diff --git a/src/browser/pw-tools-core.test.ts b/src/browser/pw-tools-core.test.ts
index da0b6af9c..965d41485 100644
--- a/src/browser/pw-tools-core.test.ts
+++ b/src/browser/pw-tools-core.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@ import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 
 let currentPage: Record<string, unknown> | null = null;
 let currentRefLocator: Record<string, unknown> | null = null;
-let pageState: { console: unknown[]; armIdUpload: number; armIdDialog: number };
+let pageState: {
+  console: unknown[];
+  armIdUpload: number;
+  armIdDialog: number;
+  armIdDownload: number;
+};
 
 const sessionMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   getPageForTargetId: vi.fn(async () => {
@@ -26,7 +31,12 @@ describe("pw-tools-core", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     currentPage = null;
     currentRefLocator = null;
-    pageState = { console: [], armIdUpload: 0, armIdDialog: 0 };
+    pageState = {
+      console: [],
+      armIdUpload: 0,
+      armIdDialog: 0,
+      armIdDownload: 0,
+    };
     for (const fn of Object.values(sessionMocks)) fn.mockClear();
   });
 
@@ -279,6 +289,113 @@ describe("pw-tools-core", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("waits for the next download and saves it", async () => {
+    let downloadHandler: ((download: unknown) => void) | undefined;
+    const on = vi.fn((event: string, handler: (download: unknown) => void) => {
+      if (event === "download") downloadHandler = handler;
+    });
+    const off = vi.fn();
+
+    const saveAs = vi.fn(async () => {});
+    const download = {
+      url: () => "https://example.com/file.bin",
+      suggestedFilename: () => "file.bin",
+      saveAs,
+    };
+
+    currentPage = { on, off };
+
+    const mod = await importModule();
+    const p = mod.waitForDownloadViaPlaywright({
+      cdpUrl: "http://127.0.0.1:18792",
+      targetId: "T1",
+      path: "/tmp/file.bin",
+      timeoutMs: 1000,
+    });
+
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    expect(downloadHandler).toBeDefined();
+    downloadHandler?.(download);
+
+    const res = await p;
+    expect(saveAs).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/tmp/file.bin");
+    expect(res.path).toBe("/tmp/file.bin");
+  });
+
+  it("clicks a ref and saves the resulting download", async () => {
+    let downloadHandler: ((download: unknown) => void) | undefined;
+    const on = vi.fn((event: string, handler: (download: unknown) => void) => {
+      if (event === "download") downloadHandler = handler;
+    });
+    const off = vi.fn();
+
+    const click = vi.fn(async () => {});
+    currentRefLocator = { click };
+
+    const saveAs = vi.fn(async () => {});
+    const download = {
+      url: () => "https://example.com/report.pdf",
+      suggestedFilename: () => "report.pdf",
+      saveAs,
+    };
+
+    currentPage = { on, off };
+
+    const mod = await importModule();
+    const p = mod.downloadViaPlaywright({
+      cdpUrl: "http://127.0.0.1:18792",
+      targetId: "T1",
+      ref: "e12",
+      path: "/tmp/report.pdf",
+      timeoutMs: 1000,
+    });
+
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    expect(downloadHandler).toBeDefined();
+    expect(click).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ timeout: 1000 });
+
+    downloadHandler?.(download);
+
+    const res = await p;
+    expect(saveAs).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/tmp/report.pdf");
+    expect(res.path).toBe("/tmp/report.pdf");
+  });
+
+  it("waits for a matching response and returns its body", async () => {
+    let responseHandler: ((resp: unknown) => void) | undefined;
+    const on = vi.fn((event: string, handler: (resp: unknown) => void) => {
+      if (event === "response") responseHandler = handler;
+    });
+    const off = vi.fn();
+    currentPage = { on, off };
+
+    const resp = {
+      url: () => "https://example.com/api/data",
+      status: () => 200,
+      headers: () => ({ "content-type": "application/json" }),
+      text: async () => '{"ok":true,"value":123}',
+    };
+
+    const mod = await importModule();
+    const p = mod.responseBodyViaPlaywright({
+      cdpUrl: "http://127.0.0.1:18792",
+      targetId: "T1",
+      url: "**/api/data",
+      timeoutMs: 1000,
+      maxChars: 10,
+    });
+
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    expect(responseHandler).toBeDefined();
+    responseHandler?.(resp);
+
+    const res = await p;
+    expect(res.url).toBe("https://example.com/api/data");
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(res.body).toBe('{"ok":true');
+    expect(res.truncated).toBe(true);
+  });
+
   it("rewrites strict mode violations into snapshot hints", async () => {
     const click = vi.fn(async () => {
       throw new Error(
diff --git a/src/browser/server.test.ts b/src/browser/server.test.ts
index bac528cbd..f406db7ba 100644
--- a/src/browser/server.test.ts
+++ b/src/browser/server.test.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ const pwMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   clickViaPlaywright: vi.fn(async () => {}),
   closePageViaPlaywright: vi.fn(async () => {}),
   closePlaywrightBrowserConnection: vi.fn(async () => {}),
+  downloadViaPlaywright: vi.fn(async () => ({
+    url: "https://example.com/report.pdf",
+    suggestedFilename: "report.pdf",
+    path: "/tmp/report.pdf",
+  })),
   dragViaPlaywright: vi.fn(async () => {}),
   evaluateViaPlaywright: vi.fn(async () => "ok"),
   fillFormViaPlaywright: vi.fn(async () => {}),
@@ -32,6 +37,12 @@ const pwMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   navigateViaPlaywright: vi.fn(async () => ({ url: "https://example.com" })),
   pdfViaPlaywright: vi.fn(async () => ({ buffer: Buffer.from("pdf") })),
   pressKeyViaPlaywright: vi.fn(async () => {}),
+  responseBodyViaPlaywright: vi.fn(async () => ({
+    url: "https://example.com/api/data",
+    status: 200,
+    headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
+    body: '{"ok":true}',
+  })),
   resizeViewportViaPlaywright: vi.fn(async () => {}),
   selectOptionViaPlaywright: vi.fn(async () => {}),
   setInputFilesViaPlaywright: vi.fn(async () => {}),
@@ -40,6 +51,11 @@ const pwMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
     buffer: Buffer.from("png"),
   })),
   typeViaPlaywright: vi.fn(async () => {}),
+  waitForDownloadViaPlaywright: vi.fn(async () => ({
+    url: "https://example.com/report.pdf",
+    suggestedFilename: "report.pdf",
+    path: "/tmp/report.pdf",
+  })),
   waitForViaPlaywright: vi.fn(async () => {}),
 }));
 
