diff --git a/cortex/tools/ae_knowledge.py b/cortex/tools/ae_knowledge.py
index abd2b06..339e7fd 100644
--- a/cortex/tools/ae_knowledge.py
+++ b/cortex/tools/ae_knowledge.py
@@ -122,7 +122,10 @@ def _sync_journal_search(
     if priority is not None:
         and_filters.append({"field": "priority", "op": "eq", "value": priority})
     if and_filters:
-        search_body["and_filters"] = and_filters
+        search_body["and"] = and_filters
+        # query_string must be present for `and` filters to apply
+        if "query_string" not in search_body:
+            search_body["query_string"] = "%"
 
     params: dict = {}
     if journal_id:
@@ -145,7 +148,7 @@ def _sync_journal_search(
         return f"Journal search error: {e}"
 
     entries = data.get("data", [])
-    total   = data.get("total") or data.get("count") or len(entries)
+    total   = (data.get("meta") or {}).get("data_list_count") or len(entries)
 
     if not entries:
         desc = query or tags or type_code or topic_code or f"journal {journal_id}"
@@ -156,12 +159,11 @@ def _sync_journal_search(
 
     for entry in entries:
         title    = entry.get("name") or "(untitled)"
-        entry_id = entry.get("id_random", "")
+        entry_id = entry.get("journal_entry_id") or entry.get("id") or ""
         journal_name = entry.get("journal_name") or entry.get("parent_name") or ""
         summary  = entry.get("summary") or ""
         entry_tags = entry.get("tags") or []
-        updated  = (entry.get("updated_on") or entry.get("updated_at") or
-                    entry.get("created_on") or entry.get("created_at") or "")[:10]
+        updated  = (entry.get("updated_on") or entry.get("created_on") or "")[:10]
         content_preview = (entry.get("content") or "")[:400].replace("\n", " ")
 
         header = f"**{title}**"
@@ -357,9 +359,10 @@ def _sync_journal_entry_read(entry_id: str, max_content_chars: int) -> str:
     title   = entry.get("name") or "(untitled)"
     journal = entry.get("journal_name") or entry.get("parent_name") or ""
     summary = entry.get("summary") or ""
-    tags    = entry.get("tags") or []
+    raw_tags = entry.get("tags") or []
+    tags = raw_tags if isinstance(raw_tags, list) else [t.strip() for t in str(raw_tags).split(",") if t.strip()]
     content = entry.get("content") or ""
-    updated = (entry.get("updated_at") or entry.get("created_at") or "")[:19].replace("T", " ")
+    updated = (entry.get("updated_on") or entry.get("created_on") or "")[:19].replace("T", " ")
     enabled = entry.get("enable", True)
 
     lines = [f"# {title}"]
@@ -407,7 +410,7 @@ def _sync_journal_entries_list(journal_id: str, max_results: int, page: int) ->
     search_body: dict = {
         "page_size": max_results,
         "page": page,
-        "order_by": "-updated_at",
+        "order_by": "-updated_on",
     }
     params = {"for_obj_type": "journal", "for_obj_id": journal_id}
 
@@ -426,7 +429,7 @@ def _sync_journal_entries_list(journal_id: str, max_results: int, page: int) ->
         return f"Journal entries list error: {e}"
 
     entries = data.get("data", [])
-    total   = data.get("total") or data.get("count") or len(entries)
+    total   = (data.get("meta") or {}).get("data_list_count") or len(entries)
 
     if not entries:
         return f"No entries found in journal `{journal_id}`."
@@ -435,10 +438,11 @@ def _sync_journal_entries_list(journal_id: str, max_results: int, page: int) ->
     lines = [f"Entries in journal `{journal_id}` — showing {offset}–{offset + len(entries) - 1} of {total}:\n"]
     for i, entry in enumerate(entries, offset):
         title    = entry.get("name") or "(untitled)"
-        entry_id = entry.get("id_random", "")
-        tags     = entry.get("tags") or []
+        entry_id = entry.get("journal_entry_id") or entry.get("id") or ""
+        raw_tags = entry.get("tags") or []
+        tags = raw_tags if isinstance(raw_tags, list) else [t.strip() for t in str(raw_tags).split(",") if t.strip()]
         summary  = entry.get("summary") or ""
-        updated  = (entry.get("updated_at") or entry.get("created_at") or "")[:10]
+        updated  = (entry.get("updated_on") or entry.get("created_on") or "")[:10]
         enabled  = entry.get("enable", True)
 
         status = "" if enabled else " [disabled]"
diff --git a/documentation/ARCH__AE_INTEGRATION.md b/documentation/ARCH__AE_INTEGRATION.md
index 4fbfd80..d11feb4 100644
--- a/documentation/ARCH__AE_INTEGRATION.md
+++ b/documentation/ARCH__AE_INTEGRATION.md
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ POST /v3/crud/journal_entry/search
 ```json
 {
   "query_string": "fulltext search term",
-  "and_filters": [
+  "and": [
     { "field": "tags",       "op": "icontains", "value": "networking" },
     { "field": "created_on", "op": "gte",        "value": "2026-01-01" }
   ],
-  "or_filters": [...],
+  "or": [...],
   "page_size": 20,
   "page": 1,
   "order_by": "-updated_on"