From 31c3c96a89626a4d0a72d2dc526669f84fc2f472 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2025 18:12:06 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 01/10] Initial plan


From 97e11e29627980c54cf3279d16849d046b3f1974 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2025 18:21:28 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 02/10] Add copilot-setup-steps.yml for GitHub Copilot Coding
 Agent

Co-authored-by: mattkur <13772048+mattkur@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 copilot-setup-steps.yml | 57 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 57 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 copilot-setup-steps.yml

diff --git a/copilot-setup-steps.yml b/copilot-setup-steps.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d16635ebdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/copilot-setup-steps.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# GitHub Copilot setup steps for OpenVMM development environment
+# Based on the devcontainer configuration and getting started documentation
+
+steps:
+  - name: Install Rust with required targets
+    run: |
+      # Install Rust using rustup (tracks latest stable as per project requirements)
+      curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y --default-toolchain stable
+      source ~/.cargo/env
+      
+      # Install all required targets for OpenVMM cross-compilation
+      rustup target add aarch64-apple-darwin
+      rustup target add aarch64-unknown-linux-musl
+      rustup target add x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
+      rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+      rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
+      rustup target add x86_64-unknown-none
+
+  - name: Install system dependencies
+    run: |
+      # Update package lists
+      sudo apt-get update
+      
+      # Install build dependencies required for OpenVMM
+      sudo apt-get install -y \
+        binutils \
+        build-essential \
+        gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu \
+        libssl-dev \
+        pkg-config
+
+  - name: Restore OpenVMM build dependencies
+    run: |
+      # Restore external dependencies required for building OpenVMM
+      # This includes protoc (Protocol Buffers compiler), mu_msvm UEFI firmware, 
+      # test Linux kernels, and other build artifacts
+      cargo xflowey restore-packages
+
+  - name: Set up development tools
+    run: |
+      # Install git hooks for automatic formatting (recommended)
+      cargo xtask install-git-hooks --pre-push --with-fmt=yes
+
+  - name: Verify installation
+    run: |
+      # Verify that Rust and required tools are installed
+      rustc --version
+      cargo --version
+      
+      # Check that required targets are installed
+      rustup target list --installed
+      
+      # Run formatting checks to ensure environment is set up correctly
+      cargo xtask fmt
+      
+      # Test that basic workspace check works
+      cargo check --workspace

From 9c25f106cb7e9e93e1aa437106789b6edeec8d32 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2025 18:46:06 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 03/10] Address PR feedback: add copyright header, remove git
 hooks and verification steps

Co-authored-by: mattkur <13772048+mattkur@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 copilot-setup-steps.yml | 23 +++--------------------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

diff --git a/copilot-setup-steps.yml b/copilot-setup-steps.yml
index d16635ebdd..e7092d92ee 100644
--- a/copilot-setup-steps.yml
+++ b/copilot-setup-steps.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+# Licensed under the MIT License.
+
 # GitHub Copilot setup steps for OpenVMM development environment
 # Based on the devcontainer configuration and getting started documentation
 
@@ -35,23 +38,3 @@ steps:
       # This includes protoc (Protocol Buffers compiler), mu_msvm UEFI firmware, 
       # test Linux kernels, and other build artifacts
       cargo xflowey restore-packages
-
-  - name: Set up development tools
-    run: |
-      # Install git hooks for automatic formatting (recommended)
-      cargo xtask install-git-hooks --pre-push --with-fmt=yes
-
-  - name: Verify installation
-    run: |
-      # Verify that Rust and required tools are installed
-      rustc --version
-      cargo --version
-      
-      # Check that required targets are installed
-      rustup target list --installed
-      
-      # Run formatting checks to ensure environment is set up correctly
-      cargo xtask fmt
-      
-      # Test that basic workspace check works
-      cargo check --workspace

From 22b8382c4fe73f9091b4bc85cf80e461edc033af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2025 19:50:21 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 04/10] Simplify Rust target installation to match host
 architecture only

