diff --git a/reme4/components/file_graph/local_file_graph.py b/reme4/components/file_graph/local_file_graph.py
index 221b022a..2d6f58bb 100644
--- a/reme4/components/file_graph/local_file_graph.py
+++ b/reme4/components/file_graph/local_file_graph.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from ...schema import FileLink, FileNode
 
 @R.register("local")
 class LocalFileGraph(BaseFileGraph):
-    """Dict-backed file graph; uses FileLink.path for adjacency."""
+    """Dict-backed file graph; uses FileLink.target_path for adjacency."""
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
@@ -81,12 +81,12 @@ class LocalFileGraph(BaseFileGraph):
             old = self._nodes.get(path)
             if old is not None:
                 for link in old.links:
-                    if link.path:
-                        self._remove_edge(path, link.path)
+                    if link.target_path:
+                        self._remove_edge(path, link.target_path)
             self._nodes[path] = node
             for link in node.links:
-                if link.path:
-                    self._add_edge(path, link.path)
+                if link.target_path:
+                    self._add_edge(path, link.target_path)
             # Promote pending edges that now target a real node.
             promoted = self._pending.pop(path, None)
             if promoted:
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ class LocalFileGraph(BaseFileGraph):
             if node is None:
                 continue
             for link in node.links:
-                if link.path:
-                    self._remove_edge(path, link.path)
+                if link.target_path:
+                    self._remove_edge(path, link.target_path)
             # Demote inbound edges to pending (sources still reference this path).
             demoted = self._inverse.pop(path, None)
             if demoted:
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ class LocalFileGraph(BaseFileGraph):
         self._pending.clear()
         for src, node in self._nodes.items():
             for link in node.links:
-                if link.path:
-                    self._add_edge(src, link.path)
+                if link.target_path:
+                    self._add_edge(src, link.target_path)
 
     async def clear(self):
         self._nodes.clear()
@@ -130,9 +130,11 @@ class LocalFileGraph(BaseFileGraph):
         node = self._nodes.get(path)
         if node is None:
             return []
-        return [lnk for lnk in node.links if lnk.path and lnk.path in self._nodes]
+        return [lnk for lnk in node.links if lnk.target_path and lnk.target_path in self._nodes]
 
     async def get_inlinks(self, path: str) -> list[FileLink]:
         if path not in self._nodes:
             return []
-        return [link for src in self._inverse.get(path, ()) for link in self._nodes[src].links if link.path == path]
+        return [
+            link for src in self._inverse.get(path, ()) for link in self._nodes[src].links if link.target_path == path
+        ]
diff --git a/reme4/components/file_graph/nx_file_graph.py b/reme4/components/file_graph/nx_file_graph.py
index dcb608d6..485212c5 100644
--- a/reme4/components/file_graph/nx_file_graph.py
+++ b/reme4/components/file_graph/nx_file_graph.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from ...schema import FileLink, FileNode
 
 @R.register("nx")
 class NxFileGraph(BaseFileGraph):
-    """Networkx-backed file graph; uses FileLink.path for adjacency."""
+    """Networkx-backed file graph; uses FileLink.target_path for adjacency."""
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class NxFileGraph(BaseFileGraph):
                 self._graph.remove_edges_from(list(self._graph.out_edges(path, keys=True)))
             self._graph.add_node(path, node=node)  # promotes virtual node if present
             # Missing targets become attr-less virtual nodes.
-            self._graph.add_edges_from((path, lnk.path, {"link": lnk}) for lnk in node.links if lnk.path)
+            self._graph.add_edges_from((path, lnk.target_path, {"link": lnk}) for lnk in node.links if lnk.target_path)
 
     async def delete_nodes(self, paths: list[str]) -> None:
         for path in paths:
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ class NxFileGraph(BaseFileGraph):
         virtual = [n for n, d in self._graph.nodes(data=True) if "node" not in d]
         self._graph.remove_nodes_from(virtual)
         self._graph.add_edges_from(
-            (path, lnk.path, {"link": lnk})
+            (path, lnk.target_path, {"link": lnk})
             for path, data in self._graph.nodes(data=True)
             for lnk in data["node"].links
-            if lnk.path
+            if lnk.target_path
         )
 
     async def clear(self):
diff --git a/reme4/components/file_parser/default_file_parser.py b/reme4/components/file_parser/default_file_parser.py
index d64b0234..69a7c694 100644
--- a/reme4/components/file_parser/default_file_parser.py
+++ b/reme4/components/file_parser/default_file_parser.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """Default file parser with byte-based overlapping chunking."""
 
+import re
 from bisect import bisect_right
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -8,7 +9,20 @@ import yaml
 
 from .base_file_parser import BaseFileParser
 from ..component_registry import R
-from ...schema import FileChunk, FileNode, FileFrontMatter
+from ...schema import FileChunk, FileFrontMatter, FileLink, FileNode
+
+# Single-pass wikilink + optional Dataview predicate.
+# Covers: [[X]] / [[X#h]] / [[X|alias]] / pred:: [[X]] / [pred:: [[X]]]
+# - predicate group: optional leading '[' (Dataview inline-bracket form), an identifier,
+#   then '::' — the whole prefix is non-capturing-optional so bare wikilinks still match.
+# - target / anchor: target stops before '#', '|', '[', ']'; anchor stops before '|', '[', ']'.
+# - alias '|...': consumed but not captured (we don't need display text).
+_LINK_RE = re.compile(
+    r"(?:\[?\s*(?P<predicate>[A-Za-z][\w-]*)\s*::\s*)?"
+    r"\[\[\s*(?P<target>[^\[\]|#]+?)"
+    r"(?:#(?P<anchor>[^\[\]|]+?))?"
+    r"\s*(?:\|[^\[\]]*?)?\s*\]\]",
+)
 
 
 @R.register("default")
@@ -21,6 +35,25 @@ class DefaultFileParser(BaseFileParser):
         self.chunk_byte_size = max(100, chunk_byte_size)
         self.overlap_byte_size = max(4, overlap_byte_size)
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def parse_links(content: str, source_path: str) -> list[FileLink]:
+        """Extract wikilinks with optional Dataview predicate as outgoing FileLinks."""
+        links: list[FileLink] = []
+        for m in _LINK_RE.finditer(content):
+            target = m["target"].strip()
+            if not target:
+                continue
+            anchor = m["anchor"]
+            links.append(
+                FileLink(
+                    source_path=source_path,
+                    target_path=target,
+                    target_anchor=anchor.strip() if anchor else None,
+                    predicate=m["predicate"],
+                ),
+            )
+        return links
+
     @staticmethod
     def _parse_front_matter(text: str) -> tuple[FileFrontMatter, str]:
         """Parse YAML front matter delimited by ---, return (front_matter, remaining)."""
@@ -51,9 +84,19 @@ class DefaultFileParser(BaseFileParser):
         if not content:
             return FileNode(path=rel_path, st_mtime=stat.st_mtime, front_matter=front_matter), []
 
