diff --git a/ci-root.nix b/ci-root.nix
index d12dbae1cf..5a9bd653ef 100644
--- a/ci-root.nix
+++ b/ci-root.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ let
     twitterchiver-archiver = depot.go.twitterchiver.archiver;
     twitterchiver-archiver-docker = depot.go.twitterchiver.archiver.dockerImage;
     twitternuke = depot.go.twitternuke;
+    systemPathJSON = depot.ops.nixos.systemPathJSON;
   };
 in
 pkgs.linkFarm "ci" (ciMachines ++ ciPackages ++ ciWindows ++ ciGrafanaPlugins ++ ciDocker ++ ciWeb ++ ciOther)
diff --git a/ops/nixos/default.nix b/ops/nixos/default.nix
index 5b6a13d084..8c2ed4df8f 100644
--- a/ops/nixos/default.nix
+++ b/ops/nixos/default.nix
@@ -65,4 +65,6 @@ in systemDrvs // {
   tailscaleIPs = systemTailscaleIPs;
 
   netboot = netbootSystem.config.system.build.pixiecore;
+
+  systemPathJSON = builtins.toFile "systems.json" (builtins.toJSON systems);
 }