diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index c4ccd1f825..74858a9b91 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -4,17 +4,13 @@
 # Ensure Python files always use LF for line endings.
 *.py text eol=lf
 # Treat designated file types as binary and do not alter their contents or line endings.
-*.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text binary
-*.jpg filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text binary
-*.jpeg filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text binary
+*.png binary
+*.jpg binary
+*.jpeg binary
 *.ico binary
 *.pdf binary
-# Explicit LFS tracking for test files
-/data/.lfs/*.tar.gz filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
-*.onnx filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text binary
-*.mp4 filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text binary
-*.mov filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text binary
-*.gif filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text binary
-*.foxe filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text binary
-docs/capabilities/memory/assets/** filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
-docs/capabilities/memory/assets/.gitattributes -filter -diff -merge text
+*.onnx binary
+*.mp4 binary
+*.mov binary
+*.gif binary
+*.foxe binary
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1816510c08..dca3d2b345 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -30,9 +30,8 @@ __pycache__
 
 .bash_history
 
-# Ignore all test data directories but allow compressed files
-/data/*
-!/data/.lfs/
+# Ignore all test data (archives are stored in S3, not git)
+/data/
 
 # node env (used by devcontainers cli)
 node_modules
@@ -43,9 +42,8 @@ package-lock.json
 dist/
 build/
 
-# Ignore data directory but keep .lfs subdirectory
-data/*
-!data/.lfs/
+# Ignore data directory (archives are stored in S3, not git)
+data/
 FastSAM-x.pt
 yolo11n.pt
 
diff --git a/bin/hooks/lfs_check b/bin/hooks/lfs_check
index 3d493ec82d..922f8fcdbe 100755
--- a/bin/hooks/lfs_check
+++ b/bin/hooks/lfs_check
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ done
 if [ ${#new_data[@]} -gt 0 ]; then
    echo -e "${RED}✗${NC} New test data detected at /data:"
    echo -e "  ${GREEN}${new_data[@]}${NC}"
-   echo -e "\nEither delete or run ${GREEN}./bin/lfs_push${NC}"
-   echo -e "(lfs_push will compress the files into /data/.lfs/, upload to LFS, and add them to your commit)"
+   echo -e "\nEither delete or run ${GREEN}./bin/s3_push${NC}"
+   echo -e "(s3_push will compress the files into /data/.lfs/ and upload to S3)"
    exit 1
 fi
diff --git a/bin/s3_push b/bin/s3_push
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..1898f2b40a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/s3_push
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+!/bin/bash
+# Compresses directories/files in data/* into data/.lfs/<name>.tar.gz
+# Uploads to S3 (replaces bin/lfs_push)
+
+set -e
+
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+NC='\033[0m'
+
+S3_BUCKET="${DIMOS_DATA_S3_BUCKET:-dimos-github-lfs}"
+S3_PREFIX="${DIMOS_DATA_S3_PREFIX:-.lfs/}"
+AWS_PROFILE="${AWS_PROFILE:-dimensional-aws}"
+
+ROOT=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
+cd "$ROOT"
+
+if [ ! -d "data/" ]; then
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}No data directory found, skipping.${NC}"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+mkdir -p data/.lfs
+
+compressed_entries=()
+
+for entry_path in data/*; do
+    [ ! "$entry_path" ] && continue
+
+    entry_name=$(basename "$entry_path")
+
+    [ "$entry_name" = ".lfs" ] && continue
+
+    # Skip SQLite ephemeral sidecar files
+    case "$entry_name" in
+        *-wal|*-shm|*-journal) continue ;;
+    esac
+
+    compressed_file="data/.lfs/${entry_name}.tar.gz"
+
+    if [ -f "$compressed_file" ]; then
+        continue
+    fi
+
+    echo -e "  ${YELLOW}Compressing${NC} $entry_path -> $compressed_file"
+
+    entry_size=$(du -sh "$entry_path" | cut -f1)
+    echo -e "    Data size: ${YELLOW}$entry_size${NC}"
+
+    tar -czf "$compressed_file" \
+        --exclude='*.tmp' \
+        --exclude='*.temp' \
+        --exclude='.DS_Store' \
+        --exclude='Thumbs.db' \
+        --checkpoint=1000 \
+        --checkpoint-action=dot \
+        -C "data/" \
+        "$entry_name"
+
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+        compressed_size=$(du -sh "$compressed_file" | cut -f1)
+        echo -e "  ${GREEN}✓${NC} Compressed $entry_name (${GREEN}$entry_size${NC} → ${GREEN}$compressed_size${NC})"
+        compressed_entries+=("$entry_name")
+    else
+        echo -e "  ${RED}✗${NC} Failed to compress $entry_name"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+done
+
+echo -e "\n${GREEN}Syncing data/.lfs/ to s3://${S3_BUCKET}/${S3_PREFIX}${NC}"
+aws s3 sync data/.lfs/ "s3://${S3_BUCKET}/${S3_PREFIX}" \
+    --profile "$AWS_PROFILE" \
+    --exclude ".gitkeep"
+
+echo -e "${GREEN}✓${NC} Upload complete"
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deleted file mode 100644
index 38c61cd506..0000000000
--- a/data/.lfs/ab_lidar_frames.tar.gz
+++ /dev/null
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deleted file mode 100644
index c8e6cf0331..0000000000
--- a/data/.lfs/apartment.tar.gz
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
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deleted file mode 100644
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deleted file mode 100644
index 35f3ffe0b6..0000000000
--- a/data/.lfs/astar_corner_min_cost.png.tar.gz
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deleted file mode 100644
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--- a/data/.lfs/astar_min_cost.png.tar.gz
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index c8524a1862..0000000000
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--- a/data/.lfs/big_office_height_cost_occupancy.png.tar.gz
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deleted file mode 100644
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--- a/data/.lfs/xarm_description.tar.gz
+++ /dev/null
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diff --git a/dimos/utils/data.py b/dimos/utils/data.py
index 63e644909a..4866911887 100644
--- a/dimos/utils/data.py
+++ b/dimos/utils/data.py
@@ -16,16 +16,24 @@
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
 import platform
-import subprocess
 import sys
 import tarfile
 import tempfile
 
