feat(web): Add env var to configure default max match count (#616)

Author: brendan-kellam

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ## [Unreleased]
 
 ### Changed
-- Bumped the default requested search result count from 5k to 100k after optimization pass. [#615](https://github.com/sourcebot-dev/sourcebot/pull/615)
+- Bumped the default requested search result count from 5k to 10k after optimization pass. [#615](https://github.com/sourcebot-dev/sourcebot/pull/615)
 
 ### Fixed
 - Fixed incorrect shutdown of PostHog SDK in the worker. [#609](https://github.com/sourcebot-dev/sourcebot/pull/609)
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Added
 - Added force resync buttons for connections and repositories. [#610](https://github.com/sourcebot-dev/sourcebot/pull/610)
+- Added environment variable to configure default search result count. [#616](https://github.com/sourcebot-dev/sourcebot/pull/616)
 
 ## [4.9.1] - 2025-11-07
 

docs/docs/configuration/environment-variables.mdx

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ The following environment variables allow you to configure your Sourcebot deploy
 | `SOURCEBOT_STRUCTURED_LOGGING_ENABLED` | `false` | <p>Enables/disable structured JSON logging. See [this doc](/docs/configuration/structured-logging) for more info.</p> |
 | `SOURCEBOT_STRUCTURED_LOGGING_FILE` | - | <p>Optional file to log to if structured logging is enabled</p> | 
 | `SOURCEBOT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED` | `false` | <p>Enables/disables telemetry collection in Sourcebot. See [this doc](/docs/overview.mdx#telemetry) for more info.</p> |
+| `DEFAULT_MAX_MATCH_COUNT` | `10000` | <p>The default maximum number of search results to return when using search in the web app.</p> |
 
 ### Enterprise Environment Variables
 | Variable | Default | Description |

packages/shared/src/env.server.ts

@@ -216,6 +216,9 @@ export const env = createEnv({
         SOURCEBOT_LOG_LEVEL: z.enum(["info", "debug", "warn", "error"]).default("info"),
         SOURCEBOT_STRUCTURED_LOGGING_ENABLED: booleanSchema.default("false"),
         SOURCEBOT_STRUCTURED_LOGGING_FILE: z.string().optional(),
+
+        // Configure the default maximum number of search results to return by default.
+        DEFAULT_MAX_MATCH_COUNT: numberSchema.default(10_000),
     },
     runtimeEnv,
     emptyStringAsUndefined: true,

packages/web/src/app/[domain]/search/components/searchResultsPage.tsx

@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@ import { FilterPanel } from "./filterPanel";
 import { useFilteredMatches } from "./filterPanel/useFilterMatches";
 import { SearchResultsPanel } from "./searchResultsPanel";
 
-const DEFAULT_MAX_MATCH_COUNT = 100_000;
-
 interface SearchResultsPageProps {
     searchQuery: string;
+    defaultMaxMatchCount: number;
 }
 
 export const SearchResultsPage = ({
     searchQuery,
+    defaultMaxMatchCount,
 }: SearchResultsPageProps) => {
     const router = useRouter();
     const { setSearchHistory } = useSearchHistory();
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ export const SearchResultsPage = ({
     const { toast } = useToast();
 
     // Encodes the number of matches to return in the search response.
-    const _maxMatchCount = parseInt(useNonEmptyQueryParam(SearchQueryParams.matches) ?? `${DEFAULT_MAX_MATCH_COUNT}`);
-    const maxMatchCount = isNaN(_maxMatchCount) ? DEFAULT_MAX_MATCH_COUNT : _maxMatchCount;
+    const _maxMatchCount = parseInt(useNonEmptyQueryParam(SearchQueryParams.matches) ?? `${defaultMaxMatchCount}`);
+    const maxMatchCount = isNaN(_maxMatchCount) ? defaultMaxMatchCount : _maxMatchCount;
 
     const {
         data: searchResponse,

packages/web/src/app/[domain]/search/page.tsx

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { env } from "@sourcebot/shared";
 import { SearchLandingPage } from "./components/searchLandingPage";
 import { SearchResultsPage } from "./components/searchResultsPage";
 
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ export default async function SearchPage(props: SearchPageProps) {
     return (
         <SearchResultsPage
             searchQuery={query}
+            defaultMaxMatchCount={env.DEFAULT_MAX_MATCH_COUNT}
         />
     )
 }