diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 33d7fd57d..a7c0dd4eb 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,53 @@ add_third_party(
           <SOURCE_DIR>/luaconf.h ${THIRD_PARTY_LIB_DIR}/lua/include
 )
 
+function(cur_gen_dir out_dir)
+  file(RELATIVE_PATH _rel_folder "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}")
+
+  set(_tmp_dir ${ROOT_GEN_DIR}/${_rel_folder})
+  set(${out_dir} ${_tmp_dir} PARENT_SCOPE)
+  file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${_tmp_dir})
+endfunction()
+
+set(ROOT_GEN_DIR ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/genfiles)
+file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${ROOT_GEN_DIR})
+include_directories(${ROOT_GEN_DIR}/src)
+
+function(gen_bison name)
+  GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(_in ${name}.y ABSOLUTE)
+  cur_gen_dir(gen_dir)
+  # add_library(${lib_name} ${gen_dir}/${name}.cc)
+  set(full_path_cc ${gen_dir}/${name}.cc ${gen_dir}/${name}.hh)
+
+  ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(
+           OUTPUT ${full_path_cc}
+           COMMAND mkdir -p ${gen_dir}
+           COMMAND bison --language=c++ -o ${gen_dir}/${name}.cc ${name}.y
+           DEPENDS ${_in}
+           WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+           COMMENT "Generating parser from ${name}.y" VERBATIM)
+ set_source_files_properties(${name}.cc ${name}_base.h PROPERTIES GENERATED TRUE)
+endfunction()
+
+function(gen_flex name)
+  GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(_in ${name}.lex ABSOLUTE)
+  cur_gen_dir(gen_dir)
+  # set(lib_name "${name}_flex")
+
+  set(full_path_cc ${gen_dir}/${name}.cc)
+  ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(
+           OUTPUT ${full_path_cc}
+           COMMAND mkdir -p ${gen_dir}
+           COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E remove ${gen_dir}/${name}.ih
+           COMMAND flex -o ${gen_dir}/${name}.cc  --c++ ${_in}
+           DEPENDS ${_in}
+           WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+           COMMENT "Generating lexer from ${name}.lex" VERBATIM)
+
+  set_source_files_properties(${gen_dir}/${name}.h ${gen_dir}/${name}.cc ${gen_dir}/${name}_base.h
+                              PROPERTIES GENERATED TRUE)
+endfunction()
+
 add_third_party(
   dconv
   URL https://github.com/google/double-conversion/archive/refs/tags/v3.2.0.tar.gz
diff --git a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 50d95479f..24c16cf92 100644
--- a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,3 +19,5 @@ cxx_test(json_test dfly_core TRDP::jsoncons LABELS DFLY)
 cxx_test(simple_lru_counter_test dfly_core LABELS DFLY)
 cxx_test(string_set_test dfly_core LABELS DFLY)
 cxx_test(string_map_test dfly_core LABELS DFLY)
+
+add_subdirectory(search)
diff --git a/src/core/search/CMakeLists.txt b/src/core/search/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b0b17640
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/search/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# apt install libfl-dev
+
+gen_flex(lexer)
+gen_bison(parser)
+
+cur_gen_dir(gen_dir)
+
+add_library(query_parser query_driver.cc ${gen_dir}/parser.cc ${gen_dir}/lexer.cc)
+target_link_libraries(query_parser glog)
+cxx_test(search_parser_test query_parser)
diff --git a/src/core/search/lexer.lex b/src/core/search/lexer.lex
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d8e88be6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/search/lexer.lex
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+%{
+  #include <climits>
+  #include "core/search/query_driver.h"
+
+  // Define main lexer function. QueryDriver is the shared state between scanner and parser
+  #undef YY_DECL
+  #define YY_DECL auto dfly::search::Scanner::ParserLex(QueryDriver& driver) -> Parser::symbol_type
+%}
+
+%option noyywrap nounput noinput batch debug
+%option yyclass="dfly::Scanner"
+%option c++
+
+/* Declarations before lexer implementation.  */
+%{
+  // A number symbol corresponding to the value in S.
+  using dfly::search::Parser;
+
+  Parser::symbol_type make_NUMBER (const std::string &s, const Parser::location_type& loc);
+%}
+
+int [0-9]+
+blank [ \t\r]
+
+%{
+  // Code run each time a pattern is matched.
+  # define YY_USER_ACTION  loc.columns (yyleng);
+%}
+
+%%
+
+%{
+  // A handy shortcut to the location held by the driver.
+  auto& loc = driver.location;
+  // Code run each time yylex is called.
+  loc.step ();
+%}
+
+{blank}+   loc.step ();
+
+\n         loc.lines (yyleng); loc.step ();
+
+"("        return Parser::make_LPAREN (loc);
+")"        return Parser::make_RPAREN (loc);
+
+{int}       return make_NUMBER (yytext, loc);
+[^ \t\r]+   return Parser::make_TERM (yytext, loc);
+
+<<EOF>>    return Parser::make_YYEOF(loc);
+%%
+
+Parser::symbol_type
+make_NUMBER (const std::string &s, const Parser::location_type& loc)
+{
+  errno = 0;
+  long n = strtol (s.c_str(), NULL, 10);
+  if (! (INT_MIN <= n && n <= INT_MAX && errno != ERANGE))
+    throw Parser::syntax_error (loc, "integer is out of range: " + s);
+  return Parser::make_NUMBER ((int) n, loc);
+}
diff --git a/src/core/search/parser.y b/src/core/search/parser.y
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f3e04908
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/search/parser.y
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+%skeleton "lalr1.cc" // -*- C++ -*-
+%require "3.5.1"    // That's what's present on ubuntu 20.04.
+
+%defines  // %header starts from 3.8.1
+
+%define api.namespace {dfly::search}
+
+%define api.token.raw
+%define api.token.constructor
+%define api.value.type variant
+%define api.parser.class {Parser}
+%define parse.assert
+
+// Added to header file before parser declaration.
+%code requires {
+  namespace dfly {
+  namespace search {
+    class QueryDriver;
+  }
+  }
+}
+
+// Added to cc file
+%code {
+#include "core/search/query_driver.h"
+
+#define yylex driver.scanner()->ParserLex
+}
+
+// Only for parser
+%param { QueryDriver& driver }
+
+%locations
+
+%define parse.trace
+%define parse.error verbose  // detailed
+%define parse.lac full
+%define api.token.prefix {TOK_}
+
+%token
+  LPAREN  "("
+  RPAREN  ")"
+;
+
+%token YYEOF
+%token <std::string> TERM "term"
+%token <int> NUMBER "number"
+%nterm <int> bool_expr
+
+%printer { yyo << $$; } <*>;
+
+%%
+%start input;
+
+input:
+  %empty
+  | bool_expr
+  {
+    std::cout << $1 << std::endl;
+  }
+  ;
+
+bool_expr: TERM {
+  std::cout << $1 << std::endl;
+} | TERM bool_expr {
+   std::cout << $1 << std::endl;
+}
+
+%%
+
+void
+dfly::search::Parser::error(const location_type& l, const std::string& m)
+{
+  std::cerr << l << ": " << m << '\n';
+}
diff --git a/src/core/search/query_driver.cc b/src/core/search/query_driver.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea080c9b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/search/query_driver.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// Copyright 2023, Roman Gershman.  All rights reserved.
+// See LICENSE for licensing terms.
+//
+
+#include "core/search/query_driver.h"
+
+namespace dfly {
+namespace search {
+
+QueryDriver::QueryDriver() : scanner_(std::make_unique<Scanner>()) {
+}
+
+QueryDriver::~QueryDriver() {
+}
+
+}  // namespace search
+
+}  // namespace dfly
diff --git a/src/core/search/query_driver.h b/src/core/search/query_driver.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff3f7ee83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/search/query_driver.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// Copyright 2023, Roman Gershman.  All rights reserved.
+// See LICENSE for licensing terms.
+//
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <memory>
+
+#include "core/search/parser.hh"
+#include "core/search/scanner.h"
+
+namespace dfly {
+
+namespace search {
+
+class QueryDriver {
+ public:
+  QueryDriver();
+  ~QueryDriver();
+
+  Scanner* scanner() {
+    return scanner_.get();
+  }
+
+  Parser::location_type location;
+
+ private:
+  std::unique_ptr<Scanner> scanner_;
+};
+
+}  // namespace search
+}  // namespace dfly
diff --git a/src/core/search/scanner.h b/src/core/search/scanner.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f6cbfc723
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/search/scanner.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// Copyright 2023, Roman Gershman.  All rights reserved.
+// See LICENSE for licensing terms.
+//
+
+#pragma once
+
+#if !defined(yyFlexLexerOnce)
+#include <FlexLexer.h>
+#endif
+
+#include "core/search/parser.hh"
+
+namespace dfly {
+namespace search {
+
+class QueryDriver;
+
+class Scanner : public yyFlexLexer {
+ public:
+  Scanner() {
+  }
+
+  Parser::symbol_type ParserLex(QueryDriver& drv);
+
+  std::string matched() {
+    return yytext;
+  }
+};
+
+}  // namespace search
+}  // namespace dfly
diff --git a/src/core/search/search_parser_test.cc b/src/core/search/search_parser_test.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..828154a77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/search/search_parser_test.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// Copyright 2023, Roman Gershman.  All rights reserved.
+// See LICENSE for licensing terms.
+//
+#include "base/gtest.h"
+#include "core/search/query_driver.h"
+
+namespace dfly {
+namespace search {
+
+using namespace std;
+
+class SearchParserTest : public ::testing::Test {
+ protected:
+  SearchParserTest() {
+  }
+
+  void SetInput(const std::string& str) {
+    istr_.str(str);
+    query_driver_.scanner()->switch_streams(&istr_);
+  }
+
+  Parser::symbol_type Lex() {
+    return query_driver_.scanner()->ParserLex(query_driver_);
+  }
+
+  QueryDriver query_driver_;
+
+  std::istringstream istr_;
+};
+
+TEST_F(SearchParserTest, Scanner) {
+  SetInput("ab cd");
+  Parser::symbol_type tok = Lex();
+
+  // 3.5.1 does not have name() method.
+  // EXPECT_STREQ("term", tok.name());
+  EXPECT_EQ(tok.type_get(), Parser::token::TOK_TERM);
+  EXPECT_EQ("ab", tok.value.as<string>());
+}
+
+}  // namespace search
+
+}  // namespace dfly