Co-authored-by: mattkur <13772048+mattkur@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 copilot-setup-steps.yml | 14 +++++++-------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/copilot-setup-steps.yml b/copilot-setup-steps.yml
index e7092d92ee..c43336c79c 100644
--- a/copilot-setup-steps.yml
+++ b/copilot-setup-steps.yml
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ steps:
       curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y --default-toolchain stable
       source ~/.cargo/env
       
-      # Install all required targets for OpenVMM cross-compilation
-      rustup target add aarch64-apple-darwin
-      rustup target add aarch64-unknown-linux-musl
-      rustup target add x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
-      rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
-      rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
-      rustup target add x86_64-unknown-none
+      # Install targets for the host architecture
+      ARCH=$(uname -m)
+      if [ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
+        rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
+      elif [ "$ARCH" = "aarch64" ]; then
+        rustup target add aarch64-unknown-linux-musl
+      fi
 
   - name: Install system dependencies
     run: |

From d2abb454c303c8b344ef6f7d7c64b1d0b67ec412 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2025 19:58:32 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 05/10] Add cargo-nextest installation to copilot setup steps

Co-authored-by: mattkur <13772048+mattkur@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 copilot-setup-steps.yml | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/copilot-setup-steps.yml b/copilot-setup-steps.yml
index c43336c79c..caf2d387f0 100644
--- a/copilot-setup-steps.yml
+++ b/copilot-setup-steps.yml
@@ -38,3 +38,6 @@ steps:
       # This includes protoc (Protocol Buffers compiler), mu_msvm UEFI firmware, 
       # test Linux kernels, and other build artifacts
       cargo xflowey restore-packages
+      
+      # Install cargo-nextest for running unit tests
+      cargo install cargo-nextest --locked

From c194e8e2c3d509f3a5854cad49ee6b5ff0598e7b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2025 21:19:15 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 06/10] Implement flowey-generated copilot-setup-steps.yml with
 version management

Co-authored-by: mattkur <13772048+mattkur@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 copilot-setup-steps.yml                       | 14 ++--
 flowey/flowey_cli/src/cli/regen.rs            | 26 +++++++
 .../src/pipelines/copilot_setup_generator.rs  | 76 +++++++++++++++++++
 flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines/mod.rs     | 10 +++
 4 files changed, 121 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines/copilot_setup_generator.rs

diff --git a/copilot-setup-steps.yml b/copilot-setup-steps.yml
index caf2d387f0..1c6301165d 100644
--- a/copilot-setup-steps.yml
+++ b/copilot-setup-steps.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
+##############################
+# THIS FILE IS AUTOGENERATED #
+#    DO NOT MANUALLY EDIT    #
+##############################
 # Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
 # Licensed under the MIT License.
 
 # GitHub Copilot setup steps for OpenVMM development environment
-# Based on the devcontainer configuration and getting started documentation
+# Generated by flowey_hvlite - DO NOT EDIT MANUALLY
 
 steps:
   - name: Install Rust with required targets
     run: |
-      # Install Rust using rustup (tracks latest stable as per project requirements)
-      curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y --default-toolchain stable
+      # Install Rust using rustup (version managed by flowey)
+      curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y --default-toolchain 1.88.0
       source ~/.cargo/env
       
       # Install targets for the host architecture
@@ -39,5 +43,5 @@ steps:
       # test Linux kernels, and other build artifacts
       cargo xflowey restore-packages
       
-      # Install cargo-nextest for running unit tests
-      cargo install cargo-nextest --locked
+      # Install cargo-nextest for running unit tests (version managed by flowey)
+      cargo install cargo-nextest --version 0.9.96 --locked
diff --git a/flowey/flowey_cli/src/cli/regen.rs b/flowey/flowey_cli/src/cli/regen.rs
index 6a396b5a56..82040de66a 100644
--- a/flowey/flowey_cli/src/cli/regen.rs
+++ b/flowey/flowey_cli/src/cli/regen.rs
@@ -100,6 +100,17 @@ impl Regen {
             }
         }
 
