feat: search endpoint (#198)

Co-authored-by: Letta <noreply@letta.com>

bun.lock

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     "": {
       "name": "@letta-ai/letta-code",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@letta-ai/letta-client": "^1.1.2",
+        "@letta-ai/letta-client": "^1.3.3",
         "glob": "^13.0.0",
         "ink-link": "^5.0.0",
         "open": "^10.2.0",
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
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-    "@letta-ai/letta-client": ["@letta-ai/letta-client@1.1.2", "", {}, "sha512-p8YYdDoM4s0KY5eo7zByr3q3iIuEAZrFrwa9FgjfIMB6sRno33bjIY8sazCb3lhhQZ/2SUkus0ngZ2ImxAmMig=="],
+    "@letta-ai/letta-client": ["@letta-ai/letta-client@1.3.3", "", {}, "sha512-1pSmkmeuXAN9Lq8PXDO2YSLK0q6O39zh2BHlulVhtc8P3aNxAJF7XBteiAhL2hzb49wF2zv0mi2Uikr67CTUCw=="],
 
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package.json

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@letta-ai/letta-client": "^1.1.2",
+    "@letta-ai/letta-client": "^1.3.3",
     "glob": "^13.0.0",
     "ink-link": "^5.0.0",
     "open": "^10.2.0"

src/cli/App.tsx

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import { CommandMessage } from "./components/CommandMessage";
 import { EnterPlanModeDialog } from "./components/EnterPlanModeDialog";
 import { ErrorMessage } from "./components/ErrorMessageRich";
 import { Input } from "./components/InputRich";
+import { MessageSearch } from "./components/MessageSearch";
 import { ModelSelector } from "./components/ModelSelector";
 import { PlanModeDialog } from "./components/PlanModeDialog";
 import { QuestionDialog } from "./components/QuestionDialog";
@@ -330,6 +331,7 @@ export default function App({
 
   // Resume selector state
   const [resumeSelectorOpen, setResumeSelectorOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [messageSearchOpen, setMessageSearchOpen] = useState(false);
 
   // Token streaming preference (can be toggled at runtime)
   const [tokenStreamingEnabled, setTokenStreamingEnabled] =
@@ -1572,6 +1574,12 @@ export default function App({
           return { submitted: true };
         }
 
+        // Special handling for /search command - show message search
+        if (msg.trim() === "/search") {
+          setMessageSearchOpen(true);
+          return { submitted: true };
+        }
+
         // Special handling for /swap command - alias for /resume
         if (msg.trim().startsWith("/swap")) {
           const parts = msg.trim().split(/\s+/);
@@ -3299,7 +3307,8 @@ Plan file path: ${planFilePath}`;
                 !toolsetSelectorOpen &&
                 !systemPromptSelectorOpen &&
                 !agentSelectorOpen &&
-                !resumeSelectorOpen
+                !resumeSelectorOpen &&
+                !messageSearchOpen
               }
               streaming={
                 streaming && !abortControllerRef.current?.signal.aborted
@@ -3372,6 +3381,11 @@ Plan file path: ${planFilePath}`;
               />
             )}
 
+            {/* Message Search - conditionally mounted as overlay */}
+            {messageSearchOpen && (
+              <MessageSearch onClose={() => setMessageSearchOpen(false)} />
+            )}
+
             {/* Plan Mode Dialog - for ExitPlanMode tool */}
             {currentApproval?.toolName === "ExitPlanMode" && (
               <>

src/cli/commands/registry.ts

@@ -143,6 +143,13 @@ export const commands: Record<string, Command> = {
       return "Opening session selector...";
     },
   },
+  "/search": {
+    desc: "Search messages across all agents",
+    handler: () => {
+      // Handled specially in App.tsx to show message search
+      return "Opening message search...";
+    },
+  },
 };
 
