feat(ui): add session content search via API by tfsq · Pull Request #7050 · block/goose

tfsq · 2026-02-06T17:10:51Z

Summary

Add server-side content search for sessions, replacing the client-side title-only filtering.

Changes

Backend: Added /sessions/search endpoint that calls existing search_chat_history function
Frontend: Updated SessionListView to call search API with fallback to client-side filtering

How it works

User types in session search box
Debounced search term triggers API call to /sessions/search?query=...
Backend searches message content using existing ChatHistorySearch
Frontend filters session list to matching session IDs
Falls back to client-side title search if API fails

Adds the ability to search within session message content, not just titles. Backend changes: - Add /sessions/search endpoint in session.rs - Endpoint calls existing search_chat_history function - Returns matching session IDs with relevance scores Frontend changes: - SessionListView now calls searchSessions API when searching - Falls back to client-side title search on API error - Maintains existing UX with debounced search Closes block#7045

DOsinga

nice work, if you address my concerns let's get this in

DOsinga · 2026-02-06T18:51:22Z

crates/goose-server/src/routes/session.rs

+async fn search_sessions(
+    State(state): State<Arc<AppState>>,
+    axum::extract::Query(params): axum::extract::Query<SearchSessionsQuery>,
+) -> Result<Json<SearchSessionsResponse>, StatusCode> {


I wonder if it would make sense to return an actual Conversation object here with the truncated messages. it is all local so it should be fast enough and that way we don't create an extra type which is handy when we want to do other things with the returned session

DOsinga · 2026-02-06T18:51:59Z

ui/desktop/src/components/sessions/SessionListView.tsx

+          });
+        } catch (error) {
+          console.error('Search failed, falling back to client-side:', error);
+          // Fallback to client-side search on error


I would not. the backend shouldn't error.

DOsinga · 2026-02-06T18:52:53Z

ui/desktop/src/components/sessions/SessionListView.tsx

+          const filtered = sessions.filter((session) => matchedSessionIds.has(session.id));
+
+          startTransition(() => {
+            setFilteredSessions(filtered);


ah so for now we're not actually returning the matches? maybe just return sessions without messages then?

- Remove custom SearchMatch, SearchSessionResult, SearchSessionsResponse types - Return Vec<Session> directly from search endpoint - Remove try/catch fallback in frontend (backend shouldn't error) - Simplify frontend to use session IDs from response

* 'main' of github.com:block/goose: refactor: move disable_session_naming into AgentConfig (#7062) Add global config switch to disable automatic session naming (#7052) docs: add blog post - 8 Things You Didn't Know About Code Mode (#7059) fix: ensure animated elements are visible when prefers-reduced-motion is enabled (#7047) Show recommended model on failture (#7040) feat(ui): add session content search via API (#7050) docs: fix img url (#7053) Desktop UI for deleting custom providers (#7042) Add blog post: How I Used RPI to Build an OpenClaw Alternative (#7051)

* origin/main: (55 commits) test(mcp): add image tool test and consolidate MCP test fixtures (#7019) fix: remove Option from model listing return types, propagate errors (#7074) fix: lazy provider creation for goose acp (#7026) (#7066) Smoke tests: split compaction test and use debug build (#6984) fix(deps): trim bat to resolve RUSTSEC-2024-0320 (#7061) feat: expose AGENT_SESSION_ID env var to extension child processes (#7072) fix: add XML tool call parsing fallback for Qwen3-coder via Ollama (#6882) Remove clippy too_many_lines lint and decompose long functions (#7064) refactor: move disable_session_naming into AgentConfig (#7062) Add global config switch to disable automatic session naming (#7052) docs: add blog post - 8 Things You Didn't Know About Code Mode (#7059) fix: ensure animated elements are visible when prefers-reduced-motion is enabled (#7047) Show recommended model on failture (#7040) feat(ui): add session content search via API (#7050) docs: fix img url (#7053) Desktop UI for deleting custom providers (#7042) Add blog post: How I Used RPI to Build an OpenClaw Alternative (#7051) Remove build-dependencies section from Cargo.toml (#6946) add /rp-why skill blog post (#6997) fix: fix snake_case function names in code_execution instructions (#7035) ... # Conflicts: # scripts/test_subrecipes.sh