+        // Generate copilot-setup-steps.yml using flowey's version management
+        // This ensures the file uses the correct Rust and tool versions
+        let copilot_result = generate_copilot_setup_steps_file(repo_root);
+        if copilot_result.is_err() {
+            error = true;
+            log::error!(
+                "Failed to generate copilot-setup-steps.yml: {:?}",
+                copilot_result
+            );
+        }
+
         if error {
             anyhow::bail!("encountered one or more errors")
         }
@@ -197,3 +208,18 @@ fn install_flowey_merge_driver() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     Ok(())
 }
+
+fn generate_copilot_setup_steps_file(repo_root: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    // Run the copilot setup generator command
+    let sh = xshell::Shell::new()?;
+    sh.change_dir(repo_root);
+    xshell::cmd!(
+        sh,
+        "cargo run -p flowey_hvlite -- pipeline run copilot-setup-generator"
+    )
+    .quiet()
+    .run()?;
+
+    log::info!("Generated copilot-setup-steps.yml");
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines/copilot_setup_generator.rs b/flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines/copilot_setup_generator.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4721e25b20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines/copilot_setup_generator.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+use anyhow::Result;
+
+/// Generate copilot-setup-steps.yml for GitHub Copilot Coding Agent
+#[derive(clap::Args)]
+pub struct CopilotSetupGeneratorCli {}
+
+impl CopilotSetupGeneratorCli {
+    pub fn run(self, repo_root: &std::path::Path) -> Result<()> {
+        let output_file = repo_root.join("copilot-setup-steps.yml");
+
+        let content = generate_copilot_setup_steps();
+
+        std::fs::write(&output_file, content)?;
+
+        println!("Generated copilot-setup-steps.yml");
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+fn generate_copilot_setup_steps() -> String {
+    format!(
+        r#"##############################
+# THIS FILE IS AUTOGENERATED #
+#    DO NOT MANUALLY EDIT    #
+##############################
+# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+# Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+# GitHub Copilot setup steps for OpenVMM development environment
+# Generated by flowey_hvlite - DO NOT EDIT MANUALLY
+
+steps:
+  - name: Install Rust with required targets
+    run: |
+      # Install Rust using rustup (version managed by flowey)
+      curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y --default-toolchain {rust_version}
+      source ~/.cargo/env
+      
+      # Install targets for the host architecture
+      ARCH=$(uname -m)
+      if [ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
+        rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
+      elif [ "$ARCH" = "aarch64" ]; then
+        rustup target add aarch64-unknown-linux-musl
+      fi
+
+  - name: Install system dependencies
+    run: |
+      # Update package lists
+      sudo apt-get update
+      
+      # Install build dependencies required for OpenVMM
+      sudo apt-get install -y \
+        binutils \
+        build-essential \
+        gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu \
+        libssl-dev \
+        pkg-config
+
+  - name: Restore OpenVMM build dependencies
+    run: |
+      # Restore external dependencies required for building OpenVMM
+      # This includes protoc (Protocol Buffers compiler), mu_msvm UEFI firmware, 
+      # test Linux kernels, and other build artifacts
+      cargo xflowey restore-packages
+      
+      # Install cargo-nextest for running unit tests (version managed by flowey)
+      cargo install cargo-nextest --version {nextest_version} --locked
+"#,
+        rust_version = flowey_lib_hvlite::_jobs::cfg_versions::RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN,
+        nextest_version = flowey_lib_hvlite::_jobs::cfg_versions::NEXTEST
+    )
+}
diff --git a/flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines/mod.rs b/flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines/mod.rs
index 54865221e2..2117b979bd 100644
--- a/flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines/mod.rs
+++ b/flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
 // Licensed under the MIT License.
 
