diff --git a/brain-bar/Sources/BrainBar/BrainDatabase.swift b/brain-bar/Sources/BrainBar/BrainDatabase.swift
index 9e30ede..ae755d5 100644
--- a/brain-bar/Sources/BrainBar/BrainDatabase.swift
+++ b/brain-bar/Sources/BrainBar/BrainDatabase.swift
@@ -228,13 +228,16 @@ final class BrainDatabase: @unchecked Sendable {
         if importanceMin != nil { conditions.append("c.importance >= ?") }
         if unreadOnly { conditions.append("c.rowid > ?") }
 
+        // Unread mode needs contiguous rowid ordering for watermark semantics.
+        // Normal search uses FTS5 BM25 rank for relevance ordering.
+        let orderByClause = unreadOnly ? "c.rowid ASC" : "f.rank"
         let sql = """
             SELECT c.rowid, c.id, c.content, c.project, c.content_type, c.importance,
-                   c.created_at, c.summary, c.tags, c.conversation_id
+                   c.created_at, c.summary, c.tags, c.conversation_id, f.rank
             FROM chunks_fts f
             JOIN chunks c ON c.id = f.chunk_id
             WHERE \(conditions.joined(separator: " AND "))
-            ORDER BY c.rowid ASC
+            ORDER BY \(orderByClause)
             LIMIT ?
         """
 
@@ -274,6 +277,9 @@ final class BrainDatabase: @unchecked Sendable {
         while sqlite3_step(stmt) == SQLITE_ROW {
             let rowID = sqlite3_column_int64(stmt, 0)
             maxRowID = max(maxRowID, rowID)
+            // FTS5 rank is negative (lower = better match). Negate for a positive score.
+            let rawRank = sqlite3_column_double(stmt, 10)
+            let score = max(0, -rawRank)
             results.append([
                 "rowid": Int(rowID),
                 "chunk_id": columnText(stmt, 1) as Any,
@@ -284,7 +290,8 @@ final class BrainDatabase: @unchecked Sendable {
                 "created_at": columnText(stmt, 6) as Any,
                 "summary": columnText(stmt, 7) as Any,
                 "tags": columnText(stmt, 8) as Any,
-                "session_id": columnText(stmt, 9) as Any
+                "session_id": columnText(stmt, 9) as Any,
+                "score": score
             ])
         }
 
diff --git a/brain-bar/Sources/BrainBar/Formatters.swift b/brain-bar/Sources/BrainBar/Formatters.swift
index d9d59f3..947af4f 100644
--- a/brain-bar/Sources/BrainBar/Formatters.swift
+++ b/brain-bar/Sources/BrainBar/Formatters.swift
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ enum Formatters {
             let importance = r["importance"]
             let summary = r["summary"] as? String ?? ""
             let content = r["content"] as? String ?? ""
-            let displayText = truncate(summary.isEmpty ? content : summary, maxLen: 72)
+            let displayText = truncate(summary.isEmpty ? content : summary, maxLen: 150)
 
             let impStr: String
             if let imp = importance as? Double {
@@ -129,7 +129,10 @@ enum Formatters {
                 let tagStr = tags.prefix(4).joined(separator: ", ")
                 lines.append("\u{2502}  \(key("tags:", useColor)) \(tagStr)")
             }
-            lines.append("\u{2502}")
+            // Separator between results, but not after the last one
+            if i < results.count - 1 {
+                lines.append("\u{2502}")
+            }
         }
 
         lines.append("\u{2514}\u{2500}")
diff --git a/brain-bar/Tests/BrainBarTests/DatabaseTests.swift b/brain-bar/Tests/BrainBarTests/DatabaseTests.swift
index a67e556..affe752 100644
--- a/brain-bar/Tests/BrainBarTests/DatabaseTests.swift
+++ b/brain-bar/Tests/BrainBarTests/DatabaseTests.swift
@@ -312,4 +312,27 @@ final class DatabaseTests: XCTestCase {
 