+        links = self.parse_links(content, rel_path)
         chunks = self._chunk_content(content, rel_path)
         chunk_ids = [c.id for c in chunks]
-        return FileNode(path=rel_path, st_mtime=stat.st_mtime, front_matter=front_matter, chunk_ids=chunk_ids), chunks
+        return (
+            FileNode(
+                path=rel_path,
+                st_mtime=stat.st_mtime,
+                front_matter=front_matter,
+                links=links,
+                chunk_ids=chunk_ids,
+            ),
+            chunks,
+        )
 
     def _chunk_content(self, content: str, rel_path: str) -> list[FileChunk]:
         """Split content into overlapping byte-range chunks with line numbers."""
diff --git a/reme4/components/file_store/base_file_store.py b/reme4/components/file_store/base_file_store.py
index 770d043e..5cc6edd9 100644
--- a/reme4/components/file_store/base_file_store.py
+++ b/reme4/components/file_store/base_file_store.py
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ class BaseFileStore(BaseComponent):
             raise RuntimeError("file_graph is required for delete_by_path")
         return await self.file_graph.rebuild_links()
 
+    async def get_nodes(self, paths: list[str]) -> list[FileNode]:
+        """Return file nodes for the given paths (missing paths are skipped)."""
+        if not self.file_graph:
+            raise RuntimeError("file_graph is required for get_nodes")
+        return await self.file_graph.get_nodes(paths)
+
     async def get_outlinks(self, path: str) -> list[FileLink]:
         """Return outgoing links for *path*."""
         if not self.file_graph:
diff --git a/reme4/components/file_store/local_file_store.py b/reme4/components/file_store/local_file_store.py
index 052694e4..c02dfa5f 100644
--- a/reme4/components/file_store/local_file_store.py
+++ b/reme4/components/file_store/local_file_store.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class LocalFileStore(BaseFileStore):
             self.logger.exception(f"Failed to load {self.chunks_path}: {e}")
 
     async def dump(self) -> None:
-        """Persist chunks to JSONL via atomic rename."""
+        """Persist chunks to JSONL via atomic rename, then cascade to keyword_index and file_graph."""
         try:
             tmp = self.chunks_path.with_suffix(".tmp")
             async with aiofiles.open(tmp, "w", encoding=self.encoding) as f:
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ class LocalFileStore(BaseFileStore):
             tmp.replace(self.chunks_path)
         except Exception as e:
             self.logger.exception(f"Failed to write {self.chunks_path}: {e}")
+        if self.keyword_index:
+            await self.keyword_index.dump()
+        if self.file_graph:
+            await self.file_graph.dump()
 
     # Base class interface
 
diff --git a/reme4/components/file_watcher/base_file_watcher.py b/reme4/components/file_watcher/base_file_watcher.py
index b246537c..3c6fbc9e 100644
--- a/reme4/components/file_watcher/base_file_watcher.py
+++ b/reme4/components/file_watcher/base_file_watcher.py
@@ -94,26 +94,16 @@ class BaseFileWatcher(BaseComponent):
                     files[self._get_relative_path(p)] = p.absolute()
         return files
 
-    async def clear_store(self):
-        """Remove all entries from the file store."""
-        if self.file_store is None:
-            raise ValueError("file_store is not initialized!")
-        await self.file_store.clear()
-
-    async def reset_store(self):
-        """Clear the store and re-index all existing files."""
-        if self.file_store is None:
-            raise ValueError("file_store is not initialized!")
-        await self.file_store.clear()
-        await self.on_added(list((await self.scan_existing_files()).keys()))
-
     @abstractmethod
     async def watch_loop(self):
         """Watch for file changes and dispatch events."""
 
     @abstractmethod
-    async def update_store(self):
-        """Sync the store with the current state of watch_paths."""
+    async def update_store(self, dump: bool = True) -> dict[str, int]:
+        """Sync the store with watch_paths; dump store if any changes and dump=True.
+
+        Returns counts {"added": int, "modified": int, "deleted": int}.
+        """
 
     @abstractmethod
     async def on_added(self, path: str | list[str]):
diff --git a/reme4/components/file_watcher/lite_file_watcher.py b/reme4/components/file_watcher/lite_file_watcher.py
index e1fea327..da48b2b3 100644
--- a/reme4/components/file_watcher/lite_file_watcher.py
+++ b/reme4/components/file_watcher/lite_file_watcher.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class LiteFileWatcher(BaseFileWatcher):
                 self.logger.info(f"Detected {len(buckets[change])} {label} file(s)")
                 await handler(buckets[change])
 
-    async def update_store(self):
+    async def update_store(self, dump: bool = True) -> dict[str, int]:
         if self.file_store is None:
             raise ValueError("file_store is not initialized!")
 
@@ -92,8 +92,13 @@ class LiteFileWatcher(BaseFileWatcher):
         if to_add:
             self.logger.info(f"Indexing {len(to_add)} new file(s)")
             await self.on_added(to_add)
-        if not to_modify and not to_delete and not to_add:
+
+        changed = bool(to_add or to_modify or to_delete)
+        if not changed:
             self.logger.info("Store is up to date")
+        if dump and changed:
+            await self.file_store.dump()
+        return {"added": len(to_add), "modified": len(to_modify), "deleted": len(to_delete)}
 
     async def _parse_and_upsert(self, paths: list[str], action: str):
         """Parse files and upsert into store. Shared by on_added / on_modified."""
diff --git a/reme4/config/default.yaml b/reme4/config/default.yaml
index 8bcfd5c0..5e753124 100644
--- a/reme4/config/default.yaml
+++ b/reme4/config/default.yaml
@@ -49,6 +49,44 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - backend: help_step
 
