diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/logic/lib/omnibox.js b/pkg/interface/src/logic/lib/omnibox.ts
similarity index 92%
rename from pkg/interface/src/logic/lib/omnibox.js
rename to pkg/interface/src/logic/lib/omnibox.ts
index 1870db33f3..e20fd22a77 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/logic/lib/omnibox.js
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/logic/lib/omnibox.ts
@@ -10,8 +10,18 @@ const makeIndexes = () => new Map([
     ['other', []]
   ]);
 
+export interface OmniboxItem {
+  title: string;
+  link: string;
+  app: string;
+  host: string;
+  description: string;
+  shiftLink: string;
+  shiftDescription: string;
+}
+
 // result schematic
-const result = function(title, link, app, host, description = 'Open', shiftLink = null, shiftDescription = null) {
+const result = function(title: string, link: string, app: string, host: string, description = 'Open', shiftLink = null as string | null, shiftDescription = null as string | null): OmniboxItem {
   return {
     'title': title,
     'link': link,
@@ -93,7 +103,7 @@ const otherIndex = function(config) {
   return other;
 };
 
-export default function index(contacts, associations, apps, currentGroup, groups, hide) {
+export default function index(contacts, associations, apps, currentGroup, groups, hide): Map<string, OmniboxItem[]> {
   const indexes = makeIndexes();
   indexes.set('ships', shipIndex(contacts));
   // all metadata from all apps is indexed
@@ -117,7 +127,7 @@ export default function index(contacts, associations, apps, currentGroup, groups
         let app = each['app-name'];
         if (each['app-name'] === 'contacts') {
           app = 'groups';
-        };
+        }
 
         if (each['app-name'] === 'graph') {
           app = each.metadata.config.graph;
@@ -159,4 +169,4 @@ export default function index(contacts, associations, apps, currentGroup, groups
   indexes.set('other', otherIndex(hide));
 
   return indexes;
-};
+}
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/views/components/leap/Omnibox.tsx b/pkg/interface/src/views/components/leap/Omnibox.tsx
index d50cbdeb06..363abcf48b 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/views/components/leap/Omnibox.tsx
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/views/components/leap/Omnibox.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import React, {
 import { useHistory, useLocation } from 'react-router-dom';
 import * as ob from 'urbit-ob';
 import defaultApps from '~/logic/lib/default-apps';
-import makeIndex from '~/logic/lib/omnibox';
+import makeIndex, { OmniboxItem } from '~/logic/lib/omnibox';
 import { useOutsideClick } from '~/logic/lib/useOutsideClick';
 import { deSig } from '~/logic/lib/util';
 import useContactState from '~/logic/state/contact';
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export function Omnibox(props: OmniboxProps): ReactElement {
   }, [props.show]);
 
   const initialResults = useMemo(() => {
-    return new Map(
+    return new Map<string, OmniboxItem[]>(
       SEARCHED_CATEGORIES.map((category) => {
         if (category === 'other') {
           return [
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ export function Omnibox(props: OmniboxProps): ReactElement {
       return initialResults;
     }
     const q = query.toLowerCase();
-    const resultsMap = new Map();
+    const resultsMap = new Map<string, OmniboxItem[]>();
     SEARCHED_CATEGORIES.map((category) => {
       const categoryIndex = index.get(category);
       resultsMap.set(
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ export function Omnibox(props: OmniboxProps): ReactElement {
         borderBottomRightRadius={2}
       >
         {SEARCHED_CATEGORIES.map(category =>
-          Object({
+          ({
             category,
             categoryResults: _.take(results.get(category).sort(sortResults), CAT_LIMIT)
           })