diff --git a/src/ModelCache.cpp b/src/ModelCache.cpp
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+// ModelCache.cpp
+#include "ModelCache.hpp"
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <iomanip>
+#include <thread>
+#include <cstring>
+
+// For HTTP downloads - using libcurl (cross-platform)
+#include <curl/curl.h>
+
+// For hashing URLs to filenames
+#include <openssl/sha.h>
+
+namespace {
+    // CURL write callback
+    size_t writeCallback(void* contents, size_t size, size_t nmemb, void* userp) {
+        size_t totalSize = size * nmemb;
+        auto* stream = static_cast<std::ofstream*>(userp);
+        stream->write(static_cast<const char*>(contents), totalSize);
+        return totalSize;
+    }
+
+    // CURL progress callback
+    int progressCallback(void* clientp, curl_off_t dltotal, curl_off_t dlnow, curl_off_t ultotal, curl_off_t ulnow) {
+        auto* callbacks = static_cast<std::vector<ModelCache::ProgressCallback>*>(clientp);
+        if (callbacks && !callbacks->empty()) {
+            // Note: We'd need to pass URL here, but CURL doesn't make that easy
+            // For now, just track progress internally
+        }
+        return 0; // Return 0 to continue download
+    }
+
+    // Convert URL to SHA256 hash for filename
+    std::string sha256(const std::string& str) {
+        unsigned char hash[SHA256_DIGEST_LENGTH];
+        SHA256(reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char*>(str.c_str()), str.length(), hash);
+        
+        std::ostringstream oss;
+        for (int i = 0; i < SHA256_DIGEST_LENGTH; i++) {
+            oss << std::hex << std::setw(2) << std::setfill('0') << static_cast<int>(hash[i]);
+        }
+        return oss.str();
+    }
+
+    // Determine file extension from URL or Content-Type
+    std::string getExtensionFromUrl(const std::string& url) {
+        // Simple heuristic: look for common 3D model extensions
+        if (url.find(".glb") != std::string::npos || url.find(".GLB") != std::string::npos) {
+            return ".glb";
+        } else if (url.find(".gltf") != std::string::npos || url.find(".GLTF") != std::string::npos) {
+            return ".gltf";
+        } else if (url.find(".fbx") != std::string::npos || url.find(".FBX") != std::string::npos) {
+            return ".fbx";
+        } else if (url.find(".obj") != std::string::npos || url.find(".OBJ") != std::string::npos) {
+            return ".obj";
+        }
+        // Default to GLB for Overte compatibility
+        return ".glb";
+    }
+}
+
+ModelCache& ModelCache::instance() {
+    static ModelCache instance;
+    return instance;
+}
+
+ModelCache::ModelCache() {
+    // Initialize libcurl globally
+    curl_global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_DEFAULT);
+    
+    // Set default cache directory: ~/.cache/starworld/models/
+    const char* home = std::getenv("HOME");
+    if (home) {
+        cacheDir_ = fs::path(home) / ".cache" / "starworld" / "models";
+    } else {
+        cacheDir_ = fs::path("/tmp") / "starworld" / "models";
+    }
+    
+    // Create cache directory if it doesn't exist
+    try {
+        fs::create_directories(cacheDir_);
+        std::cout << "[ModelCache] Cache directory: " << cacheDir_ << std::endl;
+    } catch (const fs::filesystem_error& e) {
+        std::cerr << "[ModelCache] Failed to create cache directory: " << e.what() << std::endl;
+    }
+}
+
+void ModelCache::setCacheDirectory(const fs::path& dir) {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
+    cacheDir_ = dir;
+    try {
+        fs::create_directories(cacheDir_);
+    } catch (const fs::filesystem_error& e) {
+        std::cerr << "[ModelCache] Failed to create cache directory: " << e.what() << std::endl;
+    }
+}
+
+std::string ModelCache::urlToFilename(const std::string& url) const {
+    // Hash the URL to get a unique filename
+    std::string hash = sha256(url);
+    std::string ext = getExtensionFromUrl(url);
+    return hash + ext;
+}
+
+bool ModelCache::isCached(const std::string& url) const {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
+    
+    std::string filename = urlToFilename(url);
+    fs::path localPath = cacheDir_ / filename;
+    
+    return fs::exists(localPath) && fs::is_regular_file(localPath);
+}
+
+std::string ModelCache::getCachedPath(const std::string& url) const {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
+    
+    std::string filename = urlToFilename(url);
+    fs::path localPath = cacheDir_ / filename;
+    
+    if (fs::exists(localPath) && fs::is_regular_file(localPath)) {
+        return localPath.string();
+    }
+    return "";
+}
+
+ModelCache::State ModelCache::getState(const std::string& url) const {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
+    
+    auto it = resources_.find(url);
+    if (it != resources_.end()) {
+        return it->second->state;
+    }
