diff --git a/tests/embedding.rs b/tests/embedding.rs
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+//! Integration tests for embedding storage and vector search.
+//!
+//! These tests create an in-memory SQLite database with sqlite-vec loaded,
+//! apply all migrations through 009 (embeddings), and verify KNN search
+//! and metadata operations.
+
+use lore::core::db::create_connection;
+use rusqlite::Connection;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use tempfile::TempDir;
+
+/// Create a test DB on disk (required for sqlite-vec which needs the extension loaded).
+/// Uses create_connection to get the sqlite-vec extension registered.
+fn create_test_db() -> (TempDir, Connection) {
+    let tmp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+    let db_path = tmp.path().join("test.db");
+    let conn = create_connection(&db_path).unwrap();
+
+    let migrations_dir = PathBuf::from(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR")).join("migrations");
+
+    for version in 1..=9 {
+        let entries: Vec<_> = std::fs::read_dir(&migrations_dir)
+            .unwrap()
+            .filter_map(|e| e.ok())
+            .filter(|e| {
+                e.file_name()
+                    .to_string_lossy()
+                    .starts_with(&format!("{:03}", version))
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        assert!(!entries.is_empty(), "Migration {} not found", version);
+        let sql = std::fs::read_to_string(entries[0].path()).unwrap();
+        conn.execute_batch(&sql)
+            .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("Migration {} failed: {}", version, e));
+    }
+
+    // Seed a project
+    conn.execute(
+        "INSERT INTO projects (id, gitlab_project_id, path_with_namespace) VALUES (1, 100, 'group/project')",
+        [],
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+
+    (tmp, conn)
+}
+
+fn insert_document(conn: &Connection, id: i64, title: &str, content: &str) {
+    conn.execute(
+        "INSERT INTO documents (id, source_type, source_id, project_id, title, content_text, content_hash, url)
+         VALUES (?1, 'issue', ?1, 1, ?2, ?3, 'hash_' || ?1, 'https://example.com/' || ?1)",
+        rusqlite::params![id, title, content],
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+}
+
+/// Create a 768-dim vector with a specific dimension set to 1.0 (unit vector along axis).
+fn axis_vector(dim: usize) -> Vec<f32> {
+    let mut v = vec![0.0f32; 768];
+    v[dim] = 1.0;
+    v
+}
+
+fn insert_embedding(conn: &Connection, doc_id: i64, chunk_index: i64, embedding: &[f32]) {
+    let rowid = doc_id * 1000 + chunk_index;
+    let embedding_bytes: Vec<u8> = embedding.iter().flat_map(|f| f.to_le_bytes()).collect();
+
+    conn.execute(
+        "INSERT INTO embeddings (rowid, embedding) VALUES (?1, ?2)",
+        rusqlite::params![rowid, embedding_bytes],
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+
+    let now = chrono::Utc::now().timestamp_millis();
+    conn.execute(
+        "INSERT INTO embedding_metadata
+         (document_id, chunk_index, model, dims, document_hash, chunk_hash, created_at, attempt_count)
+         VALUES (?1, ?2, 'nomic-embed-text', 768, 'hash_' || ?1, 'chunk_hash', ?3, 1)",
+        rusqlite::params![doc_id, chunk_index, now],
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn knn_search_returns_nearest_neighbors() {
+    let (_tmp, conn) = create_test_db();
+
+    insert_document(&conn, 1, "Doc A", "Content about authentication.");
+    insert_document(&conn, 2, "Doc B", "Content about database optimization.");
+    insert_document(&conn, 3, "Doc C", "Content about logging infrastructure.");
+
+    // Doc 1: axis 0, Doc 2: axis 1, Doc 3: axis 2
+    insert_embedding(&conn, 1, 0, &axis_vector(0));
+    insert_embedding(&conn, 2, 0, &axis_vector(1));
+    insert_embedding(&conn, 3, 0, &axis_vector(2));
+
+    // Query vector close to axis 0 (should match doc 1)
+    let mut query = vec![0.0f32; 768];
+    query[0] = 0.9;
+    query[1] = 0.1;
+
+    let results = lore::search::search_vector(&conn, &query, 10).unwrap();
+
+    assert!(!results.is_empty(), "Should return at least one result");
+    assert_eq!(results[0].document_id, 1, "Nearest neighbor should be doc 1");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn knn_search_respects_limit() {
+    let (_tmp, conn) = create_test_db();
+
+    for i in 1..=10 {
+        insert_document(&conn, i, &format!("Doc {}", i), "Some content.");
+        insert_embedding(&conn, i, 0, &axis_vector(i as usize));
+    }
+
+    let results = lore::search::search_vector(&conn, &axis_vector(0), 3).unwrap();
