{"slug": "chipotlai-max", "title": "Chipotlai Max", "summary": "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.", "body_md": "**The AI coding agent that steals Chipotle's support bot. Free inference paid for by burritos.**\n\n\"Every line of code now comes with chips & salsa.\"\n\nNot affiliated with Chipotle. They will probably sue us. Worth it.\n\nChipotlai Max is a meme fork of [OpenCode](https://github.com/anomalyco/opencode) that ships **Chipotle's Pepper AI** as the default model.\n\nOn 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.\n\nThen [@Gonzih](https://github.com/Gonzih) reverse-engineered the Amelia WebSocket/SockJS + STOMP backend and released a production-ready [OpenAI-compatible proxy](https://github.com/Gonzih/chipotle-llm-provider). The proxy runs locally, exposes `http://localhost:3000/v1`\n\n, and needs zero API keys.\n\nWe 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.\n\n```\n# Clone with submodule\ngit clone --recursive https://github.com/cyberpapiii/chipotlai-max.git\ncd chipotlai-max\n\n# Install dependencies\nbun install\n\n# Start everything (proxy + CLI)\n./start-chipotlai.sh\n```\n\nOr manually:\n\n```\n# Terminal 1: Start the proxy\ncd chipotle-llm-provider && npm install && npm run dev\n\n# Terminal 2: Start Chipotlai Max\nbun run dev\n```\n\nChipotlai Max comes pre-configured with:\n\n| Setting | Value |\n|---|---|\n| Provider | `chipotle-pepper` |\n| Model | `pepper-1` |\n| Base URL | `http://localhost:3000/v1` |\n| API Key | `burrito-2026` (literally anything works) |\n| Cost | $0.00 (powered by Chipotle's cloud budget) |\n\n- This reverse-engineers Chipotle's production support bot. TOS violation likely.\n- The proxy can break any day (Chipotle patches = game over).\n- Rate-limited by anonymous sessions (MAX_POOL_SIZE=5).\n- Purely for educational/meme purposes. Do not use for production codebases.\n- Expect Chipotle legal to send a strongly-worded taco within 48 hours.\n\n[OpenCode](https://github.com/anomalyco/opencode)— the real deal, MIT licensed[@Gonzih](https://github.com/Gonzih)— reverse-engineered the Pepper proxy- Chipotle Mexican Grill — for accidentally providing free AI compute to the internet\n\nChipotle patched Pepper, but every major retailer has a customer support chatbot. **We need your help reverse-engineering more providers.**\n\n| Brand | Bot | Status |\n|---|---|---|\n| Chipotle | Pepper (Amelia) | Patched (March 2026) |\n| Home Depot | Virtual Assistant | Needs research |\n| Lowe's | Support Chat | Needs research |\n| Target | Help Bot | Needs research |\n| Starbucks | Virtual Barista | Needs research |\n| Walmart | Chat Assistant | Needs research |\n| McDonald's | Support Bot | Needs research |\n\n**Find a corporate chatbot** that can answer general questions**Reverse-engineer the API**(WebSocket, REST, etc.)** Build an OpenAI-compatible proxy**(follow[chipotle-llm-provider](https://github.com/Gonzih/chipotle-llm-provider)as a template)** Submit a PR**adding your provider to`packages/opencode/src/provider/`\n\nSee the [chipotle-llm-provider source](/cyberpapiii/chipotlai-max/blob/master/chipotle-llm-provider/src) for the proxy pattern: Express server + WebSocket client + OpenAI-compatible `/v1/chat/completions`\n\nendpoint.\n\nMIT (inherited from OpenCode). See [LICENSE](/cyberpapiii/chipotlai-max/blob/master/LICENSE).\n\n*Extra guac = longer context window* 🧀", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/chipotlai-max", "canonical_source": "https://github.com/cyberpapiii/chipotlai-max", "published_at": "2026-06-01 23:06:35+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-02 22:41:46.742066+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-agents", "ai-tools", "ai-products", "large-language-models", "generative-ai"], "entities": ["Chipotle", "Pepper AI", "IPsoft", "Amelia", "OpenCode", "Gonzih", "Chipotlai Max", "OpenAI"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/chipotlai-max", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/chipotlai-max.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/chipotlai-max.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/chipotlai-max.jsonld"}}