Function searchText

apps/desktop/src/mcp/vault-ops.ts:800–863

(
  root: string,
  query: string,
  limit = 80
)

}

export async function searchText(
  root: string,
  query: string,
  limit = 80
): Promise<VaultTextSearchMatch[]> {
  const trimmed = query.trim()
  if (!trimmed) return []
  const needle = trimmed.toLowerCase()
  const out: VaultTextSearchMatch[] = []
  const walk = async (
    folder: NoteFolder,
    dirAbs: string,
    topAbs: string,
    isPrimaryRoot: boolean
  ): Promise<void> => {
    if (out.length >= limit) return
    let entries
    try {
      entries = await fs.readdir(dirAbs, { withFileTypes: true })
    } catch {
      return
    }
    for (const entry of entries) {
      if (out.length >= limit) return
      const full = path.join(dirAbs, entry.name)
      if (entry.isDirectory()) {
        if (entry.name.startsWith('.')) continue
        if (isPrimaryRoot && dirAbs === topAbs && HIDDEN_PRIMARY_ROOT_NAMES.has(entry.name)) {
          continue
        }
        await walk(folder, full, topAbs, isPrimaryRoot)
        continue
      }
      if (!entry.isFile() || !entry.name.toLowerCase().endsWith('.md')) continue
      let body = ''
      try {
        body = await fs.readFile(full, 'utf8')
      } catch {
        continue
      }
      const rel = toPosix(path.relative(root, full))
      const title = path.basename(full, path.extname(full))
      const lines = body.split('\n')
      for (let i = 0; i < lines.length && out.length < limit; i++) {
        if (lines[i].toLowerCase().includes(needle)) {
          out.push({
            path: rel,
            title,
            folder,
            lineNumber: i + 1,
            lineText: lines[i].replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim().slice(0, 220)
          })
        }
      }
    }
  }
  for (const folder of LIVE_FOLDERS) {
    if (out.length >= limit) break