+import boto3
+from botocore import UNSIGNED
+from botocore.config import Config as BotoConfig
+from botocore.exceptions import ClientError
+
 from dimos.constants import DIMOS_PROJECT_ROOT
 from dimos.utils.logging_config import setup_logger
 
 logger = setup_logger()
 
+S3_BUCKET = os.environ.get("DIMOS_DATA_S3_BUCKET", "dimos-github-lfs")
+S3_PREFIX = os.environ.get("DIMOS_DATA_S3_PREFIX", ".lfs/")
+S3_REGION = os.environ.get("DIMOS_DATA_S3_REGION", "us-east-2")
+
 
 def _get_user_data_dir() -> Path:
     """Get platform-specific user data directory."""
@@ -57,7 +65,7 @@ def get_project_root() -> Path:
     if (DIMOS_PROJECT_ROOT / ".git").exists():
         return DIMOS_PROJECT_ROOT
 
-    # Running as installed package - clone repo to data dir
+    # Running as installed package - use a local data directory
     try:
         data_dir = _get_user_data_dir()
         data_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
@@ -72,36 +80,7 @@ def get_project_root() -> Path:
         data_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         logger.info(f"Using tmp data directory at '{data_dir}'")
 
-    repo_dir = data_dir / "repo"
-
-    # Clone if not already cloned
-    if not (repo_dir / ".git").exists():
-        try:
-            env = os.environ.copy()
-            env["GIT_LFS_SKIP_SMUDGE"] = "1"
-            subprocess.run(
-                [
-                    "git",
-                    "clone",
-                    "--depth",
-                    "1",
-                    "--branch",
-                    "main",
-                    "https://github.com/dimensionalOS/dimos.git",
-                    str(repo_dir),
-                ],
-                check=True,
-                capture_output=True,
-                text=True,
-                env=env,
-            )
-        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
-            raise RuntimeError(
-                f"Failed to clone dimos repository: {e.stderr}\n"
-                f"Make sure you can access https://github.com/dimensionalOS/dimos.git"
-            )
-
-    return repo_dir
+    return data_dir
 
 
 @cache
@@ -116,61 +95,22 @@ def _get_lfs_dir() -> Path:
     return get_data_dir() / ".lfs"
 
