diff --git a/.github/workflows/workstation-lampstand.yml b/.github/workflows/workstation-lampstand.yml
index f86cd3e..b0aebee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/workstation-lampstand.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/workstation-lampstand.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Syntax check installer
+      - name: Syntax check installer and helper
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           bash -n profiles/linux-dev/workstation-v0/bin/install-lampstand.sh
@@ -59,3 +59,49 @@ jobs:
           svc="$tmp_home/.config/systemd/user/sourceos-lampstand.service"
           test -f "$svc"
           grep -F 'lampstandd --root %h --rpc unixjson' "$svc" >/dev/null
+
+      - name: Smoke: sourceos-search runtime commands with stub lampstand
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          helper='profiles/linux-dev/workstation-v0/bin/sourceos-search.sh'
+          stub_bin=$(mktemp -d)
+          cat > "$stub_bin/lampstand" <<'EOF'
+          #!/usr/bin/env bash
+          set -euo pipefail
+          case "${1:-}" in
+            query)
+              printf '/tmp/example.txt\t(score=1.000)\n'
+              printf '  snippet for %s\n' "$*"
+              ;;
+            health)
+              printf '{"ok": true, "service": "lampstand"}\n'
+              ;;
+            stats)
+              printf '{"documents": 1, "terms": 3}\n'
+              ;;
+            index)
+              printf '{"indexed": 1}\n'
+              ;;
+            *)
+              printf 'unexpected command: %s\n' "$*" >&2
+              exit 2
+              ;;
+          esac
+          EOF
+          chmod +x "$stub_bin/lampstand"
+
+          tmp_dir=$(mktemp -d)
+          query_out="$tmp_dir/query.txt"
+          health_out="$tmp_dir/health.json"
+          stats_out="$tmp_dir/stats.json"
+
+          PATH="$stub_bin:$PATH" bash "$helper" --snippet --write "$query_out" report
+          grep -F '/tmp/example.txt' "$query_out" >/dev/null
+
+          PATH="$stub_bin:$PATH" bash "$helper" health --write "$health_out"
+          grep -F '"ok": true' "$health_out" >/dev/null
+
+          PATH="$stub_bin:$PATH" bash "$helper" stats --write "$stats_out"
+          grep -F '"documents": 1' "$stats_out" >/dev/null
+
+          PATH="$stub_bin:$PATH" bash "$helper" index --root "$tmp_dir" >/dev/null
diff --git a/profiles/linux-dev/workstation-v0/bin/sourceos b/profiles/linux-dev/workstation-v0/bin/sourceos
index fbc4840..ee8586d 100644
--- a/profiles/linux-dev/workstation-v0/bin/sourceos
+++ b/profiles/linux-dev/workstation-v0/bin/sourceos
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ Usage:
   sourceos fix fish [apply|dry-run|revert] [--json] [--open|--write <path>]
   sourceos doctor [--json|--open|--write <path>]
   sourceos status [--json|--open|--write <path>]
+  sourceos search [health|stats|index] [options]
   sourceos search [--limit N] [--snippet] [--prompt] [--open|--write <path>] [query...]
   sourceos profile apply
   sourceos profile path
@@ -473,6 +474,9 @@ Palette: Revert fish config patch	sourceos fix fish revert
 Status (open report)	sourceos status --open
 Doctor (open text report)	sourceos doctor --open
 Search files (Lampstand)	sourceos search --prompt --snippet --open
+Lampstand health (open report)	sourceos search health --open
+Lampstand stats (open report)	sourceos search stats --open
+Lampstand index home	sourceos search index --root "$HOME"
 Apply profile	sourceos profile apply
 Open sesh	sesh
 Open tmux	tmux
diff --git a/profiles/linux-dev/workstation-v0/bin/sourceos-search.sh b/profiles/linux-dev/workstation-v0/bin/sourceos-search.sh
index d4b4b06..a5e67f9 100644
--- a/profiles/linux-dev/workstation-v0/bin/sourceos-search.sh
+++ b/profiles/linux-dev/workstation-v0/bin/sourceos-search.sh
@@ -26,12 +26,46 @@ run_lampstand(){
   return 127
 }
 
+usage(){
+  cat <<'EOF'
+Usage:
+  sourceos-search.sh [--limit N] [--snippet] [--prompt] [--open|--write <path>] [query...]
+  sourceos-search.sh health [--open|--write <path>]
+  sourceos-search.sh stats [--open|--write <path>]
+  sourceos-search.sh index [--root <path>]...
+EOF
+}
+
+write_or_print(){
+  local out=$1
+  local default_name=$2
+  if [[ "$SEARCH_OPEN" == "1" || -n "$SEARCH_WRITE_PATH" ]]; then
+    local path="$SEARCH_WRITE_PATH"
+    if [[ -z "$path" ]]; then mkdir -p "$(cache_dir)"; path="$(cache_dir)/$default_name"; fi
+    mkdir -p "$(dirname "$path")"
+    printf '%s\n' "$out" > "$path"
+    info "wrote: $path"
+    [[ "$SEARCH_OPEN" == "1" ]] && open_file "$path"
+    return 0
+  fi
+  printf '%s\n' "$out"
+}
+
 SEARCH_LIMIT=20
 SEARCH_SNIPPET=0
 SEARCH_PROMPT=0
 SEARCH_OPEN=0
 SEARCH_WRITE_PATH=""
 QUERY_PARTS=()
+LAMPSTAND_ROOTS=()
+MODE="query"
+
+case "${1:-}" in
+  health|stats|index)
+    MODE="$1"
+    shift
+    ;;
+esac
 
 while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
   case "$1" in
@@ -40,15 +74,34 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
     --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 ;;
+    --root) shift; [[ $# -gt 0 ]] || { err "--root requires a path"; exit 2; }; LAMPSTAND_ROOTS+=("$1"); shift ;;
+    -h|--help) usage; exit 0 ;;
     *) QUERY_PARTS+=("$1"); shift ;;
   esac
 done
 
+case "$MODE" in
+  health)
+    set +e
+    out="$(run_lampstand health 2>&1)"
+    rc=$?
+    set -e
+    write_or_print "$out" lampstand-health.json
+    exit "$rc"
+    ;;
+  stats)
+    out="$(run_lampstand stats)"
+    write_or_print "$out" lampstand-stats.json
+    exit 0
+    ;;
+  index)
+    args=(index)
+    for root in "${LAMPSTAND_ROOTS[@]}"; do args+=(--root "$root"); done
+    run_lampstand "${args[@]}"
+    exit $?
+    ;;
+esac
+
 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)"
@@ -66,13 +119,8 @@ 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 "$path"
+  write_or_print "$out" search.txt
   exit 0
 fi