intel-amt-linux — native Linux GUI + CLI for Intel AMT / vPro out-of-band management. Unofficial Linux launcher for Intel® Manageability Commander (Intel® MC 2.4.0). The only Linux-native tool with full Intel AMT feature parity. MeshCommander alternative, IPMI alternative, iLO alternative for Intel vPro Enterprise on Linux.
INSTALL
yay -S intel-amt-linux
First launch downloads Intel® Manageability Commander 2.4.0 from Intel's servers (~45MB, SHA256 verified). Stored under /opt/intel-amt-linux/upstream/. Subsequent launches are instant. No Wine, no VM, no Windows required.
WHAT IT DOES
Full out-of-band (OOB) management of Intel AMT / vPro machines from Linux. Works even when the target machine is powered off, OS is crashed, or the network stack is down. True lights-out management for Intel vPro Enterprise.
- Power on / off / reset / power cycle — works with machine fully off
- Boot override: PXE network boot, USB, CD/DVD, BIOS setup
- Serial-over-LAN (SOL) — remote text console, works pre-OS and in BIOS
- IDER — boot from ISO image over the network (virtual media, virtual USB, virtual DVD)
- KVM remote desktop — view and control the screen (CCM: user consent required; ACM: full headless, no consent)
- System inventory: AMT version, CSME firmware version, hardware info
- Audit log viewer — track all AMT access and power events
- TLS certificate provisioning and management
- WiFi profile management for AMT wireless
- OS keyring credential vault — encrypted AMT password storage via
libsecret(GNOME) orkwallet(KDE) - AMT NIC configuration CLI — read or change AMT NIC IP (DHCP or static), independent of the OS
COMPATIBLE HARDWARE
Intel vPro Enterprise with AMT 6.0 or later. Tested on:
- Sandy Bridge through Meteor Lake / Core Ultra (AMT 7.0 through 18.x)
- Alder Lake / Raptor Lake CSME 16.1+ — TLS-only enforcement handled automatically
- OEMs: Lenovo ThinkPad/ThinkStation/ThinkCentre, Dell OptiPlex/Latitude/Precision, HP EliteBook/EliteDesk/Z-series, Intel NUC Pro
Does NOT work on: consumer H/B/Z chipsets, AMD, Xeon Scalable (use IPMI/Redfish), vPro Essentials/Evo (in-band only).
SAME-MACHINE ACCESS (/dev/mei0)
Install docker. LMS (Intel Local Manageability Service) container starts automatically, proxying /dev/mei0 to localhost:16992/16993. Connect IMC to localhost. IDER/SOL (ports 16994/16995) are OOB only — LMS does not proxy these.
CREDENTIAL VAULT
Install libsecret (GNOME) or kwallet (KDE). "Remember credentials" checkbox injected into the IMC auth dialog — OS keyring encrypted via Electron safeStorage, auto-fills on reconnect. No plaintext storage.
AMT NETWORK CLI
node /opt/intel-amt-linux/src/tools/amt-net.js get 192.168.1.106 admin PASS
node /opt/intel-amt-linux/src/tools/amt-net.js dhcp 192.168.1.106 admin PASS
node /opt/intel-amt-linux/src/tools/amt-net.js static 192.168.1.106 admin PASS 10.0.0.5 255.255.255.0 10.0.0.1 8.8.8.8
FIND YOUR AMT IP
AMT has its own independent NIC stack and IP, separate from the OS. Check your router DHCP table or scan:
nmap -p 16992,16993 192.168.1.0/24 --open -oG - | grep open
VS ALTERNATIVES
- MeshCommander — closest feature parity. Linux build unmaintained (Electron 8, TLS failures on AMT 16.x). This uses Electron 28 + TLS 1.3 + Chromium 120.
- amtterm / amttool — CLI only, broken on AMT >= 9.0, no KVM/IDER.
- wsmancli — removed from Debian 12+, CLI only, no IDER, no KVM.
- MeshCentral — full provisioning server stack, requires infrastructure.
- IPMI / iLO / iDRAC / BMC — baseboard management for servers, incompatible with Intel AMT / vPro laptops and desktops.
- QuMesh — Qt6 AMT client, early stage, minimal adoption.
ISSUES: https://github.com/88plug/intel-amt-linux/issues WIKI: https://github.com/88plug/intel-amt-linux/wiki SOURCE: https://github.com/88plug/intel-amt-linux
Not affiliated with Intel Corporation. Intel®, Intel vPro®, and Intel® Manageability Commander are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries.
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88plug commented on 2026-05-26 07:02 (UTC)
intel-amt-linux — native Linux GUI + CLI for Intel AMT / vPro out-of-band management. Unofficial Linux launcher for Intel® Manageability Commander (Intel® MC 2.4.0). The only Linux-native tool with full Intel AMT feature parity. MeshCommander alternative, IPMI alternative, iLO alternative for Intel vPro Enterprise on Linux.
INSTALL
First launch downloads Intel® Manageability Commander 2.4.0 from Intel's servers (~45MB, SHA256 verified). Stored under
/opt/intel-amt-linux/upstream/. Subsequent launches are instant. No Wine, no VM, no Windows required.WHAT IT DOES
Full out-of-band (OOB) management of Intel AMT / vPro machines from Linux. Works even when the target machine is powered off, OS is crashed, or the network stack is down. True lights-out management for Intel vPro Enterprise.
libsecret(GNOME) orkwallet(KDE)COMPATIBLE HARDWARE
Intel vPro Enterprise with AMT 6.0 or later. Tested on:
Does NOT work on: consumer H/B/Z chipsets, AMD, Xeon Scalable (use IPMI/Redfish), vPro Essentials/Evo (in-band only).
SAME-MACHINE ACCESS (/dev/mei0)
Install
docker. LMS (Intel Local Manageability Service) container starts automatically, proxying/dev/mei0tolocalhost:16992/16993. Connect IMC tolocalhost. IDER/SOL (ports 16994/16995) are OOB only — LMS does not proxy these.CREDENTIAL VAULT
Install
libsecret(GNOME) orkwallet(KDE). "Remember credentials" checkbox injected into the IMC auth dialog — OS keyring encrypted via ElectronsafeStorage, auto-fills on reconnect. No plaintext storage.AMT NETWORK CLI
FIND YOUR AMT IP
AMT has its own independent NIC stack and IP, separate from the OS. Check your router DHCP table or scan:
VS ALTERNATIVES
ISSUES: https://github.com/88plug/intel-amt-linux/issues WIKI: https://github.com/88plug/intel-amt-linux/wiki SOURCE: https://github.com/88plug/intel-amt-linux
Not affiliated with Intel Corporation. Intel®, Intel vPro®, and Intel® Manageability Commander are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries.