diff --git a/src/components/shared/ReactFlow/FlowSidebar/components/ComponentItem.tsx b/src/components/shared/ReactFlow/FlowSidebar/components/ComponentItem.tsx
index 17d89aab5..efdadbd83 100644
--- a/src/components/shared/ReactFlow/FlowSidebar/components/ComponentItem.tsx
+++ b/src/components/shared/ReactFlow/FlowSidebar/components/ComponentItem.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ import {
   formatComponentSearchMatchSummary,
   formatMatchedFieldsExplanation,
 } from "@/services/componentSearchExplanations";
-import type { MatchField } from "@/services/componentSearchIndex";
+import type {
+  ComponentSearchSource,
+  MatchField,
+} from "@/services/componentSearchIndex";
 import { type ComponentReference, type TaskSpec } from "@/utils/componentSpec";
 import { getComponentName } from "@/utils/getComponentName";
 import { isSubgraph } from "@/utils/subgraphUtils";
@@ -36,6 +39,7 @@ interface ComponentMarkupProps {
   matchedFields?: MatchField[];
   rerankScore?: number;
   rerankReason?: string;
+  source?: ComponentSearchSource;
 }
 
 type ComponentIconProps = {
@@ -96,6 +100,7 @@ const ComponentMarkup = ({
   matchedFields,
   rerankScore,
   rerankReason,
+  source,
 }: ComponentMarkupProps) => {
   const isRemoteComponentLibrarySearchEnabled = useFlagValue(
     "remote-component-library-search",
@@ -107,7 +112,14 @@ const ComponentMarkup = ({
   const carousel = useRef(0);
   const { notifyNode, getNodeIdsByDigest, fitNodeIntoView } = useNodesOverlay();
 
-  const { spec, digest, url, name, owned } = component;
+  const {
+    spec,
+    digest,
+    url,
+    name,
+    owned,
+    published_by: publishedBy,
+  } = component;
 
   const displayName = useMemo(
     () => name ?? getComponentName({ spec, url }),
@@ -188,9 +200,13 @@ const ComponentMarkup = ({
     "shrink-0",
     isSubgraphSpec
       ? "text-violet-500"
-      : owned
-        ? "text-orange-500"
-        : "text-blue-500",
+      : source?.kind === "published"
+        ? "text-emerald-500"
+        : source?.kind === "registered"
+          ? "text-teal-500"
+          : source?.kind === "user" || owned
+            ? "text-orange-500"
+            : "text-blue-500",
   );
 
   return (
@@ -251,6 +267,16 @@ const ComponentMarkup = ({
                 >
                   {displayName}
                 </Text>
+                {publishedBy && (
+                  <Text
+                    size="xs"
+                    tone="subdued"
+                    className="min-w-0 truncate"
+                    title={`Published by ${publishedBy}`}
+                  >
+                    Published by {publishedBy}
+                  </Text>
+                )}
                 {matchExplanation && (
                   <Text
                     size="xs"
diff --git a/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/components/ComponentSearchResults.test.tsx b/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/components/ComponentSearchResults.test.tsx
index eca59c545..69cd6dfa0 100644
--- a/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/components/ComponentSearchResults.test.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/components/ComponentSearchResults.test.tsx
@@ -42,12 +42,37 @@ const baseProps = {
     { label: "dataset", kind: "type" },
   ] satisfies ComponentSearchSuggestion[],
   isLoading: false,
+  isSearching: false,
   isRerankActive: false,
   onClearRerank: vi.fn(),
   onSuggestedSearch: vi.fn(),
 };
 
 describe("ComponentSearchResults", () => {
+  it("shows a skeleton while search is pending", () => {
+    render(
+      <ComponentSearchResults
+        {...baseProps}
+        query="csv"
+        results={[]}
+        isSearching
+      />,
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("search-results-skeleton")).toHaveAttribute(
+      "aria-label",
+      "Loading search results",
+    );
+    expect(
+      screen.getAllByTestId("component-result-title-skeleton"),
+    ).toHaveLength(5);
+    expect(screen.getAllByTestId("component-result-why-skeleton")).toHaveLength(
+      5,
+    );
+    expect(screen.queryByText("Why:")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText("Searching")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
   it("shows actionable no-results guidance with clickable suggestions", () => {
     const onSuggestedSearch = vi.fn();
     render(
diff --git a/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/components/ComponentSearchResults.tsx b/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/components/ComponentSearchResults.tsx
index 7dc43f60e..d7c40761e 100644
--- a/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/components/ComponentSearchResults.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/components/ComponentSearchResults.tsx
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ import {
 } from "@/components/shared/ReactFlow/FlowSidebar/components/ComponentItem";
 import FolderItem from "@/components/shared/ReactFlow/FlowSidebar/components/FolderItem";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+import { Icon } from "@/components/ui/icon";
 import { BlockStack, InlineStack } from "@/components/ui/layout";
 import { Separator } from "@/components/ui/separator";
-import { Spinner } from "@/components/ui/spinner";
+import { Skeleton } from "@/components/ui/skeleton";
 import { Paragraph, Text } from "@/components/ui/typography";
 import type { ComponentSearchSuggestion } from "@/services/componentSearchSuggestions";
 import type { UIComponentFolder } from "@/types/componentLibrary";
@@ -21,30 +22,68 @@ interface ComponentSearchResultsProps {
   browseFolders: UIComponentFolder[];
   searchSuggestions: ComponentSearchSuggestion[];
   isLoading: boolean;
+  isSearching: boolean;
   isRerankActive: boolean;
   onClearRerank: () => void;
   onSuggestedSearch: (query: string) => void;
 }
 
