When Vald returns no search results, first check whether indexing is still running; agents ignore search requests while creating indexes, and results appear once indexing completes. If indexing is done, raise the search timeout in the search config so the gateway does not cut the search off early.

Context: Official client troubleshooting: documents the gotcha that Vald can return zero search results for two reasons. Either indexing has not finished and the agent ignores search requests to target pods, or the search timeout is too short and the LB gateway stops the search before results come back. Check which case applies by inspecting pod logs.

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Original query: "Vald returns empty results when indexing is running or timeout is short"
Key terms: empty, indexing, results, returns, running, short, timeout, vald