pnpm install

Add to .env.local:

NEXT_PUBLIC_MEILISEARCH_URL=http://search.localhost:7700
MEILISEARCH_MASTER_KEY=nchat-search-dev-key-32-chars-long

cd .backend
nself start

curl -X POST http://localhost:3000/api/search/initialize

pnpm dev

Press Cmd+K (Mac) or Ctrl+K (Windows/Linux) to open search.

project update

from:john

in:general

has:file

after:2024-01-01 before:2024-12-31

project update from:john in:general has:file

Click tabs to filter by content type:

• All - Search everything
• Messages - Messages only
• Files - Files only
• Users - Users only
• Channels - Channels only

1. Enter your query
2. Press Cmd+S or Ctrl+S
3. Enter a name
4. Click OK

1. Click "Saved" button
2. Click on saved search
3. Results appear instantly

Click "Filters" button for:

• Date Range - From/to dates
• Channels - Filter by channel IDs
• Users - Filter by user IDs
• Content Types - Has link/file/image
• Properties - Pinned/starred only
• Sort - By relevance or date

import { indexMessage } from '@/lib/search/indexer'

await indexMessage({
  id: message.id,
  content: message.content,
  author_id: message.author_id,
  author_name: message.author_name,
  channel_id: message.channel_id,
  channel_name: message.channel_name,
  created_at: message.created_at,
  has_link: /https?:\/\//.test(message.content),
  has_file: false,
  has_image: false,
  is_pinned: false,
  is_starred: false,
})

pnpm tsx scripts/reindex-search.ts

• Check if Cmd+K / Ctrl+K works
• Verify useSearchKeyboard hook is added to layout

• Check if MeiliSearch is running: cd .backend && nself status
• Initialize indexes: curl -X POST http://localhost:3000/api/search/initialize
• Verify content is indexed: curl http://search.localhost:7700/indexes/messages/stats

cd .backend
nself start

lsof -i :7700
kill -9 <PID>

• Full Documentation: Search-Implementation.md
• System Architecture: ../src/lib/search/README.md
• API Reference: ../src/app/api/search/route.ts

• Dependencies installed (pnpm install)
• Environment configured (.env.local)
• Backend running (cd .backend && nself status)
• MeiliSearch healthy (curl http://search.localhost:7700/health)
• Indexes initialized (curl -X POST http://localhost:3000/api/search/initialize)
• Dev server running (pnpm dev)
• Search modal opens (Cmd+K)
• Search returns results

Press Cmd+K and start searching!

For questions or issues, see:

• Search Implementation Guide
• nself-chat Documentation