Search
Search helps you find local vault content through the Lens index. Depending on index health, it can use keyword search, semantic search, or a hybrid of both.
Search Modes
Section titled “Search Modes”| Mode | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Keyword | Finds literal terms through the local full-text index. |
| Semantic | Finds related meaning when embeddings are available. |
| Hybrid | Combines keyword and semantic signals. |
The app should make the active mode visible. If semantic search is unavailable, keyword search remains useful.
Reading Results
Section titled “Reading Results”Results may show:
- title,
- snippet,
- kind or type,
- tags,
- date,
- relevance score,
- and vault-relative path.
Open a result in your vault app or preview it in Stallari where supported.
Privacy
Section titled “Privacy”Search reads from the local index. Privacy exclusions determine what should not be indexed or surfaced. If a note is excluded, it should not appear simply because you searched for it.
Cloud model routing is separate from search. A search result is not sent to a cloud provider unless a later job includes it as permitted context.
Troubleshooting
Section titled “Troubleshooting”| Symptom | Where To Check |
|---|---|
| No results | Status for Lens/index health, then try a simpler query. |
| Semantic mode unavailable | Indexing or embedding may still be running, or local model support may be unavailable. |
| Recent note missing | Wait for indexing or trigger the relevant reindex control where available. |
Related concepts
Section titled “Related concepts”- Context And Memory — Search is the user-facing retrieval surface over the context substrate
- Scope And ACL — privacy exclusions and scope decide which notes Search may surface