diff --git a/graphiti_core/graphiti.py b/graphiti_core/graphiti.py
index 635200af..2b3e0dbc 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/graphiti.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/graphiti.py
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ class Graphiti:
 
         nodes = await get_mentioned_nodes(self.driver, episodes)
 
-        return SearchResults(edges=edges, nodes=nodes, communities=[])
+        return SearchResults(edges=edges, nodes=nodes, episodes=[], communities=[])
 
     async def add_triplet(self, source_node: EntityNode, edge: EntityEdge, target_node: EntityNode):
         if source_node.name_embedding is None:
diff --git a/graphiti_core/search/search.py b/graphiti_core/search/search.py
index 709b86df..dc353211 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/search/search.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/search/search.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from graphiti_core.edges import EntityEdge
 from graphiti_core.embedder import EmbedderClient
 from graphiti_core.errors import SearchRerankerError
 from graphiti_core.helpers import semaphore_gather
-from graphiti_core.nodes import CommunityNode, EntityNode
+from graphiti_core.nodes import CommunityNode, EntityNode, EpisodicNode
 from graphiti_core.search.search_config import (
     DEFAULT_SEARCH_LIMIT,
     CommunityReranker,
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ from graphiti_core.search.search_config import (
     EdgeReranker,
     EdgeSearchConfig,
     EdgeSearchMethod,
+    EpisodeReranker,
+    EpisodeSearchConfig,
     NodeReranker,
     NodeSearchConfig,
     NodeSearchMethod,
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ from graphiti_core.search.search_utils import (
     edge_bfs_search,
     edge_fulltext_search,
     edge_similarity_search,
+    episode_fulltext_search,
     episode_mentions_reranker,
     maximal_marginal_relevance,
     node_bfs_search,
@@ -74,13 +77,14 @@ async def search(
         return SearchResults(
             edges=[],
             nodes=[],
+            episodes=[],
             communities=[],
         )
     query_vector = await embedder.create(input_data=[query.replace('\n', ' ')])
 
     # if group_ids is empty, set it to None
     group_ids = group_ids if group_ids else None
-    edges, nodes, communities = await semaphore_gather(
+    edges, nodes, episodes, communities = await semaphore_gather(
         edge_search(
             driver,
             cross_encoder,
@@ -107,6 +111,17 @@ async def search(
             config.limit,
             config.reranker_min_score,
         ),
+        episode_search(
+            driver,
+            cross_encoder,
+            query,
+            query_vector,
+            group_ids,
+            config.episode_config,
+            search_filter,
+            config.limit,
+            config.reranker_min_score,
+        ),
         community_search(
             driver,
             cross_encoder,
@@ -122,6 +137,7 @@ async def search(
     results = SearchResults(
         edges=edges,
         nodes=nodes,
+        episodes=episodes,
         communities=communities,
     )
 
@@ -328,6 +344,54 @@ async def node_search(
     return reranked_nodes[:limit]
 
 
+async def episode_search(
+    driver: AsyncDriver,
+    cross_encoder: CrossEncoderClient,
+    query: str,
+    _query_vector: list[float],
+    group_ids: list[str] | None,
+    config: EpisodeSearchConfig | None,
+    search_filter: SearchFilters,
+    limit=DEFAULT_SEARCH_LIMIT,
+    reranker_min_score: float = 0,
+) -> list[EpisodicNode]:
+    if config is None:
+        return []
+
+    search_results: list[list[EpisodicNode]] = list(
+        await semaphore_gather(
+            *[
+                episode_fulltext_search(driver, query, search_filter, group_ids, 2 * limit),
+            ]
+        )
+    )
+
+    search_result_uuids = [[episode.uuid for episode in result] for result in search_results]
+    episode_uuid_map = {episode.uuid: episode for result in search_results for episode in result}
+
+    reranked_uuids: list[str] = []
+    if config.reranker == EpisodeReranker.rrf:
+        reranked_uuids = rrf(search_result_uuids, min_score=reranker_min_score)
+
+    elif config.reranker == EpisodeReranker.cross_encoder:
+        # use rrf as a preliminary reranker
+        rrf_result_uuids = rrf(search_result_uuids, min_score=reranker_min_score)
+        rrf_results = [episode_uuid_map[uuid] for uuid in rrf_result_uuids][:limit]
+
+        content_to_uuid_map = {episode.content: episode.uuid for episode in rrf_results}
+
+        reranked_contents = await cross_encoder.rank(query, list(content_to_uuid_map.keys()))
+        reranked_uuids = [
+            content_to_uuid_map[content]
+            for content, score in reranked_contents
+            if score >= reranker_min_score
+        ]
+
+    reranked_episodes = [episode_uuid_map[uuid] for uuid in reranked_uuids]
+
+    return reranked_episodes[:limit]
+
+
 async def community_search(
     driver: AsyncDriver,
     cross_encoder: CrossEncoderClient,
diff --git a/graphiti_core/search/search_config.py b/graphiti_core/search/search_config.py
index f0c21bde..63b1a114 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/search/search_config.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/search/search_config.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from enum import Enum
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 
 from graphiti_core.edges import EntityEdge
-from graphiti_core.nodes import CommunityNode, EntityNode
+from graphiti_core.nodes import CommunityNode, EntityNode, EpisodicNode
 from graphiti_core.search.search_utils import (
     DEFAULT_MIN_SCORE,
     DEFAULT_MMR_LAMBDA,
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ class NodeSearchMethod(Enum):
     bfs = 'breadth_first_search'
 
