diff --git a/packages/backend-next/package.json b/packages/backend-next/package.json
index 8df5ace282..9859717fd5 100644
--- a/packages/backend-next/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend-next/package.json
@@ -30,9 +30,11 @@
     "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-app-backend": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend": "workspace:^",
-    "@backstage/plugin-explore-backend": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-explore": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-techdocs": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-todo-backend": "workspace:^"
diff --git a/packages/backend-next/src/index.ts b/packages/backend-next/src/index.ts
index 10680ca798..231343203a 100644
--- a/packages/backend-next/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-next/src/index.ts
@@ -14,24 +14,40 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { catalogPlugin } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend/alpha';
-import { catalogModuleTemplateKind } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend/alpha';
 import { createBackend } from '@backstage/backend-defaults';
 import { appPlugin } from '@backstage/plugin-app-backend/alpha';
 import { todoPlugin } from '@backstage/plugin-todo-backend';
 import { techdocsPlugin } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend/alpha';
+import { catalogPlugin } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend/alpha';
+import { catalogModuleTemplateKind } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend/alpha';
 import { searchPlugin } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend/alpha';
-import { searchIndexRegistry } from './plugins/search';
+import { searchModuleCatalogCollator } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog/alpha';
+import { searchModuleTechDocsCollator } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-techdocs/alpha';
+import { searchModuleExploreCollator } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-explore/alpha';
 
 const backend = createBackend();
 
-backend.add(catalogPlugin());
-backend.add(catalogModuleTemplateKind());
 backend.add(appPlugin({ appPackageName: 'example-app' }));
+
+// Todo
 backend.add(todoPlugin());
+
+// Techdocs
 backend.add(techdocsPlugin());
 
+// Catalog
+backend.add(catalogPlugin());
+backend.add(catalogModuleTemplateKind());
+
+// Search
+const schedule = {
+  frequency: { minutes: 10 },
+  timeout: { minutes: 15 },
+  initialDelay: { seconds: 3 },
+};
 backend.add(searchPlugin());
-backend.add(searchIndexRegistry());
+backend.add(searchModuleCatalogCollator({ schedule }));
+backend.add(searchModuleTechDocsCollator({ schedule }));
+backend.add(searchModuleExploreCollator({ schedule }));
 
 backend.start();
diff --git a/packages/backend-next/src/plugins/search.ts b/packages/backend-next/src/plugins/search.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 1329135e56..0000000000
--- a/packages/backend-next/src/plugins/search.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-import {
-  coreServices,
-  createBackendModule,
-} from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
-import { searchIndexRegistryExtensionPoint } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node/alpha';
-import { DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend';
-import { DefaultTechDocsCollatorFactory } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend';
-import { ToolDocumentCollatorFactory } from '@backstage/plugin-explore-backend';
-import { loggerToWinstonLogger } from '@backstage/backend-common';
-
-export const searchIndexRegistry = createBackendModule({
-  moduleId: 'searchIndexRegistry',
-  pluginId: 'search',
-  register(env) {
-    env.registerInit({
-      deps: {
-        indexRegistry: searchIndexRegistryExtensionPoint,
-        config: coreServices.config,
-        discovery: coreServices.discovery,
-        tokenManager: coreServices.tokenManager,
-        logger: coreServices.logger,
-        scheduler: coreServices.scheduler,
-      },
-      async init({
-        indexRegistry,
-        config,
-        logger,
-        discovery,
-        tokenManager,
-        scheduler,
-      }) {
-        const schedule = scheduler.createScheduledTaskRunner({
-          frequency: { minutes: 10 },
-          timeout: { minutes: 15 },
-          // A 3 second delay gives the backend server a chance to initialize before
-          // any collators are executed, which may attempt requests against the API.
-          initialDelay: { seconds: 3 },
-        });
-
-        indexRegistry.addCollator({
-          schedule,
-          factory: DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory.fromConfig(config, {
-            discovery,
-            tokenManager,
-          }),
-        });
-
-        indexRegistry.addCollator({
-          schedule,
-          factory: DefaultTechDocsCollatorFactory.fromConfig(config, {
-            discovery,
-            logger: loggerToWinstonLogger(logger),
-            tokenManager,
-          }),
-        });
-
-        indexRegistry.addCollator({
-          schedule,
-          factory: ToolDocumentCollatorFactory.fromConfig(config, {
-            discovery,
-            logger: loggerToWinstonLogger(logger),
-          }),
-        });
-      },
-    });
-  },
-});
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/api-report.md b/plugins/catalog-backend/api-report.md
index 5e7b2dee02..3d6a33fbf9 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/api-report.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { AnalyzeLocationGenerateEntity as AnalyzeLocationGenerateEntity_2 } from
 import { AnalyzeLocationRequest as AnalyzeLocationRequest_2 } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-common';
 import { AnalyzeLocationResponse as AnalyzeLocationResponse_2 } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-common';
 import { CatalogApi } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
+import { CatalogCollatorEntityTransformer } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog';
 import { CatalogEntityDocument } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-common';
 import { CatalogProcessor as CatalogProcessor_2 } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-node';
 import { CatalogProcessorCache as CatalogProcessorCache_2 } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-node';
@@ -23,8 +24,15 @@ import { CatalogProcessorRefreshKeysResult as CatalogProcessorRefreshKeysResult_
 import { CatalogProcessorRelationResult as CatalogProcessorRelationResult_2 } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-node';
 import { CatalogProcessorResult as CatalogProcessorResult_2 } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-node';
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 import { DeferredEntity as DeferredEntity_2 } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-node';
 import { DocumentCollatorFactory } from '@backstage/plugin-search-common';
+=======
+import { defaultCatalogCollatorEntityTransformer } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog';
+import { DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog';
+import { DefaultCatalogCollatorFactoryOptions } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog';
+import { DeferredEntity } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-node';
+>>>>>>> 56a45401d3d (feat(search): create search collator modules)
 import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { EntityPolicy } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { EntityProvider as EntityProvider_2 } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-node';
@@ -44,7 +52,11 @@ import { PermissionRule } from '@backstage/plugin-permission-node';
 import { PermissionRuleParams } from '@backstage/plugin-permission-common';
 import { PluginDatabaseManager } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 import { PluginEndpointDiscovery } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 import { Readable } from 'stream';
+=======
+import { processingResult } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-node';
+>>>>>>> 56a45401d3d (feat(search): create search collator modules)
 import { Router } from 'express';
 import { ScmIntegrationRegistry } from '@backstage/integration';
 import { TokenManager } from '@backstage/backend-common';
@@ -160,10 +172,7 @@ export class CatalogBuilder {
   useLegacySingleProcessorValidation(): this;
 }
 
-// @public (undocumented)
-export type CatalogCollatorEntityTransformer = (
-  entity: Entity,
-) => Omit<CatalogEntityDocument, 'location' | 'authorization'>;
