diff --git a/.github/workflows/workstation-lampstand.yml b/.github/workflows/workstation-lampstand.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f86cd3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/workstation-lampstand.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+name: workstation-lampstand
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - 'profiles/linux-dev/workstation-v0/bin/install-lampstand.sh'
+      - 'profiles/linux-dev/workstation-v0/bin/sourceos-search.sh'
+      - 'profiles/linux-dev/workstation-v0/manifest.yaml'
+      - '.github/workflows/workstation-lampstand.yml'
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    paths:
+      - 'profiles/linux-dev/workstation-v0/bin/install-lampstand.sh'
+      - 'profiles/linux-dev/workstation-v0/bin/sourceos-search.sh'
+      - 'profiles/linux-dev/workstation-v0/manifest.yaml'
+      - '.github/workflows/workstation-lampstand.yml'
+
+jobs:
+  lampstand-installer-smoke:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Syntax check installer
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          bash -n profiles/linux-dev/workstation-v0/bin/install-lampstand.sh
+          bash -n profiles/linux-dev/workstation-v0/bin/sourceos-search.sh
+
+      - name: Smoke: installer writes user service with stub pipx
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          tmp_home=$(mktemp -d)
+          tmp_bin=$(mktemp -d)
+          tmp_src=$(mktemp -d)
+          printf '[project]\nname = "lampstand"\n' > "$tmp_src/pyproject.toml"
+
+          cat > "$tmp_bin/pipx" <<'EOF'
+          #!/usr/bin/env bash
+          set -euo pipefail
+          test "${1:-}" = install
+          mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/bin"
+          cat > "$HOME/.local/bin/lampstandd" <<'EOS'
+          #!/usr/bin/env bash
+          exit 0
+          EOS
+          chmod +x "$HOME/.local/bin/lampstandd"
+          EOF
+          chmod +x "$tmp_bin/pipx"
+
+          HOME="$tmp_home" \
+          XDG_CONFIG_HOME="$tmp_home/.config" \
+          SOURCEOS_LAMPSTAND_SRC="$tmp_src" \
+          PATH="$tmp_bin:$PATH" \
+            bash profiles/linux-dev/workstation-v0/bin/install-lampstand.sh
+
+          svc="$tmp_home/.config/systemd/user/sourceos-lampstand.service"
+          test -f "$svc"
+          grep -F 'lampstandd --root %h --rpc unixjson' "$svc" >/dev/null
diff --git a/packages/search/lampstand.nix b/packages/search/lampstand.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5266efa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/search/lampstand.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{ lib, python3Packages, lampstand-src }:
+
+python3Packages.buildPythonApplication {
+  pname = "lampstand";
+  version = "0.0.0";
+  src = lampstand-src;
+
+  pyproject = true;
+  build-system = with python3Packages; [
+    setuptools
+    wheel
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "lampstand.cli"
+    "lampstand.lampstandd"
+  ];
+
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "SourceOS desktop file indexing and search service";
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    mainProgram = "lampstand";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/profiles/linux-dev/workstation-v0/bin/install-lampstand.sh b/profiles/linux-dev/workstation-v0/bin/install-lampstand.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aaab0a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profiles/linux-dev/workstation-v0/bin/install-lampstand.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Install Lampstand for workstation-v0 and optionally enable a user service.
+# Strategy:
+# - prefer a local checkout at ~/dev/lampstand (or SOURCEOS_LAMPSTAND_SRC)
+# - otherwise install from the public git URL via pipx
+# - write a user systemd unit for lampstandd if the daemon entrypoint exists
+
+info(){ printf "INFO: %s\n" "$*" >&2; }
+warn(){ printf "WARN: %s\n" "$*" >&2; }
+err(){ printf "ERROR: %s\n" "$*" >&2; }
+
+have(){ command -v "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1; }
+
+lampstand_src(){
+  local local_src="${SOURCEOS_LAMPSTAND_SRC:-$HOME/dev/lampstand}"
+  if [[ -f "$local_src/pyproject.toml" ]]; then
+    printf '%s\n' "$local_src"
+    return
+  fi
+  printf '%s\n' 'git+https://github.com/SocioProphet/lampstand.git'
+}
+
+ensure_pipx(){
+  if have pipx; then
+    return 0
+  fi
+  if have brew; then
+    info "Installing pipx via brew (best-effort)"
+    brew install pipx || true
+  fi
+  have pipx
+}
+
+install_lampstand(){
+  local src
+  src="$(lampstand_src)"
+  info "Installing Lampstand via pipx from: $src"
+  pipx install --force "$src"
+}
+
+write_user_service(){
+  local bin="$HOME/.local/bin/lampstandd"
+  if [[ ! -x "$bin" ]]; then
+    warn "lampstandd not found at $bin; skipping user service"
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  local svc_dir="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/systemd/user"
+  local svc="$svc_dir/sourceos-lampstand.service"
+  mkdir -p "$svc_dir"
+
+  cat > "$svc" <<'EOF'
+[Unit]
+Description=SourceOS Lampstand search daemon
+After=graphical-session.target
+PartOf=graphical-session.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+ExecStart=%h/.local/bin/lampstandd --root %h --rpc unixjson
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=2
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=default.target
+EOF
+
+  info "wrote user service: $svc"
+
+  if have systemctl; then
+    systemctl --user daemon-reload || true
+    systemctl --user enable sourceos-lampstand.service || true
+    systemctl --user restart sourceos-lampstand.service || true
+  fi
+}
+
+main(){
+  if ! ensure_pipx; then
+    warn "pipx is not available; skipping Lampstand install"
+    exit 0
+  fi
+
+  install_lampstand || {
+    warn "Lampstand install failed (non-fatal)"
+    exit 0
+  }
+
+  write_user_service || warn "Lampstand user service setup failed (non-fatal)"
+}
+
+main "$@"
diff --git a/profiles/linux-dev/workstation-v0/bin/sourceos-search.sh b/profiles/linux-dev/workstation-v0/bin/sourceos-search.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..766f050
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profiles/linux-dev/workstation-v0/bin/sourceos-search.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Thin Lampstand-backed local search helper for SourceOS workstation-v0.
