diff --git a/dev-api.py b/dev-api.py
index 052adb6..331d694 100644
--- a/dev-api.py
+++ b/dev-api.py
@@ -1093,3 +1093,49 @@ async def upload_resume(file: UploadFile):
         return {"ok": True, "data": result}
     except Exception as e:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=str(e))
+
+
+# ── Settings: Search Preferences endpoints ────────────────────────────────────
+
+class SearchPrefsPayload(BaseModel):
+    remote_preference: str = "both"
+    job_titles: List[str] = []
+    locations: List[str] = []
+    exclude_keywords: List[str] = []
+    job_boards: List[dict] = []
+    custom_board_urls: List[str] = []
+    blocklist_companies: List[str] = []
+    blocklist_industries: List[str] = []
+    blocklist_locations: List[str] = []
+
+SEARCH_PREFS_PATH = Path("config/search_profiles.yaml")
+
+@app.get("/api/settings/search")
+def get_search_prefs():
+    try:
+        if not SEARCH_PREFS_PATH.exists():
+            return {}
+        with open(SEARCH_PREFS_PATH) as f:
+            data = yaml.safe_load(f) or {}
+        return data.get("default", {})
+    except Exception as e:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=str(e))
+
+@app.put("/api/settings/search")
+def save_search_prefs(payload: SearchPrefsPayload):
+    try:
+        data = {}
+        if SEARCH_PREFS_PATH.exists():
+            with open(SEARCH_PREFS_PATH) as f:
+                data = yaml.safe_load(f) or {}
+        data["default"] = payload.model_dump()
+        with open(SEARCH_PREFS_PATH, "w") as f:
+            yaml.dump(data, f, allow_unicode=True, default_flow_style=False)
+        return {"ok": True}
+    except Exception as e:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=str(e))
+
+@app.post("/api/settings/search/suggest")
+def suggest_search(body: dict):
+    # Stub — LLM suggest for paid tier
+    return {"suggestions": []}
diff --git a/scripts/discover.py b/scripts/discover.py
index bd7530a..77f8f9d 100644
--- a/scripts/discover.py
+++ b/scripts/discover.py
@@ -196,13 +196,20 @@ def run_discovery(db_path: Path = DEFAULT_DB, notion_push: bool = False) -> None
         exclude_kw = [kw.lower() for kw in profile.get("exclude_keywords", [])]
         results_per_board = profile.get("results_per_board", 25)
 
+        # Map remote_preference → JobSpy is_remote param:
+        #   'remote'  → True  (remote-only listings)
+        #   'onsite'  → False (on-site-only listings)
+        #   'both'    → None  (no filter — JobSpy default)
+        _rp = profile.get("remote_preference", "both")
+        _is_remote: bool | None = True if _rp == "remote" else (False if _rp == "onsite" else None)
+
         for location in profile["locations"]:
 
             # ── JobSpy boards ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
             if boards:
                 print(f"  [jobspy] {location} — boards: {', '.join(boards)}")
                 try:
-                    jobs: pd.DataFrame = scrape_jobs(
+                    jobspy_kwargs: dict = dict(
                         site_name=boards,
                         search_term=" OR ".join(f'"{t}"' for t in profile["titles"]),
                         location=location,
@@ -210,6 +217,9 @@ def run_discovery(db_path: Path = DEFAULT_DB, notion_push: bool = False) -> None
                         hours_old=profile.get("hours_old", 72),
                         linkedin_fetch_description=True,
                     )
+                    if _is_remote is not None:
+                        jobspy_kwargs["is_remote"] = _is_remote
+                    jobs: pd.DataFrame = scrape_jobs(**jobspy_kwargs)
                     print(f"  [jobspy] {len(jobs)} raw results")
                 except Exception as exc:
                     print(f"  [jobspy] ERROR: {exc}")
diff --git a/web/src/stores/settings/search.test.ts b/web/src/stores/settings/search.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f525cbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/stores/settings/search.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest'
+import { setActivePinia, createPinia } from 'pinia'
+import { useSearchStore } from './search'
+
+vi.mock('../../composables/useApi', () => ({ useApiFetch: vi.fn() }))
+import { useApiFetch } from '../../composables/useApi'
+const mockFetch = vi.mocked(useApiFetch)
+
+describe('useSearchStore', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => { setActivePinia(createPinia()); vi.clearAllMocks() })