+  - backend: base
+    name: search
+    description: "hybrid search over file_store: vector + keyword fused via RRF"
+    parameters:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        query:
+          type: string
+          description: "search query"
+        limit:
+          type: integer
+          description: "max results to return"
+          default: 5
+        min_score:
+          type: number
+          description: "minimum fused score threshold (RRF scores are small; default 0 disables filter)"
+          default: 0.0
+        vector_weight:
+          type: number
+          description: "weight for vector results in [0, 1]; keyword weight = 1 - vector_weight"
+          default: 0.7
+        candidate_multiplier:
+          type: number
+          description: "candidate pool multiplier per branch (capped at 200)"
+          default: 3.0
+        expand_links:
+          type: boolean
+          description: "attach outlinks/inlinks (with neighbor meta) to each result"
+          default: true
+        max_links_per_direction:
+          type: integer
+          description: "max neighbors shown per direction per result"
+          default: 10
+      required:
+        - query
+    steps:
+      - backend: search_step
+
   - backend: stream
     name: stream_demo
     description: "stream demo job: repeat query 10x and stream char-by-char"
diff --git a/reme4/schema/file_link.py b/reme4/schema/file_link.py
index b93cf1ca..b029d5a9 100644
--- a/reme4/schema/file_link.py
+++ b/reme4/schema/file_link.py
@@ -4,19 +4,15 @@ from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field
 
 
 class FileLink(BaseModel):
-    """A parsed wikilink with optional anchor and predicate."""
+    """file link
+    [[target_path]]
+    [[target_path#target_anchor]]
+    predicate:: [[target_*]]
+    [predicate:: [[target_*]]]
+    """
 
     model_config = ConfigDict(extra="forbid")
-
-    path: str = Field(
-        default=...,
-        description="Wikilink target — raw text pre-resolution, vault-relative path after.",
-    )
-    anchor: str | None = Field(
-        default=None,
-        description="Heading or block anchor (text after '#'); None if absent.",
-    )
-    predicate: str | None = Field(
-        default=None,
-        description="Dataview-style typed-link predicate; None for bare [[X]].",
-    )
+    source_path: str = Field(default=..., description="source file path relative to working dir")
+    target_path: str = Field(default=..., description="target file path relative to working dir")
+    target_anchor: str | None = Field(default=None, description="Heading or block anchor (text after '#')")
+    predicate: str | None = Field(default=None, description="Dataview-style typed-link predicate")
diff --git a/reme4/steps/common/__init__.py b/reme4/steps/common/__init__.py
index e31ba302..e09c2073 100644
--- a/reme4/steps/common/__init__.py
+++ b/reme4/steps/common/__init__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 from .demo import DemoEchoStep1, DemoEchoStep2
 from .health_check import HealthCheckStep
 from .help import HelpStep
+from .reindex import ReindexStep
+from .search import SearchStep
 from .stream_demo import StreamDemoStep1, StreamDemoStep2
 from .version import VersionStep
 
@@ -11,6 +13,8 @@ __all__ = [
     "DemoEchoStep2",
     "HealthCheckStep",
     "HelpStep",
+    "ReindexStep",
+    "SearchStep",
     "StreamDemoStep1",
     "StreamDemoStep2",
     "VersionStep",
diff --git a/reme4/steps/common/health_check.py b/reme4/steps/common/health_check.py
index 43a40573..fa7d55c0 100644
--- a/reme4/steps/common/health_check.py
+++ b/reme4/steps/common/health_check.py
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def _is_status_healthy(ctype: ComponentEnum, status: dict) -> bool:
 
 @R.register("health_check_step")
 class HealthCheckStep(BaseStep):
-    """Collect a concise health-check snapshot of the relevant components."""
+    """Collect a concise health check snapshot of the relevant components."""
 
     async def execute(self):
         assert self.context is not None
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ class HealthCheckStep(BaseStep):
         health = {"version": __version__, "healthy": healthy, "components": components}
         self.logger.info(f"[{self.name}] health collected: {health}")
 
-        self.context.response.answer = f"ReMe v{__version__} - {'healthy' if healthy else 'unhealthy'}"
+        status_emoji = "✅" if healthy else "❌"
+        self.context.response.answer = f"{status_emoji} ReMe v{__version__} - {'healthy' if healthy else 'unhealthy'}"
         self.context.response.metadata["health"] = health
         return self.context.response
diff --git a/reme4/steps/common/help.py b/reme4/steps/common/help.py
index 782ea877..6c850772 100644
--- a/reme4/steps/common/help.py
+++ b/reme4/steps/common/help.py
@@ -4,27 +4,27 @@ from ..base_step import BaseStep
 from ...components import R
 
 
-def _format_params(parameters: dict) -> str:
-    props = (parameters or {}).get("properties") or {}
-    if not props:
-        return "no args"
-    required = set((parameters or {}).get("required") or [])
-    parts = []
-    for pname, pschema in props.items():
-        ptype = pschema.get("type", "any")
-        if pname in required:
-            parts.append(f"{pname}:{ptype}*")
-        elif "default" in pschema:
-            parts.append(f"{pname}:{ptype}={pschema['default']}")
-        else:
-            parts.append(f"{pname}:{ptype}")
-    return ", ".join(parts)
-
-
 @R.register("help_step")
 class HelpStep(BaseStep):
     """List all registered jobs (excluding self) as compact one-liners for an LLM."""
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _format_params(parameters: dict) -> str:
+        props = (parameters or {}).get("properties") or {}
+        if not props:
+            return "no args"
+        required = set((parameters or {}).get("required") or [])
+        parts = []
+        for pname, pschema in props.items():
+            ptype = pschema.get("type", "any")
+            if pname in required:
+                parts.append(f"{pname}:{ptype}*")
+            elif "default" in pschema:
+                parts.append(f"{pname}:{ptype}={pschema['default']}")
+            else:
+                parts.append(f"{pname}:{ptype}")
+        return ", ".join(parts)
+
     async def execute(self):
         assert self.context is not None
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class HelpStep(BaseStep):
             for name, job in self.app_context.jobs.items():
                 if name == "help":
                     continue
-                lines.append(f"🛠️ `{name}` — {job.description} 📥 {_format_params(job.parameters)}")
+                lines.append(f"🛠️ `{name}` — {job.description} 📥 {self._format_params(job.parameters)}")
 
         self.logger.info(f"[{self.name}] returning {len(lines)} jobs")
 
