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Search

The search page (sidebar > Search, or press G then /) provides full-text search across all your account's data.

Performing a Search

1. Navigate to the search page.
2. Enter your search term in the input field. Press / from anywhere in the app to focus the search input.
3. Results appear below, organized by type.

Filtering Results

Use the type filter tabs to narrow results:

Understanding Results

Each result shows:

• Type badge — Timeline, Event, Claim, Source, or Entity
• Title — The object's title or name
• Context snippet — The matching text with your search term highlighted
• Provenance — For claims and events, the parent timeline or event is shown

Click any result to navigate to its detail page.

Search Behavior

• Search is full-text — it matches against the text content of all objects.
• Results are sorted by relevance.
• The search uses infinite scroll — scroll down to load more results.
• If no results are found, a message appears: "No results found for '[query]'."

Exporting Data

Canonical Timeline exports your data in structured formats suitable for analysis, sharing, or feeding into other tools.

Tier requirement: CSV, JSON, and Markdown export requires a Professional or Enterprise subscription. Hobby users will see an upgrade prompt when clicking the export buttons. The Entity Graph PNG export is available on all tiers. See Account and Subscription for details.

Timeline CSV Export

From the timeline detail page: Click the CSV button in the toolbar.

The CSV export produces a flat table with one row per event-claim pair:

Events without claims still appear — claim fields are empty for those rows.

Best for: Spreadsheet analysis, data visualization, sharing with collaborators.

Timeline JSON (NDJSON) Export

From the timeline detail page: Click the JSON button in the toolbar.

The JSON export uses newline-delimited JSON (NDJSON) format — one JSON object per line, each representing an event with nested data:

{"event": {...}, "claims": [...], "entities": [...], "location": {...}}

Each event object includes:

• Full event metadata
• Nested claims array with source references
• Linked entity references
• Location data (if set)

Best for: Programmatic processing, feeding into language models, importing into databases or analysis pipelines.

Timeline Markdown Export

From the timeline detail page: Click the Markdown button in the toolbar.

The Markdown export produces a formatted document suitable for reports and documentation:

• Event titles as top-level headings with canonical timestamps
• Event descriptions and statuses
• Claims listed with source references and confidence scores
• Entity associations

Best for: Generating investigation reports, handoff summaries, or publishing to documentation platforms.

Entity Graph PNG Export

From the timeline-specific Entity Graph page:

1. From a timeline detail page, click the Entity Graph (fork icon) button in the header.
2. Position and zoom the canvas to frame the section you want to capture.
3. Click the Export button (download icon).
4. A PNG image of the current viewport is downloaded.

The export captures:

• All visible nodes and edges
• Current zoom level and position
• Node labels and relationship arrows

Best for: Including in reports, presentations, or sharing graph visualizations.

Export File Naming

Data Portability

All exported data is in open, machine-readable formats. An organization can leave with every byte of curated data without vendor lock-in. The export structures are documented and stable.

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