diff --git a/src/art/backend.py b/src/art/backend.py
index 9fa95c0e..0b5ed2fc 100644
--- a/src/art/backend.py
+++ b/src/art/backend.py
@@ -140,12 +140,14 @@ async def _experimental_pull_from_s3(
         verbose: bool = False,
         delete: bool = False,
         only_step: int | Literal["latest"] | None = None,
+        exclude: list[Literal["checkpoints", "logs", "trajectories"]] | None = None,
     ) -> None:
         """Download the model directory from S3 into file system where the LocalBackend is running. Right now this can be used to pull trajectory logs for processing or model checkpoints.
 
         Args:
             only_step: If specified, only pull this specific step. Can be an int for a specific step,
                       or "latest" to pull only the latest checkpoint. If None, pulls all steps.
+            exclude: List of directories to exclude from sync. Valid options: "checkpoints", "logs", "trajectories".
         """
         response = await self._client.post(
             "/_experimental_pull_from_s3",
@@ -156,6 +158,7 @@ async def _experimental_pull_from_s3(
                 "verbose": verbose,
                 "delete": delete,
                 "only_step": only_step,
+                "exclude": exclude,
             },
             timeout=600,
         )
diff --git a/src/art/cli.py b/src/art/cli.py
index 6c7c4903..1585e633 100644
--- a/src/art/cli.py
+++ b/src/art/cli.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import json
 import socket
-from typing import Any, AsyncIterator
+from typing import Any, AsyncIterator, Literal
 
 import pydantic
 import typer
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ async def _experimental_pull_from_s3(
         prefix: str | None = Body(None),
         verbose: bool = Body(False),
         delete: bool = Body(False),
+        only_step: int | Literal["latest"] | None = Body(None),
+        exclude: list[Literal["checkpoints", "logs", "trajectories"]] | None = Body(None),
     ):
         await backend._experimental_pull_from_s3(
             model=model,
@@ -108,6 +110,8 @@ async def _experimental_pull_from_s3(
             prefix=prefix,
             verbose=verbose,
             delete=delete,
+            only_step=only_step,
+            exclude=exclude,
         )
 
     @app.post("/_experimental_push_to_s3")