Make CLI search defaults faster - #71
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Summary
This PR makes the CLI
paper-search searchpath faster by default while preserving broad coverage as an explicit opt-in.Changes:
fastandfastestsource presets.fastthe default source preset: OpenAlex, Crossref, arXiv, PubMed, Europe PMC.fastonly whenPAPER_SEARCH_MCP_SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY/SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEYis configured.--exhaustive -s all.Why
Some sources are excellent for retrieval or exhaustive discovery, but are poor defaults for a broad topic query:
fast.This keeps the CLI responsive for default agent workflows without removing any source.
Verification
uv run pytest tests/test_fallback.py tests/test_semantic.py -q # 10 passed, 6 skippedLocal benchmark on a broad SDM query showed the old path could spend ~16s when anonymous Semantic Scholar hit 429s, while the curated fast set avoids that retry delay. Source overlap checks also showed arXiv contributed unique results, so it stays in the default fast set.