diff --git a/apps/api/package.json b/apps/api/package.json
index 0c6722ac..f2852ab3 100644
--- a/apps/api/package.json
+++ b/apps/api/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
     "dev": "tsx src/index.ts",
     "build": "prisma generate && tsc",
-    "postinstall": "[ -f prisma/schema.prisma ] && prisma generate || true"
+    "postinstall": "prisma generate"
   },
   "keywords": [],
   "author": "Ajeet Pratpa Singh",
diff --git a/apps/api/src/routers/projects.ts b/apps/api/src/routers/projects.ts
index f3006d90..efeb4fe6 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/routers/projects.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/routers/projects.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ const optionsSchema = z.object({
 const inputSchema = z.object({
   filters: filterPropsSchema.optional(),
   options: optionsSchema.optional(),
+  search: z.string().optional(),
 });
 
 export const projectRouter = router({
@@ -42,7 +43,8 @@ export const projectRouter = router({
       await queryService.incrementQueryCount(ctx.db.prisma);
       return await projectService.fetchGithubProjects(
         input.filters as any,
-        input.options as any
+        input.options as any,
+        input.search
       );
     }),
 });
diff --git a/apps/api/src/services/project.service.ts b/apps/api/src/services/project.service.ts
index 7ae4d5e9..dcef0f6e 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/services/project.service.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/services/project.service.ts
@@ -23,10 +23,15 @@ export const projectService = {
    */
   async fetchGithubProjects(
     filters: Partial<FilterProps> = {},
-    options: Partial<OptionsTypesProps> = {}
+    options: Partial<OptionsTypesProps> = {},
+    search?: string
   ): Promise<RepositoryProps[]> {
     const queryParts: string[] = [];
 
+    if (search) {
+      queryParts.push(`${search} in:name,description`);
+    }
+
     if (filters.language) {
       queryParts.push(`language:${filters.language}`);
     }
@@ -53,6 +58,7 @@ export const projectService = {
     queryParts.push(`fork:true`);
 
     const searchQueryString = queryParts.join(" ");
+    // console.log(searchQueryString);
 
     const response: GraphQLResponseProps = await graphqlWithAuth(
       `
@@ -88,7 +94,7 @@ export const projectService = {
         first: options.per_page || 100,
       }
     );
-
+    // console.log(response.search.nodes);
     return response.search.nodes;
   },
 };
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/dashboard/DashboardContainer.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/dashboard/DashboardContainer.tsx
index e5274e88..f09a9ad2 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/dashboard/DashboardContainer.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/dashboard/DashboardContainer.tsx
@@ -8,29 +8,41 @@ import { useProjectsNotFoundStore } from "@/store/useProjectsFoundStore";
 import { ErrMsg } from "../ui/ErrMsg";
 import SpinnerElm from "../ui/SpinnerElm";
 import { usePathname } from "next/navigation";
+import ProjectsSearchController from "./ProjectSearchController";
 
 export default function DashboardContainer() {
   const { renderProjects } = useRenderProjects();
   const { data } = useProjectsData();
+  
   const { loading } = useLoading();
   const { projectsNotFound } = useProjectsNotFoundStore();
   const pathname = usePathname();
-  
+
   const isProjectsPage = pathname === "/dashboard/projects";
 
