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GET
/
api
/
search
/
stream
Search Files
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.example.com/api/search/stream
{
  "status": "<string>",
  "data": {
    "query": "<string>",
    "total_results": 123,
    "results": [
      {
        "path": "<string>",
        "title": "<string>",
        "summary": "<string>",
        "keywords": [
          {}
        ],
        "score": 123,
        "semantic_score": 123,
        "keyword_score": 123
      }
    ]
  }
}
Search indexed files using natural language queries with hybrid semantic and keyword search.

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Request

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query
string
required
Natural language search queryExamples:
  • “tax documents from 2023”
  • “python code with API calls”
  • “meeting notes about project roadmap”
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limit
number
default:"20"
Maximum number of results to return (1-100)
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min_score
number
default:"0.1"
Minimum combined score threshold (0.0-1.0)

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Request Example

cURL
curl "http://localhost:60534/api/search/stream?query=meeting+notes&limit=10"
Python
import requests

response = requests.get(
    'http://localhost:60534/api/search/stream',
    params={
        'query': 'meeting notes',
        'limit': 10,
        'min_score': 0.2
    }
)

for result in response.json()['data']['results']:
    print(f"{result['title']}: {result['path']}")
JavaScript
const params = new URLSearchParams({
  query: 'meeting notes',
  limit: 10,
  min_score: 0.2
});

const response = await fetch(
  `http://localhost:60534/api/search/stream?${params}`
);

const data = await response.json();
data.data.results.forEach(result => {
  console.log(`${result.title}: ${result.path}`);
});

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Response

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status
string
Status of the request: success or error
​
data
object

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Response Example

200 Success
{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "query": "meeting notes",
    "total_results": 8,
    "results": [
      {
        "path": "/Users/username/Documents/Q4-planning-meeting.md",
        "title": "Q4 Planning Meeting Notes",
        "summary": "Discussion of Q4 roadmap including feature priorities, resource allocation, and timeline adjustments. Key decisions on API redesign and mobile app launch.",
        "keywords": ["planning", "Q4", "roadmap", "meeting", "decisions"],
        "score": 0.89,
        "semantic_score": 0.47,
        "keyword_score": 0.42
      },
      {
        "path": "/Users/username/Documents/standup-2024-01-15.txt",
        "title": "Daily Standup - January 15",
        "summary": "Team standup covering progress on authentication system, blockers with database migrations, and upcoming sprint planning meeting.",
        "keywords": ["standup", "meeting", "progress", "blockers"],
        "score": 0.73,
        "semantic_score": 0.38,
        "keyword_score": 0.35
      }
    ]
  }
}
400 Invalid Query
{
  "status": "error",
  "error": {
    "code": "INVALID_QUERY",
    "message": "Query must be at least 2 characters"
  }
}

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Search Algorithm

CosmaSense uses a hybrid search approach combining:

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1. Semantic Search (Vector Similarity)

  • Embeds your query using e5-base-v2 model
  • Calculates cosine similarity against file embeddings
  • Score formula: exp(-distance) scaled to 0-0.5

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2. Keyword Search (FTS5)

  • SQLite FTS5 full-text search on content, title, and keywords
  • Uses BM25 ranking algorithm
  • Score scaled to 0-0.5 range

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3. Combined Scoring

final_score = semantic_score + keyword_score
This approach ensures:
  • Semantic matches for conceptually similar content
  • Exact matches for specific terms and phrases
  • Best of both worlds with additive scoring
The TUI automatically throttles search requests to 0.5 seconds to prevent excessive API calls while typing.