User guide

Task-oriented documentation for installing, configuring, and operating pplx-export and pplx-ask.

a. Start here

• Getting started — install the commands, initialize configuration, and run the first export.
• Configuration — accounts, cookie sources, output roots, and BOT space settings.

b. Command reference

• pplx-export — index, export, and batch archival commands.
• pplx-ask — streaming search, deep-research, council, and study queries.
• Maintenance commands — re-render, backfill, relations, and synchronization operations.

c. Archives and synchronization

• Archive layout — files, indexes, state, and retained raw responses.
• Conversation modes — artifact boundaries for each supported mode.
• Incremental sync — early stop, checkpoints, and resume behavior.

d. Operations

• Rate limiting — safe request cadence and scheduling.
• Troubleshooting — common failures and recovery paths.

For implementation details, continue to the architecture reading map.