diff --git a/cozo-core/src/data/program.rs b/cozo-core/src/data/program.rs
index 306fd494..493f3eb1 100644
--- a/cozo-core/src/data/program.rs
+++ b/cozo-core/src/data/program.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ use thiserror::Error;
 
 use crate::data::aggr::Aggregation;
 use crate::data::expr::Expr;
-use crate::data::functions::OP_LIST;
 use crate::data::relation::StoredRelationMetadata;
 use crate::data::symb::{Symbol, PROG_ENTRY};
 use crate::data::value::{DataValue, ValidityTs};
@@ -995,7 +994,6 @@ impl SearchInput {
         mut self,
         base_handle: RelationHandle,
         idx_handle: RelationHandle,
-        inv_idx_handle: RelationHandle,
         manifest: MinHashLshIndexManifest,
         gen: &mut TempSymbGen,
     ) -> Result<Disjunction> {
@@ -1073,55 +1071,23 @@ impl SearchInput {
         #[diagnostic(code(parser::wrong_arity_for_lsh_keys))]
         struct WrongArityForKeys(#[label] SourceSpan, usize, usize);
 
-        let query = match self.parameters.remove("keys") {
-            None => match self.parameters.remove("key") {
-                None => {
-                    bail!(LshRequiredMissing("keys".to_string(), self.span))
-                }
-                Some(expr) => {
-                    ensure!(
-                        base_handle.indices.keys().len() == 1,
-                        LshRequiredMissing("keys".to_string(), self.span)
-                    );
-                    let span = expr.span();
-                    let kw = gen.next(span);
-                    let unif = NormalFormAtom::Unification(Unification {
-                        binding: kw.clone(),
-                        expr: Expr::Apply {
-                            op: &OP_LIST,
-                            args: [expr].into(),
-                            span,
-                        },
-                        one_many_unif: false,
-                        span,
-                    });
-                    conj.push(unif);
-                    kw
-                }
-            },
-            Some(mut expr) => {
-                expr.partial_eval()?;
-                match expr {
-                    Expr::Apply { op, args, span } => {
-                        ensure!(op.name == OP_LIST.name, ExpectedListForLshKeys(span));
-                        ensure!(
-                            args.len() == base_handle.indices.keys().len(),
-                            WrongArityForKeys(span, base_handle.indices.keys().len(), args.len())
-                        );
-                        let kw = gen.next(span);
-                        let unif = NormalFormAtom::Unification(Unification {
-                            binding: kw.clone(),
-                            expr: Expr::Apply { op, args, span },
-                            one_many_unif: false,
-                            span,
-                        });
-                        conj.push(unif);
-                        kw
-                    }
-                    _ => {
-                        bail!(ExpectedListForLshKeys(self.span))
-                    }
-                }
+        let query = match self
+            .parameters
+            .remove("query")
+            .ok_or_else(|| miette!(LshRequiredMissing("query".to_string(), self.span)))?
+        {
+            Expr::Binding { var, .. } => var,
+            expr => {
+                let span = expr.span();
+                let kw = gen.next(span);
+                let unif = NormalFormAtom::Unification(Unification {
+                    binding: kw.clone(),
+                    expr,
+                    one_many_unif: false,
+                    span,
+                });
+                conj.push(unif);
+                kw
             }
         };
 
