diff --git a/src/search/filters.rs b/src/search/filters.rs
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+++ b/src/search/filters.rs
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+use crate::core::error::Result;
+use crate::documents::SourceType;
+use rusqlite::Connection;
+
+const DEFAULT_LIMIT: usize = 20;
+const MAX_LIMIT: usize = 100;
+
+/// Path filter: exact match or prefix match (trailing `/`).
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub enum PathFilter {
+    Exact(String),
+    Prefix(String),
+}
+
+/// Filters applied to search results post-retrieval.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
+pub struct SearchFilters {
+    pub source_type: Option<SourceType>,
+    pub author: Option<String>,
+    pub project_id: Option<i64>,
+    pub after: Option<i64>,
+    pub updated_after: Option<i64>,
+    pub labels: Vec<String>,
+    pub path: Option<PathFilter>,
+    pub limit: usize,
+}
+
+impl SearchFilters {
+    /// Returns true if any filter (besides limit) is set.
+    pub fn has_any_filter(&self) -> bool {
+        self.source_type.is_some()
+            || self.author.is_some()
+            || self.project_id.is_some()
+            || self.after.is_some()
+            || self.updated_after.is_some()
+            || !self.labels.is_empty()
+            || self.path.is_some()
+    }
+
+    /// Clamp limit to [1, 100], defaulting 0 to 20.
+    pub fn clamp_limit(&self) -> usize {
+        if self.limit == 0 {
+            DEFAULT_LIMIT
+        } else {
+            self.limit.min(MAX_LIMIT)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Escape SQL LIKE wildcards in a string.
+fn escape_like(s: &str) -> String {
+    s.replace('\\', "\\\\")
+        .replace('%', "\\%")
+        .replace('_', "\\_")
+}
+
+/// Apply filters to a ranked list of document IDs, preserving rank order.
+///
+/// Uses json_each() to pass ranked IDs efficiently and maintain ordering
+/// via ORDER BY j.key.
+pub fn apply_filters(
+    conn: &Connection,
+    document_ids: &[i64],
+    filters: &SearchFilters,
+) -> Result<Vec<i64>> {
+    if document_ids.is_empty() {
+        return Ok(Vec::new());
+    }
+
+    let ids_json = serde_json::to_string(document_ids)
+        .map_err(|e| crate::core::error::LoreError::Other(e.to_string()))?;
+
+    let mut sql = String::from(
+        "SELECT d.id FROM json_each(?1) AS j JOIN documents d ON d.id = j.value WHERE 1=1",
+    );
+    let mut params: Vec<Box<dyn rusqlite::types::ToSql>> = vec![Box::new(ids_json)];
+    let mut param_idx = 2;
+
+    if let Some(ref st) = filters.source_type {
+        sql.push_str(&format!(" AND d.source_type = ?{}", param_idx));
+        params.push(Box::new(st.as_str().to_string()));
+        param_idx += 1;
+    }
+
+    if let Some(ref author) = filters.author {
+        sql.push_str(&format!(" AND d.author_username = ?{}", param_idx));
+        params.push(Box::new(author.clone()));
+        param_idx += 1;
+    }
+
+    if let Some(pid) = filters.project_id {
+        sql.push_str(&format!(" AND d.project_id = ?{}", param_idx));
+        params.push(Box::new(pid));
+        param_idx += 1;
+    }
+
+    if let Some(after) = filters.after {
+        sql.push_str(&format!(" AND d.created_at >= ?{}", param_idx));
+        params.push(Box::new(after));
+        param_idx += 1;
+    }
+
+    if let Some(updated_after) = filters.updated_after {
+        sql.push_str(&format!(" AND d.updated_at >= ?{}", param_idx));
+        params.push(Box::new(updated_after));
+        param_idx += 1;
+    }
+
+    for label in &filters.labels {
+        sql.push_str(&format!(
+            " AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM document_labels dl WHERE dl.document_id = d.id AND dl.label_name = ?{})",
+            param_idx
+        ));
+        params.push(Box::new(label.clone()));
+        param_idx += 1;
+    }
+
+    if let Some(ref path_filter) = filters.path {
+        match path_filter {
+            PathFilter::Exact(p) => {
+                sql.push_str(&format!(
+                    " AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM document_paths dp WHERE dp.document_id = d.id AND dp.path = ?{})",
+                    param_idx
+                ));
+                params.push(Box::new(p.clone()));
+                param_idx += 1;
+            }
+            PathFilter::Prefix(p) => {
+                let escaped = escape_like(p);
+                sql.push_str(&format!(
+                    " AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM document_paths dp WHERE dp.document_id = d.id AND dp.path LIKE ?{} ESCAPE '\\')",
+                    param_idx
+                ));
+                params.push(Box::new(format!("{}%", escaped)));
+                param_idx += 1;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    let limit = filters.clamp_limit();
+    sql.push_str(&format!(
+        " ORDER BY j.key LIMIT ?{}",
+        param_idx
+    ));
+    params.push(Box::new(limit as i64));
+
+    let param_refs: Vec<&dyn rusqlite::types::ToSql> = params.iter().map(|p| p.as_ref()).collect();
+
+    let mut stmt = conn.prepare(&sql)?;
+    let ids = stmt
+        .query_map(param_refs.as_slice(), |row| row.get::<_, i64>(0))?
