From a79668192daa9da09fbcc8c073ef74ab985adaa2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tyler <tyler@crispygoat.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2026 17:25:40 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] feat(frontend): global Cmd-K search across
 claims/remits/activity

---
 src/components/Layout.tsx             |  13 +
 src/components/SearchBar.test.tsx     | 444 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/components/SearchBar.tsx          | 301 +++++++++++++++++
 src/components/SearchResults.test.tsx | 300 +++++++++++++++++
 src/components/SearchResults.tsx      | 263 +++++++++++++++
 src/hooks/useSearch.test.ts           | 400 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/hooks/useSearch.ts                | 438 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 7 files changed, 2159 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 src/components/SearchBar.test.tsx
 create mode 100644 src/components/SearchBar.tsx
 create mode 100644 src/components/SearchResults.test.tsx
 create mode 100644 src/components/SearchResults.tsx
 create mode 100644 src/hooks/useSearch.test.ts
 create mode 100644 src/hooks/useSearch.ts

diff --git a/src/components/Layout.tsx b/src/components/Layout.tsx
index 92d570f..56a79de 100644
--- a/src/components/Layout.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Layout.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { Outlet } from "react-router-dom";
 import { useIsFetching } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { Sidebar } from "./Sidebar";
 import { SkipLink } from "@/components/ui/skip-link";
+import { SearchBar } from "./SearchBar";
 
 export function Layout() {
   // useIsFetching() returns the number of in-flight queries and is 0 on
@@ -37,6 +38,18 @@ export function Layout() {
         tabIndex={-1}
         className="md:pl-60 outline-none"
       >
+        {/*
+          Top bar — sits inside <main> so it shares the sidebar's right
+          column. Sticky to the viewport top so the search chip stays
+          reachable while the user scrolls long claim lists. The
+          hairline + horizontal padding mirrors the main content
+          container below it for visual continuity. The Sidebar's
+          own header is taller and brand-marked; this is the
+          lightweight "always-on utility" row.
+        */}
+        <div className="sticky top-0 z-20 mx-auto max-w-[1400px] px-8 h-12 flex items-center justify-end bg-background/70 backdrop-blur-md border-b border-border/40">
+          <SearchBar />
+        </div>
         <div className="mx-auto max-w-[1400px] px-8 py-10">
           <Outlet />
         </div>
diff --git a/src/components/SearchBar.test.tsx b/src/components/SearchBar.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48ad373
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/SearchBar.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,444 @@
+// @vitest-environment happy-dom
+// SearchBar is the top-level component — it owns the dialog, the
+// input, the keyboard shortcut, and navigation. We need both the
+// act-aware env flag AND a MemoryRouter so `useNavigate` doesn't
+// blow up at render time.
+(globalThis as { IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT?: boolean }).IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT = true;
+
+import React, { act } from "react";
+import { createRoot, type Root } from "react-dom/client";
+import { MemoryRouter } from "react-router-dom";
+import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+import { SearchBar } from "./SearchBar";
+import { useAppStore } from "@/store";
+import type { Activity, Claim, Remittance } from "@/types";
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Mocks — same as useSearch.test.ts: useSearch falls back to the
+// in-memory store when `api.isConfigured` is false. We rely on that
+// for the SearchBar tests too so we don't need to wire a fake fetch.
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/api", () => ({
+  api: {
+    isConfigured: false,
+    listClaims: vi.fn(),
+    listRemittances: vi.fn(),
+    listActivity: vi.fn(),
+  },
+}));
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Fixtures — minimal: enough to make sure hits show up.
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+const CLAIMS: Claim[] = [
+  {
+    id: "CLM-10428",
+    patientName: "Avery Nguyen",
+    providerNpi: "1730187395",
+    payerName: "Blue Cross Blue Shield",
+    cptCode: "99213",
+    billedAmount: 240,
+    receivedAmount: 240,
+    status: "paid",
+    submissionDate: "2026-05-01T00:00:00Z",
+  },
+];
+
+const REMITS: Remittance[] = [
+  {
+    id: "REM-7782",
+    claimId: "CLM-10428",
+    payerName: "Blue Cross Blue Shield",
+    paidAmount: 240,
+    adjustmentAmount: 0,
+    receivedDate: "2026-05-10T00:00:00Z",
+    checkNumber: "EFT-100123",
+    status: "reconciled",
+  },
+];
+
+const ACTIVITY: Activity[] = [
+  {
+    id: "ACT-CLM-10428",
+    kind: "claim_paid",
+    message: "Paid CLM-10428 · Avery Nguyen",
+    timestamp: "2026-05-10T00:00:00Z",
+    npi: "1730187395",
+    amount: 240,
+  },
+];
+
+/**
+ * Set an input's value the way React's synthetic event system expects.
+ *
+ * React 17+ installs an internal value tracker on `<input>` /
+ * `<textarea>` elements and only fires `onChange` when the tracker
+ * sees a change. Direct assignment (`input.value = "x"`) updates the
+ * DOM but skips the tracker, so React's onChange never fires in the
+ * test. The canonical workaround is to call the *native* value setter
+ * from the input's prototype — that update goes through React's
+ * tracker and the next dispatched `input` event fires onChange.
+ */
+const nativeInputValueSetter = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(
+  window.HTMLInputElement.prototype,
+  "value"
+)!.set!;
+function typeInto(input: HTMLInputElement, value: string): void {
+  nativeInputValueSetter.call(input, value);
+  input.dispatchEvent(new Event("input", { bubbles: true }));
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Render helpers
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function renderIntoContainer(
+  element: React.ReactElement,
+  initialEntries: string[] = ["/claims"]
+): {
+  container: HTMLDivElement;
+  unmount: () => void;
+} {
+  const container = document.createElement("div");
+  document.body.appendChild(container);
+  const qc = new QueryClient({
+    defaultOptions: { queries: { retry: false } },
+  });
+
+  const root: Root = createRoot(container);
+  act(() => {
+    root.render(
+      <MemoryRouter initialEntries={initialEntries}>
+        <QueryClientProvider client={qc}>{element}</QueryClientProvider>
+      </MemoryRouter>
+    );
+  });
+  return {
+    container,
+    unmount: () => {
+      act(() => root.unmount());
+      container.remove();
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Wait for the predicate over `document.body` to hold. The search
+ * dialog's results panel renders into a Radix portal mounted on
+ * `document.body`, so we poll there rather than at the React
+ * container.
+ */
+async function settle(
+  predicate: (body: HTMLElement) => boolean,
+  timeoutMs = 2000
+): Promise<HTMLElement> {
+  const body = document.body;
+  const start = Date.now();
+  while (!predicate(body)) {
+    if (Date.now() - start > timeoutMs) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `settle: predicate did not hold within ${timeoutMs}ms (body=${body.innerHTML.slice(0, 200)})`
+      );
+    }
+    await act(async () => {
+      await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 0));
+    });
+  }
+  return body;
+}
+
+/** Dispatch a keydown on the given target (window by default). */
+function pressKey(
+  key: string,
+  target: EventTarget = window,
+  init: KeyboardEventInit = {}
+): void {
+  target.dispatchEvent(
+    new KeyboardEvent("keydown", {
+      key,
+      bubbles: true,
+      cancelable: true,
+      ...init,
+    })
+  );
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Tests
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+describe("SearchBar", () => {
+  it("renders the trigger button in the top bar", () => {
+    const { container, unmount } = renderIntoContainer(<SearchBar />);
+    expect(
+      container.querySelector('[data-testid="search-trigger"]')
+    ).not.toBeNull();
+    unmount();
+  });
+
+  it("does not render the dialog until the trigger is clicked", () => {
+    const { unmount } = renderIntoContainer(<SearchBar />);
+    expect(
+      document.body.querySelector('[data-testid="search-dialog"]')
+    ).toBeNull();
+    unmount();
+  });
+
+  it("opens the dialog when the trigger is clicked", async () => {
+    const { container, unmount } = renderIntoContainer(<SearchBar />);
+    const trigger = container.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>(
+      '[data-testid="search-trigger"]'
+    )!;
+    act(() => {
+      trigger.click();
+    });
+    await settle((b) =>
+      b.querySelector('[data-testid="search-dialog"]') !== null
+    );
+    unmount();
+  });
+
+  it("opens the dialog when Cmd+K is pressed on Mac", async () => {
+    const originalPlatform = navigator.platform;
+    Object.defineProperty(navigator, "platform", {
+      value: "MacIntel",
+      configurable: true,
+    });
+    try {
+      const { unmount } = renderIntoContainer(<SearchBar />);
+      act(() => {
+        pressKey("k", window, { metaKey: true });
+      });
+      await settle((b) =>
+        b.querySelector('[data-testid="search-dialog"]') !== null
+      );
+      unmount();
+    } finally {
+      Object.defineProperty(navigator, "platform", {
+        value: originalPlatform,
+        configurable: true,
+      });
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("opens the dialog when Ctrl+K is pressed on non-Mac", async () => {
+    const originalPlatform = navigator.platform;
+    Object.defineProperty(navigator, "platform", {
+      value: "Win32",
+      configurable: true,
+    });
+    try {
+      const { unmount } = renderIntoContainer(<SearchBar />);
+      act(() => {
+        pressKey("k", window, { ctrlKey: true });
+      });
+      await settle((b) =>
+        b.querySelector('[data-testid="search-dialog"]') !== null
+      );
+      unmount();
+    } finally {
+      Object.defineProperty(navigator, "platform", {
+        value: originalPlatform,
+        configurable: true,
+      });
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("renders results when the user types a matching query", async () => {
+    // Seed the store BEFORE the SearchBar reads it. (We seed once per
+    // file scope because happy-dom persists across tests; instead we
+    // seed inside each test that needs it.)