+export { CatalogCollatorEntityTransformer };
 
 // @public (undocumented)
 export type CatalogEnvironment = {
@@ -286,34 +295,11 @@ export class DefaultCatalogCollator {
   readonly visibilityPermission: Permission;
 }
 
-// @public (undocumented)
-export const defaultCatalogCollatorEntityTransformer: CatalogCollatorEntityTransformer;
+export { defaultCatalogCollatorEntityTransformer };
 
-// @public (undocumented)
-export class DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory implements DocumentCollatorFactory {
-  // (undocumented)
-  static fromConfig(
-    _config: Config,
-    options: DefaultCatalogCollatorFactoryOptions,
-  ): DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory;
-  // (undocumented)
-  getCollator(): Promise<Readable>;
-  // (undocumented)
-  readonly type = 'software-catalog';
-  // (undocumented)
-  readonly visibilityPermission: Permission;
-}
+export { DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory };
 
-// @public (undocumented)
-export type DefaultCatalogCollatorFactoryOptions = {
-  discovery: PluginEndpointDiscovery;
-  tokenManager: TokenManager;
-  locationTemplate?: string;
-  filter?: GetEntitiesRequest['filter'];
-  batchSize?: number;
-  catalogClient?: CatalogApi;
-  entityTransformer?: CatalogCollatorEntityTransformer;
-};
+export { DefaultCatalogCollatorFactoryOptions };
 
 // @public @deprecated (undocumented)
 export type DeferredEntity = DeferredEntity_2;
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/package.json b/plugins/catalog-backend/package.json
index 1e837fd9ba..203a89b730 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/package.json
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-permission-common": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-permission-node": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-common": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-common": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/types": "workspace:^",
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.3.0",
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/index.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/index.ts
index b3d2bc95c7..594b96b347 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/index.ts
@@ -27,3 +27,17 @@ export * from './processing';
 export * from './search';
 export * from './service';
 export * from './deprecated';
+
+import {
+  DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory as _DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory,
+  defaultCatalogCollatorEntityTransformer as _defaultCatalogCollatorEntityTransformer,
+} from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog';
+
+/**
+ * @deprecated
+ * import from @backstage/search-backend-module-catalog instead
+ */
+export type {
+  DefaultCatalogCollatorFactoryOptions,
+  CatalogCollatorEntityTransformer,
+} from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog';
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/search/index.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/search/index.ts
index 3603ab2e60..50966e4c5b 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/search/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/search/index.ts
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-export { DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory } from './DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory';
-export type { DefaultCatalogCollatorFactoryOptions } from './DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory';
-export type { CatalogCollatorEntityTransformer } from './CatalogCollatorEntityTransformer';
-export { defaultCatalogCollatorEntityTransformer } from './defaultCatalogCollatorEntityTransformer';
-
 /**
  * todo(backstage/techdocs-core): stop exporting this in a future release.
  */
diff --git a/plugins/explore-backend/api-report.md b/plugins/explore-backend/api-report.md
index cc112ed3cc..4bcdc07079 100644
--- a/plugins/explore-backend/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/explore-backend/api-report.md
@@ -3,18 +3,14 @@
 > Do not edit this file. It is a report generated by [API Extractor](https://api-extractor.com/).
 
 ```ts
-/// <reference types="node" />
-
-import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
-import { DocumentCollatorFactory } from '@backstage/plugin-search-common';
 import { ExploreTool } from '@backstage/plugin-explore-common';
 import express from 'express';
 import { GetExploreToolsRequest } from '@backstage/plugin-explore-common';
 import { GetExploreToolsResponse } from '@backstage/plugin-explore-common';
-import { IndexableDocument } from '@backstage/plugin-search-common';
 import { Logger } from 'winston';
-import { PluginEndpointDiscovery } from '@backstage/backend-common';
-import { Readable } from 'stream';
+import { ToolDocument } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-explore';
+import { ToolDocumentCollatorFactory } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-explore';
+import { ToolDocumentCollatorFactoryOptions } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-explore';
 
 // @public (undocumented)
 export function createRouter(options: RouterOptions): Promise<express.Router>;
@@ -40,27 +36,9 @@ export class StaticExploreToolProvider implements ExploreToolProvider {
   getTools(request: GetExploreToolsRequest): Promise<GetExploreToolsResponse>;
 }
 
-// @public
-export interface ToolDocument extends IndexableDocument, ExploreTool {}
+export { ToolDocument };
 
-// @public
-export class ToolDocumentCollatorFactory implements DocumentCollatorFactory {
-  // (undocumented)
-  execute(): AsyncGenerator<ToolDocument>;
-  // (undocumented)
-  static fromConfig(
-    _config: Config,
-    options: ToolDocumentCollatorFactoryOptions,
-  ): ToolDocumentCollatorFactory;
-  // (undocumented)
-  getCollator(): Promise<Readable>;
-  // (undocumented)
-  readonly type: string;
-}
+export { ToolDocumentCollatorFactory };
 
-// @public
-export type ToolDocumentCollatorFactoryOptions = {
-  discovery: PluginEndpointDiscovery;
-  logger: Logger;
-};
+export { ToolDocumentCollatorFactoryOptions };
 ```
diff --git a/plugins/explore-backend/package.json b/plugins/explore-backend/package.json
index 00629c8da4..ce1a22e502 100644
--- a/plugins/explore-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/explore-backend/package.json
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     "@backstage/backend-common": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/config": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-explore-common": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-explore": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-common": "workspace:^",
     "@types/express": "*",
     "express": "^4.18.1",
diff --git a/plugins/explore-backend/src/index.ts b/plugins/explore-backend/src/index.ts
index a0e7216621..6c456bffc2 100644
--- a/plugins/explore-backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/explore-backend/src/index.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
  * @packageDocumentation
  */
 
-export * from './search';
 export * from './service';
 export * from './tools';
 
@@ -28,3 +27,18 @@ export * from './tools';
  * @internal Example only - do not use in production
  */
 export { exampleTools } from './example/exampleTools';
+
+/**
+ * @deprecated
+ * import from @backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-explore instead
+ */
+export { ToolDocumentCollatorFactory } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-explore';
+
+/**
+ * @deprecated
+ * import from @backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-explore instead
+ */
+export type {
+  ToolDocument,
+  ToolDocumentCollatorFactoryOptions,
+} from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-explore';
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/.eslintrc.js b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/.eslintrc.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e2a53a6ad2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/.eslintrc.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+module.exports = require('@backstage/cli/config/eslint-factory')(__dirname);
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/CHANGELOG.md b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c870819424
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# @backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/README.md b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9860f86b1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# search-backend-module-catalog
+
+...