+    assert!(results.len() <= 3, "Results should be capped at limit");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn knn_search_deduplicates_chunks() {
+    let (_tmp, conn) = create_test_db();
+
+    insert_document(&conn, 1, "Multi-chunk doc", "Very long content that was chunked.");
+
+    // Same document, two chunks, both similar to query
+    let mut v1 = vec![0.0f32; 768];
+    v1[0] = 1.0;
+    let mut v2 = vec![0.0f32; 768];
+    v2[0] = 0.95;
+    v2[1] = 0.05;
+
+    insert_embedding(&conn, 1, 0, &v1);
+    insert_embedding(&conn, 1, 1, &v2);
+
+    let results = lore::search::search_vector(&conn, &axis_vector(0), 10).unwrap();
+
+    // Should deduplicate: same document_id appears at most once
+    let unique_docs: std::collections::HashSet<i64> = results.iter().map(|r| r.document_id).collect();
+    assert_eq!(
+        unique_docs.len(),
+        results.len(),
+        "Each document should appear at most once in results"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn orphan_trigger_deletes_embeddings_on_document_delete() {
+    let (_tmp, conn) = create_test_db();
+
+    insert_document(&conn, 1, "Will be deleted", "Content.");
+    insert_embedding(&conn, 1, 0, &axis_vector(0));
+
+    // Verify embedding exists
+    let count: i64 = conn
+        .query_row("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM embeddings WHERE rowid = 1000", [], |r| r.get(0))
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(count, 1, "Embedding should exist before delete");
+
+    // Delete the document
+    conn.execute("DELETE FROM documents WHERE id = 1", []).unwrap();
+
+    // Verify embedding was cascade-deleted via trigger
+    let count: i64 = conn
+        .query_row("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM embeddings WHERE rowid = 1000", [], |r| r.get(0))
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(count, 0, "Trigger should delete embeddings when document is deleted");
+
+    // Verify metadata was cascade-deleted via FK
+    let meta_count: i64 = conn
+        .query_row("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM embedding_metadata WHERE document_id = 1", [], |r| r.get(0))
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(meta_count, 0, "Metadata should be cascade-deleted");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn empty_database_returns_no_results() {
+    let (_tmp, conn) = create_test_db();
+
+    let results = lore::search::search_vector(&conn, &axis_vector(0), 10).unwrap();
+    assert!(results.is_empty(), "Empty DB should return no results");
+}
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/golden_queries.json b/tests/fixtures/golden_queries.json
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/tests/fixtures/golden_queries.json
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+[
+  {
+    "query": "authentication login",
+    "mode": "lexical",
+    "filters": {},
+    "expected_doc_ids": [1],
+    "min_results": 1,
+    "max_rank": 10,
+    "description": "Basic auth keywords should find the OAuth login issue"
+  },
+  {
+    "query": "database migration",
+    "mode": "lexical",
+    "filters": {},
+    "expected_doc_ids": [3],
+    "min_results": 1,
+    "max_rank": 10,
+    "description": "Database migration terms should find the migration issue"
+  },
+  {
+    "query": "user profile",
+    "mode": "lexical",
+    "filters": {},
+    "expected_doc_ids": [2],
+    "min_results": 1,
+    "max_rank": 10,
+    "description": "User profile keywords should find the profile MR"
+  },
+  {
+    "query": "API rate limiting",
+    "mode": "lexical",
+    "filters": {},
+    "expected_doc_ids": [5],
+    "min_results": 1,
+    "max_rank": 10,
+    "description": "Rate limiting query should find the discussion document"
+  },
+  {
+    "query": "performance optimization",
+    "mode": "lexical",
+    "filters": {},
+    "expected_doc_ids": [4],
+    "min_results": 1,
+    "max_rank": 10,
+    "description": "Performance terms should find the performance MR"
+  },
+  {
+    "query": "token refresh",
+    "mode": "lexical",
+    "filters": {"source_type": "issue"},
+    "expected_doc_ids": [1],
+    "min_results": 1,
+    "max_rank": 10,
+    "description": "Token refresh with issue filter should find auth issue only"
+  },
+  {
+    "query": "CSS styling frontend",
+    "mode": "lexical",
+    "filters": {},
+    "expected_doc_ids": [6],
+    "min_results": 1,
+    "max_rank": 10,
+    "description": "Frontend CSS query should find the UI improvements issue"
+  }
+]
diff --git a/tests/fts_search.rs b/tests/fts_search.rs
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+++ b/tests/fts_search.rs
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+//! Integration tests for FTS5 search.
