diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd.yml b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
index 8bce859ed..7bce55a41 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: bcgov/bcregistry-sre/.github/workflows/frontend-cd.yaml@main
     with:
       target: ${{ inputs.environment }}
-      node_version: '20.5.1'
+      node_version: "24"
       app_name: 'namerequest'
       working_directory: 'app'
     secrets:
diff --git a/app/.env.example b/app/.env.example
index 6fc434521..0b609231c 100644
--- a/app/.env.example
+++ b/app/.env.example
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ VUE_APP_BUSINESS_API_KEY=""
 VUE_APP_NAMEX_API_GW_URL="https://test.api.connect.gov.bc.ca/namex-dev"
 VUE_APP_NAMEX_API_VERSION="/api/v1"
 VUE_APP_NAMEX_API_KEY=
+VUE_APP_NAMEX_SOLR_API_URL=""
 VUE_APP_STATUS_API_URL="https://status-api-dev.apps.gold.devops.gov.bc.ca"
 VUE_APP_STATUS_API_VERSION="/api/v1"
 VUE_APP_REGISTRIES_SEARCH_API_URL="https://test.api.connect.gov.bc.ca/registry-search-dev"
diff --git a/app/devops/vaults.env b/app/devops/vaults.env
index 93771b4c6..470e138f4 100644
--- a/app/devops/vaults.env
+++ b/app/devops/vaults.env
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ VUE_APP_BUSINESS_API_KEY="op://API/$APP_ENV/business-api/BUSINESS_API_KEY"
 VUE_APP_NAMEX_API_GW_URL="op://API/$APP_ENV/namex-api/NAMEX_API_GW_URL"
 VUE_APP_NAMEX_API_VERSION="op://API/$APP_ENV/namex-api/NAMEX_API_VERSION"
 VUE_APP_NAMEX_API_KEY="op://API/$APP_ENV/namex-api/NAMEX_API_KEY"
+VUE_APP_NAMEX_SOLR_API_URL="op://API/$APP_ENV/namex-solr-api/API_URL"
 VUE_APP_STATUS_API_URL="op://API/$APP_ENV/status-api/STATUS_API_URL"
 VUE_APP_STATUS_API_VERSION="op://API/$APP_ENV/status-api/STATUS_API_VERSION"
 VUE_APP_REGISTRIES_SEARCH_API_URL="op://API/$APP_ENV/registries-search-api/REGISTRIES_SEARCH_API_URL"
diff --git a/app/package.json b/app/package.json
index aed73e8b4..87d92ecfa 100644
--- a/app/package.json
+++ b/app/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 {
   "name": "name-request",
-  "version": "5.8.11",
+  "version": "5.9.0",
   "private": true,
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=24"
+  },
   "appName": "Name Request UI",
   "sbcName": "SBC Common Components",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/app/src/plugins/getConfig.ts b/app/src/plugins/getConfig.ts
index 0bf1b0002..f28eb20a4 100644
--- a/app/src/plugins/getConfig.ts
+++ b/app/src/plugins/getConfig.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ export function getConfig (): void {
 
   const namexApiURL: string = import.meta.env.VUE_APP_NAMEX_API_GW_URL + import.meta.env.VUE_APP_NAMEX_API_VERSION
   sessionStorage.setItem('NAMEX_API_URL', namexApiURL)
-
+  const namexSolrApiUrl: string = import.meta.env.VUE_APP_NAMEX_SOLR_API_URL
+  sessionStorage.setItem('NAMEX_SOLR_API_URL', namexSolrApiUrl)
   const legalApiUrl: string = import.meta.env.VUE_APP_LEGAL_API_URL + import.meta.env.VUE_APP_LEGAL_API_VERSION_2
   sessionStorage.setItem('LEGAL_API_URL', legalApiUrl)
 
diff --git a/app/src/store/actions.ts b/app/src/store/actions.ts
index a5e39236d..2671255a9 100644
--- a/app/src/store/actions.ts
+++ b/app/src/store/actions.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import { DFLT_MIN_LENGTH, DFLT_MAX_LENGTH, MRAS_MIN_LENGTH, MRAS_MAX_LENGTH } fr
 // NB: can't use `this.$xxx` because we don't have `this` (ie, Vue)
 import { CanJurisdictions, Designations, checkInvalidDesignation, IntlJurisdictions, RequestActions } from '@/list-data'
 