   return (
-    <div className={`min-h-[calc(100vh-64px)] ${isProjectsPage ? "flex items-center justify-center" : ""}`}>
-      <div className={`w-full ${!loading ? "h-full" : ""}`}>
+    <div className="min-h-[calc(100vh-64px)]">
+      <div className="w-full h-full">
+        {isProjectsPage && (
+          <div className="px-8 pt-6">
+            <ProjectsSearchController />
+          </div>
+        )}
+
         {renderProjects && !loading && (
-          <ProjectsContainer projects={data}></ProjectsContainer>
+          <div className={isProjectsPage ? "px-8 pt-4" : ""}>
+            <ProjectsContainer projects={data}></ProjectsContainer>
+          </div>
         )}
+
         {loading && (
-          <div className="flex items-center justify-center h-full">
+          <div className="flex items-center justify-center h-[calc(100vh-200px)]">
             <SpinnerElm text={"loading cool projects for you..."}></SpinnerElm>
           </div>
         )}
+
         {projectsNotFound && !loading && (
-          <div className="flex items-center justify-center h-full">
+          <div className="flex items-center justify-center h-[calc(100vh-200px)]">
             <ErrMsg
               text={
                 "No projects were found matching the selected filters. Please adjust the filters and try again."
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/dashboard/ProjectSearchController.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/dashboard/ProjectSearchController.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8d8dc7db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/dashboard/ProjectSearchController.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
+import { MagnifyingGlassIcon } from "@heroicons/react/24/outline";
+import { convertApiOutputToUserOutput } from "@/utils/converter";
+import { useProjectsData } from "@/store/useProjectsDataStore";
+import { useLoading } from "@/store/useLoadingStore";
+import { useProjectsNotFoundStore } from "@/store/useProjectsFoundStore";
+import { useGetProjects } from "@/hooks/useGetProjects";
+
+export default function ProjectsSearchController() {
+  const { setData } = useProjectsData();
+  const { setLoading } = useLoading();
+  const { setProjectsNotFound } = useProjectsNotFoundStore();
+  const getProjects = useGetProjects();
+
+  const [input, setInput] = useState("");
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (input.length === 0) {
+      // Reset to default state when input is cleared
+      setProjectsNotFound(false);
+
+      setData([]);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (input.length < 2) return;
+
+    const t = setTimeout(async () => {
+      try {
+        setLoading(true);
+
+        const res = await getProjects({ search: input });
+        const modified = convertApiOutputToUserOutput(res, {});
+
+        if (!res || res.length === 0) {
+          setProjectsNotFound(true);
+          setData([]);
+        } else {
+          setProjectsNotFound(false);
+          setData(modified);
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error("Search failed:", error);
+        setProjectsNotFound(true);
+        setData([]);
+      } finally {
+        setLoading(false);
+      }
+    }, 600);
+
+    return () => clearTimeout(t);
+  }, [input, setData, setLoading, setProjectsNotFound, getProjects]);
+  return (
+    <div className="relative">
+      <MagnifyingGlassIcon className="absolute left-3 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 size-5 text-gray-400" />
+      <Input
+        value={input}
+        onChange={(e) => setInput(e.target.value)}
+        placeholder="Search open source projects…"
+        className="pl-10"
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/dashboard/ProjectsContainer.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/dashboard/ProjectsContainer.tsx
index 80e380ac..138ced31 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/dashboard/ProjectsContainer.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/dashboard/ProjectsContainer.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import Image from "next/image";
 import { useFilterStore } from "@/store/useFilterStore";
 import { usePathname } from "next/navigation";
 import { MagnifyingGlassIcon } from "@heroicons/react/24/outline";
+import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
+import { useState, useMemo, useEffect } from "react";
 
 type ProjectsContainerProps = { projects: DashboardProjectsProps[] };
 
@@ -38,8 +40,13 @@ const languageColors: Record<string, string> = {
   elixir: "bg-purple-600/15 text-purple-600",
 };
 
-const getColor = (c?: string) =>
-  languageColors[(c || "").toLowerCase()] || "bg-gray-200/10 text-gray-300";
+const getColor = (c?: any) => {
+  const lang = typeof c === "string" ? c : c?.name;
+
+  return (
+    languageColors[(lang || "").toLowerCase()] || "bg-gray-200/10 text-gray-300"
+  );
+};
 
 const tableColumns = [
   "Project",
@@ -119,7 +126,7 @@ export default function ProjectsContainer({
                     <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
                       <div className="rounded-full overflow-hidden inline-block h-4 w-4 sm:h-6 sm:w-6 border">
                         <Image
-                          src={p.avatarUrl}
+                          src={p.avatarUrl || "/placeholder.svg"}
                           className="w-full h-full object-cover"
                           alt={p.name}
                           width={24}
@@ -141,7 +148,9 @@ export default function ProjectsContainer({
                       variant="secondary"
                       className={`${getColor(p.primaryLanguage)} text-[10px] sm:text-xs whitespace-nowrap`}
                     >
-                      {p.primaryLanguage}
+                      {typeof p.primaryLanguage === "string"
+                        ? p.primaryLanguage
+                        : p.primaryLanguage?.name}
                     </Badge>
                   </TableCell>
 
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/ui/FiltersContainer.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/ui/FiltersContainer.tsx
index 84c92feb..314d78e6 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/ui/FiltersContainer.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/ui/FiltersContainer.tsx
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export default function FiltersContainer() {
       setLoading(true);
       router.push("/dashboard/projects");
       const modifiedFilters = convertUserInputToApiInput(filters);
-      const response = await getProjects(modifiedFilters);
+      const response = await getProjects( {filters: modifiedFilters});
       const projects = response;
       if (!projects) {
         setProjectsNotFound(true);
diff --git a/apps/web/src/hooks/useGetProjects.ts b/apps/web/src/hooks/useGetProjects.ts
index 70a37c41..d926ec11 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/hooks/useGetProjects.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/hooks/useGetProjects.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,21 @@ import { useCallback } from "react";
 import { FilterProps, RepositoryProps } from "@opensox/shared/types";
 import { trpc } from "@/lib/trpc";
 
+type GetProjectsInput = {
+  search?: string;
+  filters?: FilterProps;
+};
+
 export const useGetProjects = () => {
   const utils = trpc.useUtils();
 
   const func = useCallback(
-    async (filters: FilterProps): Promise<RepositoryProps[]> => {
+    async ({
+      search,
+      filters = {},
+    }: GetProjectsInput): Promise<RepositoryProps[]> => {
       const data = await (utils.client.project.getGithubProjects as any).query({
+        search,
         filters: filters as any,
         options: {
           sort: "stars" as const,