diff --git a/codex-rs/codex-api/src/endpoint/mod.rs b/codex-rs/codex-api/src/endpoint/mod.rs
index 70c52b9580..21ebf372a1 100644
--- a/codex-rs/codex-api/src/endpoint/mod.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/codex-api/src/endpoint/mod.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ pub(crate) mod realtime_call;
 pub(crate) mod realtime_websocket;
 pub(crate) mod responses;
 pub(crate) mod responses_websocket;
+pub(crate) mod search;
 mod session;
 
 pub use compact::CompactClient;
@@ -27,3 +28,4 @@ pub use responses_websocket::ResponsesWebsocketClient;
 pub use responses_websocket::ResponsesWebsocketClose;
 pub use responses_websocket::ResponsesWebsocketConnection;
 pub use responses_websocket::ResponsesWebsocketProbe;
+pub use search::SearchClient;
diff --git a/codex-rs/codex-api/src/endpoint/search.rs b/codex-rs/codex-api/src/endpoint/search.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2940f872d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codex-rs/codex-api/src/endpoint/search.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,264 @@
+use crate::auth::SharedAuthProvider;
+use crate::endpoint::session::EndpointSession;
+use crate::error::ApiError;
+use crate::provider::Provider;
+use crate::search::SearchRequest;
+use crate::search::SearchResponse;
+use codex_client::HttpTransport;
+use codex_client::RequestTelemetry;
+use http::HeaderMap;
+use http::Method;
+use serde_json::to_value;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+pub struct SearchClient<T: HttpTransport> {
+    session: EndpointSession<T>,
+}
+
+impl<T: HttpTransport> SearchClient<T> {
+    pub fn new(transport: T, provider: Provider, auth: SharedAuthProvider) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            session: EndpointSession::new(transport, provider, auth),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_telemetry(self, request: Option<Arc<dyn RequestTelemetry>>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            session: self.session.with_request_telemetry(request),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn path() -> &'static str {
+        "alpha/search"
+    }
+
+    pub async fn search(
+        &self,
+        request: &SearchRequest,
+        extra_headers: HeaderMap,
+    ) -> Result<SearchResponse, ApiError> {
+        let body = to_value(request)
+            .map_err(|e| ApiError::Stream(format!("failed to encode search request: {e}")))?;
+        let resp = self
+            .session
+            .execute(Method::POST, Self::path(), extra_headers, Some(body))
+            .await?;
+        serde_json::from_slice(&resp.body)
+            .map_err(|e| ApiError::Stream(format!("failed to decode search response: {e}")))
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::auth::AuthProvider;
+    use crate::provider::RetryConfig;
+    use crate::search::AllowedCaller;
+    use crate::search::ApproximateLocation;
+    use crate::search::LocationType;
+    use crate::search::OpenOperation;
+    use crate::search::SearchCommands;
+    use crate::search::SearchContextSize;
+    use crate::search::SearchFilters;
+    use crate::search::SearchImageSettings;
+    use crate::search::SearchInput;
+    use crate::search::SearchQuery;
+    use crate::search::SearchSettings;
+    use async_trait::async_trait;
+    use codex_client::Request;
+    use codex_client::RequestBody;
+    use codex_client::Response;
+    use codex_client::StreamResponse;
+    use codex_client::TransportError;
+    use codex_protocol::models::ContentItem;
+    use codex_protocol::models::ResponseItem;
+    use http::StatusCode;
+    use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
+    use serde_json::json;
+    use std::sync::Mutex;
+    use std::time::Duration;
+
+    #[derive(Clone, Default)]
+    struct DummyAuth;
+
+    impl AuthProvider for DummyAuth {
+        fn add_auth_headers(&self, _headers: &mut HeaderMap) {}
+    }
+
+    #[derive(Clone)]
+    struct CapturingTransport {
+        last_request: Arc<Mutex<Option<Request>>>,
+        response_body: Arc<Vec<u8>>,
+    }
+
+    impl CapturingTransport {
+        fn new(response_body: Vec<u8>) -> Self {
+            Self {
+                last_request: Arc::new(Mutex::new(None)),
+                response_body: Arc::new(response_body),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[async_trait]
+    impl HttpTransport for CapturingTransport {
+        async fn execute(&self, req: Request) -> Result<Response, TransportError> {
+            *self.last_request.lock().expect("lock request store") = Some(req);
+            Ok(Response {
+                status: StatusCode::OK,
+                headers: HeaderMap::new(),
+                body: self.response_body.as_ref().clone().into(),
+            })
+        }
+
+        async fn stream(&self, _req: Request) -> Result<StreamResponse, TransportError> {
+            Err(TransportError::Build("stream should not run".to_string()))
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn provider() -> Provider {
+        Provider {
+            name: "test".to_string(),
+            base_url: "https://example.com/v1".to_string(),
+            query_params: None,
+            headers: HeaderMap::new(),
+            retry: RetryConfig {
+                max_attempts: 1,
+                base_delay: Duration::from_millis(1),
+                retry_429: false,
+                retry_5xx: true,
+                retry_transport: true,
+            },
+            stream_idle_timeout: Duration::from_secs(1),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn search_posts_typed_request_and_parses_encrypted_output() {
+        let transport = CapturingTransport::new(
+            serde_json::to_vec(&json!({"encrypted_output": "ciphertext"}))
+                .expect("serialize response"),
+        );
+        let client = SearchClient::new(transport.clone(), provider(), Arc::new(DummyAuth));
+
+        let response = client
+            .search(
+                &SearchRequest {
+                    id: "search-session".to_string(),
+                    model: Some("gpt-test".to_string()),
+                    reasoning: None,
+                    input: Some(SearchInput::Items(vec![ResponseItem::Message {
+                        id: None,
+                        role: "user".to_string(),
+                        content: vec![
+                            ContentItem::InputText {
+                                text: "find this".to_string(),
+                            },
+                            ContentItem::InputImage {
+                                image_url: "https://example.com/image.png".to_string(),
+                                detail: None,
+                            },
