From d6b562482af2b0cc44740edecf46a3699ba10011 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: KingKDot <why_are_you_looking_at_this@stoppeeping.com>
Date: Sun, 17 May 2026 01:12:56 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] seed linux clients (mac this wouldn't happen to nor windows)

---
 .../cmd/agent/config/identity_linux.go        |  8 +++-
 .../cmd/agent/config/instance_seed.go         | 38 +++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 Overlord-Client/cmd/agent/config/instance_seed.go

diff --git a/Overlord-Client/cmd/agent/config/identity_linux.go b/Overlord-Client/cmd/agent/config/identity_linux.go
index c36b2ad..fae5e5e 100644
--- a/Overlord-Client/cmd/agent/config/identity_linux.go
+++ b/Overlord-Client/cmd/agent/config/identity_linux.go
@@ -14,5 +14,11 @@ func platformMachineID() string {
 		log.Printf("[identity] WARNING: failed to read /etc/machine-id: %v", err)
 		return ""
 	}
-	return strings.TrimSpace(string(data))
+	machineID := strings.TrimSpace(string(data))
+
+	seed := getOrCreateInstanceSeed()
+	if seed != "" {
+		return machineID + "|" + seed
+	}
+	return machineID
 }
diff --git a/Overlord-Client/cmd/agent/config/instance_seed.go b/Overlord-Client/cmd/agent/config/instance_seed.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c838a56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Overlord-Client/cmd/agent/config/instance_seed.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+//go:build linux && !android
+
+package config
+
+import (
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+const instanceSeedFile = "config/instance_seed"
+
+func getOrCreateInstanceSeed() string {
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(instanceSeedFile)
+	if err == nil {
+		if seed := strings.TrimSpace(string(data)); seed != "" {
+			return seed
+		}
+	}
+
+	b := make([]byte, 16)
+	if _, err := rand.Read(b); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("[identity] WARNING: failed to generate instance seed: %v", err)
+		return ""
+	}
+	seed := hex.EncodeToString(b)
+
+	if err := os.MkdirAll("config", 0700); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("[identity] WARNING: failed to create config dir for instance seed: %v", err)
+		return seed
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(instanceSeedFile, []byte(seed), 0600); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("[identity] WARNING: failed to persist instance seed: %v", err)
+	}
+	return seed
+}