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# search • AI Agent SDK

> search: Generic search method that delegates to appropriate specific search methods.

# search

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> This is a method of the [**Memory**](../classes/Memory) class in the [**memory**](../modules/memory) module.

Generic search method that delegates to appropriate specific search methods.
Provides compatibility with mem0.Memory interface.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def search(query: str, user_id: Optional[str], agent_id: Optional[str], run_id: Optional[str], limit: int, rerank: bool) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="query" type="str" required={true}>
  The search query string
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="user_id" type="Optional" required={false}>
  Optional user ID for user-specific search
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="agent_id" type="Optional" required={false}>
  Optional agent ID for agent-specific search
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="run_id" type="Optional" required={false}>
  Optional run ID for run-specific search
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="limit" type="int" required={false} default="5">
  Maximum number of results to return
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="rerank" type="bool" required={false} default="False">
  Whether to use advanced reranking \*\*kwargs: Additional search parameters
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="List[Dict[str, Any]]">
  List of search results
</ResponseField>

## Uses

* `search`
* `search_user_memory`
* `search_long_term`

## Used By

* [`process_task_context`](../functions/process_task_context)
* [`Knowledge.search`](../functions/Knowledge-search)
* [`Memory.search_short_term`](../functions/Memory-search_short_term)
* [`Memory.search_long_term`](../functions/Memory-search_long_term)
* [`Memory.search_user_memory`](../functions/Memory-search_user_memory)

## Source

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