> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.textql.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Thread History Search

> Search your own past threads to reuse relevant prior analysis

Ana can search your own past threads to reuse relevant prior analysis and pick up context that already exists, rather than starting from scratch.

This tool surfaces only conversations belonging to you. It never searches or returns other people's threads in the org.

## How It Works

Search using keywords or phrases from a past conversation, and TextQL returns a list of matching threads to choose from.

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## Availability

Thread History Search is on by default and can be toggled per chat from the **Tools** menu. Admins can also enable or disable it for the whole organization from **Settings**.

<Note>
  Thread History Search is disabled in embedded deployments of Ana.
</Note>

## Limitations

* Only searches threads that belong to you — it cannot see or search other users' conversations.
* Search matches against chat summaries and first messages, not full transcripts, so specific phrasing from deep in a conversation may not surface a match.