         wait(for: [expectation], timeout: 5.0)
     }
+
+    // MARK: - Search Ranking (FTS5 BM25)
+
+    func testSearchResultsHaveNonZeroScore() throws {
+        try db.insertChunk(id: "score-1", content: "BrainBar Swift daemon formatting", sessionId: "s1", project: "test", contentType: "assistant_text", importance: 5)
+
+        let results = try db.search(query: "BrainBar daemon", limit: 5)
+        XCTAssertFalse(results.isEmpty)
+        let score = results.first?["score"] as? Double ?? 0
+        XCTAssertGreaterThan(score, 0, "Search results should have a non-zero relevance score")
+    }
+
+    func testSearchResultsOrderedByRelevance() throws {
+        // "sprint" appears in content of both, but the first has it more prominently
+        try db.insertChunk(id: "rel-1", content: "The overnight hardening sprint was a success. Sprint results show improvements.", sessionId: "s1", project: "test", contentType: "assistant_text", importance: 5)
+        try db.insertChunk(id: "rel-2", content: "We discussed various topics including weather and sprint planning briefly.", sessionId: "s2", project: "test", contentType: "assistant_text", importance: 5)
+
+        let results = try db.search(query: "sprint", limit: 5)
+        XCTAssertEqual(results.count, 2)
+        let score1 = results[0]["score"] as? Double ?? 0
+        let score2 = results[1]["score"] as? Double ?? 0
+        XCTAssertGreaterThanOrEqual(score1, score2, "Results should be ordered by relevance (highest score first)")
+    }
 }
diff --git a/brain-bar/Tests/BrainBarTests/FormattersTests.swift b/brain-bar/Tests/BrainBarTests/FormattersTests.swift
index 9daf20c..5d7469d 100644
--- a/brain-bar/Tests/BrainBarTests/FormattersTests.swift
+++ b/brain-bar/Tests/BrainBarTests/FormattersTests.swift
@@ -294,4 +294,46 @@ final class FormattersTests: XCTestCase {
         XCTAssertTrue(entityOut.contains("\u{250c}"))
         XCTAssertTrue(entityOut.contains("\u{2514}"))
     }
+
+    // MARK: - Layout: No trailing empty │ lines
+
+    func testSearchResultsNoTrailingEmptyLine() {
+        let result: [String: Any] = [
+            "chunk_id": "x1", "score": 0.5, "project": "test",
+            "created_at": "2026-01-01", "summary": "Some result", "importance": 5
+        ]
+        let out = Formatters.formatSearchResults(query: "q", results: [result], total: 1, useColor: false)
+        let lines = out.split(separator: "\n", omittingEmptySubsequences: false).map(String.init)
+        // The line before └─ should NOT be a bare │
+        let closerIdx = lines.lastIndex(where: { $0.hasPrefix("\u{2514}") })!
+        let beforeCloser = lines[closerIdx - 1]
+        XCTAssertNotEqual(beforeCloser, "\u{2502}", "Should not have a trailing empty │ line before └─")
+    }
+
+    func testSearchResultsMultipleNoTrailingGap() {
+        let results: [[String: Any]] = [
+            ["chunk_id": "a", "score": 0.9, "project": "p", "created_at": "d", "summary": "First", "importance": 7],
+            ["chunk_id": "b", "score": 0.5, "project": "p", "created_at": "d", "summary": "Second", "importance": 3],
+        ]
+        let out = Formatters.formatSearchResults(query: "q", results: results, total: 2, useColor: false)
+        let lines = out.split(separator: "\n", omittingEmptySubsequences: false).map(String.init)
+        let closerIdx = lines.lastIndex(where: { $0.hasPrefix("\u{2514}") })!
+        let beforeCloser = lines[closerIdx - 1]
+        XCTAssertNotEqual(beforeCloser, "\u{2502}", "Last result should not have trailing │ gap")
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Content truncation: 150 chars
+
+    func testSearchResultsSummaryTruncatesAt150() {
+        let longSummary = String(repeating: "x", count: 200)
+        let result: [String: Any] = [
+            "chunk_id": "t1", "score": 0.5, "project": "test",
+            "created_at": "2026-01-01", "summary": longSummary, "importance": 5
+        ]
+        let out = Formatters.formatSearchResults(query: "q", results: [result], total: 1, useColor: false)
+        // Exact truncation: 149 chars + ellipsis = 150 total
+        let expected = String(repeating: "x", count: 149) + "\u{2026}"
+        XCTAssertTrue(out.contains(expected), "Summary should truncate to 149 chars + ellipsis (150 total)")
+        XCTAssertFalse(out.contains(longSummary), "200-char summary should be truncated")
+    }
 }