diff --git a/docusaurus.config.ts b/docusaurus.config.ts
index ce66ce1..90be09d 100644
--- a/docusaurus.config.ts
+++ b/docusaurus.config.ts
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ const config: Config = {
         target: '_self', // Optional: '_self' opens in same tab, '_blank' opens in new tab
       },
       items: [
+        {
+          type: 'search',
+          position: 'right',
+        },
         {
           href: 'https://github.com/SignedShot',
           position: 'right',
@@ -143,6 +147,12 @@ const config: Config = {
       theme: prismThemes.github,
       darkTheme: prismThemes.dracula,
     },
+    algolia: {
+      appId: '06JTGHPWUR',
+      apiKey: 'd28cbe328c68c3fb8896a7646770d01b',
+      indexName: 'Documentation Website',
+      contextualSearch: false,
+    },
   } satisfies Preset.ThemeConfig,
 };
 
diff --git a/src/css/custom.css b/src/css/custom.css
index 50a7f6e..597b68f 100644
--- a/src/css/custom.css
+++ b/src/css/custom.css
@@ -141,6 +141,43 @@ h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
   background: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 24 24' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cpath d='M12 0c-6.626 0-12 5.373-12 12 0 5.302 3.438 9.8 8.207 11.387.599.111.793-.261.793-.577v-2.234c-3.338.726-4.033-1.416-4.033-1.416-.546-1.387-1.333-1.756-1.333-1.756-1.089-.745.083-.729.083-.729 1.205.084 1.839 1.237 1.839 1.237 1.07 1.834 2.807 1.304 3.492.997.107-.775.418-1.305.762-1.604-2.665-.305-5.467-1.334-5.467-5.931 0-1.311.469-2.381 1.236-3.221-.124-.303-.535-1.524.117-3.176 0 0 1.008-.322 3.301 1.23.957-.266 1.983-.399 3.003-.404 1.02.005 2.047.138 3.006.404 2.291-1.552 3.297-1.23 3.297-1.23.653 1.653.242 2.874.118 3.176.77.84 1.235 1.911 1.235 3.221 0 4.609-2.807 5.624-5.479 5.921.43.372.823 1.102.823 2.222v3.293c0 .319.192.694.801.576 4.765-1.589 8.199-6.086 8.199-11.386 0-6.627-5.373-12-12-12z'/%3E%3C/svg%3E") no-repeat;
 }
 
+/* DocSearch - prominent search bar in navbar (inspired by Django/Pydantic/FastAPI) */
+.navbar .DocSearch-Button {
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  padding: 0 16px;
+  width: 280px;
+  background: var(--ss-cloud);
+  border: 1px solid var(--ss-smoke);
+}
+
+.navbar .DocSearch-Button:hover {
+  background: var(--ss-smoke);
+  border-color: var(--ss-steel);
+  box-shadow: none;
+}
+
+.navbar .DocSearch-Button-Placeholder {
+  font-size: 14px;
+}
+
+.navbar .DocSearch-Button .DocSearch-Search-Icon {
+  color: var(--ss-graphite);
+}
+
+[data-theme='dark'] .navbar .DocSearch-Button {
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
+  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
+}
+
+[data-theme='dark'] .navbar .DocSearch-Button:hover {
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
+  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
+}
+
+[data-theme='dark'] .navbar .DocSearch-Button .DocSearch-Search-Icon {
+  color: var(--ss-steel);
+}
+
 [data-theme='dark'] .header-github-link:before {
   background: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 24 24' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cpath fill='white' d='M12 0c-6.626 0-12 5.373-12 12 0 5.302 3.438 9.8 8.207 11.387.599.111.793-.261.793-.577v-2.234c-3.338.726-4.033-1.416-4.033-1.416-.546-1.387-1.333-1.756-1.333-1.756-1.089-.745.083-.729.083-.729 1.205.084 1.839 1.237 1.839 1.237 1.07 1.834 2.807 1.304 3.492.997.107-.775.418-1.305.762-1.604-2.665-.305-5.467-1.334-5.467-5.931 0-1.311.469-2.381 1.236-3.221-.124-.303-.535-1.524.117-3.176 0 0 1.008-.322 3.301 1.23.957-.266 1.983-.399 3.003-.404 1.02.005 2.047.138 3.006.404 2.291-1.552 3.297-1.23 3.297-1.23.653 1.653.242 2.874.118 3.176.77.84 1.235 1.911 1.235 3.221 0 4.609-2.807 5.624-5.479 5.921.43.372.823 1.102.823 2.222v3.293c0 .319.192.694.801.576 4.765-1.589 8.199-6.086 8.199-11.386 0-6.627-5.373-12-12-12z'/%3E%3C/svg%3E") no-repeat;
 }