+        .collect::<std::result::Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;
+
+    Ok(ids)
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_has_any_filter_default() {
+        let f = SearchFilters::default();
+        assert!(!f.has_any_filter());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_has_any_filter_with_source_type() {
+        let f = SearchFilters {
+            source_type: Some(SourceType::Issue),
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        assert!(f.has_any_filter());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_has_any_filter_with_labels() {
+        let f = SearchFilters {
+            labels: vec!["bug".to_string()],
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        assert!(f.has_any_filter());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_limit_clamping_zero() {
+        let f = SearchFilters {
+            limit: 0,
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        assert_eq!(f.clamp_limit(), 20);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_limit_clamping_over_max() {
+        let f = SearchFilters {
+            limit: 200,
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        assert_eq!(f.clamp_limit(), 100);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_limit_clamping_normal() {
+        let f = SearchFilters {
+            limit: 50,
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        assert_eq!(f.clamp_limit(), 50);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_escape_like() {
+        assert_eq!(escape_like("src/%.rs"), "src/\\%.rs");
+        assert_eq!(escape_like("file_name"), "file\\_name");
+        assert_eq!(escape_like("normal"), "normal");
+        assert_eq!(escape_like("a\\b"), "a\\\\b");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_empty_ids() {
+        // Cannot test apply_filters without DB, but we can verify empty returns empty
+        // by testing the early return path logic
+        let f = SearchFilters::default();
+        assert!(!f.has_any_filter());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/search/fts.rs b/src/search/fts.rs
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+++ b/src/search/fts.rs
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+use crate::core::error::Result;
+use rusqlite::Connection;
+
+/// FTS query mode.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum FtsQueryMode {
+    /// Safe mode: each token wrapped in quotes, trailing * preserved on alphanumeric tokens.
+    Safe,
+    /// Raw mode: query passed directly to FTS5 (for advanced users).
+    Raw,
+}
+
+/// A single FTS5 search result.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct FtsResult {
+    pub document_id: i64,
+    pub bm25_score: f64,
+    pub snippet: String,
+}
+
+/// Convert raw user input into a safe FTS5 query.
+///
+/// Safe mode:
+/// - Splits on whitespace
+/// - Wraps each token in double quotes (escaping internal quotes)
+/// - Preserves trailing `*` on alphanumeric-only tokens (prefix search)
+///
+/// Raw mode: passes through unchanged.
+pub fn to_fts_query(raw: &str, mode: FtsQueryMode) -> String {
+    match mode {
+        FtsQueryMode::Raw => raw.to_string(),
+        FtsQueryMode::Safe => {
+            let trimmed = raw.trim();
+            if trimmed.is_empty() {
+                return String::new();
+            }
+
+            let tokens: Vec<String> = trimmed
+                .split_whitespace()
+                .map(|token| {
+                    // Check if token ends with * and the rest is alphanumeric
+                    if token.ends_with('*') {
+                        let stem = &token[..token.len() - 1];
+                        if !stem.is_empty() && stem.chars().all(|c| c.is_alphanumeric() || c == '_') {
+                            // Preserve prefix search: "stem"*
+                            let escaped = stem.replace('"', "\"\"");
+                            return format!("\"{}\"*", escaped);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    // Default: wrap in quotes, escape internal quotes
+                    let escaped = token.replace('"', "\"\"");
+                    format!("\"{}\"", escaped)
+                })
+                .collect();
+
+            tokens.join(" ")
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Execute an FTS5 search query.
