diff --git a/packages/client-direct/src/index.ts b/packages/client-direct/src/index.ts
index d86869085b0..e8da9d2c73a 100644
--- a/packages/client-direct/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/client-direct/src/index.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import {
 import { stringToUuid } from "@ai16z/eliza";
 import { settings } from "@ai16z/eliza";
 import { createApiRouter } from "./api.ts";
+import * as fs from "fs";
+import * as path from "path";
 const upload = multer({ storage: multer.memoryStorage() });
 
 export const messageHandlerTemplate =
@@ -295,27 +297,63 @@ export class DirectClient {
             }
         );
         this.app.get(
-            "/fine-tune/:assetId",
+            "/fine-tune/:assetId", 
             async (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) => {
                 const assetId = req.params.assetId;
+                const downloadDir = path.join(process.cwd(), 'downloads', assetId);
+                
+                console.log('Download directory:', downloadDir);
+
                 try {
-                    const response = await fetch(`https://api.bageldb.ai/api/v1/asset/${assetId}/download`, {
+                    console.log('Creating directory...');
+                    await fs.promises.mkdir(downloadDir, { recursive: true });
+
+                    console.log('Fetching file...');
+                    const fileResponse = await fetch(`https://api.bageldb.ai/api/v1/asset/${assetId}/download`, {
                         headers: {
                             'X-API-KEY': `${process.env.BAGEL_API_KEY}`
                         }
                     });
+
+                    if (!fileResponse.ok) {
+                        throw new Error(`API responded with status ${fileResponse.status}: ${await fileResponse.text()}`);
+                    }
+
+                    console.log('Response headers:', fileResponse.headers);
+                    
+                    const fileName = fileResponse.headers.get('content-disposition')
+                        ?.split('filename=')[1]
+                        ?.replace(/"/g, '') || 'default_name.txt';
                     
-                    // Forward the content-type header
-                    res.set('Content-Type', response.headers.get('content-type'));
+                    console.log('Saving as:', fileName);
                     
-                    // Convert ReadableStream to Buffer and send
-                    const arrayBuffer = await response.arrayBuffer();
+                    const arrayBuffer = await fileResponse.arrayBuffer();
                     const buffer = Buffer.from(arrayBuffer);
-                    res.send(buffer);
+                    
+                    const filePath = path.join(downloadDir, fileName);
+                    console.log('Full file path:', filePath);
+                    
+                    await fs.promises.writeFile(filePath, buffer);
+                    
+                    // Verify file was written
+                    const stats = await fs.promises.stat(filePath);
+                    console.log('File written successfully. Size:', stats.size, 'bytes');
+
+                    res.json({
+                        success: true,
+                        message: 'Single file downloaded successfully',
+                        downloadPath: downloadDir,
+                        fileCount: 1,
+                        fileName: fileName,
+                        fileSize: stats.size
+                    });
+
                 } catch (error) {
+                    console.error('Detailed error:', error);
                     res.status(500).json({ 
-                        error: 'Failed to forward request to BagelDB',
-                        details: error.message 
+                        error: 'Failed to download files from BagelDB',
+                        details: error.message,
+                        stack: error.stack
                     });
                 }
             }