# Zeus

> Zeus is a free, open-source (Apache-2.0), local-first download helper for AI assistants, made by Verne Ltd. (Dhaka, Bangladesh). It lets agents such as Claude Code, Cursor or Codex download files reliably through the Model Context Protocol: it resumes interrupted transfers, rescues failed browser downloads through a Chrome/Edge extension, uses a website login only after a person approves that site, verifies every file, and sends no telemetry. Status: pre-alpha (October 2026); the source is public on GitHub.

- Maker: Verne Ltd., https://vernesystems.com
- License: Apache-2.0; free; no account; no telemetry
- Platforms: pre-alpha builds for Windows x64 and Linux x64; macOS later. Browser extension for Chrome and Edge (source on GitHub, not yet packaged), Firefox later
- Agent interface: Model Context Protocol (MCP) tools named zeus_*; a local JSON-RPC API for everything else
- Safety: approvals are human-only; the browser cookie database is never read; cookies are held in memory for at most 15 minutes
- Status: pre-alpha; release 0.0.1a (unsigned, Windows x64 and Linux x64) on GitHub, and a hosted pre-alpha in the browser at https://zeus.103.191.50.32.sslip.io/
- Source: https://github.com/ArefinAlter/zeus (app), https://github.com/ArefinAlter/zeus-core (engine), https://github.com/ArefinAlter/zeus-extension (browser extension)
- Sibling product: Ogun, a developer platform for data pipelines and agent benchmarks built on the same engine (https://ogun-site.vercel.app)

## Product

- [Home](https://zeus-site-bay.vercel.app/): Zeus lets Claude Code, Cursor and other AI assistants download files reliably: it resumes, rescues failed browser downloads and asks you before using any login.
- [Console preview](https://zeus-site-bay.vercel.app/preview/): Explore a simulated Zeus workspace: a download queue, link inbox, agent plans and permission review. Sample data only, with no downloads or daemon connection.
- [How it works](https://zeus-site-bay.vercel.app/how-it-works/): A step-by-step walkthrough of Zeus: how your AI asks, how Zeus downloads and resumes, how you approve logins, and how every file is verified.
- [Features](https://zeus-site-bay.vercel.app/features/): Everything Zeus does: resumes after crashes, downloads in parallel parts, rescues browser downloads, uses logins only with consent, and verifies every file.
- [Safety](https://zeus-site-bay.vercel.app/safety/): How Zeus keeps you in control: human-only approvals, cookies never stored, no access to browser password files, prompt-injection defences and a kill switch.
- [Use cases](https://zeus-site-bay.vercel.app/use-cases/): How researchers, AI tinkerers, archivists, creators and developers can use Zeus to let their AI download papers, datasets, models and large files safely.
- [Get started](https://zeus-site-bay.vercel.app/get-started/): Try the Zeus 0.0.1a pre-alpha in your browser on a private sandbox, or download it for Windows or Linux.
- [Roadmap](https://zeus-site-bay.vercel.app/roadmap/): Where Zeus is today and what comes next: the first alpha, download plans for whole collections, a desktop app and 1.0. Plus what Zeus will never do.

## Learn

- [FAQ](https://zeus-site-bay.vercel.app/faq/): Answers about Zeus: what it is, price, availability, which AI assistants it works with, how it handles logins and cookies, and who makes it.
- [Glossary](https://zeus-site-bay.vercel.app/glossary/): Plain-English definitions of the terms around Zeus: MCP, AI agents, resumable and segmented downloads, checksums, cookies, consent, provenance and more.
- [Compare](https://zeus-site-bay.vercel.app/compare/): How Zeus compares with your browser’s downloader, desktop download managers and letting an AI agent run curl or wget, for AI-driven downloads.

## Company

- [About](https://zeus-site-bay.vercel.app/about/): Zeus is made by Verne Ltd., a forward-deployed AI engineering firm in Dhaka. Why we are building Zeus, the principles behind it, and how to reach us.
- [Brand & press](https://zeus-site-bay.vercel.app/brand/): Download the Zeus logo, mark and artwork, see the colours and typefaces, read the boilerplate and find out how to refer to Zeus correctly.
- [Art credits](https://zeus-site-bay.vercel.app/credits/): Every painting, sculpture and typeface on this site, with its museum, photographer, licence and source page, and how each image was treated.

## Legal

- [Legal](https://zeus-site-bay.vercel.app/legal/): All legal documents for Zeus and its website: privacy, terms of use, acceptable use, cookies, trademarks, licenses, security, accessibility.
- [Acceptable use](https://zeus-site-bay.vercel.app/legal/acceptable-use/): How Zeus may and may not be used: lawful downloads only, no circumventing access controls, captchas or copy protection, respect for websites and people.
- [Accessibility](https://zeus-site-bay.vercel.app/legal/accessibility/): Our accessibility commitment for the Zeus website: WCAG 2.2 AA as the target, what we have done, known limitations and how to tell us about a barrier.
- [Company details](https://zeus-site-bay.vercel.app/legal/company/): Zeus is published by Verne Ltd., Dhaka, Bangladesh. Legal entity, registered address, registration identifiers and contact details.
- [Cookie notice](https://zeus-site-bay.vercel.app/legal/cookies/): This website sets no cookies and uses no local storage, analytics or tracking. That is why there is no cookie banner. Here is exactly what we mean.
- [Extension privacy](https://zeus-site-bay.vercel.app/legal/extension-privacy/): The Zeus browser extension collects no data and sends nothing to any server. What it touches, when, why, and how you control it. For Chrome and Edge.
- [Licenses](https://zeus-site-bay.vercel.app/legal/licenses/): The open-source licenses behind Zeus and this website: Apache-2.0 for the software, the SIL Open Font License for the typefaces, and our notices.
- [Privacy policy](https://zeus-site-bay.vercel.app/legal/privacy/): How Zeus and this website handle personal data: no cookies, no analytics, no telemetry. What we process when you email us, and your rights.
- [Security policy](https://zeus-site-bay.vercel.app/legal/security/): How to report a security vulnerability in Zeus or this website, what is in scope, how we respond, and our safe-harbour commitment to researchers.
- [Terms of use](https://zeus-site-bay.vercel.app/legal/terms/): The terms for using the Zeus website, how the Apache-2.0 license governs the software, the pre-alpha disclaimer, liability and governing law.
- [Trademark policy](https://zeus-site-bay.vercel.app/legal/trademark/): How you may refer to Zeus and use its logo, what forks must do, and what needs our permission. The open-source license does not cover our marks.

## Optional

- [Full text of this site](https://zeus-site-bay.vercel.app/llms-full.txt): every page above as plain text
- [Verne](https://vernesystems.com): the company that makes Zeus