+///
+/// Returns results ranked by BM25 score (lower = better match) with
+/// contextual snippets highlighting matches.
+pub fn search_fts(
+    conn: &Connection,
+    query: &str,
+    limit: usize,
+    mode: FtsQueryMode,
+) -> Result<Vec<FtsResult>> {
+    let fts_query = to_fts_query(query, mode);
+    if fts_query.is_empty() {
+        return Ok(Vec::new());
+    }
+
+    let sql = r#"
+        SELECT d.id, bm25(documents_fts) AS score,
+               snippet(documents_fts, 1, '<mark>', '</mark>', '...', 64) AS snip
+        FROM documents_fts
+        JOIN documents d ON d.id = documents_fts.rowid
+        WHERE documents_fts MATCH ?1
+        ORDER BY score
+        LIMIT ?2
+    "#;
+
+    let mut stmt = conn.prepare(sql)?;
+    let results = stmt
+        .query_map(rusqlite::params![fts_query, limit as i64], |row| {
+            Ok(FtsResult {
+                document_id: row.get(0)?,
+                bm25_score: row.get(1)?,
+                snippet: row.get(2)?,
+            })
+        })?
+        .collect::<std::result::Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;
+
+    Ok(results)
+}
+
+/// Generate a fallback snippet for results without FTS snippets.
+/// Truncates at a word boundary and appends "...".
+pub fn generate_fallback_snippet(content_text: &str, max_chars: usize) -> String {
+    if content_text.chars().count() <= max_chars {
+        return content_text.to_string();
+    }
+
+    // Collect the char boundary at max_chars to slice correctly for multi-byte content
+    let byte_end = content_text
+        .char_indices()
+        .nth(max_chars)
+        .map(|(i, _)| i)
+        .unwrap_or(content_text.len());
+    let truncated = &content_text[..byte_end];
+
+    // Walk backward to find a word boundary (space)
+    if let Some(last_space) = truncated.rfind(' ') {
+        format!("{}...", &truncated[..last_space])
+    } else {
+        format!("{}...", truncated)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Get the best snippet: prefer FTS snippet, fall back to truncated content.
+pub fn get_result_snippet(fts_snippet: Option<&str>, content_text: &str) -> String {
+    match fts_snippet {
+        Some(s) if !s.is_empty() => s.to_string(),
+        _ => generate_fallback_snippet(content_text, 200),
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_safe_query_basic() {
+        let result = to_fts_query("auth error", FtsQueryMode::Safe);
+        assert_eq!(result, "\"auth\" \"error\"");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_safe_query_prefix() {
+        let result = to_fts_query("auth*", FtsQueryMode::Safe);
+        assert_eq!(result, "\"auth\"*");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_safe_query_special_chars() {
+        let result = to_fts_query("C++", FtsQueryMode::Safe);
+        assert_eq!(result, "\"C++\"");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_safe_query_dash() {
+        let result = to_fts_query("-DWITH_SSL", FtsQueryMode::Safe);
+        assert_eq!(result, "\"-DWITH_SSL\"");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_safe_query_quotes() {
+        let result = to_fts_query("he said \"hello\"", FtsQueryMode::Safe);
+        assert_eq!(result, "\"he\" \"said\" \"\"\"hello\"\"\"");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_raw_mode_passthrough() {
+        let result = to_fts_query("auth OR error", FtsQueryMode::Raw);
+        assert_eq!(result, "auth OR error");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_empty_query() {
+        let result = to_fts_query("", FtsQueryMode::Safe);
+        assert_eq!(result, "");
+
+        let result = to_fts_query("   ", FtsQueryMode::Safe);
+        assert_eq!(result, "");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_prefix_only_alphanumeric() {
+        // Non-alphanumeric prefix: C++* should NOT be treated as prefix search
+        let result = to_fts_query("C++*", FtsQueryMode::Safe);
+        assert_eq!(result, "\"C++*\"");
+
+        // Pure alphanumeric prefix: auth* should be prefix search
+        let result = to_fts_query("auth*", FtsQueryMode::Safe);
+        assert_eq!(result, "\"auth\"*");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_prefix_with_underscore() {
+        let result = to_fts_query("jwt_token*", FtsQueryMode::Safe);
+        assert_eq!(result, "\"jwt_token\"*");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_fallback_snippet_short() {
+        let result = generate_fallback_snippet("Short content", 200);
+        assert_eq!(result, "Short content");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_fallback_snippet_word_boundary() {
+        let content = "This is a moderately long piece of text that should be truncated at a word boundary for readability purposes";
+        let result = generate_fallback_snippet(content, 50);
+        assert!(result.ends_with("..."));
+        assert!(result.len() <= 55); // 50 + "..."
