diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 850576ab..90a4ee99 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ jobs:
             | sed s/{ALLOW_ORIGINS}// \
             > wrangler.toml
           npm ci
+          npm run build --prefix stampy-search
           npm run deploy
       - name: 'Debug: list files in build directory'
         run: ls -R build public/build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-check.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-check.yml
index d9e678c8..0505b088 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-check.yml
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: lint
         run: |
           npm ci
+          npm run build --prefix stampy-search
           npm run lint
           npm run test
diff --git a/app/components/search.tsx b/app/components/search.tsx
index 7b4ce175..3e3dd10b 100644
--- a/app/components/search.tsx
+++ b/app/components/search.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
-import {useState, useEffect, useRef, MutableRefObject, FocusEvent} from 'react'
+import {useState, useEffect, useCallback, useRef, MutableRefObject, FocusEvent} from 'react'
 import debounce from 'lodash/debounce'
-import {
-    Searcher,
-  Question as QuestionType,
-  SearchResult,
-} from 'stampy-search'
+import {Searcher, Question as QuestionType, SearchResult} from 'stampy-search'
 import {AddQuestion} from '~/routes/questions/add'
 import {Action, ActionType} from '~/routes/questions/actions'
 import {MagnifyingGlass, Edit} from '~/components/icons-generated'
@@ -32,33 +28,42 @@ export default function Search({
 
   const [arePendingSearches, setPendingSearches] = useState(false)
   const [results, setResults] = useState([] as SearchResult[])
-    const [searcher, setSearcher] = useState()
+  const [searcher, setSearcher] = useState<Searcher>()
 
-    useEffect(() => {
-        setSearcher(new Searcher({
-            getAllQuestions: () => onSiteAnswersRef.current,
-        }))
-    }, [onSiteAnswersRef])
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setSearcher(
+      new Searcher({
+        getAllQuestions: () => onSiteAnswersRef.current,
+        onResolveCallback: (query?: string, res?: SearchResult[] | null) => {
+          if (res) {
+            setPendingSearches(false)
+            setResults(res)
+          }
+        },
+      })
+    )
+  }, [onSiteAnswersRef])
 
-    const searchFn = (rawValue: string) => {
-    const value = rawValue.trim()
-    if (value === searchInputRef.current) return
+  const searchFn = useCallback(
+    (rawValue: string) => {
+      const value = rawValue.trim()
+      if (value === searchInputRef.current) return
 
-    searchInputRef.current = value
+      searchInputRef.current = value
 
-    setPendingSearches(true)
-    searcher.searchLive(value).then((res) => {
-      if (res) {
-        setPendingSearches(false)
-        setResults(res as SearchResult[])
-      }
-    })
-    logSearch(value)
-  }
+      setPendingSearches(true)
+      searcher && searcher.searchLive(value)
+      logSearch(value)
+    },
+    [searcher]
+  )
 
+  // Show the url query if defined
   useEffect(() => {
-    initialQuery && searchFn(initialQuery)
-  }, [initialQuery, searchFn])
+    if (initialQuery && searcher) {
+      initialQuery && searchFn(initialQuery)
+    }
+  }, [initialQuery, searcher, searchFn])
 
   const handleChange = debounce(searchFn, 100)
 
@@ -136,12 +141,13 @@ export default function Search({
           </div>
         </AutoHeight>
       </div>
-      {showMore && (
+      {showMore && searcher && (
         <ShowMoreSuggestions
           onClose={() => {
             setShowMore(false)
             setHide(true)
           }}
+          searcher={searcher}
           question={searchInputRef.current}
           relatedQuestions={results.map(({title}) => title)}
         />
@@ -190,22 +196,25 @@ const ShowMoreSuggestions = ({
   question,
   relatedQuestions,
   onClose,
+  searcher,
 }: {
   question: string
   relatedQuestions: string[]
   onClose: (e: unknown) => void
+  searcher: Searcher
 }) => {
   const [extraQuestions, setExtraQuestions] = useState<SearchResult[]>(empty)
   const [error, setError] = useState<string>()
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    searchUnpublished(question, 5)
-      .then(setExtraQuestions)
-      .catch((e) => {
+    searcher
+      .searchUnpublished(question, 5)
+      .then((res: SearchResult[] | null) => res && setExtraQuestions(res))
+      .catch((e: any) => {
         console.error(e)
         setError(e)
       })
-  }, [question])
+  }, [question, searcher])
 