+                        ],
+                        phase: None,
+                    }])),
+                    commands: Some(SearchCommands {
+                        search_query: Some(vec![SearchQuery {
+                            q: "OpenAI news".to_string(),
+                            recency: Some(7),
+                            domains: Some(vec!["openai.com".to_string()]),
+                        }]),
+                        open: Some(vec![OpenOperation {
+                            ref_id: "https://openai.com".to_string(),
+                            lineno: Some(12),
+                        }]),
+                        ..Default::default()
+                    }),
+                    settings: Some(SearchSettings {
+                        user_location: Some(ApproximateLocation {
+                            r#type: LocationType::Approximate,
+                            country: Some("US".to_string()),
+                            region: None,
+                            city: Some("San Francisco".to_string()),
+                            timezone: None,
+                        }),
+                        search_context_size: Some(SearchContextSize::Low),
+                        filters: Some(SearchFilters {
+                            allowed_domains: Some(vec!["openai.com".to_string()]),
+                            blocked_domains: Some(vec!["example.com".to_string()]),
+                        }),
+                        image_settings: Some(SearchImageSettings {
+                            max_results: Some(4),
+                            caption: Some(true),
+                        }),
+                        allowed_callers: Some(vec![AllowedCaller::Direct]),
+                        external_web_access: Some(true),
+                    }),
+                    max_output_tokens: Some(2500),
+                },
+                HeaderMap::new(),
+            )
+            .await
+            .expect("search request should succeed");
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            response,
+            SearchResponse {
+                encrypted_output: "ciphertext".to_string(),
+            }
+        );
+
+        let request = transport
+            .last_request
+            .lock()
+            .expect("lock request store")
+            .clone()
+            .expect("request should be captured");
+        let body = request
+            .body
+            .as_ref()
+            .and_then(RequestBody::json)
+            .expect("request body should be JSON");
+        assert_eq!(
+            body,
+            &json!({
+                "id": "search-session",
+                "model": "gpt-test",
+                "input": [{
+                    "type": "message",
+                    "role": "user",
+                    "content": [
+                        {"type": "input_text", "text": "find this"},
+                        {
+                            "type": "input_image",
+                            "image_url": "https://example.com/image.png"
+                        }
+                    ]
+                }],
+                "commands": {
+                    "search_query": [{
+                        "q": "OpenAI news",
+                        "recency": 7,
+                        "domains": ["openai.com"]
+                    }],
+                    "open": [{"ref_id": "https://openai.com", "lineno": 12}]
+                },
+                "settings": {
+                    "user_location": {
+                        "type": "approximate",
+                        "country": "US",
+                        "city": "San Francisco"
+                    },
+                    "search_context_size": "low",
+                    "filters": {
+                        "allowed_domains": ["openai.com"],
+                        "blocked_domains": ["example.com"]
+                    },
+                    "image_settings": {"max_results": 4, "caption": true},
+                    "allowed_callers": ["direct"],
+                    "external_web_access": true
+                },
+                "max_output_tokens": 2500
+            })
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/codex-rs/codex-api/src/lib.rs b/codex-rs/codex-api/src/lib.rs
index 99470cac59..f47791b799 100644
--- a/codex-rs/codex-api/src/lib.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/codex-api/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ pub(crate) mod files;
 pub(crate) mod provider;
 pub(crate) mod rate_limits;
 pub(crate) mod requests;
+pub(crate) mod search;
 pub(crate) mod sse;
 pub(crate) mod telemetry;
 
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ pub use crate::endpoint::ResponsesWebsocketClient;
 pub use crate::endpoint::ResponsesWebsocketClose;
 pub use crate::endpoint::ResponsesWebsocketConnection;
 pub use crate::endpoint::ResponsesWebsocketProbe;
+pub use crate::endpoint::SearchClient;
 pub use crate::endpoint::session_update_session_json;
 pub use crate::error::ApiError;
 pub use crate::files::upload_local_file;
@@ -65,6 +67,31 @@ pub use crate::provider::Provider;
 pub use crate::provider::RetryConfig;
 pub use crate::provider::is_azure_responses_provider;
 pub use crate::requests::Compression;
+pub use crate::search::AllowedCaller;
+pub use crate::search::ApproximateLocation;
+pub use crate::search::ClickOperation;
+pub use crate::search::FinanceAssetType;
+pub use crate::search::FinanceOperation;
+pub use crate::search::FindOperation;
+pub use crate::search::LocationType;
+pub use crate::search::OpenOperation;
+pub use crate::search::ScreenshotOperation;
+pub use crate::search::SearchCommands;
+pub use crate::search::SearchContextSize;
+pub use crate::search::SearchFilters;
+pub use crate::search::SearchImageSettings;
+pub use crate::search::SearchInput;
+pub use crate::search::SearchQuery;
+pub use crate::search::SearchRequest;
+pub use crate::search::SearchResponse;
+pub use crate::search::SearchResponseLength;
+pub use crate::search::SearchSettings;
+pub use crate::search::SportsFunction;
+pub use crate::search::SportsLeague;
+pub use crate::search::SportsOperation;
+pub use crate::search::SportsToolName;
+pub use crate::search::TimeOperation;
+pub use crate::search::WeatherOperation;
 pub use crate::telemetry::SseTelemetry;
 pub use crate::telemetry::WebsocketTelemetry;
 pub use codex_protocol::protocol::RealtimeAudioFrame;
diff --git a/codex-rs/codex-api/src/search.rs b/codex-rs/codex-api/src/search.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b841d06a30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codex-rs/codex-api/src/search.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,246 @@
