diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e9bd567..217255f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
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       },
       "devDependencies": {
+        "@types/flexsearch": "^0.7.6",
         "@types/hast": "^3.0.4",
         "@types/mdast": "^4.0.4",
         "@types/node": "^24.10.0",
@@ -1086,6 +1087,13 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/@types/flexsearch": {
+      "version": "0.7.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/flexsearch/-/flexsearch-0.7.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-H5IXcRn96/gaDmo+rDl2aJuIJsob8dgOXDqf8K0t8rWZd1AFNaaspmRsElESiU+EWE33qfbFPgI0OC/B1g9FCA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/hast": {
       "version": "3.0.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/hast/-/hast-3.0.4.tgz",
@@ -3589,6 +3597,7 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-o5a9xKjbtuhY6Bi5S3+HvbRERmouabWbyUcpXXUA1u+GNUKoROi9byOJ8M0nHbHYHkYICiMlqxkg1KkYmm25Sw==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
+      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "esbuild": "^0.21.3",
         "postcss": "^8.4.43",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c777476..7929da7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
     "@quartz-community/utils": "github:quartz-community/utils"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/flexsearch": "^0.7.6",
     "@types/hast": "^3.0.4",
     "@types/mdast": "^4.0.4",
     "@types/node": "^24.10.0",
diff --git a/src/components/scripts/search.inline.ts b/src/components/scripts/search.inline.ts
index 53cccbd..3e05a32 100644
--- a/src/components/scripts/search.inline.ts
+++ b/src/components/scripts/search.inline.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// @ts-expect-error flexsearch lacks types in this repo
 import FlexSearch from "flexsearch";
 import { removeAllChildren, normalizeRelativeURLs } from "@quartz-community/utils";