diff --git a/reme4/steps/common/reindex.py b/reme4/steps/common/reindex.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4d280e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reme4/steps/common/reindex.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+"""Wipe the file store and rebuild it from the watcher's tracked files."""
+
+from ..base_step import BaseStep
+from ...components import R
+
+
+@R.register("reindex_step")
+class ReindexStep(BaseStep):
+    """Full re-index: stop watcher, clear store, sync from disk, then restart."""
+
+    async def execute(self):
+        assert self.context is not None
+
+        await self.file_watcher.close()
+        try:
+            await self.file_store.clear()
+            counts = await self.file_watcher.update_store()
+        finally:
+            await self.file_watcher.start()
+
+        self.logger.info(f"[{self.name}] reindexed {counts}")
+        self.context.response.answer = f"🔄 Reindexed {counts['added']} file(s)"
+        self.context.response.metadata["counts"] = counts
+        return self.context.response
diff --git a/reme4/steps/common/search.py b/reme4/steps/common/search.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..deded425
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reme4/steps/common/search.py
@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+"""Hybrid search over file_store using RRF fusion of vector + keyword results."""
+
+import asyncio
+
+from ..base_step import BaseStep
+from ...components import R
+from ...schema import FileChunk, FileLink, FileNode
+
+_RRF_K = 60
+_MAX_CANDIDATES = 200
+
+
+@R.register("search_step")
+class SearchStep(BaseStep):
+    """Hybrid search: run vector + keyword in parallel, fuse via RRF, filter, truncate."""
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _rrf_merge(
+        vector: list[FileChunk],
+        keyword: list[FileChunk],
+        vector_weight: float,
+    ) -> list[FileChunk]:
+        """Fuse two ranked lists with Reciprocal Rank Fusion, keyed by chunk.id."""
+        text_weight = 1.0 - vector_weight
+        merged: dict[str, FileChunk] = {}
+
+        for rank, chunk in enumerate(vector, start=1):
+            contrib = vector_weight / (_RRF_K + rank)
+            c = chunk.model_copy(deep=False)
+            c.scores = {**chunk.scores, "vector": chunk.scores.get("vector", chunk.score), "score": contrib}
+            merged[c.id] = c
+
+        for rank, chunk in enumerate(keyword, start=1):
+            contrib = text_weight / (_RRF_K + rank)
+            existing = merged.get(chunk.id)
+            if existing is not None:
+                existing.scores = {
+                    **existing.scores,
+                    "keyword": chunk.scores.get("keyword", chunk.score),
+                    "score": existing.scores["score"] + contrib,
+                }
+            else:
+                c = chunk.model_copy(deep=False)
+                c.scores = {**chunk.scores, "keyword": chunk.scores.get("keyword", chunk.score), "score": contrib}
+                merged[c.id] = c
+
+        results = list(merged.values())
+        results.sort(key=lambda r: r.score, reverse=True)
+        return results
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _format_scores(scores: dict[str, float], hybrid: bool) -> str:
+        """Format scores for the answer line: always show fused; show per-branch when hybrid."""
+        parts = [f"score={scores.get('score', 0.0):.4f}"]
+        if hybrid:
+            for k in ("vector", "keyword"):
+                v = scores.get(k)
+                parts.append(f"{k}={v:.4f}" if v is not None else f"{k}=-")
+        return " ".join(parts)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _group_by_neighbor(links: list[FileLink], key_attr: str) -> dict[str, list[dict]]:
+        """Group edges by neighbor path (insertion-ordered), each value a list of {predicate, anchor}."""
+        out: dict[str, list[dict]] = {}
+        for lnk in links:
+            neighbor = getattr(lnk, key_attr)
+            if not neighbor:
+                continue
+            out.setdefault(neighbor, []).append(
+                {"predicate": lnk.predicate, "anchor": lnk.target_anchor},
+            )
+        return out
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _node_meta(node: FileNode | None) -> dict:
+        """Extract a compact meta dict (title/description/tags) from a FileNode."""
+        if node is None:
+            return {}
+        fm = node.front_matter
+        meta: dict = {}
+        if fm.title:
+            meta["title"] = fm.title
+        if fm.description:
+            meta["description"] = fm.description
+        if fm.tags:
+            meta["tags"] = list(fm.tags)
+        return meta
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _format_meta_inline(meta: dict) -> str:
+        """One-line render of node meta for the answer; '(no meta)' when empty."""
+        parts = []
+        if "title" in meta:
+            parts.append(f'title="{meta["title"]}"')
+        if "tags" in meta:
+            parts.append(f"tags={meta['tags']}")
+        return "  ".join(parts) if parts else "(no meta)"
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _format_via(edge: dict) -> str:
+        """Render a single (predicate, anchor) edge as a 'via ...' descriptor."""
+        bits = []
+        if edge.get("predicate"):
+            bits.append(f"predicate={edge['predicate']}")
+        if edge.get("anchor"):
+            bits.append(f"anchor=#{edge['anchor']}")
+        return ", ".join(bits) if bits else "plain"
+
+    async def _expand_links(
+        self,
+        chunk_paths: list[str],
+        max_per_direction: int,
+    ) -> dict[str, dict]:
+        """Fetch out/in links for each chunk path; attach neighbor meta. Returns per-path expansion."""
+        if not chunk_paths:
+            return {}
+
+        out_lists, in_lists = await asyncio.gather(
+            asyncio.gather(*(self.file_store.get_outlinks(p) for p in chunk_paths)),
+            asyncio.gather(*(self.file_store.get_inlinks(p) for p in chunk_paths)),
+        )
+
+        # Pre-group + cap per direction so we only fetch meta for displayed neighbors.
+        out_grouped = [
+            dict(list(self._group_by_neighbor(outs, "target_path").items())[:max_per_direction]) for outs in out_lists
+        ]
+        in_grouped = [
+            dict(list(self._group_by_neighbor(ins, "source_path").items())[:max_per_direction]) for ins in in_lists
+        ]
+
+        neighbor_paths = sorted({n for g in out_grouped for n in g} | {n for g in in_grouped for n in g})
+        nodes = await self.file_store.get_nodes(neighbor_paths) if neighbor_paths else []
+        meta_by_path = {n.path: self._node_meta(n) for n in nodes}
+
+        def _attach(grouped: dict[str, list[dict]]) -> list[dict]:
+            return [
+                {"path": npath, "meta": meta_by_path.get(npath, {}), "edges": edges} for npath, edges in grouped.items()
+            ]
+
+        return {
+            cp: {"outlinks": _attach(og), "inlinks": _attach(ig)}
+            for cp, og, ig in zip(chunk_paths, out_grouped, in_grouped)
+        }
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _render_expansion_lines(cls, expansion: dict) -> list[str]:
+        """Render outlinks/inlinks blocks for one chunk path; return zero or more indented lines."""
+        lines: list[str] = []
+        for direction, arrow, items in (
+            ("outlinks", "→", expansion.get("outlinks") or []),
+            ("inlinks", "←", expansion.get("inlinks") or []),
+        ):
+            if not items:
+                continue
+            lines.append(f"  {direction} ({len(items)}):")
+            for item in items:
+                lines.append(f"    {arrow} {item['path']}  {cls._format_meta_inline(item['meta'])}")
+                for edge in item["edges"]:
+                    lines.append(f"        via {cls._format_via(edge)}")
+        return lines
+
+    async def execute(self):
+        assert self.context is not None
+        query: str = (self.context.get("query", "") or "").strip()
+        limit: int = int(self.context.get("limit", 5))
+        min_score: float = float(self.context.get("min_score", 0.0))
+        vector_weight: float = float(self.context.get("vector_weight", 0.7))
+        candidate_multiplier: float = float(self.context.get("candidate_multiplier", 3.0))
+        expand_links: bool = bool(self.context.get("expand_links", True))
+        max_links_per_direction: int = int(self.context.get("max_links_per_direction", 10))
+
+        assert query, "query cannot be empty"
+        assert 0.0 <= vector_weight <= 1.0, f"vector_weight must be in [0, 1], got {vector_weight}"
+        assert limit > 0, f"limit must be positive, got {limit}"
+
+        candidates = min(_MAX_CANDIDATES, max(1, int(limit * candidate_multiplier)))
+        search_filter: dict = self.context.get("search_filter", {}) or {}
+
+        vector_results, keyword_results = await asyncio.gather(
+            self.file_store.vector_search(query, candidates, search_filter),
+            self.file_store.keyword_search(query, candidates, search_filter),
+        )
+
+        self.logger.info(
+            f"[{self.name}] query={query!r} candidates={candidates} "
+            f"vector_hits={len(vector_results)} keyword_hits={len(keyword_results)}",
+        )
+
+        hybrid = bool(vector_results) and bool(keyword_results)
+        if not vector_results and not keyword_results:
+            fused: list[FileChunk] = []
+        elif not keyword_results:
+            fused = vector_results
+        elif not vector_results:
+            fused = keyword_results
+        else:
+            fused = self._rrf_merge(vector_results, keyword_results, vector_weight)
+
+        if min_score > 0.0:
+            fused = [c for c in fused if c.score >= min_score]
+        fused = fused[:limit]
+
+        unique_paths = list(dict.fromkeys(c.path for c in fused))
+        link_expansion: dict[str, dict] = (
+            await self._expand_links(unique_paths, max_links_per_direction) if expand_links else {}
+        )
+
+        answer_lines: list[str] = []
+        for c in fused:
+            answer_lines.append(
+                f"{c.path}:{c.start_line}-{c.end_line} [{self._format_scores(c.scores, hybrid)}] {c.text}",
+            )
+            answer_lines.extend(self._render_expansion_lines(link_expansion.get(c.path, {})))
+
+        self.context.response.answer = "\n".join(answer_lines)
+        self.context.response.metadata["results"] = [c.model_dump(exclude_none=True) for c in fused]
+        self.context.response.metadata["link_expansion"] = link_expansion
+        self.context.response.metadata["counts"] = {
+            "vector": len(vector_results),
+            "keyword": len(keyword_results),
+            "returned": len(fused),
+            "hybrid": hybrid,
+        }
+        return self.context.response
diff --git a/reme4/steps/common/version.py b/reme4/steps/common/version.py
index 477802e6..e43aa698 100644
--- a/reme4/steps/common/version.py
+++ b/reme4/steps/common/version.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """Return the package version."""
 
