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# Public report download

> Run a browser agent that confirms a public PDF is reachable and captures download evidence.

Use a browser agent to confirm a public report is reachable and capture evidence for downstream processing.

## Evidence goal

* Public file verification without private credentials.
* Download or file evidence that downstream code can process.
* Artifact hygiene: store IDs and source URLs, not bulky file contents in the answer.

## Setup

Use the CLI with a configured model profile. The example starts from a public `govinfo.gov` PDF URL.

## Run it from the CLI

```bash theme={null}
web agent \
  --url https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BUDGET-2025-BUD/pdf/BUDGET-2025-BUD.pdf \
  --allow-domain govinfo.gov \
  "Confirm whether the public PDF is reachable. Return the visible document title or metadata, final URL, and whether a downloadable artifact was captured. Do not navigate away from govinfo.gov."
```

## Expected output

```text theme={null}
Public PDF check

Title or metadata: ...
Final URL: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BUDGET-2025-BUD/pdf/BUDGET-2025-BUD.pdf
Artifact captured: yes/no
```

## Build it into an app

```ts theme={null}
const result = await agent.run({
  startUrl: "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BUDGET-2025-BUD/pdf/BUDGET-2025-BUD.pdf",
  goal:
    "Confirm whether the public PDF is reachable. Return document metadata, final URL, and whether a downloadable artifact was captured.",
});

await saveReportEvidence({
  status: result.status,
  text: result.text,
  artifacts: result.artifacts,
});
```

## Production notes

* Domain policy: `govinfo.gov`.
* Treat downloaded files as untrusted input.
* Store artifact IDs and source URLs with the job.
* Do not put bulky file contents in a final answer.

## Inspect

* Artifacts for captured file evidence.
* Recording for replay.
* Status if the PDF fails to load.
* Debug UI for visible document state.

## Cleanup

The CLI agent closes browsers it creates. If you saved downloaded files locally, delete or archive them according to your retention policy.

## Common failures

* If the PDF viewer opens but no download is captured, use the final URL and visible metadata as evidence.
* If the file is large or slow, keep file processing outside the agent response and hand the artifact to deterministic code.