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+# /// script
+# requires-python = ">=3.12"
+# dependencies = ["requests<3"]
+# ///
+
+import json
+import os
+import requests
+
+MANIFEST_URL = "https://null.formulatrix.dev/Contest/stitch-a-ton-answer/raw/branch/main/answer.json"
+API_ENDPOINT_URL = os.getenv("CONTEST_HOST")+ os.getenv("CONTEST_ENDPOINT")
+DOWNLOAD_DIR = os.getenv("CONTEST_OUTPUT")
+
+def fetch_manifest(url):
+    print(f"fetching manifest from {url}...")
+    try:
+        response = requests.get(url)
+        response.raise_for_status()
+        return response.json()
+    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+        print(f"  ERROR: Could not fetch manifest. Reason: {e}")
+    except json.JSONDecodeError:
+        print("  ERROR: Failed to parse JSON from manifest. The content may not be valid JSON.")
+    return None
+
+def download_image(url, payload, filepath):
+    try:
+        # Use a session for potential connection pooling
+        with requests.Session() as s:
+            with s.post(url, json=payload, stream=True) as response:
+                response.raise_for_status()
+
+                # Write the content to the file in chunks
+                with open(filepath, 'wb') as f:
+                    for chunk in response.iter_content(chunk_size=8192):
+                        f.write(chunk)
+                
+                print(f"  SUCCESS: Saved '{os.path.basename(filepath)}'")
+
+    except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as e:
+        print(f"  ERROR: HTTP error for '{os.path.basename(filepath)}': {e.response.status_code} {e.response.reason}")
+    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+        print(f"  ERROR: Could not download '{os.path.basename(filepath)}'. Reason: {e}")
+
+def main():
+    os.makedirs(DOWNLOAD_DIR, exist_ok=True)
+
+    manifest_data = fetch_manifest(MANIFEST_URL)
+    if not manifest_data:
+        return
+
+    for test_case in manifest_data.get("tests", []):
+        filename = test_case.get("name")
+        request_payload = test_case.get("request")
+
+        if not filename or not request_payload:
+            print(f"Skipping invalid test case: {test_case}")
+            continue
+
+        print(f"Requesting '{filename}'...")
+        output_filepath = os.path.join(DOWNLOAD_DIR, filename)
+        download_image(API_ENDPOINT_URL, request_payload, output_filepath)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
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