 from ..base_step import BaseStep
-from ... import __version__
+
 from ...components import R
 
 
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ class VersionStep(BaseStep):
 
     async def execute(self):
         assert self.context is not None
-        self.logger.info(f"[{self.name}] version={__version__}")
+        from ... import __version__
 
+        self.logger.info(f"[{self.name}] version={__version__}")
         self.context.response.answer = __version__
         self.context.response.metadata["version"] = __version__
         return self.context.response
diff --git a/reme4/utils/__init__.py b/reme4/utils/__init__.py
index c9e2d275..45a5bfb9 100644
--- a/reme4/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/reme4/utils/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 """Utility modules."""
 
-from .common_utils import hash_text, execute_stream_task
+from .common_utils import (
+    hash_text,
+    execute_stream_task,
+    mock_reme_server,
+    call_action,
+    call_and_check,
+)
 from .env_utils import load_env
 from .logger_utils import get_logger
 from .logo_utils import print_logo
@@ -10,6 +16,9 @@ from .similarity_utils import cosine_similarity, batch_cosine_similarity
 __all__ = [
     "hash_text",
     "execute_stream_task",
+    "mock_reme_server",
+    "call_action",
+    "call_and_check",
     "load_env",
     "get_logger",
     "print_logo",
diff --git a/reme4/utils/common_utils.py b/reme4/utils/common_utils.py
index 46d6f97e..53996187 100644
--- a/reme4/utils/common_utils.py
+++ b/reme4/utils/common_utils.py
@@ -2,10 +2,17 @@
 
 import asyncio
 import hashlib
-from collections.abc import AsyncGenerator
+import json
+import socket
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import time
+from collections.abc import AsyncGenerator, Callable
+from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
 from typing import Any, Literal
 
 from .logger_utils import get_logger
+from ..constants import REME_DEFAULT_HOST, REME_DEFAULT_PORT
 from ..enumeration import ChunkEnum
 from ..schema import StreamChunk
 
