packages/cli/src/tui/components/message-list.tsx

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ export interface MessageListProps {
   scrollOffset?: number;
   viewportSize?: number;
   isScrolledUp?: boolean;
+  highlightedMessageIndices?: Set<number>;
+  currentHighlightIndex?: number;
 }
 
 function formatTime(date: Date): string {
@@ -22,24 +24,42 @@ function formatTime(date: Date): string {
   });
 }
 
-function MessageBubble({ msg }: { msg: Message }) {
+function MessageBubble({
+  msg,
+  highlight,
+}: {
+  msg: Message;
+  highlight?: 'match' | 'current' | undefined;
+}) {
   const isUser = msg.role === 'user';
   const prefix = isUser ? '❯' : '◆';
   const color = isUser ? 'green' : 'cyan';
 
+  const borderIndicator =
+    highlight === 'current' ? (
+      <Text color="yellowBright" bold>
+        ▌{' '}
+      </Text>
+    ) : highlight === 'match' ? (
+      <Text color="yellow">▌ </Text>
+    ) : null;
+
   return (
-    <Box flexDirection="column" marginBottom={1}>
-      <Box>
-        <Text bold color={color}>
-          {prefix}{' '}
-        </Text>
-        <Text bold color={color}>
-          {isUser ? 'you' : 'assistant'}
-        </Text>
-        <Text dimColor> {formatTime(msg.timestamp)}</Text>
-      </Box>
-      <Box marginLeft={2}>
-        <Text wrap="wrap">{msg.content}</Text>
+    <Box flexDirection="row" marginBottom={1}>
+      {borderIndicator}
+      <Box flexDirection="column">
+        <Box>
+          <Text bold color={color}>
+            {prefix}{' '}
+          </Text>
+          <Text bold color={color}>
+            {isUser ? 'you' : 'assistant'}
+          </Text>
+          <Text dimColor> {formatTime(msg.timestamp)}</Text>
+        </Box>
+        <Box marginLeft={2}>
+          <Text wrap="wrap">{msg.content}</Text>
+        </Box>
       </Box>
     </Box>
   );
@@ -74,6 +94,8 @@ export function MessageList({
   scrollOffset,
   viewportSize,
   isScrolledUp,
+  highlightedMessageIndices,
+  currentHighlightIndex,
 }: MessageListProps) {
   const useSlicing = scrollOffset != null && viewportSize != null;
   const visibleMessages = useSlicing
@@ -95,9 +117,16 @@ export function MessageList({
         </Box>
       )}
 
-      {visibleMessages.map((msg, i) => (
-        <MessageBubble key={hiddenAbove + i} msg={msg} />
-      ))}
+      {visibleMessages.map((msg, i) => {
+        const globalIndex = hiddenAbove + i;
+        const highlight =
+          globalIndex === currentHighlightIndex
+            ? ('current' as const)
+            : highlightedMessageIndices?.has(globalIndex)
+              ? ('match' as const)
+              : undefined;
+        return <MessageBubble key={globalIndex} msg={msg} highlight={highlight} />;
+      })}
 
       {/* Active thinking */}
       {isStreaming && currentThinkingText && (

packages/cli/src/tui/components/search-bar.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { Box, Text, useInput } from 'ink';
+import TextInput from 'ink-text-input';
+
+export interface SearchBarProps {
+  query: string;
+  onQueryChange: (q: string) => void;
+  totalMatches: number;
+  currentMatch: number;
+  onNext: () => void;
+  onPrev: () => void;
+  onClose: () => void;
+  focused: boolean;
+}
+
+export function SearchBar({
+  query,
+  onQueryChange,
+  totalMatches,
+  currentMatch,
+  onNext,
+  onPrev,
+  onClose,
+  focused,
+}: SearchBarProps) {
+  useInput(
+    (_input, key) => {
+      if (key.upArrow) {
+        onPrev();
+      }
+      if (key.downArrow) {
+        onNext();
+      }
+      if (key.escape) {
+        onClose();
+      }
+    },
+    { isActive: focused },
+  );
+
+  const borderColor = focused ? 'yellow' : 'gray';
+
+  const matchDisplay =
+    query.length >= 2
+      ? totalMatches > 0
+        ? `${String(currentMatch + 1)}/${String(totalMatches)}`
+        : 'no matches'
+      : '';
+
+  return (
+    <Box borderStyle="round" borderColor={borderColor} paddingX={1} flexDirection="row" gap={1}>
+      <Text>🔍</Text>
+      <Box flexGrow={1}>
+        <TextInput value={query} onChange={onQueryChange} focus={focused} />
+      </Box>
+      {matchDisplay && <Text dimColor>{matchDisplay}</Text>}
+      <Text dimColor>↑↓ navigate · Esc close</Text>
+    </Box>
+  );
+}

packages/cli/src/tui/hooks/use-search.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import { useState, useMemo, useCallback } from 'react';
+import type { Message } from './use-socket.js';
+
+export interface SearchMatch {
+  messageIndex: number;
+  charOffset: number;
+}
+
+export interface UseSearchReturn {
+  query: string;
+  setQuery: (q: string) => void;
+  matches: SearchMatch[];
+  currentMatchIndex: number;
+  nextMatch: () => void;
+  prevMatch: () => void;
+  clear: () => void;
+  totalMatches: number;
+}
+
+export function useSearch(messages: Message[]): UseSearchReturn {
+  const [query, setQuery] = useState('');
+  const [currentMatchIndex, setCurrentMatchIndex] = useState(0);
+
+  const matches = useMemo<SearchMatch[]>(() => {
+    if (query.length < 2) return [];
+
+    const lowerQuery = query.toLowerCase();
+    const result: SearchMatch[] = [];
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < messages.length; i++) {
+      const msg = messages[i];
+      if (!msg) continue;
+      const content = msg.content.toLowerCase();
+      let offset = 0;
+      while (true) {
+        const idx = content.indexOf(lowerQuery, offset);
+        if (idx === -1) break;
+        result.push({ messageIndex: i, charOffset: idx });
+        offset = idx + 1;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return result;
+  }, [query, messages]);
+
+  // Reset match index when matches change
+  useMemo(() => {
+    setCurrentMatchIndex(0);
+  }, [matches]);
+
+  const nextMatch = useCallback(() => {
+    if (matches.length === 0) return;
+    setCurrentMatchIndex((prev) => (prev + 1) % matches.length);
+  }, [matches.length]);
+
+  const prevMatch = useCallback(() => {
+    if (matches.length === 0) return;
+    setCurrentMatchIndex((prev) => (prev - 1 + matches.length) % matches.length);
+  }, [matches.length]);
+
+  const clear = useCallback(() => {
+    setQuery('');
+    setCurrentMatchIndex(0);
+  }, []);
+
+  return {
+    query,
+    setQuery,
+    matches,
+    currentMatchIndex,
+    nextMatch,
+    prevMatch,
+    clear,
+    totalMatches: matches.length,
+  };
+}