Scoping Your Prompt

Filter by specific apps or time ranges to narrow your search scope and get more focused answers. Filters control which memories Conversational Search draws from when answering your questions.

Sources Filter

Limit searches to memories from specific applications. Use this when you want answers based only on specific apps.

Click the `Sources` button in the *bottom toolbar* to open the filter modal. Check the apps you want to include. You can select multiple apps at once. Selected sources apply to your current chat and all future messages until you change them. Sources filter modal with app checkboxes, Chrome and VS Code selected

Sources filter modal showing list of apps with checkboxes, with Chrome and VS Code selected

Time Ranges Filter

Focus searches on specific time periods. Use this when you need information from a specific period.

Click the `Time Ranges` button in the *bottom toolbar* to open the filter modal. Choose from 31+ preset options (e.g., "Yesterday", "This week", "Last month") or use the calendar view for custom date ranges. You can select multiple ranges at once. Selected time ranges apply to your current chat and all future messages until you change them. Time Ranges modal showing preset options and calendar view

Time Ranges modal showing preset options and calendar view

Combining Filters

Use Sources and Time Ranges together for precise queries—for example, "Chrome browsing from yesterday afternoon."

Scoping a Chat to One Event

To focus the assistant on one specific memory or summary, open that item in Pieces Timeline, open the three-dots menu (⋮), and choose Chat. This opens Conversational Search with that event's context pre-loaded. See Chat from a summary for details.

For broader scoping across many memories, use Sources and Time Ranges above.

Learn how to set additional context for your conversations in Setting Additional Context.