The Search bar at the top of the Compendium content area lets you search across all documents in the current project by title, content, status, classification, and tags. Results appear inline with matching terms highlighted, and you can open any result directly from the results list.
Search is project-scoped — it only searches within the project you currently have selected. Switch projects using the top navigation project switcher to search a different project's Compendium.
| Filter | What it searches |
|---|---|
| Text (title or content) | Searches document titles and body content. Matching terms are highlighted in the results. |
| Status | Filter by document status: DRAFT, IN_REVIEW, PUBLISHED, or ARCHIVED. |
| Classification | Filter by the classification label assigned to a document (e.g. "Architecture", "Policy"). |
| Tags | Filter by one or more tags associated with a document. |
Each result card shows:
Up to 12 results are shown. If there are more matches, refine your query to narrow the results.
After running a search, any active filters appear as chip buttons below the search bar (e.g. Text: architecture or Status: PUBLISHED). Click a chip's ✕ button to remove that individual filter. The search re-runs automatically with the remaining filters applied.
Click the Reset button to clear all filters at once and close the results panel. The content area returns to the previously selected document.
Click the ▲ / ▼ chevron button to the right of the "Search Results" heading to hide or show the results list without losing your filters. This lets you read the document content in the area below while keeping the search state intact.
Archived documents are excluded from search by default. To include them, open the Info Drawer (ⓘ icon in the document toolbar) and toggle on Show Archived Documents. Re-run the search — archived documents will now appear in results alongside active ones.
Search returns no results
Check that at least one filter has a value and press Search or Enter. If filters are set and still no results appear, the project may have no documents matching those criteria. Try resetting all filters with the Reset button and searching again with fewer constraints.
Archived documents do not appear in search results
"Include Archived" follows the "Show Archived Documents" toggle in the Info Drawer. Open the Info Drawer (ⓘ icon) and enable that toggle, then run the search again.
Classification and Tag filters show no suggestions
Suggestions are pulled from existing documents in the project. If no documents have classifications or tags set yet, the suggestion lists will be empty. Type a value manually to filter.
I found a result but clicking it does nothing
Click the document title text (the bold link) in the result card, not the surrounding row. The content area will navigate to that document.
Search highlights the wrong word
Highlighting uses the text from the search query field. If you searched for a partial word, the highlight matches that partial string. This is by design — use a more specific query for precise matches.