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Expand Up @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ The `lms get` command allows you to search and download models from online repos

Models you download via `lms get` will be stored in your LM Studio model directory.

### Flags
### Flags
```lms_params
- name: "[modelName]"
type: "string"
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type: "flag"
optional: true
description: "Always prompt you to choose a quantization, even when an exact match is auto-selected."
- name: "-y, --yes"
type: "flag"
optional: true
description: "Automatically approve prompts (useful for scripting). If multiple models match, the first is used. If multiple download options exist, the recommended option is chosen."
```

## Download a model
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lms get llama-3.1-8b
```

### Specify quantization
Download from a Hugging Face URL:

```shell
lms get https://huggingface.co/lmstudio-community/Qwen3.5-9B-GGUF
```

## Specify quantization

Download a specific model quantization:
You can select a quantization by adding the `@` character followed by the desired quantization. Options will depend on what's available in the repository, but popular options are: `q4_k_m` and `q8_0`.

Download a specific quantization:

```shell
lms get llama-3.1-8b@q4_k_m
```

### Filter by format
Download a specific quantization from a Hugging Face URL:

```shell
lms get https://huggingface.co/lmstudio-community/Qwen3.5-9B-GGUF@q4_k_m
```

## Filter by format

Show only MLX or GGUF models:

Expand All @@ -76,3 +94,9 @@ Always show all options:
lms get --always-show-all-results
lms get --always-show-download-options
```

Non-interactive (auto-approve prompts):

```shell
lms get llama-3.1-8b --yes
```