@@ -49,8 +49,16 @@ then shows it for 3 seconds so you see it is armed; compact) or *Always*
   (with a "Show all / Show less" toggle for the full list). The panel is
   always dark, in herdr's palette, so it reads the same over any desktop.
 - **Jump shortcut**: **⌃⌥⌘U** jumps to the top waiting agent from anywhere,
-  like clicking the tmux status line. Both shortcuts live in
-  `~/.config/dingger/config.toml` (menu bar, Settings…), reloaded on save.
+  like clicking the tmux status line.
+- **Agent search**: **⌃⌥⇧⌘U** opens a Spotlight-style search over every
+  agent. Type to fuzzy-filter (each word must match, letters in order, the
+  name, session, window, harness, status, or directory); ↑↓ or ⌃N ⌃P / ⌃J ⌃K
+  select, ↩ or a click jumps, esc closes, ⌃U clears. With nothing typed,
+  agents are in the menu's order, so ↩ jumps to the top waiting agent. It
+  takes the keyboard without activating dingger, so focus returns where it
+  was.
+- All shortcuts live in `~/.config/dingger/config.toml` (menu bar,
+  Settings…), reloaded on save.
 - **tmux status line** (`packaging/tmux/dingger.tmux`): the same summary after
   the clock. Clicking it jumps to the top waiting agent (the menu's top row),
   skipping the window you already look at.
@@ -108,7 +116,8 @@ 30 s, so everything asserted must arrive through events), fake agents driven
 over the hook protocol, and a real tmux client whose focus it controls. It
 asserts every status transition, attendance by navigation, both click paths
 (including the real menu bar binary), the floating panel's visibility and
-layout rules and content (compact, full, toggle), the status-line segment, latency with a
+layout rules and content (compact, full, toggle), agent search (matching,
+ranking, selection), the status-line segment, latency with a
 deliberately slow notifier, and state surviving a daemon restart. It never
 touches your tmux server.
 

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 struct Settings: Equatable {
     var hotkey = "ctrl+opt+cmd+e"
     var jumpHotkey = "ctrl+opt+cmd+u"
+    var searchHotkey = "ctrl+opt+cmd+shift+u"
 
     static var directory: String {
         environment["DINGGER_CONFIG_DIR"] ?? (NSHomeDirectory() + "/.config/dingger")
@@ -28,10 +29,28 @@ hotkey = "ctrl+opt+cmd+e"
         # Jump to the agent at the top of the waiting list (blocked first, then
         # the longest done), like clicking the tmux status line.
         jump_hotkey = "ctrl+opt+cmd+u"
+        # Search all agents by name, session, window, harness, status, or
+        # directory, and jump to one.
+        search_hotkey = "ctrl+opt+cmd+shift+u"
 
         """
 
-    /// The first template, replaced on upgrade if the user never edited it.
+    /// Earlier templates, replaced on upgrade if the user never edited them.
+    private static let olderTemplates = [firstTemplate, secondTemplate]
+
+    private static let secondTemplate = """
+        # dingger settings. The menu bar app reloads this file when you save it.
+        # Shortcuts: modifiers ctrl, opt, cmd, shift; keys a-z, 0-9, f1-f12, space.
+
+        [shortcuts]
+        # Show or hide the floating panel.
+        hotkey = "ctrl+opt+cmd+e"
+        # Jump to the agent at the top of the waiting list (blocked first, then
+        # the longest done), like clicking the tmux status line.
+        jump_hotkey = "ctrl+opt+cmd+u"
+
+        """
+
     private static let firstTemplate = """
         # dingger settings. The menu bar app reloads this file when you save it.
 
@@ -46,7 +65,7 @@ /// Create the file with defaults and comments if it does not exist yet;
     /// upgrade it if it is still an unedited older template.
     static func ensureFile() {
         let existing = try? String(contentsOfFile: path, encoding: .utf8)
-        guard existing == nil || existing == firstTemplate else { return }
+        guard existing == nil || olderTemplates.contains(existing!) else { return }
         try? FileManager.default.createDirectory(atPath: directory, withIntermediateDirectories: true)
         try? template.write(toFile: path, atomically: true, encoding: .utf8)
     }
@@ -64,6 +83,7 @@ let value = parts[1].trimmingCharacters(in: CharacterSet(charactersIn: "\""))
             switch parts[0] {
             case "hotkey": settings.hotkey = value
             case "jump_hotkey": settings.jumpHotkey = value
+            case "search_hotkey": settings.searchHotkey = value
             default: break
             }
         }
@@ -139,6 +159,7 @@ enum GlobalHotkey {
     enum Id: UInt32 {
         case panel = 1
         case jump = 2
+        case search = 3
     }
 
     private static var references: [UInt32: EventHotKeyRef] = [:]

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // dingger menu bar: herdr's agent panel as a macOS status item, plus a
-// floating always-on-top panel (panel.swift) toggled by a global shortcut
-// (hotkey.swift). Rows and colors come from model.swift.
+// floating always-on-top panel (panel.swift) and agent search (search.swift),
+// each on a global shortcut (hotkey.swift). Rows and colors come from
+// model.swift.
 //
 // Reads the pane options the dingger daemon writes and renders herdr's
 // Symbols style with herdr's palette:
@@ -19,8 +20,12 @@ //                    print what the floating panel would show, then exit
 //   --snapshot-panel <png> [--full]
 //                    render the panel offscreen (after a different render, to
 //                    catch stale content) over white and black, then exit
+//   --print-search <query>
+//                    print what agent search would list for <query>, then exit
+//   --snapshot-search <png> <query> [<down>]
+//                    render agent search offscreen, then exit
 //   --click <pane>   perform a row click for <pane>, then exit
-//   --selftest       check the panel visibility rules, then exit
+//   --selftest       check the panel and search rules, then exit
 
