diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 9396b6a..4ff9e81 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ add_executable(minimal_query minimal_query.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(minimal_query
     PRIVATE couchbase_cxx_client::couchbase_cxx_client taocpp::json)
 
+add_executable(minimal_search minimal_search.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(minimal_search
+    PRIVATE couchbase_cxx_client::couchbase_cxx_client taocpp::json)
+
 add_executable(transactions_transfer_basic transactions_transfer_basic.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(transactions_transfer_basic
     PRIVATE couchbase_cxx_client::couchbase_cxx_client taocpp::json)
diff --git a/examples/minimal_search.cpp b/examples/minimal_search.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a500bc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/minimal_search.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+#include <couchbase/cluster.hxx>
+#include <couchbase/codec/tao_json_serializer.hxx>
+#include <couchbase/logger.hxx>
+#include <couchbase/query_string_query.hxx>
+
+#include <tao/json.hpp>
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+struct program_config {
+  std::string connection_string{ "couchbase://127.0.0.1" };
+  std::string user_name{ "Administrator" };
+  std::string password{ "password" };
+  std::string bucket_name{ "travel-sample" };
+  std::string scope_name{ "inventory" };
+  std::optional<std::string> profile{};
+  bool verbose{ false };
+
+  static auto from_env() -> program_config;
+  static auto quote(std::string val) -> std::string;
+  void dump();
+};
+
+/**
+ * This example assumes the following index exists on the `travel-sample`
+ * bucket.
+ *
+ * curl -XPUT -H "Content-Type: application/json" -u <username>:<password> \
+ *   http://<search_host>:8094/api/bucket/travel-sample/scope/inventory/index/travel-inventory-landmarks
+ *   -d \
+ *   '{
+ *     "type": "fulltext-index",
+ *     "name": "travel-sample.inventory.travel-inventory-landmarks",
+ *     "sourceType": "gocbcore",
+ *     "sourceName": "travel-sample",
+ *     "planParams": {
+ *       "maxPartitionsPerPIndex": 1024,
+ *       "indexPartitions": 1
+ *     },
+ *     "params": {
+ *       "doc_config": {
+ *         "docid_prefix_delim": "",
+ *         "docid_regexp": "",
+ *         "mode": "scope.collection.type_field",
+ *         "type_field": "type"
+ *       },
+ *       "mapping": {
+ *         "analysis": {},
+ *         "default_analyzer": "standard",
+ *         "default_datetime_parser": "dateTimeOptional",
+ *         "default_field": "_all",
+ *         "default_mapping": {
+ *           "dynamic": false,
+ *           "enabled": false
+ *         },
+ *         "default_type": "_default",
+ *         "docvalues_dynamic": true,
+ *         "index_dynamic": true,
+ *         "store_dynamic": true,
+ *         "type_field": "_type",
+ *         "types": {
+ *           "inventory.landmark": {
+ *             "default_analyzer": "standard",
+ *             "dynamic": true,
+ *             "enabled": true
+ *           }
+ *         }
+ *       },
+ *       "store": {
+ *         "indexType": "scorch",
+ *         "segmentVersion": 15
+ *       }
+ *     },
+ *     "sourceParams": {}
+ *   }'
+ */
+
+int
+main()
+{
+  auto config = program_config::from_env();
+  config.dump();
+
+  if (config.verbose) {
+    couchbase::logger::initialize_console_logger();
+    couchbase::logger::set_level(couchbase::logger::log_level::trace);
+  }
+
+  auto options = couchbase::cluster_options(config.user_name, config.password);
+  if (config.profile) {
+    options.apply_profile(config.profile.value());
+  }
+
+  auto [connect_err, cluster] =
+    couchbase::cluster::connect(config.connection_string, options).get();
+  if (connect_err) {
+    std::cout << "Unable to connect to the cluster. ec: " << connect_err.message() << "\n";
+    return EXIT_FAILURE;
+  }
+  auto scope = cluster.bucket(config.bucket_name).scope(config.scope_name);
+
+  auto [err, resp] = scope
+                       .search("travel-inventory-landmarks",
+                               couchbase::search_request(couchbase::query_string_query("nice bar")),
+                               couchbase::search_options{}.fields({ "content" }))
+                       .get();
+
+  for (const auto& row : resp.rows()) {
+    auto fields = row.fields_as<couchbase::codec::tao_json_serializer>();
+    std::cout << "score: " << row.score() << ", id: \"" << row.id() << "\", content: \""
+              << fields["content"].get_string() << "\"\n";
+  }
+
+  cluster.close().get();
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+auto
+program_config::from_env() -> program_config
+{
+  program_config config{};
+
+  if (const auto* val = getenv("CONNECTION_STRING"); val != nullptr) {
+    config.connection_string = val;
+  }
+  if (const auto* val = getenv("USER_NAME"); val != nullptr) {
+    config.user_name = val;
+  }
+  if (const auto* val = getenv("PASSWORD"); val != nullptr) {
+    config.password = val;
+  }
+  if (const auto* val = getenv("BUCKET_NAME"); val != nullptr) {
+    config.bucket_name = val;
+  }
+  if (const auto* val = getenv("SCOPE_NAME"); val != nullptr) {
+    config.scope_name = val;
+  }
+  if (const auto* val = getenv("PROFILE"); val != nullptr) {
+    config.profile = val; // e.g. "wan_development"
+  }
+  if (const auto* val = getenv("VERBOSE"); val != nullptr) {
+    const std::array<std::string, 5> truthy_values = {
+      "yes", "y", "on", "true", "1",
+    };
+    for (const auto& truth : truthy_values) {
+      if (val == truth) {
+        config.verbose = true;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return config;
+}
+
+auto
+program_config::quote(std::string val) -> std::string
+{
+  return "\"" + val + "\"";
+}
+
+void
+program_config::dump()
+{
+  std::cout << "  CONNECTION_STRING: " << quote(connection_string) << "\n";
+  std::cout << "          USER_NAME: " << quote(user_name) << "\n";
+  std::cout << "           PASSWORD: [HIDDEN]\n";
+  std::cout << "        BUCKET_NAME: " << quote(bucket_name) << "\n";
+  std::cout << "         SCOPE_NAME: " << quote(scope_name) << "\n";
+  std::cout << "            VERBOSE: " << std::boolalpha << verbose << "\n";
+  std::cout << "            PROFILE: " << (profile ? quote(*profile) : "[NONE]") << "\n\n";
+}
diff --git a/examples/transactions_transfer_basic.cpp b/examples/transactions_transfer_basic.cpp
index d7fd9c8..6730c94 100644
--- a/examples/transactions_transfer_basic.cpp
+++ b/examples/transactions_transfer_basic.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-#include "couchbase/durability_level.hxx"
-#include "couchbase/transactions/attempt_context.hxx"
 #include <couchbase/cluster.hxx>
+#include <couchbase/durability_level.hxx>
 #include <couchbase/logger.hxx>
+#include <couchbase/transactions/attempt_context.hxx>
 