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_get_result_snippet_prefers_fts() {
+        let result = get_result_snippet(Some("FTS <mark>match</mark>"), "full content text");
+        assert_eq!(result, "FTS <mark>match</mark>");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_get_result_snippet_fallback() {
+        let result = get_result_snippet(None, "full content text");
+        assert_eq!(result, "full content text");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_get_result_snippet_empty_fts() {
+        let result = get_result_snippet(Some(""), "full content text");
+        assert_eq!(result, "full content text");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/search/hybrid.rs b/src/search/hybrid.rs
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+++ b/src/search/hybrid.rs
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+//! Hybrid search orchestrator combining FTS5 + sqlite-vec via RRF.
+
+use rusqlite::Connection;
+
+use crate::core::error::Result;
+use crate::embedding::ollama::OllamaClient;
+use crate::search::{rank_rrf, search_fts, search_vector, FtsQueryMode};
+use crate::search::filters::{apply_filters, SearchFilters};
+
+const BASE_RECALL_MIN: usize = 50;
+const FILTERED_RECALL_MIN: usize = 200;
+const RECALL_CAP: usize = 1500;
+
+/// Search mode selection.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum SearchMode {
+    Hybrid,
+    Lexical,
+    Semantic,
+}
+
+impl SearchMode {
+    pub fn parse(s: &str) -> Option<Self> {
+        match s.to_lowercase().as_str() {
+            "hybrid" => Some(Self::Hybrid),
+            "lexical" | "fts" => Some(Self::Lexical),
+            "semantic" | "vector" => Some(Self::Semantic),
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn as_str(&self) -> &'static str {
+        match self {
+            Self::Hybrid => "hybrid",
+            Self::Lexical => "lexical",
+            Self::Semantic => "semantic",
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Combined search result with provenance from both retrieval lists.
+pub struct HybridResult {
+    pub document_id: i64,
+    pub score: f64,
+    pub vector_rank: Option<usize>,
+    pub fts_rank: Option<usize>,
+    pub rrf_score: f64,
+}
+
+/// Execute hybrid search, returning ranked results + any warnings.
+///
+/// `client` is `Option` to enable graceful degradation: when Ollama is
+/// unavailable, the caller passes `None` and hybrid mode falls back to
+/// FTS-only with a warning.
+pub async fn search_hybrid(
+    conn: &Connection,
+    client: Option<&OllamaClient>,
+    query: &str,
+    mode: SearchMode,
+    filters: &SearchFilters,
+    fts_mode: FtsQueryMode,
+) -> Result<(Vec<HybridResult>, Vec<String>)> {
+    let mut warnings: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
+
+    // Adaptive recall
+    let requested = filters.clamp_limit();
+    let top_k = if filters.has_any_filter() {
+        (requested * 50).max(FILTERED_RECALL_MIN).min(RECALL_CAP)
+    } else {
+        (requested * 10).max(BASE_RECALL_MIN).min(RECALL_CAP)
+    };
+
+    let (fts_tuples, vec_tuples) = match mode {
+        SearchMode::Lexical => {
+            let fts_results = search_fts(conn, query, top_k, fts_mode)?;
+            let fts_tuples: Vec<(i64, f64)> = fts_results
+                .iter()
+                .map(|r| (r.document_id, r.bm25_score))
+                .collect();
+            (fts_tuples, Vec::new())
+        }
+
+        SearchMode::Semantic => {
+            let Some(client) = client else {
+                return Err(crate::core::error::LoreError::Other(
+                    "Semantic search requires Ollama. Start Ollama or use --mode=lexical.".into(),
+                ));
+            };
+
+            let query_embedding = client.embed_batch(vec![query.to_string()]).await?;
+            let embedding = query_embedding
+                .into_iter()
+                .next()
+                .unwrap_or_default();
+
+            if embedding.is_empty() {
+                return Err(crate::core::error::LoreError::Other(
+                    "Ollama returned empty embedding for query.".into(),
+                ));
+            }
+
+            let vec_results = search_vector(conn, &embedding, top_k)?;
+            let vec_tuples: Vec<(i64, f64)> = vec_results
+                .iter()
+                .map(|r| (r.document_id, r.distance))
