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+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+PROJECT_ROOT="$(cd "${SCRIPT_DIR}/.." && pwd)"
+
+# Cluster names
+MGMT_CLUSTER="mgmt"
+GLOBAL_CLUSTER="global"
+SITE_CLUSTER="site"
+
+cleanup() {
+    echo "Cleaning up clusters..."
+    kind delete cluster --name "${SITE_CLUSTER}" || true
+    kind delete cluster --name "${GLOBAL_CLUSTER}" || true
+    kind delete cluster --name "${MGMT_CLUSTER}" || true
+}
+
+create_clusters() {
+    echo "Creating management cluster..."
+    kind create cluster --name "${MGMT_CLUSTER}"
+
+    echo "Creating global cluster..."
+    kind create cluster --name "${GLOBAL_CLUSTER}"
+
+    echo "Creating site cluster..."
+    kind create cluster --name "${SITE_CLUSTER}"
+}
+
+install_argocd() {
+    echo "Installing ArgoCD..."
+    kubectl --context "kind-${MGMT_CLUSTER}" create namespace argocd
+    kubectl --context "kind-${MGMT_CLUSTER}" apply -n argocd -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/argoproj/argo-cd/stable/manifests/install.yaml
+
+    # Wait for ArgoCD to be ready
+    kubectl --context "kind-${MGMT_CLUSTER}" wait --for=condition=available --timeout=300s deployment/argocd-server -n argocd
+}
+
+setup_cluster_access() {
+    echo "Setting up cluster access..."
+
+    # Register global cluster
+    register_cluster "${GLOBAL_CLUSTER}" "global"
+
+    # Register site cluster
+    register_cluster "${SITE_CLUSTER}" "site"
+
+    # Verify clusters are registered
+    verify_clusters
+}
+
+verify_clusters() {
+    echo "Verifying cluster registration..."
+
+    local max_attempts=30
+    local attempt=0
+
+    while [ $attempt -lt $max_attempts ]; do
+        local registered_clusters=$(kubectl --context "kind-${MGMT_CLUSTER}" get secrets -n argocd -l argocd.argoproj.io/secret-type=cluster -o name | wc -l)
+
+        if [ "$registered_clusters" -ge 2 ]; then
+            echo "✓ All clusters registered successfully"
+            kubectl --context "kind-${MGMT_CLUSTER}" get secrets -n argocd -l argocd.argoproj.io/secret-type=cluster -o custom-columns=NAME:.metadata.name,CLUSTER:.stringData.name
+            return 0
+        fi
+
+        echo "Waiting for clusters to register... ($((attempt + 1))/$max_attempts)"
+        sleep 2
+        ((attempt++))
+    done
+
+    echo "✗ Cluster registration verification failed"
+    return 1
+}
+
+register_cluster() {
+    local cluster_name="$1"
+    local cluster_role="$2"
+    echo "Registering ${cluster_name} cluster with ArgoCD..."
+
+    # Get cluster config
+    TARGET_SERVER=$(kubectl --context "kind-${cluster_name}" config view --minify -o jsonpath='{.clusters[0].cluster.server}')
+    TARGET_CA=$(kubectl --context "kind-${cluster_name}" config view --raw --minify --flatten -o jsonpath='{.clusters[0].cluster.certificate-authority-data}')
+
+    # Create service account in target cluster
+    kubectl --context "kind-${cluster_name}" apply -f - <<EOF
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: argocd-manager
+  namespace: kube-system
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: argocd-manager
+roleRef:
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  kind: ClusterRole
+  name: cluster-admin
+subjects:
+- kind: ServiceAccount
+  name: argocd-manager
+  namespace: kube-system
+EOF
+
+    # Get token
+    TOKEN=$(kubectl --context "kind-${cluster_name}" create token argocd-manager -n kube-system)
+
+    # Add cluster to ArgoCD
+    kubectl --context "kind-${MGMT_CLUSTER}" apply -f - <<EOF
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: ${cluster_name}-secret
+  namespace: argocd
+  labels:
+    argocd.argoproj.io/secret-type: cluster
+  annotations:
+    understack.rackspace.com/env: test
+    understack.rackspace.com/partition: test
+    understack.racksapce.com/role: ${cluster_role}
+type: Opaque
+stringData:
+  name: ${cluster_name}
+  server: ${TARGET_SERVER}
+  config: |
+    {
+      "bearerToken": "${TOKEN}",
+      "tlsClientConfig": {
+        "caData": "${TARGET_CA}"
+      }
+    }
+EOF
+}
+
+main() {
+    if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+        echo "Usage: $0 [setup|cleanup]"
+        echo ""
+        echo "Commands:"
+        echo "  setup   - Create clusters, install ArgoCD, and deploy UnderStack"
+        echo "  cleanup - Delete all test clusters"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    case "${1}" in
+        "cleanup")
+            cleanup
+            ;;
+        "setup")
+            create_clusters
+            install_argocd
+            setup_cluster_access
+            echo "Setup of three clusters is complete!"
+            echo "ArgoCD UI: kubectl --context kind-mgmt port-forward svc/argocd-server -n argocd 8080:443"
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Usage: $0 [setup|cleanup]"
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+}
+
+main "$@"