Search Modes

Hybrid - Best results (keyword + semantic)
Semantic - Find by meaning/concept
Keyword - Exact text matching

Keyboard Shortcuts

Press ? to see all shortcuts
Quick access: / search, r resume, c chat

Live Indexing

New conversations are indexed automatically. In-progress sessions re-index 5 minutes after last edit.

Missing Conversations?

Click Add Missing Conversations to index files not yet in the search index.

Filter by Project

Use the Project dropdown to search within specific projects only.

Explore detailed visualizations of Searchat's architecture, features, and performance metrics.

Backups protect your search index. Always create a backup before major changes.

Active vs snapshot (read-only)

Snapshot mode is read-only. Indexing, backups, resume, chat, analytics, and dashboards are disabled.

searchat

Local search for your AI coding conversations

Mode: Project: Tool: Date: Sort by: Semantic highlights (LLM)

Chat with History

Ask a question and get grounded answers with citations.

Provider: Model:

Options

Temperature: Max tokens: System prompt:

Enable in Claude Code

Add this to ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md so Claude can search its own conversation history:

Search API

curl "http://localhost:8000/api/search?q=YOUR_QUERY&limit=5"

Get Conversation

curl "http://localhost:8000/api/conversation/CONV_ID"

Full Instructions

See CLAUDE.example.md in the searchat repo for the complete template to add to your global CLAUDE.md file.

Use Cases

• "Did we discuss X before?"
• "Find past solutions for Y"
• "How did we implement Z?"
• Check previous debugging sessions

API Parameters

mode - hybrid/semantic/keyword
limit - max results (1-100)
project - filter by project name