diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 00f84e6b4..4cb8128fb 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-kms-wrapping/plugin/v2 v2.0.5 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-plugin v1.5.2 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-secure-stdlib/tlsutil v0.1.3 // indirect
-	github.com/hashicorp/mql v0.0.0-20230814234610-74af33a21d7f
+	github.com/hashicorp/mql v0.1.2
 	github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk v0.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/yamux v0.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/huandu/xstrings v1.4.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index c63e9efb0..cda6cec38 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -321,8 +321,8 @@ github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru v0.5.0/go.mod h1:/m3WP610KZHVQ1SGc6re/UDhFvYD7pJ
 github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru v0.5.4/go.mod h1:iADmTwqILo4mZ8BN3D2Q6+9jd8WM5uGBxy+E8yxSoD4=
 github.com/hashicorp/hcl v1.0.0 h1:0Anlzjpi4vEasTeNFn2mLJgTSwt0+6sfsiTG8qcWGx4=
 github.com/hashicorp/hcl v1.0.0/go.mod h1:E5yfLk+7swimpb2L/Alb/PJmXilQ/rhwaUYs4T20WEQ=
-github.com/hashicorp/mql v0.0.0-20230814234610-74af33a21d7f h1:hpvyk8Al2vfAtoqDOPJg9Z8WKMfpYcsDG85TEELbgmM=
-github.com/hashicorp/mql v0.0.0-20230814234610-74af33a21d7f/go.mod h1:pSghNOmPNBD9/Bvx0M4EC2JB/mEVA6qlB9IKpNCiqOA=
+github.com/hashicorp/mql v0.1.2 h1:Hw1FkOltYvAH13K2VTGVUZWUU1OU/vSo+b4uzRBUePs=
+github.com/hashicorp/mql v0.1.2/go.mod h1:pSghNOmPNBD9/Bvx0M4EC2JB/mEVA6qlB9IKpNCiqOA=
 github.com/hashicorp/nodeenrollment v0.2.9 h1:pFdMjd6VqDpqWtzr2+p//7DHKKPwxmbNoENCKCOYuvs=
 github.com/hashicorp/nodeenrollment v0.2.9/go.mod h1:7lR/2H0cHO9ZsEQj7ixoaPYB7vNu5yP+8jyoCZtHeAY=
 github.com/hashicorp/vault/api v1.10.0 h1:/US7sIjWN6Imp4o/Rj1Ce2Nr5bki/AXi9vAW3p2tOJQ=
diff --git a/internal/clientcache/cmd/search/search.go b/internal/clientcache/cmd/search/search.go
index 65e7673f6..467ce08cd 100644
--- a/internal/clientcache/cmd/search/search.go
+++ b/internal/clientcache/cmd/search/search.go
@@ -37,9 +37,8 @@ var (
 
 type SearchCommand struct {
 	*base.Command
-	flagNameStartsWith string
-	flagQuery          string
-	flagResource       string
+	flagQuery    string
+	flagResource string
 }
 
 func (c *SearchCommand) Synopsis() string {
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ Usage: boundary search [options]
 
   Search a boundary resource:
 
-      $ boundary search -resource targets
+      $ boundary search -resource targets -query 'name="foo"'
 
   For a full list of examples, please see the documentation.
 
@@ -64,15 +63,10 @@ func (c *SearchCommand) Flags() *base.FlagSets {
 	set := c.FlagSet(base.FlagSetClient | base.FlagSetOutputFormat)
 
 	f := set.NewFlagSet("Command Options")
-	f.StringVar(&base.StringVar{
-		Name:   "name-starts-with",
-		Target: &c.flagNameStartsWith,
-		Usage:  `If set, specifies to search for a target that starts with`,
-	})
 	f.StringVar(&base.StringVar{
 		Name:   "query",
 		Target: &c.flagQuery,
-		Usage:  `If set, specifies the target search query`,
+		Usage:  `If set, specifies the resource search query`,
 	})
 	f.StringVar(&base.StringVar{
 		Name:       "resource",