diff --git a/app/api/search/route.ts b/app/api/search/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d0305d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/api/search/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from "next/server"
+import algoliasearch from "algoliasearch"
+
+const appId =
+  process.env.ALGOLIA_APP_ID || process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ALGOLIA_APP_ID || ""
+const apiKey =
+  process.env.ALGOLIA_SEARCH_API_KEY ||
+  process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ALGOLIA_SEARCH_API_KEY ||
+  ""
+const additionalIndexes = (
+  process.env.ALGOLIA_ADDITIONAL_INDEXES ||
+  process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ALGOLIA_ADDITIONAL_INDEXES ||
+  ""
+)
+  .split(",")
+  .map((index) => index.trim())
+  .filter(Boolean)
+
+const allIndexes = [...additionalIndexes].filter(Boolean) || [
+  "blog",
+  "projects",
+]
+const searchClient = appId && apiKey ? algoliasearch(appId, apiKey) : null
+
+function transformQuery(query: string) {
+  if (query.toLowerCase().includes("intmax")) {
+    return query.replace(/intmax/i, '"intmax"')
+  }
+  return query
+}
+
+export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
+  const searchParams = request.nextUrl.searchParams
+  const query = searchParams.get("query") || ""
+  const indexName = searchParams.get("index") || ""
+  const hitsPerPage = parseInt(searchParams.get("hitsPerPage") || "5", 10)
+
+  if (!query || query.trim() === "") {
+    return NextResponse.json({
+      results: [],
+      status: "empty",
+      availableIndexes: allIndexes,
+    })
+  }
+
+  if (!searchClient) {
+    return NextResponse.json(
+      {
+        error: "Search client not initialized - missing Algolia credentials",
+        availableIndexes: [],
+      },
+      { status: 500 }
+    )
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const transformedQuery = transformQuery(query)
+
+    // If an index is specified, search only that index
+    if (indexName && indexName.trim() !== "") {
+      const index = searchClient.initIndex(indexName)
+      const response = await index.search(transformedQuery, { hitsPerPage })
+
+      return NextResponse.json({
+        hits: response.hits,
+        status: "success",
+        availableIndexes: allIndexes,
+      })
+    }
+
+    // Otherwise search across all configured indexes
+    const searchPromises = allIndexes.map((idxName) => {
+      return searchClient!
+        .initIndex(idxName)
+        .search(transformedQuery, { hitsPerPage })
+        .then((response) => ({
+          indexName: idxName,
+          hits: response.hits,
+        }))
+        .catch((err) => {
+          console.error(`Search error for index ${idxName}:`, err)
+          return { indexName: idxName, hits: [] }
+        })
+    })
+
+    const indexResults = await Promise.all(searchPromises)
+    const nonEmptyResults = indexResults.filter(
+      (result) => result.hits && result.hits.length > 0
+    )
+
+    return NextResponse.json({
+      results: nonEmptyResults,
+      status: "success",
+      availableIndexes: allIndexes,
+    })
+  } catch (error: any) {
+    console.error("Global search error:", error)
+    return NextResponse.json(
+      {
+        error: error.message || "Search failed",
+        availableIndexes: [],
+      },
+      { status: 500 }
+    )
+  }
+}
diff --git a/components/search/search-button.tsx b/components/search/search-button.tsx
index 8f1791f..b5e0243 100644
--- a/components/search/search-button.tsx
+++ b/components/search/search-button.tsx
@@ -2,26 +2,13 @@
 
 import { Search } from "lucide-react"
 import { Button, ButtonProps } from "@/components/ui/button"
-import { useEffect, useState } from "react"
-import { searchConfig } from "@/hooks/useGlobalSearch"
+import { useSearchConfig } from "@/hooks/useGlobalSearch"
 
 interface SearchButtonProps extends ButtonProps {
   onClick: () => void
 }
 
-const { allIndexes, searchClient } = searchConfig
-
 export function SearchButton({ onClick, ...props }: SearchButtonProps) {
-  const [disabled, setDisabled] = useState(false)
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!searchClient || allIndexes.length === 0) {
-      console.warn(
-        "Algolia credentials (NEXT_PUBLIC_ALGOLIA_APP_ID, NEXT_PUBLIC_ALGOLIA_SEARCH_API_KEY) or indexes are not configured. Search will not work."
-      )
-      setDisabled(true)
-    }
-  }, [])
-
   return (
     <Button
       variant="search"
@@ -29,7 +16,6 @@ export function SearchButton({ onClick, ...props }: SearchButtonProps) {
       onClick={onClick}
       aria-label="Open search"
       className="w-full text-left justify-start"
-      disabled={disabled}
       {...props}
     >
       <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
diff --git a/components/search/search-modal.tsx b/components/search/search-modal.tsx
index 60ec7a2..735ad9a 100644
--- a/components/search/search-modal.tsx
+++ b/components/search/search-modal.tsx
@@ -8,12 +8,10 @@ import {
   useGlobalSearch,
   useIndexSearch,
   filterSearchHitsByTerm,
-  searchConfig,
+  useSearchConfig,
 } from "@/hooks/useGlobalSearch"
 import { CategoryTag } from "../ui/categoryTag"
 
