diff --git a/docs/tools/skills.md b/docs/tools/skills.md
index 770f8066f..e1a5c25d9 100644
--- a/docs/tools/skills.md
+++ b/docs/tools/skills.md
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ Fields under `metadata.clawdbot`:
 - `requires.env` — list; env var must exist **or** be provided in config.
 - `requires.config` — list of `clawdbot.json` paths that must be truthy.
 - `primaryEnv` — env var name associated with `skills.entries.<name>.apiKey`.
-- `install` — optional array of installer specs used by the macOS Skills UI (brew/node/go/uv).
+- `install` — optional array of installer specs used by the macOS Skills UI (brew/node/go/uv/download).
 
 Note on sandboxing:
 - `requires.bins` is checked on the **host** at skill load time.
@@ -134,10 +134,13 @@ metadata: {"clawdbot":{"emoji":"♊️","requires":{"bins":["gemini"]},"install"
 
 Notes:
 - If multiple installers are listed, the gateway picks a **single** preferred option (brew when available, otherwise node).
+- If all installers are `download`, Clawdbot lists each entry so you can see the available artifacts.
+- Installer specs can include `os: ["darwin"|"linux"|"win32"]` to filter options by platform.
 - Node installs honor `skills.install.nodeManager` in `clawdbot.json` (default: npm; options: npm/pnpm/yarn/bun).
   This only affects **skill installs**; the Gateway runtime should still be Node
   (Bun is not recommended for WhatsApp/Telegram).
 - Go installs: if `go` is missing and `brew` is available, the gateway installs Go via Homebrew first and sets `GOBIN` to Homebrew’s `bin` when possible.
+ - Download installs: `url` (required), `archive` (`tar.gz` | `tar.bz2` | `zip`), `extract` (default: auto when archive detected), `stripComponents`, `targetDir` (default: `~/.clawdbot/tools/<skillKey>`).
 
 If no `metadata.clawdbot` is present, the skill is always eligible (unless
 disabled in config or blocked by `skills.allowBundled` for bundled skills).
diff --git a/src/agents/skills-install.ts b/src/agents/skills-install.ts
index 3f30cf66a..4cbc2234b 100644
--- a/src/agents/skills-install.ts
+++ b/src/agents/skills-install.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import fs from "node:fs";
 import path from "node:path";
+import { Readable } from "node:stream";
+import { pipeline } from "node:stream/promises";
 
 import type { ClawdbotConfig } from "../config/config.js";
 import { resolveBrewExecutable } from "../infra/brew.js";
 import { runCommandWithTimeout } from "../process/exec.js";
-import { resolveUserPath } from "../utils.js";
+import { CONFIG_DIR, ensureDir, resolveUserPath } from "../utils.js";
 import {
   hasBinary,
   loadWorkspaceSkillEntries,
@@ -13,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   type SkillInstallSpec,
   type SkillsInstallPreferences,
 } from "./skills.js";
+import { resolveSkillKey } from "./skills/frontmatter.js";
 
 export type SkillInstallRequest = {
   workspaceDir: string;
@@ -112,11 +115,163 @@ function buildInstallCommand(
       if (!spec.package) return { argv: null, error: "missing uv package" };
       return { argv: ["uv", "tool", "install", spec.package] };
     }
+    case "download": {
+      return { argv: null, error: "download install handled separately" };
+    }
     default:
       return { argv: null, error: "unsupported installer" };
   }
 }
 
