diff --git a/layers/+completion/ivy/funcs.el b/layers/+completion/ivy/funcs.el
index 8b6222820..f84d51255 100644
--- a/layers/+completion/ivy/funcs.el
+++ b/layers/+completion/ivy/funcs.el
@@ -215,7 +215,24 @@ that directory."
                        "a tool selected from `dotspacemacs-search-tools'."
                      tool-name))
          (interactive)
-         (spacemacs/counsel-search ,tools t (projectile-project-root))))))
+         (spacemacs/counsel-search ,tools t (projectile-project-root)))
+       (defun ,(intern (format "spacemacs/search-dir-%s" tool-name)) ()
+         ,(format
+           "Use `spacemacs/counsel-search' to search in the current
+ directory with %s." (if (string= tool-name "auto")
+                        "a tool selected from `dotspacemacs-search-tools'."
+                      tool-name))
+         (interactive)
+         (spacemacs/counsel-search ,tools nil default-directory))
+       (defun ,(intern (format "spacemacs/search-dir-%s-region-or-symbol" tool-name)) ()
+         ,(format
+           "Use `spacemacs/counsel-search' to search for
+ the selected region or the symbol around point in the current
+ directory with %s." (if (string= tool-name "auto")
+                        "a tool selected from `dotspacemacs-search-tools'."
+                      tool-name))
+         (interactive)
+         (spacemacs/counsel-search ,tools t default-directory)))))
 
 (defun spacemacs/counsel-git-grep-region-or-symbol ()
   "Use `counsel-git-grep' to search for the selected region or
diff --git a/layers/+completion/ivy/packages.el b/layers/+completion/ivy/packages.el
index d3a651f47..c8f95a02b 100644
--- a/layers/+completion/ivy/packages.el
+++ b/layers/+completion/ivy/packages.el
@@ -72,26 +72,38 @@
         ;; search
         "/"   'spacemacs/search-project-auto
         "*"   'spacemacs/search-project-auto-region-or-symbol
+        "sd"  'spacemacs/search-dir-auto
+        "sD"  'spacemacs/search-dir-auto-region-or-symbol
         "sf"  'spacemacs/search-auto
         "sF"  'spacemacs/search-auto-region-or-symbol
         "sp"  'spacemacs/search-project-auto
         "sP"  'spacemacs/search-project-auto-region-or-symbol
+        "sad" 'spacemacs/search-dir-ag
+        "saD" 'spacemacs/search-dir-ag-region-or-symbol
         "saf" 'spacemacs/search-ag
         "saF" 'spacemacs/search-ag-region-or-symbol
         "sap" 'spacemacs/search-project-ag
         "saP" 'spacemacs/search-project-ag-region-or-symbol
+        "sgd" 'spacemacs/search-dir-grep
+        "sgD" 'spacemacs/search-dir-grep-region-or-symbol
         "sgf" 'spacemacs/search-grep
         "sgF" 'spacemacs/search-grep-region-or-symbol
         "sgp" 'counsel-git-grep
         "sgP" 'spacemacs/counsel-git-grep-region-or-symbol
+        "skd" 'spacemacs/search-ack-grep
+        "skD" 'spacemacs/search-ack-grep-region-or-symbol
         "skf" 'spacemacs/search-ack
         "skF" 'spacemacs/search-ack-region-or-symbol
         "skp" 'spacemacs/search-project-ack
         "skP" 'spacemacs/search-project-ack-region-or-symbol
+        "srd" 'spacemacs/search-rg-grep
+        "srD" 'spacemacs/search-rg-grep-region-or-symbol
         "srf" 'spacemacs/search-rg
         "srF" 'spacemacs/search-rg-region-or-symbol
         "srp" 'spacemacs/search-project-rg
         "srP" 'spacemacs/search-project-rg-region-or-symbol
+        "std" 'spacemacs/search-pt-grep
+        "stD" 'spacemacs/search-pt-grep-region-or-symbol
         "stf" 'spacemacs/search-pt
         "stF" 'spacemacs/search-pt-region-or-symbol
         "stp" 'spacemacs/search-project-pt