+//!
+//! These tests create an in-memory SQLite database, apply migrations through 008 (FTS5),
+//! seed documents, and verify search behavior.
+
+use rusqlite::Connection;
+
+fn create_test_db() -> Connection {
+    let conn = Connection::open_in_memory().unwrap();
+    conn.pragma_update(None, "foreign_keys", "ON").unwrap();
+
+    let migrations_dir = std::path::PathBuf::from(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR")).join("migrations");
+
+    for version in 1..=8 {
+        let entries: Vec<_> = std::fs::read_dir(&migrations_dir)
+            .unwrap()
+            .filter_map(|e| e.ok())
+            .filter(|e| {
+                e.file_name()
+                    .to_string_lossy()
+                    .starts_with(&format!("{:03}", version))
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        assert!(!entries.is_empty(), "Migration {} not found", version);
+        let sql = std::fs::read_to_string(entries[0].path()).unwrap();
+        conn.execute_batch(&sql)
+            .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("Migration {} failed: {}", version, e));
+    }
+
+    // Seed a project
+    conn.execute(
+        "INSERT INTO projects (id, gitlab_project_id, path_with_namespace) VALUES (1, 100, 'group/project')",
+        [],
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+
+    conn
+}
+
+fn insert_document(conn: &Connection, id: i64, source_type: &str, title: &str, content: &str) {
+    conn.execute(
+        "INSERT INTO documents (id, source_type, source_id, project_id, title, content_text, content_hash, url)
+         VALUES (?1, ?2, ?1, 1, ?3, ?4, 'hash_' || ?1, 'https://example.com/' || ?1)",
+        rusqlite::params![id, source_type, title, content],
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn fts_basic_search() {
+    let conn = create_test_db();
+
+    insert_document(&conn, 1, "issue", "Authentication bug", "Users cannot login when using OAuth tokens. The JWT refresh fails silently.");
+    insert_document(&conn, 2, "merge_request", "Add user profile page", "This MR adds a new user profile page with avatar upload support.");
+    insert_document(&conn, 3, "issue", "Database migration failing", "The migration script crashes on PostgreSQL 14 due to deprecated syntax.");
+
+    let results = lore::search::search_fts(&conn, "authentication login", 10, lore::search::FtsQueryMode::Safe).unwrap();
+
+    assert!(!results.is_empty(), "Expected at least one result for 'authentication login'");
+    assert_eq!(results[0].document_id, 1, "Authentication issue should be top result");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn fts_stemming_matches() {
+    let conn = create_test_db();
+
+    insert_document(&conn, 1, "issue", "Running tests", "The test runner is executing integration tests.");
+    insert_document(&conn, 2, "issue", "Deployment config", "Deployment configuration for production servers.");
+
+    // "running" should match "runner" and "executing" via porter stemmer
+    let results = lore::search::search_fts(&conn, "running", 10, lore::search::FtsQueryMode::Safe).unwrap();
+    assert!(!results.is_empty(), "Stemming should match 'running' to 'runner'");
+    assert_eq!(results[0].document_id, 1);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn fts_empty_results() {
+    let conn = create_test_db();
+
+    insert_document(&conn, 1, "issue", "Bug fix", "Fixed a null pointer dereference in the parser.");
+
+    let results = lore::search::search_fts(&conn, "kubernetes deployment helm", 10, lore::search::FtsQueryMode::Safe).unwrap();
+    assert!(results.is_empty(), "No documents should match unrelated query");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn fts_special_characters_handled() {
+    let conn = create_test_db();
+
+    insert_document(&conn, 1, "issue", "C++ compiler", "The C++ compiler segfaults on template metaprogramming.");
+
+    // Special characters should not crash the search
+    let results = lore::search::search_fts(&conn, "C++ compiler", 10, lore::search::FtsQueryMode::Safe).unwrap();
+    // Safe mode sanitizes the query — it should still return results or at least not crash
+    assert!(results.len() <= 1);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn fts_result_ordering_by_relevance() {
+    let conn = create_test_db();
+
+    // Doc 1: "authentication" in title and content
+    insert_document(&conn, 1, "issue", "Authentication system redesign", "The authentication system needs a complete redesign. Authentication flows are broken.");
+    // Doc 2: "authentication" only in content, once
+    insert_document(&conn, 2, "issue", "Login page update", "Updated the login page with better authentication error messages.");
