'aspire add' search feature does not provide a way to go to next matched one

[inlineHamed]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

Describe the bug

In 'aspire add' after typing to search it goes to the first matched one but if i want to see the next matched one i should scroll the list manually

Screen Recording 2026-06-12 204628.zip

Expected Behavior

I think one of these should happen:

1. the list should be filtered while typing, which is currently being highlighted
2. add some shortcut for going to next/prev one

I prefer the first option

Steps To Reproduce

1. run aspire add
2. search for sth like 'redis'

Exceptions (if any)

No response

Aspire doctor output

No response

Anything else?

No response

[joperezr]

🤖 Aspire triage pass — 2026-06-12 17:43 UTC

Area: area-cli
Kind: feature-request (UX enhancement)
Repro: yes-minimal — see steps in the issue body (run aspire add, type a search query)
Affected version(s): not specified by reporter (latest: 13.4.0)
Severity: S4 — UX/polish in interactive aspire add search; functionality works, only navigation between matches is awkward

Urgency: ⚪ backlog — no milestone
Reason: S4 polish/UX enhancement, not a regression; no functional break and a workaround exists (scroll the list manually).

Suggested owner(s): @JamesNK (score ~141)
Evidence:

• @JamesNK merged 47 area-cli PRs in the last 90d, including recent CLI work in Fix flaky GetRpcClientAsync server-exit timing test #18159, Update Spectre.Console to 0.57.0 #18154, Use aligned grid for DisplayIncompatibleVersionError #18139, Fix ProcessSignaler.AreClose flaky tolerance on second boundaries #18136, Filter resources with resource.excludeFromMcp from CLI MCP tools #18106, Refactor IdentityChannelReader to Try pattern and log CLI channel at startup #17828 — clearly the active CLI maintainer.
• Backup: @mitchdenny (5 merged area-cli PRs in 90d, e.g. Remove duplicated profiles block from empty C# AppHost aspire.config.json #17781, fix(cli): restore implicit-channel discovery + guard non-interactive fuzzy auto-pick (#17724, #17725) #17728 touching aspire add / CLI channel behavior).

Confidence: high
Needs human?: no

Dry-run mode — no labels or milestone applied. Reply /triage apply to promote, or edit and reapply.

[inlineHamed]

I missed aspire doctor:

Aspire Environment Check

Aspire
✅ Aspire CLI version 13.4.3 (channel: stable)

AppHost
✅ AppHost version 13.4.3 (channel: stable) (apphost.mts)

Container Runtime
⚠️ Docker: installed but not running ← active
Start Docker daemon

Environment
✅ TypeScript AppHost tooling found (npm, npx).
✅ HTTPS development certificate is trusted
⚠️ HTTPS development certificate has an older version (v5, v4)
Run 'aspire certs clean' to remove all certificates, then run 'aspire certs trust' to create and trust a new one.
See: https://aka.ms/aspire-prerequisites#dev-certs
Details:
Older certificate versions (< v4) may not support all certificate trust scenarios.

Summary: 4 passed, 2 warnings, 0 failed
For detailed prerequisites: https://aka.ms/aspire-prerequisites

Aspire CLI Installations

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