@@ -1184,7 +1150,6 @@ impl SearchInput {
         conj.push(NormalFormAtom::LshSearch(LshSearch {
             base_handle,
             idx_handle,
-            inv_idx_handle,
             manifest,
             bindings,
             k,
@@ -1603,10 +1568,10 @@ impl SearchInput {
         {
             return self.normalize_fts(base_handle, idx_handle, manifest, gen);
         }
-        if let Some((idx_handle, inv_idx_handle, manifest)) =
+        if let Some((idx_handle, _, manifest)) =
             base_handle.lsh_indices.get(&self.index.name).cloned()
         {
-            return self.normalize_lsh(base_handle, idx_handle, inv_idx_handle, manifest, gen);
+            return self.normalize_lsh(base_handle, idx_handle, manifest, gen);
         }
         #[derive(Debug, Error, Diagnostic)]
         #[error("Index {name} not found on relation {relation}")]
diff --git a/cozo-core/src/parse/sys.rs b/cozo-core/src/parse/sys.rs
index b1d78ce4..0cbaee45 100644
--- a/cozo-core/src/parse/sys.rs
+++ b/cozo-core/src/parse/sys.rs
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ pub(crate) fn parse_sys(
                         args: Default::default(),
                     };
                     let mut extractor = "".to_string();
+                    let mut extract_filter = "".to_string();
                     let mut n_gram = 1;
                     let mut n_perm = 200;
                     let mut target_threshold = 0.9;
@@ -272,6 +273,11 @@ pub(crate) fn parse_sys(
                                 ex.partial_eval()?;
                                 extractor = ex.to_string();
                             }
+                            "extract_filter" => {
+                                let mut ex = build_expr(opt_val, param_pool)?;
+                                ex.partial_eval()?;
+                                extract_filter = ex.to_string();
+                            }
                             "tokenizer" => {
                                 let mut expr = build_expr(opt_val, param_pool)?;
                                 expr.partial_eval()?;
@@ -347,6 +353,10 @@ pub(crate) fn parse_sys(
                     false_positive_weight /= total_weights;
                     false_negative_weight /= total_weights;
 
+                    if !extract_filter.is_empty() {
+                        extractor = format!("if({}, {})", extract_filter, extractor);
+                    }
+
                     let config = MinHashLshConfig {
                         base_relation: SmartString::from(rel.as_str()),
                         index_name: SmartString::from(name.as_str()),
@@ -386,6 +396,7 @@ pub(crate) fn parse_sys(
                         args: Default::default(),
                     };
                     let mut extractor = "".to_string();
+                    let mut extract_filter = "".to_string();
                     for opt_pair in inner {
                         let mut opt_inner = opt_pair.into_inner();
                         let opt_name = opt_inner.next().unwrap();
@@ -396,6 +407,11 @@ pub(crate) fn parse_sys(
                                 ex.partial_eval()?;
                                 extractor = ex.to_string();
                             }
+                            "extract_filter" => {
+                                let mut ex = build_expr(opt_val, param_pool)?;
+                                ex.partial_eval()?;
+                                extract_filter = ex.to_string();
+                            }
                             "tokenizer" => {
                                 let mut expr = build_expr(opt_val, param_pool)?;
                                 expr.partial_eval()?;
@@ -453,6 +469,9 @@ pub(crate) fn parse_sys(
                             _ => bail!("Unknown option {} for FTS index", opt_name.as_str()),
                         }
                     }
+                    if !extract_filter.is_empty() {
+                        extractor = format!("if({}, {})", extract_filter, extractor);
+                    }
                     let config = FtsIndexConfig {
                         base_relation: SmartString::from(rel.as_str()),
                         index_name: SmartString::from(name.as_str()),
diff --git a/cozo-core/src/query/ra.rs b/cozo-core/src/query/ra.rs
index aa699975..28fe61a4 100644
--- a/cozo-core/src/query/ra.rs
+++ b/cozo-core/src/query/ra.rs
@@ -907,7 +907,6 @@ pub(crate) struct LshSearchRA {
     pub(crate) own_bindings: Vec<Symbol>,
 }
 
-
 impl LshSearchRA {
     fn fill_binding_indices_and_compile(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
         self.parent.fill_binding_indices_and_compile()?;
@@ -942,21 +941,24 @@ impl LshSearchRA {
         let config = self.lsh_search.clone();
         let filter_code = self.filter_bytecode.clone();
         let mut stack = vec![];
+        let perms = config.manifest.get_hash_perms();
+        let tokenizer = tx.tokenizers.get(
+            &config.idx_handle.name,
+            &config.manifest.tokenizer,
+            &config.manifest.filters,
+        )?;
 
         let it = self
             .parent
             .iter(tx, delta_rule, stores)?
             .map_ok(move |tuple| -> Result<_> {
-                let q = match tuple[bind_idx].clone() {
-                    DataValue::List(l) => l,
-                    d => bail!("Expected list for LSH search, got {:?}", d),
-                };
-
                 let res = tx.lsh_search(
-                    &q,
+                    &tuple[bind_idx],
                     &config,
                     &mut stack,
                     &filter_code,
+                    &perms,
+                    &tokenizer,
                 )?;
                 Ok(res.into_iter().map(move |t| {
                     let mut r = tuple.clone();
@@ -970,7 +972,6 @@ impl LshSearchRA {
     }
 }
 
-
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub(crate) struct FtsSearchRA {
     pub(crate) parent: Box<RelAlgebra>,
diff --git a/cozo-core/src/query/stored.rs b/cozo-core/src/query/stored.rs
index 60ded480..ad786e91 100644
--- a/cozo-core/src/query/stored.rs
+++ b/cozo-core/src/query/stored.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ use crate::fts::tokenizer::TextAnalyzer;
 use crate::parse::expr::build_expr;
 use crate::parse::{parse_script, CozoScriptParser, Rule};
 use crate::runtime::callback::{CallbackCollector, CallbackOp};
+use crate::runtime::minhash_lsh::HashPermutations;
 use crate::runtime::relation::{
     extend_tuple_from_v, AccessLevel, InputRelationHandle, InsufficientAccessLevel, RelationHandle,
 };
@@ -238,6 +239,7 @@ impl<'a> SessionTx<'a> {
         let has_indices = !relation_store.indices.is_empty();
         let has_hnsw_indices = !relation_store.hnsw_indices.is_empty();
         let has_fts_indices = !relation_store.fts_indices.is_empty();
+        let has_lsh_indices = !relation_store.lsh_indices.is_empty();
         let mut new_tuples: Vec<DataValue> = vec![];
         let mut old_tuples: Vec<DataValue> = vec![];
 
@@ -250,7 +252,8 @@ impl<'a> SessionTx<'a> {
         key_extractors.extend(val_extractors);
         let mut stack = vec![];
         let hnsw_filters = Self::make_hnsw_filters(relation_store)?;
-        let fts_processors = self.make_fts_processors(relation_store)?;
+        let fts_lsh_processors = self.make_fts_lsh_processors(relation_store)?;
+        let lsh_perms = self.make_lsh_hash_perms(relation_store);
 
         for tuple in res_iter {
             let extracted: Vec<DataValue> = key_extractors
@@ -261,13 +264,19 @@ impl<'a> SessionTx<'a> {
             let key = relation_store.encode_key_for_store(&extracted, span)?;
             let val = relation_store.encode_val_for_store(&extracted, span)?;
 
-            if need_to_collect || has_indices || has_hnsw_indices || has_fts_indices {
+            if need_to_collect
+                || has_indices
+                || has_hnsw_indices
+                || has_fts_indices
+                || has_lsh_indices
+            {
                 if let Some(existing) = self.store_tx.get(&key, false)? {
                     let mut tup = extracted[0..relation_store.metadata.keys.len()].to_vec();
                     extend_tuple_from_v(&mut tup, &existing);
                     if has_indices && extracted != tup {
                         self.update_in_index(relation_store, &extracted, &tup)?;
-                        self.del_in_fts(relation_store, &mut stack, &fts_processors, &tup)?;
+                        self.del_in_fts(relation_store, &mut stack, &fts_lsh_processors, &tup)?;
+                        self.del_in_lsh(relation_store, &tup)?;
                     }
 
                     if need_to_collect {
@@ -286,7 +295,14 @@ impl<'a> SessionTx<'a> {
                 }
 
                 self.update_in_hnsw(relation_store, &mut stack, &hnsw_filters, &extracted)?;
-                self.put_in_fts(relation_store, &mut stack, &fts_processors, &extracted)?;
+                self.put_in_fts(relation_store, &mut stack, &fts_lsh_processors, &extracted)?;
+                self.put_in_lsh(
+                    relation_store,
+                    &mut stack,
+                    &fts_lsh_processors,
+                    &extracted,
+                    &lsh_perms,
+                )?;
 
                 if need_to_collect {
                     new_tuples.push(DataValue::List(extracted));
@@ -345,6 +361,38 @@ impl<'a> SessionTx<'a> {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    fn put_in_lsh(
+        &mut self,
+        rel_handle: &RelationHandle,
+        stack: &mut Vec<DataValue>,
+        processors: &BTreeMap<SmartString<LazyCompact>, (Arc<TextAnalyzer>, Vec<Bytecode>)>,
+        new_kv: &[DataValue],
+        hash_perms_map: &BTreeMap<SmartString<LazyCompact>, HashPermutations>,
+    ) -> Result<()> {
+        for (k, (idx_handle, inv_idx_handle, manifest)) in rel_handle.lsh_indices.iter() {
+            let (tokenizer, extractor) = processors.get(k).unwrap();
+            self.put_lsh_index_item(
+                new_kv,
+                extractor,
+                stack,
+                tokenizer,
+                rel_handle,
+                idx_handle,
+                inv_idx_handle,
+                manifest,
+                hash_perms_map.get(k).unwrap(),
+            )?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn del_in_lsh(&mut self, rel_handle: &RelationHandle, old_kv: &[DataValue]) -> Result<()> {
+        for (idx_handle, inv_idx_handle, _) in rel_handle.lsh_indices.values() {
+            self.del_lsh_index_item(old_kv, None, idx_handle, inv_idx_handle)?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     fn update_in_hnsw(
         &mut self,
         relation_store: &RelationHandle,
@@ -366,11 +414,22 @@ impl<'a> SessionTx<'a> {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn make_fts_processors(
+    fn make_lsh_hash_perms(
+        &self,
+        relation_store: &RelationHandle,
+    ) -> BTreeMap<SmartString<LazyCompact>, HashPermutations> {
+        let mut perms = BTreeMap::new();
+        for (name, (_, _, manifest)) in relation_store.lsh_indices.iter() {
+            perms.insert(name.clone(), manifest.get_hash_perms());
+        }
+        perms
+    }
+
+    fn make_fts_lsh_processors(
         &self,
         relation_store: &RelationHandle,
     ) -> Result<BTreeMap<SmartString<LazyCompact>, (Arc<TextAnalyzer>, Vec<Bytecode>)>> {
-        let mut fts_processors = BTreeMap::new();
+        let mut processors = BTreeMap::new();
         for (name, (_, manifest)) in relation_store.fts_indices.iter() {
             let tokenizer = self.tokenizers.get(
                 &relation_store.name,
@@ -386,9 +445,26 @@ impl<'a> SessionTx<'a> {
             let binding_map = relation_store.raw_binding_map();
             code_expr.fill_binding_indices(&binding_map)?;
             let extractor = code_expr.compile()?;
-            fts_processors.insert(name.clone(), (tokenizer, extractor));
+            processors.insert(name.clone(), (tokenizer, extractor));
+        }
+        for (name, (_, _, manifest)) in relation_store.lsh_indices.iter() {
+            let tokenizer = self.tokenizers.get(
+                &relation_store.name,
+                &manifest.tokenizer,
+                &manifest.filters,
+            )?;
+
+            let parsed = CozoScriptParser::parse(Rule::expr, &manifest.extractor)
+                .into_diagnostic()?
+                .next()
+                .unwrap();
+            let mut code_expr = build_expr(parsed, &Default::default())?;
+            let binding_map = relation_store.raw_binding_map();
+            code_expr.fill_binding_indices(&binding_map)?;
+            let extractor = code_expr.compile()?;
+            processors.insert(name.clone(), (tokenizer, extractor));
         }
-        Ok(fts_processors)
+        Ok(processors)
     }
 
     fn make_hnsw_filters(
@@ -449,6 +525,7 @@ impl<'a> SessionTx<'a> {
         let has_indices = !relation_store.indices.is_empty();
         let has_hnsw_indices = !relation_store.hnsw_indices.is_empty();
         let has_fts_indices = !relation_store.fts_indices.is_empty();
+        let has_lsh_indices = !relation_store.lsh_indices.is_empty();
         let mut new_tuples: Vec<DataValue> = vec![];
         let mut old_tuples: Vec<DataValue> = vec![];
 
@@ -461,7 +538,8 @@ impl<'a> SessionTx<'a> {
 
         let mut stack = vec![];
         let hnsw_filters = Self::make_hnsw_filters(relation_store)?;
-        let fts_processors = self.make_fts_processors(relation_store)?;
+        let fts_lsh_processors = self.make_fts_lsh_processors(relation_store)?;
+        let lsh_perms = self.make_lsh_hash_perms(relation_store);
 
         for tuple in res_iter {
             let mut new_kv: Vec<DataValue> = key_extractors
@@ -502,8 +580,14 @@ impl<'a> SessionTx<'a> {
             }
             let new_val = relation_store.encode_val_for_store(&new_kv, span)?;
 
