diff --git a/ex_app/lib/all_tools/context_chat.py b/ex_app/lib/all_tools/context_chat.py
index a8e5105..990d488 100644
--- a/ex_app/lib/all_tools/context_chat.py
+++ b/ex_app/lib/all_tools/context_chat.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+from typing import Literal
 from langchain_core.tools import tool
 from nc_py_api import AsyncNextcloudApp
 
@@ -11,17 +12,32 @@ async def get_tools(nc: AsyncNextcloudApp):
 
 	@tool
 	@safe_tool
-	async def ask_context_chat(question: str) -> str:
+	async def ask_context_chat(
+		question: str,
+		scope_type: Literal['none', 'source', 'provider'] = 'none',
+		scope_list: list[str] | None = None,
+	) -> str:
 		"""
 		Ask the context chat oracle a question about the user's documents. It knows the contents of all of the users documents.
+		This is often easier than searching for documents and then fetching their contents when trying to answer questions.
 		:param question: The question to ask
+		:param scope_type: Optional. Restricts which documents the oracle searches.
+			- "none" (default): search across all of the user's documents.
+			- "source": restrict the search to specific items listed in scope_list.
+			- "provider": restrict the search to specific content providers listed in scope_list.
+		:param scope_list: Required when scope_type is "source" or "provider"; ignored otherwise.
+			- For scope_type "source": a list of source IDs in the format "<appId>__<providerId>: <itemId>"
+			  (e.g., "files__default: 12345" for the file with Nextcloud file id 12345). File ids can be
+			  obtained from the file-related tools or unified search.
+			- For scope_type "provider": a list of provider keys in the format "<appId>__<providerId>"
+			  (e.g., "files__default" for files, "mail__messages" for mail).
 		:return: the answer from context chat
 		"""
 
 		task_input = {
 			'prompt': question,
-			'scopeType': 'none',
-			'scopeList': [],
+			'scopeType': scope_type,
+			'scopeList': scope_list or [],
 			'scopeListMeta': '',
 		}
 		task_output = (await run_task(nc,  "context_chat:context_chat", task_input)).output