 import AppKit
 
@@ -32,6 +37,7 @@ final class Menubar: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate, NSMenuDelegate {
     private let item = NSStatusBar.system.statusItem(withLength: NSStatusItem.variableLength)
     private let menu = NSMenu()
     private var panel: PanelController!
+    private var searchWindow: SearchController!
     private var visibility = Menubar.loadVisibility()
     private var settings = Settings()
     private var settingsModified: Date?
@@ -39,6 +45,8 @@ private var hotkey: Hotkey?
     private var hotkeyRegistered = false
     private var jumpHotkey: Hotkey?
     private var jumpHotkeyRegistered = false
+    private var searchHotkey: Hotkey?
+    private var searchHotkeyRegistered = false
     private var prefersFull = UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: "panelFull")
     private var rows: [Row] = []
 
@@ -64,6 +72,7 @@ item.menu = menu
         panel = PanelController(
             onClick: { [weak self] paneId in self?.jump(to: paneId) },
             onToggleFull: { [weak self] in self?.toggleFull() })
+        searchWindow = SearchController(onJump: { [weak self] paneId in self?.jump(to: paneId) })
         Settings.ensureFile()
         reloadSettings()
         refresh()
@@ -82,6 +91,9 @@ }
         (jumpHotkey, jumpHotkeyRegistered) = registerShortcut(.jump, settings.jumpHotkey, "jump") {
             [weak self] in self?.jumpToTopWaiting()
         }
+        (searchHotkey, searchHotkeyRegistered) = registerShortcut(.search, settings.searchHotkey, "search") {
+            [weak self] in self?.toggleSearch()
+        }
     }
 
     private func registerShortcut(_ id: GlobalHotkey.Id, _ spec: String, _ name: String,
@@ -113,6 +125,17 @@ item.button?.setAccessibilityLabel("dingger, " + tipText)
 
         visibility.anyWaiting = rows.contains(where: \.waiting)
         applyPanel()
+        searchWindow.update(rows: rows)
+    }
+
+    /// The search shortcut and menu item: open agent search, or close it.
+    @objc private func toggleSearch() {
+        if searchWindow.isOpen {
+            searchWindow.close("shortcut")
+        } else {
+            rows = fetchRows()
+            searchWindow.open(rows: rows)
+        }
     }
 
     private var panelContent: PanelContent {
@@ -229,6 +252,15 @@ jumpItem.keyEquivalentModifierMask = jumpHotkey.modifierFlags
         }
         menu.addItem(jumpItem)
 
+        let searchItem = NSMenuItem(title: "Search Agents…", action: #selector(toggleSearch), keyEquivalent: "")
+        searchItem.target = self
+        searchItem.isEnabled = !rows.isEmpty
+        if let searchHotkey, searchHotkeyRegistered {
+            searchItem.keyEquivalent = searchHotkey.key.count == 1 ? searchHotkey.key : ""
+            searchItem.keyEquivalentModifierMask = searchHotkey.modifierFlags
+        }
+        menu.addItem(searchItem)
+
         let policyMenu = NSMenu()
         for policy in PanelPolicy.allCases {
             let option = NSMenuItem(title: policy.label, action: #selector(selectPolicy(_:)), keyEquivalent: "")
@@ -242,7 +274,8 @@ policyItem.submenu = policyMenu
         menu.addItem(policyItem)
 
         for (shortcut, registered, spec) in [(hotkey, hotkeyRegistered, settings.hotkey),
-                                             (jumpHotkey, jumpHotkeyRegistered, settings.jumpHotkey)] {
+                                             (jumpHotkey, jumpHotkeyRegistered, settings.jumpHotkey),
+                                             (searchHotkey, searchHotkeyRegistered, settings.searchHotkey)] {
             guard !registered else { continue }
             let problem = shortcut.map { "Shortcut \($0.display) is used by another app" }
                 ?? "Shortcut \"\(spec)\" is not valid"
@@ -267,12 +300,13 @@ }
 
 let arguments = CommandLine.arguments
 if arguments.contains("--selftest") {
-    var failures = panelSelftest()
+    var failures = panelSelftest() + searchSelftest()
     if Hotkey.parse("ctrl+opt+cmd+e")?.display != "⌃⌥⌘E" { failures.append("hotkey: parse ctrl+opt+cmd+e") }
     if Hotkey.parse("e") != nil { failures.append("hotkey: a key without modifiers is rejected") }
     if Hotkey.parse("ctrl+opt+bogus") != nil { failures.append("hotkey: unknown keys are rejected") }
     if Hotkey.parse("cmd+shift+f12")?.display != "⇧⌘F12" { failures.append("hotkey: parse cmd+shift+f12") }
     if Hotkey.parse(Settings().jumpHotkey)?.display != "⌃⌥⌘U" { failures.append("hotkey: default jump is ⌃⌥⌘U") }
+    if Hotkey.parse(Settings().searchHotkey)?.display != "⌃⌥⇧⌘U" { failures.append("hotkey: default search is ⌃⌥⇧⌘U") }
     failures.forEach { print("FAIL \($0)") }
     print(failures.isEmpty ? "selftest ok" : "selftest: \(failures.count) failed")
     exit(failures.isEmpty ? 0 : 1)
@@ -300,6 +334,19 @@ session: "old", window: "old", since: 0)]))
     let full = arguments.contains("--full")
     controller.render(PanelContent(rows: fetchRows(), full: full, canToggle: full))
     exit(controller.snapshot(to: arguments[index + 1]) ? 0 : 1)
+}
+if let index = arguments.firstIndex(of: "--print-search") {
+    var state = SearchState(rows: fetchRows())
+    state.setQuery(index + 1 < arguments.count ? arguments[index + 1] : "")
+    print(state.plainText)
+    exit(0)
+}
+if let index = arguments.firstIndex(of: "--snapshot-search"), index + 2 < arguments.count {
+    _ = NSApplication.shared
+    let controller = SearchController(onJump: { _ in })
+    let down = index + 3 < arguments.count ? Int(arguments[index + 3]) ?? 0 : 0
+    exit(controller.snapshot(rows: fetchRows(), query: arguments[index + 2], down: down,
+                             to: arguments[index + 1]) ? 0 : 1)
 }
 if let index = arguments.firstIndex(of: "--click"), index + 1 < arguments.count {
     focus(arguments[index + 1])