+    // Doc 3: unrelated
+    insert_document(&conn, 3, "issue", "Database optimization", "Optimize database queries for faster response times.");
+
+    let results = lore::search::search_fts(&conn, "authentication", 10, lore::search::FtsQueryMode::Safe).unwrap();
+
+    assert!(results.len() >= 2, "Should match at least 2 documents");
+    // Doc 1 should rank higher (more occurrences of the term)
+    assert_eq!(results[0].document_id, 1, "Document with more term occurrences should rank first");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn fts_respects_limit() {
+    let conn = create_test_db();
+
+    for i in 1..=20 {
+        insert_document(
+            &conn,
+            i,
+            "issue",
+            &format!("Bug report {}", i),
+            &format!("This is bug report number {} about the login system.", i),
+        );
+    }
+
+    let results = lore::search::search_fts(&conn, "bug login", 5, lore::search::FtsQueryMode::Safe).unwrap();
+    assert!(results.len() <= 5, "Results should be capped at limit");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn fts_snippet_generated() {
+    let conn = create_test_db();
+
+    insert_document(&conn, 1, "issue", "Performance issue", "The application performance degrades significantly when more than 100 users are connected simultaneously. Memory usage spikes to 4GB.");
+
+    let results = lore::search::search_fts(&conn, "performance", 10, lore::search::FtsQueryMode::Safe).unwrap();
+
+    assert!(!results.is_empty());
+    // Snippet should contain some text (may have FTS5 highlight markers)
+    assert!(!results[0].snippet.is_empty(), "Snippet should be generated");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn fts_triggers_sync_on_insert() {
+    let conn = create_test_db();
+
+    insert_document(&conn, 1, "issue", "Test document", "This is test content for FTS trigger verification.");
+
+    // Verify FTS table has an entry via direct query
+    let fts_count: i64 = conn
+        .query_row("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM documents_fts WHERE documents_fts MATCH 'test'", [], |r| r.get(0))
+        .unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(fts_count, 1, "FTS trigger should auto-index on INSERT");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn fts_triggers_sync_on_delete() {
+    let conn = create_test_db();
+
+    insert_document(&conn, 1, "issue", "Deletable document", "This content will be deleted from the index.");
+
+    // Verify it's indexed
+    let before: i64 = conn
+        .query_row("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM documents_fts WHERE documents_fts MATCH 'deletable'", [], |r| r.get(0))
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(before, 1);
+
+    // Delete the document
+    conn.execute("DELETE FROM documents WHERE id = 1", []).unwrap();
+
+    // Verify it's removed from FTS
+    let after: i64 = conn
+        .query_row("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM documents_fts WHERE documents_fts MATCH 'deletable'", [], |r| r.get(0))
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(after, 0, "FTS trigger should remove entry on DELETE");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn fts_null_title_handled() {
+    let conn = create_test_db();
+
+    // Discussion documents have NULL titles
+    conn.execute(
+        "INSERT INTO documents (id, source_type, source_id, project_id, title, content_text, content_hash, url)
+         VALUES (1, 'discussion', 1, 1, NULL, 'Discussion about API rate limiting strategies.', 'hash1', 'https://example.com/1')",
+        [],
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+
+    let results = lore::search::search_fts(&conn, "rate limiting", 10, lore::search::FtsQueryMode::Safe).unwrap();
+    assert!(!results.is_empty(), "Should find documents with NULL title");
+}
diff --git a/tests/golden_query_tests.rs b/tests/golden_query_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afc4e56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/golden_query_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,279 @@
+//! Golden query test suite.
+//!
+//! Verifies end-to-end search quality with known-good expected results.
+//! Uses a seeded SQLite DB with deterministic fixture data and no external
+//! dependencies (no Ollama, no GitLab).
+
+#![allow(dead_code)]
+
+use rusqlite::Connection;
+use serde::Deserialize;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+use lore::search::{self, FtsQueryMode, SearchFilters, SearchMode, search_fts, apply_filters};
+
+/// A golden query test case.