@@ -103,3 +110,139 @@ async def execute_stream_task(
                 await task
             except asyncio.CancelledError:
                 pass
+
+
+def _pick_free_port(host: str = REME_DEFAULT_HOST) -> int:
+    """Bind to port 0 and return the OS-assigned free port."""
+    with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as s:
+        s.bind((host, 0))
+        return s.getsockname()[1]
+
+
+async def _wait_reme_ready(host: str, port: int, timeout: float) -> None:
+    """Poll find_reme until it reports 'reme' or timeout elapses."""
+    from .service_utils import find_reme
+
+    deadline = time.time() + timeout
+    while time.time() < deadline:
+        status = await find_reme(host, port)
+        if status == "reme":
+            return
+        await asyncio.sleep(0.2)
+    raise TimeoutError(f"ReMe service did not become ready at {host}:{port} within {timeout}s")
+
+
+@asynccontextmanager
+async def mock_reme_server(
+    host: str = REME_DEFAULT_HOST,
+    port: int | None = None,
+    config: str | None = None,
+    extra_args: list[str] | None = None,
+    startup_timeout: float = 30.0,
+    shutdown_timeout: float = 10.0,
+    log_to_file: bool = False,
+    enable_logo: bool = False,
+):
+    """Spawn `reme4 start` as a subprocess and yield (host, port) once ready.
+
+    Auto-picks a free port when port is None. Subprocess is terminated on exit.
+    """
+    logger = get_logger()
+    if port is None:
+        port = _pick_free_port(host)
+
+    cmd: list[str] = [
+        sys.executable,
+        "-m",
+        "reme4.reme",
+        "start",
+        f"service.host={host}",
+        f"service.port={port}",
+        f"log_to_file={'true' if log_to_file else 'false'}",
+        f"enable_logo={'true' if enable_logo else 'false'}",
+    ]
+    if config:
+        cmd.append(f"config={config}")
+    if extra_args:
+        cmd.extend(extra_args)
+
+    logger.info(f"Launching mock reme server: {' '.join(cmd)}")
+    proc = subprocess.Popen(
+        cmd,
+        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+        stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
+        text=True,
+    )
+    try:
+        await _wait_reme_ready(host, port, startup_timeout)
+        yield host, port
+    except Exception:
+        # Capture early-exit output for diagnostics.
+        if proc.poll() is not None and proc.stdout is not None:
+            tail = proc.stdout.read()
+            logger.error(f"reme server exited early. output:\n{tail}")
+        raise
+    finally:
+        if proc.poll() is None:
+            proc.terminate()
+            try:
+                proc.wait(timeout=shutdown_timeout)
+            except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+                logger.warning("reme server did not terminate gracefully, killing")
+                proc.kill()
+                proc.wait(timeout=shutdown_timeout)
+        if proc.stdout is not None:
+            try:
+                proc.stdout.close()
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+
+
+async def call_action(
+    action: str,
+    host: str = REME_DEFAULT_HOST,
+    port: int = REME_DEFAULT_PORT,
+    timeout: float = 30.0,
+    **kwargs,
+) -> dict | str:
+    """POST to /{action}; return parsed JSON (dict) for JSON endpoints, raw text for SSE."""
+    from ..components.client.http_client import HttpClient
+
+    pieces: list[str] = []
+    async with HttpClient(action=action, host=host, port=port, timeout=timeout, **kwargs) as client:
+        async for chunk in client():
+            pieces.append(chunk)
+    raw = "".join(pieces)
+    try:
+        return json.loads(raw)
+    except (ValueError, json.JSONDecodeError):
+        return raw
+
+
+async def call_and_check(
+    action: str,
+    host: str = REME_DEFAULT_HOST,
+    port: int = REME_DEFAULT_PORT,
+    validator: Callable[[Any], bool] | None = None,
+    expected: Any = None,
+    timeout: float = 30.0,
+    **kwargs,
+) -> Any:
+    """Call action and verify response. Raises AssertionError on mismatch.
+
+    - validator(result) -> bool: custom predicate.
+    - expected: deep-equality target (compared to result, or to result[key] when expected is dict).
+    """
+    result = await call_action(action, host=host, port=port, timeout=timeout, **kwargs)
+    if validator is not None and not validator(result):
+        raise AssertionError(f"validator rejected response for action={action!r}: {result!r}")
+    if expected is not None:
+        if isinstance(expected, dict) and isinstance(result, dict):
+            for k, v in expected.items():
+                if result.get(k) != v:
+                    raise AssertionError(
+                        f"action={action!r} expected {k}={v!r}, got {result.get(k)!r} (full: {result!r})",
+                    )
+        elif result != expected:
+            raise AssertionError(f"action={action!r} expected {expected!r}, got {result!r}")
+    return result
diff --git a/tests4/unittest/test_common_steps.py b/tests4/unittest/test_common_steps.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a2f60559
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests4/unittest/test_common_steps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,260 @@
+"""End-to-end tests for reme4 common steps: spawn `reme4 start`, drive via HTTP,
+verify responses, then shut down. Each test uses an isolated cwd so the working_dir
+(.reme by default) does not collide.
+"""
+
+import asyncio
+import os
+import tempfile
+import warnings
+
+from reme4 import __version__ as REME_VERSION
+from reme4.utils import call_action, call_and_check, mock_reme_server
+
+warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", category=DeprecationWarning, module="jieba")
+warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", category=DeprecationWarning, module="pkg_resources")
+
+
+class _temp_chdir:
+    """chdir to path for the duration of the block; restore on exit."""
+
+    def __init__(self, path):
+        self.path = path
+        self._old = None
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        self._old = os.getcwd()
+        os.chdir(self.path)
+        return self
+
+    def __exit__(self, *exc):
+        os.chdir(self._old)
+
+
+def _run(coro):
+    """Run an async coroutine on a fresh isolated event loop."""
+    asyncio.run(coro)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Individual job tests
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def test_version_job():
+    """version job should return the package version string."""
+
+    async def run():
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp, _temp_chdir(tmp):
+            async with mock_reme_server() as (host, port):
+                await call_and_check(
+                    "version",
+                    host=host,
+                    port=port,
+                    validator=lambda r: (
+                        isinstance(r, dict)
+                        and r.get("success") is True
+                        and r.get("answer") == REME_VERSION
+                        and r.get("metadata", {}).get("version") == REME_VERSION
+                    ),
+                )
+        print("✓ test_version_job passed")
+
+    _run(run())
+
+
+def test_help_job():
+    """help job should list jobs except itself."""
+
+    async def run():
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp, _temp_chdir(tmp):
+            async with mock_reme_server() as (host, port):
+                result = await call_and_check(
+                    "help",
+                    host=host,
+                    port=port,
