diff --git a/02_Platform_Architecture.md b/02_Platform_Architecture.md
index 633619c..b947d7d 100644
--- a/02_Platform_Architecture.md
+++ b/02_Platform_Architecture.md
@@ -85,6 +85,16 @@ UI Shell не знает, что такое notes editor или file preview к
 - activity cards;
 - search providers.
 
+Workspace header search is the preferred visible entry point for search inside
+the selected workspace. The shell may render the input next to the workspace
+title, but query execution, indexing, and provider fan-out remain plugin-owned
+behavior.
+
+Workspace tool tabs should be ordered by expected usage frequency and user
+orientation value, not alphabetically. The first tabs should help the user
+resume work in the case quickly; lower-frequency tools should move farther from
+the initial focus.
+
 ## 4. Vault
 
 Vault остается пользовательским рабочим пространством. Он должен быть максимально понятным снаружи.
diff --git a/05_Official_Plugins.md b/05_Official_Plugins.md
index c06d9fd..4d5c272 100644
--- a/05_Official_Plugins.md
+++ b/05_Official_Plugins.md
@@ -266,6 +266,10 @@ file/folder names and paths, scans text-like file contents through
 Workbench. Persistent indexing and cross-provider runtime hosting are still
 future work.
 
+Target UX: search should be available from the workspace header next to the
+workspace title. The standalone Search workspace item may remain only as an
+expanded results surface; it should not be the primary search entry point.
+
 ## 10. `official.secrets`
 
 Назначение:
diff --git a/docs/superpowers/plans/2026-06-29-persistent-search-runtime-hosting.md b/docs/superpowers/plans/2026-06-29-persistent-search-runtime-hosting.md
index 30e4d5d..8f85b3c 100644
--- a/docs/superpowers/plans/2026-06-29-persistent-search-runtime-hosting.md
+++ b/docs/superpowers/plans/2026-06-29-persistent-search-runtime-hosting.md
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 
 - Do not copy code or architecture from `~/git/verstak`; it is feature reference only.
 - Search remains plugin functionality; do not move search semantics into desktop core.
+- The primary visible search input belongs in the workspace header next to the workspace title.
+- The standalone Search workspace item is at most an expanded results surface, not the primary entry point.
+- Workspace tool tabs are ordered by expected usage frequency, not alphabetically.
 - User files remain the source of truth; the index is an optimization and discovery layer.
 - Use JSON plugin data named `search-index`; do not use SQLite FTS or a sidecar indexer.
 - `searchProviders[].handler` is a command id declared by the same plugin.
@@ -41,6 +44,9 @@
 - Modify `frontend/src/lib/plugin-host/VerstakPluginAPI.js`
   - Expose `api.storage.data.read/write`.
   - Route to existing Wails methods `ReadPluginDataJSON` and `WritePluginDataJSON`.
+- Modify `frontend/src/lib/shell/WorkspaceHost.svelte`
+  - Sort workspace tools by expected user value instead of alphabetically.
+  - Reserve the workspace header as the primary compact search entry point.
 - Modify `frontend/tests/plugin-api-contributions-test.mjs`
   - Extend the smoke mock and assertions to cover plugin data round-trip.
 - Modify `frontend/src/lib/test/wails-mock.js`
@@ -362,6 +368,107 @@ Expected: commit is created and pushed; `git status --short --branch` reports `#
 
 ---
 
+### Task 2A: Workspace Header Search Slot And Usage-Ordered Tabs
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `/home/mirivlad/git/verstak2/verstak-desktop/frontend/src/lib/shell/WorkspaceHost.svelte`
+- Test: add or extend a focused frontend smoke test under `/home/mirivlad/git/verstak2/verstak-desktop/frontend/tests/`
+
+**Interfaces:**
+- Consumes:
+  - Existing `contributions.workspaceItems`.
+  - Existing selected workspace props in `WorkspaceHost.svelte`.
+- Produces:
+  - Stable workspace tab ordering by expected usage frequency.
+  - A workspace header search slot next to the workspace title for the future compact Search entry.
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Write failing frontend smoke coverage**
+
+Add a focused test that mounts or exercises `WorkspaceHost` ordering with sample
+tools named `Search`, `Activity`, `Files`, and `Notes`.
+
+Expected order:
+
+```text
+Notes
+Files
+Activity
+Browser Inbox
+Search
+```
+
+The test should also assert that the workspace header exposes a search input or
+search trigger container with a stable selector:
+
+```text
+data-workspace-search
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Run RED**
+
+Run the focused test command added in Step 1.
+
+Expected: it fails because workspace tools currently follow contribution order
+and there is no header search slot.
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Implement ordering and header slot**
+
+In `WorkspaceHost.svelte`, add a small local ordering table:
+
+```js
+  const toolOrder = new Map([
+    ['notes', 10],
+    ['files', 20],
+    ['activity', 40],
+    ['browser', 50],
+    ['inbox', 50],
+    ['search', 90],
+  ]);
+```
+
+Sort `workspaceTools` after filtering enabled plugins by the best matching
+keyword in title/id/pluginId. Keep unknown tools after known tools and preserve
+their relative title order.
+
+Add a compact header search container next to the workspace title:
+
+```svelte
+<div class="workspace-search" data-workspace-search>
+  <input type="search" placeholder="Search workspace" aria-label="Search workspace" />
+</div>
+```
+
+This task only creates the visible slot and stable ordering; later Search task
+wires the input to the provider runtime.
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Run GREEN and build**
+
+Run:
+
+```bash
+cd /home/mirivlad/git/verstak2/verstak-desktop/frontend
+npm run build
+```
+
+Expected: focused test and Vite build exit 0.
+
+- [ ] **Step 5: Commit and push desktop**
+
+Run:
+
+```bash
+cd /home/mirivlad/git/verstak2/verstak-desktop
+git status --short
+git add frontend/src/lib/shell/WorkspaceHost.svelte frontend/tests
+git commit -m "feat: add workspace header search slot"
+git push
+```
+
+Expected: commit is created and pushed; unrelated pre-existing changes are not
+included.
+
+---
+
 ### Task 3: Search Plugin Persistent Index And Provider Hosting
 
 **Files:**
diff --git a/docs/superpowers/specs/2026-06-29-persistent-search-runtime-hosting-design.md b/docs/superpowers/specs/2026-06-29-persistent-search-runtime-hosting-design.md
index aae39f2..16d74f2 100644
--- a/docs/superpowers/specs/2026-06-29-persistent-search-runtime-hosting-design.md
+++ b/docs/superpowers/specs/2026-06-29-persistent-search-runtime-hosting-design.md
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ Current implementation status:
   `ReadPluginDataJSON` and `WritePluginDataJSON`, but the frontend plugin API
   currently exposes only `settings`.
 
+UX direction:
+
+- the primary search entry point belongs in the workspace header next to the
+  workspace title;
+- `verstak.search` remains the owner of indexing and provider hosting;
+- a standalone Search workspace item may stay as an expanded results surface,
+  but it is not the primary entry point.
+
 No visual companion is needed for this design because the decision is about
 runtime contracts and data flow, not layout.
 
@@ -82,9 +90,13 @@ Use the recommended approach.
 
 `verstak.search` becomes both:
 
-- the workspace search UI;
+- the workspace search runtime and expanded results UI;
 - the runtime host for all enabled `searchProviders`.
 
+The shell may render the compact input in the workspace header, but it should
+call into the Search plugin/runtime contract rather than implement search
+semantics in core.
+
 The desktop and SDK expose a generic frontend storage surface:
 
 ```ts