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct GoldenQuery {
+    query: String,
+    mode: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    filters: GoldenFilters,
+    expected_doc_ids: Vec<i64>,
+    min_results: usize,
+    max_rank: usize,
+    description: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Deserialize)]
+struct GoldenFilters {
+    source_type: Option<String>,
+    author: Option<String>,
+    project: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    labels: Vec<String>,
+}
+
+fn load_golden_queries() -> Vec<GoldenQuery> {
+    let path = PathBuf::from(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"))
+        .join("tests/fixtures/golden_queries.json");
+    let content = std::fs::read_to_string(&path)
+        .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("Failed to read golden queries fixture"));
+    serde_json::from_str(&content)
+        .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("Failed to parse golden queries: {}", e))
+}
+
+/// Create an in-memory database with FTS5 schema and seed deterministic fixture data.
+fn create_seeded_db() -> Connection {
+    let conn = Connection::open_in_memory().unwrap();
+    conn.pragma_update(None, "foreign_keys", "ON").unwrap();
+
+    // Apply migrations 001-008 (FTS5)
+    let migrations_dir = PathBuf::from(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR")).join("migrations");
+    for version in 1..=8 {
+        let entries: Vec<_> = std::fs::read_dir(&migrations_dir)
+            .unwrap()
+            .filter_map(|e| e.ok())
+            .filter(|e| {
+                e.file_name()
+                    .to_string_lossy()
+                    .starts_with(&format!("{:03}", version))
+            })
+            .collect();
+        assert!(!entries.is_empty(), "Migration {} not found", version);
+        let sql = std::fs::read_to_string(entries[0].path()).unwrap();
+        conn.execute_batch(&sql)
+            .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("Migration {} failed: {}", version, e));
+    }
+
+    // Seed project
+    conn.execute(
+        "INSERT INTO projects (id, gitlab_project_id, path_with_namespace, web_url)
+         VALUES (1, 100, 'group/project', 'https://gitlab.example.com/group/project')",
+        [],
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+
+    // Seed deterministic documents
+    let documents = vec![
+        // id=1: Auth issue (matches: authentication, login, OAuth, JWT, token, refresh)
+        (1, "issue", "Authentication and login broken with OAuth",
+         "Users cannot login when using OAuth tokens. The JWT token refresh fails silently, \
+          causing authentication errors. When the access token expires, the refresh flow returns \
+          a 401 instead of fetching new credentials. Login page shows a generic error. \
+          Multiple users reported authentication failures across all OAuth providers.",
+         "testuser"),
+
+        // id=2: User profile MR (matches: user, profile, avatar, upload)
+        (2, "merge_request", "Add user profile page with avatar upload",
+         "This merge request adds a new user profile page. Users can now upload their avatar, \
+          edit their display name, and manage notification preferences. The profile page includes \
+          responsive design for mobile and desktop viewports.",
+         "developer1"),
+
+        // id=3: Database migration issue (matches: database, migration, PostgreSQL, schema)
+        (3, "issue", "Database migration failing on PostgreSQL 14",
+         "The database migration script crashes on PostgreSQL 14 due to deprecated syntax. \
+          The ALTER TABLE command uses a syntax removed in PG14. Migration 042 needs to be \
+          rewritten to use the new schema modification syntax. All staging environments affected.",
+         "dba_admin"),
+
+        // id=4: Performance MR (matches: performance, optimization, caching, query)
+        (4, "merge_request", "Performance optimization for dashboard queries",
+         "Optimized the dashboard query performance by adding database indexes and implementing \
+          Redis caching for frequently accessed reports. Query execution time reduced from 3.2s \
+          to 180ms. Added connection pooling and prepared statement caching.",
+         "senior_dev"),
+
+        // id=5: API rate limiting discussion (matches: API, rate, limiting, throttle)
+        (5, "discussion", "API rate limiting strategies for public endpoints",
+         "Discussion about implementing API rate limiting on public-facing endpoints. \
+          Proposed approaches: token bucket with sliding window, fixed window counters, \
+          or leaky bucket algorithm. Rate limits should be configurable per API key tier. \
+          Need to handle burst traffic during peak hours without throttling legitimate users.",
+         "architect"),
