rpc-go-bin

AUR package for Intel's rpc-go — the Device Management Toolkit CLI for Intel AMT / vPro activation, configuration, and queries via /dev/mei0 or network.

Install

yay -S rpc-go-bin

Installs /usr/bin/rpc.

What it does

rpc is Intel's reference CLI for managing Intel AMT / vPro firmware locally via /dev/mei0 or remotely over the network. Used for:

• Activating AMT (rpc activate -local -ccm) — see amt-activate-linux for the full guide
• Querying state (rpc amtinfo)
• Configuration (TLS, WiFi, 802.1x, CIRA)
• Deactivation (rpc deactivate -local)

This package ships the pre-built x86_64 Linux binary from Intel's official GitHub releases. The binary is statically linked Go — no system dependencies.

Why a separate package?

openwsman / wsmancli are the traditional AUR options for AMT WS-Man — both are broken on current Arch (Ruby rdoc ArgumentError during build). rpc-go-bin is the working modern replacement and is small enough (~10MB) to stand alone.

Automation

auto-update.yml runs daily at 06:00 UTC. When upstream rpc-go publishes a new release, this repo:

1. Bumps pkgver and recomputes sha256sums_x86_64
2. Commits to main
3. Pushes the new PKGBUILD to AUR

No manual tagging required. Upstream vX.Y.Z → AUR X.Y.Z-1 within 24h.

Manual update

git clone https://github.com/88plug/rpc-go-bin
cd rpc-go-bin
makepkg -si

Source vs binary

This is a -bin package (pre-built binary). For source builds, you'd need the Go toolchain — there is no rpc-go source package on AUR currently. File an issue if you want one.

Related

• amt-activate-linux — Linux-only AMT activation guide + intel-amt-activate wrapper script
• intel-amt-linux — Linux GUI + CLI to manage AMT after activation
• device-management-toolkit/rpc-go — upstream