+
+  it('defaults remote_preference to both', () => {
+    expect(useSearchStore().remote_preference).toBe('both')
+  })
+
+  it('load() sets fields from API', async () => {
+    mockFetch.mockResolvedValue({ data: {
+      remote_preference: 'remote', job_titles: ['Engineer'], locations: ['NYC'],
+      exclude_keywords: [], job_boards: [], custom_board_urls: [],
+      blocklist_companies: [], blocklist_industries: [], blocklist_locations: [],
+    }, error: null })
+    const store = useSearchStore()
+    await store.load()
+    expect(store.remote_preference).toBe('remote')
+    expect(store.job_titles).toContain('Engineer')
+  })
+
+  it('suggest() adds to titleSuggestions without persisting', async () => {
+    mockFetch.mockResolvedValue({ data: { suggestions: ['Staff Engineer'] }, error: null })
+    const store = useSearchStore()
+    await store.suggestTitles()
+    expect(store.titleSuggestions).toContain('Staff Engineer')
+    expect(store.job_titles).not.toContain('Staff Engineer')
+  })
+
+  it('save() calls PUT endpoint', async () => {
+    mockFetch.mockResolvedValue({ data: { ok: true }, error: null })
+    const store = useSearchStore()
+    await store.save()
+    expect(mockFetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/settings/search', expect.objectContaining({ method: 'PUT' }))
+  })
+})
diff --git a/web/src/stores/settings/search.ts b/web/src/stores/settings/search.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09b2d47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/stores/settings/search.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+import { ref } from 'vue'
+import { defineStore } from 'pinia'
+import { useApiFetch } from '../../composables/useApi'
+
+export type RemotePreference = 'remote' | 'onsite' | 'both'
+export interface JobBoard { name: string; enabled: boolean }
+
+export const useSearchStore = defineStore('settings/search', () => {
+  const remote_preference = ref<RemotePreference>('both')
+  const job_titles = ref<string[]>([])
+  const locations = ref<string[]>([])
+  const exclude_keywords = ref<string[]>([])
+  const job_boards = ref<JobBoard[]>([])
+  const custom_board_urls = ref<string[]>([])
+  const blocklist_companies = ref<string[]>([])
+  const blocklist_industries = ref<string[]>([])
+  const blocklist_locations = ref<string[]>([])
+
+  const titleSuggestions = ref<string[]>([])
+  const locationSuggestions = ref<string[]>([])
+
+  const loading = ref(false)
+  const saving = ref(false)
+  const saveError = ref<string | null>(null)
+  const loadError = ref<string | null>(null)
+
+  async function load() {
+    loading.value = true
+    loadError.value = null
+    const { data, error } = await useApiFetch<Record<string, unknown>>('/api/settings/search')
+    loading.value = false
+    if (error) { loadError.value = 'Failed to load search preferences'; return }
+    if (!data) return
+    remote_preference.value = (data.remote_preference as RemotePreference) ?? 'both'
+    job_titles.value = (data.job_titles as string[]) ?? []
+    locations.value = (data.locations as string[]) ?? []
+    exclude_keywords.value = (data.exclude_keywords as string[]) ?? []
+    job_boards.value = (data.job_boards as JobBoard[]) ?? []
+    custom_board_urls.value = (data.custom_board_urls as string[]) ?? []
+    blocklist_companies.value = (data.blocklist_companies as string[]) ?? []
+    blocklist_industries.value = (data.blocklist_industries as string[]) ?? []
+    blocklist_locations.value = (data.blocklist_locations as string[]) ?? []
+  }
+
+  async function save() {
+    saving.value = true
+    saveError.value = null
+    const body = {
+      remote_preference: remote_preference.value,
+      job_titles: job_titles.value,
+      locations: locations.value,
+      exclude_keywords: exclude_keywords.value,
+      job_boards: job_boards.value,
+      custom_board_urls: custom_board_urls.value,
+      blocklist_companies: blocklist_companies.value,
+      blocklist_industries: blocklist_industries.value,
+      blocklist_locations: blocklist_locations.value,
+    }
+    const { error } = await useApiFetch('/api/settings/search', {
+      method: 'PUT',
+      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+      body: JSON.stringify(body),
+    })
+    saving.value = false
+    if (error) saveError.value = 'Save failed — please try again.'
