diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 993d309..79cc4d7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -109,6 +109,23 @@ Response: {
 }
 ```
 
+#### Download File
+
+```http
+GET /files/download?file_id=1
+# or
+GET /files/download?file_path=path/to/file.txt
+# or
+GET /files/download/path/to/file.txt
+
+Response: raw file contents with a Content-Disposition attachment header.
+```
+
+Use the download endpoints when you want a browser-friendly attachment URL
+instead of the JSON metadata returned by `/files/get`. Text files are returned as
+`text/plain`; binary files are decoded from `binary_content_b64` and returned as
+`application/octet-stream` with a `Content-Length` header.
+
 #### List Files
 
 ```http
diff --git a/routes/index.ts b/routes/index.ts
index ade1972..b3bc6a9 100644
--- a/routes/index.ts
+++ b/routes/index.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ This is a simple file server API, it has the following API:
 
 /health - Health check
 /files/get?file_path=... - Get a file
+/files/download?file_path=... - Download a file as an attachment
+/files/download/path/to/file.txt - Download a file path as an attachment
 /files/list - List all files
 /files/upsert - Upsert a file
 
diff --git a/tests/routes/files.test.ts b/tests/routes/files.test.ts
index 196c354..8ba36e4 100644
--- a/tests/routes/files.test.ts
+++ b/tests/routes/files.test.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ test("binary file operations", async () => {
 test("file download operations", async () => {
   const { axios } = await getTestServer()
 
-  await axios.post("/files/upsert", {
+  const createRes = await axios.post("/files/upsert", {
     file_path: "/download-test.txt",
     text_content: "Test download content",
   })
@@ -80,6 +80,15 @@ test("file download operations", async () => {
     'attachment; filename="download-test.txt"',
   )
 
+  const downloadByIdRes = await axios.get("/files/download", {
+    params: { file_id: createRes.data.file.file_id },
+  })
+  expect(downloadByIdRes.status).toBe(200)
+  expect(downloadByIdRes.data).toBe("Test download content")
+  expect(downloadByIdRes.headers.get("content-disposition")).toBe(
+    'attachment; filename="download-test.txt"',
+  )
+
   expect(
     axios.get("/files/download", {
       params: { file_path: "/missing-file.txt" },
@@ -112,6 +121,25 @@ test("file download operations2", async () => {
   })
 })
 
+test("nested file download path preserves subdirectories", async () => {
+  const { axios } = await getTestServer()
+
+  await axios.post("/files/upsert", {
+    file_path: "/nested/path/download-test3.txt",
+    text_content: "Nested download content",
+  })
+
+  const successRes = await axios.get(
+    "/files/download/nested/path/download-test3.txt",
+  )
+  expect(successRes.status).toBe(200)
+  expect(successRes.data).toBe("Nested download content")
+  expect(successRes.headers.get("content-type")).toBe("text/plain")
+  expect(successRes.headers.get("content-disposition")).toBe(
+    'attachment; filename="download-test3.txt"',
+  )
+})
+
 test("file delete operations", async () => {
   const { axios } = await getTestServer()