download
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Download a file over HTTP(S) with streaming to disk (no memory buffering), SHA-256 integrity hash, and optional resume of interrupted transfers. Filename resolution: explicit param → Content-Disposition → URL tail. Use for binaries, archives, datasets, documents - anything where the agent wants the FILE saved, not its text content read.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | yes | URL of the file to download (http/https) |
| filename | string | null | no | Explicit output filename. When omitted: Content-Disposition → URL tail → "download" |
| resume | boolean | no | Resume an interrupted download when a local partial file exists |
| use_proxy | boolean | no | Route through proxy (default: false; auto-enabled for known blocked domains) |
| cookies | array | no | Cookies to send with the request: `"name=value"` strings or CDP-style objects `{"name","value","domain",...}` for gated downloads |
Raw JSON schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"required": [
"url"
],
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"url": {
"description": "URL of the file to download (http/https)",
"type": "string"
},
"filename": {
"description": "Explicit output filename. When omitted: Content-Disposition → URL tail → \"download\"",
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"default": null
},
"resume": {
"description": "Resume an interrupted download when a local partial file exists",
"type": "boolean",
"default": false
},
"use_proxy": {
"description": "Route through proxy (default: false; auto-enabled for known blocked domains)",
"type": "boolean",
"default": false
},
"cookies": {
"description": "Cookies to send with the request: `\"name=value\"` strings or\nCDP-style objects `{\"name\",\"value\",\"domain\",...}` for gated downloads",
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"default": []
}
}
}