+
+## Getting started
+
+...
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/alpha-api-report.md b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/alpha-api-report.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e0173fce74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/alpha-api-report.md
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+## API Report File for "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog"
+
+> Do not edit this file. It is a report generated by [API Extractor](https://api-extractor.com/).
+
+```ts
+/// <reference types="node" />
+
+import { BackendFeature } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
+import { CatalogApi } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
+import { CatalogEntityDocument } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-common';
+import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
+import { DocumentCollatorFactory } from '@backstage/plugin-search-common';
+import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
+import { GetEntitiesRequest } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
+import { Permission } from '@backstage/plugin-permission-common';
+import { PluginEndpointDiscovery } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+import { Readable } from 'stream';
+import { TaskScheduleDefinition } from '@backstage/backend-tasks';
+import { TokenManager } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+
+// @public (undocumented)
+export type CatalogCollatorEntityTransformer = (
+  entity: Entity,
+) => Omit<CatalogEntityDocument, 'location' | 'authorization'>;
+
+// @public (undocumented)
+export class DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory implements DocumentCollatorFactory {
+  // (undocumented)
+  static fromConfig(
+    _config: Config,
+    options: DefaultCatalogCollatorFactoryOptions,
+  ): DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory;
+  // (undocumented)
+  getCollator(): Promise<Readable>;
+  // (undocumented)
+  readonly type = 'software-catalog';
+  // (undocumented)
+  readonly visibilityPermission: Permission;
+}
+
+// @public (undocumented)
+export type DefaultCatalogCollatorFactoryOptions = {
+  discovery: PluginEndpointDiscovery;
+  tokenManager: TokenManager;
+  locationTemplate?: string;
+  filter?: GetEntitiesRequest['filter'];
+  batchSize?: number;
+  catalogClient?: CatalogApi;
+  entityTransformer?: CatalogCollatorEntityTransformer;
+};
+
+// @alpha
+export const searchModuleCatalogCollator: (
+  options: SearchModuleCatalogCollatorOptions,
+) => BackendFeature;
+
+// @alpha
+export type SearchModuleCatalogCollatorOptions = Omit<
+  DefaultCatalogCollatorFactoryOptions,
+  'discovery' | 'tokenManager'
+> & {
+  schedule: TaskScheduleDefinition;
+};
+
+// (No @packageDocumentation comment for this package)
+```
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/api-report.md b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/api-report.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b773860fe8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/api-report.md
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+## API Report File for "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog"
+
+> Do not edit this file. It is a report generated by [API Extractor](https://api-extractor.com/).
+
+```ts
+/// <reference types="node" />
+
+import { CatalogApi } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
+import { CatalogEntityDocument } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-common';
+import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
+import { DocumentCollatorFactory } from '@backstage/plugin-search-common';
+import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
+import { GetEntitiesRequest } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
+import { Permission } from '@backstage/plugin-permission-common';
+import { PluginEndpointDiscovery } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+import { Readable } from 'stream';
+import { TokenManager } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+
+// @public (undocumented)
+export type CatalogCollatorEntityTransformer = (
+  entity: Entity,
+) => Omit<CatalogEntityDocument, 'location' | 'authorization'>;
+
+// @public (undocumented)
+export const defaultCatalogCollatorEntityTransformer: CatalogCollatorEntityTransformer;
+
+// @public (undocumented)
+export class DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory implements DocumentCollatorFactory {
+  // (undocumented)
+  static fromConfig(
+    _config: Config,
+    options: DefaultCatalogCollatorFactoryOptions,
+  ): DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory;
+  // (undocumented)
+  getCollator(): Promise<Readable>;
+  // (undocumented)
+  readonly type = 'software-catalog';
+  // (undocumented)
+  readonly visibilityPermission: Permission;
+}
+
+// @public (undocumented)
+export type DefaultCatalogCollatorFactoryOptions = {
+  discovery: PluginEndpointDiscovery;
+  tokenManager: TokenManager;
+  locationTemplate?: string;
+  filter?: GetEntitiesRequest['filter'];
+  batchSize?: number;
+  catalogClient?: CatalogApi;
+  entityTransformer?: CatalogCollatorEntityTransformer;
+};
+```
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/package.json b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6c7b78437c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+{
+  "name": "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog",
+  "description": "A module for the search backend that exports catalog modules",
+  "version": "1.1.4-next.0",
+  "main": "src/index.ts",
+  "types": "src/index.ts",
+  "license": "Apache-2.0",
+  "publishConfig": {
+    "access": "public"
+  },
+  "exports": {
+    ".": "./src/index.ts",
+    "./alpha": "./src/alpha.ts",
+    "./package.json": "./package.json"
+  },
+  "typesVersions": {
+    "*": {
+      "alpha": [
+        "src/alpha.ts"
+      ],
+      "package.json": [
+        "package.json"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+  "backstage": {
+    "role": "backend-plugin-module"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "start": "backstage-cli package start",
+    "build": "backstage-cli package build",
+    "lint": "backstage-cli package lint",
+    "test": "backstage-cli package test",
+    "prepack": "backstage-cli package prepack",
+    "postpack": "backstage-cli package postpack",
+    "clean": "backstage-cli package clean"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@backstage/backend-common": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/backend-tasks": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/catalog-client": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/catalog-model": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/config": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/plugin-catalog-common": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/plugin-permission-common": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/plugin-search-common": "workspace:^",
+    "@elastic/elasticsearch": "^7.13.0",
+    "@opensearch-project/opensearch": "^2.0.0",
+    "aws-os-connection": "^0.2.0",
+    "aws-sdk": "^2.948.0",
+    "elastic-builder": "^2.16.0",
+    "lodash": "^4.17.21",
+    "uuid": "^8.3.2",
+    "winston": "^3.2.1"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@backstage/backend-common": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^",
+    "@elastic/elasticsearch-mock": "^1.0.0",
+    "@short.io/opensearch-mock": "^0.3.1",
+    "msw": "^1.0.0"
+  },
+  "files": [
+    "dist"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/alpha.ts b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/alpha.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d4530b582b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/alpha.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @packageDocumentation
+ * A module for the search backend that exports Catalog modules.
