diff --git a/tests/test_index.py b/tests/test_index.py
index 38dc6df..d215027 100644
--- a/tests/test_index.py
+++ b/tests/test_index.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-from buddhagpt.index import chunk_text
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+from buddhagpt.index import chunk_text, build_index, search
 
 
 def test_chunk_text_respects_max_words():
@@ -12,3 +14,42 @@ def test_chunks_overlap():
     text = " ".join(f"w{i}" for i in range(400))
     a, b = chunk_text(text, max_words=300, overlap=50)
     assert a.split()[-50:] == b.split()[:50]
+
+
+def test_build_index_and_search_roundtrip(tmp_path):
+    """Integration test: build index and verify search contract (uid/title/chunk/score keys)."""
+    # Create fixture JSONL with 2 suttas
+    anger_sutta = {
+        "uid": "mn021",
+        "title": "Discourse on the Simile of the Saw",
+        "text": "How should one respond to anger and insults? The Buddha taught patience. Even if someone were to cut off your limbs with a saw, a practitioner should cultivate compassion. Anger breeds only suffering. Patience and forgiveness are the antidotes to hatred.",
+        "collection": "Middle Length Discourses"
+    }
+    breathing_sutta = {
+        "uid": "an10.60",
+        "title": "On Mindful Breathing",
+        "text": "Mindful breathing practice develops concentration. Sit in a quiet place and observe the breath entering and leaving. Watch the breath naturally without forcing. This simple practice leads to deep states of peace and clarity.",
+        "collection": "Numbered Discourses"
+    }
+
+    fixture_jsonl = tmp_path / "fixture.jsonl"
+    with open(fixture_jsonl, "w") as f:
+        f.write(json.dumps(anger_sutta) + "\n")
+        f.write(json.dumps(breathing_sutta) + "\n")
+
+    # Build index
+    db_path = tmp_path / "test_db"
+    chunk_count = build_index(fixture_jsonl, db_path)
+    assert chunk_count >= 2, f"Expected at least 2 chunks, got {chunk_count}"
+
+    # Search for anger-related content
+    results = search(db_path, "how to handle anger", k=1)
+
+    # Verify contract: exactly one result with required keys
+    assert len(results) == 1
+    result = results[0]
+    assert set(result.keys()) == {"uid", "title", "chunk", "score"}
+
+    # Verify anger sutta ranks first (highest relevance)
+    assert result["uid"] == "mn021", f"Expected mn021 first, got {result['uid']}"
+    assert "anger" in result["chunk"].lower() or "patience" in result["chunk"].lower()