Mentions
Type @ in chat to ground the AI in real browser context — the current page, another tab, your history, bookmarks, a selection, or the whole window.
Mentions let you point the AI at real things in your browser. Type @ in the composer and pick the current page, another open tab, a bookmark, a slice of history, or your text selection — Cordy attaches that context to your next message so the reply is grounded in what you're actually looking at.
How to use
- In the chat composer, type
@. - A picker opens, grouped by source: Current Page, Selection, Current Window, Open Tabs, History, and Bookmarks.
- Keep typing to filter (for example,
@then part of a tab's title), or type a source alias to jump straight to one group. - Pick an item. It becomes a chip on your message; send as normal.
You can attach several mentions to one message — for instance, two tabs plus a bookmark — and ask the AI to compare or combine them.
The mentions
@current — the current page
Attaches the readable text of the active tab. This is the everyday "ask about this page" mention. If the page can't be read, Cordy falls back to its title and URL. Long content can be truncated to fit the model's context budget; the send confirmation shows the amount that will be included.
@tab — another open tab
Lists your other open tabs (up to eight at a time). Pick one to attach its readable page text — handy for asking about a tab you're not currently viewing. The same context limits as @current apply.
@history — your browsing history
Searches your history and attaches matches as metadata only (titles and URLs — no page content is fetched). You get a grouped "Recent History" entry plus individual results. History needs a search term or the @history alias to show results.
@bookmark — your bookmarks
Searches your bookmarks and attaches matches as metadata only (titles and URLs). You get a grouped "Bookmarks" entry plus individual matches.
Also available
@selection— attaches the text you've selected on the page. Appears only while text is selected; very long selections can be truncated by the outgoing context budget.@window(also@tabs) — bundles up to the first 30 tabs in the current window into one mention, attempting to fetch readable text from the first ten and keeping metadata for the rest. The mention title still shows the window's total tab count.
Full content vs. metadata
Not every mention sends page text. This matters for both usefulness and privacy:
| Mention | What's attached |
|---|---|
@current, @tab, @window | Readable page text when extraction succeeds, subject to the outgoing context budget |
@selection | The selected text, subject to the same budget |
@history, @bookmark | Metadata only — title and URL |
Each chip on your sent message is labeled "Content included" or "Metadata only" so you can see exactly what went to the model.
What you'll see
- Attached mentions appear as chips on your user message, with a running "Attached: N" count.
- Before a cloud send, the "Send browser context?" dialog lists what's included and roughly how many characters — see Page-aware AI. Approve to send.
- After the reply, Cordy notes how many context sources were used.
Multi-tab workflows
Mentions power Cordy's browser-context workflows, available from the chat and command menu. Each one acts only on the tabs or links you explicitly mention with @:
- Summarize selected tabs — a short map of what each page is for, shared themes, and next steps.
- Compare tabs — a compact table of each page's purpose, key points, and differences.
- Cleanup plan — groups your
@tabs into keep / bookmark-or-read-later / close, with reasons (it never acts on your browser by itself). - Save conclusion — turns the mentioned pages into a saved research conclusion: the question, the answer, supporting links, and open questions.
Permissions
- Page content mentions (
@current,@tab,@window,@selection) need site access to read the page. @historyand@bookmarkonly appear after you grant the matching Chrome permissions under Settings → General → Permissions. They send metadata only.- Nothing is read in the background; a mention attaches context only for the message you send. Local models keep it all on-device.