+use crate::common::Reasoning;
+use codex_protocol::models::ResponseItem;
+use serde::Deserialize;
+use serde::Serialize;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, PartialEq)]
+pub struct SearchRequest {
+    pub id: String,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub model: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub reasoning: Option<Reasoning>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub input: Option<SearchInput>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub commands: Option<SearchCommands>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub settings: Option<SearchSettings>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub max_output_tokens: Option<u64>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, PartialEq)]
+#[serde(untagged)]
+pub enum SearchInput {
+    Text(String),
+    Items(Vec<ResponseItem>),
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, Default, PartialEq)]
+pub struct SearchCommands {
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub search_query: Option<Vec<SearchQuery>>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub image_query: Option<Vec<SearchQuery>>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub open: Option<Vec<OpenOperation>>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub click: Option<Vec<ClickOperation>>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub find: Option<Vec<FindOperation>>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub screenshot: Option<Vec<ScreenshotOperation>>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub finance: Option<Vec<FinanceOperation>>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub weather: Option<Vec<WeatherOperation>>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub sports: Option<Vec<SportsOperation>>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub time: Option<Vec<TimeOperation>>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub response_length: Option<SearchResponseLength>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
+pub struct SearchQuery {
+    pub q: String,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub recency: Option<u64>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub domains: Option<Vec<String>>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
+pub struct OpenOperation {
+    pub ref_id: String,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub lineno: Option<u64>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct ClickOperation {
+    pub ref_id: String,
+    pub id: u64,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct FindOperation {
+    pub ref_id: String,
+    pub pattern: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct ScreenshotOperation {
+    pub ref_id: String,
+    pub pageno: u64,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
+pub struct FinanceOperation {
+    pub ticker: String,
+    pub r#type: FinanceAssetType,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub market: Option<String>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
+pub enum FinanceAssetType {
+    Equity,
+    Fund,
+    Crypto,
+    Index,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
+pub struct WeatherOperation {
+    pub location: String,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub start: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub duration: Option<u64>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
+pub struct SportsOperation {
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub tool: Option<SportsToolName>,
+    pub r#fn: SportsFunction,
+    pub league: SportsLeague,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub team: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub opponent: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub date_from: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub date_to: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub num_games: Option<u64>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub locale: Option<String>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
+pub enum SportsToolName {
+    Sports,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
+pub enum SportsFunction {
+    Schedule,
+    Standings,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
+pub enum SportsLeague {
+    Nba,
+    Wnba,
+    Nfl,
+    Nhl,
+    Mlb,
+    Epl,
+    Ncaamb,
+    Ncaawb,
+    Ipl,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct TimeOperation {
+    pub utc_offset: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
+pub enum SearchResponseLength {
+    Short,
+    Medium,
+    Long,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, Default, PartialEq)]
+pub struct SearchSettings {
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub user_location: Option<ApproximateLocation>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub search_context_size: Option<SearchContextSize>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub filters: Option<SearchFilters>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub image_settings: Option<SearchImageSettings>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub allowed_callers: Option<Vec<AllowedCaller>>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub external_web_access: Option<bool>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
+pub struct ApproximateLocation {
+    pub r#type: LocationType,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub country: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub region: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub city: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub timezone: Option<String>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
+pub enum LocationType {
+    Approximate,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
+pub enum SearchContextSize {
+    Low,
+    Medium,
+    High,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, Default, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct SearchFilters {
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub allowed_domains: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub blocked_domains: Option<Vec<String>>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, Default, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct SearchImageSettings {
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub max_results: Option<u64>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub caption: Option<bool>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
+pub enum AllowedCaller {
+    Direct,
+    Shell,
+    CodeInterpreter,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct SearchResponse {
+    pub encrypted_output: String,
+}