diff --git a/build/acm.mk b/build/acm.mk
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+# ACM (Advanced Cluster Management) installation targets for OpenShift
+# This file is specific to downstream OpenShift/OCP features only
+
+.PHONY: acm-install acm-mce-install acm-operator-install acm-instance-install acm-status acm-import-cluster acm-uninstall acm-dump-manifests
+
+##@ ACM (OpenShift only)
+
+acm-install: acm-mce-install acm-operator-install acm-instance-install ## Install MCE, ACM operator and instance
+
+acm-mce-install: ## Install MultiCluster Engine (required for ACM)
+	@./hack/acm/install-mce.sh
+
+acm-operator-install: ## Install ACM operator
+	@./hack/acm/install-operator.sh
+
+acm-instance-install: ## Install ACM instance (MultiClusterHub CR)
+	@./hack/acm/install-instance.sh
+
+acm-status: ## Check ACM installation status
+	@./hack/acm/status.sh
+
+acm-import-cluster: ## Import a managed cluster (requires CLUSTER_NAME and MANAGED_KUBECONFIG)
+	@./hack/acm/import-cluster.sh "$(CLUSTER_NAME)" "$(MANAGED_KUBECONFIG)"
+
+acm-uninstall: ## Uninstall ACM (reverse order: instance first, then operator)
+	@./hack/acm/uninstall.sh
+
+acm-dump-manifests: ## Dump ACM manifests locally for inspection
+	@echo "Dumping ACM Operator manifests..."
+	@mkdir -p _output/acm-manifests
+	kustomize build https://github.com/redhat-cop/gitops-catalog/advanced-cluster-management/operator/overlays/release-2.14 > _output/acm-manifests/operator.yaml
+	@echo "Operator manifests saved to _output/acm-manifests/operator.yaml"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Dumping ACM Instance manifests..."
+	kustomize build https://github.com/redhat-cop/gitops-catalog/advanced-cluster-management/instance/base > _output/acm-manifests/instance.yaml
+	@echo "Instance manifests saved to _output/acm-manifests/instance.yaml"
diff --git a/hack/acm/import-cluster.sh b/hack/acm/import-cluster.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Import a managed cluster into ACM
+# Usage: ./import-cluster.sh <cluster-name> <kubeconfig-path>
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+CLUSTER_NAME="${1:-}"
+MANAGED_KUBECONFIG="${2:-}"
+
+# Validate inputs
+if [ -z "$CLUSTER_NAME" ]; then
+    echo "Error: CLUSTER_NAME is required"
+    echo "Usage: $0 <cluster-name> <kubeconfig-path>"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$MANAGED_KUBECONFIG" ]; then
+    echo "Error: MANAGED_KUBECONFIG is required"
+    echo "Usage: $0 <cluster-name> <kubeconfig-path>"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ ! -f "$MANAGED_KUBECONFIG" ]; then
+    echo "Error: Kubeconfig file not found: $MANAGED_KUBECONFIG"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "==========================================="
+echo "Importing cluster: $CLUSTER_NAME"
+echo "==========================================="
+
+# Step 1: Create ManagedCluster resource
+echo "Step 1: Creating ManagedCluster resource on hub..."
+cat <<EOF | oc apply -f -
+apiVersion: cluster.open-cluster-management.io/v1
+kind: ManagedCluster
+metadata:
+  name: $CLUSTER_NAME
+  labels:
+    cloud: auto-detect
+    vendor: auto-detect
+spec:
+  hubAcceptsClient: true
+EOF
+
+# Step 2: Wait for import secret
+echo "Step 2: Waiting for import secret to be created..."
+for i in {1..60}; do
+    if oc get secret -n "$CLUSTER_NAME" "$CLUSTER_NAME-import" 2>/dev/null; then
+        echo "✅ Import secret created!"
+        break
+    fi
+    echo "  Waiting for import secret ($i/60)..."
+    sleep 2
+done
+
+# Step 3: Extract import manifests
+echo "Step 3: Extracting import manifests..."