+function resolveDownloadTargetDir(entry: SkillEntry, spec: SkillInstallSpec): string {
+  if (spec.targetDir?.trim()) return resolveUserPath(spec.targetDir);
+  const key = resolveSkillKey(entry.skill, entry);
+  return path.join(CONFIG_DIR, "tools", key);
+}
+
+function resolveArchiveType(spec: SkillInstallSpec, filename: string): string | undefined {
+  const explicit = spec.archive?.trim().toLowerCase();
+  if (explicit) return explicit;
+  const lower = filename.toLowerCase();
+  if (lower.endsWith(".tar.gz") || lower.endsWith(".tgz")) return "tar.gz";
+  if (lower.endsWith(".tar.bz2") || lower.endsWith(".tbz2")) return "tar.bz2";
+  if (lower.endsWith(".zip")) return "zip";
+  return undefined;
+}
+
+async function downloadFile(
+  url: string,
+  destPath: string,
+  timeoutMs: number,
+): Promise<{ bytes: number }> {
+  const controller = new AbortController();
+  const timeout = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), Math.max(1_000, timeoutMs));
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch(url, { signal: controller.signal });
+    if (!response.ok || !response.body) {
+      throw new Error(`Download failed (${response.status} ${response.statusText})`);
+    }
+    await ensureDir(path.dirname(destPath));
+    const file = fs.createWriteStream(destPath);
+    const body = response.body;
+    const readable =
+      typeof (body as NodeJS.ReadableStream).pipe === "function"
+        ? (body as NodeJS.ReadableStream)
+        : Readable.fromWeb(body as Parameters<typeof Readable.fromWeb>[0]);
+    await pipeline(readable, file);
+    const stat = await fs.promises.stat(destPath);
+    return { bytes: stat.size };
+  } finally {
+    clearTimeout(timeout);
+  }
+}
+
+async function extractArchive(params: {
+  archivePath: string;
+  archiveType: string;
+  targetDir: string;
+  stripComponents?: number;
+  timeoutMs: number;
+}): Promise<{ stdout: string; stderr: string; code: number | null }> {
+  const { archivePath, archiveType, targetDir, stripComponents, timeoutMs } = params;
+  if (archiveType === "zip") {
+    if (!hasBinary("unzip")) {
+      return { stdout: "", stderr: "unzip not found on PATH", code: null };
+    }
+    const argv = ["unzip", "-q", archivePath, "-d", targetDir];
+    return await runCommandWithTimeout(argv, { timeoutMs });
+  }
+
+  if (!hasBinary("tar")) {
+    return { stdout: "", stderr: "tar not found on PATH", code: null };
+  }
+  const argv = ["tar", "xf", archivePath, "-C", targetDir];
+  if (typeof stripComponents === "number" && Number.isFinite(stripComponents)) {
+    argv.push("--strip-components", String(Math.max(0, Math.floor(stripComponents))));
+  }
+  return await runCommandWithTimeout(argv, { timeoutMs });
+}
+
+async function installDownloadSpec(params: {
+  entry: SkillEntry;
+  spec: SkillInstallSpec;
+  timeoutMs: number;
+}): Promise<SkillInstallResult> {
+  const { entry, spec, timeoutMs } = params;
+  const url = spec.url?.trim();
+  if (!url) {
+    return {
+      ok: false,
+      message: "missing download url",
+      stdout: "",
+      stderr: "",
+      code: null,
+    };
+  }
+
+  let filename = "";
+  try {
+    const parsed = new URL(url);
+    filename = path.basename(parsed.pathname);
+  } catch {
+    filename = path.basename(url);
+  }
+  if (!filename) filename = "download";
+
+  const targetDir = resolveDownloadTargetDir(entry, spec);
+  await ensureDir(targetDir);
+
+  const archivePath = path.join(targetDir, filename);
+  let downloaded = 0;
+  try {
+    const result = await downloadFile(url, archivePath, timeoutMs);
+    downloaded = result.bytes;
+  } catch (err) {
+    const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+    return { ok: false, message, stdout: "", stderr: message, code: null };
+  }
+
+  const archiveType = resolveArchiveType(spec, filename);
+  const shouldExtract = spec.extract ?? Boolean(archiveType);
+  if (!shouldExtract) {
+    return {
+      ok: true,
+      message: `Downloaded to ${archivePath}`,
+      stdout: `downloaded=${downloaded}`,
+      stderr: "",
+      code: 0,
+    };
+  }
+
+  if (!archiveType) {
+    return {
+      ok: false,
+      message: "extract requested but archive type could not be detected",
+      stdout: "",
+      stderr: "",
+      code: null,
+    };
+  }
+
+  const extractResult = await extractArchive({
+    archivePath,
+    archiveType,
+    targetDir,
+    stripComponents: spec.stripComponents,
+    timeoutMs,
+  });
+  const success = extractResult.code === 0;
+  return {
+    ok: success,
+    message: success
+      ? `Downloaded and extracted to ${targetDir}`
+      : formatInstallFailureMessage(extractResult),
+    stdout: extractResult.stdout.trim(),
+    stderr: extractResult.stderr.trim(),
+    code: extractResult.code,
+  };
+}
+
 async function resolveBrewBinDir(timeoutMs: number, brewExe?: string): Promise<string | undefined> {
   const exe = brewExe ?? (hasBinary("brew") ? "brew" : resolveBrewExecutable());
   if (!exe) return undefined;
@@ -167,6 +322,9 @@ export async function installSkill(params: SkillInstallRequest): Promise<SkillIn
       code: null,
     };
   }
+  if (spec.kind === "download") {
+    return await installDownloadSpec({ entry, spec, timeoutMs });
+  }
 
