Crystal Enterprise Search

One search for everything your team knows

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Markdown, PDF, Word, HTML, CSV, text — indexed instantly

Effective date (optional) — applied to files you add next; helps resolve conflicting answers by recency.

Settings

AI answers

When on, Crystal reads the top results and writes a short answer in plain English, with clickable citations back to the source. When off, it shows the single most relevant passage exactly as written — no AI, no cost. Requires a Claude (Anthropic) key.

Claude API key from your Anthropic account Answer quality Higher tiers reason more deeply but cost more and reply a little slower.

Smarter search

By default Crystal matches the words in your question. Turn on smarter search to also match by meaning — so “time off” still finds the “PTO policy” even when the wording differs. Pick one option below; leave all blank to stay keyword-only (free, offline). Already-indexed documents will offer a quick re-index.

Voyage API key best accuracy · recommended Cloud search built specifically for document retrieval — usually the most accurate. OpenAI API key widely used alternative Cloud search by OpenAI. Reliable and familiar. OpenAI search depth only applies to the OpenAI option On-device search private — nothing leaves this server Best when documents are sensitive. Needs more memory and is a little slower.

Keys are stored only on this server and are used solely to call the provider you turn on. They’re never shown again after you save and never sent anywhere else.