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Steam plugin

October 23, 2026|

The Steam plugin is a local Steam account on the Agent. Agent 1.1.55 or newer.

Required in China. See Regions.

Install

Open the Agent. System, Settings, Plugins.

Install Steam plugin downloads the plugin. Update Steam plugin replaces it when a newer build is published.

The Plugins page requires agent.plugins. Install and update require the root user.

The file is steamdownloader.exe on Windows and steamdownloader on Linux. It is stored in the Agent plugins directory.

Configure

Add this to config.toml and restart the Agent.

[steam_plugin]
enabled = true
plugin = "steamdownloader.exe"
username = "<steam account>"

On Linux, plugin is steamdownloader.

enabled defaults to false. While it is false, the plugin is installed and idle.

username is the Steam account name.

Sign in

System, Settings, Steam.

The Steam page is shown after the plugin is installed. Sign-in, sign-out, and Test require the root user.

  1. Sign in.
  2. Enter the Steam username and password.
  3. If Steam asks, enter the Steam Guard code, enter the email code, or approve the login in the Steam app, then Continue.

Status values:

StatusMeaning
Not signed inNo saved login
Code requiredSteam Guard or email code
Approval requiredApprove the login in the Steam app
Password requiredThe saved login needs the password again
Signed inThe account is ready
FailedThe last attempt failed

Sign out removes the saved account.

Credential storage

Credentials to the account are stored on the device next to the plugins folder. Ensure file access is restricted.

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