How do i give _spotlight access to home directory?

I have added a folder inside a homefolder and now it is not found in spotlight and i checked the folder permission and _spotlight is not listed and i cannot add it.

There should be an inherited ACL entry for spotlight on the home directory itself in fact that provides it to everything "down" from there. Without fixing that first you'll get the same thing on the next folder you make.

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