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Search & Commands

Find anything across your workspace instantly with global search, navigate with the command palette, or ask questions with AI mode.

Search Modes

The search overlay supports three modes, each activated by a prefix character in the search input.

Search Mode (default)

Type normally to search across all your content — tasks, notes, gists, chat messages, transactions, documents, and more. Results are grouped by type with a preview panel on desktop.

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Command Mode

Type > to enter command mode. Browse and execute commands to navigate pages, create new items, or perform actions. Commands are filtered by your permissions and workspace context.

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AI Mode

Type ? to enter AI mode. Ask a question or pick from suggested prompts to start a conversation with the AI assistant.

Search Features

Global search provides a rich set of features for finding content quickly.

  • Full-text searchPowered by Meilisearch for fast, typo-tolerant results across all content types
  • Grouped resultsResults are organized by type (Tasks, Notes, Gists, etc.) with facet counts in the sidebar
  • Context-awareResults from the current page type are pinned to the top — searching from Tasks shows task results first
  • Preview panelSee type-specific details (status, priority, dates, amounts) for the selected result without leaving search
  • Recent searchesPreviously used search terms appear when you open the overlay for quick re-use

Command Palette

Type > to access the command palette. Commands are organized into three categories:

Navigate

Jump to any page — Tasks, Notes, Accounting, Settings, and more

Create

Create new items — tasks, notes, gists, documents, chat sessions

Action

Execute workspace actions directly from the palette

Commands are permission-aware: admin commands only appear for administrators, and create commands respect your edit permissions.

Keyboard Navigation

Navigate the search overlay entirely with your keyboard for maximum efficiency.

↑ ↓

Navigate between results or commands

Alt + ↑ ↓

Cycle through sidebar category filters (search mode)

Enter

Open the selected result, execute a command, or send an AI prompt

Escape

Close the search overlay

Backspace

Return to search mode when only the mode prefix (> or ?) remains