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ctrl/cmd+f searches persisted user and assistant messages in the current chat, including older history. the search bar highlights text, navigates matching messages with enter/shift+enter or the arrow buttons, and closes with escape. the command palette exposes the same action. searches require two characters and return up to 50 matching messages.

verified on published head 47961c8b2af00b01d85294783811d94cd6dfe18c: real codex conversation search, two matching messages, next/previous navigation, keyboard shortcuts, command palette, empty results, escape focus restoration, and light/dark layouts at 1280px and 390px. blacksmith passed 249 focused tests and web/server typechecks. electron and the native mobile client were not exercised; this feature targets web and desktop's shared web ui.

the verified rebased candidate is now published to this existing pr branch. github ci has passed.

before: no current-chat search command in the same conversation

after: current-chat search command in the same conversation

search launch, matching-message navigation, empty results, and reopening

current-chat search in the light desktop layout

matching user message at 390px in the light layout

matching assistant message at 390px in the dark layout

model: gpt-6-astra. harness: codex.

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  • New Features

    • Added in-chat message search for server-backed threads.
    • Search highlights matching text, navigates to relevant messages, loads earlier history, and expands collapsed messages.
    • Added a “Search current chat” command and Cmd/Ctrl+F shortcut.
    • Environments without search support now display an availability message.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved search accuracy by excluding submitted asynchronous-answer content while retaining legacy answer matches.
    • Search results now respect thread scope, archived threads, result limits, and deleted-thread behavior.

final review fixes on 2d161332d3f0486954a447c9a8c39856536851ba: cmd/ctrl+f opens chat search from the palette even when its query filters out the action. suspended citation navigation resumes after closing search; search highlights preserve syntax colors, and matched long messages start expanded. blacksmith: 84 focused tests and web typecheck passed. verified the actual palette with an unmatched query, then cmd+f, two matching messages, and next-match navigation.

filtered command palette opens chat search and highlights matching messages

review status (2026-09-16): head 2d161332d3f0486954a447c9a8c39856536851ba is published, all github checks completed successfully, no merge conflicts or unresolved review threads remain, and two independent source reviewers approved this head. ready for maintainer review. nothing has been merged.

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Verdict: Not approved

Macroscope's review found this PR not approvable — This PR introduces a full current-chat search workflow across the server, shared contracts, keyboard commands, command palette, and virtualized message timeline, including history loading and navigation state. It also enables the capability in the shipped server defaults, so the cross-cutting runtime behavior warrants human review.

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This change adds thread-scoped message search. It adds search contracts and queries, keyboard and command-palette entry points, capability handling, result navigation, virtualized timeline positioning, message expansion, citation coordination, and text highlighting.

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In-thread chat search

Layer / File(s) Summary
Thread-scoped search query
packages/contracts/src/orchestration.ts, packages/contracts/src/environment.ts, apps/server/src/environment/ServerEnvironment.ts, apps/server/src/orchestration/Layers/ProjectionSnapshotQuery.ts, apps/server/src/orchestration/Layers/ProjectionSnapshotQuery.test.ts
Search accepts an optional threadId and returns optional messageId values. Thread-scoped results filter deleted and submitted content. Tests cover limits, archived threads, legacy answers, and deleted threads.
Search entry points
packages/contracts/src/keybindings.ts, packages/shared/src/keybindings.ts, apps/web/src/keybindings.test.ts, apps/web/src/components/ChatView.tsx, apps/web/src/components/CommandPalette.tsx
The thread.search command and mod+f shortcut open search for server threads. The command palette provides a “Search current chat” action and restores search-input focus.
Search overlay and result selection
apps/web/src/components/chat/ChatSearch.tsx
The overlay checks threadMessageSearch, runs thread-scoped searches, reports unavailable environments, and supports keyboard and button navigation.
Result navigation and highlighting
apps/web/src/components/chat/useChatSearchTarget.ts, apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.tsx, apps/web/src/components/chat/useAssistantCitationTarget.ts, apps/web/src/index.css
Search navigation loads earlier history, expands collapsed messages, positions virtualized rows, coordinates citation targeting, highlights matching text, and marks the selected message in the timeline.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Feature

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sequenceDiagram
  participant User
  participant ChatSearch
  participant ProjectionSnapshotQuery
  participant MessagesTimeline
  User->>ChatSearch: Enter search query
  ChatSearch->>ProjectionSnapshotQuery: Search current thread
  ProjectionSnapshotQuery-->>ChatSearch: Return message matches
  ChatSearch->>MessagesTimeline: Select matching message
  MessagesTimeline->>MessagesTimeline: Load, position, expand, and highlight result
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Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 2d161

On non-server threads, selecting “Search current chat” only closes the palette without opening search. The issue is localized but should be corrected before merge.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change: adding message search in the current chat.
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In `@apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.tsx`:
- Around line 3397-3399: Initialize the collapsible message’s expanded state
from props.searchExpanded so the current search match renders expanded
immediately, avoiding a collapse-then-expand flash; retain the existing
useEffect to expand when a match is selected after mount.

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  • apps/server/src/environment/ServerEnvironment.ts
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  • apps/server/src/orchestration/Layers/ProjectionSnapshotQuery.ts
  • apps/web/src/components/ChatView.tsx
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🟡 Minor · Do not expose this action for non-server threads.

apps/web/src/components/CommandPalette.tsx:1694-1695
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Do not expose this action for non-server threads.

ChatView mounts ChatSearch only when isServerThread is true (apps/web/src/components/ChatView.tsx:9471-9486), but this action is added for every non-null activeThread. For a non-server active thread, selecting the action closes the palette and dispatches CHAT_SEARCH_OPEN_EVENT, but no search control mounts. Gate this action with the same server-thread condition used by ChatView.

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In `@apps/web/src/components/CommandPalette.tsx` around lines 1694 - 1695, Update
the action-item condition in CommandPalette so the ChatSearch action is added
only when activeThread is non-null and isServerThread is true, matching the
mounting condition used by ChatView; preserve the existing action behavior for
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In `@apps/web/src/components/CommandPalette.tsx`:
- Around line 1694-1695: Update the action-item condition in CommandPalette so
the ChatSearch action is added only when activeThread is non-null and
isServerThread is true, matching the mounting condition used by ChatView;
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