diff --git a/localmentor/utils.py b/localmentor/utils.py
index 25ef71f..4648125 100644
--- a/localmentor/utils.py
+++ b/localmentor/utils.py
@@ -1,24 +1,72 @@
 import os
+import sys
 import requests
+import hashlib
+
+def calculate_sha1(filepath):
+    sha1 = hashlib.sha1()
+    with open(filepath, 'rb') as f:
+        while True:
+            data = f.read(8192)
+            if not data:
+                break
+            sha1.update(data)
+    return sha1.hexdigest()
 
 def download_mentor():
     bin_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'bin')
     mentor_path = os.path.join(bin_dir, 'mentor')
+    hash_path = os.path.join(bin_dir, 'mentor.hash')
+
+    # Hardcoded hash for the latest mentor
+    hardcoded_hash = "6dfab6acf5c33e89e52492f1865eb57d84667e77"
+
+    # Check if mentor.hash exists and matches the hardcoded hash
+    # Here so localmentor works offline 
+    if os.path.exists(hash_path):
+        with open(hash_path, 'r') as hash_file:
+            local_hash = hash_file.read().strip()
+            if local_hash == hardcoded_hash:
+                return  # File is up to date, no need to download
+
+    model_url = "https://remyx.ai/assets/localmentor/0.0.1/mentor"
+    # Perform a HEAD request to get the size of the remote mentor file
+    response = requests.head(model_url)
+    remote_size = int(response.headers.get('content-length', 0))
+
+    # Check if the local mentor is the same size as the remote mentor
+    if os.path.exists(mentor_path):
+        local_size = os.path.getsize(mentor_path)
+        if local_size == remote_size:
+            return
+
+    # If the sizes do not match, or the file does not exist, start/resume download
+    headers = {}
+    if os.path.exists(mentor_path):
+        downloaded_size = os.path.getsize(mentor_path)
+        headers['Range'] = f'bytes={downloaded_size}-'
+    else:
+        downloaded_size = 0
+
+    response = requests.get(model_url, headers=headers, stream=True)
+    total_size = remote_size
 
-    # Create the 'bin/' directory if it does not exist
-    if not os.path.exists(bin_dir):
-        os.makedirs(bin_dir, exist_ok=True)
+    with open(mentor_path, 'ab') as f:  # Append to the file if it exists
+        for chunk in response.iter_content(chunk_size=8192):
+            f.write(chunk)
+            downloaded_size += len(chunk)
+            percentage = 100 * downloaded_size // total_size
+            sys.stdout.write(f'\rDownloading mentor... {percentage}%')
+            sys.stdout.flush()
 
-    # Download mentor file if it does not exist
-    if not os.path.exists(mentor_path):
-        print("Downloading mentor...")
-        model_url = "https://remyx.ai/assets/localmentor/0.0.1/mentor"
-        response = requests.get(model_url, stream=True)
-        with open(mentor_path, 'wb') as f:
-            for chunk in response.iter_content(chunk_size=8192):
-                f.write(chunk)
+    # Make the file executable
+    os.chmod(mentor_path, 0o755)
 
-        # Make the file executable
-        os.chmod(mentor_path, 0o755)
+    # Calculate and write the SHA-1 hash of the downloaded file
+    file_hash = calculate_sha1(mentor_path)
+    with open(hash_path, 'w') as hash_file:
+        hash_file.write(file_hash)
 
-        print("Download complete.")
+    # Clear the line after the download is complete
+    sys.stdout.write('\r' + ' ' * 50 + '\r')
+    sys.stdout.flush()