diff --git a/packages/bsky/src/api/app/bsky/actor/searchActors.ts b/packages/bsky/src/api/app/bsky/actor/searchActors.ts
index eb52c3a7bf5..7d11fbaa4a5 100644
--- a/packages/bsky/src/api/app/bsky/actor/searchActors.ts
+++ b/packages/bsky/src/api/app/bsky/actor/searchActors.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import AppContext from '../../../../context'
 import { Server } from '../../../../lexicon'
 import { mapDefined } from '@atproto/common'
+import AtpAgent from '@atproto/api'
 import { QueryParams } from '../../../../lexicon/types/app/bsky/actor/searchActors'
 import {
   HydrationFnInput,
@@ -36,11 +37,24 @@ export default function (server: Server, ctx: AppContext) {
 
 const skeleton = async (inputs: SkeletonFnInput<Context, Params>) => {
   const { ctx, params } = inputs
-  const term = params.q ?? params.term
+  const term = params.q ?? params.term ?? ''
 
   // @TODO
   // add hits total
 
+  if (ctx.searchAgent) {
+    const { data: res } =
+      await ctx.searchAgent.api.app.bsky.unspecced.searchActorsSkeleton({
+        q: term,
+        cursor: params.cursor,
+        limit: params.limit,
+      })
+    return {
+      dids: res.actors.map(({ did }) => did),
+      cursor: parseString(res.cursor),
+    }
+  }
+
   const res = await ctx.dataplane.searchActors({
     term,
     limit: params.limit,
@@ -84,6 +98,7 @@ type Context = {
   dataplane: DataPlaneClient
   hydrator: Hydrator
   views: Views
+  searchAgent?: AtpAgent
 }
 
 type Params = QueryParams & { viewer: string | null }
diff --git a/packages/bsky/src/api/app/bsky/actor/searchActorsTypeahead.ts b/packages/bsky/src/api/app/bsky/actor/searchActorsTypeahead.ts
index 7e8e572d86b..540d3eae9a9 100644
--- a/packages/bsky/src/api/app/bsky/actor/searchActorsTypeahead.ts
+++ b/packages/bsky/src/api/app/bsky/actor/searchActorsTypeahead.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import AppContext from '../../../../context'
 import { Server } from '../../../../lexicon'
+import AtpAgent from '@atproto/api'
 import { mapDefined } from '@atproto/common'
 import { QueryParams } from '../../../../lexicon/types/app/bsky/actor/searchActorsTypeahead'
 import {
@@ -36,12 +37,25 @@ export default function (server: Server, ctx: AppContext) {
 
 const skeleton = async (inputs: SkeletonFnInput<Context, Params>) => {
   const { ctx, params } = inputs
-  const term = params.q ?? params.term
+  const term = params.q ?? params.term ?? ''
 
   // @TODO
   // add typeahead option
   // add hits total
 
+  if (ctx.searchAgent) {
+    const { data: res } =
+      await ctx.searchAgent.api.app.bsky.unspecced.searchActorsSkeleton({
+        typeahead: true,
+        q: term,
+        limit: params.limit,
+      })
+    return {
+      dids: res.actors.map(({ did }) => did),
+      cursor: parseString(res.cursor),
+    }
+  }
+
   const res = await ctx.dataplane.searchActors({
     term,
     limit: params.limit,
@@ -83,6 +97,7 @@ type Context = {
   dataplane: DataPlaneClient
   hydrator: Hydrator
   views: Views
+  searchAgent?: AtpAgent
 }
 
 type Params = QueryParams & { viewer: string | null }
diff --git a/packages/bsky/src/api/app/bsky/feed/getPostThread.ts b/packages/bsky/src/api/app/bsky/feed/getPostThread.ts
index 61530452b8a..ca4d6359e27 100644
--- a/packages/bsky/src/api/app/bsky/feed/getPostThread.ts
+++ b/packages/bsky/src/api/app/bsky/feed/getPostThread.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../../../pipeline'
 import { Hydrator } from '../../../../hydration/hydrator'
 import { Views } from '../../../../views'
-import { DataPlaneClient } from '../../../../data-plane'
+import { DataPlaneClient, isDataplaneError, Code } from '../../../../data-plane'
 
 export default function (server: Server, ctx: AppContext) {
   const getPostThread = createPipeline(
@@ -49,14 +49,25 @@ export default function (server: Server, ctx: AppContext) {
 
