How to see which places Claude used

Published 14 November 2026. Updated 14 November 2026.

Open the Only Fan Out side panel on claude.ai and ask something local: Claude's place searches are tagged business, and every place they returned is listed under Places, marked on map or named when the answer used it. Places are kept out of the fetched and cited count, because Claude names or maps a place where it cites a page.

How do you see the places?

1. Open claude.ai with the side panel open and ask a local question, such as where to find a service near an area.
2. Look under Fan-out queries for searches tagged business, with the area beside them when Claude sent one.
3. Open Sources retrieved and find Places, with the number of places beside it.
4. Read the label on each place. on map means Claude pinned it on the map it showed, and named means the answer named it. A place with no label came back but was not used.

How does the panel decide a place was used?

It checks the map Claude showed and the text of the answer. A place on the map is marked on map, a place only named in the text is marked named, and the map wins when both match.

When an answer used places and no web pages, the ring at the top reads places used and counts the share of returned places the answer used.

Can you export the places?

Yes. The CSV export saves a sources file where places carry the kind place, and the used column says map or name. Exporting Claude and Grok searches lists the files.

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