+                .collect();
+            (Vec::new(), vec_tuples)
+        }
+
+        SearchMode::Hybrid => {
+            let fts_results = search_fts(conn, query, top_k, fts_mode)?;
+            let fts_tuples: Vec<(i64, f64)> = fts_results
+                .iter()
+                .map(|r| (r.document_id, r.bm25_score))
+                .collect();
+
+            match client {
+                Some(client) => {
+                    match client.embed_batch(vec![query.to_string()]).await {
+                        Ok(query_embedding) => {
+                            let embedding = query_embedding
+                                .into_iter()
+                                .next()
+                                .unwrap_or_default();
+
+                            let vec_tuples = if embedding.is_empty() {
+                                warnings.push(
+                                    "Ollama returned empty embedding, using FTS only.".into(),
+                                );
+                                Vec::new()
+                            } else {
+                                let vec_results = search_vector(conn, &embedding, top_k)?;
+                                vec_results
+                                    .iter()
+                                    .map(|r| (r.document_id, r.distance))
+                                    .collect()
+                            };
+
+                            (fts_tuples, vec_tuples)
+                        }
+                        Err(e) => {
+                            warnings.push(
+                                format!("Embedding failed ({}), falling back to lexical search.", e),
+                            );
+                            (fts_tuples, Vec::new())
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                None => {
+                    warnings.push(
+                        "Ollama unavailable, falling back to lexical search.".into(),
+                    );
+                    (fts_tuples, Vec::new())
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
+    let ranked = rank_rrf(&vec_tuples, &fts_tuples);
+
+    let results: Vec<HybridResult> = ranked
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|r| HybridResult {
+            document_id: r.document_id,
+            score: r.normalized_score,
+            vector_rank: r.vector_rank,
+            fts_rank: r.fts_rank,
+            rrf_score: r.rrf_score,
+        })
+        .collect();
+
+    // Apply post-retrieval filters and limit
+    let limit = filters.clamp_limit();
+    let results = if filters.has_any_filter() {
+        let all_ids: Vec<i64> = results.iter().map(|r| r.document_id).collect();
+        let filtered_ids = apply_filters(conn, &all_ids, filters)?;
+        let filtered_set: std::collections::HashSet<i64> = filtered_ids.iter().copied().collect();
+        results
+            .into_iter()
+            .filter(|r| filtered_set.contains(&r.document_id))
+            .take(limit)
+            .collect()
+    } else {
+        results.into_iter().take(limit).collect()
+    };
+
+    Ok((results, warnings))
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_search_mode_from_str() {
+        assert_eq!(SearchMode::parse("hybrid"), Some(SearchMode::Hybrid));
+        assert_eq!(SearchMode::parse("lexical"), Some(SearchMode::Lexical));
+        assert_eq!(SearchMode::parse("fts"), Some(SearchMode::Lexical));
+        assert_eq!(SearchMode::parse("semantic"), Some(SearchMode::Semantic));
+        assert_eq!(SearchMode::parse("vector"), Some(SearchMode::Semantic));
+        assert_eq!(SearchMode::parse("HYBRID"), Some(SearchMode::Hybrid));
+        assert_eq!(SearchMode::parse("invalid"), None);
+        assert_eq!(SearchMode::parse(""), None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_search_mode_as_str() {
+        assert_eq!(SearchMode::Hybrid.as_str(), "hybrid");
+        assert_eq!(SearchMode::Lexical.as_str(), "lexical");
+        assert_eq!(SearchMode::Semantic.as_str(), "semantic");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_adaptive_recall_unfiltered() {
+        let filters = SearchFilters {
+            limit: 20,
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        let requested = filters.clamp_limit();
+        let top_k = (requested * 10).max(BASE_RECALL_MIN).min(RECALL_CAP);