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ }
 let mochaText = mocha(205, 214, 244)
 let mochaSubtext = mocha(166, 173, 200)
 let mochaOverlay = mocha(108, 112, 134)
+let mochaBlue = mocha(137, 180, 250)
 
 // MARK: herdr's status vocabulary
 
@@ -73,6 +74,8 @@ let status: Status
     let session: String
     let window: String
     let since: Int
+    /// The pane's working directory, home as "~".
+    var path: String = ""
 
     var location: String { "\(session) · \(window)" }
     var waiting: Bool { status == .blocked || status == .done }
@@ -162,21 +165,24 @@ }
 
 let dinggerBinary = environment["DINGGER_BIN"] ?? (NSHomeDirectory() + "/.local/bin/dingger")
 
+private let home = NSHomeDirectory()
+
 /// Every agent pane, in herdr's priority order, oldest waiting first.
 func fetchRows() -> [Row] {
     let format = [
         "#{pane_id}", "#{@agent}", "#{@agent_state}", "#{@dingger_since}", "#{@agent_name}",
-        "#{session_name}", "#{window_name}", "#{window_panes}", "#{pane_index}",
+        "#{session_name}", "#{window_name}", "#{window_panes}", "#{pane_index}", "#{pane_current_path}",
     ].joined(separator: "\t")
     guard let out = tmux(["list-panes", "-a", "-F", format]) else { return [] }
     let rows: [Row] = out.split(separator: "\n").compactMap { line in
         let f = line.split(separator: "\t", omittingEmptySubsequences: false).map(String.init)
-        guard f.count >= 9, !f[1].isEmpty else { return nil }
+        guard f.count >= 10, !f[1].isEmpty else { return nil }
         let status = Status(rawValue: f[2]) ?? .unknown
         guard status != .unknown else { return nil }
         let window = (Int(f[7]) ?? 1) > 1 ? "\(f[6]).\(f[8])" : f[6]
         return Row(paneId: f[0], agent: f[1], name: f[4], status: status,
-                   session: f[5], window: window, since: Int(f[3]) ?? Int.max)
+                   session: f[5], window: window, since: Int(f[3]) ?? Int.max,
+                   path: f[9].hasPrefix(home) ? "~" + f[9].dropFirst(home.count) : f[9])
     }
     return rows.sorted {
         if $0.status.priority != $1.status.priority { return $0.status.priority > $1.status.priority }

@@ -147,8 +147,31 @@ /// herdr mocha base, laid over the blur so the panel stays dark on light
 /// desktops.
 private let panelTint = mocha(30, 30, 46, 0.72)
 
+/// The panel's background: HUD blur under herdr's mocha base, rounded.
+func darkHUD() -> NSVisualEffectView {
+    let effect = NSVisualEffectView()
+    effect.material = .hudWindow
+    effect.blendingMode = .behindWindow
+    effect.state = .active
+    effect.wantsLayer = true
+    effect.layer?.cornerRadius = 12
+    effect.layer?.masksToBounds = true
+    let tint = NSView()
+    tint.wantsLayer = true
+    tint.layer?.backgroundColor = panelTint.cgColor
+    tint.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
+    effect.addSubview(tint)
+    NSLayoutConstraint.activate([
+        tint.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: effect.leadingAnchor),
+        tint.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: effect.trailingAnchor),
+        tint.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: effect.topAnchor),
+        tint.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: effect.bottomAnchor),
+    ])
+    return effect
+}
+
 /// A click target that does not swallow drags: a drag moves the panel.
-private class ClickView: NSView {
+class ClickView: NSView {
     var onClick: () -> Void = {}
     private var dragged = false
     var hovered = false { didSet { needsDisplay = true; hoverChanged() } }
@@ -185,7 +208,6 @@ }
     }
 
     override func mouseUp(with event: NSEvent) {
-        log("panel: mouse up (dragged: \(dragged))")
         if !dragged { onClick() }
     }
 }
@@ -210,12 +232,16 @@ return label
 }
 
 /// One agent row: colored symbol and name, then a dim subtitle.
-private final class PanelRowView: ClickView {
-    init(row: Row, onClick: @escaping (String) -> Void) {
+final class PanelRowView: ClickView {
+    private let selected: Bool
+
+    init(row: Row, title titleText: NSAttributedString? = nil, selected: Bool = false,
+         onClick: @escaping (String) -> Void) {
+        self.selected = selected
         super.init(frame: .zero)
         self.onClick = { onClick(row.paneId) }
         let title = singleLine(NSTextField(
-            labelWithAttributedString: rowTitle(row, primary: mochaText, secondary: mochaSubtext)))
+            labelWithAttributedString: titleText ?? rowTitle(row, primary: mochaText, secondary: mochaSubtext)))
         let subtitleLabel = NSTextField(labelWithString: row.subtitle)
         subtitleLabel.font = .systemFont(ofSize: 11)
         subtitleLabel.textColor = mochaSubtext
@@ -240,8 +266,8 @@
     required init?(coder: NSCoder) { fatalError("not used") }
 
     override func draw(_ dirtyRect: NSRect) {
-        guard hovered else { return }
-        NSColor.white.withAlphaComponent(0.08).setFill()
+        guard hovered || selected else { return }
+        NSColor.white.withAlphaComponent(selected ? 0.14 : 0.08).setFill()
         NSBezierPath(roundedRect: bounds, xRadius: 6, yRadius: 6).fill()
     }
 }
@@ -294,20 +320,8 @@ panel.isOpaque = false
         panel.hasShadow = true
         panel.appearance = NSAppearance(named: .darkAqua)
 