+ */
+
+import {
+  coreServices,
+  createBackendModule,
+} from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
+import { TaskScheduleDefinition } from '@backstage/backend-tasks';
+import { searchIndexRegistryExtensionPoint } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node/alpha';
+
+import {
+  CatalogCollatorEntityTransformer,
+  DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory,
+  DefaultCatalogCollatorFactoryOptions,
+} from './collators';
+
+export type {
+  CatalogCollatorEntityTransformer,
+  DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory,
+  DefaultCatalogCollatorFactoryOptions,
+};
+
+/**
+ * @alpha
+ * Options for {@link searchModuleCatalogCollator}.
+ */
+export type SearchModuleCatalogCollatorOptions = Omit<
+  DefaultCatalogCollatorFactoryOptions,
+  'discovery' | 'tokenManager'
+> & {
+  schedule: TaskScheduleDefinition;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @alpha
+ * Search backend module for the Catalog index.
+ */
+export const searchModuleCatalogCollator = createBackendModule(
+  (options: SearchModuleCatalogCollatorOptions) => ({
+    moduleId: 'catalogCollator',
+    pluginId: 'search',
+    register(env) {
+      env.registerInit({
+        deps: {
+          config: coreServices.config,
+          discovery: coreServices.discovery,
+          tokenManager: coreServices.tokenManager,
+          scheduler: coreServices.scheduler,
+          indexRegistry: searchIndexRegistryExtensionPoint,
+        },
+        async init({
+          config,
+          discovery,
+          tokenManager,
+          scheduler,
+          indexRegistry,
+        }) {
+          const { schedule, ...rest } = options;
+
+          indexRegistry.addCollator({
+            schedule: scheduler.createScheduledTaskRunner(schedule),
+            factory: DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory.fromConfig(config, {
+              ...rest,
+              discovery,
+              tokenManager,
+            }),
+          });
+        },
+      });
+    },
+  }),
+);
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/search/CatalogCollatorEntityTransformer.ts b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/collators/CatalogCollatorEntityTransformer.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/catalog-backend/src/search/CatalogCollatorEntityTransformer.ts
rename to plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/collators/CatalogCollatorEntityTransformer.ts
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/search/DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory.test.ts b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/collators/DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory.test.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/catalog-backend/src/search/DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory.test.ts
rename to plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/collators/DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory.test.ts
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/search/DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory.ts b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/collators/DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/catalog-backend/src/search/DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory.ts
rename to plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/collators/DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory.ts
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/search/defaultCatalogCollatorEntityTransformer.test.ts b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/collators/defaultCatalogCollatorEntityTransformer.test.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/catalog-backend/src/search/defaultCatalogCollatorEntityTransformer.test.ts
rename to plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/collators/defaultCatalogCollatorEntityTransformer.test.ts
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/search/defaultCatalogCollatorEntityTransformer.ts b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/collators/defaultCatalogCollatorEntityTransformer.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/catalog-backend/src/search/defaultCatalogCollatorEntityTransformer.ts
rename to plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/collators/defaultCatalogCollatorEntityTransformer.ts
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/collators/index.ts b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/collators/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5876e71a02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/collators/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+export { DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory } from './DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory';
+export type { DefaultCatalogCollatorFactoryOptions } from './DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory';
+
+export { defaultCatalogCollatorEntityTransformer } from './defaultCatalogCollatorEntityTransformer';
+export type { CatalogCollatorEntityTransformer } from './CatalogCollatorEntityTransformer';
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/index.ts b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7998562311
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @packageDocumentation
+ * A module for the search backend that exports Catalog modules.
+ */
+
+export * from './collators';
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-elasticsearch/alpha-api-report.md b/plugins/search-backend-module-elasticsearch/alpha-api-report.md
index acdd14e781..fca920f3d1 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend-module-elasticsearch/alpha-api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-elasticsearch/alpha-api-report.md
@@ -26,17 +26,6 @@ export type ElasticSearchCustomIndexTemplateBody = {
   template?: Record<string, any>;
 };
 
-// @alpha
-export const elasticSearchEngineModule: (
-  options?: ElasticsearchEngineModuleOptions | undefined,
-) => BackendFeature;
-
-// @alpha
-export type ElasticsearchEngineModuleOptions = {
-  translator?: ElasticSearchQueryTranslator;
-  indexTemplate?: ElasticSearchCustomIndexTemplate;
-};
-
 // @public (undocumented)
 export type ElasticSearchHighlightConfig = {
   fragmentDelimiter: string;
@@ -57,5 +46,16 @@ export type ElasticSearchQueryTranslatorOptions = {
   highlightOptions?: ElasticSearchHighlightConfig;
 };
 
+// @alpha
+export const searchModuleElasticsearchEngine: (
+  options?: SearchModuleElasticsearchEngineOptions | undefined,
+) => BackendFeature;
+
+// @alpha
+export type SearchModuleElasticsearchEngineOptions = {
+  translator?: ElasticSearchQueryTranslator;
+  indexTemplate?: ElasticSearchCustomIndexTemplate;
+};
+
 // (No @packageDocumentation comment for this package)
 ```
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-elasticsearch/src/alpha.ts b/plugins/search-backend-module-elasticsearch/src/alpha.ts
index 8e75c9f603..d2ff1568f6 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend-module-elasticsearch/src/alpha.ts
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-elasticsearch/src/alpha.ts
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-import { searchEngineRegistryExtensionPoint } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node/alpha';
 import {
   coreServices,
   createBackendModule,
 } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { loggerToWinstonLogger } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+import { searchEngineRegistryExtensionPoint } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node/alpha';
+
 import {
   ElasticSearchHighlightConfig,
   ElasticSearchQueryTranslatorOptions,
@@ -31,9 +32,9 @@ import {
 
 /**
  * @alpha
- * Options for {@link elasticSearchEngineModule}.
+ * Options for {@link searchModuleElasticsearchEngine}.
  */
-export type ElasticsearchEngineModuleOptions = {
+export type SearchModuleElasticsearchEngineOptions = {
   translator?: ElasticSearchQueryTranslator;
   indexTemplate?: ElasticSearchCustomIndexTemplate;
 };
@@ -42,9 +43,9 @@ export type ElasticsearchEngineModuleOptions = {
  * @alpha
  * Search backend module for the Elasticsearch engine.
