diff --git a/scripts/obsidian-reindex-server.py b/scripts/obsidian-reindex-server.py
index 5810968..57e8e5d 100644
--- a/scripts/obsidian-reindex-server.py
+++ b/scripts/obsidian-reindex-server.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Endpoints:
   POST /reindex?full=true    -> trigger full semantic Chroma rebuild
   GET  /reindex/status       -> check last index state
   GET  /semantic-health      -> verify state plus semantic search smoke check
+  POST /semantic-search      -> query the Obsidian Chroma semantic index
   GET  /healthz              -> returns ok
 """
 
@@ -90,6 +91,47 @@ def get_status() -> dict:
         return {"error": str(e)}
 
 
+def run_semantic_search(query: str, top_k: int = 5) -> dict:
+    """Query the local Obsidian Chroma index via the rag-search script."""
+    query = (query or "").strip()
+    if not query:
+        return {"ok": False, "error": "query is required", "results": []}
+    top_k = max(1, min(int(top_k or 5), 20))
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        [
+            VENV_PYTHON if Path(VENV_PYTHON).exists() else sys.executable,
+            SEARCH_SCRIPT,
+            "--index",
+            "obsidian",
+            "--top-k",
+            str(top_k),
+            "--raw",
+            query,
+        ],
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+        timeout=90,
+    )
+    if result.returncode != 0:
+        return {
+            "ok": False,
+            "query": query,
+            "top_k": top_k,
+            "error": result.stderr.strip()[-2000:] or result.stdout.strip()[-2000:],
+            "results": [],
+        }
+    payload = json.loads(result.stdout)
+    results = payload.get("results") or []
+    return {
+        "ok": True,
+        "query": query,
+        "index": payload.get("index", "obsidian"),
+        "top_k": top_k,
+        "result_count": len(results),
+        "results": results,
+    }
+
+
 def semantic_health() -> dict:
     """Return state plus a tiny semantic-search smoke check."""
     status = get_status()
@@ -109,29 +151,11 @@ def semantic_health() -> dict:
         },
     }
     try:
-        result = subprocess.run(
-            [
-                VENV_PYTHON if Path(VENV_PYTHON).exists() else sys.executable,
-                SEARCH_SCRIPT,
-                "--index",
-                "obsidian",
-                "--top-k",
-                "1",
-                "--raw",
-                "Obsidian reindex",
-            ],
-            capture_output=True,
-            text=True,
-            timeout=90,
-        )
-        if result.returncode == 0:
-            payload = json.loads(result.stdout)
-            health["search_ok"] = bool(payload.get("results"))
-            health["result_count"] = len(payload.get("results", []))
-        else:
-            health["status"] = "degraded"
-            health["search_ok"] = False
-            health["search_error"] = result.stderr.strip()[-1000:] or result.stdout.strip()[-1000:]
+        payload = run_semantic_search("Obsidian reindex", top_k=1)
+        health["search_ok"] = bool(payload.get("results"))
+        health["result_count"] = len(payload.get("results", []))
+        if not payload.get("ok"):
+            health["search_error"] = payload.get("error")
     except Exception as e:
         health["status"] = "degraded"
         health["search_ok"] = False
@@ -163,6 +187,19 @@ class ReindexHandler(http.server.BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
             result = run_reindex(full=full)
             status = 200 if "error" not in result else 500
             self._json_response(result, status=status)
+        elif path == "/semantic-search":
+            try:
+                length = int(self.headers.get("Content-Length") or 0)
+                body = self.rfile.read(length).decode("utf-8") if length else "{}"
+                payload = json.loads(body or "{}")
+                query = payload.get("query") or payload.get("q") or ""
+                top_k = payload.get("top_k") or payload.get("topK") or 5
+                result = run_semantic_search(str(query), int(top_k))
+                self._json_response(result, status=200 if result.get("ok") else 400)
+            except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                self._json_response({"ok": False, "error": "invalid json", "results": []}, status=400)
+            except Exception as exc:
+                self._json_response({"ok": False, "error": str(exc), "results": []}, status=500)
         else:
             self._json_response({"error": "not found"}, status=404)