-        let effect = NSVisualEffectView()
-        effect.material = .hudWindow
-        effect.blendingMode = .behindWindow
-        effect.state = .active
-        effect.wantsLayer = true
-        effect.layer?.cornerRadius = 12
-        effect.layer?.masksToBounds = true
+        let effect = darkHUD()
         panel.contentView = effect
-
-        let tint = NSView()
-        tint.wantsLayer = true
-        tint.layer?.backgroundColor = panelTint.cgColor
-        tint.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
-        effect.addSubview(tint)
 
         stack.orientation = .vertical
         stack.alignment = .leading
@@ -315,10 +329,6 @@ stack.spacing = 0
         stack.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
         effect.addSubview(stack)
         NSLayoutConstraint.activate([
-            tint.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: effect.leadingAnchor),
-            tint.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: effect.trailingAnchor),
-            tint.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: effect.topAnchor),
-            tint.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: effect.bottomAnchor),
             stack.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: effect.leadingAnchor, constant: inset),
             stack.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: effect.trailingAnchor, constant: -inset),
             stack.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: effect.topAnchor, constant: inset),
@@ -420,32 +430,36 @@
     func show() { panel.orderFrontRegardless() }
     func hide() { panel.orderOut(nil) }
 
-    /// Debug: draw the panel offscreen over a white and a black backdrop,
-    /// side by side, as a PNG.
     func snapshot(to path: String) -> Bool {
         guard let view = panel.contentView else { return false }
-        view.layoutSubtreeIfNeeded()
-        guard let rep = view.bitmapImageRepForCachingDisplay(in: view.bounds) else { return false }
-        view.cacheDisplay(in: view.bounds, to: rep)
-        let size = view.bounds.size
-        let image = NSImage(size: NSSize(width: size.width * 2 + 20, height: size.height))
-        image.lockFocus()
-        NSColor.white.setFill()
-        NSRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: size.width + 10, height: size.height).fill()
-        NSColor.black.setFill()
-        NSRect(x: size.width + 10, y: 0, width: size.width + 10, height: size.height).fill()
-        // the blur does not render offscreen: approximate it with a mid gray
-        for x in [CGFloat(0), size.width + 20] {
-            NSColor(white: 0.5, alpha: 0.5).setFill()
-            NSBezierPath(roundedRect: NSRect(x: x, y: 0, width: size.width, height: size.height),
-                         xRadius: 12, yRadius: 12).fill()
-            rep.draw(in: NSRect(x: x, y: 0, width: size.width, height: size.height))
-        }
-        image.unlockFocus()
-        guard let tiff = image.tiffRepresentation, let bitmap = NSBitmapImageRep(data: tiff),
-              let png = bitmap.representation(using: .png, properties: [:]) else { return false }
-        return (try? png.write(to: URL(fileURLWithPath: path))) != nil
+        return snapshotView(view, to: path)
     }
+}
+
+/// Debug: draw a dark HUD view offscreen over a white and a black backdrop,
+/// side by side, as a PNG.
+func snapshotView(_ view: NSView, to path: String) -> Bool {
+    view.layoutSubtreeIfNeeded()
+    guard let rep = view.bitmapImageRepForCachingDisplay(in: view.bounds) else { return false }
+    view.cacheDisplay(in: view.bounds, to: rep)
+    let size = view.bounds.size
+    let image = NSImage(size: NSSize(width: size.width * 2 + 20, height: size.height))
+    image.lockFocus()
+    NSColor.white.setFill()
+    NSRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: size.width + 10, height: size.height).fill()
+    NSColor.black.setFill()
+    NSRect(x: size.width + 10, y: 0, width: size.width + 10, height: size.height).fill()
+    // the blur does not render offscreen: approximate it with a mid gray
+    for x in [CGFloat(0), size.width + 20] {
+        NSColor(white: 0.5, alpha: 0.5).setFill()
+        NSBezierPath(roundedRect: NSRect(x: x, y: 0, width: size.width, height: size.height),
+                     xRadius: 12, yRadius: 12).fill()
+        rep.draw(in: NSRect(x: x, y: 0, width: size.width, height: size.height))
+    }
+    image.unlockFocus()
+    guard let tiff = image.tiffRepresentation, let bitmap = NSBitmapImageRep(data: tiff),
+          let png = bitmap.representation(using: .png, properties: [:]) else { return false }
+    return (try? png.write(to: URL(fileURLWithPath: path))) != nil
 }
 