+  }
+
+  async function suggestTitles() {
+    const { data } = await useApiFetch<{ suggestions: string[] }>('/api/settings/search/suggest', {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+      body: JSON.stringify({ type: 'titles', current: job_titles.value }),
+    })
+    if (data?.suggestions) {
+      titleSuggestions.value = data.suggestions.filter(s => !job_titles.value.includes(s))
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function suggestLocations() {
+    const { data } = await useApiFetch<{ suggestions: string[] }>('/api/settings/search/suggest', {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+      body: JSON.stringify({ type: 'locations', current: locations.value }),
+    })
+    if (data?.suggestions) {
+      locationSuggestions.value = data.suggestions.filter(s => !locations.value.includes(s))
+    }
+  }
+
+  function addTag(field: 'job_titles' | 'locations' | 'exclude_keywords' | 'custom_board_urls' | 'blocklist_companies' | 'blocklist_industries' | 'blocklist_locations', value: string) {
+    const arr = { job_titles, locations, exclude_keywords, custom_board_urls, blocklist_companies, blocklist_industries, blocklist_locations }[field]
+    const trimmed = value.trim()
+    if (!trimmed || arr.value.includes(trimmed)) return
+    arr.value.push(trimmed)
+  }
+
+  function removeTag(field: 'job_titles' | 'locations' | 'exclude_keywords' | 'custom_board_urls' | 'blocklist_companies' | 'blocklist_industries' | 'blocklist_locations', value: string) {
+    const arr = { job_titles, locations, exclude_keywords, custom_board_urls, blocklist_companies, blocklist_industries, blocklist_locations }[field]
+    const idx = arr.value.indexOf(value)
+    if (idx !== -1) arr.value.splice(idx, 1)
+  }
+
+  function acceptSuggestion(type: 'title' | 'location', value: string) {
+    if (type === 'title') {
+      if (!job_titles.value.includes(value)) job_titles.value.push(value)
+      titleSuggestions.value = titleSuggestions.value.filter(s => s !== value)
+    } else {
+      if (!locations.value.includes(value)) locations.value.push(value)
+      locationSuggestions.value = locationSuggestions.value.filter(s => s !== value)
+    }
+  }
+
+  return {
+    remote_preference, job_titles, locations, exclude_keywords, job_boards,
+    custom_board_urls, blocklist_companies, blocklist_industries, blocklist_locations,
+    titleSuggestions, locationSuggestions,
+    loading, saving, saveError, loadError,
+    load, save, suggestTitles, suggestLocations, addTag, removeTag, acceptSuggestion,
+  }
+})
diff --git a/web/src/views/settings/SearchPrefsView.vue b/web/src/views/settings/SearchPrefsView.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..03ee58e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/views/settings/SearchPrefsView.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+<template>
+  <div class="search-prefs">
+    <h2>Search Preferences</h2>
+    <p v-if="store.loadError" class="error-banner">{{ store.loadError }}</p>
+
+    <!-- Remote Preference -->
+    <section class="form-section">
+      <h3>Remote Preference</h3>
+      <div class="remote-options">
+        <button
+          v-for="opt in remoteOptions"
+          :key="opt.value"
+          :class="['remote-btn', { active: store.remote_preference === opt.value }]"
+          @click="store.remote_preference = opt.value"
+        >{{ opt.label }}</button>
+      </div>
+      <p class="section-note">This filter runs at scrape time — listings that don't match are excluded before they count against per-board quotas.</p>
+    </section>
+
+    <!-- Job Titles -->
+    <section class="form-section">
+      <h3>Job Titles</h3>
+      <div class="tags">
+        <span v-for="title in store.job_titles" :key="title" class="tag">
+          {{ title }} <button @click="store.removeTag('job_titles', title)">×</button>
+        </span>
+      </div>
+      <div class="tag-input-row">
+        <input v-model="titleInput" @keydown.enter.prevent="addTitle" placeholder="Add title, press Enter" />
+        <button @click="store.suggestTitles()" class="btn-suggest">Suggest</button>
+      </div>
+      <div v-if="store.titleSuggestions.length > 0" class="suggestions">
+        <span
+          v-for="s in store.titleSuggestions"
+          :key="s"
+          class="suggestion-chip"
+          @click="store.acceptSuggestion('title', s)"
+        >+ {{ s }}</span>
