Search is aura’s lightweight cross-source lookup page. Use it when you want to run a quick keyword-based search across selected sources, review mixed results in one place, and jump into the source that matters next. This page explains how Search works today and where it stops short of the deeper workflows available elsewhere in the product.

Use Search for quick lookup

Search is best for fast, lightweight lookup. It is the page to use when you want to type a query, choose a few sources, and scan results without starting a broader chat workflow.

Today, Search is still a light-weight keyword-based search. It is useful for quick retrieval, but it is not the deeper document-analysis flow from Prism, and it is not a full agentic search workflow.

Enter a query and run search

The current Search page follows a simple path:

1. Enter a query in the main search box.
2. Choose one or more sources using the source pills.
3. Run the search.
4. Review the unified result list.
5. Open the result you want, or switch source tabs if multiple source groups matched.

Search requires both a query and at least one selected source. If either is missing, the page will ask you to fix that before the search runs.

Choose sources before searching

The current source pills in Search are:

• Gmail
• Outlook
• Chat
• Web
• Prism Docs

These are the active sources exposed by the current module. Older options such as Teams or Notion are not current first-class source pills on this page.

Understand source readiness

Some sources are only available when their integrations are ready.

• Gmail requires Google to be connected
• Outlook requires Microsoft to be connected
• Chat is always available
• Web is always available
• Prism Docs is available through the document search source

If a source is not ready, its source pill is disabled and the interface points you back to Connections.

Review unified results

When Search finds matches, it shows them in one unified result list. If more than one source group returns results, the page also gives you source tabs so you can narrow the list without changing the query.

The results view shows:

• the total result count for the current query
• source tabs when multiple result groups have matches
• a mixed result list across the selected sources
• source-specific opening behavior

In practice, this means:

• email results can open inline for quick reading
• web results can open externally
• Prism document hits can route you back to Prism
• chat results can jump you into the related chat destination

Use this page to narrow quickly, then continue in the place where the actual work belongs.

Use recent searches

Before you run a new search, the page can show recent queries. You can click a recent query to run it again, remove individual entries, or clear the list entirely.

This is useful when you repeat the same lightweight lookups often and want a faster way back to them.

Know the current limitation

Search is intentionally simple right now. The current module is still a light-weight keyword-based search, and it should be treated that way in the docs.

If you need:

• a chat-first workflow, start from Home
• an email briefing, use Glance
• heavier document analysis, use Prism

More search quality improvements and broader search functionality are being added. For now, use Search as the quick lookup layer and expect deeper retrieval features to arrive later.

Good to know

Search works best when you keep the query direct and choose only the sources you want to scan right now.

Next: Glance, Prism, or Home