Timeout and help improvements

cli/root.go

@@ -24,9 +24,12 @@ var apiKeyFlag string
 
 var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "dune",
-	Short: "Dune CLI — interact with the Dune Analytics API",
-	Long: "A command-line interface for interacting with the Dune Analytics API.\n" +
-		"Manage queries, execute them, and retrieve results.",
+	Short: "Dune CLI — query, explore, and manage blockchain data on Dune Analytics",
+	Long: "A command-line interface for the Dune Analytics platform.\n\n" +
+		"Discover datasets across the Dune catalog, execute SQL queries (DuneSQL dialect),\n" +
+		"retrieve execution results, and manage your saved queries — all from the terminal.\n\n" +
+		"Authenticate with an API key via --api-key, the DUNE_API_KEY environment variable,\n" +
+		"or by running `dune auth`.",
 	PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 		if cmd.Annotations["skipAuth"] == "true" {
 			return nil

cmd/dataset/dataset.go

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import "github.com/spf13/cobra"
 func NewDatasetCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "dataset",
-		Short: "Manage Dune datasets",
+		Short: "Discover and explore datasets across the Dune catalog",
 	}
 	cmd.AddCommand(newSearchCmd())
 	return cmd

cmd/dataset/search.go

@@ -13,21 +13,26 @@ import (
 func newSearchCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "search",
-		Short: "Search for datasets across the Dune catalog",
+		Short: "Search for tables and datasets across the Dune catalog",
+		Long: "Natural-language table discovery across the Dune catalog. Use this command\n" +
+			"to find concrete table names for use in SQL queries.\n\n" +
+			"Filter by category (canonical for chain primitives, decoded for ABI-level\n" +
+			"events/calls, spell for curated datasets, community for user-contributed),\n" +
+			"by blockchain, schema, dataset type, or ownership scope.",
 		RunE:  runSearch,
 	}
 
-	cmd.Flags().String("query", "", "search query text")
-	cmd.Flags().StringArray("categories", nil, "filter by category (canonical, decoded, spell, community)")
-	cmd.Flags().StringArray("blockchains", nil, "filter by blockchain")
-	cmd.Flags().StringArray("dataset-types", nil, "filter by dataset type")
-	cmd.Flags().StringArray("schemas", nil, "filter by schema")
-	cmd.Flags().String("owner-scope", "", "ownership filter (all, me, team)")
-	cmd.Flags().Bool("include-private", false, "include private datasets")
-	cmd.Flags().Bool("include-schema", false, "include column schema in results")
-	cmd.Flags().Bool("include-metadata", false, "include metadata in results")
-	cmd.Flags().Int32("limit", 20, "maximum number of results")
-	cmd.Flags().Int32("offset", 0, "pagination offset")
+	cmd.Flags().String("query", "", "natural-language search intent or entity hints (e.g. 'uniswap v3 swaps'); use '*' to browse without keyword bias")
+	cmd.Flags().StringArray("categories", nil, "filter by table family: canonical (chain primitives), decoded (ABI-level events/calls), spell (curated datasets), community (user-contributed)")
+	cmd.Flags().StringArray("blockchains", nil, "chain scope to reduce ambiguity and improve ranking (e.g. ethereum, solana)")
+	cmd.Flags().StringArray("dataset-types", nil, "fine-grained dataset type filter: dune_table, decoded_table, spell, uploaded_table, transformation_table, transformation_view")
+	cmd.Flags().StringArray("schemas", nil, "schema/namespace constraint for high precision (e.g. dex, uniswap_v3_ethereum)")
+	cmd.Flags().String("owner-scope", "", "ownership filter: all, me, or team; does NOT automatically include private datasets")
+	cmd.Flags().Bool("include-private", false, "widen results to include private datasets visible to the authenticated user/team alongside public ones")
+	cmd.Flags().Bool("include-schema", false, "include column-level schema (name, type, nullable) for every result; useful when preparing SQL")
+	cmd.Flags().Bool("include-metadata", false, "include category-specific metadata (page_rank_score, description, abi_type, contract_name, project_name, etc.)")
+	cmd.Flags().Int32("limit", 20, "number of results per page; use 5-15 for quick checks, 20-50 for deeper exploration")
+	cmd.Flags().Int32("offset", 0, "pagination offset; use previous response pagination info for next page")
 	output.AddFormatFlag(cmd, "text")
 
 	return cmd

cmd/docs/docs.go

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import "github.com/spf13/cobra"
 func NewDocsCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:         "docs",
-		Short:       "Search and browse Dune documentation",
+		Short:       "Search the Dune documentation for guides, API references, and examples",
 		Annotations: map[string]string{"skipAuth": "true"},
 	}
 	cmd.AddCommand(newSearchCmd())

cmd/docs/search.go

@@ -14,15 +14,17 @@ const defaultMCPEndpoint = "https://docs.dune.com/mcp"
 func newSearchCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:         "search",
-		Short:       "Search the Dune documentation",
+		Short:       "Search the Dune documentation for guides, API references, and code examples",
+		Long: "Search across all Dune documentation pages including guides, API references,\n" +
+			"DuneSQL syntax, and code examples. Does not require authentication.",
 		Annotations: map[string]string{"skipAuth": "true"},
 		RunE:        runSearch,
 	}
 
