arXivTerminal

CLI tool for managing arXiv papers with local database storage.

Quick Reference

Fetch Papers from arXiv

When you need to download papers from arXiv and store them locally:

• Use

  arxiv fetch --num-days N --categories CATEGORIES

• See arxivterminal-fetch.md for detailed options and examples

Search Local Database

When you need to search papers already in your local database:

• Use

  arxiv search QUERY

• See arxivterminal-search.md for search options including experimental semantic search

Show Papers by Date

When you need to view papers from a specific time period:

• Use

  arxiv show --days-ago N

• See arxivterminal-show.md for details

Database Statistics

When you need to check what's in your database:

• Use

  arxiv stats

• See arxivterminal-stats.md for output format

Database Management

When you need to clean up or reset your database:

• Use

  arxiv delete-all

• See arxivterminal-management.md for database location and backup procedures

Data Storage

• Database:

  ~/Library/Application Support/arxivterminal/papers.db

• Logs:

  ~/Library/Logs/arxivterminal/arxivterminal.log

Common Workflows

Daily Research Workflow

arxiv fetch --num-days 1 --categories cs.AI,cs.CL
arxiv search -e -l 20 "large language models"

Weekly Review

arxiv fetch --num-days 7 --categories cs.AI,cs.LG,cs.CV
arxiv stats