  */
-export const elasticSearchEngineModule = createBackendModule(
-  (options?: ElasticsearchEngineModuleOptions) => ({
-    moduleId: 'elasticSearchEngineModule',
+export const searchModuleElasticsearchEngine = createBackendModule(
+  (options?: SearchModuleElasticsearchEngineOptions) => ({
+    moduleId: 'elasticsearchEngine',
     pluginId: 'search',
     register(env) {
       env.registerInit({
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/.eslintrc.js b/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/.eslintrc.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e2a53a6ad2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/.eslintrc.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+module.exports = require('@backstage/cli/config/eslint-factory')(__dirname);
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/CHANGELOG.md b/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8640d14b73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# @backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-explore
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/README.md b/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bbc8392f14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# search-backend-module-explore
+
+...
+
+## Getting started
+
+...
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/alpha-api-report.md b/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/alpha-api-report.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5c5189c8bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/alpha-api-report.md
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+## API Report File for "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-explore"
+
+> Do not edit this file. It is a report generated by [API Extractor](https://api-extractor.com/).
+
+```ts
+/// <reference types="node" />
+
+import { BackendFeature } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
+import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
+import { DocumentCollatorFactory } from '@backstage/plugin-search-common';
+import { ExploreTool } from '@backstage/plugin-explore-common';
+import { IndexableDocument } from '@backstage/plugin-search-common';
+import { Logger } from 'winston';
+import { PluginEndpointDiscovery } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+import { Readable } from 'stream';
+import { TaskScheduleDefinition } from '@backstage/backend-tasks';
+
+// @alpha
+export const searchModuleExploreCollator: (
+  options: SearchModuleExploreCollatorOptions,
+) => BackendFeature;
+
+// @alpha
+export type SearchModuleExploreCollatorOptions = Omit<
+  ToolDocumentCollatorFactoryOptions,
+  'logger' | 'discovery'
+> & {
+  schedule: TaskScheduleDefinition;
+};
+
+// @public
+export interface ToolDocument extends IndexableDocument, ExploreTool {}
+
+// @public
+export class ToolDocumentCollatorFactory implements DocumentCollatorFactory {
+  // (undocumented)
+  execute(): AsyncGenerator<ToolDocument>;
+  // (undocumented)
+  static fromConfig(
+    _config: Config,
+    options: ToolDocumentCollatorFactoryOptions,
+  ): ToolDocumentCollatorFactory;
+  // (undocumented)
+  getCollator(): Promise<Readable>;
+  // (undocumented)
+  readonly type: string;
+}
+
+// @public
+export type ToolDocumentCollatorFactoryOptions = {
+  discovery: PluginEndpointDiscovery;
+  logger: Logger;
+};
+
+// (No @packageDocumentation comment for this package)
+```
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/api-report.md b/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/api-report.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..80e8c0c06b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/api-report.md
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+## API Report File for "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-explore"
+
+> Do not edit this file. It is a report generated by [API Extractor](https://api-extractor.com/).
+
+```ts
+/// <reference types="node" />
+
+import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
+import { DocumentCollatorFactory } from '@backstage/plugin-search-common';
+import { ExploreTool } from '@backstage/plugin-explore-common';
+import { IndexableDocument } from '@backstage/plugin-search-common';
+import { Logger } from 'winston';
+import { PluginEndpointDiscovery } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+import { Readable } from 'stream';
+
+// @public
+export interface ToolDocument extends IndexableDocument, ExploreTool {}
+
+// @public
+export class ToolDocumentCollatorFactory implements DocumentCollatorFactory {
+  // (undocumented)
+  execute(): AsyncGenerator<ToolDocument>;
+  // (undocumented)
+  static fromConfig(
+    _config: Config,
+    options: ToolDocumentCollatorFactoryOptions,
+  ): ToolDocumentCollatorFactory;
+  // (undocumented)
+  getCollator(): Promise<Readable>;
+  // (undocumented)
+  readonly type: string;
+}
+
+// @public
+export type ToolDocumentCollatorFactoryOptions = {
+  discovery: PluginEndpointDiscovery;
+  logger: Logger;
+};
+```
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/package.json b/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..356059f845
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+{
+  "name": "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-explore",
+  "description": "A module for the search backend that exports explore modules",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "main": "src/index.ts",
+  "types": "src/index.ts",
+  "license": "Apache-2.0",
+  "publishConfig": {
+    "access": "public"
+  },
+  "exports": {
+    ".": "./src/index.ts",
+    "./alpha": "./src/alpha.ts",
+    "./package.json": "./package.json"
+  },
+  "typesVersions": {
+    "*": {
+      "alpha": [
+        "src/alpha.ts"
+      ],
+      "package.json": [
+        "package.json"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+  "backstage": {
+    "role": "backend-plugin-module"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "start": "backstage-cli package start",
+    "build": "backstage-cli package build",
+    "lint": "backstage-cli package lint",
+    "test": "backstage-cli package test",
+    "prepack": "backstage-cli package prepack",
+    "postpack": "backstage-cli package postpack",
+    "clean": "backstage-cli package clean"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@backstage/backend-common": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/backend-tasks": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/catalog-client": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/catalog-model": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/config": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/errors": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/integration": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/plugin-catalog-common": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/plugin-explore-common": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/plugin-permission-common": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/plugin-search-common": "workspace:^",
+    "@types/express": "^4.17.6",
+    "dockerode": "^3.3.1",
+    "express": "^4.17.1",
+    "express-promise-router": "^4.1.0",
+    "fs-extra": "10.1.0",
+    "knex": "^2.0.0",
+    "lodash": "^4.17.21",
+    "node-fetch": "^2.6.7",
+    "p-limit": "^3.1.0",
+    "winston": "^3.2.1"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^",
+    "msw": "^1.0.0"
+  },
+  "files": [
+    "dist"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/src/alpha.ts b/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/src/alpha.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..357bb4233e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/src/alpha.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @packageDocumentation
+ * A module for the search backend that exports Explore modules.
+ */
+
+import {
+  coreServices,
+  createBackendModule,
+} from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
+import { TaskScheduleDefinition } from '@backstage/backend-tasks';
+import { loggerToWinstonLogger } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+import { searchIndexRegistryExtensionPoint } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node/alpha';
+
+import {
+  ToolDocument,
+  ToolDocumentCollatorFactory,
+  ToolDocumentCollatorFactoryOptions,
+} from './collators';
+
+export type {
+  ToolDocumentCollatorFactoryOptions,
+  ToolDocument,
+  ToolDocumentCollatorFactory,
+};
+
+/**
+ * @alpha
+ * Options for {@link searchModuleExploreCollator}.
