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name: feedback_rmm_identify_by_ip
description: When the offending/target machine is known by external IP, identify the RMM agent by matching the IP — don't recon every candidate.
metadata:
  type: feedback
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When a task names a machine by its external IP (e.g. an auth-failure source from a server log), identify the RMM endpoint by **matching that IP**, not by dispatching recon to every candidate agent and inspecting them.

**Why:** Mike pushed back twice (2026-05-30) for probing both Pavon machines (Curves + Raiders) to find which had a stray GuruConnect client, when the offending external IP was already known. Matching IP is one lookup; reconning all candidates is noisy and slow.

**How to apply:** Get the source IP from the relevant server's logs first. To map IP -> agent: GuruRMM does NOT yet store agent IPs (no local_ip/external_ip fields — see GuruRMM todo 7459428e, 2026-05-30), so until that lands, have only the *candidate* endpoints report their external IP (`Invoke-RestMethod ipify`) and match — or narrow candidates by site/client first. Once the server stamps external_ip from X-Forwarded-For, query `/api/agents` directly. Related: [[reference_gitea_internal]].