+mkdir -p _output/acm-import
+oc get secret -n "$CLUSTER_NAME" "$CLUSTER_NAME-import" -o jsonpath='{.data.crds\.yaml}' | base64 -d > "_output/acm-import/${CLUSTER_NAME}-crds.yaml"
+oc get secret -n "$CLUSTER_NAME" "$CLUSTER_NAME-import" -o jsonpath='{.data.import\.yaml}' | base64 -d > "_output/acm-import/${CLUSTER_NAME}-import.yaml"
+echo "Import manifests saved to _output/acm-import/"
+
+# Step 4: Apply CRDs to managed cluster
+echo "Step 4: Applying CRDs to managed cluster..."
+KUBECONFIG="$MANAGED_KUBECONFIG" oc apply -f "_output/acm-import/${CLUSTER_NAME}-crds.yaml"
+echo "  Waiting for CRDs to be established..."
+sleep 5
+
+# Step 5: Apply import manifest
+echo "Step 5: Applying import manifest to managed cluster..."
+KUBECONFIG="$MANAGED_KUBECONFIG" oc apply -f "_output/acm-import/${CLUSTER_NAME}-import.yaml"
+
+# Step 6: Wait for klusterlet to be ready
+echo "Step 6: Waiting for klusterlet to be ready..."
+for i in {1..120}; do
+    if oc get managedcluster "$CLUSTER_NAME" -o jsonpath='{.status.conditions[?(@.type=="ManagedClusterConditionAvailable")].status}' 2>/dev/null | grep -q "True"; then
+        echo "✅ Cluster $CLUSTER_NAME is now available!"
+        break
+    fi
+    echo "  Waiting for cluster to become available ($i/120)..."
+    sleep 5
+done
+
+echo "==========================================="
+echo "✓ Cluster import complete!"
+echo "==========================================="
+oc get managedcluster "$CLUSTER_NAME"
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diff --git a/hack/acm/install-instance.sh b/hack/acm/install-instance.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Install ACM instance (MultiClusterHub CR)
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+echo "Installing ACM Instance (MultiClusterHub)..."
+cat <<EOF | oc apply -f -
+apiVersion: operator.open-cluster-management.io/v1
+kind: MultiClusterHub
+metadata:
+  name: multiclusterhub
+  namespace: open-cluster-management
+spec:
+  availabilityConfig: High
+EOF
+
+echo "Waiting for MultiClusterHub to be ready (this may take several minutes)..."
+oc wait --for=condition=Complete --timeout=900s multiclusterhub/multiclusterhub -n open-cluster-management || true
+
+echo "✓ ACM Instance installation complete"
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diff --git a/hack/acm/install-mce.sh b/hack/acm/install-mce.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Install MultiCluster Engine (MCE) - required for ACM
+# This script installs the MCE operator and creates a MultiClusterEngine instance
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+echo "Installing MultiCluster Engine (MCE)..."
+
+# Create namespace
+echo "Creating multicluster-engine namespace..."
+oc create namespace multicluster-engine --dry-run=client -o yaml | oc apply -f -
+
+# Create OperatorGroup
+echo "Creating MCE OperatorGroup..."
+cat <<EOF | oc apply -f -
+apiVersion: operators.coreos.com/v1
+kind: OperatorGroup
+metadata:
+  name: multicluster-engine
+  namespace: multicluster-engine
+spec:
+  targetNamespaces:
+  - multicluster-engine
+EOF
+
+# Create Subscription
+echo "Creating MCE Subscription..."
+cat <<EOF | oc apply -f -
+apiVersion: operators.coreos.com/v1alpha1
+kind: Subscription
+metadata:
+  name: multicluster-engine
+  namespace: multicluster-engine
+spec:
+  channel: stable-2.9
+  name: multicluster-engine
+  source: redhat-operators
+  sourceNamespace: openshift-marketplace
+EOF
+
+# Wait for CSV to appear and get its name
+echo "Waiting for MCE operator CSV to be ready..."
+CSV_NAME=""
+for i in {1..60}; do
+    CSV_NAME=$(oc get csv -n multicluster-engine -o name 2>/dev/null | grep multicluster-engine || true)
+    if [ -n "$CSV_NAME" ]; then
+        echo "MCE CSV found: $CSV_NAME"
+        break
+    fi
+    echo "  Waiting for MCE CSV to appear ($i/60)..."
