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Add Search Functionality to Existing App

Implement a real, persistent search feature across the app’s primary data list.

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Chain

Inputs

Step 1

flow-search-over-your-data-1-inspect-existing-data-model-and-api-2d2ca0

Step 2

flow-search-over-your-data-2-create-a-search-api-endpoint-7201b3

Step 3

flow-search-over-your-data-3-add-search-bar-ui-component-ce8197

Step 4

flow-search-over-your-data-4-integrate-search-bar-with-backend-endpoint-60ff9e

Step 5

flow-search-over-your-data-5-persist-recent-searches-locally-fd35db

Step 6

flow-search-over-your-data-6-end-to-end-verification-and-documentation-79fd59

Final output

Workflow inputs

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Step 1 · Identify where the target data lives and how it is currently fetched.

flow-search-over-your-data-1-inspect-existing-data-model-and-api-2d2ca0

Claude Sonnet 4.6→ {{step_1}}

Awaiting upstream steps…

Step 2 · Add server‑side logic to filter items based on a query string.

flow-search-over-your-data-2-create-a-search-api-endpoint-7201b3

Claude Sonnet 4.6→ {{step_2}}

Awaiting upstream steps…

Step 3 · Provide a visible input for users to type search queries.

flow-search-over-your-data-3-add-search-bar-ui-component-ce8197

Claude Sonnet 4.6→ {{step_3}}

Awaiting upstream steps…

Step 4 · Connect the UI to the new /items/search API and display results.

flow-search-over-your-data-4-integrate-search-bar-with-backend-endpoint-60ff9e

Claude Sonnet 4.6→ {{step_4}}

Awaiting upstream steps…

Step 5 · Remember the last three search terms across page reloads.

flow-search-over-your-data-5-persist-recent-searches-locally-fd35db

Claude Sonnet 4.6→ {{step_5}}

Awaiting upstream steps…

Step 6 · Confirm the search works, persists, and document the changes.

flow-search-over-your-data-6-end-to-end-verification-and-documentation-79fd59

Claude Sonnet 4.6→ {{step_6}}

Awaiting upstream steps…

About this workflow

Implement a real, persistent search feature across the app’s primary data list.

What happens when you run it

1
Identify where the target data lives and how it is currently fetched.
Runs flow-search-over-your-data-1-inspect-existing-data-model-and-api-2d2ca0 on Claude Sonnet 4.6
2
Add server‑side logic to filter items based on a query string.
Runs flow-search-over-your-data-2-create-a-search-api-endpoint-7201b3 on Claude Sonnet 4.6
3
Provide a visible input for users to type search queries.
Runs flow-search-over-your-data-3-add-search-bar-ui-component-ce8197 on Claude Sonnet 4.6
4
Connect the UI to the new /items/search API and display results.
Runs flow-search-over-your-data-4-integrate-search-bar-with-backend-endpoint-60ff9e on Claude Sonnet 4.6
5
Remember the last three search terms across page reloads.
Runs flow-search-over-your-data-5-persist-recent-searches-locally-fd35db on Claude Sonnet 4.6
6
Confirm the search works, persists, and document the changes.
Runs flow-search-over-your-data-6-end-to-end-verification-and-documentation-79fd59 on Claude Sonnet 4.6

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Models used

Claude Sonnet 4.6