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title: "Universal Search"
description: "Find everything on the platform with Cmd+K or Ctrl+K: chats, assistants, workflows, prompts, apps, projects and settings — in one search."
canonical_url: "https://meingpt.com/en/docs/platform/universal-search"
language: en
---

# Universal Search

## One search for everything

**Universal search** is the fastest way to move around the meinGPT platform. Press **Cmd + K** (Mac) or **Ctrl + K** (Windows/Linux) — no matter where you are — and search chats, assistants, workflows, prompts, apps, projects and settings from a single place. Alternatively, open the search via the **Search** entry in the sidebar.

![Universal search with quick links to all categories](/images/universal-search/overview-en.png)

## What gets searched

As soon as you start typing, meinGPT searches all areas at once and groups the results by category:

| Category | What is searched |
|---|---|
| **Chats** | Titles **and message content** — you can rediscover older conversations using a keyword from the conversation itself |
| **Assistants** | Name and description |
| **Workflows** | Name and description |
| **Prompts** | Titles of prompts from the [prompt library](/en/docs/platform/prompt-library) |
| **Apps** | App name |
| **Projects** | Project name |
| **Settings** | Settings pages, e.g. language, members or data sources |

![Search results across all categories](/images/universal-search/results-en.png)

You only see content you actually have access to: your own chats, plus assistants, workflows, prompts and projects that have been shared with you.

Especially handy for chats: because **message content** is searched as well, you don't have to remember the title of a conversation — a keyword from the conversation is enough. Chat search covers your conversations from the **last year**.

## Refine your search terms

For chat search you can steer your input with operators — including in combination:

- **Multiple words** narrow the search: only chats containing **all** terms are shown (`quote customer`).
- **Exclude** with `-`: `contract -termination` finds chats about contracts but excludes those that contain "termination".
- **Or** with `|`: `quote | invoice` finds chats containing **either** term.

Minor **typos** are tolerated anyway — `custmer` or `recipie` still finds the matching chats.

These operators apply to chat search — both in universal search and on the **Chats** page.

## Quick links and categories

Without a search term, the search shows **quick links** to all categories plus a **New Chat** entry that starts a new conversation right away.

When you open a category, your search is scoped to that area only — for chats, for example, you'll first see your most recent conversations to browse through. Use the breadcrumb navigation at the top to return to the global search.

## Results are directly actionable

A hit in universal search is more than a link — depending on the category, the right thing happens immediately:

- **Chat**: opens the conversation right where you left off
- **Assistant**: starts a new chat with that assistant
- **Workflow**: opens the dialog to run the workflow
- **Prompt**: inserts the prompt text directly into your chat input
- **App, project or setting**: navigates to the respective page

## Full keyboard control

The search can be used entirely with the keyboard:

| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| **Cmd + K** / **Ctrl + K** | Open search |
| **↑** / **↓** | Navigate through results |
| **Enter** | Open the selected result |
| **→** | Open the highlighted category (when the search field is empty) |
| **←** or **Backspace** | Back to the global search (when the search field is empty) |
| **Esc** | Close the search |