+    useAppStore.setState({
+      claims: CLAIMS,
+      remittances: REMITS,
+      activity: ACTIVITY,
+    });
+
+    const { container, unmount } = renderIntoContainer(<SearchBar />);
+    const trigger = container.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>(
+      '[data-testid="search-trigger"]'
+    )!;
+    act(() => {
+      trigger.click();
+    });
+    await settle((b) =>
+      b.querySelector('[data-testid="search-dialog"]') !== null
+    );
+
+    const input = document.body.querySelector<HTMLInputElement>(
+      '[data-testid="search-input"]'
+    )!;
+    act(() => {
+      typeInto(input, "Nguyen");
+    });
+
+    // Debounce is 150ms; flush and then settle for the row to appear.
+    await act(async () => {
+      await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 200));
+    });
+    await settle((b) =>
+      b.querySelector('[data-result-kind="claim"]') !== null
+    );
+
+    const claimRow = document.body.querySelector(
+      '[data-result-kind="claim"]'
+    );
+    expect(claimRow).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(claimRow!.getAttribute("data-result-id")).toBe("CLM-10428");
+    unmount();
+  });
+
+  it("moves the selection with ArrowDown / ArrowUp on the input", async () => {
+    useAppStore.setState({
+      claims: [
+        { ...CLAIMS[0]!, id: "CLM-A" },
+        { ...CLAIMS[0]!, id: "CLM-B" },
+        { ...CLAIMS[0]!, id: "CLM-C" },
+      ],
+      remittances: [],
+      activity: [],
+    });
+
+    const { container, unmount } = renderIntoContainer(<SearchBar />);
+    act(() => {
+      container
+        .querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>('[data-testid="search-trigger"]')!
+        .click();
+    });
+    await settle((b) =>
+      b.querySelector('[data-testid="search-dialog"]') !== null
+    );
+
+    const input = document.body.querySelector<HTMLInputElement>(
+      '[data-testid="search-input"]'
+    )!;
+    act(() => {
+      typeInto(input, "nguyen");
+    });
+    await act(async () => {
+      await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 200));
+    });
+    await settle((b) => b.querySelectorAll('[data-result-kind="claim"]').length >= 3);
+
+    // Selection starts at 0.
+    let rows = document.body.querySelectorAll('[data-result-kind="claim"]');
+    expect(rows[0]!.getAttribute("data-selected")).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(rows[1]!.getAttribute("data-selected")).toBeNull();
+
+    // ArrowDown → selection 1.
+    act(() => {
+      pressKey("ArrowDown", input);
+    });
+    rows = document.body.querySelectorAll('[data-result-kind="claim"]');
+    expect(rows[0]!.getAttribute("data-selected")).toBeNull();
+    expect(rows[1]!.getAttribute("data-selected")).not.toBeNull();
+
+    // ArrowUp → selection 0 again.
+    act(() => {
+      pressKey("ArrowUp", input);
+    });
+    rows = document.body.querySelectorAll('[data-result-kind="claim"]');
+    expect(rows[0]!.getAttribute("data-selected")).not.toBeNull();
+    unmount();
+  });
+
+  it("navigates to /claims?claim=<id> when Enter is pressed on a claim row", async () => {
+    useAppStore.setState({
+      claims: CLAIMS,
+      remittances: REMITS,
+      activity: ACTIVITY,
+    });
+
+    const { container, unmount } = renderIntoContainer(<SearchBar />);
+    act(() => {
+      container
+        .querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>('[data-testid="search-trigger"]')!
+        .click();
+    });
+    await settle((b) =>
+      b.querySelector('[data-testid="search-dialog"]') !== null
+    );
+
+    const input = document.body.querySelector<HTMLInputElement>(
+      '[data-testid="search-input"]'
+    )!;
+    act(() => {
+      typeInto(input, "Nguyen");
+    });
+    await act(async () => {
+      await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 200));
+    });
+    await settle((b) =>
+      b.querySelector('[data-result-kind="claim"]') !== null
+    );
+
+    act(() => {
+      pressKey("Enter", input);
+    });
+
+    // The dialog should close in response to the selection — when
+    // it closes, Radix removes the portal content. We assert on the
+    // dialog-testid disappearing rather than the router URL (which
+    // we'd need a navigation spy to observe, and MemoryRouter
+    // doesn't expose one).
+    await settle(
+      (b) => b.querySelector('[data-testid="search-dialog"]') === null
+    );
+    unmount();
+  });
+
+  it("resets the query and selection when the dialog closes", async () => {
+    useAppStore.setState({
+      claims: CLAIMS,
+      remittances: REMITS,
+      activity: ACTIVITY,
+    });
+
+    const { container, unmount } = renderIntoContainer(<SearchBar />);
+    const trigger = container.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>(
+      '[data-testid="search-trigger"]'
+    )!;
+    act(() => {
+      trigger.click();
+    });
+    await settle((b) =>
+      b.querySelector('[data-testid="search-dialog"]') !== null
+    );
+
+    const input = document.body.querySelector<HTMLInputElement>(
+      '[data-testid="search-input"]'
+    )!;
+    act(() => {
+      typeInto(input, "Nguyen");
+    });
+
+    // Close via Escape. Radix's Dialog listens on `document`
+    // (capture phase) via `@radix-ui/react-use-escape-keydown`, so
+    // dispatching on document matches real-user behavior. Window
+    // bubbles to document anyway, but explicit `document` matches
+    // the capture-phase handler more clearly.
+    act(() => {
+      pressKey("Escape", document);
+    });
+    await settle(
+      (b) => b.querySelector('[data-testid="search-dialog"]') === null
+    );
+
+    // Reopen — input should be empty.
+    act(() => {
+      trigger.click();
+    });
+    await settle((b) =>
+      b.querySelector('[data-testid="search-dialog"]') !== null
+    );
+    const reopened = document.body.querySelector<HTMLInputElement>(
+      '[data-testid="search-input"]'
+    )!;
+    expect(reopened.value).toBe("");
+    unmount();
+  });
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/components/SearchBar.tsx b/src/components/SearchBar.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ccb9a10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/SearchBar.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,301 @@
+import {
+  useCallback,
+  useEffect,
+  useMemo,
+  useRef,
+  useState,
+} from "react";
+import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
+import { Search } from "lucide-react";
+import { Dialog, DialogContent } from "@/components/ui/dialog";
+import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
+import {
+  destinationFor,
+  flattenResults,
+  useSearch,
+  type SearchResult,
+} from "@/hooks/useSearch";
+import { SearchResults, type SearchResultsHandle } from "./SearchResults";
+
+/**
+ * Global Cmd-K / Ctrl-K search bar.
+ *
+ * Two pieces:
+ *
+ *  1. **Top-bar button** — always-visible chip in the Layout's top
+ *     bar. Clicking opens the palette; pressing ⌘K / Ctrl-K also
+ *     opens it from anywhere on the page.
+ *
+ *  2. **Command palette dialog** — centered modal built on the
+ *     project's `Dialog` primitive (Radix underneath, free focus
+ *     management + ESC-to-close). Hosts an autofocused `<input>` and
+ *     a `<SearchResults>` listbox with ↑/↓/Enter keyboard nav.
+ *
+ * Keyboard contract:
+ *
+ *   - ⌘K / Ctrl+K  → toggle open (from anywhere)
+ *   - ↑ / k        → move selection up
+ *   - ↓ / j        → move selection down
+ *   - Enter        → open the selected result
+ *   - Esc          → close the palette (handled by Radix's Dialog)
+ *   - Backspace / typing in the input  → updates the query
+ *
+ * When the dialog is closed, keyboard input flows normally. When
+ * the dialog is open, the ↑/↓/Enter listeners run while the input
+ * is focused — they're owned by the palette, not the page.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * True when running on a Mac-class platform. Computed per call rather
+ * than at module load — tests mutate `navigator.platform` and we want
+ * the chord-detection to honor the current value.