   const prefs = resolveSkillsInstallPreferences(params.config);
   const command = buildInstallCommand(spec, prefs);
diff --git a/src/agents/skills-status.ts b/src/agents/skills-status.ts
index ae876dd57..231b8a863 100644
--- a/src/agents/skills-status.ts
+++ b/src/agents/skills-status.ts
@@ -100,36 +100,49 @@ function normalizeInstallOptions(
 ): SkillInstallOption[] {
   const install = entry.clawdbot?.install ?? [];
   if (install.length === 0) return [];
-  const preferred = selectPreferredInstallSpec(install, prefs);
-  if (!preferred) return [];
-  const { spec, index } = preferred;
-  const id = (spec.id ?? `${spec.kind}-${index}`).trim();
-  const bins = spec.bins ?? [];
-  let label = (spec.label ?? "").trim();
-  if (spec.kind === "node" && spec.package) {
-    label = `Install ${spec.package} (${prefs.nodeManager})`;
-  }
-  if (!label) {
-    if (spec.kind === "brew" && spec.formula) {
-      label = `Install ${spec.formula} (brew)`;
-    } else if (spec.kind === "node" && spec.package) {
+
+  const platform = process.platform;
+  const filtered = install.filter((spec) => {
+    const osList = spec.os ?? [];
+    return osList.length === 0 || osList.includes(platform);
+  });
+  if (filtered.length === 0) return [];
+
+  const toOption = (spec: SkillInstallSpec, index: number): SkillInstallOption => {
+    const id = (spec.id ?? `${spec.kind}-${index}`).trim();
+    const bins = spec.bins ?? [];
+    let label = (spec.label ?? "").trim();
+    if (spec.kind === "node" && spec.package) {
       label = `Install ${spec.package} (${prefs.nodeManager})`;
-    } else if (spec.kind === "go" && spec.module) {
-      label = `Install ${spec.module} (go)`;
-    } else if (spec.kind === "uv" && spec.package) {
-      label = `Install ${spec.package} (uv)`;
-    } else {
-      label = "Run installer";
     }
+    if (!label) {
+      if (spec.kind === "brew" && spec.formula) {
+        label = `Install ${spec.formula} (brew)`;
+      } else if (spec.kind === "node" && spec.package) {
+        label = `Install ${spec.package} (${prefs.nodeManager})`;
+      } else if (spec.kind === "go" && spec.module) {
+        label = `Install ${spec.module} (go)`;
+      } else if (spec.kind === "uv" && spec.package) {
+        label = `Install ${spec.package} (uv)`;
+      } else if (spec.kind === "download" && spec.url) {
+        const url = spec.url.trim();
+        const last = url.split("/").pop();
+        label = `Download ${last && last.length > 0 ? last : url}`;
+      } else {
+        label = "Run installer";
+      }
+    }
+    return { id, kind: spec.kind, label, bins };
+  };
+
+  const allDownloads = filtered.every((spec) => spec.kind === "download");
+  if (allDownloads) {
+    return filtered.map((spec, index) => toOption(spec, index));
   }
-  return [
-    {
-      id,
-      kind: spec.kind,
-      label,
-      bins,
-    },
-  ];
+
+  const preferred = selectPreferredInstallSpec(filtered, prefs);
+  if (!preferred) return [];
+  return [toOption(preferred.spec, preferred.index)];
 }
 
