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+name: Copilot Setup Steps
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  copilot-setup-steps:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          submodules: "true"
+      - name: Setup rust toolchain
+        uses: ./.github/actions/toolchains/rust
+        with:
+          toolchain: "1.86"
+          components: rustfmt clippy
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.11"
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: "20.18.2"
+      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+      - name: Prereqs
+        run: python ./prereqs.py --install
+      - name: First build
+        run: python ./build.py --no-check --no-test