-            if need_to_collect || has_indices || has_hnsw_indices || has_fts_indices {
-                self.del_in_fts(relation_store, &mut stack, &fts_processors, &old_kv)?;
+            if need_to_collect
+                || has_indices
+                || has_hnsw_indices
+                || has_fts_indices
+                || has_lsh_indices
+            {
+                self.del_in_fts(relation_store, &mut stack, &fts_lsh_processors, &old_kv)?;
+                self.del_in_lsh(relation_store, &old_kv)?;
                 self.update_in_index(relation_store, &new_kv, &old_kv)?;
 
                 if need_to_collect {
@@ -511,7 +595,14 @@ impl<'a> SessionTx<'a> {
                 }
 
                 self.update_in_hnsw(relation_store, &mut stack, &hnsw_filters, &new_kv)?;
-                self.put_in_fts(relation_store, &mut stack, &fts_processors, &new_kv)?;
+                self.put_in_fts(relation_store, &mut stack, &fts_lsh_processors, &new_kv)?;
+                self.put_in_lsh(
+                    relation_store,
+                    &mut stack,
+                    &fts_lsh_processors,
+                    &new_kv,
+                    &lsh_perms,
+                )?;
 
                 if need_to_collect {
                     new_tuples.push(DataValue::List(new_kv));
@@ -825,7 +916,7 @@ impl<'a> SessionTx<'a> {
         let has_indices = !relation_store.indices.is_empty();
         let has_hnsw_indices = !relation_store.hnsw_indices.is_empty();
         let has_fts_indices = !relation_store.fts_indices.is_empty();
-        let fts_processors = self.make_fts_processors(relation_store)?;
+        let fts_processors = self.make_fts_lsh_processors(relation_store)?;
         let mut new_tuples: Vec<DataValue> = vec![];
         let mut old_tuples: Vec<DataValue> = vec![];
         let mut stack = vec![];
@@ -841,6 +932,7 @@ impl<'a> SessionTx<'a> {
                     let mut tup = extracted.clone();
                     extend_tuple_from_v(&mut tup, &existing);
                     self.del_in_fts(relation_store, &mut stack, &fts_processors, &tup)?;
+                    self.del_in_lsh(relation_store, &tup)?;
                     if has_indices {
                         for (idx_rel, extractor) in relation_store.indices.values() {
                             let idx_tup = extractor.iter().map(|i| tup[*i].clone()).collect_vec();
diff --git a/cozo-core/src/runtime/minhash_lsh.rs b/cozo-core/src/runtime/minhash_lsh.rs
index e5e0a153..a96fb9c4 100644
--- a/cozo-core/src/runtime/minhash_lsh.rs
+++ b/cozo-core/src/runtime/minhash_lsh.rs
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@
 
 // Some ideas are from https://github.com/schelterlabs/rust-minhash
 
-use crate::data::expr::{eval_bytecode, Bytecode, eval_bytecode_pred};
+use crate::data::expr::{eval_bytecode, eval_bytecode_pred, Bytecode};
 use crate::data::tuple::Tuple;
 use crate::fts::tokenizer::TextAnalyzer;
 use crate::fts::TokenizerConfig;
 use crate::runtime::relation::RelationHandle;
 use crate::runtime::transact::SessionTx;
 use crate::{DataValue, Expr, SourceSpan, Symbol};
+use itertools::Itertools;
 use miette::{bail, miette, Result};
 use quadrature::integrate;
 use rand::{thread_rng, RngCore};
@@ -28,10 +29,9 @@ impl<'a> SessionTx<'a> {
     pub(crate) fn del_lsh_index_item(
         &mut self,
         tuple: &[DataValue],
-        bytes: Option<Vec<u8>>,
+        bytes: Option<Vec<Vec<u8>>>,
         idx_handle: &RelationHandle,
         inv_idx_handle: &RelationHandle,
-        manifest: &MinHashLshIndexManifest,
     ) -> Result<()> {
         let bytes = match bytes {
             None => {
@@ -39,7 +39,13 @@ impl<'a> SessionTx<'a> {
                     let inv_key = inv_idx_handle.encode_key_for_store(tuple, Default::default())?;
                     self.store_tx.del(&inv_key)?;
                     match found.pop() {
-                        Some(DataValue::Bytes(b)) => b,
+                        Some(DataValue::List(l)) => l
+                            .into_iter()
+                            .map(|chunk| match chunk {
+                                DataValue::Bytes(b) => b,
+                                _ => unreachable!(),
+                            })
+                            .collect_vec(),
                         _ => unreachable!(),
                     }
                 } else {
@@ -49,16 +55,11 @@ impl<'a> SessionTx<'a> {
             Some(b) => b,
         };
 
