Search
Find anything in your workspace — files, notes, sessions, and code content — with Search Everywhere, Find in Files, and unified search.
Scape has several search surfaces, each optimized for a different scope. Use them together to find anything in your workspace.
Sidebar Filter (Cmd+K)
Press Cmd+K to focus the filter bar in the left sidebar. Type to instantly filter the file tree — files, folders, and project items are narrowed as you type. Works even when the sidebar is collapsed (opens a floating overlay).
Search Everywhere (Shift+Shift)
A quick-launch modal (inspired by JetBrains IDEs) that searches across three tabs:
| Tab | Searches | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Files | File names | Current project |
| Notes | Note titles | Workspace-wide |
| Sessions | Session names | Workspace-wide |
Uses fuzzy matching — type a few characters from any part of the name to find results. Results show the item name plus secondary context (parent path, preview, or project name).
Find in Files (Cmd+Shift+F)
A full content search powered by ripgrep — searches inside file contents, not just names.
Features:
- Regex toggle for pattern matching
- Case-sensitive toggle
- Whole-word toggle
- File mask filtering (e.g.
*.tsx,*.swift) - Scope picker — search the entire project or a specific directory
Results are grouped by file with line-number previews. Click a result to open the file at that line. Streams results up to 1,000 matches.
Find Usages (Cmd+click)
Cmd+click a symbol definition to see all usages across your codebase. Uses LSP when available, with ripgrep as a fallback. Results show filename, line number, and a code preview with the symbol highlighted. A filter field lets you narrow results.
Unified Search
A full-page search surface in the center pane that searches across notes, playbooks, tables, projects, and sessions by name and content. Notes are searched with full-text matching (FTS5) so you can find content inside note bodies.
MCP tool
Agents can search programmatically via the unified_search MCP tool:
unified_search(query: "deployment script")This searches notes (title and body), playbooks, tables, and projects by name — the agent-native equivalent of the global search page.