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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import argparse
+import json
+import ipaddress 
+
+from subprocess import check_output
+
+def _get_available_machines() -> list:
+    output = check_output(['nix', 'flake', 'show', '--json'])
+    parsed_output = json.loads(output)
+    machines = parsed_output.get('nixosConfigurations', dict()).keys()
+    return list(machines)
+
+def _validate_ip(ip: str) -> bool:
+    try:
+        ipaddress.ip_address(ip)
+        return True
+    except ValueError:
+        return False
+
+def get_machine_config(machine_name: str) -> dict:
+    output = check_output(['nix', 'eval', '--json', f'.#nixosConfigurations.{machine_name}.config.kropcloud'])
+    return json.loads(output)
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Install a machine')
+    parser.add_argument('machine_name', type=str, help='The name of the machine to install')
+    parser.add_argument('machine_ip', type=str, help='The ip of the machine to install')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    machine_name = args.machine_name
+    if not machine_name in _get_available_machines():
+        raise ValueError(f'Machine {machine_name} not found, available machines are: {_get_available_machines()}')
+
+    if _validate_ip(args.machine_ip):
+        raise ValueError(f'Invalid IP address {args.machine_ip}')
+
+    machine_config = get_machine_config(machine_name)
+    print(machine_config)
+    # We are bootstraping the machine first because we need their ssh keys
+    bootstrap_machine()
+
+    # while not check_ssh_connection():
+    #     time.sleep(5)
+
+    # # connect and get ssh keys
+
+    # ssh_key = get_ssh_key()
+
+    # install_machine()
+
+    return 0
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    raise SystemExit(main())
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