 
-def _check_git_lfs_available() -> bool:
-    missing = []
-
-    # Check if git is available
-    try:
-        subprocess.run(["git", "--version"], capture_output=True, check=True, text=True)
-    except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, FileNotFoundError):
-        missing.append("git")
-
-    # Check if git-lfs is available
-    try:
-        subprocess.run(["git-lfs", "version"], capture_output=True, check=True, text=True)
-    except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, FileNotFoundError):
-        missing.append("git-lfs")
-
-    if missing:
-        raise RuntimeError(
-            f"Missing required tools: {', '.join(missing)}.\n\n"
-            "Git LFS installation instructions: https://git-lfs.github.io/"
-        )
-
-    return True
-
-
-def _is_lfs_pointer_file(file_path: Path) -> bool:
-    try:
-        # LFS pointer files are small (typically < 200 bytes) and start with specific text
-        if file_path.stat().st_size > 1024:  # LFS pointers are much smaller
-            return False
-
-        with open(file_path, encoding="utf-8") as f:
-            first_line = f.readline().strip()
-            return first_line.startswith("version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/")
-
-    except (UnicodeDecodeError, OSError):
-        return False
-
-
-def _lfs_pull(file_path: Path, repo_root: Path) -> None:
+@cache
+def _get_s3_client():  # type: ignore[no-untyped-def]
+    """Get a boto3 S3 client, using instance profile / env credentials."""
     try:
-        relative_path = file_path.relative_to(repo_root)
-
-        env = os.environ.copy()
-        env["GIT_LFS_FORCE_PROGRESS"] = "1"
-
-        subprocess.run(
-            ["git", "lfs", "pull", "--include", str(relative_path)],
-            cwd=repo_root,
-            check=True,
-            env=env,
+        session = boto3.Session(region_name=S3_REGION)
+        client = session.client("s3")
+        # Quick check that credentials work
+        client.head_bucket(Bucket=S3_BUCKET)
+        return client
+    except ClientError:
+        # Fall back to unsigned access (public bucket)
+        return boto3.client(
+            "s3",
+            region_name=S3_REGION,
+            config=BotoConfig(signature_version=UNSIGNED),
         )
-    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
-        raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to pull LFS file {file_path}: {e}")
-
-    return None
 
 
 def _decompress_archive(filename: str | Path) -> Path:
@@ -181,46 +121,40 @@ def _decompress_archive(filename: str | Path) -> Path:
     return target_dir / filename_path.name.replace(".tar.gz", "")
 
 
-def _pull_lfs_archive(filename: str | Path) -> Path:
-    # Check Git LFS availability first
-    _check_git_lfs_available()
+def _pull_s3_archive(filename: str | Path) -> Path:
+    """Download an archive from S3 into the local .lfs cache dir."""
+    lfs_dir = _get_lfs_dir()
+    lfs_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
-    # Find repository root
-    repo_root = get_project_root()
+    archive_name = str(filename) + ".tar.gz"
+    local_path = lfs_dir / archive_name
+    s3_key = S3_PREFIX + archive_name
 
-    # Construct path to test data file
-    file_path = _get_lfs_dir() / (str(filename) + ".tar.gz")
+    if local_path.exists() and local_path.stat().st_size > 1024:
+        # Already downloaded (and not an LFS pointer stub)
+        return local_path
 
-    # Check if file exists
-    if not file_path.exists():
+    logger.info(f"Downloading s3://{S3_BUCKET}/{s3_key} -> {local_path}")
+    client = _get_s3_client()
+    try:
+        client.download_file(S3_BUCKET, s3_key, str(local_path))
+    except ClientError as e:
         raise FileNotFoundError(
-            f"Test file '{filename}' not found at {file_path}. "
-            f"Make sure the file is committed to Git LFS in the tests/data directory."
+            f"Data file '{archive_name}' not found in s3://{S3_BUCKET}/{S3_PREFIX}. "
+            f"Make sure it has been uploaded with bin/s3_push. ({e})"
         )
 
-    # If it's an LFS pointer file, ensure LFS is set up and pull the file
-    if _is_lfs_pointer_file(file_path):
-        _lfs_pull(file_path, repo_root)
-
-        # Verify the file was actually downloaded
-        if _is_lfs_pointer_file(file_path):
-            raise RuntimeError(
-                f"Failed to download LFS file '{filename}'. The file is still a pointer after attempting to pull."
-            )
-
-    return file_path
+    return local_path
 
 
 def get_data(name: str | Path) -> Path:
     """
-    Get the path to a test data, downloading from LFS if needed.
+    Get the path to test data, downloading from S3 if needed.
 
     This function will:
-    1. Check that Git LFS is available
-    2. Locate the file in the tests/data directory
-    3. Initialize Git LFS if needed
-    4. Download the file from LFS if it's a pointer file
-    5. Return the Path object to the actual file or dir
+    1. Check if the data is already available locally
+    2. If not, download the compressed archive from S3
+    3. Decompress and return the path
 
     Supports nested paths like "dataset/subdir/file.jpg" - will download and
     decompress "dataset" archive but return the full nested path.
@@ -233,8 +167,7 @@ def get_data(name: str | Path) -> Path:
         Path: Path object to the test file or dir
 
     Raises:
-        RuntimeError: If Git LFS is not available or LFS operations fail
-        FileNotFoundError: If the test file doesn't exist
+        FileNotFoundError: If the data file doesn't exist in S3
 
     Usage:
         # Simple file/dir
@@ -256,7 +189,7 @@ def get_data(name: str | Path) -> Path:
     nested_path = Path(*path_parts[1:]) if len(path_parts) > 1 else None
 
     # download and decompress the archive root
-    archive_path = _decompress_archive(_pull_lfs_archive(archive_name))
+    archive_path = _decompress_archive(_pull_s3_archive(archive_name))
 
     # return full path including nested components
     if nested_path:
@@ -266,12 +199,10 @@ def get_data(name: str | Path) -> Path:
 
 class LfsPath(type(Path())):  # type: ignore[misc]
     """
-    A Path subclass that lazily downloads LFS data when accessed.
-
-    This is useful for both lazy loading and differentiating between LFS paths and regular paths.
+    A Path subclass that lazily downloads data from S3 when accessed.
 
     This class wraps pathlib.Path and ensures that get_data() is called
-    before any meaningful filesystem operation, making LFS data lazy-loaded.
+    before any meaningful filesystem operation, making data lazy-loaded.
 
     Usage:
         path = LfsPath("sample_data")
@@ -295,7 +226,7 @@ def __new__(cls, filename: str | Path) -> "LfsPath":
         return instance
 
     def _ensure_downloaded(self) -> Path:
-        """Ensure the LFS data is downloaded and return the resolved path."""
+        """Ensure the data is downloaded and return the resolved path."""
         cache: Path | None = object.__getattribute__(self, "_lfs_resolved_cache")
         if cache is None:
             filename = object.__getattribute__(self, "_lfs_filename")
@@ -324,7 +255,7 @@ def __str__(self) -> str:
         return str(self._ensure_downloaded())
 
     def __fspath__(self) -> str:
-        """Return filesystem path, downloading from LFS if needed."""
+        """Return filesystem path, downloading from S3 if needed."""
         return str(self._ensure_downloaded())
 
     def __truediv__(self, other: object) -> "LfsPath":
diff --git a/dimos/utils/test_data.py b/dimos/utils/test_data.py
index 373126ec26..477f1efe9d 100644
--- a/dimos/utils/test_data.py
+++ b/dimos/utils/test_data.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 import hashlib
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
-import subprocess
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@
 
 @pytest.mark.slow
 def test_pull_file() -> None:
-    repo_root = data.get_project_root()
     test_file_name = "cafe.jpg"
     test_file_compressed = data._get_lfs_dir() / (test_file_name + ".tar.gz")
     test_file_decompressed = data.get_data_dir() / test_file_name
@@ -34,29 +32,14 @@ def test_pull_file() -> None:
     if test_file_decompressed.exists():
         test_file_decompressed.unlink()
 
-    # delete lfs archive file if it exists
+    # delete cached archive if it exists
     if test_file_compressed.exists():
         test_file_compressed.unlink()
 
     assert not test_file_compressed.exists()
     assert not test_file_decompressed.exists()
 
-    # pull the lfs file reference from git
-    env = os.environ.copy()
-    env["GIT_LFS_SKIP_SMUDGE"] = "1"
-    subprocess.run(
-        ["git", "checkout", "HEAD", "--", test_file_compressed],
-        cwd=repo_root,
-        env=env,
-        check=True,
-        capture_output=True,
-    )
-
-    # ensure we have a pointer file from git (small ASCII text file)
-    assert test_file_compressed.exists()
-    assert test_file_compressed.stat().st_size < 200
-
-    # trigger a data file pull
+    # trigger a data file pull from S3
     assert data.get_data(test_file_name) == test_file_decompressed
 
     # validate data is received
@@ -81,7 +64,6 @@ def test_pull_file() -> None:
 
 @pytest.mark.slow
 def test_pull_dir() -> None:
-    repo_root = data.get_project_root()
     test_dir_name = "ab_lidar_frames"
     test_dir_compressed = data._get_lfs_dir() / (test_dir_name + ".tar.gz")
     test_dir_decompressed = data.get_data_dir() / test_dir_name
@@ -92,26 +74,14 @@ def test_pull_dir() -> None:
             item.unlink()
         test_dir_decompressed.rmdir()
 
-    # delete lfs archive file if it exists
+    # delete cached archive if it exists
     if test_dir_compressed.exists():
         test_dir_compressed.unlink()
 
-    # pull the lfs file reference from git
-    env = os.environ.copy()
-    env["GIT_LFS_SKIP_SMUDGE"] = "1"
-    subprocess.run(
-        ["git", "checkout", "HEAD", "--", test_dir_compressed],
-        cwd=repo_root,
-        env=env,
-        check=True,
-        capture_output=True,
-    )
-
-    # ensure we have a pointer file from git (small ASCII text file)
-    assert test_dir_compressed.exists()
-    assert test_dir_compressed.stat().st_size < 200
+    assert not test_dir_compressed.exists()
+    assert not test_dir_decompressed.exists()
 
-    # trigger a data file pull
+    # trigger a data file pull from S3
     assert data.get_data(test_dir_name) == test_dir_decompressed
     assert test_dir_compressed.stat().st_size > 200
 
@@ -304,6 +274,34 @@ def test_lfs_path_division_operator() -> None:
     assert "three_paths.png" in str(result)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.slow
+def test_missing_file_raises() -> None:
+    """A file that doesn't exist in S3 should raise FileNotFoundError."""
+    with pytest.raises(FileNotFoundError, match="not found in s3://"):
+        data.get_data("definitely_not_a_real_file_xyz_123")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.slow
+def test_get_data_idempotent() -> None:
+    """Calling get_data twice on the same file should not re-download."""
+    filename = "three_paths.png"
+    data_dir = data.get_data_dir()
+    file_path = data_dir / filename
+
+    # Ensure clean state, then prime the cache
+    if file_path.exists():
+        file_path.unlink()
+
+    first = data.get_data(filename)
+    assert first.exists()
+    first_mtime = first.stat().st_mtime
+
+    # Second call should hit the local-file fast path (no re-download)
+    second = data.get_data(filename)
+    assert second == first
+    assert second.stat().st_mtime == first_mtime
+
+
 @pytest.mark.slow
 def test_lfs_path_multiple_instances() -> None:
     """Test that multiple LfsPath instances for same file work correctly."""
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e28c767ff0..34572e70be 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "sqlite-vec>=0.1.6",
     "lz4>=4.4.5",
     "rpyc>=6.0.0",
+    "boto3>=1.34",
 ]
 
 
@@ -398,6 +399,9 @@ exclude = "^dimos/models/Detic(/|$)|^dimos/rxpy_backpressure(/|$)|.*/test_.|.*/c
 [[tool.mypy.overrides]]
 module = [
     "annotation_protocol",
+    "boto3",
+    "botocore",
+    "botocore.*",
     "cyclonedds",
     "cyclonedds.*",
     "dimos_lcm.*",
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index b85a66ba14..1e6ab9f51f 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
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+[[package]]
+name = "boto3"
+version = "1.43.5"
+source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
+dependencies = [
+    { name = "botocore" },
+    { name = "jmespath" },
+    { name = "s3transfer" },
+]
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+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "botocore"
+version = "1.43.5"
+source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
+dependencies = [
+    { name = "jmespath" },
+    { name = "python-dateutil" },
+    { name = "urllib3" },
+]
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/6d/a2/1285a22bf157f9e97a8fd236daea95d9b14cc8425ae5f8a616badf948408/botocore-1.43.5.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:5c7207816ab5e48382adcb2a64db388fa4abe9ee1d23f72c82ae62c51a0bc84e", size = 15321290, upload-time = "2026-05-06T19:56:35.658Z" }
+wheels = [
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+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "brax"
 version = "0.14.1"
@@ -1709,6 +1737,7 @@ version = "0.0.11"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "annotation-protocol" },
+    { name = "boto3" },
     { name = "colorlog" },
     { name = "dimos-lcm" },
     { name = "dimos-viewer" },
@@ -1985,6 +2014,7 @@ web = [
 requires-dist = [
     { name = "annotation-protocol", specifier = ">=1.4.0" },
     { name = "anthropic", marker = "extra == 'agents'", specifier = ">=0.19.0" },
+    { name = "boto3", specifier = ">=1.34" },
     { name = "catkin-pkg", marker = "extra == 'misc'" },
     { name = "cerebras-cloud-sdk", marker = "extra == 'misc'" },
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+[[package]]
+name = "jmespath"
+version = "1.1.0"
+source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/d3/59/322338183ecda247fb5d1763a6cbe46eff7222eaeebafd9fa65d4bf5cb11/jmespath-1.1.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:472c87d80f36026ae83c6ddd0f1d05d4e510134ed462851fd5f754c8c3cbb88d", size = 27377, upload-time = "2026-01-22T16:35:26.279Z" }
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+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "joblib"
 version = "1.5.3"
@@ -8775,6 +8814,18 @@ wheels = [
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+[[package]]
+name = "s3transfer"
+version = "0.17.0"
+source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
+dependencies = [
+    { name = "botocore" },
+]
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+
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 name = "safetensors"
 version = "0.7.0"