Sockseek is a command-line music downloader for the Soulseek peer-to-peer network, written in C# (.NET). It searches the Soulseek network for songs and albums, ranks candidates using a sophisticated multi-level sorting algorithm (bitrate, format, user reputation, etc.), and downloads the best match. The application supports multiple input sources: free-text search strings, Spotify/YouTube/Bandcamp/MusicBrainz URLs, CSV files, Soulseek links, and list files. It can run as a one-shot CLI tool or as a persistent daemon with an HTTP API and SignalR real-time event hub for remote control and live progress monitoring. Architecturally, the codebase is modular with four main projects: `Sockseek.Core` (core domain logic, search, download orchestration, extractors, file management), `Sockseek.Cli` (CLI entry point, interactive mode, progress rendering), `Sockseek.Server` (ASP.NET Core daemon with SignalR, event coalescing, state store), and `Sockseek.Api` (DTOs, JSON serialization context, client library). The system uses an event-driven architecture for decoupled progress reporting and state management. Extensive unit and integration tests (over 50 test files) and performance benchmarks (BenchmarkDotNet) ensure reliability and performance. Key features include incremental search result projection (album folders, aggregate tracks), a flexible profile system with condition-based auto-profiles, file condition evaluation (bitrate, sample rate, strict title/artist/album matching), fallback downloads via yt-dlp, stale download detection, and post-download command execution with variable substitution. The daemon exposes a full REST API and OpenAPI specification, enabling remote CLI clients and potential third-party integrations.