diff --git a/PepApi.Core/Controllers/NestsController.cs b/PepApi.Core/Controllers/NestsController.cs
index c88f5ba..9af86f5 100644
--- a/PepApi.Core/Controllers/NestsController.cs
+++ b/PepApi.Core/Controllers/NestsController.cs
@@ -180,6 +180,123 @@ public class NestsController : ControllerBase
         return GetNestPath(nestName, year);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Search for parts across nests by part name.
+    /// If year is not specified, searches across all years.
+    /// </summary>
+    [HttpGet("parts/search")]
+    public async Task<ActionResult<PartSearchResponse>> SearchParts(
+        [FromQuery] string search,
+        [FromQuery] int? year = null,
+        [FromQuery] string? customer = null,
+        [FromQuery] int limit = 100)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(search))
+            return BadRequest(new { message = "Search term is required" });
+
+        var searchUpper = search.Trim().ToUpper();
+
+        // Get nest headers - filter by year only if specified
+        var nestsQuery = _db.NestHeaders
+            .Where(n => n.DateProgrammed != null);
+
+        if (year.HasValue)
+            nestsQuery = nestsQuery.Where(n => n.DateProgrammed!.Value.Year == year.Value);
+
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(customer))
+            nestsQuery = nestsQuery.Where(n => n.CustomerName == customer || n.CustID == customer);
+
+        var nests = await nestsQuery
+            .Select(n => new
+            {
+                n.NestName,
+                n.CopyID,
+                n.CustomerName,
+                n.Comments,
+                n.Material,
+                n.MatGrade,
+                n.MatThick,
+                n.Status,
+                n.DateProgrammed,
+                n.ModifiedDate,
+                n.Application
+            })
+            .ToListAsync();
+
+        if (!nests.Any())
+        {
+            return Ok(new PartSearchResponse
+            {
+                SearchTerm = search,
+                Year = year,
+                TotalMatches = 0,
+                TotalNests = 0,
+                Results = []
+            });
+        }
+
+        var nestKeys = nests.Select(n => (n.NestName, n.CopyID)).ToHashSet();
+
+        // Search for parts matching the search term
+        var plateDetails = await _db.PlateDetails
+            .Where(p => p.Drawing != null && p.Drawing.ToUpper().Contains(searchUpper))
+            .Select(p => new
+            {
+                p.NestName,
+                p.CopyID,
+                p.Drawing,
+                p.QtyNstd,
+                p.QtyReq
+            })
+            .ToListAsync();
+
+        // Filter to only parts in our target nests
+        var matchingParts = plateDetails
+            .Where(p => nestKeys.Contains((p.NestName, p.CopyID)))
+            .ToList();
+
+        // Group by nest and part name
+        var nestLookup = nests.ToDictionary(n => (n.NestName, n.CopyID));
+
+        var allResults = matchingParts
+            .GroupBy(p => (p.NestName, p.CopyID, p.Drawing))
+            .Select(g =>
+            {
+                var nest = nestLookup[(g.Key.NestName, g.Key.CopyID)];
+                return new PartSearchResult
+                {
+                    PartName = g.Key.Drawing ?? "",
+                    NestName = g.Key.NestName,
+                    Status = PepHelper.GetStatus(nest.Status),
+                    Customer = nest.CustomerName ?? "",
+                    Comments = nest.Comments ?? "",
+                    MaterialNumber = int.TryParse(nest.Material, out var num) ? num : 0,
+                    MaterialGrade = nest.MatGrade ?? "",
+                    Thickness = nest.MatThick,
+                    DateProgrammed = nest.DateProgrammed!.Value,
+                    DateLastModified = nest.ModifiedDate ?? nest.DateProgrammed!.Value,
+                    QtyNested = g.Sum(x => x.QtyNstd ?? 0),
+                    QtyRequired = g.Max(x => x.QtyReq ?? 0),
+                    Application = PepHelper.GetApplication(nest.Application)
+                };
+            })
+            .OrderByDescending(r => r.DateProgrammed)
+            .ThenBy(r => r.PartName)
+            .ToList();
+
+        var limitedResults = limit > 0 ? allResults.Take(limit).ToList() : allResults;
+
+        return Ok(new PartSearchResponse
+        {
+            SearchTerm = search,
+            Year = year,
+            TotalMatches = allResults.Count,
+            TotalNests = allResults.Select(r => r.NestName).Distinct().Count(),
+            ResultsReturned = limitedResults.Count,
+            Results = limitedResults
+        });
+    }
+
     private string GetNestPath(string nestName, int year)
     {
         var fileName = nestName + ".zip";
diff --git a/PepApi.Core/Models/PartSearchResult.cs b/PepApi.Core/Models/PartSearchResult.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..793787d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PepApi.Core/Models/PartSearchResult.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+namespace PepApi.Core.Models;
+
+public class PartSearchResult
+{
+    public required string PartName { get; set; }
+    public required string NestName { get; set; }
+    public required string Status { get; set; }
+    public required string Customer { get; set; }
+    public required string Comments { get; set; }
+    public int MaterialNumber { get; set; }
+    public required string MaterialGrade { get; set; }
+    public double Thickness { get; set; }
+    public DateTime DateProgrammed { get; set; }
+    public DateTime DateLastModified { get; set; }
+    public int QtyNested { get; set; }
+    public int QtyRequired { get; set; }
+    public required string Application { get; set; }
+}
+
+public class PartSearchResponse
+{
+    public required string SearchTerm { get; set; }
+    public int? Year { get; set; }
+    public int TotalMatches { get; set; }
+    public int TotalNests { get; set; }
+    public int ResultsReturned { get; set; }
+    public List<PartSearchResult> Results { get; set; } = [];
+}