+      </div>
+    </section>
+
+    <!-- Locations -->
+    <section class="form-section">
+      <h3>Locations</h3>
+      <div class="tags">
+        <span v-for="loc in store.locations" :key="loc" class="tag">
+          {{ loc }} <button @click="store.removeTag('locations', loc)">×</button>
+        </span>
+      </div>
+      <div class="tag-input-row">
+        <input v-model="locationInput" @keydown.enter.prevent="addLocation" placeholder="Add location, press Enter" />
+        <button @click="store.suggestLocations()" class="btn-suggest">Suggest</button>
+      </div>
+      <div v-if="store.locationSuggestions.length > 0" class="suggestions">
+        <span
+          v-for="s in store.locationSuggestions"
+          :key="s"
+          class="suggestion-chip"
+          @click="store.acceptSuggestion('location', s)"
+        >+ {{ s }}</span>
+      </div>
+    </section>
+
+    <!-- Exclude Keywords -->
+    <section class="form-section">
+      <h3>Exclude Keywords</h3>
+      <div class="tags">
+        <span v-for="kw in store.exclude_keywords" :key="kw" class="tag">
+          {{ kw }} <button @click="store.removeTag('exclude_keywords', kw)">×</button>
+        </span>
+      </div>
+      <input v-model="excludeInput" @keydown.enter.prevent="store.addTag('exclude_keywords', excludeInput); excludeInput = ''" placeholder="Add keyword, press Enter" />
+    </section>
+
+    <!-- Job Boards -->
+    <section class="form-section">
+      <h3>Job Boards</h3>
+      <div v-for="board in store.job_boards" :key="board.name" class="board-row">
+        <label class="checkbox-row">
+          <input type="checkbox" v-model="board.enabled" />
+          {{ board.name }}
+        </label>
+      </div>
+      <div class="field-row" style="margin-top: 12px">
+        <label>Custom Board URLs</label>
+        <div class="tags">
+          <span v-for="url in store.custom_board_urls" :key="url" class="tag">
+            {{ url }} <button @click="store.removeTag('custom_board_urls', url)">×</button>
+          </span>
+        </div>
+        <input v-model="customUrlInput" @keydown.enter.prevent="store.addTag('custom_board_urls', customUrlInput); customUrlInput = ''" placeholder="https://..." />
+      </div>
+    </section>
+
+    <!-- Blocklists -->
+    <section class="form-section">
+      <h3>Blocklists</h3>
+      <div class="blocklist-group">
+        <label>Companies</label>
+        <div class="tags">
+          <span v-for="c in store.blocklist_companies" :key="c" class="tag">
+            {{ c }} <button @click="store.removeTag('blocklist_companies', c)">×</button>
+          </span>
+        </div>
+        <input v-model="blockCompanyInput" @keydown.enter.prevent="store.addTag('blocklist_companies', blockCompanyInput); blockCompanyInput = ''" placeholder="Company name" />
+      </div>
+      <div class="blocklist-group">
+        <label>Industries</label>
+        <div class="tags">
+          <span v-for="i in store.blocklist_industries" :key="i" class="tag">
+            {{ i }} <button @click="store.removeTag('blocklist_industries', i)">×</button>
+          </span>
+        </div>
+        <input v-model="blockIndustryInput" @keydown.enter.prevent="store.addTag('blocklist_industries', blockIndustryInput); blockIndustryInput = ''" placeholder="Industry name" />
+      </div>
+      <div class="blocklist-group">
+        <label>Locations</label>
+        <div class="tags">
+          <span v-for="l in store.blocklist_locations" :key="l" class="tag">
+            {{ l }} <button @click="store.removeTag('blocklist_locations', l)">×</button>
+          </span>
+        </div>
+        <input v-model="blockLocationInput" @keydown.enter.prevent="store.addTag('blocklist_locations', blockLocationInput); blockLocationInput = ''" placeholder="Location name" />
+      </div>
+    </section>
+
+    <!-- Save -->
+    <div class="form-actions">
+      <button @click="store.save()" :disabled="store.saving" class="btn-primary">
+        {{ store.saving ? 'Saving…' : 'Save Search Preferences' }}
+      </button>
+      <p v-if="store.saveError" class="error">{{ store.saveError }}</p>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { ref, onMounted } from 'vue'
+import { useSearchStore } from '../../stores/settings/search'
+
+const store = useSearchStore()
+
+const remoteOptions = [
+  { value: 'remote' as const, label: 'Remote only' },