 /**

src/cli/components/MessageSearch.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,347 @@
+import type { Letta } from "@letta-ai/letta-client";
+import type { MessageSearchResponse } from "@letta-ai/letta-client/resources/messages";
+import { Box, Text, useInput } from "ink";
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { getClient } from "../../agent/client";
+import { useTerminalWidth } from "../hooks/useTerminalWidth";
+import { colors } from "./colors";
+
+interface MessageSearchProps {
+  onClose: () => void;
+}
+
+const DISPLAY_PAGE_SIZE = 5;
+const SEARCH_LIMIT = 100; // Max results from API
+
+type SearchMode = "hybrid" | "vector" | "fts";
+const SEARCH_MODES: SearchMode[] = ["hybrid", "vector", "fts"];
+
+/**
+ * Format a relative time string from a date
+ */
+function formatRelativeTime(dateStr: string | null | undefined): string {
+  if (!dateStr) return "";
+
+  const date = new Date(dateStr);
+  const now = new Date();
+  const diffMs = now.getTime() - date.getTime();
+  const diffMins = Math.floor(diffMs / 60000);
+  const diffHours = Math.floor(diffMs / 3600000);
+  const diffDays = Math.floor(diffMs / 86400000);
+  const diffWeeks = Math.floor(diffDays / 7);
+
+  if (diffMins < 1) return "just now";
+  if (diffMins < 60) return `${diffMins}m ago`;
+  if (diffHours < 24) return `${diffHours}h ago`;
+  if (diffDays < 7) return `${diffDays}d ago`;
+  return `${diffWeeks}w ago`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Truncate text to fit width, adding ellipsis if needed
+ */
+function truncateText(text: string, maxWidth: number): string {
+  if (text.length <= maxWidth) return text;
+  return `${text.slice(0, maxWidth - 3)}...`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get display text from a message
+ */
+function getMessageText(msg: MessageSearchResponse[number]): string {
+  // Assistant message content
+  if ("content" in msg) {
+    const content = msg.content;
+    if (typeof content === "string") return content;
+    if (Array.isArray(content)) {
+      const textPart = content.find(
+        (c) => typeof c === "object" && c && "text" in c,
+      );
+      if (textPart && typeof textPart === "object" && "text" in textPart) {
+        return String(textPart.text);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  // Text field (user messages, etc)
+  if ("text" in msg && typeof msg.text === "string") {
+    return msg.text;
+  }
+  // Reasoning messages
+  if ("reasoning" in msg && typeof msg.reasoning === "string") {
+    return msg.reasoning;
+  }
+  // Tool call messages
+  if ("tool_call" in msg && msg.tool_call) {
+    const tc = msg.tool_call as { name?: string; arguments?: string };
+    return `Tool: ${tc.name || "unknown"}`;
+  }
+  // Tool return messages - show tool name and preview of return
+  if ("tool_return" in msg) {
+    const toolName = "name" in msg ? (msg.name as string) : "tool";
+    const returnValue = msg.tool_return as string;
+    // Truncate long return values
+    const preview = returnValue?.slice(0, 100) || "";
+    return `${toolName}: ${preview}`;
+  }
+  return `[${msg.message_type || "unknown"}]`;
+}
+
+export function MessageSearch({ onClose }: MessageSearchProps) {
+  const terminalWidth = useTerminalWidth();
+  const [searchInput, setSearchInput] = useState("");
+  const [activeQuery, setActiveQuery] = useState("");
+  const [searchMode, setSearchMode] = useState<SearchMode>("hybrid");
+  const [results, setResults] = useState<MessageSearchResponse>([]);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [currentPage, setCurrentPage] = useState(0);
+  const [selectedIndex, setSelectedIndex] = useState(0);
+  const clientRef = useRef<Letta | null>(null);
+
+  // Execute search
+  const executeSearch = useCallback(async (query: string, mode: SearchMode) => {
+    if (!query.trim()) return;
+
+    setLoading(true);
+    setError(null);
+
+    try {
+      const client = clientRef.current || (await getClient());
+      clientRef.current = client;
+
+      const searchResults = await client.messages.search({
+        query: query.trim(),
+        search_mode: mode,
+        limit: SEARCH_LIMIT,
+      });
+
+      setResults(searchResults);
+      setCurrentPage(0);
+      setSelectedIndex(0);
+    } catch (err) {
+      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err));
+      setResults([]);
+    } finally {
+      setLoading(false);
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  // Submit search
+  const submitSearch = useCallback(() => {
+    if (searchInput.trim() && searchInput !== activeQuery) {
+      setActiveQuery(searchInput);
+      executeSearch(searchInput, searchMode);
+    }
+  }, [searchInput, activeQuery, searchMode, executeSearch]);
+
+  // Clear search
+  const clearSearch = useCallback(() => {
+    setSearchInput("");
+    setActiveQuery("");
+    setResults([]);
+    setCurrentPage(0);
+    setSelectedIndex(0);
+  }, []);
+
+  // Cycle search mode
+  const cycleSearchMode = useCallback(() => {
+    setSearchMode((current) => {
+      const currentIndex = SEARCH_MODES.indexOf(current);
+      const nextIndex = (currentIndex + 1) % SEARCH_MODES.length;
+      return SEARCH_MODES[nextIndex] as SearchMode;
+    });
+  }, []);
+
+  // Re-run search when mode changes (if there's an active query)
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (activeQuery) {
+      executeSearch(activeQuery, searchMode);
+    }
+  }, [searchMode, activeQuery, executeSearch]);
+
+  // Calculate pagination
+  const totalPages = Math.ceil(results.length / DISPLAY_PAGE_SIZE);
+  const startIndex = currentPage * DISPLAY_PAGE_SIZE;
+  const pageResults = results.slice(startIndex, startIndex + DISPLAY_PAGE_SIZE);
