Search
Jump to any node on the current canvas by typing what you remember, with Local Search or AI Search.
On a large canvas you remember what was said, not where it sits. Search lets you type a few words you remember and fly straight to the node that holds them.
Search covers the canvas you have open. To find a canvas by name, use the search box in the sidebar (see Canvases and folders).
Open search
Press ⌘K (Ctrl+K on Windows and Linux), or click the search icon at the right end of the bottom toolbar. The dialog always opens in Local Search; switch with the AI Search and Local Search buttons beside the search box.
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
⌘K (Ctrl+K) | Open or close search |
↑ / ↓ | Move through results |
Enter | Open the highlighted result (in AI Search, run the search first) |
Esc | Close |
Opening a result closes the dialog and moves the canvas to that node. If the match is in an AI reply, the chat also scrolls to that reply and highlights it briefly.
Local Search
Local Search runs on your computer. With the search box empty, it lists every node on the canvas, most recently updated first, so it doubles as a node switcher. Type and the list narrows to matches, each with a match percentage.
Matching is fuzzy, so typos and partial words still work. Titles count for more than content.
| Node | Matched on |
|---|---|
| Chat node | Title, every message, and unsent text in the composer |
| Text node | Title and note text |
| Web node | Page title and URL |
| Post node | Title and transcript |
| Image node | File name |
| Scratch pad | Title |
Groups don't appear in results. To find text inside a document, use AI Search. If nothing matches, click Try AI Search Instead.
AI Search
AI Search matches by meaning, so you can describe an idea in words that never appear on the canvas, such as "the argument against my main claim". It runs on Slashspace's servers, and searching asks you to opt in to cloud indexing first.
- Click AI Search. If you haven't opted in, you see "You have not opted in for cloud indexing!". Click I understand, let me opt in to continue. Switching to AI Search starts sending canvas text to Slashspace's servers before this check (see below).
- Type what you're looking for and press
Enter. - Each result shows the matching passage and a match percentage. Click one to jump to it.
If nothing comes back, click Try Local Search Instead.
What leaves your computer
Each time you switch to AI Search, Slashspace sends the text of new or changed nodes on this canvas (chat messages, notes, captured web pages and post transcripts) to its servers, where it's kept in a search index for your account. Documents are already uploaded for processing when you add them, so their text is searchable too.
The dialog's footer shows indexing progress and reads "done" when the index is current. Search before then and recent changes may be missing.
For the full picture, including where to manage the opt-in, see Privacy and your data.