Search Synonyms and Aliases
Find the right thing even when users call it by a different name.
What it adds
A managed set of synonyms, aliases, and common misspellings applied at match time so alternate wording still finds the record.
What your agent is told to do
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What your agent is told to do
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Build a synonym set the app can edit, covering the three real cases: industry jargon versus plain language, product names that changed, and misspellings your logs show people actually type.
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Expand the query at match time, not the stored documents, so a synonym change takes effect immediately without a reindex.
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Scope sets by workspace, language, and object type. A word that means one thing in one tenant's vocabulary means nothing in another's.
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Rank exact matches above synonym matches so the literal term the user typed still wins.
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Do NOT expand aggressively. Every added term widens the result set, and a search that returns everything is the same as a search that returns nothing.
Edge cases it handles
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Edge cases it handles
6- Circular and chained rules must be resolved or rejected at save time, or one expansion cascades into the whole dictionary.
- One-way aliases and two-way synonyms are different. An old product name should map to the new one, not the reverse.
- Multi-word synonyms must match as a phrase, not as loose independent tokens.
- When a result matched only via a synonym, say so — otherwise a hit with none of the typed words looks like a bug.
- Short synonyms collide with unrelated words. Require a minimum length or an explicit exact-term rule.
- Someone must own the list. An unmaintained synonym set decays into wrong results nobody can explain.
Definition of done
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Definition of done
8- Synonyms, one-way aliases, and misspellings are stored in an editable set.
- Expansion happens at query time and takes effect without a reindex.
- Sets are scoped by workspace, language, and object type.
- Exact matches rank above synonym-only matches.
- Circular rules are detected and refused when saved.
- Synonym-driven results are labelled as such in the UI.
- The feature matches the existing design system.
- No existing functionality is broken.
Related features
Global Search
Global Search
One search box that finds anything in your app.
What it does
Search across every meaningful entity in the application from a single input.
How it works
- 1 Identify every entity worth searching, and report them before building.
- 2 Use the database's own search capability first (for example Postgres full-text search). Do not add Elasticsearch or a search SaaS unless the project already has one.
- 3 Return results grouped by entity type, strongest match first.
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Voice Search
Voice Search
Let people speak a search query instead of typing it, and still edit what was heard.
What it does
A microphone control on the app's existing search field that turns speech into a query the user can correct before it runs.
How it works
- 1 Add the microphone to the search input the app already has. Do not build a separate voice search screen or a second results page; the spoken query must go through the same search, the same filters, and the same ranking as a typed one.
- 2 Show words as they are recognised, in the search field itself, so the user can see the microphone is working before the final result arrives.
- 3 Leave the recognised text in the field as ordinary editable text once recognition finishes. The single most common repair is the user fixing one wrong word and pressing enter.
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Store Locator
Store Locator
Help visitors find the nearest branch, with hours, directions, and a way to get in touch.
What it does
A searchable list of physical locations with distance, opening hours, contact details, and a map view.
How it works
- 1 Build the list first and the map second. The list of nearest locations with address, distance, hours, and phone number is the feature; the map is a way to scan it.
- 2 Offer to use the visitor's device location and always offer a text field for a postcode, town, or address alongside it. Never make the location prompt the only route in.
- 3 Store opening hours per location with the location's own time zone, including regular weekly hours and dated exceptions for holidays and one-off closures, and compute open or closed from those.
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How it works
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Copy the link
Grab the Markdown instruction URL for this feature.
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Give it to your AI
Paste it into Claude Code, Cursor, v0, Lovable — whatever you build with.
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It inspects, then implements
Your agent reads your existing app first, then adds the feature to fit it.
Works with your stack
These instructions are written to adapt. They tell the agent to detect your framework, match your existing design system, and reuse what you already have — rather than assuming a particular stack.
Need it tighter than that? Customize the feature and tell it exactly what you're running.