roadmap: Search within Jan app

[ux-han]

Related

• [ ] https://github.com/janhq/jan/issues/2930

Problem Statement

To make it easier & faster to access information in Jan App.

Feature Idea

Search Functionality: To work at 3 levels:

1. Global, across the entire app

Note: Likely implement after #4255

Unified search across:

• Chat threads & messages
• Settings & preferences
• Models & assistants
• Extensions & commands
• Files & attachments

2. Within thread folder

• Quick navigation to specific threads or messages
• Shows results grouped by threads
• [Out-of-scope] Search files & images
• [Out-of-scope] Filters: date range, message type (user/assistant)
• Access: Search bar in thread list sidebar
• Results: Highlight matching threads

Figma link: https://www.figma.com/design/DYfpMhf8qiSReKvYooBgDV/Jan-App-(3rd-version)?node-id=9723-54549&m=dev

3. Within the open thread or within tree-branch/group

• Scope: Active conversation
• Access: Search bar in thread view or through shortcut (CMD + F or CTR + F)
• Results: Highlight matching messages
• Jump between results with up/down controls
• Include message content and metadata in the search

Figma: https://www.figma.com/design/DYfpMhf8qiSReKvYooBgDV/Jan-App-(3rd-version)?node-id=9720-30924&m=dev

[ux-han]

[ux-han]

Related: https://github.com/janhq/jan/issues/3772

[dan-menlo]

@imtuyethan I am reclassifying this as a Roadmap type, as Search is non-trivial and requires a lot of engineering effort.

[pedroscosta]

@dan-menlo what about in-thread search? It's very annoying to try to find where something is used in generated code without it.

[louis-jan]

Merged into #4884

[louis-jan]

Scope change:

• As we are simplifying the UX, thread search is supported in the new FE so that this could be closed, see #4884