 // MARK: selftest

@@ -0,0 +1,492 @@
+// Agent search: a Spotlight-style window (global shortcut) that fuzzy-finds
+// any agent and jumps to it.
+//
+// - Opens centered on the screen with the mouse, takes the keyboard without
+//   activating dingger (a non-activating key panel), so focus returns to
+//   where it was when it closes.
+// - Empty query: every agent in the menu's order, so Enter jumps to the top
+//   waiting agent, like the jump shortcut.
+// - Typing filters fzf-style: each word must match, letters in order, one of
+//   the agent's name, session, window, harness, status, or directory.
+// - The selection follows the agent, not the position, while states change.
+// - ↑↓ (or ⌃N ⌃P, ⌃J ⌃K) select, ↩ or click jumps, esc closes, ⌃U clears.
+
+import AppKit
+
+// MARK: matching (pure, tested by --selftest)
+
+private func lowered(_ text: String) -> [Character] {
+    text.map { Character(String($0).lowercased().first.map(String.init) ?? String($0)) }
+}
+
+/// fzf-style subsequence match of `term` (already lowercased) in `text`:
+/// nil when the letters do not all appear in order; otherwise a score and
+/// the matched character positions. Word starts and runs of consecutive
+/// letters score higher, gaps lower.
+func fuzzyMatch(_ term: [Character], in text: String) -> (score: Int, positions: [Int])? {
+    guard !term.isEmpty else { return (0, []) }
+    let original = Array(text)
+    let lower = lowered(text)
+    func boundary(_ index: Int) -> Bool {
+        if index == 0 { return true }
+        let previous = original[index - 1], current = original[index]
+        if !(previous.isLetter || previous.isNumber) { return true }
+        return current.isUppercase && previous.isLowercase
+    }
+    // fzf v2-style: the best-scoring alignment, not the first one found.
+    // score[i][j]: best score with term[0...i] matched and term[i] at j.
+    let n = lower.count, m = term.count
+    guard m <= n else { return nil }
+    let none = Int.min
+    var score = Array(repeating: Array(repeating: none, count: n), count: m)
+    var from = Array(repeating: Array(repeating: -1, count: n), count: m)
+    for i in 0..<m {
+        for j in i..<n where lower[j] == term[i] {
+            let base = 16 + (boundary(j) ? 8 : 0)
+            if i == 0 { score[i][j] = base; continue }
+            for k in (i - 1)..<j where score[i - 1][k] != none {
+                let gap = j - k - 1
+                let candidate = score[i - 1][k] + base + (gap == 0 ? 6 : -min(gap, 8))
+                if candidate > score[i][j] { score[i][j] = candidate; from[i][j] = k }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    guard let end = (0..<n).filter({ score[m - 1][$0] != none }).max(by: { score[m - 1][$0] < score[m - 1][$1] })
+    else { return nil }
+    var positions = [end]
+    var i = m - 1, j = end
+    while i > 0 { j = from[i][j]; i -= 1; positions.insert(j, at: 0) }
+    return (score[m - 1][end], positions)
+}
+
+struct SearchMatch: Equatable {
+    let row: Row
+    let score: Int
+    /// Matched character positions in the row's title (`row.label`).
+    let labelPositions: [Int]
+}
+
+/// What a row can be found by; the title first.
+func searchFields(_ row: Row) -> [String] {
+    [row.name.isEmpty ? row.agent : row.name, row.session, row.window, row.agent, row.status.rawValue, row.path]
+}
+
+/// Rows matching every word of `query`, best first; ties keep the given
+/// order. An empty query returns every row in order.
+func search(_ rows: [Row], _ query: String) -> [SearchMatch] {
+    let terms = query.split(whereSeparator: \.isWhitespace).map { lowered(String($0)) }
+    var matches: [(match: SearchMatch, order: Int)] = []
+    for (order, row) in rows.enumerated() {
+        let fields = searchFields(row)
+        var total = 0
+        var labelPositions = Set<Int>()
+        var matchedAll = true
+        for term in terms {
+            var best: (score: Int, field: Int, positions: [Int])?
+            for (field, text) in fields.enumerated() {
+                if let found = fuzzyMatch(term, in: text), best == nil || found.score > best!.score {
+                    best = (found.score, field, found.positions)
+                }
+            }
+            guard let best else { matchedAll = false; break }
+            total += best.score
+            if best.field == 0 { labelPositions.formUnion(best.positions) }
+        }
+        guard matchedAll else { continue }
+        matches.append((SearchMatch(row: row, score: total, labelPositions: labelPositions.sorted()), order))
+    }
+    matches.sort { $0.match.score != $1.match.score ? $0.match.score > $1.match.score : $0.order < $1.order }
+    return matches.map(\.match)
+}
+
+/// The search window's state: query, results, and the selected agent.
+struct SearchState: Equatable {
+    static let visibleRows = 10
+
+    private(set) var rows: [Row]
+    private(set) var query = ""
+    private(set) var results: [SearchMatch] = []
+    /// The selected agent's pane, so the selection survives reordering.
+    private(set) var selected: String?
+    /// First result shown; the list scrolls to keep the selection visible.
+    private(set) var offset = 0
+
+    init(rows: [Row]) {
+        self.rows = rows
+        recompute(keepSelection: false)
+    }
+
+    var selectedIndex: Int? { results.firstIndex { $0.row.paneId == selected } }
+    var visible: ArraySlice<SearchMatch> { results[offset..<min(results.count, offset + Self.visibleRows)] }
+
+    /// A new query selects the best match.
+    mutating func setQuery(_ query: String) {
+        self.query = query
+        recompute(keepSelection: false)
+    }
+
+    /// Fresh rows keep the selected agent selected while it still matches.
+    mutating func update(rows: [Row]) {
+        self.rows = rows
+        recompute(keepSelection: true)
+    }
+
+    mutating func move(_ delta: Int) {
+        guard !results.isEmpty else { return }
+        let index = max(0, min(results.count - 1, (selectedIndex ?? 0) + delta))
+        selected = results[index].row.paneId
+        scrollToSelection()
+    }
+
+    private mutating func recompute(keepSelection: Bool) {
+        let previous = selectedIndex
+        results = search(rows, query)
+        if !(keepSelection && selectedIndex != nil) {
+            // Keep the selection's position when its agent disappears.
+            let index = keepSelection ? min(previous ?? 0, results.count - 1) : 0
+            selected = results.isEmpty ? nil : results[max(0, index)].row.paneId
+            if !keepSelection { offset = 0 }
+        }
+        scrollToSelection()
+    }
+
+    private mutating func scrollToSelection() {
+        let index = selectedIndex ?? 0
+        if index < offset { offset = index }
+        if index >= offset + Self.visibleRows { offset = index - Self.visibleRows + 1 }
+        offset = max(0, min(offset, max(0, results.count - Self.visibleRows)))
+    }
+
+    var footer: String {
+        let count = results.count == rows.count ? "\(rows.count) agents" : "\(results.count) of \(rows.count)"
+        return "\(count)   ↑↓ select   ↩ jump   esc close"
+    }
+
+    /// Printed by --print-search, and compared to skip needless re-renders.
+    var plainText: String {
+        var lines: [String] = []
+        if results.isEmpty {
