diff --git a/bin/cli.js b/bin/cli.js
index 965719658..3b2e3be06 100644
--- a/bin/cli.js
+++ b/bin/cli.js
@@ -86,8 +86,10 @@ function openUrl(url) {
 }
 
 // Load resources from local file or fetch remotely using shared loader
-async function loadData() {
-  return loadCatalog();
+async function loadData(options = {}) {
+  const cliArgs = process.argv.slice(2);
+  const shouldRefresh = cliArgs.includes("--refresh") || cliArgs.includes("-r");
+  return loadCatalog({ ...options, refresh: options.refresh || shouldRefresh });
 }
 
 async function loadMatchmakerData() {
diff --git a/bin/lib/catalog.js b/bin/lib/catalog.js
index b8a5621ca..e326345fd 100644
--- a/bin/lib/catalog.js
+++ b/bin/lib/catalog.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
 
 let cachedCatalog = null;
 
-export const DEFAULT_CACHE_TTL_MS = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000; // 24 hours
+export const DEFAULT_CACHE_TTL_MS = 4 * 60 * 60 * 1000; // 4 hours auto-refresh TTL
 
 export function getMilestone(totalCount) {
   const count = Number(totalCount);
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ export function clearPersistentCache() {
  */
 export async function fetchLiveCatalog(timeoutMs = 4000, fetchFn = fetch) {
   const candidateUrls = [
-    "https://ritualdev.in/data.json",
     "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RitualDev-Lab/DevShelf/main/site/data.json",
+    "https://ritualdev.in/data.json",
     "https://devshelf.ritualdev.in/data.json",
   ];