-const { allIndexes, searchClient } = searchConfig
-
 interface SearchModalProps {
   open: boolean
   setOpen: (open: boolean) => void
@@ -39,6 +37,11 @@ interface SearchHit {
   [key: string]: any
 }
 
+interface IndexResult {
+  indexName: string
+  hits: SearchHit[]
+}
+
 function Hit({
   hit,
   setOpen,
@@ -129,14 +132,14 @@ function DirectSearchResults({
 
   return (
     <div>
-      {data.results.map((indexResult) => (
+      {data.results.map((indexResult: IndexResult) => (
         <div key={indexResult.indexName}>
           {indexResult.hits.length > 0 && (
             <div className="mb-4">
               <div className="text-sm font-medium text-gray-500 uppercase tracking-wider mb-2">
                 {indexResult.indexName}
               </div>
-              {indexResult.hits.map((hit) => (
+              {indexResult.hits.map((hit: SearchHit) => (
                 <Hit
                   key={hit.objectID}
                   hit={hit}
@@ -220,7 +223,7 @@ function IndexSearchResults({
 
   return (
     <div>
-      {hits.map((hit) => (
+      {hits.map((hit: SearchHit) => (
         <Hit
           key={hit.objectID}
           hit={hit}
@@ -232,6 +235,34 @@ function IndexSearchResults({
   )
 }
 
+const CustomSearchResult = ({
+  results,
+  setOpen,
+}: {
+  results: IndexResult[]
+  setOpen: (open: boolean) => void
+}) => (
+  <div>
+    {results.map((indexResult: IndexResult) => (
+      <div key={indexResult.indexName} className="mb-6">
+        <div className="text-sm font-medium text-gray-500 uppercase tracking-wider mb-2">
+          {indexResult.indexName.replace(/-/g, " ")}
+        </div>
+        <div>
+          {indexResult.hits.map((hit: SearchHit) => (
+            <Hit
+              key={hit.objectID}
+              hit={hit}
+              setOpen={setOpen}
+              indexName={indexResult.indexName}
+            />
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    ))}
+  </div>
+)
+
 const MultiIndexSearchView = ({
   searchQuery,
   setOpen,
@@ -239,6 +270,8 @@ const MultiIndexSearchView = ({
   searchQuery: string
   setOpen: (open: boolean) => void
 }) => {
+  const { allIndexes } = useSearchConfig()
+
   if (searchQuery.trim() === "") {
     return (
       <div className="text-center p-8 text-gray-500">
@@ -249,7 +282,7 @@ const MultiIndexSearchView = ({
 
   // Filter out empty indexes to prevent rendering issues
   const visibleIndexes = allIndexes.filter(
-    (index) => index && index.trim() !== ""
+    (index: string) => index && index.trim() !== ""
   )
 
   if (visibleIndexes.length === 0) {
@@ -258,7 +291,7 @@ const MultiIndexSearchView = ({
 
   return (
     <div>
-      {visibleIndexes.map((indexName) => (
+      {visibleIndexes.map((indexName: string) => (
         <div key={indexName} className="mb-6">
           <div className="text-sm font-medium text-gray-500 uppercase tracking-wider mb-2">
             {indexName.replace(/-/g, " ")}
@@ -277,15 +310,7 @@ const MultiIndexSearchView = ({
 export const SearchModal = ({ open, setOpen }: SearchModalProps) => {
   const [searchQuery, setSearchQuery] = useState("")
   const [directSearchMode, setDirectSearchMode] = useState(false)
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!searchClient || allIndexes.length === 0) {
-      console.warn(
-        "Algolia credentials (NEXT_PUBLIC_ALGOLIA_APP_ID, NEXT_PUBLIC_ALGOLIA_SEARCH_API_KEY) or indexes are not configured. Search will not work."
-      )
-      setDirectSearchMode(true)
-    }
-  }, [])
+  const { allIndexes } = useSearchConfig()
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const handleKeyDown = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
@@ -310,7 +335,7 @@ export const SearchModal = ({ open, setOpen }: SearchModalProps) => {
     }
   }, [open])
 
-  if (!searchClient || allIndexes.length === 0) {
+  if (allIndexes.length === 0) {
     return null
   }
 
diff --git a/hooks/useGlobalSearch.ts b/hooks/useGlobalSearch.ts
index d3ca4e4..a44e68f 100644
--- a/hooks/useGlobalSearch.ts
+++ b/hooks/useGlobalSearch.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query"
-import algoliasearch, { SearchIndex } from "algoliasearch/lite"
 
 type SearchHit = {
   objectID: string
@@ -26,26 +25,27 @@ type IndexResult = {
   hits: SearchHit[]
 }
 
