diff --git a/cmd/gcp_search.go b/cmd/gcp_search.go
index 3c6e74d..ef4dfc7 100644
--- a/cmd/gcp_search.go
+++ b/cmd/gcp_search.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/kedare/compass/internal/gcp"
 	"github.com/kedare/compass/internal/gcp/search"
 	"github.com/kedare/compass/internal/logger"
+	"github.com/kedare/compass/internal/output"
 	"github.com/pterm/pterm"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
@@ -294,7 +295,6 @@ When both --type and --no-type are used, --no-type is applied to the --type filt
 		}
 
 		displaySearchResults(searchOutput.Results)
-		displaySearchWarnings(searchOutput.Warnings)
 
 		return nil
 	},
@@ -364,34 +364,8 @@ func resolveSearchProjects(searchTerm string, resourceTypes []string) ([]string,
 	return trimmed, nil
 }
 
-// displaySearchWarnings shows any warnings from providers that failed during search.
-func displaySearchWarnings(warnings []search.SearchWarning) {
-	if len(warnings) == 0 {
-		return
-	}
-
-	// Group warnings by provider to avoid repeating the same API error for every project
-	providerErrors := make(map[search.ResourceKind]int)
-	for _, w := range warnings {
-		providerErrors[w.Provider]++
-	}
-
-	pterm.Println()
-	pterm.Warning.Printf("Some providers encountered errors (%d total):\n", len(warnings))
-	for provider, count := range providerErrors {
-		// Find a sample error for this provider
-		var sampleErr error
-		for _, w := range warnings {
-			if w.Provider == provider {
-				sampleErr = w.Err
-				break
-			}
-		}
-		pterm.Warning.Printf("  - %s: %d project(s) failed - %v\n", provider, count, sampleErr)
-	}
-}
-
-// displaySearchResults renders the search matches to stdout using pterm tables.
+// displaySearchResults renders the search matches to stdout.
+// It uses a full table when the terminal is wide enough, otherwise falls back to a compact card layout.
 func displaySearchResults(results []search.Result) {
 	if len(results) == 0 {
 		pterm.Info.Println("No resources matched your query.")
@@ -412,10 +386,28 @@ func displaySearchResults(results []search.Result) {
 		})
 	}
 
-	if err := pterm.DefaultTable.WithBoxed(true).WithHasHeader().WithData(rows).Render(); err != nil {
-		logger.Log.Warnf("Failed to render search results table: %v", err)
-		for _, row := range rows[1:] {
-			pterm.Println(strings.Join(row, "\t"))
+	// Try rendering as a table first, then check if it fits
+	rendered, err := pterm.DefaultTable.WithBoxed(true).WithHasHeader().WithData(rows).Srender()
+	if err == nil && output.FitsTerminalWidth(rendered) {
+		pterm.Println(rendered)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Fall back to compact card layout for narrow terminals
+	displaySearchResultsCompact(results)
+}
+
+// displaySearchResultsCompact renders search results in a compact card layout suitable for narrow terminals.
+func displaySearchResultsCompact(results []search.Result) {
+	for i, result := range results {
+		if i > 0 {
+			pterm.Println()
+		}
+		pterm.Printf("[%s] %s\n", pterm.Bold.Sprint(string(result.Type)), pterm.Bold.Sprint(result.Name))
+		pterm.Printf("  %-10s %s\n", "Project:", result.Project)
+		pterm.Printf("  %-10s %s\n", "Location:", result.Location)
+		if details := formatResultDetails(result.Details); details != "" {
+			pterm.Printf("  %-10s %s\n", "Details:", details)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/output/connectivity.go b/internal/output/connectivity.go
index 1d36370..df57521 100644
--- a/internal/output/connectivity.go
+++ b/internal/output/connectivity.go
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/term"
 )
 
-// detectTerminalWidth returns the width of the current terminal when available.
-func detectTerminalWidth() (int, bool) {
+// DetectTerminalWidth returns the width of the current terminal when available.
+func DetectTerminalWidth() (int, bool) {
 	if raw, ok := os.LookupEnv("COLUMNS"); ok {
 		if width, err := strconv.Atoi(raw); err == nil && width > 0 {
 			return width, true
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ func displayForwardAndReturnPaths(forwardTraces []*gcp.Trace, returnTraces []*gc
 			return false
 		}
 
-		if fitsTerminalWidth(combined) {
+		if FitsTerminalWidth(combined) {
 			fmt.Print(combined)
 
 			return true
@@ -554,9 +554,9 @@ func traceStepCells(trace *gcp.Trace, index int) [5]string {
 	return [5]string{stepNum, getStepIcon(index, len(trace.Steps), step.CausesDrop), stepType, resource, status}
 }
 
-// fitsTerminalWidth reports whether the rendered block fits within the current terminal width.
-func fitsTerminalWidth(block string) bool {
-	width, ok := detectTerminalWidth()
+// FitsTerminalWidth reports whether the rendered block fits within the current terminal width.
+func FitsTerminalWidth(block string) bool {
+	width, ok := DetectTerminalWidth()
 	return fitsTerminalWidthWithLimit(block, width, ok)
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/output/connectivity_test.go b/internal/output/connectivity_test.go
index 2ba9b3d..2591810 100644
--- a/internal/output/connectivity_test.go
+++ b/internal/output/connectivity_test.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func TestDisplayForwardAndReturnPaths_RespectsTerminalWidth(t *testing.T) {
 	wide := required + 10
 	t.Setenv("COLUMNS", strconv.Itoa(wide))
 
-	width, ok := detectTerminalWidth()
+	width, ok := DetectTerminalWidth()
 	require.True(t, ok)
 	require.Equal(t, wide, width)