feat: extend rate card profiles with brands, terms, and custom HTML, and remove search bar from search index view

app/Http/Controllers/SearchController.php

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class SearchController extends Controller
 {
     public function index(Request $request): View
     {
-        $q       = trim($request->get('q', ''));
+        $q       = trim((string) $request->get('q', ''));
         $results = $q ? $this->search($q) : [];
 
         return view('search.index', compact('q', 'results'));
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class SearchController extends Controller
     /** Quick AJAX endpoint — returns grouped results for the dropdown */
     public function quick(Request $request): JsonResponse
     {
-        $q = trim($request->get('q', ''));
+        $q = trim((string) $request->get('q', ''));
 
         if (strlen($q) < 2) {
             return response()->json([]);
@@ -138,6 +138,24 @@ class SearchController extends Controller
             ];
         }
 
+        // ── Notes ───────────────────────────────────────────
+        $notes = \App\Models\Note::where('title', 'LIKE', $like)
+            ->orWhere('content', 'LIKE', $like)
+            ->limit($limit)->get();
+
+        if ($notes->isNotEmpty()) {
+            $groups[] = [
+                'type'  => 'notes',
+                'label' => '📝 Notes',
+                'items' => $notes->map(fn ($n) => [
+                    'icon'     => '📝',
+                    'title'    => $n->title ?: 'Untitled',
+                    'subtitle' => 'Notes Management',
+                    'url'      => route('notes.index'),
+                ])->values()->all(),
+            ];
+        }
+
         return $groups;
     }
 }