diff --git a/ape/entrypoint/repository.bzl b/ape/entrypoint/repository.bzl
index 020f83ce0d8b26d1a3a4bf206ac2a8fda19adace..4696b855574d3727c3bdb547ece265f9a7ff74fd 100644
--- a/ape/entrypoint/repository.bzl
+++ b/ape/entrypoint/repository.bzl
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ ATTRS = {
         cfg = "exec",
         default = "@launcher//:ape",
     ),
+    "assimilate": attr.label(
+        doc = "The assimilation APE binary.",
+        allow_single_file = True,
+        executable = True,
+        cfg = "exec",
+        default = "@cosmos-assimilate//:assimilate",
+    ),
     "binary": attr.label(
         doc = "The αcτµαlly pδrταblε εxεcµταblε binary.",
         allow_single_file = True,
@@ -31,13 +38,19 @@ ATTRS = {
 }
 
 def implementation(rctx):
-    if "windows" in rctx.os.name:
+    if rctx.os.name != "linux":
         rctx.symlink(rctx.attr.binary, "entrypoint")
     else:
-        rctx.template("entrypoint", rctx.attr.posix, {
-            "{{launcher}}": str(rctx.path(rctx.attr.launcher)),
-            "{{binary}}": str(rctx.path(rctx.attr.binary)),
-        }, executable = True)
+        cmd = (
+            rctx.attr.launcher,
+            rctx.path(rctx.attr.assimilate),
+            "-o",
+            "entrypoint",
+            rctx.path(rctx.attr.binary),
+        )
+        result = rctx.execute(cmd)
+        if result.return_code != 0:
+            fail("Failed to assimilate: {}".format(cmd))
 
     rctx.template("BUILD.bazel", rctx.attr.build, {
         "{{exports}}": repr(["entrypoint"]),
@@ -48,4 +61,5 @@ entrypoint = repository_rule(
     attrs = ATTRS,
     implementation = implementation,
     configure = True,
+    local = True,
 )