Search the brain for notes by keyword, tag, date, or semantic meaning. Use when the user is looking for specific knowledge, trying to find a note they wrote, or exploring what exists on a topic.
Search across all notes using multiple strategies.
/rulebased-second-brain:search invoked| Input pattern | Search type | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Plain text | Full-text | caching strategies |
#tag | Tag search | #architecture |
@YYYY-MM-DD | Date search | @2026-03 |
in:folder | Folder search | in:inbox |
status:X| Status search |
status:evergreen |
orphan | Orphan search | orphan notes |
| Combined | Multi-filter | #dev in:resources @2026 |
Read AGENTS.md Structure table to know which folders exist.
Full-text: grep all .md files, also search frontmatter title, rank by match density
Tag search: grep frontmatter tags: arrays + inline #tag in body
Date search: parse frontmatter created/updated, match date/month/year
Folder search: glob within specified directory
Multi-filter: apply each filter as AND conditions
Search: "caching strategies"
Found: 5 notes
1. resources/redis-patterns.md ★★★
Tags: #caching #redis #dev | Status: evergreen
"...LRU eviction as the default caching strategy..."
Updated: 2026-03-15
2. resources/cdn-architecture.md ★★☆
Tags: #architecture #performance | Status: budding
"...edge caching reduces latency by..."
Updated: 2026-02-28
3. inbox/cache-invalidation-problem.md ★☆☆
Tags: #idea #caching | Status: seedling
"Cache invalidation is one of the hardest..."
Updated: 2026-03-10
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[archived].$ARGUMENTS