   if (extraQuestions === empty) {
     return (
diff --git a/app/hooks/search.tsx b/app/hooks/search.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/app/routes/index.tsx b/app/routes/index.tsx
index 0348b400..be52ab47 100644
--- a/app/routes/index.tsx
+++ b/app/routes/index.tsx
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ const Bottom = ({
 
 export default function App() {
   const minLogo = useOutletContext<boolean>()
+  const [remixSearchParams] = useSearchParams()
   const {initialQuestionsData} = useLoaderData<ReturnType<typeof loader>>()
   const {data: initialQuestions = [], timestamp} = initialQuestionsData ?? {}
 
@@ -183,6 +184,7 @@ export default function App() {
           onSiteAnswersRef={onSiteAnswersRef}
           openQuestionTitles={openQuestionTitles}
           onSelect={selectQuestion}
+          initialQuery={remixSearchParams.get('query') || ''}
         />
 
         {/* Add an extra, draggable div here, so that questions can be moved to the top of the list */}
diff --git a/public/tfWorker.js b/public/tfWorker.js
index eabbb7d2..030ea29d 100644
--- a/public/tfWorker.js
+++ b/public/tfWorker.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use.load().then(function (model) {
       // successfully loaded model & downloaded encodings
       isReady = true
       // warm up model for faster response later
-      runSemanticSearch('What is AGI Safety?', 1)
+      runSemanticSearch({query: 'What is AGI Safety?'}, 1)
       self.postMessage({status: 'ready', numQs: questions.length})
     })
 })
diff --git a/stampy-search/example/index.html b/stampy-search/example/index.html
index da6cc9c1..92b5a370 100644
--- a/stampy-search/example/index.html
+++ b/stampy-search/example/index.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         <script>
          console.log('Starting search')
          const searcher = new stampySearch.Searcher({
-             server: 'http://localhost:8787',
+             server: 'https://stampy-ui.ai688.workers.dev',
              onResolveCallback: (query, res) => console.log('callback', query, res),
          })
          console.log(searcher)
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
              const val = searchBar.value;
              console.log('Searching for:', val);
              searcher.searchUnpublished(val).then((res) => {
-                 updateResults(res)
+                 res && updateResults(res)
              }).catch((err) => alert(err))
          });
 
diff --git a/stampy-search/src/search.ts b/stampy-search/src/search.ts
index c3a0fa22..70f85502 100644
--- a/stampy-search/src/search.ts
+++ b/stampy-search/src/search.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ type Search = {
 type SearchConfig = {
   numResults?: number
   getAllQuestions?: () => Question[]
-  onResolveCallback: (query: string, res: SearchResult[] | null) => void | null
+  onResolveCallback?: null | ((query: string | undefined, res: SearchResult[]) => void)
   server?: string
   searchEndpoint?: string
   workerPath?: string
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ export type WorkerMessage =
       query?: string
     }
 export enum SearchType {
-    LiveOnSite,
-    Unpublished
+  LiveOnSite,
+  Unpublished,
 }
 
 /**
@@ -118,8 +118,6 @@ export const normalize = (question: string) =>
     .replace(/\s+|_|&\s*/g, ' ')
     .trim()
 
