Support default search query from URL params

[sarah-inkeep]

Support default search query from URL params

Read the ?q= query parameter from the URL and pass it as defaultQuery to the Inkeep search modal. When present, the modal opens automatically with the query pre-filled in both search and chat.

This came up in a conversation with @benarent about whether it would be possible to link directly to search results with Inkeep (e.g. /docs?q=install).

A one-time guard in handleChatInputChange prevents the chat's onInputMessageChange('') from overwriting the initial query on mount.

[ptgott]

@sarah-inkeep Thanks for submitting this change, but I'm not really sure what it does or what to expect from it. Would you mind formatting your commit message so that:

• The first line is a short summary (50 chars or less)
• After a blank line, the body is a description of what this change does and why we are making it

Thanks!

[benarent]

@ptgott this was a request from a Teleporter that uses zen browser, https://zen-browser.app/ that allows it to be a 'search engine' I would also expect that this would make it easier for other bots to search our docs.

[ptgott]

Thanks for the context, @benarent! Even though the commit message is still difficult for me to understand (and is longer than expected character length of the first line of a commit), at least the pull request commit will include a PR number that future maintainers can use to look up context.

@sarah-inkeep Since this PR is in draft, is there still work that you are planning to do? Once I verify the search box works as intended on the preview site, I'll go ahead and approve.

[sarah-inkeep]

hi @ptgott,
The PR is ready for review, I recorded a short loom to demo the functionality in case it is helpful.

[ptgott]

@sarah-inkeep Looks like this commit now conflicts with origin/main. Would you mind resolving the conflict? Once that's done I'll create a buddy PR with your commit so this passes our Amplify preview workflow in CI. Thanks!

[sarah-inkeep]

@ptgott the conflict has been resolved!

[ptgott]

Here's the buddy PR:

• Support default queries in the Inkeep search bar #576

I went ahead and modified the commit message to use best practices.