diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 249b50e..3dca5e8 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -110,15 +110,17 @@
      Register a top-level domain, register a name under one, look up records,
      verify anything against the chain.</p>
 
-  <form id="search-form" role="search" style="margin:1.8rem auto 0;max-width:520px;padding:0 1rem;display:flex;gap:8px">
-    <input id="search-input" name="q" type="search"
-      placeholder="search a name — e.g. hello"
+  <div style="margin:1.6rem auto 0;max-width:640px;padding:0 1rem">
+    <input id="search-input" type="search"
+      placeholder="type a name — e.g. hello"
       spellcheck="false" autocomplete="off"
-      style="flex:1;padding:14px 18px;border-radius:12px;border:1px solid #ffffff22;background:#141a24;color:var(--ink);font-size:16px;outline:none;font-family:inherit"
+      style="width:100%;padding:14px 18px;border-radius:12px;border:1px solid #ffffff22;background:#141a24;color:var(--ink);font-size:17px;outline:none;font-family:inherit"
       aria-label="Search a name across every BCNR TLD">
-    <button type="submit" class="btn acid" style="padding:0 20px">Search →</button>
-  </form>
-  <p class="tag" style="margin-top:.8rem;font-size:.92rem">One search checks the label across every TLD in the registry. Available names appear first.</p>
+    <div id="search-hint" style="margin-top:8px;font-size:12.5px;color:var(--mut);text-align:center">
+      One search checks the label across every TLD in the registry. Available names appear first.
+    </div>
+    <div id="search-results" style="margin-top:14px;display:grid;gap:8px;text-align:left"></div>
+  </div>
 
   <div class="cta" style="margin-top:1.4rem">
     <a class="btn ghost" href="#try">Or browse what you can do →</a>
@@ -126,17 +128,88 @@
   </div>
 </header>
 