* main: (101 commits) fix: lazy provider creation for goose acp (#7026) (#7066) Smoke tests: split compaction test and use debug build (#6984) fix(deps): trim bat to resolve RUSTSEC-2024-0320 (#7061) feat: expose AGENT_SESSION_ID env var to extension child processes (#7072) fix: add XML tool call parsing fallback for Qwen3-coder via Ollama (#6882) Remove clippy too_many_lines lint and decompose long functions (#7064) refactor: move disable_session_naming into AgentConfig (#7062) Add global config switch to disable automatic session naming (#7052) docs: add blog post - 8 Things You Didn't Know About Code Mode (#7059) fix: ensure animated elements are visible when prefers-reduced-motion is enabled (#7047) Show recommended model on failture (#7040) feat(ui): add session content search via API (#7050) docs: fix img url (#7053) Desktop UI for deleting custom providers (#7042) Add blog post: How I Used RPI to Build an OpenClaw Alternative (#7051) Remove build-dependencies section from Cargo.toml (#6946) add /rp-why skill blog post (#6997) fix: fix snake_case function names in code_execution instructions (#7035) Document max_turns settings for recipes and subagents (#7044) feat: update Groq declarative data with Preview Models (#7023) ...

* origin/main: (54 commits) chore: strip posthog for sessions/models/daily only (#7079) tidy: clean up old benchmark and add gym (#7081) fix: use command.process_group(0) for CLI providers, not just MCP (#7083) added build notify (#6891) test(mcp): add image tool test and consolidate MCP test fixtures (#7019) fix: remove Option from model listing return types, propagate errors (#7074) fix: lazy provider creation for goose acp (#7026) (#7066) Smoke tests: split compaction test and use debug build (#6984) fix(deps): trim bat to resolve RUSTSEC-2024-0320 (#7061) feat: expose AGENT_SESSION_ID env var to extension child processes (#7072) fix: add XML tool call parsing fallback for Qwen3-coder via Ollama (#6882) Remove clippy too_many_lines lint and decompose long functions (#7064) refactor: move disable_session_naming into AgentConfig (#7062) Add global config switch to disable automatic session naming (#7052) docs: add blog post - 8 Things You Didn't Know About Code Mode (#7059) fix: ensure animated elements are visible when prefers-reduced-motion is enabled (#7047) Show recommended model on failture (#7040) feat(ui): add session content search via API (#7050) docs: fix img url (#7053) Desktop UI for deleting custom providers (#7042) ...

* origin/main: (141 commits) Add global config switch to disable automatic session naming (#7052) docs: add blog post - 8 Things You Didn't Know About Code Mode (#7059) fix: ensure animated elements are visible when prefers-reduced-motion is enabled (#7047) Show recommended model on failture (#7040) feat(ui): add session content search via API (#7050) docs: fix img url (#7053) Desktop UI for deleting custom providers (#7042) Add blog post: How I Used RPI to Build an OpenClaw Alternative (#7051) Remove build-dependencies section from Cargo.toml (#6946) add /rp-why skill blog post (#6997) fix: fix snake_case function names in code_execution instructions (#7035) Document max_turns settings for recipes and subagents (#7044) feat: update Groq declarative data with Preview Models (#7023) fix(codex): propagate extended PATH to codex subprocess (#6874) Switch tetrate tool filtering back to supports_computer_use (#7024) feat(ui): add inline rename for chat sessions in sidebar (#6995) fix: handle toolnames without underscores (#7015) feat(claude-code): use stream-json protocol for persistent sessions (#7029) test(providers): add model listing to live provider suite (#7038) Agent added too much (#7036) ...

tfsq added 8 commits February 6, 2026 12:10

fix: correct TypeScript types for session search response

56e2795

fix: use UTF-8 safe string truncation for search results

d203a2b

fix: correct schema type name and regenerate openapi.json

0013dc1

fix: align generated API files with openapi-ts output

904245b

fix: align generated types with openapi-ts output order

51ef6f3

fix: restore missing PrincipalType definition

cb15a46

fix: remove extra trailing newlines from types.gen.ts

31d1276

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tfsq added 3 commits February 6, 2026 14:04

fix: align types.gen.ts with openapi-ts generated output

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fix: update index.ts to use SearchSessionsResponse

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