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Always run `arxiv fetch` first to populate the database with papers from the desired categories and time range.\n\n## Quick Reference\n\n### Fetch Papers from arXiv\n\nDownload papers and store them in the local database:\n\n```bash\narxiv fetch --num-days N --categories CATEGORIES\n```\n\nSee [arxivterminal-fetch.md](references/arxivterminal-fetch.md) for detailed options and examples.\n\n### Search Local Database\n\nSearch papers already fetched into the local database:\n\n```bash\narxiv search QUERY\narxiv search -e -l 20 QUERY    # experimental semantic search, limit 20\n```\n\n**Note:** `arxiv search` launches an interactive UI. 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