-        let mut key = Vec::with_capacity(bytes.len() + 2);
-        key.push(DataValue::Bot);
+        let mut key = Vec::with_capacity(idx_handle.metadata.keys.len());
         key.push(DataValue::Bot);
         key.extend_from_slice(tuple);
-        for (i, chunk) in bytes
-            .chunks_exact(manifest.r * std::mem::size_of::<u32>())
-            .enumerate()
-        {
-            key[0] = DataValue::from(i as i64);
-            key[1] = DataValue::Bytes(chunk.to_vec());
+        for chunk in bytes {
+            key[0] = DataValue::Bytes(chunk);
             let key_bytes = idx_handle.encode_key_for_store(&key, Default::default())?;
             self.store_tx.del(&key_bytes)?;
         }
@@ -80,10 +81,16 @@ impl<'a> SessionTx<'a> {
             inv_idx_handle.get_val_only(self, &tuple[..rel_handle.metadata.keys.len()])?
         {
             let bytes = match found.pop() {
-                Some(DataValue::Bytes(b)) => b,
+                Some(DataValue::List(l)) => l
+                    .into_iter()
+                    .map(|chunk| match chunk {
+                        DataValue::Bytes(b) => b,
+                        _ => unreachable!(),
+                    })
+                    .collect_vec(),
                 _ => unreachable!(),
             };
-            self.del_lsh_index_item(tuple, Some(bytes), idx_handle, inv_idx_handle, manifest)?;
+            self.del_lsh_index_item(tuple, Some(bytes), idx_handle, inv_idx_handle)?;
         }
         let to_index = eval_bytecode(extractor, tuple, stack)?;
         let min_hash = match to_index {
@@ -96,45 +103,54 @@ impl<'a> SessionTx<'a> {
             _ => bail!("Cannot put value {:?} into a LSH index", to_index),
         };
         let bytes = min_hash.get_bytes();
+
+        let chunk_size = manifest.r * std::mem::size_of::<u32>();
+        let chunks = (0..manifest.b).map(|i| {
+            let mut byte_range = bytes[i * chunk_size..(i + 1) * chunk_size].to_vec();
+            byte_range.extend_from_slice(&(i as u16).to_le_bytes());
+            byte_range
+        }).collect_vec();
+
         let inv_key_part = &tuple[..rel_handle.metadata.keys.len()];
-        let inv_val_part = vec![DataValue::Bytes(bytes.to_vec())];
-        let inv_key = inv_idx_handle.encode_key_for_store(inv_key_part, Default::default())?;
-        let inv_val =
-            inv_idx_handle.encode_val_only_for_store(&inv_val_part, Default::default())?;
-        self.store_tx.put(&inv_key, &inv_val)?;
 
-        let mut key = Vec::with_capacity(bytes.len() + 2);
-        key.push(DataValue::Bot);
+        let mut key = Vec::with_capacity(bytes.len() + 1);
         key.push(DataValue::Bot);
         key.extend_from_slice(inv_key_part);
-        let chunk_size = manifest.r * std::mem::size_of::<u32>();
-        for i in 0..manifest.b {
-            let byte_range = &bytes[i * chunk_size..(i + 1) * chunk_size];
-            key[0] = DataValue::from(i as i64);
-            key[1] = DataValue::Bytes(byte_range.to_vec());
+
+        for chunk in chunks.iter() {
+            key[0] = DataValue::Bytes(chunk.clone());
             let key_bytes = idx_handle.encode_key_for_store(&key, Default::default())?;
             self.store_tx.put(&key_bytes, &[])?;
         }
 
