diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 2ad7438..82d0061 100755
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import { loadConfig, type GlimpseConfig } from "./config.js";
 import { createDriver, type WebDriver } from "./driver.js";
-import { searchKagi } from "./providers/kagi.js";
+import { searchKagi, type SearchResult } from "./providers/kagi.js";
 import { readFileSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import TurndownService from "turndown";
 
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ Reader Options:
 Search Options:
   --provider=<provider>       Search provider: kagi (default: config or kagi)
   --token=<token>             Kagi token (default: KAGI_TOKEN or config)
+  --format=<format>           Output format: markdown, json (default: markdown)
 
 Examples:
   glimpse snapshot https://example.com
@@ -446,17 +447,33 @@ function renderReaderOutput(article: ReaderArticle, format: string) {
   }
 }
 
+function searchResultsToMarkdown(results: SearchResult[]): string {
+  return results
+    .map((r) => `## [${r.title}](${r.url})\n> ${r.description}`)
+    .join("\n\n")
+    .trim();
+}
+
 async function searchCommand() {
   const provider =
     getOption("--provider") ?? appConfig.search?.provider ?? "kagi";
   const query = getPositionalArgs().join(" ");
+  const format = getOption("--format") ?? "markdown";
 
   if (!query) usage();
 
+  if (!["markdown", "json"].includes(format)) {
+    cliError(
+      "INVALID_OPTION",
+      `Unsupported search format: ${format}. Expected markdown, json.`,
+    );
+  }
+
   // Run Provider Search
+  let results: SearchResult[];
   switch (provider) {
     case "kagi":
-      return searchKagi({
+      results = await searchKagi({
         query,
         token: getOption("--token"),
         config: appConfig,
@@ -464,12 +481,21 @@ async function searchCommand() {
         existingUrl,
         timeoutMs,
       });
+      break;
     default:
       cliError(
         "UNSUPPORTED_SEARCH_PROVIDER",
         `Unsupported search provider: ${provider}. Expected kagi.`,
       );
   }
+
+  // Render Output
+  switch (format) {
+    case "markdown":
+      return searchResultsToMarkdown(results);
+    case "json":
+      return results;
+  }
 }
 
 async function readerCommand() {
diff --git a/test/smoke.js b/test/smoke.js
index 5ca55d0..1367215 100755
--- a/test/smoke.js
+++ b/test/smoke.js
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ test(
 test("search validates kagi token in provider", ["search", "errors"], () => {
   const env = { ...process.env };
   delete env.KAGI_TOKEN;
-  const result = runCli(["search", "example query"], { env });
+  const result = runCli(["search", "--config=/nonexistent/path", "example query"], { env });
   const output = parseJson(result.stderr);
 
   assert.notEqual(result.status, 0, result.stdout || result.stderr);