+ */
+function isMac(): boolean {
+  return (
+    typeof navigator !== "undefined" &&
+    /Mac|iPod|iPhone|iPad/.test(navigator.platform)
+  );
+}
+
+/** Pretty label for the modifier key in the top-bar trigger. */
+const MOD_LABEL = isMac() ? "⌘" : "Ctrl";
+
+/**
+ * Render the trigger button. Lives in the top bar; opens the
+ * palette on click. Pure presentation — the parent passes `onOpen`.
+ */
+function SearchTrigger({ onOpen }: { onOpen: () => void }) {
+  return (
+    <button
+      type="button"
+      onClick={onOpen}
+      data-testid="search-trigger"
+      aria-label="Open global search (Cmd or Ctrl + K)"
+      className={cn(
+        "group inline-flex items-center gap-2.5 h-8 pl-2.5 pr-2 rounded-md",
+        "border border-border/60 bg-background/40 hover:bg-background/70",
+        "text-[12px] text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground",
+        "transition-colors focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring focus-visible:ring-offset-2 focus-visible:ring-offset-background"
+      )}
+    >
+      <Search className="h-3.5 w-3.5" strokeWidth={1.75} aria-hidden />
+      <span className="font-medium tracking-tight">Search</span>
+      <span className="ml-2 inline-flex items-center gap-0.5">
+        <kbd className="kbd">{MOD_LABEL}</kbd>
+        <kbd className="kbd">K</kbd>
+      </span>
+    </button>
+  );
+}
+
+export function SearchBar() {
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const { query, setQuery, results, isLoading } = useSearch();
+  const [selectedIndex, setSelectedIndex] = useState(0);
+  const resultsRef = useRef<SearchResultsHandle>(null);
+  const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
+
+  /**
+   * Global ⌘K / Ctrl+K listener. Mounted once at the SearchBar level
+   * (which lives in the Layout — always present). Ignored when the
+   * palette is already open so a second chord doesn't reopen it
+   * while the user is typing.
+   */
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const onKey = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      const mod = isMac() ? e.metaKey : e.ctrlKey;
+      if (!mod) return;
+      if (e.key.toLowerCase() !== "k") return;
+      e.preventDefault();
+      setOpen((prev) => !prev);
+    };
+    window.addEventListener("keydown", onKey);
+    return () => window.removeEventListener("keydown", onKey);
+  }, []);
+
+  /**
+   * Reset state when the palette closes — clear the query, drop the
+   * selection. Without this, reopening the palette shows the stale
+   * query from the last session.
+   */
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (open) return;
+    setQuery("");
+    setSelectedIndex(0);
+  }, [open, setQuery]);
+
+  /**
+   * Whenever the result list changes, snap the selected index back
+   * to 0 so the user always sees a selection at the top of the new
+   * list (rather than carrying a stale index from the previous
+   * query that may now point past the end).
+   */
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setSelectedIndex(0);
+  }, [results.query]);
+
+  /** Flat ordered list — what ↑/↓ step through. */
+  const flat = useMemo(() => flattenResults(results), [results]);
+  const flatTotal = flat.length;
+
+  const moveNext = useCallback(() => {
+    if (flatTotal === 0) return;
+    setSelectedIndex((i) => (i + 1) % flatTotal);
+  }, [flatTotal]);
+
+  const movePrev = useCallback(() => {
+    if (flatTotal === 0) return;
+    // `+ flatTotal` keeps the modulo positive when `i === 0`.
+    setSelectedIndex((i) => (i - 1 + flatTotal) % flatTotal);
+  }, [flatTotal]);
+
+  const openResult = useCallback(
+    (result: SearchResult) => {
+      const dest = destinationFor(result);
+      setOpen(false);
+      // Push the destination via react-router. The page-level
+      // effects (e.g. Claims reading `?claim=` to open its drawer)
+      // react to the new URL on the next render.
+      navigate(dest);
+    },
+    [navigate]
+  );
+
+  /**
+   * Input keydown — own ↑/↓/Enter here so the keys are intercepted
+   * BEFORE the browser handles them (arrows would otherwise move
+   * the text caret, which is wrong inside a listbox picker).
+   * Esc is owned by Radix and bubbles via `onOpenChange`.
+   */
+  const onInputKeyDown = (e: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    switch (e.key) {
+      case "ArrowDown":
+        e.preventDefault();
+        moveNext();
+        break;
+      case "ArrowUp":
+        e.preventDefault();
+        movePrev();
+        break;
+      case "Enter": {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        const r = flat[selectedIndex];
+        if (r) openResult(r);
+        break;
+      }
+      // j/k — vim-style. We don't preempt ⌘K here because that
+      // would conflict with the chord-detection in the global listener.
+      case "j":
+        if (!e.metaKey && !e.ctrlKey) {
+          e.preventDefault();
+          moveNext();
+        }
+        break;
+      case "k":
+        if (!e.metaKey && !e.ctrlKey) {
+          e.preventDefault();
+          movePrev();
+        }
+        break;
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <SearchTrigger onOpen={() => setOpen(true)} />
+      <Dialog
+        open={open}
+        onOpenChange={(o) => {
+          if (!o) setOpen(false);
+        }}
+      >
+        <DialogContent
+          // Slightly wider than the default `max-w-lg` to give the
+          // listbox room for two-line rows without truncation.
+          className={cn(
+            "max-w-2xl p-0 gap-0 overflow-hidden",
+            "bg-[color:var(--m-surface)] text-[color:var(--m-ink-primary)]",
+            "border border-[color:var(--m-border-heavy)]/20"
+          )}
+          aria-describedby={undefined}
+          data-testid="search-dialog"
+        >
+          {/*
+           * Search input row. Autofocuses on mount via Radix's
+           * focus management (the Dialog primitive focuses the first
+           * tabbable element on open). `pl-9` makes room for the
+           * magnifier icon on the left.
+           */}
+          <div className="relative border-b border-border/40">
+            <Search
+              className="absolute left-3 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 h-4 w-4 text-muted-foreground pointer-events-none"
+              strokeWidth={1.75}
+              aria-hidden
+            />
+            <Input
+              ref={inputRef}
+              type="text"
+              autoComplete="off"
+              spellCheck={false}
+              placeholder="Search claims, remittances, activity…"
+              role="combobox"
+              aria-label="Search claims, remittances, and activity"
+              aria-expanded={open}
+              aria-controls="search-results"
+              value={query}
+              onChange={(e) => setQuery(e.target.value)}
+              onKeyDown={onInputKeyDown}
+              data-testid="search-input"
+              className={cn(
+                "h-12 pl-9 pr-3 border-0 bg-transparent rounded-none",
+                "text-[14px] font-mono tracking-tight",
+                "shadow-none focus-visible:ring-0 focus-visible:ring-offset-0"
+              )}
+            />
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Results listbox. `id="search-results"` is the value of the
+              input's `aria-controls` attribute — links the two for
+              screen readers per the combobox pattern. */}
+          <div id="search-results">
+            <SearchResults
+              ref={resultsRef}
+              grouped={results}
+              selectedIndex={selectedIndex}
+              onSelect={openResult}
+              onHoverIndex={setSelectedIndex}
+            />
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Footer hint — shows the keyboard contract. */}
+          <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3 px-3 py-2 border-t border-border/40 text-[10.5px] font-mono uppercase tracking-[0.12em] text-muted-foreground">
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+              <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1">
+                <kbd className="kbd">↑</kbd>
+                <kbd className="kbd">↓</kbd>
+                navigate
+              </span>
+              <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1">
+                <kbd className="kbd">↵</kbd>
+                open
+              </span>
+              <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1">
+                <kbd className="kbd">Esc</kbd>
+                close
+              </span>
+            </div>
+            {isLoading ? (
+              <span className="text-muted-foreground/70">loading…</span>
+            ) : (
+              <span className="text-muted-foreground/70">
+                {flatTotal} {flatTotal === 1 ? "result" : "results"}
+              </span>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        </DialogContent>
+      </Dialog>
+    </>
+  );
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/components/SearchResults.test.tsx b/src/components/SearchResults.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0e7a05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/SearchResults.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,300 @@
+// @vitest-environment happy-dom
+// SearchResults is pure presentation — no React Query, no router.
+// Mirror the IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT flag from the other component
+// tests so React doesn't log act() warnings during render/unmount.
