diff --git a/src/indexer.ts b/src/indexer.ts
index 1e44992..d8cbb21 100644
--- a/src/indexer.ts
+++ b/src/indexer.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   getMetadata,
   setMetadata,
   getEmbeddingCount,
+  invalidateEmbeddingCache,
 } from "./storage";
 import { getSettings } from "./settings";
 
@@ -406,6 +407,9 @@ export async function indexBlocks(
     await setMetadata("blockCount", count);
     await setMetadata("lastIndexed", Date.now());
 
+    // Ensure search cache is fresh after indexing
+    invalidateEmbeddingCache();
+
     if (!abort.signal.aborted && total > 0) {
       logseq.UI.showMsg(`Indexed ${total} blocks`);
     }
diff --git a/src/storage.ts b/src/storage.ts
index 75e1812..9e6765e 100644
--- a/src/storage.ts
+++ b/src/storage.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ export async function putEmbeddings(records: EmbeddingRecord[]): Promise<void> {
     }
     tx.oncomplete = () => {
       db.close();
+      invalidateEmbeddingCache();
       resolve();
     };
     tx.onerror = () => { db.close(); reject(tx.error); };
@@ -107,6 +108,24 @@ export async function getAllEmbeddings(): Promise<EmbeddingRecord[]> {
   });
 }
 
+// In-memory embedding cache for fast repeated searches
+let embeddingCache: EmbeddingRecord[] | null = null;
+
+export async function getCachedEmbeddings(): Promise<EmbeddingRecord[]> {
+  if (!embeddingCache) {
+    embeddingCache = await getAllEmbeddings();
+  }
+  return embeddingCache;
+}
+
+export function invalidateEmbeddingCache(): void {
+  embeddingCache = null;
+}
+
+export function evictEmbeddingCache(): void {
+  embeddingCache = null;
+}
+
 export async function deleteEmbeddings(blockIds: string[]): Promise<void> {
   if (blockIds.length === 0) return;
   const db = await openDB();
@@ -118,6 +137,7 @@ export async function deleteEmbeddings(blockIds: string[]): Promise<void> {
     }
     tx.oncomplete = () => {
       db.close();
+      invalidateEmbeddingCache();
       resolve();
     };
     tx.onerror = () => { db.close(); reject(tx.error); };
@@ -130,7 +150,7 @@ export async function clearAllEmbeddings(): Promise<void> {
     const tx = db.transaction(EMBEDDINGS_STORE, "readwrite");
     const store = tx.objectStore(EMBEDDINGS_STORE);
     store.clear();
-    tx.oncomplete = () => { db.close(); resolve(); };
+    tx.oncomplete = () => { db.close(); invalidateEmbeddingCache(); resolve(); };
     tx.onerror = () => { db.close(); reject(tx.error); };
   });
 }
diff --git a/src/ui.ts b/src/ui.ts
index 053fcfc..7f4bf8f 100644
--- a/src/ui.ts
+++ b/src/ui.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { debounce } from "./utils";
 import { embedTexts } from "./embeddings";
-import { getAllEmbeddings, getEmbeddingCount } from "./storage";
+import { getCachedEmbeddings, getEmbeddingCount, evictEmbeddingCache } from "./storage";
 import { searchEmbeddings, type SearchResult } from "./search";
 import { indexBlocks, indexingState, acquireSearchPriority, releaseSearchPriority } from "./indexer";
 import { getSettings } from "./settings";
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ interface DisplayResult extends SearchResult {
 }
 
 let progressInterval: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | undefined;
+let evictTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | undefined;
+const CACHE_EVICT_MS = 60_000;
 let lastDisplayResults: DisplayResult[] = [];
 let lastQuery = "";
 const queryHistory: string[] = [];
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ export function createSearchModal(): void {
   const debouncedSearch = debounce(async (...args: unknown[]) => {
     const query = args[0] as string;
     await performSearch(query);
-  }, 300);
+  }, 500);
 
   input.addEventListener("input", () => {
     historyIndex = -1;
@@ -165,6 +167,10 @@ function handleKeydown(e: KeyboardEvent): void {
     (active as HTMLElement).dispatchEvent(
       new MouseEvent("click", { shiftKey: e.shiftKey, bubbles: true }),
     );
+  } else if (e.key === "Enter" && !active && input && document.activeElement === input) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    const query = input.value.trim();
+    if (query) performSearch(query);
   } else if (e.key === "c" && (e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey) && active) {
     e.preventDefault();
     const blockId = active.getAttribute("data-block-id");
@@ -187,6 +193,12 @@ function hideModal(): void {
   }
   addToHistory(lastQuery);
   logseq.hideMainUI();
+  // Evict embedding cache after idle period
+  if (evictTimer) clearTimeout(evictTimer);
+  evictTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+    evictEmbeddingCache();
+    evictTimer = undefined;
+  }, CACHE_EVICT_MS);
 }
 
 async function updateStatus(): Promise<void> {
@@ -248,7 +260,7 @@ async function performSearch(query: string): Promise<void> {
       releaseSearchPriority();
     }
 
-    const allEmbeddings = await getAllEmbeddings();
+    const allEmbeddings = await getCachedEmbeddings();
     const results = searchEmbeddings(
       queryEmbedding,
       allEmbeddings,
@@ -410,6 +422,12 @@ function escapeHtml(text: string): string {
 }
 
 export function showModal(): void {
+  if (evictTimer) {
+    clearTimeout(evictTimer);
+    evictTimer = undefined;
+  }
+  // Invalidate cache so first search loads fresh from IDB
+  evictEmbeddingCache();
   clearResults();
   logseq.showMainUI();
   if (indexingState.status === "idle") {