 const skeleton = async (inputs: SkeletonFnInput<Context, Params>) => {
   const { ctx, params } = inputs
-  const res = await ctx.dataplane.getThread({
-    postUri: params.uri,
-    above: params.parentHeight,
-    below: params.depth,
-  })
-  return {
-    anchor: params.uri,
-    uris: res.uris,
+  try {
+    const res = await ctx.dataplane.getThread({
+      postUri: params.uri,
+      above: params.parentHeight,
+      below: params.depth,
+    })
+    return {
+      anchor: params.uri,
+      uris: res.uris,
+    }
+  } catch (err) {
+    if (isDataplaneError(err, Code.NotFound)) {
+      return {
+        anchor: params.uri,
+        uris: [],
+      }
+    } else {
+      throw err
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/bsky/src/api/app/bsky/feed/searchPosts.ts b/packages/bsky/src/api/app/bsky/feed/searchPosts.ts
index 879f296d007..fb05f3a6068 100644
--- a/packages/bsky/src/api/app/bsky/feed/searchPosts.ts
+++ b/packages/bsky/src/api/app/bsky/feed/searchPosts.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import AppContext from '../../../../context'
 import { Server } from '../../../../lexicon'
+import AtpAgent from '@atproto/api'
 import { mapDefined } from '@atproto/common'
 import { QueryParams } from '../../../../lexicon/types/app/bsky/feed/searchPosts'
 import {
@@ -37,6 +38,20 @@ export default function (server: Server, ctx: AppContext) {
 
 const skeleton = async (inputs: SkeletonFnInput<Context, Params>) => {
   const { ctx, params } = inputs
+
+  if (ctx.searchAgent) {
+    const { data: res } =
+      await ctx.searchAgent.api.app.bsky.unspecced.searchPostsSkeleton({
+        q: params.q,
+        cursor: params.cursor,
+        limit: params.limit,
+      })
+    return {
+      posts: res.posts.map(({ uri }) => uri),
+      cursor: parseString(res.cursor),
+    }
+  }
+
   const res = await ctx.dataplane.searchPosts({
     term: params.q,
     limit: params.limit,
@@ -85,6 +100,7 @@ type Context = {
   dataplane: DataPlaneClient
   hydrator: Hydrator
   views: Views
+  searchAgent?: AtpAgent
 }
 
 type Params = QueryParams & { viewer: string | null }
diff --git a/packages/bsky/src/api/app/bsky/notification/registerPush.ts b/packages/bsky/src/api/app/bsky/notification/registerPush.ts
index b0c17642a48..241e2502f99 100644
--- a/packages/bsky/src/api/app/bsky/notification/registerPush.ts
+++ b/packages/bsky/src/api/app/bsky/notification/registerPush.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,12 @@
-import { InvalidRequestError } from '@atproto/xrpc-server'
 import { Server } from '../../../../lexicon'
 import AppContext from '../../../../context'
 
 export default function (server: Server, ctx: AppContext) {
   server.app.bsky.notification.registerPush({
     auth: ctx.authVerifier,
-    handler: async ({ auth, input }) => {
-      const { serviceDid } = input.body
-      if (serviceDid !== auth.artifacts.aud) {
-        throw new InvalidRequestError('Invalid serviceDid.')
-      }
-      // @TODO fix pending appview v2 buildout
-      throw new InvalidRequestError('not currently supported')
+    handler: async () => {
+      // @TODO for appview v2
+      throw new Error('unimplemented')
     },
   })
 }
diff --git a/packages/bsky/src/api/app/bsky/unspecced/getPopularFeedGenerators.ts b/packages/bsky/src/api/app/bsky/unspecced/getPopularFeedGenerators.ts
index 61836284eef..096faa12732 100644
--- a/packages/bsky/src/api/app/bsky/unspecced/getPopularFeedGenerators.ts
+++ b/packages/bsky/src/api/app/bsky/unspecced/getPopularFeedGenerators.ts
@@ -6,13 +6,8 @@ export default function (server: Server, ctx: AppContext) {
   server.app.bsky.unspecced.getPopularFeedGenerators({
     auth: ctx.authOptionalVerifier,
     handler: async (_reqCtx) => {
-      // @TODO not currently supported during appview v2 buildout
-      return {
-        encoding: 'application/json',
-        body: {
-          feeds: [],
-        },
-      }
+      // @TODO for appview v2
+      throw new Error('unimplemented')
     },
   })
 }
diff --git a/packages/bsky/src/config.ts b/packages/bsky/src/config.ts
index 1e8665a4276..d758c553671 100644
--- a/packages/bsky/src/config.ts
+++ b/packages/bsky/src/config.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export interface ServerConfigValues {
   dataplaneUrls: string[]
   dataplaneHttpVersion?: '1.1' | '2'
   dataplaneIgnoreBadTls?: boolean
+  searchEndpoint?: string
   didPlcUrl: string
   handleResolveNameservers?: string[]
   imgUriEndpoint?: string
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ export class ServerConfig {
     const dataplaneHttpVersion = process.env.BSKY_DATAPLANE_HTTP_VERSION || '2'
     const dataplaneIgnoreBadTls =
       process.env.BSKY_DATAPLANE_IGNORE_BAD_TLS === 'true'
+    const searchEndpoint = process.env.BSKY_SEARCH_ENDPOINT || undefined
     const adminPassword = process.env.BSKY_ADMIN_PASSWORD || 'admin'
     const moderatorPassword = process.env.BSKY_MODERATOR_PASSWORD || undefined
     const triagePassword = process.env.BSKY_TRIAGE_PASSWORD || undefined
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ export class ServerConfig {
       dataplaneUrls,
       dataplaneHttpVersion,
       dataplaneIgnoreBadTls,
+      searchEndpoint,
       didPlcUrl,
       handleResolveNameservers,
       imgUriEndpoint,
@@ -119,6 +122,10 @@ export class ServerConfig {
     return this.cfg.dataplaneIgnoreBadTls
   }
 