+(globalThis as { IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT?: boolean }).IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT = true;
+
+import React, { act } from "react";
+import { createRoot, type Root } from "react-dom/client";
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+import { SearchResults } from "./SearchResults";
+import type { SearchResult, SearchResultsGrouped } from "@/hooks/useSearch";
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Fixtures
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function makeGrouped(
+  claims: SearchResult[],
+  remits: SearchResult[],
+  activity: SearchResult[] = [],
+  query = "ngu"
+): SearchResultsGrouped {
+  return {
+    claims,
+    remittances: remits,
+    activity,
+    total: claims.length + remits.length + activity.length,
+    query,
+  };
+}
+
+function claim(id: string, title = `Claim ${id}`): SearchResult {
+  return {
+    kind: "claim",
+    id,
+    title,
+    subtitle: "subtitle",
+    badge: "paid",
+    score: 100,
+  };
+}
+function remit(id: string): SearchResult {
+  return {
+    kind: "remittance",
+    id,
+    title: `Remit ${id}`,
+    subtitle: "subtitle",
+    badge: "received",
+    score: 50,
+  };
+}
+function activity(id: string, kind = "claim_paid"): SearchResult {
+  return {
+    kind: "activity",
+    id,
+    title: `Activity ${id}`,
+    subtitle: "subtitle",
+    badge: kind,
+    score: 25,
+  };
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Render helpers
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function renderIntoContainer(element: React.ReactElement): {
+  container: HTMLDivElement;
+  unmount: () => void;
+} {
+  const container = document.createElement("div");
+  document.body.appendChild(container);
+  const root: Root = createRoot(container);
+  act(() => {
+    root.render(element);
+  });
+  return {
+    container,
+    unmount: () => {
+      act(() => root.unmount());
+      container.remove();
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+/** Find a result row by its data-result-index attribute (0-based). */
+function rowAt(parent: HTMLElement, index: number): HTMLElement | null {
+  return parent.querySelector(`[data-result-index="${index}"]`);
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Tests
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+describe("SearchResults", () => {
+  it("renders the empty state when there are no results", () => {
+    const { container, unmount } = renderIntoContainer(
+      <SearchResults
+        grouped={makeGrouped([], [], [], "")}
+        selectedIndex={0}
+        onSelect={vi.fn()}
+        onHoverIndex={vi.fn()}
+      />
+    );
+    // The listbox role is always present so screen readers can find
+    // it; only the empty state's text differentiates "no results".
+    expect(container.querySelector('[role="listbox"]')).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain("Type to search");
+    unmount();
+  });
+
+  it("renders the query in the empty state when results are empty but a query exists", () => {
+    const { container, unmount } = renderIntoContainer(
+      <SearchResults
+        grouped={makeGrouped([], [], [], "nope")}
+        selectedIndex={0}
+        onSelect={vi.fn()}
+        onHoverIndex={vi.fn()}
+      />
+    );
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain("nope");
+    unmount();
+  });
+
+  it("renders group headers with counts", () => {
+    const { container, unmount } = renderIntoContainer(
+      <SearchResults
+        grouped={makeGrouped(
+          [claim("CLM-1"), claim("CLM-2")],
+          [remit("REM-1")]
+        )}
+        selectedIndex={0}
+        onSelect={vi.fn()}
+        onHoverIndex={vi.fn()}
+      />
+    );
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain("Claims · 2");
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain("Remittances · 1");
+    unmount();
+  });
+
+  it("renders one row per result, in flat display order", () => {
+    const { container, unmount } = renderIntoContainer(
+      <SearchResults
+        grouped={makeGrouped(
+          [claim("CLM-1"), claim("CLM-2")],
+          [remit("REM-1"), remit("REM-2")],
+          [activity("ACT-1")]
+        )}
+        selectedIndex={0}
+        onSelect={vi.fn()}
+        onHoverIndex={vi.fn()}
+      />
+    );
+    // 5 rows total, indexed 0..4, with kinds in order: claim, claim,
+    // remit, remit, activity.
+    expect(rowAt(container, 0)?.getAttribute("data-result-kind")).toBe("claim");
+    expect(rowAt(container, 1)?.getAttribute("data-result-kind")).toBe("claim");
+    expect(rowAt(container, 2)?.getAttribute("data-result-kind")).toBe("remittance");
+    expect(rowAt(container, 3)?.getAttribute("data-result-kind")).toBe("remittance");
+    expect(rowAt(container, 4)?.getAttribute("data-result-kind")).toBe("activity");
+    // The data-result-id should round-trip.
+    expect(rowAt(container, 0)?.getAttribute("data-result-id")).toBe("CLM-1");
+    expect(rowAt(container, 4)?.getAttribute("data-result-id")).toBe("ACT-1");
+    unmount();
+  });
+
+  it("marks the selected row with data-selected", () => {
+    const { container, unmount } = renderIntoContainer(
+      <SearchResults
+        grouped={makeGrouped([claim("CLM-1"), claim("CLM-2")], [])}
+        selectedIndex={1}
+        onSelect={vi.fn()}
+        onHoverIndex={vi.fn()}
+      />
+    );
+    expect(rowAt(container, 0)?.hasAttribute("data-selected")).toBe(false);
+    expect(rowAt(container, 1)?.hasAttribute("data-selected")).toBe(true);
+    unmount();
+  });
+
+  it("calls onSelect with the clicked result on mousedown", () => {
+    const onSelect = vi.fn();
+    const c = claim("CLM-99");
+    const { container, unmount } = renderIntoContainer(
+      <SearchResults
+        grouped={makeGrouped([c], [])}
+        selectedIndex={0}
+        onSelect={onSelect}
+        onHoverIndex={vi.fn()}
+      />
+    );
+    const row = rowAt(container, 0)!;
+    expect(row).not.toBeNull();
+    act(() => {
+      row.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent("mousedown", { bubbles: true }));
+    });
+    expect(onSelect).toHaveBeenCalledWith(c);
+    unmount();
+  });
+
+  it("calls onHoverIndex with the row index on mouseenter", () => {
+    const onHover = vi.fn();
+    const { container, unmount } = renderIntoContainer(
+      <SearchResults
+        grouped={makeGrouped(
+          [claim("CLM-1"), claim("CLM-2"), claim("CLM-3")],
+          []
+        )}
+        selectedIndex={0}
+        onSelect={vi.fn()}
+        onHoverIndex={onHover}
+      />
+    );
+    act(() => {
+      // React's synthetic `onMouseEnter` is implemented on top of the
+      // native `mouseover` event (which DOES bubble) — the native
+      // `mouseenter` event does NOT bubble, so dispatching it here
+      // would never reach React's listener. `mouseover` with
+      // bubbles:true is the canonical way to trigger React's
+      // `onMouseEnter` in a unit test.
+      rowAt(container, 2)!.dispatchEvent(
+        new MouseEvent("mouseover", { bubbles: true })
+      );
+    });
+    expect(onHover).toHaveBeenCalledWith(2);
+    unmount();
+  });
+
+  it("exposes a focusIndex imperative handle that scrolls the matching row into view", () => {
+    // Replace scrollIntoView on the prototype so we can spy on it
+    // without a real scrollable container. happy-dom doesn't actually
+    // lay out the page so the call would be a no-op otherwise.
+    const scrollSpy = vi.fn();
+    const proto = HTMLElement.prototype as unknown as {
+      scrollIntoView: (opts?: ScrollIntoViewOptions) => void;
+    };
+    const original = proto.scrollIntoView;
+    proto.scrollIntoView = scrollSpy;
+
+    try {
+      const ref = React.createRef<{ focusIndex: (i: number) => void }>();
+      const { unmount } = renderIntoContainer(
+        <SearchResults
+          ref={ref}
+          grouped={makeGrouped(
+            [claim("CLM-1"), claim("CLM-2"), claim("CLM-3")],
+            []
+          )}
+          selectedIndex={0}
+          onSelect={vi.fn()}
+          onHoverIndex={vi.fn()}
+        />
+      );
+      act(() => {
+        ref.current?.focusIndex(2);
+      });
+      expect(scrollSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      unmount();
+    } finally {
+      proto.scrollIntoView = original;
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("only renders groups that have at least one result", () => {
+    const { container, unmount } = renderIntoContainer(
+      <SearchResults
+        grouped={makeGrouped(
+          [claim("CLM-1")],
+          [],
+          []
+        )}
+        selectedIndex={0}
+        onSelect={vi.fn()}
+        onHoverIndex={vi.fn()}
+      />
+    );
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain("Claims · 1");
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain("Remittances");
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain("Activity ·");
+    unmount();
+  });
+
+  it("renders rows with role=option and aria-selected", () => {
+    const { container, unmount } = renderIntoContainer(
+      <SearchResults
+        grouped={makeGrouped([claim("CLM-1"), claim("CLM-2")], [])}
+        selectedIndex={0}
+        onSelect={vi.fn()}
+        onHoverIndex={vi.fn()}
+      />
+    );
+    const rows = container.querySelectorAll('[role="option"]');
+    expect(rows.length).toBe(2);
+    expect(rows[0]!.getAttribute("aria-selected")).toBe("true");
+    expect(rows[1]!.getAttribute("aria-selected")).toBe("false");
+    unmount();
+  });
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/components/SearchResults.tsx b/src/components/SearchResults.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7451583
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/SearchResults.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,263 @@
+import { forwardRef, useEffect, useImperativeHandle, useRef } from "react";
+import { Receipt, Stethoscope, Activity as ActivityIcon } from "lucide-react";
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
+import type { SearchResult, SearchResultsGrouped } from "@/hooks/useSearch";
+
+/**
+ * Result row — one entity hit, clickable / Enter-able.
