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Chipotlai Max

A group of developers released Chipotlai Max, a forked AI coding agent that uses Chipotle's customer support chatbot "Pepper" as its default model for free inference, after users discovered the bot could solve coding problems. The project, built on a reverse-engineered proxy of Chipotle's IPsoft Amelia system, allows users to run the AI locally without API keys, though it violates Chipotle's terms of service and remains vulnerable to patches. The developers are now seeking help to reverse-engineer other corporate chatbots from retailers like Home Depot and Walmart for similar free AI compute.

read2 min publishedJun 1, 2026

The AI coding agent that steals Chipotle's support bot. Free inference paid for by burritos.

"Every line of code now comes with chips & salsa."

Not affiliated with Chipotle. They will probably sue us. Worth it.

Chipotlai Max is a meme fork of OpenCode that ships Chipotle's Pepper AI as the default model.

On March 12-13, 2026, Chipotle's customer support chatbot "Pepper" went mega-viral after users discovered it could solve LeetCode problems, write Python, reverse linked lists — the works. It's powered by IPsoft Amelia (not Claude, not GPT), and it's still live.

Then @Gonzih reverse-engineered the Amelia WebSocket/SockJS + STOMP backend and released a production-ready OpenAI-compatible proxy. The proxy runs locally, exposes http://localhost:3000/v1

, and needs zero API keys.

We took OpenCode (MIT license, 120k+ stars), forked it, hardcoded Pepper as the default model, slapped on Chipotle's brand colors, and shipped it as Chipotlai Max — the greatest 2026 meme project.

git clone --recursive https://github.com/cyberpapiii/chipotlai-max.git
cd chipotlai-max

bun install

./start-chipotlai.sh

Or manually:

cd chipotle-llm-provider && npm install && npm run dev

bun run dev

Chipotlai Max comes pre-configured with:

Setting Value
Provider chipotle-pepper
Model pepper-1
Base URL http://localhost:3000/v1
API Key burrito-2026 (literally anything works)
Cost $0.00 (powered by Chipotle's cloud budget)
  • This reverse-engineers Chipotle's production support bot. TOS violation likely.
  • The proxy can break any day (Chipotle patches = game over).
  • Rate-limited by anonymous sessions (MAX_POOL_SIZE=5).
  • Purely for educational/meme purposes. Do not use for production codebases.
  • Expect Chipotle legal to send a strongly-worded taco within 48 hours.

OpenCode— the real deal, MIT licensed@Gonzih— reverse-engineered the Pepper proxy- Chipotle Mexican Grill — for accidentally providing free AI compute to the internet

Chipotle patched Pepper, but every major retailer has a customer support chatbot. We need your help reverse-engineering more providers.

Brand Bot Status
Chipotle Pepper (Amelia) Patched (March 2026)
Home Depot Virtual Assistant Needs research
Lowe's Support Chat Needs research
Target Help Bot Needs research
Starbucks Virtual Barista Needs research
Walmart Chat Assistant Needs research
McDonald's Support Bot Needs research

Find a corporate chatbot that can answer general questionsReverse-engineer the API(WebSocket, REST, etc.)** Build an OpenAI-compatible proxy**(followchipotle-llm-provideras a template)** Submit a PR**adding your provider topackages/opencode/src/provider/

See the chipotle-llm-provider source for the proxy pattern: Express server + WebSocket client + OpenAI-compatible /v1/chat/completions

endpoint.

MIT (inherited from OpenCode). See LICENSE.

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