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+"""Process-wide registry of VM providers, keyed by provider name."""
+
+from typing import Dict
+
+from litellm.proxy.agent_session_endpoints.vm_providers.base import AgentVMProvider
+from litellm.proxy.agent_session_endpoints.vm_providers.noop import NoopVMProvider
+
+_REGISTRY: Dict[str, AgentVMProvider] = {}
+
+
+def register_vm_provider(provider: AgentVMProvider) -> None:
+    """Register a provider by ``provider.name``. Last-write-wins; tests
+    use this to swap in a fresh ``NoopVMProvider`` between cases."""
+    _REGISTRY[provider.name] = provider
+
+
+def get_vm_provider(name: str) -> AgentVMProvider:
+    """Return the registered provider for ``name``.
+
+    Lazily instantiates a default ``NoopVMProvider`` on first access so
+    tests don't need a setup hook just to use the noop.
+    """
+    if name not in _REGISTRY:
+        if name == "noop":
+            _REGISTRY[name] = NoopVMProvider()
+        else:
+            raise KeyError(f"No VM provider registered for '{name}'")
+    return _REGISTRY[name]
+
+
+def reset_vm_provider_registry() -> None:
+    """Test helper: drop all registered providers."""
+    _REGISTRY.clear()