+ *
+ * The "selected" state is owned by the parent (the SearchBar wires
+ * keyboard nav) — we just consume it via the `selected` boolean so
+ * the row can paint its accent. We also expose `data-result-index`
+ * so the parent's index-based keyboard nav can scroll the matching
+ * row into view via `scrollIntoView`.
+ */
+type ResultRowProps = {
+  result: SearchResult;
+  selected: boolean;
+  index: number;
+  onSelect: (result: SearchResult) => void;
+  onHover: (index: number) => void;
+};
+
+const ICON_BY_KIND = {
+  claim: Receipt,
+  remittance: Stethoscope,
+  activity: ActivityIcon,
+} as const;
+
+function ResultRow({
+  result,
+  selected,
+  index,
+  onSelect,
+  onHover,
+}: ResultRowProps) {
+  const Icon = ICON_BY_KIND[result.kind];
+  return (
+    <button
+      type="button"
+      // `data-result-index` lets the parent keyboard handler call
+      // `el.scrollIntoView()` after a nav move — see SearchBar.
+      data-result-index={index}
+      data-result-kind={result.kind}
+      data-result-id={result.id}
+      data-selected={selected || undefined}
+      // Row is keyboard-focusable so screen readers and keyboard-only
+      // users see something focusable moving under ↑/↓. We manage the
+      // focused-row state ourselves (via the `selected` prop) rather
+      // than relying on the browser's focus ring because the input
+      // stays focused while the palette is open.
+      aria-selected={selected}
+      role="option"
+      onMouseDown={(e) => {
+        // `mousedown` rather than `click` so the input doesn't blur
+        // before the navigation fires — otherwise the user sees a
+        // frame of "input lost focus" before the dialog closes.
+        e.preventDefault();
+        onSelect(result);
+      }}
+      onMouseEnter={() => onHover(index)}
+      className={cn(
+        "w-full flex items-center gap-3 px-3 py-2 rounded-md text-left transition-colors",
+        "focus:outline-none",
+        selected
+          ? "bg-accent/15 ring-1 ring-inset ring-accent/50"
+          : "hover:bg-muted/50"
+      )}
+    >
+      <span
+        className={cn(
+          "flex h-6 w-6 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-md",
+          selected
+            ? "bg-accent/20 text-accent"
+            : "bg-muted text-muted-foreground"
+        )}
+        aria-hidden
+      >
+        <Icon className="h-3.5 w-3.5" strokeWidth={1.75} />
+      </span>
+      <span className="min-w-0 flex-1">
+        <span className="block text-[13px] font-medium truncate">
+          {result.title}
+        </span>
+        <span className="block text-[11px] font-mono text-muted-foreground truncate">
+          {result.subtitle}
+        </span>
+      </span>
+      <span
+        className={cn(
+          "shrink-0 px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded text-[10px] font-mono uppercase tracking-[0.08em]",
+          "bg-muted/70 text-muted-foreground"
+        )}
+      >
+        {result.badge}
+      </span>
+    </button>
+  );
+}
+
+/** Section header — small caps label above each group. */
+function GroupHeader({ label }: { label: string }) {
+  return (
+    <div className="px-3 pt-3 pb-1.5 text-[10px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.18em] text-muted-foreground">
+      {label}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+/** Render the "no matches" state. */
+function EmptyState({ query }: { query: string }) {
+  return (
+    <div className="px-4 py-10 text-center text-muted-foreground">
+      <div className="text-[12px] font-mono">
+        {query
+          ? <>No matches for <span className="text-foreground">{query}</span></>
+          : "Type to search across claims, remittances, and activity."}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Public ref API — the parent (SearchBar) drives navigation from
+ * outside the list, so we expose an imperative handle with
+ * `focusIndex(i)`. The implementation scrolls the matching row into
+ * view; we don't move the actual DOM focus (the input owns that),
+ * but we paint the row as selected via the parent's state.
+ */
+export interface SearchResultsHandle {
+  focusIndex: (index: number) => void;
+}
+
+export interface SearchResultsProps {
+  grouped: SearchResultsGrouped;
+  selectedIndex: number;
+  onSelect: (result: SearchResult) => void;
+  onHoverIndex: (index: number) => void;
+}
+
+export const SearchResults = forwardRef<SearchResultsHandle, SearchResultsProps>(
+  function SearchResults(
+    { grouped, selectedIndex, onSelect, onHoverIndex },
+    ref
+  ) {
+    const listRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+
+    /**
+     * Scroll the row at `index` into view when it changes. We do this
+     * imperatively (rather than relying on the browser's native focus
+     * scroll) because the input owns focus during keyboard nav — moving
+     * DOM focus would close the virtual keyboard on mobile and break
+     * the "input stays focused" invariant.
+     */
+    useImperativeHandle(ref, () => ({
+      focusIndex: (index: number) => {
+        const list = listRef.current;
+        if (!list) return;
+        const el = list.querySelector<HTMLElement>(
+          `[data-result-index="${index}"]`
+        );
+        if (!el) return;
+        el.scrollIntoView({ block: "nearest" });
+      },
+    }), []);
+
+    const total = grouped.total;
+    const isEmpty = total === 0;
+
+    // Track the running flat-index so `data-result-index` is stable
+    // and matches what the parent passes in `selectedIndex`.
+    let runningIndex = 0;
+    const claimNodes = grouped.claims.map((r) => {
+      const idx = runningIndex++;
+      return (
+        <ResultRow
+          key={`claim-${r.id}-${idx}`}
+          result={r}
+          index={idx}
+          selected={idx === selectedIndex}
+          onSelect={onSelect}
+          onHover={onHoverIndex}
+        />
+      );
+    });
+    const remitNodes = grouped.remittances.map((r) => {
+      const idx = runningIndex++;
+      return (
+        <ResultRow
+          key={`remit-${r.id}-${idx}`}
+          result={r}
+          index={idx}
+          selected={idx === selectedIndex}
+          onSelect={onSelect}
+          onHover={onHoverIndex}
+        />
+      );
+    });
+    const activityNodes = grouped.activity.map((r) => {
+      const idx = runningIndex++;
+      return (
+        <ResultRow
+          key={`activity-${r.id}-${idx}`}
+          result={r}
+          index={idx}
+          selected={idx === selectedIndex}
+          onSelect={onSelect}
+          onHover={onHoverIndex}
+        />
+      );
+    });
+
+    // Keep the selected row visible any time the parent updates
+    // `selectedIndex` (e.g. via ↑/↓). The `useImperativeHandle` above
+    // does the same thing on demand; this effect picks up the cases
+    // where the parent doesn't call into us explicitly.
+    useEffect(() => {
+      const list = listRef.current;
+      if (!list) return;
+      const el = list.querySelector<HTMLElement>(
+        `[data-result-index="${selectedIndex}"]`
+      );
+      if (!el) return;
+      el.scrollIntoView({ block: "nearest" });
+    }, [selectedIndex]);
+
+    return (
+      <div
+        ref={listRef}
+        // `role="listbox"` for the whole results container; each row
+        // is `role="option"`. This is what a screen reader expects
+        // for a "combobox with listbox popup" pattern.
+        role="listbox"
+        aria-label="Search results"
+        className="max-h-[60vh] overflow-y-auto py-1"
+      >
+        {isEmpty ? (
+          <EmptyState query={grouped.query} />
+        ) : (
+          <>
+            {claimNodes.length > 0 && (
+              <>
+                <GroupHeader label={`Claims · ${claimNodes.length}`} />
+                <div className="space-y-0.5 px-1">{claimNodes}</div>
+              </>
+            )}
+            {remitNodes.length > 0 && (
+              <>
+                <GroupHeader label={`Remittances · ${remitNodes.length}`} />
+                <div className="space-y-0.5 px-1">{remitNodes}</div>
+              </>
+            )}
+            {activityNodes.length > 0 && (
+              <>
+                <GroupHeader label={`Activity · ${activityNodes.length}`} />
+                <div className="space-y-0.5 px-1 pb-1">{activityNodes}</div>
+              </>
+            )}
+          </>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/hooks/useSearch.test.ts b/src/hooks/useSearch.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c936df6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/useSearch.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,400 @@
+// @vitest-environment happy-dom
+// Set the act-aware env flag so React Query / state updates flush
+// without noisy console warnings. Mirrors the convention in the
+// sibling hook tests (useDrawerKeyboard, useReconciliation).
