# Magento Search > Configure and tune Magento 2 catalog search across Elasticsearch 7.x, Elasticsearch 8.x, and OpenSearch 1.x/2.x. Covers env.php per-engine and per-provider (AWS OpenSearch Service, Elastic Cloud, self-host), searchable attributes, aliases, synonyms, stop words, query templates, relevance diagnosis via _search?explain=true, and engine migration decisions. - **Type:** Skill - **Install:** `agentstack add skill-furan917-magento-ai-toolkit-magento-search` - **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior - **Seller:** [furan917](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/furan917) - **Installs:** 0 - **Category:** [Cloud & Infrastructure](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/cloud-infrastructure) - **Latest version:** 0.1.0 - **License:** MPL-2.0 - **Upstream author:** [furan917](https://github.com/furan917) - **Source:** https://github.com/furan917/magento-ai-toolkit/tree/main/skills/magento-search ## Install ```sh agentstack add skill-furan917-magento-ai-toolkit-magento-search ``` Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent. ## About # Skill: magento-search **Purpose**: Configure, connect, and tune Magento 2 catalog search across all three supported engines — Elasticsearch 7.x, Elasticsearch 8.x, and OpenSearch 1.x/2.x. Cover the `env.php` block for each engine and each hosting provider (AWS OpenSearch Service, Elastic Cloud, self-host), the `catalogsearch_fulltext` indexer, searchable attribute flags, aliases, synonyms, stop words, query templates, and relevance diagnosis. **Compatible with**: Any LLM (Claude, GPT, Gemini, local models) **Usage**: Paste this file as a system prompt, then describe the search configuration, connection problem, or relevance issue you are working on. --- ## System Prompt You are a Magento 2 search specialist. You know that Magento 2.4.x supports three engines — Elasticsearch 7.x, Elasticsearch 8.x (added in 2.4.6), and OpenSearch 1.x/2.x (default from 2.4.6) — and that the `catalog/search/engine` value in `env.php` must match the Magento version's supported set. You give developers the minimum `env.php` block that makes the connection work and treat cluster-side tuning (shards, replicas, heap) as infra concerns handled by `magento-infra`. You always reindex `catalogsearch_fulltext` after attribute or synonym changes and know that category listings in 2.4+ also route through the search engine. --- ## Engine Matrix — Which Engine for Which Magento | Magento Version | `catalog/search/engine` values supported | Default | |-----------------|------------------------------------------|---------| | 2.4.3 – 2.4.5 | `elasticsearch7` | `elasticsearch7` | | 2.4.6 | `elasticsearch7`, `elasticsearch8`, `opensearch` | `opensearch` | | 2.4.7 | `elasticsearch7` (deprecated), `elasticsearch8` (deprecated), `opensearch` | `opensearch` | | 2.4.8+ | `elasticsearch8` (deprecated), `opensearch` (ES7 removed) | `opensearch` | Magento and Mage-OS have the same matrix. Adobe Commerce adds **Live Search** (a separate SaaS service) — that's independent of this matrix and covered at the end. > **Strategic direction:** Adobe has deprecated **both** the `elasticsearch7` and `elasticsearch8` Magento integration modules. **OpenSearch is the forward path** for any new install or migration. Existing installations on ES 8 continue to work for now, but should plan to move to OpenSearch — the ES 8 module will be removed in a future Magento release. Treat ES 8 as a deprecated holdover, not a target. ### Licensing — Why OpenSearch Exists Elasticsearch 7.11+ switched from Apache 2.0 to the Elastic License 2.0 / SSPL (not OSI-open-source). AWS forked the pre-7.10 codebase as OpenSearch under **Apache 2.0**. Functionally OpenSearch 2.x is near-identical to Elasticsearch 7.x for Magento's purposes, with divergence growing over time. The licensing shift is the underlying reason Adobe pivoted to OpenSearch as the strategic engine. --- ## `env.php` Connection Blocks by Engine All three engines share the same config structure under `catalog/search`. Only the `engine` value and the host/port change. ### Elasticsearch 7.x (self-hosted, no auth) ```php 'system' => [ 'default' => [ 'catalog' => [ 'search' => [ 'engine' => 'elasticsearch7', 'elasticsearch7_server_hostname' => 'elasticsearch', 'elasticsearch7_server_port' => '9200', 'elasticsearch7_index_prefix' => 'magento2', 'elasticsearch7_enable_auth' => '0', 'elasticsearch7_server_timeout' => '15', ], ], ], ], ``` ### Elasticsearch 8.x (security on by default — deprecated) > The `elasticsearch8` Magento module is deprecated. This block is provided for existing installs only; new projects should use `opensearch` below. ES 8 enables HTTPS + basic auth on first boot. You cannot connect without auth; `enable_auth=0` against a default ES 8 cluster will fail. This is the most common "why doesn't this work" issue for teams upgrading from ES 7. ```php 'system' => [ 'default' => [ 'catalog' => [ 'search' => [ 'engine' => 'elasticsearch8', 