+  get searchEndpoint() {
+    return this.cfg.searchEndpoint
+  }
+
   get handleResolveNameservers() {
     return this.cfg.handleResolveNameservers
   }
diff --git a/packages/bsky/src/context.ts b/packages/bsky/src/context.ts
index fa372725724..32163c69535 100644
--- a/packages/bsky/src/context.ts
+++ b/packages/bsky/src/context.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export class AppContext {
     private opts: {
       cfg: ServerConfig
       dataplane: DataPlaneClient
+      searchAgent: AtpAgent | undefined
       hydrator: Hydrator
       views: Views
       signingKey: Keypair
@@ -33,6 +34,10 @@ export class AppContext {
     return this.opts.dataplane
   }
 
+  get searchAgent(): AtpAgent | undefined {
+    return this.opts.searchAgent
+  }
+
   get hydrator(): Hydrator {
     return this.opts.hydrator
   }
diff --git a/packages/bsky/src/data-plane/client.ts b/packages/bsky/src/data-plane/client.ts
index d3ccf8d879e..5f631f9a545 100644
--- a/packages/bsky/src/data-plane/client.ts
+++ b/packages/bsky/src/data-plane/client.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,18 @@ export const createDataPlaneClient = (
   }) as DataPlaneClient
 }
 
+export { Code }
+
+export const isDataplaneError = (
+  err: unknown,
+  code?: Code,
+): err is ConnectError => {
+  if (err instanceof ConnectError) {
+    return !code || err.code === code
+  }
+  return false
+}
+
 const createBaseClient = (
   baseUrl: string,
   opts: { httpVersion?: HttpVersion; rejectUnauthorized?: boolean },
diff --git a/packages/bsky/src/data-plane/server/routes/search.ts b/packages/bsky/src/data-plane/server/routes/search.ts
index 8ab15b93b5a..19405eb875c 100644
--- a/packages/bsky/src/data-plane/server/routes/search.ts
+++ b/packages/bsky/src/data-plane/server/routes/search.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { Database } from '../db'
 import { IndexedAtDidKeyset, TimeCidKeyset, paginate } from '../db/pagination'
 
 export default (db: Database): Partial<ServiceImpl<typeof Service>> => ({
+  // @TODO actor search endpoints still fall back to search service
   async searchActors(req) {
     const { term, limit, cursor } = req
     const { ref } = db.db.dynamic
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ export default (db: Database): Partial<ServiceImpl<typeof Service>> => ({
     }
   },
 
+  // @TODO post search endpoint still falls back to search service
   async searchPosts(req) {
     const { term, limit, cursor } = req
     const { ref } = db.db.dynamic
diff --git a/packages/bsky/src/index.ts b/packages/bsky/src/index.ts
index 0f2b29d02ba..b72f9c22de0 100644
--- a/packages/bsky/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/bsky/src/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import events from 'events'
 import { createHttpTerminator, HttpTerminator } from 'http-terminator'
 import cors from 'cors'
 import compression from 'compression'
+import AtpAgent from '@atproto/api'
 import { DidCache, IdResolver } from '@atproto/identity'
 import API, { health, wellKnown, blobResolver } from './api'
 import * as error from './error'
@@ -71,6 +72,9 @@ export class BskyAppView {
       )
     }
 
+    const searchAgent = config.searchEndpoint
+      ? new AtpAgent({ service: config.searchEndpoint })
+      : undefined
     const dataplane = createDataPlaneClient(config.dataplaneUrls, {
       httpVersion: config.dataplaneHttpVersion,
       rejectUnauthorized: !config.dataplaneIgnoreBadTls,
@@ -81,6 +85,7 @@ export class BskyAppView {
     const ctx = new AppContext({
       cfg: config,
       dataplane,
+      searchAgent,
       hydrator,
       views,
       signingKey,
diff --git a/packages/pds/tests/proxied/views.test.ts b/packages/pds/tests/proxied/views.test.ts
index 39525d33c52..9cfb7063bdf 100644
--- a/packages/pds/tests/proxied/views.test.ts
+++ b/packages/pds/tests/proxied/views.test.ts
@@ -333,7 +333,8 @@ describe('proxies view requests', () => {
     expect([...pt1.data.feed, ...pt2.data.feed]).toEqual(res.data.feed)
   })
 
-  it('unspecced.getPopularFeedGenerators', async () => {
+  // @TODO disabled during appview v2 buildout
+  it.skip('unspecced.getPopularFeedGenerators', async () => {
     const res = await agent.api.app.bsky.unspecced.getPopularFeedGenerators(
       {},
       {