-// Interfaces
 import {
   BusinessSearchIF,
   CleanedNameIF,
@@ -51,6 +50,7 @@ import {
 } from '@/interfaces'
 
 const namexApiUrl = sessionStorage.getItem('NAMEX_API_URL')
+const namexSolrApiUrl = sessionStorage.getItem('NAMEX_SOLR_API_URL')
 
 export const setActiveComponent = (component: string): void => {
   enum Tabs {
@@ -780,55 +780,42 @@ export const setWindowWidth = (width: number): void => {
  * FUTURE: move these into a factory if converting to composition api
  */
 export const getMatchesExact = async (token: string, cleanedName: string): Promise<Array<ConflictListItemI>> => {
-  const exactResp = await NamexServices.axios.get(
-    `${namexApiUrl}/exact-match?query=` + cleanedName,
+  const resp = await NamexServices.axios.post(
+    `${namexSolrApiUrl}/v1/search/possible-conflict-names`,
+    { query: { value: cleanedName } },
     { headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`, 'Content-Type': 'application/json' } }
   ).catch(() => {
     Mutations.mutateNameCheckErrorAdd(state, NameCheckErrorType.ERROR_EXACT)
     return null
   })
-  return exactResp?.data ? parseExactNames(exactResp.data) : []
+  const results = resp?.data?.searchResults?.results || []
+  return parseExactNames({ names: results.filter((r: any) => r.highlighting?.exact?.length > 0) })
 }
 
-// todo: look into differences #31690
-export const getMatchesSimilar_main_branch = async (
+export const getMatchesSimilar = async (
   token: string, cleanedName: string, exactNames: Array<ConflictListItemI>
 ): Promise<Array<ConflictListItemI>> => {
-  const synonymResp = await NamexServices.axios.get(
-    `${namexApiUrl}/requests/synonymbucket/` + cleanedName + '/*',
+  const resp = await NamexServices.axios.post(
+    `${namexSolrApiUrl}/v1/search/possible-conflict-names`,
+    { query: { value: cleanedName } },
     { headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`, 'Content-Type': 'application/json' } }
   ).catch(() => {
     Mutations.mutateNameCheckErrorAdd(state, NameCheckErrorType.ERROR_SIMILAR)
     return null
   })
-  if (synonymResp?.data) synonymResp.data.exactNames = exactNames || []
-  return synonymResp?.data ? parseSynonymNames(synonymResp.data) : []
-}
-
-const getMatchesSimilar = async (
-  token: string,
-  cleanedName: string
-): Promise<{ names: Array<any>, exactNames: Array<any> }> => {
-  const synonymResp = await NamexServices.axios.get(
-    `${namexApiUrl}/requests/possible-conflicts/${cleanedName}`,
-    {
-      headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`, 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }
-    }).catch(() => {
-    Mutations.mutateNameCheckErrorAdd(state, NameCheckErrorType.ERROR_SIMILAR)
-    return null
-  })
-
-  return {
-    names: synonymResp.data.names || [],
-    exactNames: synonymResp.data.exactNames || []
+  const results = resp?.data?.searchResults?.results || []
+  const wrapped = {
+    names: results.map((r: any) => ({ name_info: { id: r.id, name: r.name } })),
+    exactNames: exactNames || []
   }
+  return parseSynonymNames(wrapped)
 }
 
 export const getMatchesRestricted = async (
   token: string, cleanedName: string
 ): Promise<ParsedRestrictedResponseIF> => {
   const restrictedResp = await NamexServices.axios.get(
-    `${namexApiUrl}/documents/restricted-words?content=${cleanedName}`,
+    `${namexApiUrl}/documents:restricted_words?content=${cleanedName}`,
     { headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`, 'Content-Type': 'application/json' } }
   ).catch(() => {
     Mutations.mutateNameCheckErrorAdd(state, NameCheckErrorType.ERROR_RESTRICTED)
@@ -943,10 +930,12 @@ export const getQuickSearch = async (
       headers: { Authorization: `Basic ${encodedAuth}`, 'content-type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' }
     })
     const token = tokenResp.data.access_token
-    const { names, exactNames } = (
+    const exactNames = checks.exact ? await getMatchesExact(token, cleanedName.exactMatch) : []
+    // pass in exactNames so that we can check for duplicates
+    const synonymNames = (
       checks.similar
-        ? await getMatchesSimilar(token, cleanedName.synonymMatch)
-        : { names: [], exactNames: [] }
+        ? await getMatchesSimilar(token, cleanedName.synonymMatch, exactNames)
+        : []
     )
 
     const parsedRestrictedResp: ParsedRestrictedResponseIF = (
@@ -957,7 +946,7 @@ export const getQuickSearch = async (
 
     return {
       exactNames: exactNames,
-      synonymNames: names,
+      synonymNames: synonymNames,
       restrictedWords: parsedRestrictedResp.restrictedWords,
       conditionalWords: parsedRestrictedResp.conditionalWords,
       conditionalInstructions: parsedRestrictedResp.conditionalInstructions