+ */
+export type SearchModuleExploreCollatorOptions = Omit<
+  ToolDocumentCollatorFactoryOptions,
+  'logger' | 'discovery'
+> & {
+  schedule: TaskScheduleDefinition;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @alpha
+ * Search backend module for the Explore index.
+ */
+export const searchModuleExploreCollator = createBackendModule(
+  (options: SearchModuleExploreCollatorOptions) => ({
+    moduleId: 'exploreCollator',
+    pluginId: 'search',
+    register(env) {
+      env.registerInit({
+        deps: {
+          config: coreServices.config,
+          logger: coreServices.logger,
+          discovery: coreServices.discovery,
+          scheduler: coreServices.scheduler,
+          indexRegistry: searchIndexRegistryExtensionPoint,
+        },
+        async init({ config, logger, discovery, scheduler, indexRegistry }) {
+          const { schedule, ...rest } = options;
+
+          indexRegistry.addCollator({
+            schedule: scheduler.createScheduledTaskRunner(schedule),
+            factory: ToolDocumentCollatorFactory.fromConfig(config, {
+              ...rest,
+              discovery,
+              logger: loggerToWinstonLogger(logger),
+            }),
+          });
+        },
+      });
+    },
+  }),
+);
diff --git a/plugins/explore-backend/src/search/ToolDocumentCollatorFactory.ts b/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/src/collators/ToolDocumentCollatorFactory.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/explore-backend/src/search/ToolDocumentCollatorFactory.ts
rename to plugins/search-backend-module-explore/src/collators/ToolDocumentCollatorFactory.ts
diff --git a/plugins/explore-backend/src/search/index.ts b/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/src/collators/index.ts
similarity index 99%
rename from plugins/explore-backend/src/search/index.ts
rename to plugins/search-backend-module-explore/src/collators/index.ts
index 70e9414652..45f0c933e2 100644
--- a/plugins/explore-backend/src/search/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/src/collators/index.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 export { ToolDocumentCollatorFactory } from './ToolDocumentCollatorFactory';
+
 export type {
   ToolDocument,
   ToolDocumentCollatorFactoryOptions,
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/src/index.ts b/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ea94071984
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @packageDocumentation
+ * A module for the search backend that exports Explore modules.
+ */
+
+export * from './collators';
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-pg/alpha-api-report.md b/plugins/search-backend-module-pg/alpha-api-report.md
index 01a83bace4..eaee78e944 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend-module-pg/alpha-api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-pg/alpha-api-report.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import { BackendFeature } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 
 // @alpha
-export const pgSearchEngineModule: () => BackendFeature;
+export const searchModulePostgresEngine: () => BackendFeature;
 
 // (No @packageDocumentation comment for this package)
 ```
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-pg/src/alpha.ts b/plugins/search-backend-module-pg/src/alpha.ts
index 80ce31adf6..e3e0087957 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend-module-pg/src/alpha.ts
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-pg/src/alpha.ts
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ import { PgSearchEngine } from './PgSearchEngine';
  * @alpha
  * Search backend module for the Postgres engine.
  */
-export const pgSearchEngineModule = createBackendModule({
-  moduleId: 'pgSearchEngineModule',
+export const searchModulePostgresEngine = createBackendModule({
+  moduleId: 'postgresEngine',
   pluginId: 'search',
   register(env) {
     env.registerInit({
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/.eslintrc.js b/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/.eslintrc.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e2a53a6ad2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/.eslintrc.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+module.exports = require('@backstage/cli/config/eslint-factory')(__dirname);
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/CHANGELOG.md b/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..85d533ae87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# @backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-techdocs
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/README.md b/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2711150d56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# search-backend-module-techdocs
+
+...
+
+## Getting started
+
+...
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/alpha-api-report.md b/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/alpha-api-report.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3360055c62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/alpha-api-report.md
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+## API Report File for "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-techdocs"
+
+> Do not edit this file. It is a report generated by [API Extractor](https://api-extractor.com/).
+
+```ts
+/// <reference types="node" />
+
+import { BackendFeature } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
+import { CatalogApi } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
+import { Logger } from 'winston';
+import { PluginEndpointDiscovery } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+import { TaskScheduleDefinition } from '@backstage/backend-tasks';
+import { TokenManager } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+
+// @alpha
+export const searchModuleTechDocsCollator: (
+  options: SearchModuleTechDocsCollatorOptions,
+) => BackendFeature;
+
+// @alpha
+export type SearchModuleTechDocsCollatorOptions = Omit<
+  TechDocsCollatorFactoryOptions,
+  'logger' | 'discovery' | 'tokenManager'
+> & {
+  schedule: TaskScheduleDefinition;
+};
+
+// @public
+export type TechDocsCollatorFactoryOptions = {
+  discovery: PluginEndpointDiscovery;
+  logger: Logger;
+  tokenManager: TokenManager;
+  locationTemplate?: string;
+  catalogClient?: CatalogApi;
+  parallelismLimit?: number;
+  legacyPathCasing?: boolean;
+};
+
+// (No @packageDocumentation comment for this package)
+```
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/api-report.md b/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/api-report.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f72b1c487
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/api-report.md
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+## API Report File for "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-techdocs"
+
+> Do not edit this file. It is a report generated by [API Extractor](https://api-extractor.com/).