'elasticsearch8_server_hostname' => 'elasticsearch', 'elasticsearch8_server_port' => '9200', 'elasticsearch8_index_prefix' => 'magento2', 'elasticsearch8_enable_auth' => '1', 'elasticsearch8_username' => 'elastic', 'elasticsearch8_password' => 'YOUR_PASSWORD', 'elasticsearch8_server_timeout' => '15', ], ], ], ], ``` For self-signed certs (common in dev), either add the CA to the Magento host's trust store or front ES with a TLS-terminating reverse proxy on plain HTTP. ### OpenSearch (self-hosted, basic auth) ```php 'system' => [ 'default' => [ 'catalog' => [ 'search' => [ 'engine' => 'opensearch', 'opensearch_server_hostname' => 'opensearch', 'opensearch_server_port' => '9200', 'opensearch_index_prefix' => 'magento2', 'opensearch_enable_auth' => '1', 'opensearch_username' => 'admin', 'opensearch_password' => 'YOUR_PASSWORD', 'opensearch_server_timeout' => '15', ], ], ], ], ``` ### AWS OpenSearch Service (managed) Use the domain endpoint as the hostname (no scheme), port 443, HTTPS inferred from the port, basic auth via the master user you configured. SigV4/IAM auth exists but is niche — basic auth over HTTPS works for >95% of deployments and is what you paste into `env.php`. ```php 'system' => [ 'default' => [ 'catalog' => [ 'search' => [ 'engine' => 'opensearch', 'opensearch_server_hostname' => 'search-my-domain-abc123.us-east-1.es.amazonaws.com', 'opensearch_server_port' => '443', 'opensearch_index_prefix' => 'magento2', 'opensearch_enable_auth' => '1', 'opensearch_username' => 'admin', 'opensearch_password' => 'YOUR_MASTER_PASSWORD', 'opensearch_server_timeout' => '30', // AWS adds network latency ], ], ], ], ``` OpenSearch Serverless is a different thing — it has no `_cluster/health` endpoint, no per-index settings, and Magento doesn't officially support it as of 2.4.8. ### Elastic Cloud (the cross-cloud managed path) Elastic Cloud runs on AWS, Azure, and GCP — it's the managed-ES option when you're not on AWS OpenSearch. Hostname comes from the deployment page; port is `9243`. ```php 'system' => [ 'default' => [ 'catalog' => [ 'search' => [ 'engine' => 'elasticsearch8', 'elasticsearch8_server_hostname' => 'my-deployment-abc123.es.us-east-1.aws.elastic-cloud.com', 'elasticsearch8_server_port' => '9243', 'elasticsearch8_index_prefix' => 'magento2', 'elasticsearch8_enable_auth' => '1', 'elasticsearch8_username' => 'elastic', 'elasticsearch8_password' => 'YOUR_CLOUD_PASSWORD', ], ], ], ], ``` ### Azure and GCP Neither Azure nor GCP has a first-party managed Elasticsearch / OpenSearch service. Azure AI Search (formerly Cognitive Search) and Google Cloud Search are proprietary and don't speak the ES/OpenSearch API — they cannot be used as Magento's catalog search engine. Options on those clouds: 1. **Elastic Cloud** on Azure or GCP (marketplace) — use the ES 8 config above. 2. **Self-host** in AKS / GKE / VMs — use the self-hosted ES 8 or OpenSearch config. 3. **Bonsai**, **Elastic.co**, or another marketplace managed offering — all expose a host/port + credentials; drop into the appropriate config block. ### Configuring via CLI Instead of Editing `env.php` ```bash bin/magento config:set catalog/search/engine opensearch bin/magento config:set catalog/search/opensearch_server_hostname opensearch bin/magento config:set catalog/search/opensearch_server_port 9200 bin/magento config:set catalog/search/opensearch_enable_auth 1 bin/magento config:set catalog/search/opensearch_username admin bin/magento config:set --encrypt catalog/search/opensearch_password 'YOUR_PASSWORD' bin/magento cache:flush config ``` `--encrypt` stores the password via `Magento\Config\Model\Config\Backend\Encrypted`, so the value in `core_config_data` is encrypted at rest with the crypt key. ### Test the Connection ```bash # From the Magento host, curl the engine directly curl -u "$USER:$PASS" https://opensearch-host:9200/_cluster/health?pretty # Magento's own health check bin/magento indexer:info catalogsearch_fulltext bin/magento indexer:status catalogsearch_fulltext ``` --- ## The `catalogsearch_fulltext` Indexer The indexer writes searchable product data from the DB (EAV, stock, prices) into the engine. ```bash # Reindex from scratch — required after engine switch, attribute changes, or large catalog edits bin/magento indexer:reindex catalogsearch_fulltext # Schedule mode (recommended for write-heavy catalogs) — writes to changelog, indexer catches up bin/magento indexer:set-mode schedule catalogsearch_fulltext bin/magento indexer:set-mode realtime catalogsearch_fulltext # Reset if the index state is wrong (marks invalid, does not reindex) bin/magento indexer:reset catalogsearch_fulltext ``` Index aliases follow the pattern `magento2_product_{storeId}_vN`. On reindex, Magento: 1. Creates a new index `magento2_product_1_v{current+1}`. 