+        assert_eq!(top_k, 200);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_adaptive_recall_filtered() {
+        let filters = SearchFilters {
+            limit: 20,
+            author: Some("alice".to_string()),
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        let requested = filters.clamp_limit();
+        let top_k = (requested * 50).max(FILTERED_RECALL_MIN).min(RECALL_CAP);
+        assert_eq!(top_k, 1000);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_adaptive_recall_cap() {
+        let filters = SearchFilters {
+            limit: 100,
+            author: Some("alice".to_string()),
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        let requested = filters.clamp_limit();
+        let top_k = (requested * 50).max(FILTERED_RECALL_MIN).min(RECALL_CAP);
+        assert_eq!(top_k, RECALL_CAP); // 5000 capped to 1500
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_adaptive_recall_minimum() {
+        let filters = SearchFilters {
+            limit: 1,
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        let requested = filters.clamp_limit();
+        let top_k = (requested * 10).max(BASE_RECALL_MIN).min(RECALL_CAP);
+        assert_eq!(top_k, BASE_RECALL_MIN); // 10 -> 50
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/search/mod.rs b/src/search/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d0032e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/search/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+mod filters;
+mod fts;
+mod hybrid;
+mod rrf;
+mod vector;
+
+pub use fts::{
+    generate_fallback_snippet, get_result_snippet, search_fts, to_fts_query, FtsQueryMode,
+    FtsResult,
+};
+pub use filters::{apply_filters, PathFilter, SearchFilters};
+pub use rrf::{rank_rrf, RrfResult};
+pub use vector::{search_vector, VectorResult};
+pub use hybrid::{search_hybrid, HybridResult, SearchMode};
diff --git a/src/search/rrf.rs b/src/search/rrf.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..034e71c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/search/rrf.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+const RRF_K: f64 = 60.0;
+
+/// A single result from Reciprocal Rank Fusion, containing both raw and
+/// normalized scores plus per-list rank provenance for --explain output.
+pub struct RrfResult {
+    pub document_id: i64,
+    /// Raw RRF score: sum of 1/(k + rank) across all lists.
+    pub rrf_score: f64,
+    /// Normalized to [0, 1] where the best result is 1.0.
+    pub normalized_score: f64,
+    /// 1-indexed rank in the vector results list, if present.
+    pub vector_rank: Option<usize>,
+    /// 1-indexed rank in the FTS results list, if present.
+    pub fts_rank: Option<usize>,
+}
+
+/// Combine vector and FTS retrieval results using Reciprocal Rank Fusion.
+///
+/// Input tuples are `(document_id, score/distance)` — already sorted by each retriever.
+/// Ranks are 1-indexed (first result = rank 1).
+///
+/// Score = sum of 1/(k + rank) for each list containing the document.
+pub fn rank_rrf(
+    vector_results: &[(i64, f64)],
+    fts_results: &[(i64, f64)],
+) -> Vec<RrfResult> {
+    if vector_results.is_empty() && fts_results.is_empty() {
+        return Vec::new();
+    }
+
+    // (rrf_score, vector_rank, fts_rank)
+    let mut scores: HashMap<i64, (f64, Option<usize>, Option<usize>)> = HashMap::new();
+
+    for (i, &(doc_id, _)) in vector_results.iter().enumerate() {
+        let rank = i + 1; // 1-indexed
+        let entry = scores.entry(doc_id).or_insert((0.0, None, None));
+        entry.0 += 1.0 / (RRF_K + rank as f64);
+        if entry.1.is_none() {
+            entry.1 = Some(rank);
+        }
+    }
+
+    for (i, &(doc_id, _)) in fts_results.iter().enumerate() {
+        let rank = i + 1; // 1-indexed
+        let entry = scores.entry(doc_id).or_insert((0.0, None, None));
+        entry.0 += 1.0 / (RRF_K + rank as f64);
+        if entry.2.is_none() {
+            entry.2 = Some(rank);
+        }
+    }
+
+    let mut results: Vec<RrfResult> = scores
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|(doc_id, (rrf_score, vector_rank, fts_rank))| RrfResult {
+            document_id: doc_id,
+            rrf_score,
+            normalized_score: 0.0, // filled in below
+            vector_rank,
+            fts_rank,
+        })
+        .collect();
+
+    // Sort descending by rrf_score
