NBER CLI v0.8.0 Release Notes

What's New

NBER-CLI Desktop v1 for macOS and Windows. A Tauri 2 desktop app built with React provides a research workspace for browsing the local feed, filtering unread papers, viewing paper details, adjusting settings, and copying citations in BibTeX, APA, MLA, Harvard, Chicago, and GB/T formats.
Local feed sync in the desktop app. The desktop workspace syncs against the same SQLite database as the CLI and reflects read/unread status.
NBER branding. The desktop app uses NBER-CLI icons and assets instead of the default Tauri branding.
Cross-platform build pipeline. Added GitHub Actions workflows to build, normalize artifacts, run smoke tests, validate packages, check signatures, and handle macOS notarization.

Optional server extra. Install the local HTTP service with nber-cli[server]. FastAPI, Uvicorn, and Alembic are no longer part of the default CLI installation.
Independent nber_server package. The HTTP service is now split into its own package while continuing to reuse the existing nber_cli core and SQLite database.
New entry points. The server extra adds nber-server and nber-sidecar commands for running the loopback FastAPI service.
Alembic-managed migrations. Database schema changes are now managed by Alembic. Schema v3 adds the read_status table, and existing v1 and v2 databases upgrade automatically without losing records.

New nber-cli doctor command. Shows the installed and PyPI versions, executable and package locations, config contents, database path, schema version, size, and last recorded activity.
nber-cli doctor --fix-version. Refreshes uvx caches or upgrades installations detected as uv tool, pipx, or pip.

Expanded English and Chinese docs. Added architecture, persistence, configuration, getting-started, testing, and Desktop guides.
Documented the local HTTP API contract and current implementation limits.
Corrected CLI and MCP runtime contracts and Codex integration setup instructions.

Stabilized Desktop smoke tests on alternate local ports.
Added checks for bundled sidecars, installer signatures, and macOS notarization.
Pinned CI dependencies for reliable Linux installs and consistent CLI and desktop release tags.

uv tool install nber-cli==0.8.0
# or
pip install nber-cli==0.8.0
# or
uvx nber-cli==0.8.0

To install with the optional local HTTP server:

uv tool install "nber-cli[server]==0.8.0"

Full Changelog: v0.7.0...v0.8.0
Download: v0.8.0 Release