> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.chief.bot/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Navigating the Concepts view & viewing Concept details

> The Concepts page has two parts: the interactive Concept Graph on top and a list of Concept cards below.

## What the Concepts page shows

The **Concepts** page has two parts: the interactive [**Concept Graph**](/help/concepts/defining-a-concept-exploring-the-concept-graph) on top and a list of Concept cards below. Each card shows the Concept's name, a short summary, and how many citations and source files it's built from. This article covers getting around that page and opening a single Concept's details.

## Open the Concepts page

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  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/chief-2d405d1a/ZjT7ckngTj8rjHF7/images/help/concept-nav-open.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=ZjT7ckngTj8rjHF7&q=85&s=c4e9d91febde9f170696098258168a4d" alt="Chief: Navigating the Concepts view — Open the Concepts page" width="1520" height="560" data-path="images/help/concept-nav-open.png" />
</Frame>

1. In the [left sidebar](/help/getting-started/the-chief-interface-a-quick-tour), click **Concepts**. The page opens under the heading **Project Concepts**.

## Search and sort the list

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  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/chief-2d405d1a/ZjT7ckngTj8rjHF7/images/help/concept-search-sort.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=ZjT7ckngTj8rjHF7&q=85&s=55a52b743bbd4076a8e618eedbd8c16e" alt="Chief: Navigating the Concepts view — Search and sort" width="2424" height="160" data-path="images/help/concept-search-sort.png" />
</Frame>

1. Click the **Search concept names** box above the list and type to narrow the cards to matching names.
2. Click the **Sort by** dropdown to reorder the list: **Created by you**, **Chief** (surfaced automatically), **Recent**, or oldest first.

## Switch between card and row views

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  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/chief-2d405d1a/BBGD1uH7sfT84ugx/images/help/concept-view-toggle.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=BBGD1uH7sfT84ugx&q=85&s=81e363db228fa84b524350e540fd3676" alt="Chief: Navigating the Concepts view — Card and row views" width="620" height="200" data-path="images/help/concept-view-toggle.png" />
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1. Use the view toggle at the top-right of the list to switch between a card grid and a compact row layout, whichever is easier to scan.

## Open a Concept's details

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  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/chief-2d405d1a/ZjT7ckngTj8rjHF7/images/help/concept-details-panel.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=ZjT7ckngTj8rjHF7&q=85&s=386abbcb417e40df7bf69894b859a87a" alt="Chief: Navigating the Concepts view — A Concept's details panel" width="1156" height="1060" data-path="images/help/concept-details-panel.png" />
</Frame>

1. Click any Concept card. Its details open in a side panel, and the matching node lights up in the graph above.
2. In the details panel you'll see the Concept's name, its summary or description, and a line reading **This Concept is built from N citations** from one or more files.
3. Scroll the panel to read [the citations themselves](/help/concepts/concept-timelines): each source file is listed with its passages (chunks). Click a passage to expand or collapse its full text.
4. When a passage list is long, click the **+ N more sources** control to reveal the rest.

## Act on the Concept

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  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/chief-2d405d1a/ZjT7ckngTj8rjHF7/images/help/concept-act.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=ZjT7ckngTj8rjHF7&q=85&s=f96437d5d5593d24467720f593cb6fc9" alt="Chief: Navigating the Concepts view — Act on the Concept" width="1136" height="1260" data-path="images/help/concept-act.png" />
</Frame>

1. Click **Chat** in the details panel to [start a conversation](/help/chatting-with-chief/how-chats-work) grounded in this Concept's source passages.
2. Click the [**Visualize**](/help/creating-exporting/turning-answers-concepts-into-visuals-charts-infographics-word-clouds-mind-maps-timelines-visualize) control (the chart icon next to Chat) to turn the Concept into a graphic.
3. Check **Related Concepts** in the panel and click one to jump straight to it.

<Note>
  ℹ️ **Good to Know:** Press **Esc** while a Concept's details are open to close the panel and return to the graph.
</Note>

<Tip>
  🚀 **Pro-Tip:** Tick the checkboxes on several Concept cards, then use **Chat with N Concepts** to ground one conversation in multiple themes at once.
</Tip>

## Frequently asked questions

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title={"A Concept's details say \"This concept has no citations yet\" — why?"}>
    The Concept exists but Chief hasn't attached source passages to it yet — common right after you define a Concept. Give it a little time and the citations will populate.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="The details panel shows &#x22;Error loading concept timeline&#x22; — what do I do?">
    That means the citation list couldn't load this time. Close and reopen the Concept, or refresh, to retry loading its citations.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="A note says some citations are hidden because they fall outside my data view — what's that?">
    If you opened the Concept from inside a filtered view (such as a [Collection](/help/collections/what-are-collections)), citations from files outside that view are hidden. Click **Remove filters** in the note to see every citation behind the Concept.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="What's the difference between citations and files in the count?">
    Citations are individual passages; files are the documents those passages came from. One file can contribute several citations, so the citation count is usually higher than the file count.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>