+    results.sort_by(|a, b| b.rrf_score.partial_cmp(&a.rrf_score).unwrap_or(std::cmp::Ordering::Equal));
+
+    // Normalize: best = 1.0
+    if let Some(max_score) = results.first().map(|r| r.rrf_score) {
+        if max_score > 0.0 {
+            for result in &mut results {
+                result.normalized_score = result.rrf_score / max_score;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    results
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_dual_list_ranks_higher() {
+        let vector = vec![(1, 0.1), (2, 0.2)];
+        let fts = vec![(1, 5.0), (3, 3.0)];
+        let results = rank_rrf(&vector, &fts);
+
+        // Doc 1 appears in both lists, should rank highest
+        assert_eq!(results[0].document_id, 1);
+
+        // Doc 1 score should be higher than doc 2 and doc 3
+        let doc1 = &results[0];
+        let doc2_score = results.iter().find(|r| r.document_id == 2).unwrap().rrf_score;
+        let doc3_score = results.iter().find(|r| r.document_id == 3).unwrap().rrf_score;
+        assert!(doc1.rrf_score > doc2_score);
+        assert!(doc1.rrf_score > doc3_score);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_single_list_included() {
+        let vector = vec![(1, 0.1)];
+        let fts = vec![(2, 5.0)];
+        let results = rank_rrf(&vector, &fts);
+
+        assert_eq!(results.len(), 2);
+        let doc_ids: Vec<i64> = results.iter().map(|r| r.document_id).collect();
+        assert!(doc_ids.contains(&1));
+        assert!(doc_ids.contains(&2));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_normalization() {
+        let vector = vec![(1, 0.1), (2, 0.2)];
+        let fts = vec![(1, 5.0), (3, 3.0)];
+        let results = rank_rrf(&vector, &fts);
+
+        // Best result should have normalized_score = 1.0
+        assert!((results[0].normalized_score - 1.0).abs() < f64::EPSILON);
+
+        // All scores in [0, 1]
+        for r in &results {
+            assert!(r.normalized_score >= 0.0);
+            assert!(r.normalized_score <= 1.0);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_empty_inputs() {
+        let results = rank_rrf(&[], &[]);
+        assert!(results.is_empty());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_ranks_are_1_indexed() {
+        let vector = vec![(10, 0.1), (20, 0.2)];
+        let fts = vec![(10, 5.0), (30, 3.0)];
+        let results = rank_rrf(&vector, &fts);
+
+        let doc10 = results.iter().find(|r| r.document_id == 10).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(doc10.vector_rank, Some(1));
+        assert_eq!(doc10.fts_rank, Some(1));
+
+        let doc20 = results.iter().find(|r| r.document_id == 20).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(doc20.vector_rank, Some(2));
+        assert_eq!(doc20.fts_rank, None);
+
+        let doc30 = results.iter().find(|r| r.document_id == 30).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(doc30.vector_rank, None);
+        assert_eq!(doc30.fts_rank, Some(2));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_raw_and_normalized_scores() {
+        let vector = vec![(1, 0.1)];
+        let fts = vec![(1, 5.0)];
+        let results = rank_rrf(&vector, &fts);
+
+        assert_eq!(results.len(), 1);
+        let r = &results[0];
+
+        // RRF score = 1/(60+1) + 1/(60+1) = 2/61
+        let expected = 2.0 / 61.0;
+        assert!((r.rrf_score - expected).abs() < 1e-10);
+        assert!((r.normalized_score - 1.0).abs() < f64::EPSILON);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_one_empty_list() {
+        let vector = vec![(1, 0.1), (2, 0.2)];
+        let results = rank_rrf(&vector, &[]);
+
+        assert_eq!(results.len(), 2);
+        // Single result should still have normalized_score = 1.0
+        assert!((results[0].normalized_score - 1.0).abs() < f64::EPSILON);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/search/vector.rs b/src/search/vector.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5939323
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/search/vector.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+use rusqlite::Connection;
+
+use crate::core::error::Result;
+use crate::embedding::chunk_ids::decode_rowid;
+
+/// A single vector search result (document-level, deduplicated).
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct VectorResult {
+    pub document_id: i64,
+    pub distance: f64,
+}
+
+/// Search documents using sqlite-vec KNN query.
