Components
Mendable InPlace Component
Before install, make sure you have either signed up through our platform or we have provided you with the ANON_KEY. Without the key, you won't be able to setup the search component.
Mendable InPlace Component (Alpha)
This component is the Mendable Chat only, does not include an activation component or dialog transitions, making it easy for you to create your own activations on top of it.

It is still in early alpha, and not all the props from other components are fully available in it yet.
Usage
import { MendableInPlace } from "@mendable/search"
const style = { darkMode: false, accentColor: "#123456" }
<MendableInPlace anon_key='YOUR_ANON_KEY' style={style} />
Keyword Search
We also provide keyword search as seen on the Langchain Documentation. This combines keyword with AI Search in one modal. When the user starts typing, it will almost instantly display results for the search query. It also allows the user to use AI search by pressing "Ask Mendable AI".

To enable keyword search, you need to pass the showSimpleSearch prop to the component.
import { MendableSearchBar } from "@mendable/search"
<MendableInPlace anon_key='YOUR_ANON_KEY' showSimpleSearch />
Props
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| anon_key | string | - | Mendable Search ANON_KEY |
| hintText | string | "Search" | Placeholder text of the mendable bot input. |
| botIcon | object | Bot Emoji | React: Bot icon HTML tag, can be a img, svg or any other HTML tag, Vanilla JS: image url |
| userIcon | object | User Emoji | React: User icon HTML tag, can be a img, svg or any other HTML tag, Vanilla JS: image url |
| context | string | false | Additional context to be passed to the AI |
| style | object | - | Style object |
| style.darkMode | boolean | false | Dark mode |
| style.accentColor | string | "#123456" | Accent color |
| style.backgroundColor | string | "#123456" | Background color |
| showSimpleSearch | boolean | false | Show simple search bar option on the top |
| messageSettings.openSourcesInNewTab | boolean | false | Open sources in new tab |
| messageSettings.prettySources | boolean | false | Display the sources by title / sub-section instead of long URL |
| messageSettings.hideSources | boolean | false | Hide the sources |
| welcomeMessage | string | "Hi, how can I help you?" | Welcome message |
| footer | object | - | Footer object |
| footer.bottomRightLink | object | - | Bottom right button object |
| footer.bottomRightLink.label | string | "" | Text label for the bottom right button |
| footer.bottomRightLink.link | string | "" | URL for the bottom right button |
| privacyDisclaimer | string | "" | Privacy disclaimer text |
| onMessageForTracking | function | - | Callback function that triggers when a message is sent. It receives the question and answer as parameters |
| onSourceClickedForTracking | function | - | Callback function that triggers when a source is clicked. It receives the source as a parameter |
| onSwitchingSearchType | function | - | Callback function that triggers when the search type is switched. It receives the type as a parameter |
Callback functions
The MendableInplace component provides callback functions for tracking events inside the component.
- onMessageForTracking : This function is triggered whenever a message is sent in the component. The function receives the question and the answer as parameters. This can be used for logging or analytics purposes.
Example
import { MendableInPlace } from "@mendable/search"
function MySearchComponent() {
const handleOnMessage = (question, answer) => {
console.log("User asked:", question);
console.log("Received answer:", answer);
// You can add additional tracking or analytics logic here.
};
return (
<MendableInPlace
anon_key="YOUR_ANON_KEY"
onMessageForTracking={handleOnMessage}
/>
);
}
- onSourceClickedForTracking : This function is triggered whenever a source is clicked in the search results. The function receives the source as a parameter. This can be used for logging or tracking user interactions.
Example
import { MendableInPlace } from "@mendable/search"
function handleOnSourceClicked(source) {
console.log("User clicked on source:", source);
// Add tracking or logging logic here
}
<MendableInPlace
anon_key='YOUR_ANON_KEY'
onSourceClickedForTracking={handleOnSourceClicked}
/>
Use these functions to gain insights into how users are interacting with the search bar.