From 3c3d15fcb26c18b6c1a5c3562e13a539737c8f9a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gamosoft <gamosoft@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:49:05 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] handle empty search

---
 backend/main.py      | 8 ++++++++
 mcp_server/server.py | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/backend/main.py b/backend/main.py
index d32e224..8331ad3 100644
--- a/backend/main.py
+++ b/backend/main.py
@@ -1245,6 +1245,14 @@ async def search(
         if not config['search']['enabled']:
             raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Search is disabled")
 
+        # Handle empty query gracefully
+        if not q or not q.strip():
+            return {
+                "results": [],
+                "query": q,
+                "message": "No search term provided"
+            }
+
         results = search_notes(config['storage']['notes_dir'], q)
 
         # Run plugin hooks
diff --git a/mcp_server/server.py b/mcp_server/server.py
index f9ce0e0..abc74e3 100644
--- a/mcp_server/server.py
+++ b/mcp_server/server.py
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ class MCPServer:
     
     def _tool_search_notes(self, args: dict) -> str:
         """Search notes by query."""
-        query = args.get("query", "")
+        query = args.get("query", "").strip()
         max_results = args.get("max_results")
         
         if not query: