diff --git a/mcp_server/tools_ops.py b/mcp_server/tools_ops.py
index 52a60c04..6ed97295 100644
--- a/mcp_server/tools_ops.py
+++ b/mcp_server/tools_ops.py
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ async def _delete_graph():
     ).dict()
 
 
-async def memory_search_rrf(
+async def memory_search(
     query: str = "",
     user_id: str = "default",
     limit: int = 10,
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ async def memory_search_rrf(
         sources: "all" (RAG + Wiki), "rag" (RAG only), or "wiki" (Wiki only)
     """
     metrics.inc("tool_calls")
-    metrics.inc("tool_search_rrf")
+    metrics.inc("tool_search")
     app = _get_ctx(ctx)
 
     include_rag = sources in ("all", "rag")
@@ -316,6 +316,10 @@ async def memory_search_rrf(
     return SearchResult(results=results, count=len(results), method=strategy).dict()
 
 
+# Backward compatibility alias
+memory_search_rrf = memory_search
+
+
 # Register all ops tools
 _register_tools: dict[str, Any] = {
     "memory_api_key": memory_api_key,
@@ -325,7 +329,7 @@ async def memory_search_rrf(
     "memory_sync_replica": memory_sync_replica,
     "memory_cleanup": memory_cleanup,
     "memory_lucidity_purge": memory_lucidity_purge,
-    "memory_search_rrf": memory_search_rrf,
+    "memory_search": memory_search,
 }
 
 for _name, _func in _register_tools.items():
diff --git a/tests/test_auth_backup.py b/tests/test_auth_backup.py
index 4b41a763..c2528688 100644
--- a/tests/test_auth_backup.py
+++ b/tests/test_auth_backup.py
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ def test_mcp_tools_are_async():
     assert "memory_backup" in tool_names
     assert "memory_api_key" in tool_names
     assert "memory_lucidity_purge" in tool_names
-    assert "memory_search_rrf" in tool_names
+    assert "memory_search" in tool_names
 
     for tool in tools:
         assert inspect.iscoroutinefunction(tool.fn), f"{tool.name} is not async"
diff --git a/tests/test_mcp/test_tools_ops_e2e.py b/tests/test_mcp/test_tools_ops_e2e.py
index ea3910bc..fccafb78 100644
--- a/tests/test_mcp/test_tools_ops_e2e.py
+++ b/tests/test_mcp/test_tools_ops_e2e.py
@@ -3,14 +3,9 @@
 import pytest
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 from mcp_server.tools_ops import (
-    memory_api_key,
-    memory_backup,
-    memory_saga,
-    memory_data,
-    memory_sync_replica,
-    memory_cleanup,
-    memory_lucidity_purge,
-    memory_search_rrf,
+    memory_api_key, memory_backup, memory_saga,
+    memory_data, memory_sync_replica, memory_cleanup,
+    memory_lucidity_purge, memory_search,
 )
 
 
@@ -140,7 +135,7 @@ async def test_lucidity_purge():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_search_rrf():
+async def test_search():
     ctx = _make_ctx()
-    result = await memory_search_rrf(query="test", ctx=ctx)
+    result = await memory_search(query="test", ctx=ctx)
     assert isinstance(result, dict)