+                    validator=lambda r: (
+                        isinstance(r, dict)
+                        and r.get("success") is True
+                        and isinstance(r.get("answer"), str)
+                        and r.get("metadata", {}).get("job_count", 0) > 0
+                        and "help" not in r["answer"]
+                    ),
+                )
+                # Spot-check that a couple of known jobs appear in the listing.
+                answer = result["answer"]
+                for expected_job in ("version", "health_check", "search"):
+                    if expected_job not in answer:
+                        raise AssertionError(f"help output missing job {expected_job!r}: {answer!r}")
+        print("✓ test_help_job passed")
+
+    _run(run())
+
+
+def test_health_check_job():
+    """health_check job should return a structured health snapshot."""
+
+    async def run():
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp, _temp_chdir(tmp):
+            async with mock_reme_server() as (host, port):
+                result = await call_and_check(
+                    "health_check",
+                    host=host,
+                    port=port,
+                    validator=lambda r: (
+                        isinstance(r, dict)
+                        and r.get("success") is True
+                        and isinstance(r.get("metadata"), dict)
+                        and isinstance(r["metadata"].get("health"), dict)
+                        and r["metadata"]["health"].get("version") == REME_VERSION
+                        and isinstance(r["metadata"]["health"].get("components"), dict)
+                    ),
+                )
+                # Validate that each expected component type is in the snapshot.
+                components = result["metadata"]["health"]["components"]
+                for ctype in (
+                    "embedding_model",
+                    "file_graph",
+                    "file_store",
+                    "file_watcher",
+                    "keyword_index",
+                ):
+                    if ctype not in components:
+                        raise AssertionError(f"health snapshot missing component {ctype!r}: {components!r}")
+        print("✓ test_health_check_job passed")
+
+    _run(run())
+
+
+def test_search_job_empty_store():
+    """search on an empty store should return successfully with zero results."""
+
+    async def run():
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp, _temp_chdir(tmp):
+            async with mock_reme_server() as (host, port):
+                await call_and_check(
+                    "search",
+                    host=host,
+                    port=port,
+                    query="hello world",
+                    limit=5,
+                    validator=lambda r: (
+                        isinstance(r, dict)
+                        and r.get("success") is True
+                        and isinstance(r.get("metadata"), dict)
+                        and isinstance(r["metadata"].get("counts"), dict)
+                        and r["metadata"]["counts"].get("returned", -1) == 0
+                    ),
+                )
+        print("✓ test_search_job_empty_store passed")
+
+    _run(run())
+
+
+def test_search_job_missing_query():
+    """search without a query should surface the assertion error in `answer`."""
+
+    async def run():
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp, _temp_chdir(tmp):
+            async with mock_reme_server() as (host, port):
+                result = await call_action("search", host=host, port=port, query="")
+                if not isinstance(result, dict):
+                    raise AssertionError(f"expected dict response, got {result!r}")
+                if "query" not in str(result.get("answer", "")).lower():
+                    raise AssertionError(f"expected query-related error in answer, got {result!r}")
+        print("✓ test_search_job_missing_query passed")
+
+    _run(run())
+
+
+def test_demo_job():
+    """demo job should echo back the normalized query and adjusted min_score."""
+
+    async def run():
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp, _temp_chdir(tmp):
+            async with mock_reme_server() as (host, port):
+                await call_and_check(
+                    "demo",
+                    host=host,
+                    port=port,
+                    query="  Hello World  ",
+                    min_score=0.8,
+                    validator=lambda r: (
+                        isinstance(r, dict)
+                        and r.get("success") is True
+                        and "hello world" in str(r.get("answer", ""))
+                        and abs(r.get("metadata", {}).get("adjusted_min_score", 0) - 0.72) < 1e-6
+                    ),
+                )
+        print("✓ test_demo_job passed")
+
+    _run(run())
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Aggregate test: reuse one server instance for all jobs (faster).
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def test_all_jobs_one_server():
+    """Run every common job against a single shared server for efficiency."""
+
+    async def run():
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp, _temp_chdir(tmp):
+            async with mock_reme_server() as (host, port):
+                # version
+                await call_and_check(
+                    "version",
+                    host=host,
+                    port=port,
+                    validator=lambda r: isinstance(r, dict) and r.get("answer") == REME_VERSION,
+                )
+                # help
+                await call_and_check(
+                    "help",
+                    host=host,
+                    port=port,
+                    validator=lambda r: isinstance(r, dict) and r.get("metadata", {}).get("job_count", 0) > 0,
+                )
+                # health_check
+                await call_and_check(
+                    "health_check",
+                    host=host,
+                    port=port,
+                    validator=lambda r: isinstance(r, dict)
+                    and isinstance(
+                        r.get("metadata", {}).get("health"),
+                        dict,
+                    ),
+                )
+                # search (empty store)
+                await call_and_check(
+                    "search",
+                    host=host,
+                    port=port,
+                    query="anything",
+                    validator=lambda r: isinstance(r, dict) and r.get("success") is True,
+                )
+                # demo
+                await call_and_check(
+                    "demo",
+                    host=host,
+                    port=port,
+                    query="Foo",
+                    validator=lambda r: isinstance(r, dict) and "foo" in str(r.get("answer", "")),
+                )
+        print("✓ test_all_jobs_one_server passed")
+
+    _run(run())
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print("\n=== reme4 common steps E2E tests ===")
+    test_version_job()
+    test_help_job()
+    test_health_check_job()
+    test_search_job_empty_store()
+    test_search_job_missing_query()
+    test_demo_job()
+    test_all_jobs_one_server()
+    print("\n所有测试通过!")
diff --git a/tests4/unittest/test_default_file_parser.py b/tests4/unittest/test_default_file_parser.py
index 75f68ba5..5730078b 100644
--- a/tests4/unittest/test_default_file_parser.py
+++ b/tests4/unittest/test_default_file_parser.py
@@ -169,6 +169,175 @@ def test_file_chunk_properties():
     asyncio.run(run())
 
