Why is this skill necessary for Claude?

The standard browser tool in Claude cannot directly download files to the local filesystem. This skill provides a workaround to bridge that gap.

Can I download files from Google Drive?

Yes, the skill includes specific implementation patterns and curl flags designed to handle Google Drive's download export mechanism.

How does the authentication work?

It extracts the active session cookies from the browser environment and passes them to the curl command to maintain the authenticated state during the download.

Is it secure to use cookies this way?

The skill uses the cookies already present in your active browser session to perform the download locally on your machine via the terminal.

What happens if a site blocks curl?

The skill provides tips on using specific headers like User-Agent to mimic a real browser, and offers alternative workflows like full-page screenshots.

Browser Download Manager

Name: Browser Download Manager
Author: flosrn

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浏览器自动化

Facilitates downloading files from authenticated web sessions by leveraging browser cookies and curl commands.

The Browser Download Manager skill bridges a critical gap in standard AI browser tools by enabling the download of files, exports, and attachments from authenticated sessions. By providing a standardized workflow to extract session cookies and pass them to curl, this skill allows Claude to handle tasks like saving Gmail attachments or Google Drive files that would otherwise be inaccessible. It ensures that session state is preserved, allowing for secure and efficient data retrieval from password-protected websites and complex web applications.

主要功能

01Curl-based downloading with authenticated headers

02Session cookie extraction via browser evaluate

03Handling of complex redirects and custom User-Agents

04Fallback methods including full-page screenshots and PDF printing

050 GitHub stars

06Predefined patterns for Google Drive and Gmail attachments

使用场景

01Retrieving email attachments during automated data processing workflows

02Downloading invoices or reports from authenticated billing portals

03Exporting data files from SaaS dashboards that require active login sessions

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add flosrn/.claude browser-download

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT