diff --git a/src/runtime/generator.ts b/src/runtime/generator.ts
index 0f7598e..7d4041e 100644
--- a/src/runtime/generator.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/generator.ts
@@ -5,18 +5,24 @@ import { runTemplates } from "./template.js";
 import { buildExecuteShellCommand } from "./utils.js";
 import { endTiming, startTiming } from "../utils/performance.js";
 
-const getGeneratorContext = (cwd: string): Fig.GeneratorContext => {
+const getGeneratorContext = (cwd: string, searchTerm: string): Fig.GeneratorContext => {
   return {
     environmentVariables: Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(process.env).filter((entry): entry is [string, string] => entry[1] != null)),
     currentWorkingDirectory: cwd,
     currentProcess: "", // TODO: define current process
     sshPrefix: "", // deprecated, should be empty
     isDangerous: false,
-    searchTerm: "", // TODO: define search term
+    searchTerm,
   };
 };
 
-export const executeGenerator = async (generator: Fig.Generator, tokens: string[], cwd: string, signal?: AbortSignal): Promise<Fig.Suggestion[]> => {
+export const executeGenerator = async (
+  generator: Fig.Generator,
+  tokens: string[],
+  searchTerm: string,
+  cwd: string,
+  signal?: AbortSignal,
+): Promise<Fig.Suggestion[]> => {
   const generatorTiming = startTiming();
   try {
     signal?.throwIfAborted();
@@ -39,7 +45,7 @@ export const executeGenerator = async (generator: Fig.Generator, tokens: string[
     }
 
     if (custom) {
-      suggestions.push(...(await custom(tokens, executeShellCommand, getGeneratorContext(cwd))));
+      suggestions.push(...(await custom(tokens, executeShellCommand, getGeneratorContext(cwd, searchTerm))));
     }
 
     if (template != null) {
diff --git a/src/runtime/generatorCache.ts b/src/runtime/generatorCache.ts
index ad8fa8e..0f56139 100644
--- a/src/runtime/generatorCache.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/generatorCache.ts
@@ -103,9 +103,15 @@ const waitForDebounce = async (signal?: AbortSignal): Promise<void> => {
   });
 };
 
-const executeGeneratorSafely = async (generator: Fig.Generator, tokens: string[], cwd: string, signal?: AbortSignal): Promise<GeneratorResult> => {
+const executeGeneratorSafely = async (
+  generator: Fig.Generator,
+  tokens: string[],
+  activeToken: string,
+  cwd: string,
+  signal?: AbortSignal,
+): Promise<GeneratorResult> => {
   try {
-    return { suggestions: await executeGenerator(generator, tokens, cwd, signal), cacheable: true };
+    return { suggestions: await executeGenerator(generator, tokens, activeToken, cwd, signal), cacheable: true };
   } catch (error) {
     if (signal?.aborted) signal.throwIfAborted();
     const err = typeof error === "string" ? error : error instanceof Error ? error.message : error;
@@ -129,7 +135,7 @@ const generate = async (
   const generationVersion = ++state.generationVersion;
   const generation = (async (): Promise<CompletedGeneration> => {
     if (debounce) await waitForDebounce(signal);
-    const result = await executeGeneratorSafely(generator, tokens, cwd, signal);
+    const result = await executeGeneratorSafely(generator, tokens, activeToken, cwd, signal);
     return { ...result, current: state.generationVersion === generationVersion };
   })();
   state.inFlight = { key: generationKey, promise: generation, signal };
diff --git a/src/tests/runtime/generator.test.ts b/src/tests/runtime/generator.test.ts
index e240fbc..c2e48f8 100644
--- a/src/tests/runtime/generator.test.ts
+++ b/src/tests/runtime/generator.test.ts
@@ -210,3 +210,16 @@ test("reuses a generator when a path query moves past a delimiter", async () =>
 
   expect(calls).toBe(1);
 });
+
+test("passes searchTerm correctly in generator context", async () => {
+  let passedSearchTerm = "";
+  const generator: Fig.Generator = {
+    custom: async (_tokens, _executeShellCommand, context) => {
+      passedSearchTerm = context.searchTerm;
+      return [];
+    },
+  };
+
+  await getGeneratorSuggestions(generator, ["tool", "mysearch"], "mysearch", process.cwd(), false);
+  expect(passedSearchTerm).toBe("mysearch");
+});