+        let inv_val_part = vec![DataValue::List(chunks.into_iter().map(DataValue::Bytes).collect_vec())];
+        let inv_key = inv_idx_handle.encode_key_for_store(inv_key_part, Default::default())?;
+        let inv_val =
+            inv_idx_handle.encode_val_only_for_store(&inv_val_part, Default::default())?;
+        self.store_tx.put(&inv_key, &inv_val)?;
+
+
         Ok(())
     }
     pub(crate) fn lsh_search(
         &self,
-        tuple: &[DataValue],
+        q: &DataValue,
         config: &LshSearch,
         stack: &mut Vec<DataValue>,
         filter_code: &Option<(Vec<Bytecode>, SourceSpan)>,
+        perms: &HashPermutations,
+        tokenizer: &TextAnalyzer,
     ) -> Result<Vec<Tuple>> {
-        let bytes = if let Some(mut found) = config
-            .inv_idx_handle
-            .get_val_only(self, &tuple[..config.base_handle.metadata.keys.len()])?
-        {
-            match found.pop() {
-                Some(DataValue::Bytes(b)) => b,
-                _ => unreachable!(),
+        let bytes = match q {
+            DataValue::Null => {
+                return Ok(vec![]);
+            }
+            DataValue::List(l) => HashValues::new(l.iter(), perms).get_bytes().to_vec(),
+            DataValue::Str(s) => {
+                let n_grams = tokenizer.unique_ngrams(s, config.manifest.n_gram);
+                HashValues::new(n_grams.iter(), perms).get_bytes().to_vec()
             }
-        } else {
-            return Ok(vec![]);
+            _ => bail!("Cannot search for value {:?} in a LSH index", q),
         };
         let chunk_size = config.manifest.r * std::mem::size_of::<u32>();
         let mut key_prefix = Vec::with_capacity(2);
@@ -146,10 +162,8 @@ impl<'a> SessionTx<'a> {
             for ks in config.idx_handle.scan_prefix(self, &key_prefix) {
                 let ks = ks?;
                 let key_part = &ks[2..];
-                if key_part != tuple {
-                    let found = found_tuples.entry(key_part.to_vec()).or_default();
-                    *found += 1;
-                }
+                let found = found_tuples.entry(key_part.to_vec()).or_default();
+                *found += 1;
             }
         }
         let mut ret = vec![];
@@ -185,7 +199,6 @@ impl<'a> SessionTx<'a> {
 pub(crate) struct LshSearch {
     pub(crate) base_handle: RelationHandle,
     pub(crate) idx_handle: RelationHandle,
-    pub(crate) inv_idx_handle: RelationHandle,
     pub(crate) manifest: MinHashLshIndexManifest,
     pub(crate) bindings: Vec<Symbol>,
     pub(crate) k: Option<usize>,
@@ -261,8 +274,7 @@ impl LshParams {
     }
 
     fn false_positive_probability(threshold: f64, b: usize, r: usize) -> f64 {
-        let _probability =
-            |s| -> f64 { 1. - f64::powf(1. - f64::powi(s, r as i32), b as f64) };
+        let _probability = |s| -> f64 { 1. - f64::powf(1. - f64::powi(s, r as i32), b as f64) };
         integrate(_probability, 0.0, threshold, _ALLOWED_INTEGRATE_ERR).integral
     }
 
@@ -326,8 +338,6 @@ impl HashValues {
     }
     #[cfg(test)]
     pub(crate) fn jaccard(&self, other_minhash: &Self) -> f32 {
-        use itertools::Itertools;
-
         let matches = self
             .0
             .iter()
diff --git a/cozo-core/src/runtime/relation.rs b/cozo-core/src/runtime/relation.rs
index 1bd6dd87..807a92aa 100644
--- a/cozo-core/src/runtime/relation.rs
+++ b/cozo-core/src/runtime/relation.rs
@@ -743,14 +743,6 @@ impl<'a> SessionTx<'a> {
         }];
 
         let mut idx_keys = vec![
-            ColumnDef {
-                name: SmartString::from("perm"),
-                typing: NullableColType {
-                    coltype: ColType::Int,
-                    nullable: false,
-                },
-                default_gen: None,
-            },
             ColumnDef {
                 name: SmartString::from("hash"),
                 typing: NullableColType {