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Clean VM Validation

Clean VM validation proves the installer can work outside the developer machine.

Why It Matters​

Developer machines accumulate state: old configs, cached provider sessions, installed tools, and environment variables. A build that works there may fail on a clean machine.

Minimum VM Test​

  1. Start fresh Windows VM.
  2. Install only intended provider apps/CLIs.
  3. Download MSI from GitHub/release source.
  4. Run installer.
  5. Verify checkbox defaults.
  6. Finish install.
  7. Run axiowl status.
  8. Run discovery.
  9. Send provider test messages.
  10. Save logs.

What Clean VM Catches​

  • missing dependencies;
  • wrong installer defaults;
  • stale path assumptions;
  • auth assumptions;
  • build artifact mismatch;
  • provider config path bugs;
  • patch path bugs.