-const appId = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ALGOLIA_APP_ID || ""
-const apiKey = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ALGOLIA_SEARCH_API_KEY || ""
-const additionalIndexes = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ALGOLIA_ADDITIONAL_INDEXES
-  ? process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ALGOLIA_ADDITIONAL_INDEXES.split(",").map((index) =>
-      index.trim()
-    )
-  : []
+// Fetch available indexes from the API
+export const useSearchIndexes = () => {
+  return useQuery({
+    queryKey: ["searchIndexes"],
+    queryFn: async () => {
+      try {
+        const response = await fetch("/api/search/indexes")
 
-const allIndexes = [...additionalIndexes].filter(Boolean) ?? [
-  "blog",
-  "projects",
-]
+        if (!response.ok) {
+          return { indexes: ["blog", "projects"] }
+        }
 
-const searchClient = appId && apiKey ? algoliasearch(appId, apiKey) : null
-
-const transformQuery = (query: string) => {
-  if (query.toLowerCase().includes("intmax")) {
-    return query.replace(/intmax/i, '"intmax"')
-  }
-  return query
+        const data = await response.json()
+        return data
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error("Failed to fetch search indexes:", error)
+        return { indexes: ["blog", "projects"] }
+      }
+    },
+    staleTime: 1000 * 60 * 60, // Cache for 1 hour
+  })
 }
 
 export const useGlobalSearch = ({
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ export const useGlobalSearch = ({
   query: string
   hitsPerPage?: number
 }) => {
+  const { data: indexData } = useSearchIndexes()
+  const allIndexes = indexData?.indexes || []
+
   return useQuery({
     queryKey: ["globalSearch", query, hitsPerPage, allIndexes],
     queryFn: async () => {
@@ -62,44 +65,26 @@ export const useGlobalSearch = ({
         return { results: [], status: "empty" }
       }
 
-      if (!searchClient) {
-        throw new Error(
-          "Search client not initialized - missing Algolia credentials"
-        )
-      }
-
       try {
-        const transformedQuery = transformQuery(query)
-
-        const searchPromises = allIndexes.map((indexName) => {
-          return searchClient
-            .initIndex(indexName)
-            .search<SearchHit>(transformedQuery, { hitsPerPage })
-            .then((response) => ({
-              indexName,
-              hits: response.hits,
-            }))
-            .catch((err) => {
-              console.error(`Search error for index ${indexName}:`, err)
-              return { indexName, hits: [] as SearchHit[] }
-            })
+        const params = new URLSearchParams({
+          query,
+          hitsPerPage: hitsPerPage.toString(),
         })
 
-        const indexResults = await Promise.all(searchPromises)
-        const nonEmptyResults = indexResults.filter(
-          (result) => result.hits && result.hits.length > 0
-        )
+        const response = await fetch(`/api/search?${params.toString()}`)
 
-        return {
-          results: nonEmptyResults,
-          status: "success",
+        if (!response.ok) {
+          const errorData = await response.json()
+          throw new Error(errorData.error || "Search failed")
         }
+
+        return await response.json()
       } catch (error: any) {
         console.error("Global search error:", error)
         throw new Error(error.message || "Search failed")
       }
     },
-    enabled: Boolean(query) && query.trim() !== "" && Boolean(searchClient),
+    enabled: Boolean(query) && query.trim() !== "",
     staleTime: 1000 * 60 * 5,
     retry: 2,
   })
@@ -121,33 +106,27 @@ export const useIndexSearch = ({
         return { hits: [], status: "empty" }
       }
 
-      if (!searchClient) {
-        throw new Error(
-          "Search client not initialized - missing Algolia credentials"
-        )
-      }
-
       try {
-        const transformedQuery = transformQuery(query)
-        const index = searchClient.initIndex(indexName)
-        const response = await index.search<SearchHit>(transformedQuery, {
-          hitsPerPage,
+        const params = new URLSearchParams({
+          query,
+          index: indexName,
+          hitsPerPage: hitsPerPage.toString(),
         })
 
-        return {
-          hits: response.hits,
-          status: "success",
+        const response = await fetch(`/api/search?${params.toString()}`)
+
+        if (!response.ok) {
+          const errorData = await response.json()
+          throw new Error(errorData.error || `Search in ${indexName} failed`)
         }
+
+        return await response.json()
       } catch (error: any) {
         console.error(`Index search error for ${indexName}:`, error)
         throw new Error(error.message || `Search in ${indexName} failed`)
       }
     },
-    enabled:
-      Boolean(query) &&
-      query.trim() !== "" &&
-      Boolean(searchClient) &&
-      Boolean(indexName),
+    enabled: Boolean(query) && query.trim() !== "" && Boolean(indexName),
     staleTime: 1000 * 60 * 5,
     retry: 2,
   })
@@ -169,9 +148,10 @@ export const filterSearchHitsByTerm = (hits: SearchHit[], term: string) => {
   })
 }
 
-export const searchConfig = {
-  allIndexes,
-  appId,
-  apiKey,
-  searchClient,
+// Export a helper hook that ensures we have the indexes loaded
+export const useSearchConfig = () => {
+  const { data } = useSearchIndexes()
+  return {
+    allIndexes: data?.indexes || [],
+  }
 }