+# Keeps the launcher as an action bus and delegates file search to Lampstand.
+
+err(){ printf "ERROR: %s\n" "$*" >&2; }
+info(){ printf "INFO: %s\n" "$*" >&2; }
+warn(){ printf "WARN: %s\n" "$*" >&2; }
+
+have(){ command -v "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1; }
+
+cache_dir(){
+  echo "${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-$HOME/.cache}/sourceos"
+}
+
+open_file(){
+  local p=$1
+  if have xdg-open; then
+    xdg-open "$p" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+  elif have open; then
+    open "$p" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+  else
+    warn "no opener found; wrote: $p"
+  fi
+}
+
+run_lampstand(){
+  if have lampstand; then
+    lampstand "$@"
+    return
+  fi
+  if have python3 && python3 -c 'import lampstand.cli' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    python3 -m lampstand.cli "$@"
+    return
+  fi
+  err "Lampstand is not available on PATH and the Python module is not importable."
+  return 127
+}
+
+SEARCH_LIMIT=20
+SEARCH_SNIPPET=0
+SEARCH_PROMPT=0
+SEARCH_OPEN=0
+SEARCH_WRITE_PATH=""
+QUERY_PARTS=()
+
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+  case "$1" in
+    --limit)
+      shift
+      [[ $# -gt 0 ]] || { err "--limit requires a value"; exit 2; }
+      SEARCH_LIMIT="$1"
+      shift
+      ;;
+    --snippet)
+      SEARCH_SNIPPET=1
+      shift
+      ;;
+    --prompt)
+      SEARCH_PROMPT=1
+      shift
+      ;;
+    --open)
+      SEARCH_OPEN=1
+      shift
+      ;;
+    --write)
+      shift
+      [[ $# -gt 0 ]] || { err "--write requires a path"; exit 2; }
+      SEARCH_WRITE_PATH="$1"
+      shift
+      ;;
+    -h|--help)
+      cat <<'EOF'
+Usage: sourceos-search.sh [--limit N] [--snippet] [--prompt] [--open|--write <path>] [query...]
+EOF
+      exit 0
+      ;;
+    *)
+      QUERY_PARTS+=("$1")
+      shift
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+if [[ ${#QUERY_PARTS[@]} -eq 0 && "$SEARCH_PROMPT" == "1" ]]; then
+  if have fuzzel; then
+    q="$(printf '\n' | fuzzel --dmenu --prompt 'search> ' || true)"
+  elif have wofi; then
+    q="$(printf '\n' | wofi --dmenu --prompt 'search> ' || true)"
+  elif have rofi; then
+    q="$(printf '\n' | rofi -dmenu -p 'search> ' || true)"
+  elif have fzf; then
+    q="$(printf '\n' | fzf --print-query --prompt='search> ' | head -n1 || true)"
+  else
+    err "no prompt-capable launcher found"
+    exit 2
+  fi
+  [[ -n "$q" ]] && QUERY_PARTS+=("$q")
+fi
+
+query="${QUERY_PARTS[*]:-}"
+[[ -n "$query" ]] || { err "search requires a query or --prompt"; exit 2; }
+
+args=(query "$query" --limit "$SEARCH_LIMIT")
+[[ "$SEARCH_SNIPPET" == "1" ]] && args+=(--snippet)
+
+if [[ "$SEARCH_OPEN" == "1" || -n "$SEARCH_WRITE_PATH" ]]; then
+  path="$SEARCH_WRITE_PATH"
+  if [[ -z "$path" ]]; then
+    mkdir -p "$(cache_dir)"
+    path="$(cache_dir)/search.txt"
+  fi
+  out="$(run_lampstand "${args[@]}")"
+  mkdir -p "$(dirname "$path")"
+  printf '%s\n' "$out" > "$path"
+  info "wrote: $path"
+  [[ "$SEARCH_OPEN" == "1" ]] && open_file "$path"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+run_lampstand "${args[@]}"
diff --git a/profiles/linux-dev/workstation-v0/manifest.yaml b/profiles/linux-dev/workstation-v0/manifest.yaml
index 38e732e..6a1a89b 100644
--- a/profiles/linux-dev/workstation-v0/manifest.yaml
+++ b/profiles/linux-dev/workstation-v0/manifest.yaml
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ spec:
         - kondo
         - glow
         - hyperfine
+        - pipx
         - rclone
         - minio-mc
         - rsync
@@ -90,3 +91,10 @@ spec:
         - rofi
       trigger: "<Super>space"
       command: "sourceos palette"
+    search:
+      file_backend: lampstand
+      invariant: no_redundant_file_search
+      authority: sourceos-search
+      notes:
+        - "Lampstand is the Linux-native file search backend."
+        - "The launcher remains an action bus and must not perform a second file-search pass."