+  { value: 'onsite' as const, label: 'On-site only' },
+  { value: 'both' as const, label: 'Both' },
+]
+
+const titleInput = ref('')
+const locationInput = ref('')
+const excludeInput = ref('')
+const customUrlInput = ref('')
+const blockCompanyInput = ref('')
+const blockIndustryInput = ref('')
+const blockLocationInput = ref('')
+
+function addTitle() {
+  store.addTag('job_titles', titleInput.value)
+  titleInput.value = ''
+}
+
+function addLocation() {
+  store.addTag('locations', locationInput.value)
+  locationInput.value = ''
+}
+
+onMounted(() => store.load())
+</script>
+
+<style scoped>
+.search-prefs { max-width: 720px; margin: 0 auto; padding: var(--space-4, 24px); }
+h2 { font-size: 1.4rem; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: var(--space-6, 32px); color: var(--color-text-primary, #e2e8f0); }
+h3 { font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: var(--space-3, 16px); color: var(--color-text-primary, #e2e8f0); }
+.form-section { margin-bottom: var(--space-8, 48px); padding-bottom: var(--space-6, 32px); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border, rgba(255,255,255,0.08)); }
+.remote-options { display: flex; gap: 8px; margin-bottom: 10px; }
+.remote-btn { padding: 8px 18px; border-radius: 6px; border: 1px solid var(--color-border, rgba(255,255,255,0.15)); background: transparent; color: var(--color-text-secondary, #94a3b8); cursor: pointer; font-size: 0.88rem; transition: all 0.15s; }
+.remote-btn.active { background: var(--color-accent, #7c3aed); border-color: var(--color-accent, #7c3aed); color: #fff; }
+.section-note { font-size: 0.78rem; color: var(--color-text-secondary, #94a3b8); margin-top: 8px; }
+.tags { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 6px; margin-bottom: 8px; }
+.tag { padding: 3px 10px; background: rgba(124,58,237,0.15); border: 1px solid rgba(124,58,237,0.3); border-radius: 12px; font-size: 0.78rem; color: var(--color-accent, #a78bfa); display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 5px; }
+.tag button { background: none; border: none; color: inherit; cursor: pointer; padding: 0; line-height: 1; }
+.tag-input-row { display: flex; gap: 8px; }
+.tag-input-row input, input[type="text"], input:not([type]) {
+  background: var(--color-surface-2, rgba(255,255,255,0.05));
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border, rgba(255,255,255,0.12));
+  border-radius: 6px; color: var(--color-text-primary, #e2e8f0);
+  padding: 7px 10px; font-size: 0.85rem; flex: 1; box-sizing: border-box;
+}
+.btn-suggest { padding: 7px 14px; border-radius: 6px; background: rgba(124,58,237,0.2); border: 1px solid rgba(124,58,237,0.3); color: var(--color-accent, #a78bfa); cursor: pointer; font-size: 0.82rem; white-space: nowrap; }
+.suggestions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 6px; margin-top: 8px; }
+.suggestion-chip { padding: 4px 12px; border-radius: 12px; font-size: 0.78rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.05); border: 1px dashed rgba(255,255,255,0.2); color: var(--color-text-secondary, #94a3b8); cursor: pointer; transition: all 0.15s; }
+.suggestion-chip:hover { background: rgba(124,58,237,0.15); border-color: rgba(124,58,237,0.3); color: var(--color-accent, #a78bfa); }
+.board-row { margin-bottom: 8px; }
+.checkbox-row { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; font-size: 0.88rem; color: var(--color-text-primary, #e2e8f0); cursor: pointer; }
+.field-row { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 6px; }
+.field-row label { font-size: 0.82rem; color: var(--color-text-secondary, #94a3b8); }
+.blocklist-group { margin-bottom: var(--space-4, 24px); }
+.blocklist-group label { font-size: 0.82rem; color: var(--color-text-secondary, #94a3b8); display: block; margin-bottom: 6px; }
+.form-actions { margin-top: var(--space-6, 32px); display: flex; align-items: center; gap: var(--space-4, 24px); }
+.btn-primary { padding: 9px 24px; background: var(--color-accent, #7c3aed); color: #fff; border: none; border-radius: 7px; font-size: 0.9rem; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 600; }
+.btn-primary:disabled { opacity: 0.5; cursor: not-allowed; }
+.error-banner { background: rgba(239,68,68,0.1); border: 1px solid rgba(239,68,68,0.3); border-radius: 6px; color: #ef4444; padding: 10px 14px; margin-bottom: 20px; font-size: 0.85rem; }
+.error { color: #ef4444; font-size: 0.82rem; }
+</style>