+///
+/// Over-fetches 3x limit to handle chunk deduplication (multiple chunks per
+/// document produce multiple KNN results for the same document_id).
+/// Returns deduplicated results with best (lowest) distance per document.
+pub fn search_vector(
+    conn: &Connection,
+    query_embedding: &[f32],
+    limit: usize,
+) -> Result<Vec<VectorResult>> {
+    if query_embedding.is_empty() || limit == 0 {
+        return Ok(Vec::new());
+    }
+
+    // Convert to raw little-endian bytes for sqlite-vec
+    let embedding_bytes: Vec<u8> = query_embedding
+        .iter()
+        .flat_map(|f| f.to_le_bytes())
+        .collect();
+
+    let k = limit * 3; // Over-fetch for dedup
+
+    let mut stmt = conn.prepare(
+        "SELECT rowid, distance
+         FROM embeddings
+         WHERE embedding MATCH ?1
+           AND k = ?2
+         ORDER BY distance"
+    )?;
+
+    let rows: Vec<(i64, f64)> = stmt
+        .query_map(rusqlite::params![embedding_bytes, k as i64], |row| {
+            Ok((row.get(0)?, row.get(1)?))
+        })?
+        .collect::<std::result::Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;
+
+    // Dedup by document_id, keeping best (lowest) distance
+    let mut best: HashMap<i64, f64> = HashMap::new();
+    for (rowid, distance) in rows {
+        let (document_id, _chunk_index) = decode_rowid(rowid);
+        best.entry(document_id)
+            .and_modify(|d| {
+                if distance < *d {
+                    *d = distance;
+                }
+            })
+            .or_insert(distance);
+    }
+
+    // Sort by distance ascending, take limit
+    let mut results: Vec<VectorResult> = best
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|(document_id, distance)| VectorResult {
+            document_id,
+            distance,
+        })
+        .collect();
+    results.sort_by(|a, b| a.distance.partial_cmp(&b.distance).unwrap_or(std::cmp::Ordering::Equal));
+    results.truncate(limit);
+
+    Ok(results)
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    // Note: Full integration tests require sqlite-vec loaded, which happens via
+    // create_connection in db.rs. These are basic unit tests for the dedup logic.
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_empty_returns_empty() {
+        // Can't test KNN without sqlite-vec, but we can test edge cases
+        let result = search_vector_dedup(vec![], 10);
+        assert!(result.is_empty());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_dedup_keeps_best_distance() {
+        // Simulate: doc 1 has chunks at rowid 1000 (idx 0) and 1001 (idx 1)
+        let rows = vec![
+            (1000_i64, 0.5_f64), // doc 1, chunk 0
+            (1001, 0.3),         // doc 1, chunk 1 (better)
+            (2000, 0.4),         // doc 2, chunk 0
+        ];
+        let results = search_vector_dedup(rows, 10);
+        assert_eq!(results.len(), 2);
+        assert_eq!(results[0].document_id, 1); // doc 1 best = 0.3
+        assert!((results[0].distance - 0.3).abs() < f64::EPSILON);
+        assert_eq!(results[1].document_id, 2); // doc 2 = 0.4
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_dedup_respects_limit() {
+        let rows = vec![
+            (1000_i64, 0.1_f64),
+            (2000, 0.2),
+            (3000, 0.3),
+        ];
+        let results = search_vector_dedup(rows, 2);
+        assert_eq!(results.len(), 2);
+    }
+
+    /// Helper for testing dedup logic without sqlite-vec
+    fn search_vector_dedup(rows: Vec<(i64, f64)>, limit: usize) -> Vec<VectorResult> {
+        let mut best: HashMap<i64, f64> = HashMap::new();
+        for (rowid, distance) in rows {
+            let (document_id, _) = decode_rowid(rowid);
+            best.entry(document_id)
+                .and_modify(|d| {
+                    if distance < *d {
+                        *d = distance;
+                    }
+                })
+                .or_insert(distance);
+        }
+        let mut results: Vec<VectorResult> = best
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|(document_id, distance)| VectorResult { document_id, distance })
+            .collect();
+        results.sort_by(|a, b| a.distance.partial_cmp(&b.distance).unwrap_or(std::cmp::Ordering::Equal));
+        results.truncate(limit);
+        results
+    }
+}