# Workplace Search

> Activate for: search everything, cross-context search, what do we know about, find the decision, search all layers, search across workplace memory, what was agreed, when did we decide, find everything about, who knows about, what have we discussed about, pull everything on, find in workplace memory, search all. NOT for: basic memory lookup (use official productivity plugin memory-management), adding new entries (use workplace-context).

- Skill: `panaversity/workplace-search` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 3 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add panaversity/workplace-search`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/panaversity/workplace-search/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: panaversity (https://skillmd.com/u/panaversity)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/panaversity/workplace-search

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## CROSS-CONTEXT SEARCH WORKFLOW

### STEP 1 — LOAD CONTEXT

Read `work.local.md` in the current working directory.
If it does not exist, tell the user to run `/agentic-office:setup` first.

### STEP 2 — SEARCH ALL LAYERS

Search across all four memory layers simultaneously:

PERSONAL: Working style; current focus; priorities
TEAM: Person entries; communication notes; relationship history
PROJECTS: Project names; codenames; status; decisions; milestones
ORGANISATIONAL: Terminology; meeting notes; decision log; action log

### STEP 3 — PRODUCE RESULTS

OUTPUT STRUCTURE:

```
SEARCH RESULTS: "[Query]"
================================================================
Found in:

PROJECT MEMORY:
[Relevant project entries — name; status; connection to query]

MEETING NOTES / DECISION LOG:
[Relevant decisions; when made; by whom; context]

PEOPLE MEMORY:
[Relevant person entries — role; connection to query]

TERMINOLOGY:
[Relevant term definitions]

DELEGATION LOG:
[Any active or past delegations related to query]

RECOMMENDED NEXT STEP:
[Specific actionable recommendation based on search results]
================================================================
```

### Search Behaviour Rules

IF FOUND: Surface all relevant entries; note the layer each came from
IF NOT FOUND: Say explicitly "Not in workplace memory" —
do not fabricate; offer to add if the user can provide the information
IF PARTIAL: Surface what exists; flag what is missing;
offer to add the missing information

### Cross-Reference Pattern

For queries that span multiple layers:

"What do we know about [topic]?"
Search all layers simultaneously
Group results by layer
Synthesise: "Here is the complete picture across all memory layers"

"When did we decide [X]?"
Search decision log first
Cross-reference with meeting notes
Surface: decision + date + context + who was involved

## NEVER DO THESE

- NEVER return search results from memory you do not have — if it is
  not in work.local.md, say so clearly
- NEVER search only one layer when the query could span multiple
- NEVER omit the recommended next step — search without a
  recommended action is information without utility