diff --git a/packages/api/src/jobs/trigger_rule.ts b/packages/api/src/jobs/trigger_rule.ts
index 8a532eb07..596760295 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/jobs/trigger_rule.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/jobs/trigger_rule.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
+import { LiqeQuery } from '@omnivore/liqe'
 import { ReadingProgressDataSource } from '../datasources/reading_progress_data_source'
-import { LibraryItemState } from '../entity/library_item'
+import { LibraryItem, LibraryItemState } from '../entity/library_item'
 import { Rule, RuleAction, RuleActionType, RuleEventType } from '../entity/rule'
 import { addLabelsToLibraryItem } from '../services/labels'
 import {
   filterItemEvents,
   ItemEvent,
+  RequiresSearchQueryError,
+  searchLibraryItems,
   softDeleteLibraryItem,
   updateLibraryItem,
 } from '../services/library_item'
@@ -24,7 +27,7 @@ interface RuleActionObj {
   libraryItemId: string
   userId: string
   action: RuleAction
-  data: ItemEvent
+  data: ItemEvent | LibraryItem
 }
 type RuleActionFunc = (obj: RuleActionObj) => Promise<unknown>
 
@@ -107,33 +110,51 @@ const triggerActions = async (
   const actionPromises: Promise<unknown>[] = []
 
   for (const rule of rules) {
-    let filteredData: ItemEvent
+    let ast: LiqeQuery
+    let results: (ItemEvent | LibraryItem)[]
 
     try {
-      const ast = parseSearchQuery(rule.filter)
-      // filter library item by rule filter
-      const results = filterItemEvents(ast, [data])
-      if (results.length === 0) {
-        logger.info(`No items found for rule ${rule.id}`)
-        continue
-      }
-
-      filteredData = results[0]
+      ast = parseSearchQuery(rule.filter)
     } catch (error) {
-      // failed to search for library items, mark rule as failed
       logger.error('Error parsing filter in rules', error)
       await markRuleAsFailed(rule.id, userId)
 
       continue
     }
 
+    // filter library item by metadata
+    try {
+      results = filterItemEvents(ast, [data])
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (error instanceof RequiresSearchQueryError) {
+        logger.info('Failed to filter items by metadata, running search query')
+        const searchResult = await searchLibraryItems(
+          {
+            query: `includes:${libraryItemId} AND (${rule.filter})`,
+            size: 1,
+          },
+          userId
+        )
+        results = searchResult.libraryItems
+      } else {
+        logger.error('Error filtering item events', error)
+        await markRuleAsFailed(rule.id, userId)
+
+        continue
+      }
+    }
+    if (results.length === 0) {
+      logger.info(`No items found for rule ${rule.id}`)
+      continue
+    }
+
     for (const action of rule.actions) {
       const actionFunc = getRuleAction(action.type)
       const actionObj: RuleActionObj = {
         libraryItemId,
         userId,
         action,
-        data: filteredData,
+        data: results[0],
       }
 
       actionPromises.push(actionFunc(actionObj))
diff --git a/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts b/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
index 0adc89972..3aa4c2da2 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ export type UpdateItemEvent = Omit<
   IgnoredFields
 >
 
+export class RequiresSearchQueryError extends Error {
+  constructor() {
+    super('Requires a search query')
+  }
+}
+
 enum ReadFilter {
   ALL = 'all',
   READ = 'read',
@@ -869,7 +875,11 @@ export const updateLibraryItem = async (
     // send create event if the item was created
     await pubsub.entityCreated<CreateItemEvent>(
       EntityType.PAGE,
-      updatedLibraryItem,
+      {
+        ...updatedLibraryItem,
+        originalContent: undefined,
+        readableContent: undefined,
+      },
       userId,
       id
     )
@@ -879,7 +889,11 @@ export const updateLibraryItem = async (
 
   await pubsub.entityUpdated<UpdateItemEvent>(
     EntityType.PAGE,
-    libraryItem,
+    {
+      ...libraryItem,
+      originalContent: undefined,
+      readableContent: undefined,
+    },
     userId,
     id
   )
@@ -1043,7 +1057,11 @@ export const createOrUpdateLibraryItem = async (
 
   await pubsub.entityCreated<CreateItemEvent>(
     EntityType.PAGE,
-    newLibraryItem,
+    {
+      ...newLibraryItem,
+      originalContent: undefined,
+      readableContent: undefined,
+    },
     userId,
     newLibraryItem.id
   )
@@ -1320,7 +1338,7 @@ export const findLibraryItemIdsByLabelId = async (
 export const filterItemEvents = (
   ast: LiqeQuery,
   events: readonly ItemEvent[]
-): readonly ItemEvent[] => {
+): ItemEvent[] => {
   const testNo = (value: string, event: ItemEvent) => {
     const keywordRegexMap: Record<string, RegExp> = {
       highlightAnnotations: /^highlight(s)?$/i,
@@ -1353,28 +1371,10 @@ export const filterItemEvents = (
       throw new Error('Expected a literal expression.')
     }
 
-    const lowercasedValue = expression.value?.toString().toLowerCase()
+    const lowercasedValue = expression.value?.toString()?.toLowerCase()
 
     if (field.type === 'ImplicitField') {
-      if (!lowercasedValue) {
-        return true
-      }
-
-      const textFields = [
-        'author',
-        'title',
-        'description',
-        'note',
-        'siteName',
-        'readableContent',
-        'originalUrl',
-      ]
-      const text = textFields
-        .map((field) => event[field as keyof ItemEvent])
-        .join(' ')
-
-      // TODO: Implement full text search
-      return text.match(new RegExp(lowercasedValue, 'i'))
+      throw new RequiresSearchQueryError()
     }
 
     if (!lowercasedValue) {
@@ -1422,7 +1422,7 @@ export const filterItemEvents = (
         }
       }
       case 'type': {
-        return event.itemType?.toString().toLowerCase() === lowercasedValue
+        return event.itemType?.toString()?.toLowerCase() === lowercasedValue
       }
       case 'label': {
         const labels = event.labelNames as string[] | undefined
@@ -1495,7 +1495,7 @@ export const filterItemEvents = (
         // get camel case column name
         const key = camelCase(columnName) as 'subscription' | 'itemLanguage'
 
-        return event[key]?.toString().toLowerCase() === lowercasedValue
+        return event[key]?.toString()?.toLowerCase() === lowercasedValue
       }
       // match filters
       case 'author':
@@ -1512,7 +1512,7 @@ export const filterItemEvents = (
           | 'siteName'
 
         // TODO: Implement full text search
-        return event[key]?.toString().match(new RegExp(lowercasedValue, 'i'))
+        return event[key]?.toString()?.match(new RegExp(lowercasedValue, 'i'))
       }
       case 'includes': {
         const ids = lowercasedValue.split(',')
diff --git a/packages/api/src/services/recommendation.ts b/packages/api/src/services/recommendation.ts
index 483b10366..af73e5b4c 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/services/recommendation.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/services/recommendation.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ export const addRecommendation = async (
         uploadFile: item.uploadFile,
         wordCount: item.wordCount,
         publishedAt: item.publishedAt,
+        recommenderNames: item.recommenderNames,
       }
 
       recommendedItem = await createOrUpdateLibraryItem(newItem, userId)