Downloader Skill
SkillFiles & storageDownloads files, images, or media from URLs using curl, wget, or python scripts. Can handle bulk downloads and save them to a specified directory.
Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.
No other account needed.
Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.
Then ask your AI: use the Downloader Skill skill
What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by next-open-ai/openclawx in presets/workspaces/download-assistant/skills/downloader/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
Use this skill to download resources from the internet to the user's local file system.
Workflow
- Identify the URL(s) to download and the target destination directory. If no directory is specified, default to
~/Downloads/OpenClawX/and inform the user. - Ensure the destination directory exists using
bash(mkdir -p <dir>). - Use a tool like
wgetorcurlvia thebashtool:- Example:
wget -P ~/Downloads/OpenClawX/ <URL> - For multiple files, write urls to a file and use
wget -i <file>.
- Example:
- If downloading media (like video), suggest to the user to use
yt-dlpor similar tools if they are available on the system. - Check if the download succeeded (e.g., using
ls -lon the destination file). - Provide the exact path of the downloaded file(s) to the user.
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 56
- Forks
- 13
- Last commit
- Jun 2026
Advanced
- Catalog kind
- skill
- Gateway key
downloader- Source
- github.com/next-open-ai/openclawx