 
+class EpisodeSearchMethod(Enum):
+    bm25 = 'bm25'
+
+
 class CommunitySearchMethod(Enum):
     cosine_similarity = 'cosine_similarity'
     bm25 = 'bm25'
@@ -62,6 +66,11 @@ class NodeReranker(Enum):
     cross_encoder = 'cross_encoder'
 
 
+class EpisodeReranker(Enum):
+    rrf = 'reciprocal_rank_fusion'
+    cross_encoder = 'cross_encoder'
+
+
 class CommunityReranker(Enum):
     rrf = 'reciprocal_rank_fusion'
     mmr = 'mmr'
@@ -84,6 +93,14 @@ class NodeSearchConfig(BaseModel):
     bfs_max_depth: int = Field(default=MAX_SEARCH_DEPTH)
 
 
+class EpisodeSearchConfig(BaseModel):
+    search_methods: list[EpisodeSearchMethod]
+    reranker: EpisodeReranker = Field(default=EpisodeReranker.rrf)
+    sim_min_score: float = Field(default=DEFAULT_MIN_SCORE)
+    mmr_lambda: float = Field(default=DEFAULT_MMR_LAMBDA)
+    bfs_max_depth: int = Field(default=MAX_SEARCH_DEPTH)
+
+
 class CommunitySearchConfig(BaseModel):
     search_methods: list[CommunitySearchMethod]
     reranker: CommunityReranker = Field(default=CommunityReranker.rrf)
@@ -95,6 +112,7 @@ class CommunitySearchConfig(BaseModel):
 class SearchConfig(BaseModel):
     edge_config: EdgeSearchConfig | None = Field(default=None)
     node_config: NodeSearchConfig | None = Field(default=None)
+    episode_config: EpisodeSearchConfig | None = Field(default=None)
     community_config: CommunitySearchConfig | None = Field(default=None)
     limit: int = Field(default=DEFAULT_SEARCH_LIMIT)
     reranker_min_score: float = Field(default=0)
@@ -103,4 +121,5 @@ class SearchConfig(BaseModel):
 class SearchResults(BaseModel):
     edges: list[EntityEdge]
     nodes: list[EntityNode]
+    episodes: list[EpisodicNode]
     communities: list[CommunityNode]
diff --git a/graphiti_core/search/search_config_recipes.py b/graphiti_core/search/search_config_recipes.py
index 06b6f8cb..4b8bc5a3 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/search/search_config_recipes.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/search/search_config_recipes.py
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ from graphiti_core.search.search_config import (
     EdgeReranker,
     EdgeSearchConfig,
     EdgeSearchMethod,
+    EpisodeReranker,
+    EpisodeSearchConfig,
+    EpisodeSearchMethod,
     NodeReranker,
     NodeSearchConfig,
     NodeSearchMethod,
@@ -37,6 +40,12 @@ COMBINED_HYBRID_SEARCH_RRF = SearchConfig(
         search_methods=[NodeSearchMethod.bm25, NodeSearchMethod.cosine_similarity],
         reranker=NodeReranker.rrf,
     ),
+    episode_config=EpisodeSearchConfig(
+        search_methods=[
+            EpisodeSearchMethod.bm25,
+        ],
+        reranker=EpisodeReranker.rrf,
+    ),
     community_config=CommunitySearchConfig(
         search_methods=[CommunitySearchMethod.bm25, CommunitySearchMethod.cosine_similarity],
         reranker=CommunityReranker.rrf,
@@ -55,6 +64,12 @@ COMBINED_HYBRID_SEARCH_MMR = SearchConfig(
         reranker=NodeReranker.mmr,
         mmr_lambda=1,
     ),
+    episode_config=EpisodeSearchConfig(
+        search_methods=[
+            EpisodeSearchMethod.bm25,
+        ],
+        reranker=EpisodeReranker.rrf,
+    ),
     community_config=CommunitySearchConfig(
         search_methods=[CommunitySearchMethod.bm25, CommunitySearchMethod.cosine_similarity],
         reranker=CommunityReranker.mmr,
@@ -80,6 +95,12 @@ COMBINED_HYBRID_SEARCH_CROSS_ENCODER = SearchConfig(
         ],
         reranker=NodeReranker.cross_encoder,
     ),
+    episode_config=EpisodeSearchConfig(
+        search_methods=[
+            EpisodeSearchMethod.bm25,
+        ],
+        reranker=EpisodeReranker.cross_encoder,
+    ),
     community_config=CommunitySearchConfig(
         search_methods=[CommunitySearchMethod.bm25, CommunitySearchMethod.cosine_similarity],
         reranker=CommunityReranker.cross_encoder,
diff --git a/graphiti_core/search/search_helpers.py b/graphiti_core/search/search_helpers.py
index a034847c..37d31b0b 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/search/search_helpers.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/search/search_helpers.py
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ def search_results_to_context_string(search_results: SearchResults) -> str:
     entity_json = [
         {'entity_name': node.name, 'summary': node.summary} for node in search_results.nodes
     ]
+    episode_json = [
+        {
+            'source_description': episode.source_description,
+            'content': episode.content,
+        }
+        for episode in search_results.episodes
+    ]
     community_json = [
         {'community_name': community.name, 'summary': community.summary}
         for community in search_results.communities
@@ -55,6 +62,9 @@ def search_results_to_context_string(search_results: SearchResults) -> str:
     <ENTITIES>
     {json.dumps(entity_json, indent=12)}
     </ENTITIES>
+    <EPISODES>
+    {json.dumps(episode_json, indent=12)}
+    </EPISODES>
     <COMMUNITIES>
     {json.dumps(community_json, indent=12)}
     </COMMUNITIES>
diff --git a/graphiti_core/search/search_utils.py b/graphiti_core/search/search_utils.py
index 820fb00f..a7f3b7ad 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/search/search_utils.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/search/search_utils.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ from graphiti_core.nodes import (
     EpisodicNode,
     get_community_node_from_record,
     get_entity_node_from_record,
+    get_episodic_node_from_record,
 )
 from graphiti_core.search.search_filters import (
     SearchFilters,
@@ -229,8 +230,8 @@ async def edge_similarity_search(
 
     query: LiteralString = (
         """
-                                                                                                                MATCH (n:Entity)-[r:RELATES_TO]->(m:Entity)
-                                                                                                                """
+                                                                                                                    MATCH (n:Entity)-[r:RELATES_TO]->(m:Entity)
+                                                                                                                    """
         + group_filter_query
         + filter_query
         + """\nWITH DISTINCT r, vector.similarity.cosine(r.fact_embedding, $search_vector) AS score
@@ -475,6 +476,48 @@ async def node_bfs_search(
     return nodes
 
 
+async def episode_fulltext_search(
+    driver: AsyncDriver,
+    query: str,
+    _search_filter: SearchFilters,
+    group_ids: list[str] | None = None,
+    limit=RELEVANT_SCHEMA_LIMIT,
+) -> list[EpisodicNode]:
+    # BM25 search to get top episodes
+    fuzzy_query = fulltext_query(query, group_ids)
+    if fuzzy_query == '':
+        return []
+
+    records, _, _ = await driver.execute_query(
+        """
+        CALL db.index.fulltext.queryNodes("episode_content", $query, {limit: $limit}) 
+        YIELD node AS episode, score
+        MATCH (e:Episodic)
+        WHERE e.uuid = episode.uuid
+        RETURN 
+            e.content AS content,
+            e.created_at AS created_at,
+            e.valid_at AS valid_at,
+            e.uuid AS uuid,
+            e.name AS name,
+            e.group_id AS group_id,
+            e.source_description AS source_description,
+            e.source AS source,
+            e.entity_edges AS entity_edges
+        ORDER BY score DESC
+        LIMIT $limit
+        """,
+        query=fuzzy_query,
+        group_ids=group_ids,
+        limit=limit,
+        database_=DEFAULT_DATABASE,
+        routing_='r',
+    )
+    episodes = [get_episodic_node_from_record(record) for record in records]
+
+    return episodes
+
+
 async def community_fulltext_search(
     driver: AsyncDriver,
     query: str,
diff --git a/graphiti_core/utils/maintenance/graph_data_operations.py b/graphiti_core/utils/maintenance/graph_data_operations.py
index 4f570b0d..226d8f41 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/utils/maintenance/graph_data_operations.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/utils/maintenance/graph_data_operations.py
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ async def build_indices_and_constraints(driver: AsyncDriver, delete_existing: bo
     ]
 
     fulltext_indices: list[LiteralString] = [
+        """CREATE FULLTEXT INDEX episode_content IF NOT EXISTS 
+        FOR (e:Episodic) ON EACH [e.content, e.source, e.group_id]""",
         """CREATE FULLTEXT INDEX node_name_and_summary IF NOT EXISTS 
         FOR (n:Entity) ON EACH [n.name, n.summary, n.group_id]""",
         """CREATE FULLTEXT INDEX community_name IF NOT EXISTS 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1bd9e830..9d966107 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [project]
 name = "graphiti-core"
 description = "A temporal graph building library"
-version = "0.9.6"
+version = "0.10.0"
 authors = [
     { "name" = "Paul Paliychuk", "email" = "paul@getzep.com" },
     { "name" = "Preston Rasmussen", "email" = "preston@getzep.com" },
diff --git a/tests/test_graphiti_int.py b/tests/test_graphiti_int.py
index 6739bf06..a2c7c378 100644
--- a/tests/test_graphiti_int.py
+++ b/tests/test_graphiti_int.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ async def test_graphiti_init():
     graphiti = Graphiti(NEO4J_URI, NEO4j_USER, NEO4j_PASSWORD)
 
     results = await graphiti.search_(
-        query='Who is the user?',
+        query='Who is the User?',
     )
 
     pretty_results = search_results_to_context_string(results)