+            lines.append(rows.isEmpty ? "No agents" : "No agents match '\(query)'")
+        }
+        for match in visible {
+            let row = match.row
+            let marker = row.paneId == selected ? "›" : " "
+            lines.append("\(marker) \(row.status.symbol) \(row.status.rawValue)\t\(row.label)\t\(row.subtitle)")
+        }
+        lines.append(footer)
+        return lines.joined(separator: "\n")
+    }
+}
+
+// MARK: window
+
+private let searchWidth: CGFloat = 580
+
+/// A borderless panel that can take the keyboard without activating dingger.
+private final class KeyPanel: NSPanel {
+    override var canBecomeKey: Bool { true }
+}
+
+/// Title with the matched letters highlighted.
+private func highlightedTitle(_ match: SearchMatch) -> NSAttributedString {
+    let text = NSMutableAttributedString(
+        attributedString: rowTitle(match.row, primary: mochaText, secondary: mochaSubtext))
+    guard !match.labelPositions.isEmpty else { return text }
+    let prefix = "\(match.row.status.symbol)  ".utf16.count
+    let font = NSFont.boldSystemFont(ofSize: NSFont.menuFont(ofSize: 0).pointSize)
+    let label = Array(match.row.label)
+    var utf16Offset = prefix
+    let wanted = Set(match.labelPositions)
+    for (index, character) in label.enumerated() {
+        let length = String(character).utf16.count
+        if wanted.contains(index) {
+            let range = NSRange(location: utf16Offset, length: length)
+            text.addAttributes([.foregroundColor: mochaBlue, .font: font], range: range)
+        }
+        utf16Offset += length
+    }
+    return text
+}
+
+final class SearchController: NSObject, NSWindowDelegate, NSTextFieldDelegate {
+    private let panel: KeyPanel
+    private let field = NSTextField()
+    private let list = NSStackView()
+    private let onJump: (String) -> Void
+    private var state = SearchState(rows: [])
+    private var rendered: String?
+    private var keyMonitor: Any?
+
+    init(onJump: @escaping (String) -> Void) {
+        self.onJump = onJump
+        panel = KeyPanel(contentRect: NSRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: searchWidth, height: 80),
+                         styleMask: [.nonactivatingPanel, .borderless], backing: .buffered, defer: false)
+        super.init()
+        panel.isFloatingPanel = true
+        panel.level = NSWindow.Level(rawValue: NSWindow.Level.floating.rawValue + 1)
+        panel.collectionBehavior = [.canJoinAllSpaces, .fullScreenAuxiliary]
+        panel.hidesOnDeactivate = false
+        panel.becomesKeyOnlyIfNeeded = false
+        panel.backgroundColor = .clear
+        panel.isOpaque = false
+        panel.hasShadow = true
+        panel.appearance = NSAppearance(named: .darkAqua)
+        panel.delegate = self
+
+        let background = darkHUD()
+        panel.contentView = background
+
+        field.isBezeled = false
+        field.drawsBackground = false
+        field.focusRingType = .none
+        field.font = .systemFont(ofSize: 20)
+        field.textColor = mochaText
+        field.placeholderAttributedString = NSAttributedString(
+            string: "Search agents", attributes: [.font: NSFont.systemFont(ofSize: 20), .foregroundColor: mochaOverlay])
+        field.cell?.usesSingleLineMode = true
+        field.cell?.isScrollable = true
+        field.delegate = self
+
+        let line = NSView()
+        line.wantsLayer = true
+        line.layer?.backgroundColor = mochaOverlay.withAlphaComponent(0.4).cgColor
+
+        list.orientation = .vertical
+        list.alignment = .leading
+        list.spacing = 0
+
+        for view in [field, line, list] {
+            view.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
+            background.addSubview(view)
+        }
+        NSLayoutConstraint.activate([
+            field.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: background.leadingAnchor, constant: 18),
+            field.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: background.trailingAnchor, constant: -18),
+            field.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: background.topAnchor, constant: 14),
+            line.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 1),
+            line.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: background.leadingAnchor),
+            line.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: background.trailingAnchor),
+            line.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: field.bottomAnchor, constant: 12),
+            list.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: background.leadingAnchor, constant: 8),
+            list.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: background.trailingAnchor, constant: -8),
+            list.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: line.bottomAnchor, constant: 6),
+        ])
+    }
+
+    var isOpen: Bool { panel.isVisible }
+
+    func open(rows: [Row]) {
+        state = SearchState(rows: rows)
+        field.stringValue = ""
+        rendered = nil
+        render()
+        // Spotlight's spot: centered, a fifth of the way down the screen the
+        // mouse is on.
+        let mouse = NSEvent.mouseLocation
+        let screen = NSScreen.screens.first { $0.frame.contains(mouse) } ?? NSScreen.main
+        if let area = screen?.visibleFrame {
+            panel.setFrameTopLeftPoint(NSPoint(x: area.midX - searchWidth / 2, y: area.maxY - area.height / 5))
+            render(force: true)
+        }
+        panel.makeKeyAndOrderFront(nil)
+        panel.makeFirstResponder(field)
+        installKeyMonitor()
+        log("search: opened (key: \(panel.isKeyWindow), \(rows.count) agents)")
+    }
+
+    func close(_ reason: String) {
+        guard isOpen else { return }
+        if let keyMonitor { NSEvent.removeMonitor(keyMonitor) }
+        keyMonitor = nil
+        panel.orderOut(nil)
+        log("search: closed by \(reason) (query '\(state.query)', \(state.results.count) results, "
+            + "selected \(state.selected ?? "none"))")
+    }
+
+    func update(rows: [Row]) {
+        guard isOpen else { return }
+        state.update(rows: rows)
+        render()
+    }
+
+    private func jumpToSelection() {
+        guard let paneId = state.selected else { NSSound.beep(); return }
+        jump(to: paneId)
+    }
+
+    private func jump(to paneId: String) {
+        let query = state.query
+        close("jump")
+        log("search: jump to \(paneId) (query '\(query)')")
+        onJump(paneId)
+    }
+
+    /// Debug: render `query` over `rows` offscreen to a PNG.
+    func snapshot(rows: [Row], query: String, down: Int, to path: String) -> Bool {
+        state = SearchState(rows: rows)
+        field.stringValue = query
+        state.setQuery(query)
+        state.move(down)
+        render(force: true)
+        guard let view = panel.contentView else { return false }
+        return snapshotView(view, to: path)
+    }
+
+    // MARK: keys
+
+    /// ⌃N ⌃P ⌃J ⌃K move, ⌃U clears: fzf's keys, before the text field's own
+    /// Emacs bindings see them.
+    private func installKeyMonitor() {
+        guard keyMonitor == nil else { return }
+        keyMonitor = NSEvent.addLocalMonitorForEvents(matching: .keyDown) { [weak self] event in
+            guard let self, event.window === self.panel,
