diff --git a/theme/ht_searcher.js b/theme/ht_searcher.js
index bf11595ad..dfed69d36 100644
--- a/theme/ht_searcher.js
+++ b/theme/ht_searcher.js
@@ -1,40 +1,96 @@
-/* ht_searcher.js --------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* ht_searcher.js ───────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+/* Everything – UI + worker – lives in this one file. */
+
 (() => {
-    const WRAPPER = document.getElementById('search-wrapper');
-    const TOGGLE  = document.getElementById('search-toggle');
-    const INPUT   = document.getElementById('searchbar');
-    const LIST    = document.getElementById('searchresults');
-    const HOTKEY  = 83;                // “s”
-    let   worker, debounce;
+    /* ──────────────────────────────
+       0.  Build an inline Web Worker
+       ────────────────────────────── */
+    const workerCode = `
+      /* inside the worker thread ################################## */
+      self.window = self;                        /* let searchindex.js use window */
   
-    function startWorker() {
-      if (worker) return;
-      worker = new Worker('/search-worker.js', { type:'module' });
-      worker.onmessage = ({data}) => {
-        LIST.innerHTML = data.slice(0,30).map(h =>
-          `<li><a href="${h.doc.url}">${h.doc.title}</a></li>`
-        ).join('');
-      };
-    }
+      /* 1. elasticlunr.min.js  (CDN → local) */
+      try {
+        importScripts('https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/elasticlunr@0.9.5/elasticlunr.min.js');
+      } catch (_) {
+        importScripts('/elasticlunr.min.js');
+      }
   
-    async function openUI() {
-      WRAPPER.classList.remove('hidden');
-      INPUT.focus();
-      startWorker();                   // fetches CDN/GitHub in parallel
-    }
+      /* 2. searchindex.js  (GitHub Raw → local) */
+      (async () => {
+        try {
+          const r = await fetch(
+            'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HackTricks-wiki/hacktricks/refs/heads/master/searchindex.js',
+            { mode: 'cors' }
+          );
+          if (!r.ok) throw new Error(r.status);
+          const blobURL = URL.createObjectURL(
+            new Blob([await r.text()], { type: 'application/javascript' })
+          );                                     /* force correct MIME */
+          importScripts(blobURL);
+        } catch (_) {
+          importScripts('/searchindex.js');
+        }
   
-    TOGGLE.addEventListener('click', openUI);
+        /* 3. Build index & reply to queries */
+        const idx = elasticlunr.Index.load(self.search.index);
+  
+        self.onmessage = ({ data: q }) => {
+          const hits = idx.search(q, { bool: 'AND', expand: true });
+          postMessage(hits);
+        };
+      })();
+    `;
+  
+    /* Turn the string into a real worker file */
+    const workerURL = URL.createObjectURL(
+      new Blob([workerCode], { type: 'application/javascript' })
+    );
+    const worker = new Worker(workerURL);      /* classic worker, supports importScripts */
+    URL.revokeObjectURL(workerURL);            /* clean up */
+  
+    /* ──────────────────────────────
+       1.  Minimal search-UI glue
+       ────────────────────────────── */
+    const WRAP   = document.getElementById('search-wrapper');
+    const TOG    = document.getElementById('search-toggle');
+    const INP    = document.getElementById('searchbar');
+    const LIST   = document.getElementById('searchresults');
+    const HOTKEY = 83;          /* “s” */
+    let debounce;
+  
+    /* Paint results that come back from the worker */
+    const paint = hits => {
+      LIST.innerHTML = hits.slice(0, 30).map(h =>
+        '<li><a href="' + h.doc.url + '">' + h.doc.title + '</a></li>'
+      ).join('');
+    };
+  
+    worker.onmessage = ({ data }) => paint(data);
+  
+    /* Open the search UI */
+    const open = () => {
+      WRAP.classList.remove('hidden');
+      INP.focus();
+    };
+  
+    /* Toggle button */
+    TOG.addEventListener('click', open);
+  
+    /* Keyboard shortcut: “s” (no modifiers) */
     document.addEventListener('keydown', e => {
       if (!e.metaKey && !e.ctrlKey && !e.altKey && e.keyCode === HOTKEY) {
-        e.preventDefault(); openUI();
+        e.preventDefault();
+        open();
       }
     });
   
-    INPUT.addEventListener('input', e => {
+    /* Debounced input → worker */
+    INP.addEventListener('input', e => {
       clearTimeout(debounce);
       debounce = setTimeout(() => {
-        worker?.postMessage(e.target.value.trim());
-      }, 120);                        // small debounce keeps typing smooth
+        worker.postMessage(e.target.value.trim());
+      }, 120);
     });
   })();
   
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diff --git a/theme/search-worker.js b/theme/search-worker.js
deleted file mode 100644
index f221ce369..000000000
--- a/theme/search-worker.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-/* search-worker.js ------------------------------------------------------- */
-/* Make code written for window work in a worker: */
-self.window = self;
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// 1. elasticlunr.min.js : CDN first  →  local fallback
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-try {
-  importScripts('https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/elasticlunr@0.9.5/elasticlunr.min.js');
-} catch (e) {
-  importScripts('/elasticlunr.min.js');           // ship this with your site
-}
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// 2. searchindex.js : GitHub Raw first  →  local fallback
-//    We fetch → wrap in a Blob({type:'application/javascript'}) to bypass
-//    GitHub’s  text/plain + nosniff  MIME blocking.
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-try {
-  const res  = await fetch(
-    'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HackTricks-wiki/hacktricks/refs/heads/master/searchindex.js',
-    {mode: 'cors'}
-  );
-  if (!res.ok) throw new Error(res.status);
-  const blobUrl = URL.createObjectURL(
-    new Blob([await res.text()], { type:'application/javascript' })
-  );
-  importScripts(blobUrl);                         // correct MIME, runs once
-} catch (e) {
-  importScripts('/searchindex.js');               // offline fallback
-}
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// 3. Build the index once and answer queries
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-const idx = elasticlunr.Index.load(self.search.index);
-
-self.onmessage = ({data: q}) => {
-  postMessage(idx.search(q, { bool:'AND', expand:true }));
-};
-