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Command bar & search
The header search box is Atlas's command bar. It's the primary way to jump between symbols, panels, and saved layouts without taking your hands off the keyboard. Driven by header.searchPlaceholder in frontend/src/i18n/en.json.
What the command bar does
- Symbol lookup — type a ticker or company name; results come from Finnhub via backend/routes/search.py.
- Watchlist match — items already on your watchlist are pinned to the top.
- Saved screens — saved Advanced search and News screens appear in suggestions.
- Saved graphs — pinned MyGraphs appear if their name matches.
- Permalinks — paste any Atlas permalink to jump straight to that view.
Search vs. advanced search
| Use case | Use this |
|---|---|
| "I know the ticker, take me there" | Command bar |
| "Find me all mid-cap European industrials" | Advanced search |
The command bar is fast lookup; the advanced-search panel is a screener with persistent filters.
Result actions
Each search result row has three actions:
- Open in Market panel (default Enter behavior) — focuses the Market panel.
- Add to watchlist — single-click hand-off into Watchlist.
- Open Security dashboard — drill into per-instrument analysis.
Filtering by asset class
The "all" pill (header.all) on the right of the search box scopes results to one of: All, Equity, FX, Crypto, Commodity. The setting persists in your session.
Tips
- For unknown tickers (only the company name is in your head), the search box does fuzzy name matching — try the full company name, not a guess at the ticker.
- The command bar is workspace-wide — opening a result swaps the focused panel rather than opening a new one. Keep this in mind if you have unsaved state in the active panel.
- Saved screens appear in the dropdown only when the typed string matches the screen name; clear the input to see all suggestions.