+function ComponentSearchResultsSkeleton() {
+  return (
+    <BlockStack
+      gap="2"
+      className="px-2 min-h-0 flex-1"
+      data-testid="search-results-skeleton"
+      aria-label="Loading search results"
+    >
+      <Text tone="subdued" data-testid="search-results-header">
+        Search Results
+      </Text>
+      <Separator />
+      <BlockStack align="stretch">
+        {Array.from({ length: 5 }, (_, index) => (
+          <InlineStack
+            key={index}
+            gap="2"
+            blockAlign="start"
+            wrap="nowrap"
+            className="px-3 py-2"
+          >
+            <Icon name="Package" size="sm" className="shrink-0 text-gray-300" />
+            <BlockStack gap="1">
+              <Skeleton
+                size="full"
+                shape="circle"
+                color="dark"
+                data-testid="component-result-title-skeleton"
+              />
+              <Skeleton
+                size="full"
+                shape="circle"
+                className="h-3.5 bg-gray-100"
+                data-testid="component-result-why-skeleton"
+              />
+            </BlockStack>
+          </InlineStack>
+        ))}
+      </BlockStack>
+    </BlockStack>
+  );
+}
+
 export function ComponentSearchResults({
   query,
   results,
   browseFolders,
   searchSuggestions,
   isLoading,
+  isSearching,
   isRerankActive,
   onClearRerank,
   onSuggestedSearch,
 }: ComponentSearchResultsProps) {
-  if (isLoading) {
-    return (
-      <BlockStack gap="2" className="px-2">
-        <InlineStack align="start" gap="1">
-          <Text tone="subdued">Search Results </Text>
-          <Spinner />
-        </InlineStack>
-      </BlockStack>
-    );
+  if (isLoading || isSearching) {
+    return <ComponentSearchResultsSkeleton />;
   }
 
   const isEmptyQuery = query.trim().length === 0;
@@ -102,7 +141,7 @@ export function ComponentSearchResults({
         )}
       </InlineStack>
       <Separator />
-      <div className="min-h-0 w-full flex-1 overflow-y-auto overflow-x-hidden scrollbar-thin">
+      <BlockStack className="min-h-0 flex-1 overflow-y-auto overflow-x-hidden scrollbar-thin">
         {results.length > 0 ? (
           <BlockStack
             as="ul"
@@ -137,7 +176,7 @@ export function ComponentSearchResults({
             />
           </BlockStack>
         )}
-      </div>
+      </BlockStack>
     </BlockStack>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/components/ComponentSearchV2Content.test.tsx b/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/components/ComponentSearchV2Content.test.tsx
index 4bcbd4c91..244b9dc1b 100644
--- a/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/components/ComponentSearchV2Content.test.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/components/ComponentSearchV2Content.test.tsx
@@ -27,8 +27,17 @@ vi.mock("@/routes/v2/pages/Editor/hooks/useComponentSearchV2State", () => ({
 }));
 
 vi.mock("./ComponentSearchResults", () => ({
-  ComponentSearchResults: ({ query }: { query: string }) => (
-    <div data-testid="results-query">{query}</div>
+  ComponentSearchResults: ({
+    query,
+    isSearching,
+  }: {
+    query: string;
+    isSearching: boolean;
+  }) => (
+    <div>
+      <div data-testid="results-query">{query}</div>
+      <div data-testid="results-searching">{String(isSearching)}</div>
+    </div>
   ),
 }));
 