@@ -558,6 +574,51 @@ describe("browser control server", () => {
       timeoutMs: 5678,
     });
 
+    const waitDownload = await realFetch(`${base}/wait/download`, {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+      body: JSON.stringify({ path: "/tmp/report.pdf", timeoutMs: 1111 }),
+    }).then((r) => r.json());
+    expect(waitDownload).toMatchObject({ ok: true });
+    expect(pwMocks.waitForDownloadViaPlaywright).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      cdpUrl: cdpBaseUrl,
+      targetId: "abcd1234",
+      path: "/tmp/report.pdf",
+      timeoutMs: 1111,
+    });
+
+    const download = await realFetch(`${base}/download`, {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+      body: JSON.stringify({ ref: "e12", path: "/tmp/report.pdf" }),
+    }).then((r) => r.json());
+    expect(download).toMatchObject({ ok: true });
+    expect(pwMocks.downloadViaPlaywright).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      cdpUrl: cdpBaseUrl,
+      targetId: "abcd1234",
+      ref: "e12",
+      path: "/tmp/report.pdf",
+      timeoutMs: undefined,
+    });
+
+    const responseBody = await realFetch(`${base}/response/body`, {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+      body: JSON.stringify({
+        url: "**/api/data",
+        timeoutMs: 2222,
+        maxChars: 10,
+      }),
+    }).then((r) => r.json());
+    expect(responseBody).toMatchObject({ ok: true });
+    expect(pwMocks.responseBodyViaPlaywright).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      cdpUrl: cdpBaseUrl,
+      targetId: "abcd1234",
+      url: "**/api/data",
+      timeoutMs: 2222,
+      maxChars: 10,
+    });
+
     const consoleRes = (await realFetch(`${base}/console?level=error`).then(
       (r) => r.json(),
     )) as { ok: boolean; messages?: unknown[] };