+    return State::NotStarted;
+}
+
+void ModelCache::requestModel(const std::string& url, 
+                              CompletionCallback onComplete,
+                              ProgressCallback onProgress) {
+    // Check if already cached
+    if (isCached(url)) {
+        std::string cachedPath = getCachedPath(url);
+        std::cout << "[ModelCache] Using cached model: " << url << " -> " << cachedPath << std::endl;
+        if (onComplete) {
+            onComplete(url, true, cachedPath);
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+
+    {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
+        
+        // Check if download is already in progress
+        auto it = resources_.find(url);
+        if (it != resources_.end()) {
+            // Download already in progress, just add callbacks
+            if (onComplete) {
+                completionCallbacks_[url].push_back(onComplete);
+            }
+            if (onProgress) {
+                progressCallbacks_[url].push_back(onProgress);
+            }
+            std::cout << "[ModelCache] Download already in progress: " << url << std::endl;
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Create new resource entry
+        auto resource = std::make_shared<ModelResource>();
+        resource->url = url;
+        resource->localPath = cacheDir_ / urlToFilename(url);
+        resource->state = State::Downloading;
+        resources_[url] = resource;
+        
+        // Store callbacks
+        if (onComplete) {
+            completionCallbacks_[url].push_back(onComplete);
+        }
+        if (onProgress) {
+            progressCallbacks_[url].push_back(onProgress);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Start download in background thread
+    std::cout << "[ModelCache] Starting download: " << url << std::endl;
+    std::thread([this, url]() {
+        this->startDownload(url);
+    }).detach();
+}
+
+void ModelCache::startDownload(const std::string& url) {
+    CURL* curl = curl_easy_init();
+    if (!curl) {
+        std::cerr << "[ModelCache] Failed to initialize CURL for: " << url << std::endl;
+        onDownloadComplete(url, false, "Failed to initialize CURL");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    std::shared_ptr<ModelResource> resource;
+    fs::path localPath;
+    {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
+        auto it = resources_.find(url);
+        if (it == resources_.end()) {
+            curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
+            return;
+        }
+        resource = it->second;
+        localPath = resource->localPath;
+    }
+
+    // Open output file
+    std::ofstream outFile(localPath, std::ios::binary);
+    if (!outFile) {
+        std::cerr << "[ModelCache] Failed to open output file: " << localPath << std::endl;
+        curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
+        onDownloadComplete(url, false, "Failed to open output file");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Configure CURL
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, url.c_str());
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION, writeCallback);
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_WRITEDATA, &outFile);
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, 1L);
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_USERAGENT, "Starworld/1.0 (Overte Client for StardustXR)");
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, 30L);
+    
+    // Progress tracking
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_NOPROGRESS, 0L);
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_XFERINFOFUNCTION, progressCallback);
+    
+    // Perform download
+    CURLcode res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
+    outFile.close();
+
+    if (res != CURLE_OK) {
+        std::string error = curl_easy_strerror(res);
+        std::cerr << "[ModelCache] Download failed: " << url << " - " << error << std::endl;
+        
+        // Clean up failed download
+        try {
+            fs::remove(localPath);
+        } catch (...) {}
+        
+        curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
+        onDownloadComplete(url, false, error);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Check HTTP response code
+    long httpCode = 0;
+    curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE, &httpCode);
+    
+    if (httpCode >= 400) {
+        std::cerr << "[ModelCache] HTTP error " << httpCode << " for: " << url << std::endl;
+        
+        try {
+            fs::remove(localPath);
+        } catch (...) {}
+        
+        curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
+        onDownloadComplete(url, false, "HTTP error " + std::to_string(httpCode));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Get download size
+    curl_off_t downloadSize = 0;
