View source on any snippet jumps the document viewer to that exact page and bounding box.
Review card
A Review you attached to the chat. The collapsed card shows the canonical Review glyph plus the Review’s title styled like a section header. Expanding reveals a Topic roster: one row per Topic with a risk pill — compliant / partial / non-compliant — so you can see at a glance which Topics the answer leaned on without leaving the panel.Discovery card
A Discovery you attached to the chat. The collapsed card shows the canonical Discovery glyph plus the Discovery’s title. Expanding reveals a mini table preview — columns × document rows with the actual cell answers — and the cited cell is highlighted. Per-row, per-cell, and per-column citations all show the same neighbourhood the inline tooltip shows, so you can confirm the Discovery context without opening the full table.Reading the panel
Click the Cited Sources pill
Below the response, the pill counts total citations (e.g. “22 sources”). Click it to open the panel on the right of the screen.
Scan the cards
Cards are grouped by type. Each shows the source icon, title, and a Cited N times badge. Cards with multiple snippets have an expand chevron on the right.
Expand to see snippets
Clicking a card opens the per-type detail (page snippets for Documents, Topic roster for Reviews, mini table preview for Discoveries, excerpt list for Research).
Find-in-chat — cycle through every occurrence
Find-in-chat scrolls the chat to where this source was used. Tap once to jump to the first occurrence; tap again to step to the next. The cursor wraps back to the first when you reach the end. The chip pulses on each hit; the panel stays open.
Citation tooltip
Hover any citation badge in the answer (without clicking) and a tooltip appears.| Element of the tooltip | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Source title | The name of the cited source. |
| Excerpt | A short snippet of the cited content. |
| N of M citations | Only shown when the badge merges multiple sources (the badge will read e.g. §3+2). Step through them with the chevrons; the popover stays anchored as you cycle. |
| Citation list | A button that opens the Cited Sources panel, scrolled to that citation. |
Exporting citations
The Cited Sources panel has an Export citations button at the bottom.| Format | Best for |
|---|---|
| Sharing the citation list with a colleague who isn’t in Libra. | |
| Word | Pulling citations into a memo as references. |
| Plain text | Copying into a brief or email. |
What “verified” means
Some citations are stronger than others. The panel marks each accordingly.Verified: pulled directly from a source
Verified: pulled directly from a source
Libra opened the source during research and extracted the cited passage. These are the most reliable. They have clickable links and grey highlight in the response.
Unverified: from Libra's general knowledge
Unverified: from Libra's general knowledge
Libra remembered the source from its training, without re-verifying. Plain text in the response, no link. Treat as a starting point and verify before citing.
Cross-turn continuity
When you ask follow-up questions in the same chat, citation numbering carries forward. The first turn’s citations might be§1 through §13; the second turn’s continue at §14, §15, and so on. The Cited Sources panel grows over the conversation rather than resetting each turn.
This matters when you’re asking Libra to compare two answers, or when you’re drafting a memo from a long research conversation: the citation numbers stay stable across the chat.
Citation numbers are stable across the chat. Refer to them in follow-ups: “expand §7”, “compare §3 and §11”. Libra resolves the number, no re-search.
Tips for working with citations well
Click through anything you're going to rely on
Click through anything you're going to rely on
Citations are the audit trail. Verified citations are reliable, but you still want to read the source to confirm it supports the specific point being made.
Use citation numbers in follow-up prompts
Use citation numbers in follow-up prompts
“Tell me more about the case in citation 7”, “What does §3 actually say in detail?”: citation numbers are stable across the chat, so referring to them gets a precise follow-up.
Export early in long conversations
Export early in long conversations
For matters that span many turns, export the citation list at the end. The panel is searchable but a PDF is easier to share with someone outside Libra.
Treat the Actions strip and Cited Sources together
Treat the Actions strip and Cited Sources together
The Actions strip above the response shows which databases Libra queried. The Cited Sources panel shows which results actually made it into the answer. Both together give you the full research path.
Next steps
Research mode
Activate research and pick your sources.
Chat history
Find an old conversation and re-export its citations.