Vibe-Coding the Missing Algolia Comparison Dashboard

harlan@harris.name (Harlan Harris) — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Algolia is a tremendously powerful search platform, especially for e-commerce. But like most SaaS tools, the management dashboard doesn't do everything you need it to do. In particular, it's hard to compare search result rankings across variations in indexes -- a super common pattern when you're testing and iterating on index configurations before A/B testing, implementing algorithm and UI proof-of-concepts, or refining search relevance.

At several places I've worked, I've built (or spec'ed out) comparison apps that allow you to run the same query in parallel and easily see and compare the results, for internal testing. Most recently, I vibe-coded an app that has worked very well. I can't share the code itself, so I've written a spec for a generic, equivalent app that is free for anybody to use and customize.

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Vibe-Coding the Missing Algolia Comparison Dashboard