# Overview

Understand how the Stage follows the active task and switches between plans, artifacts, files, terminal, browser, media, and supporting views.

![The Stage in Foxora Desktop v5.0.3](/docs/images/v5.0.3/desktop/stage-switcher.webp)

## Where this lives

Open a task, reveal the right panel, and use the Stage title to open its surface switcher.

The Stage presents the live surface relevant to the current work: plan, artifact, file, terminal, browser, source-control view, media, process, or recalled memory.

> **Safety:** A rendered preview is evidence, not always the source of truth. Verify persistent output in its actual destination.

## Steps

1. Open a task, reveal the right panel, and use the Stage title to open its surface switcher.
2. Understand how the Stage follows the active task and switches between plans, artifacts, files, terminal, browser, media, and supporting views.
3. Keep the active task selected, focus the relevant Stage surface, and use its controls to inspect rather than infer progress.
4. **Confirm the result.** Confirm the Stage result agrees with the transcript and the underlying file, process, browser page, or artifact.

## Choose the right path

- Follow a plan for multi-step work.
- Open an artifact for a polished output.
- Use supporting surfaces to inspect terminals, files, browser state, or memory.


## Confirm it worked

- Confirm the Stage result agrees with the transcript and the underlying file, process, browser page, or artifact.
- The screen, command, file, run, or destination named in this guide reflects the expected state.