+
+```ts
+/// <reference types="node" />
+
+import { CatalogApi } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
+import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
+import { DocumentCollatorFactory } from '@backstage/plugin-search-common';
+import { Logger } from 'winston';
+import { Permission } from '@backstage/plugin-permission-common';
+import { PluginEndpointDiscovery } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+import { Readable } from 'stream';
+import { TokenManager } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+
+// @public
+export class DefaultTechDocsCollatorFactory implements DocumentCollatorFactory {
+  // (undocumented)
+  static fromConfig(
+    config: Config,
+    options: TechDocsCollatorFactoryOptions,
+  ): DefaultTechDocsCollatorFactory;
+  // (undocumented)
+  getCollator(): Promise<Readable>;
+  // (undocumented)
+  readonly type: string;
+  // (undocumented)
+  readonly visibilityPermission: Permission;
+}
+
+// @public
+export type TechDocsCollatorFactoryOptions = {
+  discovery: PluginEndpointDiscovery;
+  logger: Logger;
+  tokenManager: TokenManager;
+  locationTemplate?: string;
+  catalogClient?: CatalogApi;
+  parallelismLimit?: number;
+  legacyPathCasing?: boolean;
+};
+```
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/package.json b/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..555e34ebdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+{
+  "name": "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-techdocs",
+  "description": "A module for the search backend that exports techdocs modules",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "main": "src/index.ts",
+  "types": "src/index.ts",
+  "license": "Apache-2.0",
+  "publishConfig": {
+    "access": "public"
+  },
+  "exports": {
+    ".": "./src/index.ts",
+    "./alpha": "./src/alpha.ts",
+    "./package.json": "./package.json"
+  },
+  "typesVersions": {
+    "*": {
+      "alpha": [
+        "src/alpha.ts"
+      ],
+      "package.json": [
+        "package.json"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+  "backstage": {
+    "role": "backend-plugin-module"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "start": "backstage-cli package start",
+    "build": "backstage-cli package build",
+    "lint": "backstage-cli package lint",
+    "test": "backstage-cli package test",
+    "prepack": "backstage-cli package prepack",
+    "postpack": "backstage-cli package postpack",
+    "clean": "backstage-cli package clean"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@backstage/backend-common": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/backend-tasks": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/catalog-client": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/catalog-model": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/config": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/errors": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/integration": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/plugin-catalog-common": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/plugin-permission-common": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/plugin-search-common": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node": "workspace:^",
+    "@types/express": "^4.17.6",
+    "dockerode": "^3.3.1",
+    "express": "^4.17.1",
+    "express-promise-router": "^4.1.0",
+    "fs-extra": "10.1.0",
+    "knex": "^2.0.0",
+    "lodash": "^4.17.21",
+    "node-fetch": "^2.6.7",
+    "p-limit": "^3.1.0",
+    "winston": "^3.2.1"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^",
+    "msw": "^1.0.0"
+  },
+  "files": [
+    "dist"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/src/alpha.ts b/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/src/alpha.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f58c439c80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/src/alpha.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @packageDocumentation
+ * A module for the search backend that exports TechDocs modules.
+ */
+
+import {
+  coreServices,
+  createBackendModule,
+} from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
+import { TaskScheduleDefinition } from '@backstage/backend-tasks';
+import { loggerToWinstonLogger } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+import { searchIndexRegistryExtensionPoint } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node/alpha';
+
+import {
+  DefaultTechDocsCollatorFactory,
+  TechDocsCollatorFactoryOptions,
+} from './collators';
+
+export type { TechDocsCollatorFactoryOptions };
+
+/**
+ * @alpha
+ * Options for {@link searchModuleTechDocsCollator}.
+ */
+export type SearchModuleTechDocsCollatorOptions = Omit<
+  TechDocsCollatorFactoryOptions,
+  'logger' | 'discovery' | 'tokenManager'
+> & {
+  schedule: TaskScheduleDefinition;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @alpha
+ * Search backend module for the TechDocs index.
+ */
+export const searchModuleTechDocsCollator = createBackendModule(
+  (options: SearchModuleTechDocsCollatorOptions) => ({
+    moduleId: 'techDocsCollator',
+    pluginId: 'search',
+    register(env) {
+      env.registerInit({
+        deps: {
+          config: coreServices.config,
+          logger: coreServices.logger,
+          discovery: coreServices.discovery,
+          tokenManager: coreServices.tokenManager,
+          scheduler: coreServices.scheduler,
+          indexRegistry: searchIndexRegistryExtensionPoint,
+        },
+        async init({
+          config,
+          logger,
+          discovery,
+          tokenManager,
+          scheduler,
+          indexRegistry,
+        }) {
+          const { schedule, ...rest } = options;
+
+          indexRegistry.addCollator({
+            schedule: scheduler.createScheduledTaskRunner(schedule),
+            factory: DefaultTechDocsCollatorFactory.fromConfig(config, {
+              ...rest,
+              discovery,
+              tokenManager,
+              logger: loggerToWinstonLogger(logger),
+            }),
+          });
+        },
+      });
+    },
+  }),
+);
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/search/DefaultTechDocsCollatorFactory.test.ts b/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/src/collators/DefaultTechDocsCollatorFactory.test.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/techdocs-backend/src/search/DefaultTechDocsCollatorFactory.test.ts
rename to plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/src/collators/DefaultTechDocsCollatorFactory.test.ts
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/search/DefaultTechDocsCollatorFactory.ts b/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/src/collators/DefaultTechDocsCollatorFactory.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/techdocs-backend/src/search/DefaultTechDocsCollatorFactory.ts
rename to plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/src/collators/DefaultTechDocsCollatorFactory.ts
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/src/collators/index.ts b/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/src/collators/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8c5fd122f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/src/collators/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+export { DefaultTechDocsCollatorFactory } from './DefaultTechDocsCollatorFactory';
+
+export type { TechDocsCollatorFactoryOptions } from './DefaultTechDocsCollatorFactory';
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/src/index.ts b/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c28175fd61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @packageDocumentation
+ * A module for the search backend that exports TechDocs modules.
+ */
+
+export * from './collators';
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-backend/api-report.md b/plugins/techdocs-backend/api-report.md
index 1f6aa1d66a..2abd9783f7 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-backend/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-backend/api-report.md
@@ -3,12 +3,10 @@
 > Do not edit this file. It is a report generated by [API Extractor](https://api-extractor.com/).