+
+  useInput((input, key) => {
+    if (key.escape) {
+      if (searchInput || activeQuery) {
+        clearSearch();
+      } else {
+        onClose();
+      }
+    } else if (key.return) {
+      submitSearch();
+    } else if (key.backspace || key.delete) {
+      setSearchInput((prev) => prev.slice(0, -1));
+    } else if (key.tab) {
+      // Tab cycles search mode
+      cycleSearchMode();
+    } else if (key.upArrow) {
+      setSelectedIndex((prev) => Math.max(0, prev - 1));
+    } else if (key.downArrow) {
+      setSelectedIndex((prev) => Math.min(pageResults.length - 1, prev + 1));
+    } else if (input === "j" || input === "J") {
+      // Previous page
+      if (currentPage > 0) {
+        setCurrentPage((prev) => prev - 1);
+        setSelectedIndex(0);
+      }
+    } else if (input === "k" || input === "K") {
+      // Next page
+      if (currentPage < totalPages - 1) {
+        setCurrentPage((prev) => prev + 1);
+        setSelectedIndex(0);
+      }
+    } else if (input && !key.ctrl && !key.meta) {
+      setSearchInput((prev) => prev + input);
+    }
+  });
+
+  return (
+    <Box flexDirection="column" gap={1}>
+      <Box>
+        <Text bold color={colors.selector.title}>
+          Search messages across all agents
+        </Text>
+      </Box>
+
+      {/* Search input and mode */}
+      <Box flexDirection="column">
+        <Box>
+          <Text dimColor>Search: </Text>
+          {searchInput ? (
+            <>
+              <Text>{searchInput}</Text>
+              {searchInput !== activeQuery && (
+                <Text dimColor> (press Enter to search)</Text>
+              )}
+            </>
+          ) : (
+            <Text dimColor italic>
+              (type your query)
+            </Text>
+          )}
+        </Box>
+        <Box>
+          <Text dimColor>Mode: </Text>
+          {SEARCH_MODES.map((mode, i) => (
+            <Text key={mode}>
+              {i > 0 && <Text dimColor> · </Text>}
+              <Text
+                bold={mode === searchMode}
+                color={
+                  mode === searchMode
+                    ? colors.selector.itemHighlighted
+                    : undefined
+                }
+              >
+                {mode}
+              </Text>
+            </Text>
+          ))}
+          <Text dimColor> (Tab to change)</Text>
+        </Box>
+      </Box>
+
+      {/* Error state */}
+      {error && (
+        <Box>
+          <Text color="red">Error: {error}</Text>
+        </Box>
+      )}
+
+      {/* Loading state */}
+      {loading && (
+        <Box>
+          <Text dimColor>Searching...</Text>
+        </Box>
+      )}
+
+      {/* No results */}
+      {!loading && activeQuery && results.length === 0 && (
+        <Box>
+          <Text dimColor>No results found for "{activeQuery}"</Text>
+        </Box>
+      )}
+
+      {/* Results list */}
+      {!loading && results.length > 0 && (
+        <Box flexDirection="column">
+          {pageResults.map((msg, index) => {
+            const isSelected = index === selectedIndex;
+            const messageText = getMessageText(msg);
+            // All messages have a date field
+            const msgWithDate = msg as { date?: string };
+            const timestamp = msgWithDate.date
+              ? formatRelativeTime(msgWithDate.date)
+              : "";
+            const msgType = (msg.message_type || "unknown").replace(
+              "_message",
+              "",
+            );
+
+            // Calculate available width for message text
+            const metaWidth = timestamp.length + msgType.length + 10; // padding
+            const availableWidth = Math.max(20, terminalWidth - metaWidth - 4);
+            const displayText = truncateText(
+              messageText.replace(/\n/g, " "),
+              availableWidth,
+            );
+
+            // Use message id + index for guaranteed uniqueness (search can return same message multiple times)
+            const msgId = "id" in msg ? String(msg.id) : "result";
+            const uniqueKey = `${msgId}-${startIndex + index}`;
+
+            return (
+              <Box key={uniqueKey} flexDirection="column" marginBottom={1}>
+                <Box flexDirection="row">
+                  <Text
+                    color={
+                      isSelected ? colors.selector.itemHighlighted : undefined
+                    }
+                  >
+                    {isSelected ? ">" : " "}
+                  </Text>
+                  <Text> </Text>
+                  <Text
+                    bold={isSelected}
+                    color={
+                      isSelected ? colors.selector.itemHighlighted : undefined
+                    }
+                  >
+                    {displayText}
+                  </Text>
+                </Box>
+                <Box flexDirection="row" marginLeft={2}>
+                  <Text dimColor>
+                    {msgType}
+                    {timestamp && ` · ${timestamp}`}
+                  </Text>
+                </Box>
+              </Box>
+            );
+          })}
+        </Box>
+      )}
+
+      {/* Footer */}
+      <Box flexDirection="column" marginTop={1}>
+        {results.length > 0 && (
+          <Box>
+            <Text dimColor>
+              Page {currentPage + 1}/{totalPages || 1} ({results.length}{" "}
+              results)
+            </Text>
+          </Box>
+        )}
+        <Box>
+          <Text dimColor>
+            Type + Enter to search · Tab mode · J/K page · Esc close
+          </Text>
+        </Box>
+      </Box>
+    </Box>
+  );
+}