 
+def test_parse_links_bare():
+    """Bare wikilink: [[target]]."""
+    links = DefaultFileParser.parse_links("see [[note]]", "src.md")
+    assert len(links) == 1
+    link = links[0]
+    assert link.source_path == "src.md"
+    assert link.target_path == "note"
+    assert link.target_anchor is None
+    assert link.predicate is None
+    print("✓ test_parse_links_bare passed")
+
+
+def test_parse_links_with_anchor():
+    """Wikilink with anchor: [[target#anchor]]."""
+    links = DefaultFileParser.parse_links("see [[note#section A]]", "src.md")
+    assert len(links) == 1
+    assert links[0].target_path == "note"
+    assert links[0].target_anchor == "section A"
+    assert links[0].predicate is None
+    print("✓ test_parse_links_with_anchor passed")
+
+
+def test_parse_links_alias_dropped():
+    """Alias after '|' is consumed but not captured as anchor."""
+    links = DefaultFileParser.parse_links("see [[note|display text]]", "src.md")
+    assert len(links) == 1
+    assert links[0].target_path == "note"
+    assert links[0].target_anchor is None
+    print("✓ test_parse_links_alias_dropped passed")
+
+
+def test_parse_links_anchor_and_alias():
+    """[[target#anchor|alias]] — anchor captured, alias dropped."""
+    links = DefaultFileParser.parse_links("see [[note#sec|disp]]", "src.md")
+    assert len(links) == 1
+    assert links[0].target_path == "note"
+    assert links[0].target_anchor == "sec"
+    print("✓ test_parse_links_anchor_and_alias passed")
+
+
+def test_parse_links_predicate_simple():
+    """Dataview inline: predicate:: [[target]]."""
+    links = DefaultFileParser.parse_links("author:: [[Alice]]", "src.md")
+    assert len(links) == 1
+    assert links[0].predicate == "author"
+    assert links[0].target_path == "Alice"
+    assert links[0].target_anchor is None
+    print("✓ test_parse_links_predicate_simple passed")
+
+
+def test_parse_links_predicate_bracketed():
+    """Dataview inline-bracket: [predicate:: [[target]]]."""
+    links = DefaultFileParser.parse_links("text [author:: [[Alice]]] more", "src.md")
+    assert len(links) == 1
+    assert links[0].predicate == "author"
+    assert links[0].target_path == "Alice"
+    print("✓ test_parse_links_predicate_bracketed passed")
+
+
+def test_parse_links_predicate_bracketed_with_anchor():
+    """[predicate:: [[target_path#target_anchor]]] — combined form."""
+    links = DefaultFileParser.parse_links(
+        "[predicate:: [[target_path#target_anchor]]]",
+        "src.md",
+    )
+    assert len(links) == 1
+    link = links[0]
+    assert link.source_path == "src.md"
+    assert link.predicate == "predicate"
+    assert link.target_path == "target_path"
+    assert link.target_anchor == "target_anchor"
+    print("✓ test_parse_links_predicate_bracketed_with_anchor passed")
+
+
+def test_parse_links_predicate_sticks_to_first():
+    """Predicate attaches only to the immediately following wikilink."""
+    links = DefaultFileParser.parse_links("pred:: [[a]] and bare [[b]]", "src.md")
+    assert len(links) == 2
+    assert links[0].predicate == "pred" and links[0].target_path == "a"
+    assert links[1].predicate is None and links[1].target_path == "b"
+    print("✓ test_parse_links_predicate_sticks_to_first passed")
+
+
+def test_parse_links_multiple_on_one_line():
+    """Multiple bare wikilinks on the same line are all captured."""
+    links = DefaultFileParser.parse_links("see [[x]] and [[y#h]]", "src.md")
+    assert [(link.target_path, link.target_anchor) for link in links] == [
+        ("x", None),
+        ("y", "h"),
+    ]
+    print("✓ test_parse_links_multiple_on_one_line passed")
+
+
+def test_parse_links_no_match():
+    """Strings without [[]] yield no links, even if '::' appears."""
+    assert len(DefaultFileParser.parse_links("no link here :: foo", "src.md")) == 0
+    assert len(DefaultFileParser.parse_links("plain text without brackets", "src.md")) == 0
+    assert len(DefaultFileParser.parse_links("", "src.md")) == 0
+    print("✓ test_parse_links_no_match passed")
+
+
+def test_parse_links_predicate_with_dash_and_digits():
+    """Predicate identifier accepts letters, digits, underscore, dash."""
+    links = DefaultFileParser.parse_links("see-also-2:: [[target]]", "src.md")
+    assert len(links) == 1
+    assert links[0].predicate == "see-also-2"
+    assert links[0].target_path == "target"
+    print("✓ test_parse_links_predicate_with_dash_and_digits passed")
+
+
+def test_parse_links_in_file():
+    """Integration: parse() populates FileNode.links from file content."""
+
+    async def run():
+        content = (
+            "---\n"
+            "title: demo\n"
+            "---\n"
+            "\n"
+            "Intro paragraph with [[alpha]] and [[beta#h2]].\n"
+            "author:: [[Alice]]\n"
+            "[ref:: [[paper#chapter 1]]]\n"
+        )
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode="w", delete=False, suffix=".md") as f:
+            f.write(content)
+            temp_path = f.name
+
+        try:
+            parser = DefaultFileParser()
+            file_node, _ = await parser.parse(temp_path)
+            triples = {(link.predicate, link.target_path, link.target_anchor) for link in file_node.links}
+            assert (None, "alpha", None) in triples
+            assert (None, "beta", "h2") in triples
+            assert ("author", "Alice", None) in triples
+            assert ("ref", "paper", "chapter 1") in triples
+            assert all(link.source_path == file_node.path for link in file_node.links)
+            print("✓ test_parse_links_in_file passed")
+        finally:
+            os.unlink(temp_path)
+
+    asyncio.run(run())
+
+
+def test_parse_links_empty_when_no_content():
+    """Empty file and front-matter-only file both yield no links."""
+
+    async def run():
+        # Empty file
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode="w", delete=False, suffix=".md") as f:
+            empty_path = f.name
+        # Front-matter-only file
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode="w", delete=False, suffix=".md") as f:
+            f.write("---\ntitle: x\n---\n")
+            fm_only_path = f.name
+
+        try:
+            parser = DefaultFileParser()
+            node1, _ = await parser.parse(empty_path)
+            node2, _ = await parser.parse(fm_only_path)
+            assert node1.links == []
+            assert node2.links == []
+            print("✓ test_parse_links_empty_when_no_content passed")
+        finally:
+            os.unlink(empty_path)
+            os.unlink(fm_only_path)
+
+    asyncio.run(run())
+
+
 def test_min_chunk_and_overlap_size():
     """Test that minimum chunk and overlap sizes are enforced."""
 
@@ -201,5 +370,18 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     test_parse_with_custom_encoding()
     test_file_node_properties()
     test_file_chunk_properties()
+    test_parse_links_bare()
+    test_parse_links_with_anchor()
+    test_parse_links_alias_dropped()
+    test_parse_links_anchor_and_alias()
+    test_parse_links_predicate_simple()
+    test_parse_links_predicate_bracketed()
+    test_parse_links_predicate_bracketed_with_anchor()
+    test_parse_links_predicate_sticks_to_first()
+    test_parse_links_multiple_on_one_line()
+    test_parse_links_no_match()
+    test_parse_links_predicate_with_dash_and_digits()
+    test_parse_links_in_file()
+    test_parse_links_empty_when_no_content()
     test_min_chunk_and_overlap_size()
     print("\n所有测试通过!")