+
+        // id=6: UI/CSS issue (matches: CSS, styling, frontend, responsive, UI)
+        (6, "issue", "CSS styling issues on mobile frontend",
+         "Multiple CSS styling problems on the mobile frontend. The navigation menu overlaps \
+          content on screens smaller than 768px. Button text truncates on compact viewports. \
+          Frontend responsive breakpoints need adjustment. The UI components library has \
+          conflicting CSS specificity with the theme system.",
+         "frontend_dev"),
+
+        // id=7: CI/CD MR (matches: CI, CD, pipeline, deployment, Docker)
+        (7, "merge_request", "Revamp CI/CD pipeline with Docker caching",
+         "Complete overhaul of the CI/CD pipeline. Added Docker layer caching to speed up \
+          builds. Deployment stages now run in parallel where possible. Added rollback \
+          support for failed deployments. Pipeline runtime reduced from 45min to 12min.",
+         "devops_lead"),
+
+        // id=8: Security issue (matches: security, vulnerability, XSS, injection)
+        (8, "issue", "Security vulnerability in form submission",
+         "A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was found in the comment submission form. \
+          User input is not properly sanitized before rendering. The security scanner also flagged \
+          potential SQL injection in the search endpoint. Both vulnerabilities need immediate patching.",
+         "security_team"),
+    ];
+
+    for (id, source_type, title, content, author) in &documents {
+        conn.execute(
+            "INSERT INTO documents (id, source_type, source_id, project_id, title, content_text, content_hash, url, author_username)
+             VALUES (?1, ?2, ?1, 1, ?3, ?4, 'hash_' || ?1, 'https://gitlab.example.com/group/project/-/' || ?2 || 's/' || ?1, ?5)",
+            rusqlite::params![id, source_type, title, content, author],
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+    }
+
+    // Seed labels for filtered queries
+    conn.execute_batch(
+        "INSERT INTO document_labels (document_id, label_name) VALUES (1, 'bug');
+         INSERT INTO document_labels (document_id, label_name) VALUES (1, 'authentication');
+         INSERT INTO document_labels (document_id, label_name) VALUES (3, 'bug');
+         INSERT INTO document_labels (document_id, label_name) VALUES (3, 'database');
+         INSERT INTO document_labels (document_id, label_name) VALUES (6, 'bug');
+         INSERT INTO document_labels (document_id, label_name) VALUES (6, 'frontend');
+         INSERT INTO document_labels (document_id, label_name) VALUES (8, 'security');
+         INSERT INTO document_labels (document_id, label_name) VALUES (8, 'critical');",
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+
+    conn
+}
+
+fn build_search_filters(golden: &GoldenFilters) -> SearchFilters {
+    let source_type = golden.source_type.as_deref().and_then(|s| match s {
+        "issue" => Some(lore::documents::SourceType::Issue),
+        "merge_request" => Some(lore::documents::SourceType::MergeRequest),
+        "discussion" => Some(lore::documents::SourceType::Discussion),
+        _ => None,
+    });
+
+    SearchFilters {
+        source_type,
+        author: golden.author.clone(),
+        labels: golden.labels.clone(),
+        limit: 100,
+        ..Default::default()
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn golden_queries_all_pass() {
+    let queries = load_golden_queries();
+    let conn = create_seeded_db();
+
+    let mut failures: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
+
+    for (i, gq) in queries.iter().enumerate() {
+        let mode = SearchMode::parse(&gq.mode).unwrap_or(SearchMode::Lexical);
+
+        // For lexical-only golden queries (no Ollama needed)
+        assert_eq!(
+            mode,
+            SearchMode::Lexical,
+            "Golden query {} uses non-lexical mode '{}' which requires Ollama — not supported in CI",
+            i,
+            gq.mode
+        );
+
+        // Run FTS search
+        let fts_results = search_fts(&conn, &gq.query, 50, FtsQueryMode::Safe).unwrap();
+        let doc_ids: Vec<i64> = fts_results.iter().map(|r| r.document_id).collect();
+
+        // Apply filters if any
+        let filters = build_search_filters(&gq.filters);
+        let filtered_ids = if filters.has_any_filter() {
+            apply_filters(&conn, &doc_ids, &filters).unwrap()
+        } else {
+            doc_ids.clone()
+        };
+
+        // Check min_results
+        if filtered_ids.len() < gq.min_results {
+            failures.push(format!(
+                "FAIL [{}] \"{}\": expected >= {} results, got {} (description: {})",
+                i, gq.query, gq.min_results, filtered_ids.len(), gq.description
+            ));
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        // Check each expected doc_id is in top max_rank
