Neuji

Search Control: the unified syntax

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Search Control is Neuji's one-line command language for steering results. Four tools extend the basic operators ("exact phrase", -word, site:, filetype:), and all four are driven from the same search box:

  • Bangs (!) — jump to another site, switch a vertical, set a time range, turn on a lens, or apply a one-shot ranking rule, inline.
  • Snaps (@code) — scope a single search to a saved site (or set of sites) or to a lens.
  • Lenses — saved bundles of ranking rules you switch on per search or by default.
  • Domain ranking — permanently block, lower, raise, or pin sites, with a per-result Adjust control.
  • Redirects — rewrite result links before you click them (for example, reddit.com to old.reddit.com).

How a query is read

Neuji parses your text once for Search-Control tokens, then runs the search on what remains:

  1. A leading \ (or a lone !) means feeling lucky — go straight to the first result.
  2. A leading @code snap scopes the search.
  3. A bang (!…) anywhere in the query is detected and applied.
  4. Anything not recognized becomes ordinary search terms. An unknown bang is left in the query untouched, so a search never breaks.
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!g vintage cameras        → routes to Google
old cameras !img          → image search for "old cameras"
@docs http client         → search "http client" scoped to your "docs" snap
!block pinterest.com diy  → search "diy" with pinterest.com blocked for this search only

Where it all lives

Manage your bangs, snaps, lenses, and ranking rules under Settings → Search Control. Search Control is part of personalization: the master personalization toggle governs it, and you can switch it off for a single search by appending ?pz=0 to the results URL (or by following the raw results link on the results page).

Each feature has its own page. Begin with Bangs.

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