 #include <tao/json.hpp>
 #include <tao/json/to_string.hpp>
@@ -208,7 +208,8 @@ main()
       std::cout << "Unable to update account for Alice: " << err.message() << "\n";
       return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
-    std::cout << "Alice (CAS=" << resp.cas().value() << "): " << resp.content_as<bank_account>() << "\n";
+    std::cout << "Alice (CAS=" << resp.cas().value() << "): " << resp.content_as<bank_account>()
+              << "\n";
   }
   {
     auto [err, resp] = collection.get("bob", {}).get();
@@ -216,7 +217,8 @@ main()
       std::cout << "Unable to read account for Bob: " << err.message() << "\n";
       return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
-    std::cout << "Bob (CAS=" << resp.cas().value() << "): " << resp.content_as<bank_account>() << "\n";
+    std::cout << "Bob (CAS=" << resp.cas().value() << "): " << resp.content_as<bank_account>()
+              << "\n";
   }
 
   cluster.close().get();
diff --git a/examples/transactions_transfer_read_replica.cpp b/examples/transactions_transfer_read_replica.cpp
index d6870aa..60c221f 100644
--- a/examples/transactions_transfer_read_replica.cpp
+++ b/examples/transactions_transfer_read_replica.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-#include "couchbase/durability_level.hxx"
-#include "couchbase/transactions/attempt_context.hxx"
 #include <couchbase/cluster.hxx>
+#include <couchbase/durability_level.hxx>
 #include <couchbase/logger.hxx>
+#include <couchbase/transactions/attempt_context.hxx>
 
 #include <tao/json.hpp>
 #include <tao/json/to_string.hpp>