diff --git a/static/search/overlay.ts b/static/search/overlay.ts
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+import {
+  state,
+  commandPaletteInitializedKey,
+  globalWindow,
+  searchInput,
+  searchResults,
+  searchRoot,
+  searchPage,
+  searchOpenButtons,
+  searchCloseButtons,
+  searchClearButtons,
+  searchDialog,
+  isSearchOpen,
+  isTypingTarget,
+} from "./state";
+import { setShortcutHints, selectItem, runSelectedItem, renderEmptyState } from "./render";
+import { scheduleFetch, fetchSearchItems, onResultsScroll } from "./fetch";
+import { openSearch, closeSearch, clearSearchInput } from "./actions";
+
+const onDocumentClick = (event: MouseEvent): void => {
+  if (event.target === searchDialog) {
+    closeSearch();
+  }
+};
+
+const onInputKeydown = (event: KeyboardEvent): void => {
+  if (event.key === "ArrowDown") {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    selectItem(state.selectedIndex + 1, true);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (event.key === "ArrowUp") {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    selectItem(state.selectedIndex - 1, true);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (event.key === "Enter") {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    runSelectedItem();
+  }
+};
+
+const onDocumentKeydown = (event: KeyboardEvent): void => {
+  const commandShortcut = event.key.toLowerCase() === "p" && (event.metaKey || event.ctrlKey);
+
+  if (commandShortcut && !isTypingTarget(event.target)) {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    if (searchPage) {
+      searchInput?.focus();
+    } else if (isSearchOpen()) {
+      closeSearch();
+    } else {
+      openSearch();
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (event.key === "/" && !isTypingTarget(event.target)) {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    if (searchPage) {
+      searchInput?.focus();
+    } else {
+      openSearch();
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (event.key === "Escape" && isSearchOpen()) {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    closeSearch();
+  }
+};
+
+export const initSearchOverlay = (): void => {
+  if (globalWindow[commandPaletteInitializedKey]) {
+    return;
+  }
+  globalWindow[commandPaletteInitializedKey] = true;
+
+  if (!searchInput || !searchResults || !searchRoot) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  setShortcutHints();
+  searchOpenButtons.forEach((button) => {
+    button.addEventListener("click", openSearch);
+  });
+  searchCloseButtons.forEach((button) => {
+    button.addEventListener("click", closeSearch);
+  });
+  searchClearButtons.forEach((button) => {
+    button.addEventListener("click", clearSearchInput);
+  });
+  searchInput.addEventListener("input", scheduleFetch);
+  searchInput.addEventListener("keydown", onInputKeydown);
+  searchResults.addEventListener("scroll", onResultsScroll);
+  document.addEventListener("click", onDocumentClick);
+  document.addEventListener("keydown", onDocumentKeydown);
+  searchDialog?.setAttribute("aria-hidden", "true");
+
+  const initialQuery = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).get("q")?.trim() || "";
+  if (initialQuery) {
+    searchInput.value = initialQuery;
+    fetchSearchItems(initialQuery);
+  } else {
+    renderEmptyState("");
+  }
+  if (searchPage) {
+    searchInput.focus();
+  }
+};