+<style>
+  /* Inline search card styling: mirrors register.html's .card look. */
+  #search-results .row-card{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr auto auto;gap:12px;align-items:center;
+       background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;padding:11px 16px;min-height:48px}
+  #search-results .row-card.checking{opacity:.55}
+  #search-results .row-card .n{font-family:ui-monospace,monospace;font-size:15px;overflow-wrap:anywhere}
+  #search-results .row-card .btn{padding:6px 12px;font-size:12.5px}
+  #search-results .badge{font-size:11px;padding:2px 10px;border-radius:999px;font-weight:600;white-space:nowrap}
+  #search-results .b-ok{background:rgba(79,209,165,.15);color:var(--ok)}
+  #search-results .b-taken{background:rgba(246,118,138,.15);color:var(--taken)}
+  #search-results .b-check{background:rgba(139,152,169,.14);color:var(--mut)}
+  @media (max-width:520px){
+    #search-results .row-card{grid-template-columns:1fr auto;gap:8px}
+    #search-results .row-card .btn{justify-self:start}
+  }
+</style>
+
 <script>
-  // The hero-search box: normalise the label the same way register.html does
-  // (lowercase, [a-z0-9-], 63 chars max) and hand it to register.html via ?q=,
-  // which already knows how to parallel-check across every TLD.
-  document.getElementById("search-form").addEventListener("submit", (e) => {
-    e.preventDefault();
-    const raw = document.getElementById("search-input").value.trim().toLowerCase();
-    const clean = raw.replace(/[^a-z0-9-]/g, "").slice(0, 63);
-    if (!clean) return;
-    location.href = `./register.html?q=${encodeURIComponent(clean)}`;
-  });
+  // Inline name search — same UX as register.html but no wallet dependencies.
+  // Hits POST-friendly /api/labels/<label> (one call, returns every taken
+  // match across every TLD from the gateway's cached index) and cross-checks
+  // against the client-side TLDS list. Register buttons hand the label off
+  // to register.html?q= for the full mint flow.
+  (function () {
+    const TLDS = [
+      "bch","p2p","bit","nav","test","x","asm","neo","gt","sc",
+      "sia","dex","cex","nt","dea","hub","os","vpn",
+      // .com is held off the public registry (2026-08-29) — skip.
+    ];
+    const $ = (id) => document.getElementById(id);
+    const esc = (s) => String(s).replace(/[&<>"']/g, (c) => ({"&":"&amp;","<":"&lt;",">":"&gt;",'"':"&quot;","'":"&#39;"}[c]));
+    const clean = (v) => v.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9-]/g, "").slice(0, 32);
+    let lastReq = 0, timer = null;
+
+    function row(full, state) {
+      const badge = state === "ok" ? '<span class="badge b-ok">available</span>'
+                  : state === "taken" ? '<span class="badge b-taken">taken</span>'
+                  : '<span class="badge b-check">checking…</span>';
+      const btn = state === "ok"
+        ? `<a class="btn acid" href="./register.html?q=${encodeURIComponent(full.split(".")[0])}">Register →</a>`
+        : state === "taken"
+          ? `<a class="btn ghost" href="https://navigate.st/bns/${encodeURIComponent(full)}" target="_blank" rel="noopener">view →</a>`
+          : "<span></span>";
+      return `<div class="row-card ${state === "checking" ? "checking" : ""}"><span class="n">${esc(full)}</span>${badge}${btn}</div>`;
+    }
+
+    async function search(label) {
+      const my = ++lastReq;
+      const out = $("search-results");
+      // Immediate feedback: paint one 'checking' row per TLD so the user
+      // sees something is happening in the ~300ms before results land.
+      out.innerHTML = TLDS.map((t) => row(`${label}.${t}`, "checking")).join("");
+      let taken = new Set();
+      try {
+        const r = await fetch(`https://silentmode.st/api/labels/${encodeURIComponent(label)}`);
+        if (r.ok) {
+          const j = await r.json();
+          for (const m of (j.matches || [])) taken.add(m.name);
+        }
+      } catch { /* fall through: everything shows as "checking" then flips to error-free available; a gateway blip shouldn't block the user */ }
+      if (my !== lastReq) return; // superseded by newer keystroke
+      const rows = TLDS
+        .map((t) => ({ full: `${label}.${t}`, state: taken.has(`${label}.${t}`) ? "taken" : "ok" }))
+        .sort((a, b) => (a.state === "ok" ? 0 : 1) - (b.state === "ok" ? 0 : 1));
+      out.innerHTML = rows.map((x) => row(x.full, x.state)).join("");
+    }
+
+    $("search-input").addEventListener("input", () => {
+      clearTimeout(timer);
+      const v = clean($("search-input").value);
+      $("search-input").value = v;
+      if (!v) { $("search-results").innerHTML = ""; return; }
+      timer = setTimeout(() => search(v), 200);
+    });
+    $("search-input").addEventListener("keydown", (e) => {
+      if (e.key === "Enter") {
+        clearTimeout(timer);
+        const v = clean($("search-input").value);
+        if (v) search(v);
+      }
+    });
+  })();
 </script>
 
 <div class="wrap">
diff --git a/register.html b/register.html
index 843895e..9f98b99 100644
--- a/register.html
+++ b/register.html
@@ -408,7 +408,15 @@ async function check() {
     });
   }));
 }
-$("q").addEventListener("input", () => { clearTimeout(timer); timer = setTimeout(check, 350); });
+$("q").addEventListener("input", () => {
+  clearTimeout(timer);
+  // Show an immediate placeholder so the input never looks unresponsive
+  // during the 350ms debounce window. `check()` overwrites this the moment
+  // it runs.
+  const raw = clean($("q").value);
+  if (raw) $("result").innerHTML = `<span class="muted">Checking <b>${esc(raw)}</b> across every TLD…</span>`;
+  timer = setTimeout(check, 350);
+});
 $("q").addEventListener("keydown", (e) => { if (e.key === "Enter") { clearTimeout(timer); check(); } });
 
 // ---------- ?q= deep-link ----------