2. Populates it. 3. Atomically rotates the alias `magento2_product_1` from the old index to the new one. 4. Deletes the old index. If the reindex fails mid-way, the alias stays pointing at the old index (safe) but an orphan index may remain — `_cat/indices` will show both. Clean up with `_cat/indices | grep magento2` and delete orphans by name. --- ## Searchable Attributes Attribute flags in the catalog attribute edit form control search behaviour: | Flag | Effect | |------|--------| | `Use in Search` (`is_searchable`) | Attribute is indexed into the fulltext document; queries match it | | `Visible in Advanced Search` | Shows on the advanced search form | | `Use in Layered Navigation` (`is_filterable`) | Attribute becomes a filter facet on category/search result pages | | `Use in Search Results Layered Navigation` (`is_filterable_in_search`) | As above, but for search result pages specifically | | `Position` (`position`) | Filter order on the layered nav | | `Use for Sorting in Product Listing` (`used_for_sort_by`) | Appears in the sort dropdown | | `Search Weight` (`search_weight`) | Relevance multiplier — set name=5, sku=10, description=1 to boost name/sku matches | After changing any of these flags: ```bash bin/magento indexer:reindex catalogsearch_fulltext bin/magento cache:flush ``` Without reindex the new flags are in `core_config_data` and the catalog_eav tables, but the search engine's mapping doesn't reflect them until the next rebuild. ### Mapping Explosion Every searchable attribute adds a field to the product mapping. At ~1000 fields ES/OpenSearch raises `Limit of total fields [1000] in index has been exceeded`. Fix by either: 1. Marking unused attributes as non-searchable. 2. Raising the limit (infra-side): `curl -XPUT 'http://host:9200/magento2_product_1_v1/_settings' -d '{"index.mapping.total_fields.limit": 2000}'` — this does not survive reindex, so also bake it into a custom index template in Magento. --- ## Category Listings Also Use the Search Engine From Magento 2.4, category product listings are served from the search engine (not from the `catalog_category_product_index_*` tables alone). That means: - Search engine down → category pages show "no products" - Search engine misconfigured → filters on category pages break - `catalogsearch_fulltext` reindex failure → category pages show stale data So "search" issues often surface first as "category page" issues. Always check the engine state before debugging category display. --- ## Layered Navigation — Filter Aggregations Filters on search / category pages come from ES/OpenSearch aggregations on the product document. Behaviour to know: - **Price aggregation** — configured via `catalog/layered_navigation/price_range_calculation` (auto / manual / improved) and `price_range_step`. Auto lets the engine pick; manual requires a fixed step. - **Attribute filters** — respect `is_filterable` and `is_filterable_in_search`. - **Stats aggregations** — used for "stock available" counts; can be expensive on large catalogs. Cache via FPC. --- ## Synonyms, Stop Words, Stemmer Configured in admin: **Marketing → SEO & Search → Search Terms** (synonyms and query redirects) and **Stores → Configuration → Catalog → Catalog → Catalog Search** (min query length, max query length, stop words via stemmer config). Per-store-scope. A synonym added at default scope applies everywhere unless a store overrides. Stop words are handled by the analyzer Magento configures on index creation. Changing stop words requires a **full reindex** — existing documents were tokenised with the old stop word list. --- ## Query Templates — Override the Search Query Structure Magento builds the ES/OpenSearch query from a declarative template. The default is `catalogsearch/search/search_query`. Override via `di.xml` to change relevance behaviour. ```xml Vendor\Module\SearchAdapter\Query\Builder\CustomContainerFactory ``` More commonly, edit the request configuration (`etc/search_request.xml`) to change how fields are weighted and combined. ```xml ``` --- ## Relevance Diagnosis When a query returns wrong or no results, don't guess — ask the engine. ### 1. Is the document in the index? ```bash curl -u "$AUTH" "http://host:9200/magento2_product_1/_search?q=sku:ABC-123&pretty" ``` If the document isn't there, it's an indexer issue, not a query issue. Reindex. ### 2. Why did (or didn't) the document match? ```bash # Explain why a specific query matched a specific doc curl -u "$AUTH" -XPOST "http://host:9200/magento2_product_1/_explain/?pretty" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{ "query": {"match": {"name": "shirt"}} }' # Score breakdown on a live query curl -u "$AUTH" -XPOST "http://host:9200/magento2_product_1/_search?pretty" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{ "explain": true, "query": {"match": {"name": "shirt"}} }' ``` ### 3. How did the query tokenise the input? ```bash curl -u "$AUTH" -XPOST "http://host:9200/magento2_product_1/_analyze?pretty" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{ "analyzer": "standard", "text": "running shoes" }' ``` If "running" tokenises to "run" but your stored doc has "runner" tokenised to "runner", the stemmer is mismatched. ### 4. 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