Software downloads

Cmdop can search a public software catalogue and download an application for your machine’s operating system directly into its Downloads folder. This is a search-and-download surface, not a package manager and not part of the Skill/MCP capability marketplace — a download creates a file, the same as downloading it from a browser; it is never installed, run, or turned into a managed capability.

It is off by default

Software downloads are disabled until you turn them on for a machine. Enabling joins that machine to public peer-to-peer discovery for the download, which exposes the machine’s IP to other participants in that transfer — the same trade-off as any peer-to-peer download tool. Turn it on in the web console’s settings for the machine you want it on.

While it is off, the web console does not show a Software section at all — this is a visibility choice, not a security boundary; every other guard (authentication, local-operator checks) stays enforced regardless.

How it works

1. Search the catalogue — it already knows your machine’s operating system and architecture, so results are pre-filtered to what actually runs there.
2. A result shows its size and a verification state before you open it. Verified means the download’s contents match the catalogue’s expected checksum; an unverified result cannot be downloaded. Official is a separate quality signal meaning the file matches a known publisher release — it is not the integrity check.
3. Download for your platform. Progress shows inline; when it finishes, the console offers to reveal the file in your file manager. Cmdop never auto-runs a downloaded file.

You can also browse the catalogue anonymously, without any Cmdop account, and open it in the desktop app from there — the website only opens Cmdop; it does not start a download itself or know which machine you have.

What it is not

• Not the Skill/MCP marketplace. Skills and MCP servers are managed capabilities you install into an agent; software downloads produce an ordinary file. “Install” and “Installed” are marketplace terms and do not apply here.
• Not a package manager. There is no dependency resolution, no uninstall tracking, and no download history — the downloaded file is the record.
• Not seeding. The download stops contributing to the peer-to-peer transfer once it completes.

Common questions

Is software downloads on by default?

No. It is off until you enable it for a specific machine, because turning it on exposes that machine’s IP to the peer-to-peer transfer.

Can I browse the catalogue without an account?

Yes. The public catalogue is anonymous; opening a result in the desktop app is a handoff, and the download itself still requires the feature to be enabled on that machine.

Does Cmdop run the file it downloads?

No. Cmdop never auto-runs a downloaded file. It reveals it in your file manager so you can install or run it yourself.

Related

• Skills — managed, installable agent capabilities.
• MCP integrations — tools an assistant can call.