Attunement Query Syntax & Precision Search

Technical Reference REF-ATT-01

Managed by CultureOS

ToFF Attunement provides an advanced query language powered by an internal MeiliSearch indexing engine. This allows researchers, curators, and administrators to execute targeted queries across thousands of archived web records, articles, and public discussions.

Engineering standards and underlying query pipelines are configured, deployed, and managed by CultureOS.

Core Syntax Conventions

• Multiple search terms separated by spaces default to logical AND.
• Boolean operators and and or can be used explicitly in lowercase or uppercase.
• Negation is indicated by prefixing any qualifier with - or ! (e.g., -is:archived or !tag:press).
• Grouping is supported via standard parentheses () to construct complex compound logic.
• Multi-word phrases in title, tag, or list queries must be enclosed in double quotation marks (e.g., tag:"art review").

Comprehensive Qualifier Reference

Qualifier	Purpose	Example Syntax
is:fav	Filter records flagged as institutional favorites	is:fav
is:archived	Filter archived or non-archived records	-is:archived
is:tagged	Filter records containing one or more taxonomy tags	is:tagged
is:inlist	Filter records organized into designated curatorial lists	is:inlist
is:link	Restrict search strictly to web URL records	is:link
is:text	Restrict search strictly to raw text notes	is:text
is:media	Restrict search strictly to images and standalone media	is:media
is:broken	Identify dead links or crawl failures for administrative review	is:broken
url:<value>	Match exact domain or substring within the target URL	url:nytimes.com
title:<value>	Search within record headline or page title	title:"contemporary art"
#<tag> or tag:<tag>	Match specific taxonomy tags	tag:exhibition or #press
list:<name>	Retrieve all items grouped under a designated list	list:"2026 Symposium"
after:<YYYY-MM-DD>	Retrieve records captured on or after a specified date	after:2026-01-01
before:<YYYY-MM-DD>	Retrieve records captured on or before a specified date	before:2026-12-31
age:<time-range>	Filter by relative capture age using days (d), weeks (w), months (m), years (y)	age:<7d or age:>3m
source:<value>	Filter by ingress client (api, web, mobile, extension, rss)	source:mobile

Practical Institutional Query Patterns

Research Pattern 1: High-Priority Recent Press

Retrieve active (non-archived) favorited news coverage ingested within the last 30 days:

tag:press is:fav -is:archived age:<30d

Research Pattern 2: Domain-Specific Exhibition Coverage

Find any exhibition-related public interaction captured from major art publications:

tag:exhibition (url:artforum.com or url:frieze.com or url:hyperallergic.com)

Administrative Pattern 3: Crawl Verification

Audit mobile ingress records from the past week to verify indexing integrity:

source:mobile is:broken age:<7d