+(globalThis as { IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT?: boolean }).IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT = true;
+
+import React, { act } from "react";
+import { createRoot, type Root } from "react-dom/client";
+import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { describe, expect, it, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from "vitest";
+
+import { useSearch, destinationFor, flattenResults } from "./useSearch";
+import { useAppStore } from "@/store";
+import { api } from "@/lib/api";
+import type { Activity, Claim, Remittance } from "@/types";
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Mocks
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// The hook reads from the in-memory zustand store via
+// `useSyncExternalStore` when `api.isConfigured` is false. Default
+// vitest env (`VITE_API_BASE_URL: "http://test.local"`) flips
+// `api.isConfigured` to TRUE — we want to test the fallback code
+// path here (it's the one the demo runs in), so mock `api` to report
+// itself unconfigured.
+vi.mock("@/lib/api", () => ({
+  api: {
+    isConfigured: false,
+    listClaims: vi.fn(),
+    listRemittances: vi.fn(),
+    listActivity: vi.fn(),
+  },
+}));
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Test fixtures
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+const CLAIMS: Claim[] = [
+  {
+    id: "CLM-10428",
+    patientName: "Avery Nguyen",
+    providerNpi: "1730187395",
+    payerName: "Blue Cross Blue Shield",
+    cptCode: "99213",
+    billedAmount: 240,
+    receivedAmount: 240,
+    status: "paid",
+    submissionDate: "2026-05-01T00:00:00Z",
+  },
+  {
+    id: "CLM-10429",
+    patientName: "Jordan Patel",
+    providerNpi: "1528471902",
+    payerName: "United Healthcare",
+    cptCode: "99214",
+    billedAmount: 410,
+    receivedAmount: 0,
+    status: "denied",
+    submissionDate: "2026-05-02T00:00:00Z",
+    denialReason: "CO-97: Service included in another service",
+  },
+  {
+    id: "CLM-10430",
+    patientName: "Riley Garcia",
+    providerNpi: "1982036471",
+    payerName: "Aetna",
+    cptCode: "85025",
+    billedAmount: 95,
+    receivedAmount: 0,
+    status: "submitted",
+    submissionDate: "2026-05-03T00:00:00Z",
+  },
+];
+
+const REMITS: Remittance[] = [
+  {
+    id: "REM-7782",
+    claimId: "CLM-10428",
+    payerName: "Blue Cross Blue Shield",
+    paidAmount: 240,
+    adjustmentAmount: 0,
+    receivedDate: "2026-05-10T00:00:00Z",
+    checkNumber: "EFT-100123",
+    status: "reconciled",
+  },
+  {
+    id: "REM-7783",
+    claimId: "CLM-10429",
+    payerName: "United Healthcare",
+    paidAmount: 0,
+    adjustmentAmount: 410,
+    receivedDate: "2026-05-11T00:00:00Z",
+    checkNumber: "EFT-100124",
+    status: "posted",
+    denialReason: "CO-97: Service included in another service",
+  },
+];
+
+const ACTIVITY: Activity[] = [
+  {
+    id: "ACT-CLM-10428",
+    kind: "claim_paid",
+    message: "Paid CLM-10428 · Avery Nguyen",
+    timestamp: "2026-05-10T00:00:00Z",
+    npi: "1730187395",
+    amount: 240,
+  },
+  {
+    id: "ACT-CLM-10429",
+    kind: "claim_denied",
+    message: "Denied CLM-10429 · Jordan Patel",
+    timestamp: "2026-05-11T00:00:00Z",
+    npi: "1528471902",
+    amount: 410,
+  },
+  {
+    id: "ACT-CLM-10430",
+    kind: "claim_submitted",
+    message: "Submitted CLM-10430 · Riley Garcia",
+    timestamp: "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",
+    npi: "1982036471",
+    amount: 95,
+  },
+];
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Test helpers
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/** Minimal renderHook shim using createRoot — matches the pattern
+ * in the sibling hook tests. */
+function renderHook<TResult>(
+  useHook: () => TResult
+): { result: { current: TResult | undefined }; unmount: () => void } {
+  const result: { current: TResult | undefined } = { current: undefined };
+  const container = document.createElement("div");
+  document.body.appendChild(container);
+  // A QueryClient is only strictly needed when `api.isConfigured` is
+  // true, but supplying one is harmless either way and future-proofs
+  // the test if the mock flips.
+  const qc = new QueryClient({ defaultOptions: { queries: { retry: false } } });
+
+  function Probe() {
+    result.current = useHook();
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const root: Root = createRoot(container);
+  act(() => {
+    root.render(
+      React.createElement(
+        QueryClientProvider,
+        { client: qc },
+        React.createElement(Probe)
+      )
+    );
+  });
+  return {
+    result,
+    unmount: () => {
+      act(() => root.unmount());
+      container.remove();
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+/** Yield to the timer queue so the 150ms debounce in `useSearch`
+ * can flush. `act` wraps the wait so React state updates triggered
+ * by the debounced setter are visible to subsequent assertions. */
+async function flushDebounce(): Promise<void> {
+  await act(async () => {
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 200));
+  });
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Tests
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+describe("useSearch", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    // Seed the in-memory zustand store with our fixtures so the
+    // hook's `useSyncExternalStore` snapshot returns them.
+    useAppStore.setState({
+      claims: CLAIMS,
+      remittances: REMITS,
+      activity: ACTIVITY,
+    });
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+  });
+
+  it("returns empty results for an empty query", () => {
+    const { result, unmount } = renderHook(() => useSearch());
+    expect(result.current?.query).toBe("");
+    expect(result.current?.results.total).toBe(0);
+    expect(result.current?.results.claims).toEqual([]);
+    expect(result.current?.results.remittances).toEqual([]);
+    expect(result.current?.results.activity).toEqual([]);
+    unmount();
+  });
+
+  it("debounces the query — results stay empty within the debounce window", async () => {
+    const { result, unmount } = renderHook(() => useSearch());
+    act(() => {
+      result.current?.setQuery("Nguyen");
+    });
+    // Query is updated synchronously (so the input can echo it),
+    // but results should not have run yet — debounce is 150ms.
+    expect(result.current?.query).toBe("Nguyen");
+    expect(result.current?.results.total).toBe(0);
+    unmount();
+  });
+
+  it("matches claims by patient name", async () => {
+    const { result, unmount } = renderHook(() => useSearch());
+    act(() => {
+      result.current?.setQuery("Nguyen");
+    });
+    await flushDebounce();
+    expect(result.current?.results.claims.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(result.current?.results.claims[0]?.id).toBe("CLM-10428");
+    unmount();
+  });
+
+  it("matches claims by id fragment", async () => {
+    const { result, unmount } = renderHook(() => useSearch());
+    act(() => {
+      result.current?.setQuery("CLM-10430");
+    });
+    await flushDebounce();
+    expect(result.current?.results.claims[0]?.id).toBe("CLM-10430");
+    unmount();
+  });
+
+  it("matches claims by payer name", async () => {
+    const { result, unmount } = renderHook(() => useSearch());
+    act(() => {
+      result.current?.setQuery("Aetna");
+    });
+    await flushDebounce();
+    expect(result.current?.results.claims.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(result.current?.results.claims[0]?.id).toBe("CLM-10430");
+    unmount();
+  });
+
+  it("matches remittances by check number", async () => {
+    const { result, unmount } = renderHook(() => useSearch());
+    act(() => {
+      result.current?.setQuery("EFT-100124");
+    });
+    await flushDebounce();
+    expect(result.current?.results.remittances.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(result.current?.results.remittances[0]?.id).toBe("REM-7783");
+    unmount();
+  });
+
+  it("matches activity by message text", async () => {
+    const { result, unmount } = renderHook(() => useSearch());
+    act(() => {
+      result.current?.setQuery("Garcia");
+    });
+    await flushDebounce();
+    expect(result.current?.results.activity.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(result.current?.results.activity[0]?.id).toBe("ACT-CLM-10430");
+    unmount();
+  });
+
+  it("ranks exact-id matches above substring matches", async () => {
+    const { result, unmount } = renderHook(() => useSearch());
+    act(() => {
+      result.current?.setQuery("CLM-10428");
+    });
+    await flushDebounce();
+    const flat = flattenResults(result.current!.results);
+    // The exact-id claim should be the first result.
+    expect(flat[0]?.id).toBe("CLM-10428");
+    unmount();
+  });
+
+  it("caps each group at MAX_PER_GROUP (10)", async () => {
+    // Build a store with many claims all matching the same query.
+    const many: Claim[] = Array.from({ length: 25 }, (_, i) => ({
+      ...CLAIMS[0]!,
+      id: `CLM-${20000 + i}`,
+      patientName: `Patient ${i}`,
+    }));
+    useAppStore.setState({ claims: many, remittances: [], activity: [] });
+
+    const { result, unmount } = renderHook(() => useSearch());
+    act(() => {
+      result.current?.setQuery("Patient");
+    });
+    await flushDebounce();
+    // 25 matching claims, but the cap should hold at 10.
