aria2-download

What This Skill Does

The aria2-download skill acts as a powerful bridge between OpenClaw AI and the high-performance Aria2 download manager. It enables the AI to orchestrate, monitor, and manage complex file downloads directly through an Aria2 RPC interface. By offloading resource-heavy network tasks to Aria2, the agent can handle high-speed multi-threaded downloads across various protocols, including HTTP, FTP, and M3U8 streams. This skill provides full lifecycle management of download tasks, from the initial request using a remote URL to real-time status polling and final verification. It is an essential utility for users who need to automate the capture of large datasets, media files, or long-running software installations without manual intervention.

Installation

To integrate this skill into your environment, use the OpenClaw manager: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/ingress007/aria2-download Ensure your target machine has an operational Aria2 instance running with RPC enabled. You must configure the environment variables ARIA2_RPC_URL, ARIA2_SECRET, and ARIA2_DIR in your shell configuration or agent environment settings to authorize the connection.

Use Cases

• Automated Media Collection: Pair with media parsers to automatically detect and download high-resolution videos or assets from social platforms.
• Batch Data Downloading: Queue multiple large dataset files and allow the AI to track progress and notify you upon completion.
• Headless Infrastructure Management: Integrate with internal build systems to fetch remote artifacts or deployment packages efficiently.
• Workflow Chaining: Use the AI to extract direct download URLs from complex web pages and pipe them immediately into Aria2 for fast background ingestion.

Example Prompts

1. "Download the file at https://example.com/large-archive.zip and tell me when it is finished."
2. "Check the status of my active download gid 88d6 and show me the current speed."
3. "List all active downloads and watch the progress for the current media task."

Tips & Limitations

• Security: Always protect your RPC secret. Do not expose your Aria2 RPC port directly to the public internet without a secure reverse proxy or VPN.
• Permissions: Ensure the user running the agent has write permissions for the directory specified in ARIA2_DIR.
• Monitoring: For long-running tasks, use the watch command to keep the agent updated; however, keep in mind that excessive polling may impact RPC performance on resource-constrained systems.