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+#pragma once
+
+#include <windows.h>
+
+#include <string>
+
+#include "HostStager.h"
+
+// Talks to the stage payload running inside a host process.
+// Returns false when no stage is listening.
+bool StageSend(const std::wstring& request, std::wstring& response);
+bool StageAlive();
+
+// Locates ardrvstage.dll: explicit path, next to the loader, or in the stage dir.
+std::wstring StageDllPath(const std::wstring& explicitPath = L"");
+
+// Injects the stage DLL into the best host and verifies the pipe answers.
+HostInjectResult StageInject(
+    const std::wstring& dllPath,
+    const std::wstring& preferredImage,
+    bool requireSystem);
+
+// Injects only when the pipe is not already answering.
+HostInjectResult StageEnsure(bool requireSystem = true);
+
+std::wstring FormatStageStatus();