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name: project_ampipit
description: AMPIPIT (A Modular Pre-install Post-Install Tool) — Howard's active Rust+Slint Windows deploy/recovery toolkit, being migrated into ClaudeTools as a private Gitea submodule. Will fold into GuruRMM.
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  type: project
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AMPIPIT is Howard's active Rust + Slint portable Windows deployment/recovery toolkit (single .exe,
runs live + in WinPE/WinRE). Currently at `C:\AMPIPIT` as its own git repo; Phases 0-5 code-complete
(832+ tests), Phase 6 hardware validation pending. NOT merely a "reference program" — it is a real
project under active development (supersedes the stale framing in [[project_masterbooter]] which
lists it as reference-only).

**Migration in progress (2026-06-23):** bringing AMPIPIT into ClaudeTools as a **git submodule** at
`projects/msp-tools/ampipit`, matching the guru-rmm / guru-connect pattern (own repo on the ACG
Gitea `git.azcomputerguru.com`, referenced as a submodule). Active feature: a recovery partition
with the **GuruRMM agent + built-in repair-script library** baked in, so offline/broken Windows can
phone home for repair (Claude diagnoses via RMM, directs repair scripts — no direct shell). Spike
verdict GO-WITH-WORK. Design slice: `C:\AMPIPIT\docs\RECOVERY_RMM_DESIGN_SLICE.md`.

**Why / hard constraints (Howard, 2026-06-23):**
- **Do NOT lose any of the existing work** — preserve full git history; back up to a verified second
  remote (Gitea) BEFORE removing anything; remove `C:\AMPIPIT` only after full verification.
- **No public GitHub.** Howard is deleting the old public `github.com/Howweird/AMPIPIT` repo. AMPIPIT
  must live PRIVATE on the ACG Gitea only. Drop the github remote after Gitea is verified.
- **Follow Mike's rules for Guru projects.** AMPIPIT already encodes the 3rd-party rule as ADR-047
  (first-party core; non-MS binaries only via the PE tool registry / RemoteAccessProvider / RmmAdapter
  traits). The GuruRMM agent rides that pluggable path, never hardcoded into core.

**How to apply:** When working on AMPIPIT, root the session in the AMPIPIT repo dir so its own
`CLAUDE.md`, coding/code-review/security-review agents, and the `ampipit-build` skill load. Use the
`ampipit-build` skill. Sensitive-domain changes (BCD/partition/WIM/USMT/recovery partition) require
the coding -> code-review -> security-review chain.