@@ -62,6 +71,7 @@ describe("ComponentSearchV2Content", () => {
 
     expect(input).toHaveValue("csv");
     expect(screen.getByTestId("results-query")).toHaveTextContent("");
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("results-searching")).toHaveTextContent("true");
 
     await act(async () => {
       vi.advanceTimersByTime(499);
@@ -74,6 +84,35 @@ describe("ComponentSearchV2Content", () => {
     });
 
     expect(screen.getByTestId("results-query")).toHaveTextContent("csv");
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("results-searching")).toHaveTextContent("false");
+  });
+
+  it("shows active AI rerank progress below the search box", async () => {
+    mocks.useComponentSearchV2State.mockImplementation(() => ({
+      results: [],
+      browseFolders: [],
+      searchSuggestions: [],
+      isLoading: false,
+      canRerank: true,
+      isReranking: true,
+      isRerankActive: false,
+      rerank: vi.fn(),
+      clearRerank: vi.fn(),
+    }));
+
+    render(<ComponentSearchV2Content />);
+
+    expect(screen.getByRole("status")).toHaveTextContent(
+      "Scanning component candidates with AI…",
+    );
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      vi.advanceTimersByTime(1200);
+    });
+
+    expect(screen.getByRole("status")).toHaveTextContent(
+      "Comparing component candidates with AI…",
+    );
   });
 
   it("tracks editor component search completions without query text", async () => {
diff --git a/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/components/ComponentSearchV2Content.tsx b/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/components/ComponentSearchV2Content.tsx
index 5d246ed75..3e2c4d400 100644
--- a/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/components/ComponentSearchV2Content.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/components/ComponentSearchV2Content.tsx
@@ -15,13 +15,47 @@ import { tracking } from "@/utils/tracking";
 import { ComponentSearchResults } from "./ComponentSearchResults";
 
 const EDITOR_SEARCH_RESULT_DEBOUNCE_MS = 500;
+const AI_SEARCH_PROGRESS_VERBS = [
+  "Scanning",
+  "Comparing",
+  "Scoring",
+  "Ranking",
+];
+
+function AiRerankProgress() {
+  const [verbIndex, setVerbIndex] = useState(0);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const intervalId = window.setInterval(() => {
+      setVerbIndex(
+        (current) => (current + 1) % AI_SEARCH_PROGRESS_VERBS.length,
+      );
+    }, 1200);
+    return () => window.clearInterval(intervalId);
+  }, []);
+
+  return (
+    <InlineStack
+      gap="2"
+      blockAlign="center"
+      className="rounded-md bg-muted/50 px-3 py-2 text-muted-foreground"
+    >
+      <Spinner size={14} />
+      <Text size="xs" tone="subdued" role="status" aria-live="polite">
+        {AI_SEARCH_PROGRESS_VERBS[verbIndex]} component candidates with AI…
+      </Text>
+    </InlineStack>
+  );
+}
 
 function DebouncedComponentSearchInput({
   initialValue,
   onCommit,
+  onLocalChange,
 }: {
   initialValue: string;
   onCommit: (value: string) => void;
+  onLocalChange: (value: string) => void;
 }) {
   const [localValue, setLocalValue] = useDebouncedSearchValue(
     onCommit,
@@ -36,7 +70,10 @@ function DebouncedComponentSearchInput({
       placeholder="Search components..."
       className="w-full pl-8 text-sm h-8 focus-visible:ring-gray-400/50"
       value={localValue}
-      onChange={(event) => setLocalValue(event.target.value)}
+      onChange={(event) => {
+        setLocalValue(event.target.value);
+        onLocalChange(event.target.value);
+      }}
       aria-label="Search components"
       autoComplete="off"
     />
@@ -46,6 +83,7 @@ function DebouncedComponentSearchInput({
 export function ComponentSearchV2Content() {
   const { track } = useAnalytics();
   const [query, setQuery] = useState("");
+  const [localQuery, setLocalQuery] = useState("");
   const deferredQuery = useDeferredValue(query);
   const [, startSearchTransition] = useTransition();
   const {
@@ -65,10 +103,12 @@ export function ComponentSearchV2Content() {
   };
 
   const handleSuggestedSearch = (value: string) => {
+    setLocalQuery(value);
     startSearchTransition(() => setQuery(value));
   };
 
   const trimmedDeferredQuery = deferredQuery.trim();
+  const isSearching = localQuery.trim() !== trimmedDeferredQuery;
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (isLoading || trimmedDeferredQuery.length === 0) return;
@@ -121,6 +161,7 @@ export function ComponentSearchV2Content() {
             <DebouncedComponentSearchInput
               initialValue={query}
               onCommit={handleQueryCommit}
+              onLocalChange={setLocalQuery}
             />
           </div>
           <Button
@@ -141,6 +182,7 @@ export function ComponentSearchV2Content() {
             {isReranking ? <Spinner size={14} /> : <Icon name="Sparkles" />}
           </Button>
         </InlineStack>
+        {isReranking && <AiRerankProgress />}
       </BlockStack>
       <ComponentSearchResults
         query={deferredQuery}
@@ -148,6 +190,7 @@ export function ComponentSearchV2Content() {
         browseFolders={browseFolders}
         searchSuggestions={searchSuggestions}
         isLoading={isLoading}
+        isSearching={isSearching}
         isRerankActive={isRerankActive}
         onClearRerank={clearRerank}
         onSuggestedSearch={handleSuggestedSearch}