 
 ```ts
-/// <reference types="node" />
-
 import { CatalogApi } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
 import { CatalogClient } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
-import { DocumentCollatorFactory } from '@backstage/plugin-search-common';
+import { DefaultTechDocsCollatorFactory } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-techdocs';
 import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import express from 'express';
 import { GeneratorBuilder } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node';
@@ -19,7 +17,7 @@ import { PluginCacheManager } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 import { PluginEndpointDiscovery } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 import { PreparerBuilder } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node';
 import { PublisherBase } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node';
-import { Readable } from 'stream';
+import { TechDocsCollatorFactoryOptions } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-techdocs';
 import { TechDocsDocument } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node';
 import { TokenManager } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 import * as winston from 'winston';
@@ -47,20 +45,7 @@ export class DefaultTechDocsCollator {
   readonly visibilityPermission: Permission;
 }
 
-// @public
-export class DefaultTechDocsCollatorFactory implements DocumentCollatorFactory {
-  // (undocumented)
-  static fromConfig(
-    config: Config,
-    options: TechDocsCollatorFactoryOptions,
-  ): DefaultTechDocsCollatorFactory;
-  // (undocumented)
-  getCollator(): Promise<Readable>;
-  // (undocumented)
-  readonly type: string;
-  // (undocumented)
-  readonly visibilityPermission: Permission;
-}
+export { DefaultTechDocsCollatorFactory };
 
 // @public
 export interface DocsBuildStrategy {
@@ -105,16 +90,7 @@ export type ShouldBuildParameters = {
   entity: Entity;
 };
 
-// @public
-export type TechDocsCollatorFactoryOptions = {
-  discovery: PluginEndpointDiscovery;
-  logger: Logger;
-  tokenManager: TokenManager;
-  locationTemplate?: string;
-  catalogClient?: CatalogApi;
-  parallelismLimit?: number;
-  legacyPathCasing?: boolean;
-};
+export { TechDocsCollatorFactoryOptions };
 
 // @public
 export type TechDocsCollatorOptions = {
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-backend/package.json b/plugins/techdocs-backend/package.json
index 1d6ca8931e..a9f7a5c9b2 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-backend/package.json
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
     "@backstage/integration": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-common": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-permission-common": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-techdocs": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-common": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node": "workspace:^",
     "@types/express": "^4.17.6",
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/search/index.ts b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/search/index.ts
index 68e3b4edc7..0c403ef0d7 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/search/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/search/index.ts
@@ -14,11 +14,20 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-export { DefaultTechDocsCollatorFactory } from './DefaultTechDocsCollatorFactory';
-export type { TechDocsCollatorFactoryOptions } from './DefaultTechDocsCollatorFactory';
-
 /**
  * todo(backstage/techdocs-core): stop exporting these in a future release.
  */
 export { DefaultTechDocsCollator } from './DefaultTechDocsCollator';
 export type { TechDocsCollatorOptions } from './DefaultTechDocsCollator';
+
+/**
+ * @deprecated
+ * import from @backstage/search-backend-module-techdocs instead
+ */
+export type { TechDocsCollatorFactoryOptions } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-techdocs';
+
+/**
+ * @deprecated
+ * import from @backstage/search-backend-module-techdocs instead
+ */
+export { DefaultTechDocsCollatorFactory } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-techdocs';
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index b5203fbe29..2046cd9ece 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5207,6 +5207,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/plugin-permission-common": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-permission-node": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-common": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-search-common": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/types": "workspace:^"
@@ -6048,6 +6049,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/config": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-explore-common": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-explore": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-search-common": "workspace:^"
     "@types/express": "*"
     "@types/supertest": ^2.0.8
@@ -7768,6 +7770,37 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
+"@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog@workspace:^, @backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog@workspace:plugins/search-backend-module-catalog":
+  version: 0.0.0-use.local
+  resolution: "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog@workspace:plugins/search-backend-module-catalog"
+  dependencies:
+    "@backstage/backend-common": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/backend-tasks": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/catalog-client": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/catalog-model": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/config": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/plugin-catalog-common": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/plugin-permission-common": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/plugin-search-common": "workspace:^"
+    "@elastic/elasticsearch": ^7.13.0
+    "@elastic/elasticsearch-mock": ^1.0.0
+    "@opensearch-project/opensearch": ^2.0.0
+    "@short.io/opensearch-mock": ^0.3.1
+    aws-os-connection: ^0.2.0
+    aws-sdk: ^2.948.0
+    elastic-builder: ^2.16.0
+    lodash: ^4.17.21
+    msw: ^1.0.0
+    uuid: ^8.3.2
+    winston: ^3.2.1
+  languageName: unknown
+  linkType: soft
+
 "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-elasticsearch@workspace:^, @backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-elasticsearch@workspace:plugins/search-backend-module-elasticsearch":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-elasticsearch@workspace:plugins/search-backend-module-elasticsearch"
@@ -7791,6 +7824,39 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
+"@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-explore@workspace:^, @backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-explore@workspace:plugins/search-backend-module-explore":
+  version: 0.0.0-use.local
+  resolution: "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-explore@workspace:plugins/search-backend-module-explore"
+  dependencies:
+    "@backstage/backend-common": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/backend-tasks": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/catalog-client": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/catalog-model": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/config": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/errors": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/integration": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/plugin-catalog-common": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/plugin-explore-common": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/plugin-permission-common": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/plugin-search-common": "workspace:^"
+    "@types/express": ^4.17.6
+    dockerode: ^3.3.1
+    express: ^4.17.1
+    express-promise-router: ^4.1.0
+    fs-extra: 10.1.0
+    knex: ^2.0.0
+    lodash: ^4.17.21
+    msw: ^1.0.0
+    node-fetch: ^2.6.7
+    p-limit: ^3.1.0
+    winston: ^3.2.1
+  languageName: unknown
+  linkType: soft
+
 "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-pg@workspace:^, @backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-pg@workspace:plugins/search-backend-module-pg":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-pg@workspace:plugins/search-backend-module-pg"
@@ -7809,6 +7875,39 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
+"@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-techdocs@workspace:^, @backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-techdocs@workspace:plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs":
+  version: 0.0.0-use.local
+  resolution: "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-techdocs@workspace:plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs"
+  dependencies:
+    "@backstage/backend-common": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/backend-tasks": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/catalog-client": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/catalog-model": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/config": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/errors": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/integration": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/plugin-catalog-common": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/plugin-permission-common": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/plugin-search-common": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node": "workspace:^"
+    "@types/express": ^4.17.6
+    dockerode: ^3.3.1
+    express: ^4.17.1
+    express-promise-router: ^4.1.0
+    fs-extra: 10.1.0
+    knex: ^2.0.0
+    lodash: ^4.17.21
+    msw: ^1.0.0
+    node-fetch: ^2.6.7
+    p-limit: ^3.1.0
+    winston: ^3.2.1
+  languageName: unknown
+  linkType: soft
+
 "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node@workspace:^, @backstage/plugin-search-backend-node@workspace:plugins/search-backend-node":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node@workspace:plugins/search-backend-node"
@@ -8371,6 +8470,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/integration": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-common": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-permission-common": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-techdocs": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-search-common": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node": "workspace:^"
@@ -22490,11 +22590,12 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-app-backend": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend": "workspace:^"
-    "@backstage/plugin-explore-backend": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-explore": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-techdocs": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node": "workspace:^"
-    "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-todo-backend": "workspace:^"
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