diff --git a/.changeset/public-search-suggestions.md b/.changeset/public-search-suggestions.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b8672b834
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/public-search-suggestions.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"emdash": patch
+---
+
+Fixes public LiveSearch autocomplete requests being blocked by auth middleware.
diff --git a/packages/core/src/astro/middleware/auth.ts b/packages/core/src/astro/middleware/auth.ts
index 29bf57f96..151e5fe10 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/astro/middleware/auth.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/astro/middleware/auth.ts
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ const PUBLIC_API_EXACT = new Set([
 	// so unauthenticated callers only see published content. Admin endpoints
 	// (/enable, /rebuild, /stats) remain private because they're not in this set.
 	"/_emdash/api/search",
+	"/_emdash/api/search/suggest",
 ]);
 
 // Build merged public routes at module load from auth provider descriptors.
diff --git a/packages/core/tests/integration/search/suggest.test.ts b/packages/core/tests/integration/search/suggest.test.ts
index df917f90b..edc5e91e8 100644
--- a/packages/core/tests/integration/search/suggest.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/tests/integration/search/suggest.test.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,23 @@ describe("getSuggestions (Integration)", () => {
 		});
 	});
 
+	it("does not return draft content", async () => {
+		await repo.create(
+			createPostFixture({
+				slug: "designing-secret-things",
+				status: "draft",
+				data: { title: "Designing secret things" },
+			}),
+		);
+
+		const suggestions = await getSuggestions(db, "des", {
+			collections: ["post"],
+		});
+
+		expect(suggestions).toHaveLength(1);
+		expect(suggestions[0]?.title).toBe("Designing things");
+	});
+
 	it("returns empty array for a non-matching query", async () => {
 		const suggestions = await getSuggestions(db, "zzz", {
 			collections: ["post"],
diff --git a/packages/core/tests/unit/middleware/oauth-csrf.test.ts b/packages/core/tests/unit/middleware/oauth-csrf.test.ts
index cd298344a..05db300bd 100644
--- a/packages/core/tests/unit/middleware/oauth-csrf.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/tests/unit/middleware/oauth-csrf.test.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ async function runAuthMiddleware(opts: {
 	extraHeaders?: Record<string, string>;
 }): Promise<{ response: Response; next: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn> }> {
 	const url = new URL(opts.pathname, "https://site.example.com");
+	const method = opts.method ?? "POST";
 	const headers: Record<string, string> = {
 		"Content-Type": "application/json",
 		...opts.extraHeaders,
@@ -53,9 +54,9 @@ async function runAuthMiddleware(opts: {
 		{
 			url,
 			request: new Request(url, {
-				method: opts.method ?? "POST",
+				method,
 				headers,
-				body: "{}",
+				body: method === "GET" || method === "HEAD" ? undefined : "{}",
 			}),
 			locals: {
 				emdash: { db: {}, config: {} },
@@ -70,6 +71,31 @@ async function runAuthMiddleware(opts: {
 	return { response, next };
 }
 
+describe("Public search API routes", () => {
+	it.each(["/_emdash/api/search", "/_emdash/api/search/suggest"])(
+		"allows anonymous GET to %s",
+		async (pathname) => {
+			const { response, next } = await runAuthMiddleware({
+				pathname,
+				method: "GET",
+			});
+
+			expect(next).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+			expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+		},
+	);
+
+	it("keeps search management endpoints private", async () => {
+		const { response, next } = await runAuthMiddleware({
+			pathname: "/_emdash/api/search/rebuild",
+			method: "GET",
+		});
+
+		expect(next).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(response.status).toBe(401);
+	});
+});
+
 /**
  * OAuth protocol endpoints (RFC 6749, 7591, 8628) are designed to be called
  * cross-origin. They must bypass the Origin-based CSRF check that applies to