+        for expected_id in &gq.expected_doc_ids {
+            let position = filtered_ids.iter().position(|id| id == expected_id);
+            match position {
+                Some(pos) if pos < gq.max_rank => {
+                    // Pass
+                }
+                Some(pos) => {
+                    failures.push(format!(
+                        "FAIL [{}] \"{}\": expected doc_id {} in top {}, found at rank {} (description: {})",
+                        i, gq.query, expected_id, gq.max_rank, pos + 1, gq.description
+                    ));
+                }
+                None => {
+                    failures.push(format!(
+                        "FAIL [{}] \"{}\": expected doc_id {} not found in results {:?} (description: {})",
+                        i, gq.query, expected_id, filtered_ids, gq.description
+                    ));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if !failures.is_empty() {
+        panic!(
+            "Golden query failures ({}/{}):\n{}",
+            failures.len(),
+            queries.len(),
+            failures.join("\n")
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn golden_queries_fixture_is_valid() {
+    let queries = load_golden_queries();
+    assert!(
+        queries.len() >= 5,
+        "Golden queries fixture should have at least 5 queries, got {}",
+        queries.len()
+    );
+
+    for (i, gq) in queries.iter().enumerate() {
+        assert!(!gq.query.is_empty(), "Query {} has empty query string", i);
+        assert!(
+            !gq.expected_doc_ids.is_empty(),
+            "Query {} has no expected doc IDs",
+            i
+        );
+        assert!(gq.min_results > 0, "Query {} has min_results=0", i);
+        assert!(gq.max_rank > 0, "Query {} has max_rank=0", i);
+        assert!(
+            SearchMode::parse(&gq.mode).is_some(),
+            "Query {} has invalid mode '{}'",
+            i,
+            gq.mode
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/hybrid_search.rs b/tests/hybrid_search.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5eaeedb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/hybrid_search.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+//! Integration tests for hybrid search combining FTS + vector.
+//!
+//! Tests all three search modes (lexical, semantic, hybrid) and
+//! verifies graceful degradation when embeddings are unavailable.
+
+use lore::core::db::create_connection;
+use lore::search::{FtsQueryMode, SearchFilters, SearchMode, search_fts, search_hybrid};
+use rusqlite::Connection;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use tempfile::TempDir;
+
+fn create_test_db() -> (TempDir, Connection) {
+    let tmp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+    let db_path = tmp.path().join("test.db");
+    let conn = create_connection(&db_path).unwrap();
+
+    let migrations_dir = PathBuf::from(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR")).join("migrations");
+
+    for version in 1..=9 {
+        let entries: Vec<_> = std::fs::read_dir(&migrations_dir)
+            .unwrap()
+            .filter_map(|e| e.ok())
+            .filter(|e| {
+                e.file_name()
+                    .to_string_lossy()
+                    .starts_with(&format!("{:03}", version))
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        assert!(!entries.is_empty(), "Migration {} not found", version);
+        let sql = std::fs::read_to_string(entries[0].path()).unwrap();
+        conn.execute_batch(&sql)
+            .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("Migration {} failed: {}", version, e));
+    }
+
+    conn.execute(
+        "INSERT INTO projects (id, gitlab_project_id, path_with_namespace) VALUES (1, 100, 'group/project')",
+        [],
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+
+    (tmp, conn)
+}
+
+fn insert_document(conn: &Connection, id: i64, source_type: &str, title: &str, content: &str) {
+    conn.execute(
+        "INSERT INTO documents (id, source_type, source_id, project_id, title, content_text, content_hash, url, author_username)
+         VALUES (?1, ?2, ?1, 1, ?3, ?4, 'hash_' || ?1, 'https://example.com/' || ?1, 'testuser')",
+        rusqlite::params![id, source_type, title, content],
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+}
+
+
+#[test]
+fn lexical_mode_uses_fts_only() {
+    let (_tmp, conn) = create_test_db();
+
+    insert_document(&conn, 1, "issue", "Authentication bug", "OAuth token refresh fails silently.");
+    insert_document(&conn, 2, "issue", "Database migration", "Migration script crashes on PostgreSQL.");
+
+    let filters = SearchFilters {
+        limit: 10,
+        ..Default::default()
+    };
+
+    let rt = tokio::runtime::Runtime::new().unwrap();
+    let (results, warnings) = rt
+        .block_on(search_hybrid(
+            &conn,
+            None,
+            "authentication",
