> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://beads.gascity.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# bd search

> Search issues by text query

Generated from `bd help --doc search`.

Search issues across title and ID (excludes closed issues by default).

ID-like queries (e.g., "bd-123", "hq-319") use fast exact/prefix matching.
Text queries search titles. Use --desc-contains for description search.
Use --status all to include closed issues.

Examples:
bd search "authentication bug"
bd search "login" --status open
bd search "database" --label backend --limit 10
bd search --query "performance" --assignee alice
bd search "bd-5q" # Search by partial ID (fast prefix match)
bd search "security" --priority-min 0 --priority-max 2
bd search "bug" --created-after 2025-01-01
bd search "refactor" --status all  # Include closed issues
bd search "bug" --sort priority
bd search "task" --sort created --reverse
bd search "api" --desc-contains "endpoint"
bd search "cleanup" --no-assignee --no-labels

```
bd search [query] [flags]
```

**Flags:**

```
  -a, --assignee string              Filter by assignee
      --closed-after string          Filter issues closed after date (YYYY-MM-DD or RFC3339)
      --closed-before string         Filter issues closed before date (YYYY-MM-DD or RFC3339)
      --created-after string         Filter issues created after date (YYYY-MM-DD or RFC3339)
      --created-before string        Filter issues created before date (YYYY-MM-DD or RFC3339)
      --desc-contains string         Filter by description substring (case-insensitive)
      --empty-description            Filter issues with empty or missing description
      --external-contains string     Filter by external ref substring (case-insensitive)
      --has-metadata-key string      Filter issues that have this metadata key set
  -l, --label strings                Filter by labels (AND: must have ALL)
      --label-any strings            Filter by labels (OR: must have AT LEAST ONE)
  -n, --limit int                    Limit results (default: 50) (default 50)
      --long                         Show detailed multi-line output for each issue
      --metadata-field stringArray   Filter by metadata field (key=value, repeatable)
      --no-assignee                  Filter issues with no assignee
      --no-labels                    Filter issues with no labels
      --notes-contains string        Filter by notes substring (case-insensitive)
      --priority-max string          Filter by maximum priority (inclusive, 0-4 or P0-P4)
      --priority-min string          Filter by minimum priority (inclusive, 0-4 or P0-P4)
      --query string                 Search query (alternative to positional argument)
  -r, --reverse                      Reverse sort order
      --sort string                  Sort by field: priority, created, updated, closed, status, id, title, type, assignee
  -s, --status string                Filter by stored status (open, in_progress, blocked, deferred, closed, all). Default excludes closed; use 'all' to include closed. Note: dependency-blocked issues use 'bd blocked'
  -t, --type string                  Filter by type (bug, feature, task, epic, chore, decision, merge-request, molecule, gate)
      --updated-after string         Filter issues updated after date (YYYY-MM-DD or RFC3339)
      --updated-before string        Filter issues updated before date (YYYY-MM-DD or RFC3339)
```