 function buildSkillStatus(
diff --git a/src/agents/skills.buildworkspaceskillstatus.test.ts b/src/agents/skills.buildworkspaceskillstatus.test.ts
index 3a29d409e..c4d78c18d 100644
--- a/src/agents/skills.buildworkspaceskillstatus.test.ts
+++ b/src/agents/skills.buildworkspaceskillstatus.test.ts
@@ -109,4 +109,33 @@ describe("buildWorkspaceSkillStatus", () => {
       }
     }
   });
+
+  it("filters install options by OS", async () => {
+    const workspaceDir = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "clawdbot-"));
+    const skillDir = path.join(workspaceDir, "skills", "install-skill");
+
+    await writeSkill({
+      dir: skillDir,
+      name: "install-skill",
+      description: "OS-specific installs",
+      metadata:
+        '{"clawdbot":{"requires":{"bins":["missing-bin"]},"install":[{"id":"mac","kind":"download","os":["darwin"],"url":"https://example.com/mac.tar.bz2"},{"id":"linux","kind":"download","os":["linux"],"url":"https://example.com/linux.tar.bz2"},{"id":"win","kind":"download","os":["win32"],"url":"https://example.com/win.tar.bz2"}]}}',
+    });
+
+    const report = buildWorkspaceSkillStatus(workspaceDir, {
+      managedSkillsDir: path.join(workspaceDir, ".managed"),
+    });
+    const skill = report.skills.find((entry) => entry.name === "install-skill");
+
+    expect(skill).toBeDefined();
+    if (process.platform === "darwin") {
+      expect(skill?.install.map((opt) => opt.id)).toEqual(["mac"]);
+    } else if (process.platform === "linux") {
+      expect(skill?.install.map((opt) => opt.id)).toEqual(["linux"]);
+    } else if (process.platform === "win32") {
+      expect(skill?.install.map((opt) => opt.id)).toEqual(["win"]);
+    } else {
+      expect(skill?.install).toEqual([]);
+    }
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/agents/skills/frontmatter.ts b/src/agents/skills/frontmatter.ts
index a40c82b17..abc761db0 100644
--- a/src/agents/skills/frontmatter.ts
+++ b/src/agents/skills/frontmatter.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ function parseInstallSpec(input: unknown): SkillInstallSpec | undefined {
   const kindRaw =
     typeof raw.kind === "string" ? raw.kind : typeof raw.type === "string" ? raw.type : "";
   const kind = kindRaw.trim().toLowerCase();
-  if (kind !== "brew" && kind !== "node" && kind !== "go" && kind !== "uv") {
+  if (kind !== "brew" && kind !== "node" && kind !== "go" && kind !== "uv" && kind !== "download") {
     return undefined;
   }
 
@@ -47,9 +47,16 @@ function parseInstallSpec(input: unknown): SkillInstallSpec | undefined {
   if (typeof raw.label === "string") spec.label = raw.label;
   const bins = normalizeStringList(raw.bins);
   if (bins.length > 0) spec.bins = bins;
+  const osList = normalizeStringList(raw.os);
+  if (osList.length > 0) spec.os = osList;
   if (typeof raw.formula === "string") spec.formula = raw.formula;
   if (typeof raw.package === "string") spec.package = raw.package;
   if (typeof raw.module === "string") spec.module = raw.module;
+  if (typeof raw.url === "string") spec.url = raw.url;
+  if (typeof raw.archive === "string") spec.archive = raw.archive;
+  if (typeof raw.extract === "boolean") spec.extract = raw.extract;
+  if (typeof raw.stripComponents === "number") spec.stripComponents = raw.stripComponents;
+  if (typeof raw.targetDir === "string") spec.targetDir = raw.targetDir;
 
   return spec;
 }
diff --git a/src/agents/skills/types.ts b/src/agents/skills/types.ts
index 1b39b77d6..9cda1bd6e 100644
--- a/src/agents/skills/types.ts
+++ b/src/agents/skills/types.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,18 @@ import type { Skill } from "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent";
 
 export type SkillInstallSpec = {
   id?: string;
-  kind: "brew" | "node" | "go" | "uv";
+  kind: "brew" | "node" | "go" | "uv" | "download";
   label?: string;
   bins?: string[];
+  os?: string[];
   formula?: string;
   package?: string;
   module?: string;
+  url?: string;
+  archive?: string;
+  extract?: boolean;
+  stripComponents?: number;
+  targetDir?: string;
 };
 
 export type ClawdbotSkillMetadata = {