diff --git a/src/search/services/snippet.service.ts b/src/search/services/snippet.service.ts
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+import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
+
+@Injectable()
+export class SnippetService {
+  generateSnippet(text: string, query: string): string {
+    const lower = text.toLowerCase();
+    const idx = lower.indexOf(query.toLowerCase());
+    if (idx === -1) return text.substring(0, 200);
+
+    const start = Math.max(0, idx - 50);
+    const end = Math.min(text.length, idx + query.length + 150);
+    let snippet = text.substring(start, end);
+
+    const escapedQuery = query.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&');
+    const regex = new RegExp(`(${escapedQuery})`, 'gi');
+    snippet = snippet.replace(regex, '<mark>$1</mark>');
+
+    if (start > 0) snippet = `...${snippet}`;
+    if (end < text.length) snippet = `${snippet}...`;
+    return snippet;
+  }
+}