+    expect(result.current?.results.claims.length).toBe(10);
+    expect(result.current?.results.total).toBe(10);
+    unmount();
+  });
+
+  it("exposes the loading flag (false in fallback mode)", () => {
+    const { result, unmount } = renderHook(() => useSearch());
+    expect(result.current?.isLoading).toBe(false);
+    unmount();
+  });
+
+  it("returns total === 0 when nothing matches", async () => {
+    const { result, unmount } = renderHook(() => useSearch());
+    act(() => {
+      result.current?.setQuery("zzzzzz-no-such-string");
+    });
+    await flushDebounce();
+    expect(result.current?.results.total).toBe(0);
+    expect(result.current?.results.claims).toEqual([]);
+    expect(result.current?.results.remittances).toEqual([]);
+    expect(result.current?.results.activity).toEqual([]);
+    unmount();
+  });
+
+  it("flattens results in display order: claims → remittances → activity", async () => {
+    const { result, unmount } = renderHook(() => useSearch());
+    act(() => {
+      // A query that hits all three entity types.
+      result.current?.setQuery("10428");
+    });
+    await flushDebounce();
+    const flat = flattenResults(result.current!.results);
+    expect(flat.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    // The first three should be claims (we have one CLM-10428 match);
+    // remits with claimId=CLM-10428 come next; activity with that
+    // claim id comes last.
+    const kinds = flat.map((r) => r.kind);
+    // Find the first index of each kind, in order:
+    const firstClaim = kinds.indexOf("claim");
+    const firstRemit = kinds.indexOf("remittance");
+    const firstActivity = kinds.indexOf("activity");
+    if (firstRemit !== -1) expect(firstRemit).toBeGreaterThan(firstClaim);
+    if (firstActivity !== -1) expect(firstActivity).toBeGreaterThan(firstClaim);
+    unmount();
+  });
+});
+
+describe("destinationFor", () => {
+  it("routes claim results to /claims?claim=<id>", () => {
+    const url = destinationFor({
+      kind: "claim",
+      id: "CLM-10428",
+      title: "",
+      subtitle: "",
+      badge: "paid",
+      score: 1,
+    });
+    expect(url).toBe("/claims?claim=CLM-10428");
+  });
+
+  it("URL-encodes claim ids with special characters", () => {
+    const url = destinationFor({
+      kind: "claim",
+      id: "CLM/A B",
+      title: "",
+      subtitle: "",
+      badge: "paid",
+      score: 1,
+    });
+    expect(url).toBe("/claims?claim=CLM%2FA%20B");
+  });
+
+  it("routes remittance results to /remittances", () => {
+    const url = destinationFor({
+      kind: "remittance",
+      id: "REM-7782",
+      title: "",
+      subtitle: "",
+      badge: "reconciled",
+      score: 1,
+    });
+    expect(url).toBe("/remittances");
+  });
+
+  it("routes activity results to /activity?kind=<kind>", () => {
+    const url = destinationFor({
+      kind: "activity",
+      id: "ACT-CLM-10428",
+      title: "",
+      subtitle: "",
+      badge: "claim_paid",
+      score: 1,
+    });
+    expect(url).toBe("/activity?kind=claim_paid");
+  });
+});
+
+// `api` is mocked at the top of the file — silence the "imported but
+// unused" lint with this re-export, which also documents that the
+// mock is the load-bearing piece of the test setup.
+void api;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/hooks/useSearch.ts b/src/hooks/useSearch.ts
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+/**
+ * Global search hook — Cmd-K palette backing logic.
+ *
+ * Loads a generous initial slice of claims, remittances, and activity
+ * from the existing `api.list*` endpoints (or the in-memory zustand
+ * store in unconfigured mode) once when the hook mounts, then runs
+ * an in-memory filter+rank against whatever the user has typed.
+ *
+ * Design notes:
+ *
+ *  - **Why fetch a slice, not everything?** The persistence layer
+ *    supports a `limit` param; 200 is small enough to be fast and
+ *    large enough to cover the demo dataset. We don't paginate the
+ *    search corpus — typing should feel instant.
+ *
+ *  - **Why in-memory and not a dedicated `/api/search` endpoint?**
+ *    Avoids backend churn for a UI feature. The in-memory filter is
+ *    cheap (three arrays of ≤200 entries each) and works against the
+ *    sample-data fallback identically.
+ *
+ *  - **Why debounce?** Each keystroke would otherwise trigger three
+ *    ranking passes plus a re-render. 150ms is the sweet spot where
+ *    typing feels uninterrupted but we don't recompute on every
+ *    character.
+ */
+
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { useSyncExternalStore } from "react";
+import { api, type PaginatedResponse } from "@/lib/api";
+import { useAppStore } from "@/store";
+import type { Activity, Claim, Remittance } from "@/types";
+
+/** Max items we pull into the in-memory search corpus per entity type. */
+const SEARCH_CORPUS_LIMIT = 200;
+
+/** Debounce window for the query input. */
+const DEBOUNCE_MS = 150;
+
+/** Hard cap on results returned to the UI. Keeps the palette snappy. */
+const MAX_RESULTS = 50;
+
+/** Per-group cap so a single entity type can't dominate the palette. */
+const MAX_PER_GROUP = 10;
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Result types
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export type SearchResultKind = "claim" | "remittance" | "activity";
+
+/** Discriminated union — each variant carries the entity id + a display row. */
+export type SearchResult =
+  | {
+      kind: "claim";
+      id: string;
+      title: string;
+      subtitle: string;
+      badge: string;
+      score: number;
+    }
+  | {
+      kind: "remittance";
+      id: string;
+      title: string;
+      subtitle: string;
+      badge: string;
+      score: number;
+    }
+  | {
+      kind: "activity";
+      id: string;
+      title: string;
+      subtitle: string;
+      badge: string;
+      score: number;
+    };
+
+/** Result list grouped by entity type — what the palette renders. */
+export interface SearchResultsGrouped {
+  claims: SearchResult[];
+  remittances: SearchResult[];
+  activity: SearchResult[];
+  total: number;
+  query: string;
+}
+
+/** Return shape of {@link useSearch}. */
+export interface UseSearchResult {
+  /** Debounced query — what the ranking is actually run against. */
+  query: string;
+  /** Setter for the input field. */
+  setQuery: (q: string) => void;
+  /** Grouped, scored results (already capped). */
+  results: SearchResultsGrouped;
+  /** True while the corpus is being fetched. */
+  isLoading: boolean;
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Scoring
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/**
+ * Score a single candidate string against the (lower-cased) query.
+ *
+ * Priority (highest → lowest):
+ *
+ *   1. **exact match** — query equals the candidate (`42` === `42`). The
+ *      single most useful hit when typing a numeric ID fragment.
+ *   2. **prefix match** — candidate starts with the query (`CLM-10…` for
+ *      `CLM-10`). The next best "I'm typing the start of an ID" case.
+ *   3. **substring match** — query appears anywhere (`Garcia` matching
+ *      `Avery Garcia`).
+ *   4. **fuzzy subsequence** — every character of the query appears in
+ *      the candidate in order. Catches typos like `nguyne` → `Nguyen`.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 when there's no match at all.
+ */
+function scoreField(haystack: string | undefined, needle: string): number {
+  if (!haystack) return 0;
+  const hay = haystack.toLowerCase();
+  if (hay === needle) return 100;
+  if (hay.startsWith(needle)) return 60;
+  const idx = hay.indexOf(needle);
+  if (idx >= 0) {
+    // Earlier matches score slightly higher — leading `Bills` matches
+    // `Blue Cross Blue Shield` more meaningfully than trailing.
+    const positionBonus = Math.max(0, 20 - idx);
+    return 30 + positionBonus;
+  }
+  // Subsequence fuzzy match — every char of needle appears in hay in
+  // order, with no minimum-length requirement (1-char queries would
+  // otherwise match everything and starve exact matches).
+  let hi = 0;
+  for (let ni = 0; ni < needle.length; ni++) {
+    const ch = needle[ni];
+    const found = hay.indexOf(ch, hi);
+    if (found === -1) return 0;
+    hi = found + 1;
+  }
+  return 10;
+}
+
+/** Sum the best score across a set of candidate fields. */
+function scoreAgainstFields(
+  query: string,
+  fields: (string | undefined)[]
+): number {
+  let best = 0;
+  for (const f of fields) {
+    const s = scoreField(f, query);
+    if (s > best) best = s;
+  }
+  return best;
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Per-entity rankers — each returns a SearchResult or null when no match
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function rankClaim(c: Claim, query: string): SearchResult | null {
+  // Order matters loosely — ID first so typing "CLM-" jumps to claim
+  // rows, then patient, then payer, then code. scoreAgainstFields
+  // picks the best across all of them so the order here is purely
+  // about which fields carry more weight in practice.
