diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 986796c..b79af56 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1089,12 +1089,16 @@ Build the local homelab knowledge index separately from the main deployment:
 ```bash
 ./jeannie ai-index
 ./jeannie ai-check
+./jeannie ask "how do I check edge to Gitea?"
 ```
 
 The index is built from the non-secret source list in
 `infra/ai/knowledge-sources.txt` and defaults to `/data/homelab-ai/index`.
 Doctor commands use it as extra context when it exists, but infrastructure
 deployment does not depend on it.
+Use `ask` as the runbook and command finder. It returns the closest indexed
+docs/scripts by default; set `LAB_AI_ASK_LLM=true` to ask Ollama after
+retrieval.
 
 The CV page has two client-side presentation modes:
 
diff --git a/README.md.tmpl b/README.md.tmpl
index 8b73a86..634627a 100644
--- a/README.md.tmpl
+++ b/README.md.tmpl
@@ -1089,12 +1089,16 @@ Build the local homelab knowledge index separately from the main deployment:
 ```bash
 ./{{ main_script }} ai-index
 ./{{ main_script }} ai-check
+./{{ main_script }} ask "how do I check edge to Gitea?"
 ```
 
 The index is built from the non-secret source list in
 `infra/ai/knowledge-sources.txt` and defaults to `/data/homelab-ai/index`.
 Doctor commands use it as extra context when it exists, but infrastructure
 deployment does not depend on it.
+Use `ask` as the runbook and command finder. It returns the closest indexed
+docs/scripts by default; set `LAB_AI_ASK_LLM=true` to ask Ollama after
+retrieval.
 
 The CV page has two client-side presentation modes:
 
diff --git a/docs/jeannie.1.md b/docs/jeannie.1.md
index 5f31996..5be2163 100644
--- a/docs/jeannie.1.md
+++ b/docs/jeannie.1.md
@@ -275,6 +275,10 @@ structure.
 : Check local AI helper prerequisites, knowledge index, and Ollama availability
 when the backstage helper is enabled.
 
+`ask QUESTION...`
+: Search the local homelab knowledge index for relevant docs, runbooks, scripts,
+and commands. Set `LAB_AI_ASK_LLM=true` to ask Ollama after retrieval.
+
 ### Defensive Security
 
 `security-scan`
diff --git a/jeannie b/jeannie
index 68a5f16..0adea3a 100755
--- a/jeannie
+++ b/jeannie
@@ -5866,6 +5866,11 @@ PY
     echo "AI check passed."
 }
 
+ask_homelab() {
+    require_debian_server "ask"
+    "${REPO_ROOT}/scripts/ask" "${@:2}"
+}
+
 security_scan() {
     require_debian_server "security-scan"
     "${REPO_ROOT}/scripts/security-scan" all
@@ -6181,6 +6186,7 @@ Security Learning
 AI And Indexing
   ai-index                                   Build the local homelab RAG index.
   ai-check                                   Query/check the local AI index.
+  ask QUESTION...                            Find relevant docs/runbooks/commands.
 
 Destructive
   nuke                                       Guarded cluster state destruction path.
@@ -6380,6 +6386,9 @@ case "${1:-}" in
     ai-check)
         ai_check
         ;;
+    ask)
+        ask_homelab "$@"
+        ;;
     security-scan)
         security_scan
         ;;
diff --git a/scripts/ask b/scripts/ask
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9fcbd29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/ask
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+
+usage() {
+    cat <<'EOF'
+Usage: ./jeannie ask QUESTION...
+
+Search the homelab knowledge index for the closest docs, runbooks, scripts, and
+Jeannie commands. Set LAB_AI_ASK_LLM=true to ask Ollama after retrieval.
+EOF
+}
+
+case "${1:-}" in
+    ""|-h|--help|help)
+        usage
+        exit 0
+        ;;
+esac
+
+if [ "${LAB_AI_ASK_LLM:-false}" = "true" ]; then
+    exec "${REPO_ROOT}/scripts/query-homelab-ai-index" --ask "$@"
+fi
+
+exec "${REPO_ROOT}/scripts/query-homelab-ai-index" --context-only "$@"