nuzlocke-tracker/.beans/nuzlocke-tracker-mmre--admin-global-search-bar.md

title, status, type, priority, created_at, updated_at, parent

title	status	type	priority	created_at	updated_at	parent
Admin global search bar	draft	feature	normal	2026-03-21T21:59:20Z	2026-03-21T22:04:08Z	nuzlocke-tracker-9i9m

Add a search bar to the admin layout header that searches across all admin entities (games, routes, encounters, pokemon, evolutions, runs) and lets you jump directly to the relevant page.

Approach

• Add a search input to AdminLayout.tsx above the nav
• Use a debounced search that queries multiple endpoints (or a single backend search endpoint)
• Show results in a dropdown grouped by entity type (Games, Routes, Encounters, Pokemon, Runs)
• Each result links directly to the relevant admin page (e.g., clicking a route goes to /admin/games/:gameId/routes/:routeId)
• Keyboard shortcut (Cmd/Ctrl+K) to focus the search bar

Files to modify

• frontend/src/components/admin/AdminLayout.tsx — Add search bar UI
• frontend/src/components/admin/AdminSearchBar.tsx — New component
• frontend/src/hooks/useAdminSearch.ts — New hook for search logic
• backend/src/app/api/search.py — New unified search endpoint (required — client-side search across 5+ entity types is too slow)

Checklist

• Search bar component with debounced input
• Search across games, routes, encounters, pokemon, runs
• Results dropdown grouped by entity type
• Click result navigates to correct admin page
• Keyboard shortcut (Cmd/Ctrl+K) to focus
• Empty state and loading state