+use copilot_setup_generator::CopilotSetupGeneratorCli;
 use flowey::pipeline::prelude::*;
 use restore_packages::RestorePackagesCli;
 use vmm_tests::VmmTestsCli;
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ use vmm_tests::VmmTestsCli;
 pub mod build_docs;
 pub mod build_igvm;
 pub mod checkin_gates;
+pub mod copilot_setup_generator;
 pub mod custom_vmfirmwareigvm_dll;
 pub mod restore_packages;
 pub mod vmm_tests;
@@ -29,6 +31,9 @@ pub enum OpenvmmPipelines {
     #[clap(subcommand)]
     Ci(OpenvmmPipelinesCi),
 
+    /// Generate copilot-setup-steps.yml file directly  
+    CopilotSetupGenerator(CopilotSetupGeneratorCli),
+
     /// Install tools needed to build OpenVMM
     RestorePackages(RestorePackagesCli),
 
@@ -59,6 +64,11 @@ impl IntoPipeline for OpenvmmPipelines {
                 OpenvmmPipelinesCi::CheckinGates(cmd) => cmd.into_pipeline(pipeline_hint),
                 OpenvmmPipelinesCi::BuildDocs(cmd) => cmd.into_pipeline(pipeline_hint),
             },
+            OpenvmmPipelines::CopilotSetupGenerator(cmd) => {
+                cmd.run(&crate::repo_root())?;
+                // Return empty pipeline since we've already done the work
+                Ok(Pipeline::new())
+            }
             OpenvmmPipelines::RestorePackages(cmd) => cmd.into_pipeline(pipeline_hint),
             OpenvmmPipelines::VmmTests(cmd) => cmd.into_pipeline(pipeline_hint),
         }

From 68b67a001f7fd3af5b2950c4b0e5a6c4a8a678ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2025 21:39:12 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 07/10] Address PR feedback: move to .github/workflows/, use
 template approach, extract CI patterns

Co-authored-by: mattkur <13772048+mattkur@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .../workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml         | 10 ++--
 .../src/pipelines/copilot_setup_generator.rs  | 57 ++++---------------
 .../copilot_setup_steps_template.rs           | 22 +++++++
 .../copilot_setup_steps_template.yml          | 42 ++++++++++++++
 .../flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines_shared/mod.rs |  1 +
 5 files changed, 82 insertions(+), 50 deletions(-)
 rename copilot-setup-steps.yml => .github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml (84%)
 create mode 100644 flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines_shared/copilot_setup_steps_template.rs
 create mode 100644 flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines_shared/copilot_setup_steps_template.yml

diff --git a/copilot-setup-steps.yml b/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
similarity index 84%
rename from copilot-setup-steps.yml
rename to .github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
index 1c6301165d..f8048f77c7 100644
--- a/copilot-setup-steps.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ steps:
   - name: Install Rust with required targets
     run: |
       # Install Rust using rustup (version managed by flowey)
-      curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y --default-toolchain 1.88.0
+      curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y --default-toolchain=1.88.0
       source ~/.cargo/env
       
       # Install targets for the host architecture
@@ -25,13 +25,15 @@ steps:
 
   - name: Install system dependencies
     run: |
-      # Update package lists
-      sudo apt-get update
+      # Update package lists with retry logic (from CI pipelines)
+      set -x
+      i=0; while [ $i -lt 5 ] && ! sudo apt-get update; do let "i=i+1"; sleep 1; done;
       
