Search that loads is not the same as search that finds.
Search still loads, but users can no longer find the thing they came for.
The problem
Search still loads, but users can no longer find the thing they came for.
When this breaks after deploy, the cost shows up as lost revenue, locked-out users, support load, or silent data mistakes — not as a red unit test in CI.
What can break
- filter silently ignored
- sorting wrong
- pagination resets filters
- zero-result bug when matches exist
- wrong item opens from result
The critical flow
- 1query
- 2filters
- 3sorting
- 4pagination
- 5combined filters
- 6empty state
- 7result navigation
What Endia checks
Query filters results
Result set matches the submitted query
Filter applies
Active filter narrows results correctly
Sort order correct
Sorted list order matches the selected sort key
Pagination preserves filters
Next page keeps active filters and query
Combined filters
Multiple filters AND together as expected
Empty state
Impossible query shows empty state, not stale results
Result opens correct item
Clicking a result opens the matching detail identity
What evidence you get
Screenshots of result sets, DOM of filter controls, step trace, and the release check result.
How it fits the Vercel preview gate
Protect discovery UX on previews so browse/search regressions never ship unnoticed.
Try the protected flow (controlled fixture)
Neutral demonstration fixture — not a customer app, not live production data. Walk the flow Endia would record and replay on a Vercel preview.
Known limitations
- Fixture catalog is synthetic in-memory data.
- Does not cover external search engines or Algolia/Elastic bindings.
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