+    sleep 5
+done
+
+if [ -z "$CSV_NAME" ]; then
+    echo "Error: MCE CSV not found after waiting"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Wait for CSV to be ready
+echo "Waiting for CSV to reach Succeeded phase..."
+oc wait --for=jsonpath='{.status.phase}'=Succeeded "$CSV_NAME" -n multicluster-engine --timeout=300s
+
+# Create MultiClusterEngine instance
+echo "Creating MultiClusterEngine instance..."
+cat <<EOF | oc apply -f -
+apiVersion: multicluster.openshift.io/v1
+kind: MultiClusterEngine
+metadata:
+  name: multiclusterengine
+spec: {}
+EOF
+
+# Wait for ManagedCluster CRD
+echo "Waiting for ManagedCluster CRD to be available..."
+for i in {1..120}; do
+    if oc get crd managedclusters.cluster.open-cluster-management.io >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        echo "✅ ManagedCluster CRD is now available!"
+        break
+    fi
+    echo "  Waiting for ManagedCluster CRD ($i/120)..."
+    sleep 5
+done
+
+echo "✓ MCE installation complete"
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diff --git a/hack/acm/install-operator.sh b/hack/acm/install-operator.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Install ACM operator (Subscription, OperatorGroup, etc.)
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+echo "Installing ACM Operator (release 2.14)..."
+oc apply -k https://github.com/redhat-cop/gitops-catalog/advanced-cluster-management/operator/overlays/release-2.14
+
+# Wait for CSV to appear and get its name
+echo "Waiting for ACM operator CSV to be ready..."
+CSV_NAME=""
+for i in {1..60}; do
+    CSV_NAME=$(oc get csv -n open-cluster-management -o name 2>/dev/null | grep advanced-cluster-management || true)
+    if [ -n "$CSV_NAME" ]; then
+        echo "ACM CSV found: $CSV_NAME"
+        break
+    fi
+    echo "  Waiting for ACM CSV to appear ($i/60)..."
+    sleep 5
+done
+
+if [ -z "$CSV_NAME" ]; then
+    echo "Error: ACM CSV not found after waiting"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Wait for CSV to be ready
+echo "Waiting for CSV to reach Succeeded phase..."
+oc wait --for=jsonpath='{.status.phase}'=Succeeded "$CSV_NAME" -n open-cluster-management --timeout=300s
+
+echo "✓ ACM Operator installation complete"
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diff --git a/hack/acm/status.sh b/hack/acm/status.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Check ACM installation status
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+echo "=========================================="
+echo "ACM Installation Status"
+echo "=========================================="
+echo ""
+
+echo "Namespaces:"
+oc get namespaces | grep -E "(open-cluster-management|multicluster-engine)" || echo "No ACM namespaces found"
+echo ""
+
+echo "Operators:"
+oc get csv -n open-cluster-management 2>/dev/null || echo "No operators found in open-cluster-management namespace"
+echo ""
+
+echo "MultiClusterHub:"
+oc get multiclusterhub -n open-cluster-management -o wide 2>/dev/null || echo "No MultiClusterHub found"
+echo ""
+
+echo "ACM Pods:"
+oc get pods -n open-cluster-management 2>/dev/null || echo "No pods found in open-cluster-management namespace"
+echo ""
+
+echo "ManagedClusters:"
+oc get managedclusters 2>/dev/null || echo "No ManagedClusters found (this is normal for fresh install)"
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diff --git a/hack/acm/uninstall.sh b/hack/acm/uninstall.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Uninstall ACM (reverse order: instance first, then operator)
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+echo "Uninstalling ACM Instance..."
+oc delete multiclusterhub multiclusterhub -n open-cluster-management 2>/dev/null || true
+
+echo "Waiting for MultiClusterHub to be deleted..."
+oc wait --for=delete multiclusterhub/multiclusterhub -n open-cluster-management --timeout=300s 2>/dev/null || true
+
+echo "Uninstalling ACM Operator..."
+oc delete -k https://github.com/redhat-cop/gitops-catalog/advanced-cluster-management/operator/overlays/release-2.14 2>/dev/null || true
+
+echo "Cleaning up namespaces..."
+oc delete namespace open-cluster-management --timeout=300s 2>/dev/null || true
+
+echo "✓ ACM uninstallation complete"
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