## Before You Start

Make sure you have [Skills installed](https://docs.entire.io/learn/skills) and that `entire login` works in the environment where your agent runs. The `search` Skill uses [`entire search`](https://docs.entire.io/cli-reference/search), summarizes likely matches, and helps the agent decide which checkpoint or session to inspect next.

## See Search in Action

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The recording above comes from [Bring Your Entire Context to Your Agents with Skills](/content/blog/bring-your-entire-context-to-your-agents-with-skills/index.html), which introduces the core Skills workflows.

## Run the Skill

Use the `search` Skill directly:

```
/search where did we move old missions out of the main list
```

You can also ask in natural language:

```
search past work for duplicate validation
```

## Tips for Writing Search Prompts

Good prompts include the feature, behavior, bug, file, or decision you want the agent to find:

```
search past work for duplicate validation in the checkout form
```

```
search previous sessions about retry logic for failed mirror pushes
```

```
find the checkpoint where we changed auth token refresh behavior
```

Avoid vague prompts like:

```
search the old thing
```