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+# Tag Selector Search in CatalogSearchOverlay
+
+**Date:** 2026-04-23
+**Status:** Approved, ready for implementation
+
+## Problem
+
+The tag filter in the global catalog search overlay (`src/client/components/CatalogSearchOverlay.tsx`) renders every tag as a chip in a narrow sidebar. When the tag taxonomy grows, users must scroll through the full list to find the one they want. There is no typing-to-filter affordance.
+
+## Goal
+
+Allow users to narrow the visible tag list by typing a query, without disrupting selection or the surrounding filter UX.
+
+## Scope
+
+Single-file change to `src/client/components/CatalogSearchOverlay.tsx`. No backend changes. No new dependencies. No shared component extraction.
+
+## Behavior
+
+**Search state**
+
+- Add a `tagSearch: string` local state, defaulting to `""`.
+
+**Input rendering**
+
+- Render a compact text input at the top of the "Tags" section inside the filter sidebar (above the existing tag chip list).
+- Style to match the existing minimalist look: similar to the main catalog search input but narrower and with reduced padding so it fits the 224px sidebar.
+- Render the input only when `tags.length > 8`. Below that threshold scrolling isn't an issue and the extra chrome is noise.
+- Placeholder text: `Filter tags...`.
+
+**Filter logic**
+
+- Compute the visible tag list as: tags whose `name` includes `tagSearch` (case-insensitive substring match).
+- A selected tag that does not match the query is hidden from the sidebar list. It remains active and visible as a blue pill in the header row (existing behavior — no change required).
+- When the filter produces zero visible tags, render a small muted hint: `No tags match`.
+
+**Reset**
+
+- When the overlay closes, reset `tagSearch` to `""` by extending the existing reset `useEffect` at lines 84–98.
+
+## Non-goals
+
+- No fuzzy matching or ranking — plain case-insensitive substring is sufficient.
+- No keyboard navigation of the tag list (arrow keys / Enter to toggle). Users click chips.
+- No persistence of `tagSearch` across overlay open/close cycles.
+- No changes to the active-pill row, active-filter counting, or weight/price range filters.
+- No unit tests — pure UI state, covered by manual UAT verification during milestone close-out.
+
+## Acceptance criteria
+
+1. Typing in the tag search input immediately narrows the visible tag chips by case-insensitive substring match on tag name.
+2. Tags that are selected but no longer match the query disappear from the sidebar list and remain selected (visible as blue pills in the header).
+3. With 8 or fewer tags, the search input is not rendered.
+4. With more than 8 tags and a query that matches none of them, a `No tags match` hint is shown.
+5. Closing the overlay and reopening it shows an empty tag search input.
+6. No regressions to other filter behavior (weight range, price range, active filter pills, clear-all).
+
+## Files touched
+
+- `src/client/components/CatalogSearchOverlay.tsx`
+
+## Out of scope for this spec
+
+- Tag selector in other components (admin items list, etc.).
+- Any server-side tag search or query.
+- Hierarchy-aware filtering (parent match reveals children, etc.) — tags are consumed flat from `useTags()` in this component.