Search

Kensa indexes every case in memory (via MiniSearch) and offers two complementary search surfaces plus persistent sidebar filters. The index is built once when a project loads and rebuilt as files change.

#Quick search - Cmd/Ctrl+K

A centered command palette for jumping to a case fast:

• Fuzzy matches on case title and tags.
• Keyboard-navigable (arrow keys to move, Enter to open).
• Shows recent searches.
• Results capped at 50; Esc or outside-click dismisses.

This is the "I know roughly what it's called, take me there" search.

#Extended search - Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+F

A full-text search across the whole case, not just the title:

• Searches case bodies (steps + description), preconditions, and custom field values.
• Runs in a dedicated search surface, debounced as you type.
• Results capped at 200 with a "Showing N of M matches" notice so an over-broad query never floods the UI.

This is the "find every case that mentions X" search.

#Sidebar filters

Independent of the two search boxes, the sidebar offers collapsible filters that narrow the visible tree:

• by priority,
• by status,
• by tags.

Filter state persists across reloads, so your working subset survives restarts.