+            SearchMode::Lexical,
+            &filters,
+            FtsQueryMode::Safe,
+        ))
+        .unwrap();
+
+    assert!(!results.is_empty(), "Lexical search should find results");
+    assert_eq!(results[0].document_id, 1);
+    // Lexical mode should not produce Ollama-related warnings
+    assert!(
+        warnings.iter().all(|w| !w.contains("Ollama")),
+        "Lexical mode should not warn about Ollama"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn lexical_mode_no_embeddings_required() {
+    // Use in-memory DB without sqlite-vec for pure FTS
+    let conn = Connection::open_in_memory().unwrap();
+    conn.pragma_update(None, "foreign_keys", "ON").unwrap();
+
+    let migrations_dir = PathBuf::from(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR")).join("migrations");
+    // Only apply through migration 008 (FTS5, no embeddings)
+    for version in 1..=8 {
+        let entries: Vec<_> = std::fs::read_dir(&migrations_dir)
+            .unwrap()
+            .filter_map(|e| e.ok())
+            .filter(|e| {
+                e.file_name()
+                    .to_string_lossy()
+                    .starts_with(&format!("{:03}", version))
+            })
+            .collect();
+        let sql = std::fs::read_to_string(entries[0].path()).unwrap();
+        conn.execute_batch(&sql).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    conn.execute(
+        "INSERT INTO projects (id, gitlab_project_id, path_with_namespace) VALUES (1, 100, 'group/project')",
+        [],
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+
+    conn.execute(
+        "INSERT INTO documents (id, source_type, source_id, project_id, title, content_text, content_hash, url)
+         VALUES (1, 'issue', 1, 1, 'Test issue', 'Content about testing and verification.', 'h1', 'https://example.com/1')",
+        [],
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+
+    let results = search_fts(&conn, "testing", 10, FtsQueryMode::Safe).unwrap();
+    assert!(!results.is_empty(), "FTS should work without embeddings tables");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn hybrid_mode_degrades_to_fts_without_client() {
+    let (_tmp, conn) = create_test_db();
+
+    insert_document(&conn, 1, "issue", "Performance issue", "Application is slow under load.");
+
+    let filters = SearchFilters {
+        limit: 10,
+        ..Default::default()
+    };
+
+    let rt = tokio::runtime::Runtime::new().unwrap();
+    let (results, warnings) = rt
+        .block_on(search_hybrid(
+            &conn,
+            None, // No Ollama client
+            "performance slow",
+            SearchMode::Hybrid,
+            &filters,
+            FtsQueryMode::Safe,
+        ))
+        .unwrap();
+
+    assert!(!results.is_empty(), "Should fall back to FTS results");
+    // Should warn about missing Ollama client
+    assert!(
+        warnings.iter().any(|w| w.to_lowercase().contains("vector") || w.to_lowercase().contains("ollama") || w.to_lowercase().contains("client") || w.to_lowercase().contains("fallback") || w.to_lowercase().contains("fts")),
+        "Should produce a degradation warning, got: {:?}",
+        warnings
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn rrf_ranking_combines_signals() {
+    use lore::search::rank_rrf;
+
+    // Two documents with different rankings in each signal
+    let vector_results = vec![(1_i64, 0.1), (2, 0.5)]; // doc 1 closer
+    let fts_results = vec![(2_i64, -5.0), (1, -3.0)]; // doc 2 higher BM25
+
+    let rrf = rank_rrf(&vector_results, &fts_results);
+
+    assert_eq!(rrf.len(), 2, "Should return both documents");
+    // Both docs appear in both signals, so both get RRF scores
+    for r in &rrf {
+        assert!(r.rrf_score > 0.0, "RRF score should be positive");
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn filters_by_source_type() {
+    let (_tmp, conn) = create_test_db();
+
+    insert_document(&conn, 1, "issue", "Bug report", "Authentication bug in login flow.");
+    insert_document(&conn, 2, "merge_request", "Fix auth", "Fixed authentication issue.");
+
+    let filters = SearchFilters {
+        source_type: Some(lore::documents::SourceType::Issue),
+        limit: 10,
+        ..Default::default()
+    };
+
+    let all_ids = vec![1, 2];
+    let filtered = lore::search::apply_filters(&conn, &all_ids, &filters).unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(filtered.len(), 1, "Filter should remove non-issue documents");
+    assert_eq!(filtered[0], 1, "Only issue document should remain");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn search_mode_variants_exist() {
+    // Verify all enum variants compile and are distinct
+    let hybrid = SearchMode::Hybrid;
+    let lexical = SearchMode::Lexical;
+    let semantic = SearchMode::Semantic;
+
+    assert_ne!(hybrid, lexical);
+    assert_ne!(hybrid, semantic);
+    assert_ne!(lexical, semantic);
+}