+    curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_SIZE_DOWNLOAD_T, &downloadSize);
+    
+    curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
+
+    std::cout << "[ModelCache] Download complete: " << url << " (" << downloadSize << " bytes) -> " << localPath << std::endl;
+    onDownloadComplete(url, true);
+}
+
+void ModelCache::onDownloadComplete(const std::string& url, bool success, const std::string& error) {
+    std::vector<CompletionCallback> callbacks;
+    std::string localPath;
+    
+    {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
+        
+        auto it = resources_.find(url);
+        if (it != resources_.end()) {
+            it->second->state = success ? State::Completed : State::Failed;
+            if (!error.empty()) {
+                it->second->errorMessage = error;
+            }
+            localPath = it->second->localPath.string();
+        }
+        
+        // Get callbacks
+        auto cbIt = completionCallbacks_.find(url);
+        if (cbIt != completionCallbacks_.end()) {
+            callbacks = std::move(cbIt->second);
+            completionCallbacks_.erase(cbIt);
+        }
+        
+        // Clear progress callbacks
+        progressCallbacks_.erase(url);
+    }
+
+    // Call all completion callbacks
+    for (auto& cb : callbacks) {
+        if (cb) {
+            cb(url, success, success ? localPath : "");
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void ModelCache::clearCache() {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
+    
+    try {
+        // Remove all files in cache directory
+        for (const auto& entry : fs::directory_iterator(cacheDir_)) {
+            if (entry.is_regular_file()) {
+                fs::remove(entry.path());
+            }
+        }
+        std::cout << "[ModelCache] Cache cleared" << std::endl;
+    } catch (const fs::filesystem_error& e) {
+        std::cerr << "[ModelCache] Failed to clear cache: " << e.what() << std::endl;
+    }
+    
+    resources_.clear();
+    completionCallbacks_.clear();
+    progressCallbacks_.clear();
+}
diff --git a/src/ModelCache.hpp b/src/ModelCache.hpp
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+// ModelCache.hpp
+// Manages downloading and caching of 3D models from HTTP/HTTPS URLs
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <functional>
+#include <memory>
+#include <mutex>
+#include <filesystem>
+
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+
+class ModelCache {
+public:
+    enum class State {
+        NotStarted,
+        Downloading,
+        Completed,
+        Failed
+    };
+
+    struct ModelResource {
+        std::string url;
+        fs::path localPath;
+        State state = State::NotStarted;
+        size_t bytesReceived = 0;
+        size_t bytesTotal = 0;
+        std::string errorMessage;
+    };
+
+    using ProgressCallback = std::function<void(const std::string& url, size_t bytesReceived, size_t bytesTotal)>;
+    using CompletionCallback = std::function<void(const std::string& url, bool success, const std::string& localPath)>;
+
+    static ModelCache& instance();
+
+    // Request a model from URL. If already cached, returns path immediately via callback.
+    // Otherwise, starts download and calls callback when complete.
+    void requestModel(const std::string& url, 
+                      CompletionCallback onComplete,
+                      ProgressCallback onProgress = nullptr);
+
+    // Synchronous check if model is already cached
+    bool isCached(const std::string& url) const;
+    
+    // Get local path if cached (empty string if not)
+    std::string getCachedPath(const std::string& url) const;
+
+    // Get current state of a model request
+    State getState(const std::string& url) const;
+
+    // Clear all cached models
+    void clearCache();
+
+    // Set cache directory (default: ~/.cache/starworld/models/)
+    void setCacheDirectory(const fs::path& dir);
+    fs::path getCacheDirectory() const { return cacheDir_; }
+
+private:
+    ModelCache();
+    ~ModelCache() = default;
+    ModelCache(const ModelCache&) = delete;
+    ModelCache& operator=(const ModelCache&) = delete;
+
+    // Generate cache filename from URL (using hash)
+    std::string urlToFilename(const std::string& url) const;
+    
+    // Start actual download (runs in background thread)
+    void startDownload(const std::string& url);
+
+    // Handle download completion
+    void onDownloadComplete(const std::string& url, bool success, const std::string& error = "");
+
+    mutable std::mutex mutex_;
+    fs::path cacheDir_;
+    std::unordered_map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<ModelResource>> resources_;
+    
+    // Callbacks stored per URL
+    std::unordered_map<std::string, std::vector<CompletionCallback>> completionCallbacks_;
+    std::unordered_map<std::string, std::vector<ProgressCallback>> progressCallbacks_;
+};