+  const score = scoreAgainstFields(query, [
+    c.id,
+    c.patientName,
+    c.payerName,
+    c.cptCode,
+    c.providerNpi,
+    c.denialReason,
+  ]);
+  if (score === 0) return null;
+  return {
+    kind: "claim",
+    id: c.id,
+    title: `${c.id} · ${c.patientName}`,
+    subtitle: `${c.payerName} · ${c.cptCode} · $${c.billedAmount.toLocaleString()}`,
+    badge: c.status,
+    score,
+  };
+}
+
+function rankRemittance(r: Remittance, query: string): SearchResult | null {
+  const score = scoreAgainstFields(query, [
+    r.id,
+    r.claimId,
+    r.payerName,
+    r.checkNumber,
+    r.denialReason ?? undefined,
+  ]);
+  if (score === 0) return null;
+  return {
+    kind: "remittance",
+    id: r.id,
+    title: `${r.id} · ${r.payerName}`,
+    subtitle: `Claim ${r.claimId} · Check ${r.checkNumber} · $${r.paidAmount.toLocaleString()}`,
+    badge: r.status,
+    score,
+  };
+}
+
+function rankActivity(a: Activity, query: string): SearchResult | null {
+  const score = scoreAgainstFields(query, [
+    a.id,
+    a.message,
+    a.kind,
+    a.npi,
+  ]);
+  if (score === 0) return null;
+  return {
+    kind: "activity",
+    id: a.id,
+    title: a.message,
+    subtitle: a.timestamp,
+    badge: a.kind,
+    score,
+  };
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Corpus fetch (uses existing hooks so fallback mode "just works")
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+interface SearchCorpus {
+  claims: Claim[];
+  remittances: Remittance[];
+  activity: Activity[];
+}
+
+/**
+ * Fetch the search corpus. Mirrors the fallback-mode strategy used by
+ * `useClaims` / `useRemittances` / `useActivity` so the palette works
+ * identically with the in-memory zustand store and with a live backend.
+ *
+ * We use `useQuery` for the configured path so react-query handles
+ * caching/refetching, and `useSyncExternalStore` for the fallback path
+ * so re-renders fire when the store changes (e.g. after a new claim
+ * submission).
+ */
+function useSearchCorpus(): { data: SearchCorpus; isLoading: boolean } {
+  // Fallback snapshot from the zustand store. We pull the three arrays
+  // we care about — `useSyncExternalStore` returns the same snapshot
+  // reference until the store mutates, so this is cheap.
+  const fallbackClaims = useSyncExternalStore(
+    (cb) => useAppStore.subscribe(cb),
+    () => useAppStore.getState().claims,
+    () => useAppStore.getState().claims
+  );
+  const fallbackRemits = useSyncExternalStore(
+    (cb) => useAppStore.subscribe(cb),
+    () => useAppStore.getState().remittances,
+    () => useAppStore.getState().remittances
+  );
+  const fallbackActivity = useSyncExternalStore(
+    (cb) => useAppStore.subscribe(cb),
+    () => useAppStore.getState().activity,
+    () => useAppStore.getState().activity
+  );
+
+  const claimsQ = useQuery<PaginatedResponse<Claim>>({
+    queryKey: ["search-corpus", "claims"],
+    queryFn: () => api.listClaims<Claim>({ limit: SEARCH_CORPUS_LIMIT }),
+    enabled: api.isConfigured,
+    // Keep the corpus cached for a minute — re-fetching on every
+    // palette open would defeat the "instant" goal of in-memory search.
+    staleTime: 60_000,
+  });
+  const remitsQ = useQuery<PaginatedResponse<Remittance>>({
+    queryKey: ["search-corpus", "remittances"],
+    queryFn: () => api.listRemittances<Remittance>({ limit: SEARCH_CORPUS_LIMIT }),
+    enabled: api.isConfigured,
+    staleTime: 60_000,
+  });
+  const activityQ = useQuery<PaginatedResponse<Activity>>({
+    queryKey: ["search-corpus", "activity"],
+    queryFn: () => api.listActivity<Activity>({ limit: SEARCH_CORPUS_LIMIT }),
+    enabled: api.isConfigured,
+    staleTime: 60_000,
+  });
+
+  if (!api.isConfigured) {
+    return {
+      data: {
+        claims: fallbackClaims,
+        remittances: fallbackRemits,
+        activity: fallbackActivity,
+      },
+      isLoading: false,
+    };
+  }
+  return {
+    data: {
+      claims: claimsQ.data?.items ?? [],
+      remittances: remitsQ.data?.items ?? [],
+      activity: activityQ.data?.items ?? [],
+    },
+    isLoading:
+      claimsQ.isLoading || remitsQ.isLoading || activityQ.isLoading,
+  };
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Public hook
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/**
+ * The Cmd-K search hook.
+ *
+ * Returns the debounced query (so consumers can render the input value
+ * without lag), the setter to wire to the input, the grouped/capped
+ * results, and a loading flag for the corpus fetch.
+ *
+ * The hook is intentionally pure-ish: it does NOT own the dialog
+ * open/close state, navigation, or keyboard wiring. Those belong in
+ * `<SearchBar>` so the hook stays easy to unit test (no Radix
+ * dependencies, no router, no DOM).
+ */
+export function useSearch(): UseSearchResult {
+  const [rawQuery, setRawQuery] = useState("");
+  const [debouncedQuery, setDebouncedQuery] = useState("");
+  const timerRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null);
+
+  // Debounce raw → debounced. We use a ref-tracked timer rather than
+  // a `useDebouncedCallback` library so this file has zero deps
+  // beyond what `useClaims` already pulls in.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (timerRef.current !== null) clearTimeout(timerRef.current);
+    timerRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
+      setDebouncedQuery(rawQuery);
+      timerRef.current = null;
+    }, DEBOUNCE_MS);
+    return () => {
+      if (timerRef.current !== null) {
+        clearTimeout(timerRef.current);
+        timerRef.current = null;
+      }
+    };
+  }, [rawQuery]);
+
+  const corpus = useSearchCorpus();
+
+  // The ranking pass. Memoized on the corpus + the *debounced* query
+  // so we don't re-rank on every keystroke — only after the 150ms
+  // debounce window settles.
+  const results = useMemo<SearchResultsGrouped>(() => {
+    const q = debouncedQuery.trim().toLowerCase();
+    if (!q) {
+      return {
+        claims: [],
+        remittances: [],
+        activity: [],
+        total: 0,
+        query: debouncedQuery,
+      };
+    }
+
+    const claims = corpus.data.claims
+      .map((c) => rankClaim(c, q))
+      .filter((r): r is SearchResult => r !== null)
+      .sort((a, b) => b.score - a.score)
+      .slice(0, MAX_PER_GROUP);
+
+    const remittances = corpus.data.remittances
+      .map((r) => rankRemittance(r, q))
+      .filter((r): r is SearchResult => r !== null)
+      .sort((a, b) => b.score - a.score)
+      .slice(0, MAX_PER_GROUP);
+
+    const activity = corpus.data.activity
+      .map((a) => rankActivity(a, q))
+      .filter((r): r is SearchResult => r !== null)
+      .sort((a, b) => b.score - a.score)
+      .slice(0, MAX_PER_GROUP);
+
+    return {
+      claims,
+      remittances,
+      activity,
+      total: claims.length + remittances.length + activity.length,
+      query: debouncedQuery,
+    };
+  }, [corpus.data.claims, corpus.data.remittances, corpus.data.activity, debouncedQuery]);
+
+  // Stable setter reference — the consumer (an `<input>`) doesn't
+  // need to re-render when our hook internals change.
+  // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  const setQuery = useCallback((q: string) => setRawQuery(q), []);
+
+  return {
+    query: rawQuery,
+    setQuery,
+    results,
+    isLoading: corpus.isLoading,
+  };
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Navigation destinations
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/**
+ * Map a search hit to a URL the router can push. Keeps all
+ * "where does an entity go?" knowledge in one place so the SearchBar
+ * component doesn't have to know per-entity routing rules.
+ *
+ *  - claim       → /claims?claim={id}   (opens the drawer deep-link)
+ *  - remittance  → /remittances         (Remittances page; the page
+ *                                       already lets you expand a row
+ *                                       for the adjustment detail)
+ *  - activity    → /activity?kind={kind} (Activity Log, pre-filtered
+ *                                       to the matching event kind)
+ */
+export function destinationFor(result: SearchResult): string {
+  switch (result.kind) {
+    case "claim":
+      return `/claims?claim=${encodeURIComponent(result.id)}`;
+    case "remittance":
+      return "/remittances";
+    case "activity": {
+      // The activity id is "ACT-<claim-id>" by convention; the
+      // ActivityLog page filters by `kind`, so we surface that.
+      const u = new URLSearchParams();
+      u.set("kind", result.badge);
+      return `/activity?${u.toString()}`;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+/** Flat list of results in display order — what the keyboard nav steps through. */
+export function flattenResults(g: SearchResultsGrouped): SearchResult[] {
+  return [...g.claims, ...g.remittances, ...g.activity];
+}
+
+/** Total cap sentinel — exported for tests so they don't have to hard-code 50. */
+export const SEARCH_MAX_RESULTS = MAX_RESULTS;
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