+                  event.modifierFlags.intersection(.deviceIndependentFlagsMask) == .control else { return event }
+            switch event.charactersIgnoringModifiers {
+            case "n", "j": self.move(1)
+            case "p", "k": self.move(-1)
+            case "u":
+                self.field.stringValue = ""
+                self.controlTextDidChange(Notification(name: NSControl.textDidChangeNotification))
+            default: return event
+            }
+            return nil
+        }
+    }
+
+    func control(_ control: NSControl, textView: NSTextView, doCommandBy selector: Selector) -> Bool {
+        switch selector {
+        case #selector(NSResponder.moveDown(_:)): move(1)
+        case #selector(NSResponder.moveUp(_:)): move(-1)
+        case #selector(NSResponder.insertNewline(_:)): jumpToSelection()
+        case #selector(NSResponder.cancelOperation(_:)): close("esc")
+        default: return false
+        }
+        return true
+    }
+
+    func controlTextDidChange(_ notification: Notification) {
+        state.setQuery(field.stringValue)
+        render()
+    }
+
+    private func move(_ delta: Int) {
+        state.move(delta)
+        render()
+    }
+
+    func windowDidResignKey(_ notification: Notification) { close("clicking elsewhere") }
+
+    // MARK: rendering
+
+    private func render(force: Bool = false) {
+        let text = state.plainText
+        guard force || text != rendered else { return }
+        rendered = text
+        list.arrangedSubviews.forEach { view in
+            list.removeArrangedSubview(view)
+            view.removeFromSuperview()
+        }
+        if state.results.isEmpty {
+            list.addArrangedSubview(searchCaption(
+                state.rows.isEmpty ? "No agents" : "No agents match '\(state.query)'", color: mochaSubtext))
+        }
+        for match in state.visible {
+            let view = PanelRowView(row: match.row, title: highlightedTitle(match),
+                                    selected: match.row.paneId == state.selected) { [weak self] paneId in
+                self?.jump(to: paneId)
+            }
+            list.addArrangedSubview(view)
+            view.widthAnchor.constraint(equalTo: list.widthAnchor).isActive = true
+        }
+        list.addArrangedSubview(searchCaption(state.footer, color: mochaOverlay))
+
+        // Grow or shrink downward from the top edge.
+        panel.contentView?.layoutSubtreeIfNeeded()
+        let height = 14 + field.fittingSize.height + 12 + 1 + 6 + list.fittingSize.height + 8
+        let top = panel.frame.maxY
+        panel.setFrame(NSRect(x: panel.frame.minX, y: top - height, width: searchWidth, height: height),
+                       display: true)
+    }
+
+    private func searchCaption(_ text: String, color: NSColor) -> NSView {
+        let label = NSTextField(labelWithString: text)
+        label.font = .systemFont(ofSize: 11)
+        label.textColor = color
+        let box = NSView()
+        label.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
+        box.addSubview(label)
+        NSLayoutConstraint.activate([
+            label.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: box.leadingAnchor, constant: 8),
+            label.trailingAnchor.constraint(lessThanOrEqualTo: box.trailingAnchor, constant: -8),
+            label.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: box.topAnchor, constant: 6),
+            label.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: box.bottomAnchor, constant: -2),
+        ])
+        return box
+    }
+}
+
+// MARK: selftest
+
+func searchSelftest() -> [String] {
+    var failures: [String] = []
+    func check(_ condition: Bool, _ message: String) {
+        if !condition { failures.append(message) }
+    }
+    func row(_ id: String, _ name: String, _ status: Status = .idle, session: String = "s",
+             window: String = "w", path: String = "") -> Row {
+        Row(paneId: id, agent: "pi", name: name, status: status, session: session, window: window,
+            since: 1, path: path)
+    }
+    func ids(_ matches: [SearchMatch]) -> [String] { matches.map(\.row.paneId) }
+
+    check(fuzzyMatch(lowered("lgsc"), in: "LangGraph feature scanner") != nil, "match: letters in order")
+    check(fuzzyMatch(lowered("longer"), in: "lon") == nil && fuzzyMatch(lowered("a"), in: "") == nil,
+          "match: a term longer than the text")
+    check(fuzzyMatch(lowered("csgl"), in: "LangGraph feature scanner") == nil, "match: order matters")
+    check(fuzzyMatch(lowered("LANG"), in: "langgraph")?.positions == [0, 1, 2, 3], "match: case-insensitive")
+    check(fuzzyMatch(lowered("lg"), in: "LangGraph")?.positions == [0, 4], "match: prefers word starts (camel case)")
+    check(fuzzyMatch(lowered("scan"), in: "a secret scanner")?.positions == [9, 10, 11, 12],
+          "match: prefers a consecutive run at a word start over the first letters")
+
+    let rows = [
+        row("%1", "Review LangGraph feature scanner", .done, session: "scout"),
+        row("%2", "Temporal crash-resume demo", .working, session: "temporal"),
+        row("%3", "Deploy the widget", session: "tools", path: "~/src/langgraph"),
+        row("%4", "", session: "sidequests", window: "notes"),
+    ]
+    check(ids(search(rows, "")) == ["%1", "%2", "%3", "%4"], "empty query: every agent, in order")
+    check(ids(search(rows, "lgsc")) == ["%1"], "query: fuzzy name")
+    check(ids(search(rows, "langgraph")) == ["%1", "%3"], "query: directories match too")
+    check(ids(search(rows, "temporal demo")) == ["%2"], "query: every word must match")
+    check(ids(search(rows, "done")) == ["%1"], "query: status word")
+    check(ids(search(rows, "notes")) == ["%4"], "query: window")
+    check(ids(search(rows, "zzz")).isEmpty, "query: no match")
+    check(search(rows, "lgsc").first?.labelPositions == [7, 11, 25, 26], "highlight: matched title letters")
+    check(search(rows, "langgraph").last?.labelPositions == [], "highlight: none for a directory match")
+
+    var state = SearchState(rows: rows)
+    check(state.selected == "%1", "state: the first agent is selected")
+    state.move(1)
+    check(state.selected == "%2", "state: down")
+    state.move(-5)
+    check(state.selected == "%1", "state: stops at the top")
+    state.move(2)
+    state.update(rows: [rows[2], rows[0], rows[1], rows[3]])
+    check(state.selected == "%3", "state: selection follows the agent when rows reorder")
+    state.update(rows: [rows[0], rows[1], rows[3]])
+    check(state.selected == "%1", "state: when the selected agent goes, the row now in its place")
+    state.setQuery("temporal")
+    check(state.selected == "%2" && state.results.count == 1, "state: a new query selects the best match")
+    state.setQuery("zzz")
+    check(state.selected == nil && state.plainText.hasPrefix("No agents match 'zzz'"), "state: no results")
+
+    let many = (0..<25).map { row("%\($0)", "agent \($0)") }
+    var scroll = SearchState(rows: many)
+    scroll.move(12)
+    check(scroll.visible.count == SearchState.visibleRows && scroll.visible.last?.row.paneId == "%12",
+          "state: the list scrolls to keep the selection visible")
+    scroll.move(-12)
+    check(scroll.offset == 0, "state: and back to the top")
+    check(scroll.footer.hasPrefix("25 agents"), "footer: agent count")
+    return failures
+}