-	cmd.Flags().String("query", "", "search query text (required)")
+	cmd.Flags().String("query", "", "search query text, e.g. 'DuneSQL date functions' or 'API authentication' (required)")
 	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("query")
-	cmd.Flags().Bool("api-reference-only", false, "prioritize API reference pages")
-	cmd.Flags().Bool("code-only", false, "prioritize pages with code examples")
+	cmd.Flags().Bool("api-reference-only", false, "prioritize API reference pages over conceptual guides")
+	cmd.Flags().Bool("code-only", false, "prioritize pages with executable examples and code snippets")
 	cmd.Flags().String("mcp-endpoint", defaultMCPEndpoint, "MCP server endpoint URL")
 	_ = cmd.Flags().MarkHidden("mcp-endpoint")
 	output.AddFormatFlag(cmd, "text")

cmd/execution/execution.go

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import "github.com/spf13/cobra"
 func NewExecutionCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "execution",
-		Short: "Manage query executions",
+		Short: "Retrieve and inspect query execution results",
 	}
 	cmd.AddCommand(newResultsCmd())
 	return cmd

cmd/execution/results.go

@@ -2,23 +2,38 @@ package execution
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/duneanalytics/cli/cmdutil"
 	"github.com/duneanalytics/cli/output"
+	"github.com/duneanalytics/duneapi-client-go/dune"
 	"github.com/duneanalytics/duneapi-client-go/models"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
+// PollInterval controls the polling interval when waiting for execution results.
+var PollInterval = 2 * time.Second
+
 func newResultsCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "results <execution-id>",
-		Short: "Fetch results of a query execution",
-		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
-		RunE:  runResults,
+		Short: "Get execution results for a query execution by execution ID",
+		Long: "Retrieve the results of a query execution. By default, waits for the execution\n" +
+			"to complete (up to the timeout) before returning results.\n\n" +
+			"Behavior:\n" +
+			"  1. Checks the current execution status\n" +
+			"  2. If still running: polls until complete or timeout is reached\n" +
+			"  3. If completed: returns the result data\n" +
+			"  4. If failed/cancelled: returns the error details\n\n" +
+			"Use --no-wait to return the current state immediately without polling.",
+		Args: cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+		RunE: runResults,
 	}
 
-	cmd.Flags().Int("limit", 0, "maximum number of rows to return (0 = all)")
-	cmd.Flags().Int("offset", 0, "number of rows to skip")
+	cmd.Flags().Int("limit", 0, "maximum number of result rows to return (0 = all)")
+	cmd.Flags().Int("offset", 0, "number of rows to skip before returning results, used for pagination")
+	cmd.Flags().Bool("no-wait", false, "return the current execution state immediately without waiting for completion")
+	cmd.Flags().Int("timeout", 300, "maximum seconds to wait for the execution to complete before timing out")
 	output.AddFormatFlag(cmd, "text")
 
 	return cmd
@@ -29,6 +44,7 @@ func runResults(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 
 	limit, _ := cmd.Flags().GetInt("limit")
 	offset, _ := cmd.Flags().GetInt("offset")
+	noWait, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("no-wait")
 
 	if limit < 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("limit must be non-negative, got %d", limit)
@@ -46,11 +62,39 @@ func runResults(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 
 	client := cmdutil.ClientFromCmd(cmd)
+
+	if noWait {
+		resp, err := client.QueryResultsV2(executionID, opts)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return handleResultsResponse(cmd, executionID, resp)
+	}
+
+	timeout, _ := cmd.Flags().GetInt("timeout")
+	intervalSec := int(PollInterval.Seconds())
+	maxRetries := timeout
+	if intervalSec > 0 {
+		maxRetries = timeout / intervalSec
+	}
+	if maxRetries < 1 {
+		maxRetries = 1
+	}
+
+	exec := dune.NewExecution(client, executionID)
+	if _, err := exec.WaitGetResults(PollInterval, maxRetries); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Fetch final results with any limit/offset options.
 	resp, err := client.QueryResultsV2(executionID, opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	return handleResultsResponse(cmd, executionID, resp)
+}
 
+func handleResultsResponse(cmd *cobra.Command, executionID string, resp *models.ResultsResponse) error {
 	switch resp.State {
 	case "QUERY_STATE_COMPLETED":
 		return output.DisplayResults(cmd, resp)