SDECB

KB Search Implementation (Portal v2)

Portal v2 uses a deliberately simple, client-side search for Phase 2.

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Where it lives

• portal/v2/components/search.js
• Used by: portal/v2/knowledge_base.html

Index used

• portal/v2/data/unified_index.json

Ranking strategy (MVP)

• Tokenize query into lowercase tokens
• Score items by:
  • +3 per token match in title or snippet
  • +1 per token match in serialized tags
• Filter controls:
  • source_type (podcast/website/interview)
  • language_available (fr/en)
  • sensitivity (public/internal)

Why this is enough for Phase 2

• Works offline with prebuilt indexes
• No dependencies
• Easy to replace later with Fuse.js or embeddings if needed