According to the Obsidian MCP that I'm running, run the script below. At the end, list what worked and what didn't work. If you understand that there are opportunities for improvement, list them too. Don't stop the script if any error happens.

Testing Search Tools

Tools: search_vault

Test 1: Basic Text Search

Search for "TODO" across all notes in the vault

Expected: Returns files containing "TODO" with matching lines highlighted.

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Test 2: Search in Specific Folder

Search for "project" only in the "Projects" folder

Expected: Returns matches only from notes in the specified folder.

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Test 3: Case-Sensitive Search

Search for "README" with case-sensitivity enabled

Expected: Finds only exact case matches (README, not readme or Readme).

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Test 4: Case-Insensitive Search (Default)

Search for "readme" without case-sensitivity

Expected: Finds README, readme, Readme, etc.

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Test 5: Search with Limited Results

Search for "the" but limit results to 5 files

Expected: Returns at most 5 matching files.

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Test 6: Search for Multi-Word Phrase

Search for "meeting notes" in the vault

Expected: Finds notes containing the exact phrase "meeting notes".

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Test 7: Search for Common Patterns

Search for "[[" to find all wiki-style links in the vault

Expected: Returns notes that contain internal links.

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Test 8: Advanced Search - Simple Regex

Tool: search_vault
Parameters:
{
  "query": "\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}",
  "useRegex": true
}

Expected: Finds all dates in YYYY-MM-DD format.

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Test 9: Advanced Search - Regex with Case Sensitive

Tool: search_vault
Parameters:
{
  "query": "TODO|FIXME|HACK",
  "useRegex": true,
  "caseSensitive": true
}

Expected: Finds only uppercase occurrences.

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Test 10: Advanced Search - With Context Lines

Tool: search_vault
Parameters:
{
  "query": "important",
  "contextLines": 2
}

Expected:

• Each match includes contextBefore and contextAfter
• Up to 2 lines before and after

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Test 11: Advanced Search - Invalid Regex (Error)

Tool: search_vault
Parameters:
{
  "query": "[invalid(regex",
  "useRegex": true
}

Expected: Error - Invalid regex pattern.

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Full Flow Test

Test search functionality:
1. First, create a test note called "search-test.md" with content that includes: TODO, FIXME, meeting notes, and some [[internal links]]
2. Search for "TODO" and verify the test note appears
3. Search for "FIXME" case-sensitively
4. Search for "meeting" in the vault
5. Delete the test note when done