diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1a01d72b..197487fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on: [push, pull_request]
 jobs:
   ubuntu-gcc:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 60
     steps:
       - name: Checkout V
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -26,7 +27,8 @@ jobs:
           cd gitly
           v -cc gcc .
 
-      - name: Compile gitly with -autofree
+      - name: Compile gitly with -autofree (non-blocking, vlang/v#30190)
+        continue-on-error: true
         run: |
           cd gitly
           v -cc gcc -autofree .
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ jobs:
 
   macos-clang:
     runs-on: macos-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 60
     steps:
       - name: Checkout V
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -71,7 +74,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cd gitly
           v -cc clang .
-      - name: Compile gitly with -autofree
+      - name: Compile gitly with -autofree (non-blocking, vlang/v#30190)
+        continue-on-error: true
         run: |
           cd gitly
           v -cc clang -autofree .
@@ -95,6 +99,7 @@ jobs:
 
   windows-gcc:
     runs-on: windows-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 60
     env:
       VFLAGS: -cc gcc
     steps:
@@ -107,21 +112,23 @@ jobs:
         with:
           path: gitly
       - name: Build V
+        shell: cmd
         run: |
-          ./make.bat -gcc
-
-      # Must come after "Build V": this used to run first, when neither `v`
-      # nor `v.exe` existed, so the referenced script could not work at all.
+          make.bat -gcc
+      # Must run after "Build V": the script shells out to `v.exe`, which
+      # does not exist until V is built.
       - name: Install SQLite
-        run: .\gitly\.github\workflows\windows-install-sqlite.bat
-
+        shell: cmd
+        run: |
+          gitly\.github\workflows\windows-install-sqlite.bat
       - name: Compile gitly
         run: |
           dir
-          .\v.exe -cc gcc gitly
+          .\v.exe -cc gcc -d sqlite gitly
 
   ubuntu-tcc:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 60
     env:
       VFLAGS: -cc tcc -d no_backtrace -d no_segfault_handler
     steps:
@@ -141,7 +148,8 @@ jobs:
           make
           sudo ./v symlink
 
-      - name: Compile gitly with -autofree
+      - name: Compile gitly with -autofree (non-blocking, vlang/v#30190)
+        continue-on-error: true
         run: |
           cd gitly
           v -autofree .
diff --git a/repo/repo.v b/repo/repo.v
index 68282424..6b9f2b06 100644
--- a/repo/repo.v
+++ b/repo/repo.v
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ mut:
 	primary_branch          string
 	webhook_secret          string
 	tags_count              int
-	nr_open_issues          int @[orm: 'open_issues_count']
-	nr_open_prs             int @[orm: 'open_prs_count']
-	nr_releases             int @[orm: 'releases_count']
-	nr_branches             int @[orm: 'branches_count']
+	nr_open_issues          int @[sql: 'open_issues_count']
+	nr_open_prs             int @[sql: 'open_prs_count']
+	nr_releases             int @[sql: 'releases_count']
+	nr_branches             int @[sql: 'branches_count']
 	nr_tags                 int
-	nr_stars                int @[orm: 'stars_count']
+	nr_stars                int @[sql: 'stars_count']
 	lang_stats              []LangStat @[skip]
 	created_at              int
 	nr_contributors         int
diff --git a/search_routes.v b/search_routes.v
index a943b89a..d05d26a7 100644
--- a/search_routes.v
+++ b/search_routes.v
@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
 module main
 
 import veb
+import git
 
 const max_search_query_len = 100
 
+struct CodeSearchResult {
+	repo_user string
+	repo_name string
+	branch    string
+	path      string
+}
+
 // Preserve international project and user names while preventing callers from
 // turning the search box into an unbounded SQL LIKE wildcard query.
 fn normalize_search_query(query string) string {
@@ -28,7 +36,11 @@ fn normalize_search_query(query string) string {
 pub fn (mut app App) search() veb.Result {
 	query := (ctx.query['query'] or { '' }).trim_space()
 	requested_type := ctx.query['type'] or { 'repos' }
-	search_type := if requested_type in ['repos', 'users'] { requested_type } else { 'repos' }
+	search_type := if requested_type in ['repos', 'users', 'code'] {
+		requested_type
+	} else {
+		'repos'
+	}
 	valid_query := normalize_search_query(query)
 
 	repos := if search_type == 'repos' && valid_query != '' {
@@ -43,5 +55,37 @@ pub fn (mut app App) search() veb.Result {
 		[]User{}
 	}
 
+	mut code_results := []CodeSearchResult{}
+	if search_type == 'code' && valid_query != '' {
+		code_results = app.search_code(valid_query)
+	}
+
 	return $veb.html()
 }
+
+fn (mut app App) search_code(query string) []CodeSearchResult {
+	mut results := []CodeSearchResult{}
+	repos := sql app.db {
+		select from Repo where is_public == true limit 20
+	} or { []Repo{} }
+	for repo in repos {
+		res := git.Git.exec_in_dir(repo.git_dir, ['grep', '-l', '-I', query, repo.primary_branch])
+		if res.exit_code != 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+		for line in res.output.split_into_lines() {
+			path := line.trim_space()
+			if path == '' {
+				continue
+			}
+			results << CodeSearchResult{ repo_user: repo.user_name, repo_name: repo.name, branch: repo.primary_branch, path: path }
+			if results.len >= 50 {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if results.len >= 50 {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	return results
+}
diff --git a/templates/search.html b/templates/search.html
index 61f6c18e..1388acab 100644
--- a/templates/search.html
+++ b/templates/search.html
@@ -15,10 +15,20 @@ <h1>Search</h1>
 					<span>repositories</span>
 					|
 					<a href="/search?query=@valid_query&type=users">users</a>
-				@else
+					|
+					<a href="/search?query=@valid_query&type=code">code</a>
+				@elseif search_type == 'users'
 					<a href="/search?query=@valid_query&type=repos">repositories</a>
 					|
 					<span>users</span>
+					|
+					<a href="/search?query=@valid_query&type=code">code</a>
+				@else
+					<a href="/search?query=@valid_query&type=repos">repositories</a>
+					|
+					<a href="/search?query=@valid_query&type=users">users</a>
+					|
+					<span>code</span>
 				@end
 			</div>
 
@@ -66,6 +76,21 @@ <h3>@user.username</h3>
 					<p class="search-info">We couldn’t find any users matching "${valid_query}"</p>
 				@end
 			@end
+
+			@if search_type == 'code'
+				@if code_results.len > 0
+					<p class="search-info">Showing ${code_results.len} code results</p>
+					@for r in code_results
+						<div class="list-item">
+							<a href="/@r.repo_user/@r.repo_name/blob/@r.branch/@r.path">
+								<h3>@r.repo_user/@r.repo_name — @r.path</h3>
+							</a>
+						</div>
+					@end
+				@else
+					<p class="search-info">We couldn’t find any code matching "${valid_query}"</p>
+				@end
+			@end
 		</div>
 
 		@include 'layout/footer.html'