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ak commands search
Search the merged local command-template inventory by flat name, slash name, description, and tags.
Use ak commands search to find a local Claude-style command template when you
know a keyword or slash fragment but not its canonical flattened ref.
Usage
ak commands search <query>One or more positional tokens are joined with spaces. A missing argument uses the current Cobra argument-count error path; a supplied whitespace-only query is rejected as empty.
There are no command-specific flags. The command is read-only, never prompts, and performs no remote or runtime lookup.
Search and ranking
Search uses the merged inventory from ak commands list, where installed
records replace matching available records. The query is lowercased and split
on whitespace. Each token adds:
| Match field | Score |
|---|---|
| Flattened command name | 3 |
| Slash name | 2 |
| Each matching tag | 2 |
| Description | 1 |
A record is included when at least one token scores. Results sort by total
score descending, then canonical <kit>/<flat-name> ascending.
ak commands search email
ak commands search 'write good' --jsonInstalled records have already lost their source nesting, so their searchable slash name is the flat installed name. Search does not inspect the Markdown body, argument hint, or kit name as separate fields.
Output
Human output is the same table as list. No matches is a successful empty state.
JSON success shares kind: assets.list with list and returns
data.commands[] with kit, name, slash_name, rel_path, description,
tags, installed, and optional argument_hint.
No NDJSON or secondary status stream is emitted. Errors use stderr; JSON execution errors use the shared error envelope.
Exit behavior
| Exit | Meaning |
|---|---|
0 | Search completed, including no matches. |
1 | Inventory discovery failed, or no positional query argument was supplied. |
2 | The supplied query was whitespace-only or a flag could not be parsed. |