diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/agents/chat/runtime/references/connectors.py b/surfsense_backend/app/agents/chat/runtime/references/connectors.py
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+"""Resolve ``@connector`` account mentions into references for the pointer block."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from sqlalchemy import select
+from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
+
+from app.db import SearchSourceConnector
+from app.schemas.new_chat import MentionedDocumentInfo
+
+from .models import ReferenceKind, ResolvedReference
+
+
+def connector_pointer_fields(
+    *,
+    account_name: str | None,
+    connector_type: str | None,
+    fallback_name: str | None,
+) -> tuple[str, str | None]:
+    """Pick the account label and provider for a connector pointer.
+
+    Prefers the chip the user selected (``account_name`` / ``connector_type``)
+    and falls back to the stored connector name.
+    """
+    label = account_name or fallback_name or "account"
+    return label, connector_type or None
+
+
+async def resolve_connector_references(
+    session: AsyncSession,
+    *,
+    search_space_id: int,
+    connector_ids: list[int],
+    chips: list[MentionedDocumentInfo] | None = None,
+) -> list[ResolvedReference]:
+    """Map ``@connector`` ids to references; ids outside the space are dropped.
+
+    The DB check only confirms the connector belongs to this search space;
+    display fields come from the user's chip.
+    """
+    if not connector_ids:
+        return []
+
+    rows = await session.execute(
+        select(
+            SearchSourceConnector.id,
+            SearchSourceConnector.name,
+            SearchSourceConnector.connector_type,
+        ).where(
+            SearchSourceConnector.search_space_id == search_space_id,
+            SearchSourceConnector.id.in_(connector_ids),
+        )
+    )
+    accessible = {row.id: row for row in rows.all()}
+
+    chip_by_id = {
+        chip.id: chip for chip in (chips or []) if chip.kind == "connector"
+    }
+
+    references: list[ResolvedReference] = []
+    for connector_id in dict.fromkeys(connector_ids):
+        row = accessible.get(connector_id)
+        if row is None:
+            continue
+        chip = chip_by_id.get(connector_id)
+        stored_type = getattr(row.connector_type, "value", row.connector_type)
+        label, provider = connector_pointer_fields(
+            account_name=chip.account_name if chip else None,
+            connector_type=(chip.connector_type if chip else None)
+            or (str(stored_type) if stored_type else None),
+            fallback_name=str(row.name or ""),
+        )
+        references.append(
+            ResolvedReference(
+                kind=ReferenceKind.CONNECTOR,
+                entity_id=connector_id,
+                label=label,
+                provider=provider,
+            )
+        )
+    return references
+
+
+__all__ = ["connector_pointer_fields", "resolve_connector_references"]