-// let currentSearch: Search = null
-// let worker: Worker
 const defaultSearchConfig = {
   getAllQuestions: () => [] as Question[],
   onResolveCallback: null,
@@ -127,11 +125,11 @@ const defaultSearchConfig = {
   searchEndpoint: '/questions/search',
   workerPath: '/tfWorker.js',
   server: '',
-}
+} as SearchConfig
 
 export class Searcher {
-  currentSearch: Search
-  worker: Worker
+  currentSearch: Search = null
+  worker: Worker | undefined
   searchConfig = defaultSearchConfig
 
   constructor(config: SearchConfig) {
@@ -139,7 +137,7 @@ export class Searcher {
       ...defaultSearchConfig,
       ...config,
     }
-    this.initialiseWorker().then(console.log)
+    this.initialiseWorker()
   }
 
   initialiseWorker = async () => {
@@ -156,22 +154,22 @@ export class Searcher {
       if (data.status == 'ready') {
         this.worker = workerInstance
       } else if (data.searchResults) {
-        this.resolveSearch(data)
+        this.resolveSearch(data.query, data.searchResults)
       }
     })
   }
 
-  resolveSearch = ({searchResults, query}: WorkerResultMessage) => {
-    if (this.currentSearch) {
-      this.currentSearch.resolve(query === this.currentSearch.query ? searchResults : null)
+  resolveSearch = (query?: string, searchResults: SearchResult[] | null = null) => {
+    if (this.currentSearch && this.currentSearch.query == query) {
+      this.currentSearch.resolve(searchResults)
       this.currentSearch = null
-      if (this.searchConfig.onResolveCallback) {
-        this.searchConfig.onResolveCallback(query, searchResults)
-      }
+    }
+    if (this.searchConfig.onResolveCallback && searchResults) {
+      this.searchConfig.onResolveCallback(query, searchResults)
     }
   }
 
-  rejectSearch = (query: string, reason: string) => {
+  rejectSearch = (query?: string, reason?: string) => {
     if (this.currentSearch && this.currentSearch.query == query) {
       this.currentSearch.reject(reason)
       this.currentSearch = null
@@ -179,18 +177,17 @@ export class Searcher {
   }
 
   runLiveSearch = (query: string, resultsNum?: number) => {
+    const questions = this.searchConfig.getAllQuestions ? this.searchConfig.getAllQuestions() : []
     if (query != this.currentSearch?.query) {
       return // this search has been superceeded with a newer one, so just give up
-    } else if (this.worker || this.searchConfig.getAllQuestions().length > 0) {
+    } else if (this.worker || questions.length > 0) {
       const numResults = resultsNum || this.searchConfig.numResults
       const wordCount = query.split(' ').length
 
       if (wordCount > 2 && this.worker) {
         this.worker.postMessage({query, numResults})
       } else {
-        baselineSearch(query, this.searchConfig.getAllQuestions(), numResults).then((res) =>
-          this.resolveSearch({searchResults: res, query})
-        )
+        baselineSearch(query, questions, numResults).then((res) => this.resolveSearch(query, res))
       }
     } else {
       setTimeout(() => this.runLiveSearch(query, resultsNum), 100)
@@ -205,7 +202,7 @@ export class Searcher {
     return fetch(url + params)
       .then(async (result) => {
         if (result.status == 200) {
-          this.resolveSearch({searchResults: await result.json(), query})
+          this.resolveSearch(query, await result.json())
         } else {
           this.rejectSearch(query, await result.text())
         }
@@ -217,15 +214,20 @@ export class Searcher {
     return this.search(SearchType.LiveOnSite, query, resultsNum)
   }
 
-  searchUnpublished = (query: string, resultsNum?: number): Promise<SearchResult[]> => {
+  searchUnpublished = (query: string, resultsNum?: number): Promise<SearchResult[] | null> => {
     return this.search(SearchType.Unpublished, query, resultsNum)
   }
 
-  search = (type_: SearchType, query: string, numResults?: number): Promise<SearchResult[]> => {
+  search = (
+    type_: SearchType,
+    query: string,
+    numResults?: number
+  ): Promise<SearchResult[] | null> => {
     // Cancel any previous searches
-    this.resolveSearch({searchResults: []})
+    this.resolveSearch(this?.currentSearch?.query)
 
-    const runSearch = type_ == SearchType.LiveOnSite ? this.runLiveSearch : this.runUnpublishedSearch
+    const runSearch =
+      type_ == SearchType.LiveOnSite ? this.runLiveSearch : this.runUnpublishedSearch
 
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       this.currentSearch = {resolve, reject, query}