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+// Packer config for the `litellm-agent-runtime` AMI.
+//
+// Builds an Ubuntu 24.04 AMI in the BYOC AWS account containing:
+//   - node 24, python 3.13, git, gh CLI, uv, bun
+//   - the litellm-agent-runtime daemon stub (replaced in Epic C)
+//   - systemd unit `litellm-agent-runtime.service` (autostart on boot)
+//
+// Two boot modes are honoured by the daemon, switched via the
+// `LITELLM_AGENT_MODE` env in EC2 user-data:
+//   - `session`: cold-boot, daemon hits /v1/internal/sessions/{sid}/bootstrap
+//   - `warm`:    warm-pool, daemon idles waiting for hydrate (B2)
+//
+// Build:
+//   packer init litellm-agent-runtime.pkr.hcl
+//   packer build -var "aws_profile=litellm-poc" litellm-agent-runtime.pkr.hcl
+
+packer {
+  required_plugins {
+    amazon = {
+      source  = "github.com/hashicorp/amazon"
+      version = ">= 1.3.0"
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+variable "aws_profile" {
+  type        = string
+  default     = "litellm-poc"
+  description = "Local AWS CLI profile to use for the build."
+}
+
+variable "region" {
+  type        = string
+  default     = "us-west-2"
+  description = "Region in which to build the AMI."
+}
+
+variable "instance_type" {
+  type        = string
+  default     = "t3.large"
+  description = "Builder instance type. Stays under the t3.large safety cap."
+}
+
+variable "source_ami_filter_owner" {
+  type    = string
+  default = "099720109477"  // Canonical
+}
+
+variable "source_ami_filter_name" {
+  type    = string
+  default = "ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd-gp3/ubuntu-noble-24.04-amd64-server-*"
+}
+
+variable "ami_name_prefix" {
+  type    = string
+  default = "litellm-agent-runtime"
+}
+
+variable "ami_users" {
+  type        = list(string)
+  default     = []
+  description = "AWS account IDs to share the AMI with. Empty = private."
+}
+
+source "amazon-ebs" "litellm-agent-runtime" {
+  profile       = var.aws_profile
+  region        = var.region
+  instance_type = var.instance_type
+
+  ami_name        = "${var.ami_name_prefix}-{{timestamp}}"
+  ami_description = "LiteLLM agent runtime — node24/py3.13/git/gh/uv/bun + daemon stub"
+  ami_users       = var.ami_users
+
+  source_ami_filter {
+    filters = {
+      name                = var.source_ami_filter_name
+      root-device-type    = "ebs"
+      virtualization-type = "hvm"
+      architecture        = "x86_64"
+    }
+    owners      = [var.source_ami_filter_owner]
+    most_recent = true
+  }
+
+  ssh_username = "ubuntu"
+
+  // Use IMDSv2 only.
+  imds_support = "v2.0"
+
+  tags = {
+    Name             = "${var.ami_name_prefix}"
+    BuiltBy          = "litellm-packer"
+    Source           = "litellm-agent-runtime.pkr.hcl"
+    LitellmManagedBy = "agent-vm-provider"
+  }
+
+  run_tags = {
+    Name             = "${var.ami_name_prefix}-builder"
+    LitellmManagedBy = "agent-vm-provider"
+  }
+}
+
+build {
+  name = "litellm-agent-runtime"
+
+  sources = ["source.amazon-ebs.litellm-agent-runtime"]
+
+  // Wait for cloud-init to finish so apt isn't locked.
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    inline = [
+      "cloud-init status --wait || true",
+      "sudo mkdir -p /opt/litellm-agent-runtime",
+    ]
+  }
+
+  // Apt deps + python 3.13 PPA + node 24 + uv + bun.
+  // Each install pinned to current major versions; uv/bun are versioned
+  // releases pulled by their official installers.
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    script = "scripts/install-runtime.sh"
+  }
+
+  // Drop the daemon stub + systemd unit.
+  provisioner "file" {
+    source      = "files/daemon-stub.py"
+    destination = "/tmp/daemon-stub.py"
+  }
+
+  provisioner "file" {
+    source      = "files/litellm-agent-runtime.service"
+    destination = "/tmp/litellm-agent-runtime.service"
+  }
+
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    inline = [
+      "sudo install -m 0755 /tmp/daemon-stub.py /opt/litellm-agent-runtime/daemon",
+      "sudo install -m 0644 /tmp/litellm-agent-runtime.service /etc/systemd/system/litellm-agent-runtime.service",
+      "sudo systemctl daemon-reload",
+      "sudo systemctl enable litellm-agent-runtime.service",
+    ]
+  }
+}