@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 ROOT=$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)
 DINGGER="${1:-$ROOT/target/release/dingger}"
 MENUBAR="${2:-$ROOT/target/dingger-menu}"
+# tmux hooks run these from other directories: make them absolute.
+case "$DINGGER" in /*) ;; *) DINGGER="$PWD/$DINGGER" ;; esac
+case "$MENUBAR" in /*) ;; *) MENUBAR="$PWD/$MENUBAR" ;; esac
 SOCK=dingger-e2e
 DIR=$(mktemp -d /tmp/dingger-e2e.XXXXXX)
 HOOK="$DIR/agent.sock"
@@ -326,6 +329,21 @@ hook "$A2" working; hook "$A2" idle
 expect "A2 done" "opt $A2 @agent_state" done
 launchd_env "$DINGGER" focus
 expect "dingger focus (jump shortcut) jumps, under launchd's PATH" "client_window" wa2
+
+# --- 15. agent search ----------------------------------------------------------
+echo "15. agent search"
+if [ -x "$MENUBAR" ]; then
+  mb() { DINGGER_TMUX_SOCKET="$SOCK" DINGGER_BIN="$DINGGER" "$MENUBAR" "$@"; }
+  expect "empty query lists every agent" "mb --print-search '' | tail -1 | cut -d' ' -f1,2" "4 agents"
+  expect "fuzzy name match, selected" "mb --print-search 'rvw42' | head -1 | cut -f1,2" "› ○ idle	Review PR 42"
+  expect "every word must match" "mb --print-search 'deploy 42' | head -1" "No agents match 'deploy 42'"
+  expect "finds an agent by its window" "mb --print-search wc1 | head -1 | cut -f3" "c · wc1 · pi"
+  expect "finds agents by directory" "mb --print-search \"$(basename "$DIR")\" | tail -1 | cut -d' ' -f1,2" "4 agents"
+  hook "$A2" working
+  expect "status word ranks first" "mb --print-search working | head -1 | cut -f1" "› ◐ working"
+else
+  fail "menu bar binary not found at $MENUBAR"
+fi
 
 echo
 echo "$PASSES passed, $FAILS failed"