       # Install build dependencies required for OpenVMM
-      sudo apt-get install -y \
+      sudo apt-get -o DPkg::Lock::Timeout=60 install -y \
         binutils \
         build-essential \
+        gcc \
         gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu \
         libssl-dev \
         pkg-config
diff --git a/flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines/copilot_setup_generator.rs b/flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines/copilot_setup_generator.rs
index 4721e25b20..71f49b753c 100644
--- a/flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines/copilot_setup_generator.rs
+++ b/flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines/copilot_setup_generator.rs
@@ -9,68 +9,33 @@ pub struct CopilotSetupGeneratorCli {}
 
 impl CopilotSetupGeneratorCli {
     pub fn run(self, repo_root: &std::path::Path) -> Result<()> {
-        let output_file = repo_root.join("copilot-setup-steps.yml");
+        let output_file = repo_root.join(".github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml");
+
+        // Ensure the output directory exists
+        if let Some(parent) = output_file.parent() {
+            std::fs::create_dir_all(parent)?;
+        }
 
         let content = generate_copilot_setup_steps();
 
         std::fs::write(&output_file, content)?;
 
-        println!("Generated copilot-setup-steps.yml");
+        println!("Generated .github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml");
         Ok(())
     }
 }
 
 fn generate_copilot_setup_steps() -> String {
-    format!(
-        r#"##############################
+    let header = r#"##############################
 # THIS FILE IS AUTOGENERATED #
 #    DO NOT MANUALLY EDIT    #
 ##############################
 # Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
 # Licensed under the MIT License.
 
-# GitHub Copilot setup steps for OpenVMM development environment
-# Generated by flowey_hvlite - DO NOT EDIT MANUALLY
-
-steps:
-  - name: Install Rust with required targets
-    run: |
-      # Install Rust using rustup (version managed by flowey)
-      curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y --default-toolchain {rust_version}
-      source ~/.cargo/env
-      
-      # Install targets for the host architecture
-      ARCH=$(uname -m)
-      if [ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
-        rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
-      elif [ "$ARCH" = "aarch64" ]; then
-        rustup target add aarch64-unknown-linux-musl
-      fi
+"#;
 
-  - name: Install system dependencies
-    run: |
-      # Update package lists
-      sudo apt-get update
-      
-      # Install build dependencies required for OpenVMM
-      sudo apt-get install -y \
-        binutils \
-        build-essential \
-        gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu \
-        libssl-dev \
-        pkg-config
+    let template_content = crate::pipelines_shared::copilot_setup_steps_template::get_template();
 
-  - name: Restore OpenVMM build dependencies
-    run: |
-      # Restore external dependencies required for building OpenVMM
-      # This includes protoc (Protocol Buffers compiler), mu_msvm UEFI firmware, 
-      # test Linux kernels, and other build artifacts
-      cargo xflowey restore-packages
-      
-      # Install cargo-nextest for running unit tests (version managed by flowey)
-      cargo install cargo-nextest --version {nextest_version} --locked
-"#,
-        rust_version = flowey_lib_hvlite::_jobs::cfg_versions::RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN,
-        nextest_version = flowey_lib_hvlite::_jobs::cfg_versions::NEXTEST
-    )
+    format!("{}{}", header, template_content)
 }
diff --git a/flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines_shared/copilot_setup_steps_template.rs b/flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines_shared/copilot_setup_steps_template.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0c33b29257
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines_shared/copilot_setup_steps_template.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+//! See [`get_template`]
+
+/// Get our internal copilot setup steps template.
+///
+/// This template provides the steps needed to set up the OpenVMM development
+/// environment for GitHub Copilot's Coding Agent.
+pub fn get_template() -> String {
+    let template = include_str!("copilot_setup_steps_template.yml").to_string();
+
+    template
+        .replace(
+            "{{RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN}}",
+            flowey_lib_hvlite::_jobs::cfg_versions::RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN,
+        )
+        .replace(
+            "{{NEXTEST_VERSION}}",
+            flowey_lib_hvlite::_jobs::cfg_versions::NEXTEST,
+        )
+}
diff --git a/flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines_shared/copilot_setup_steps_template.yml b/flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines_shared/copilot_setup_steps_template.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d90fb988cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines_shared/copilot_setup_steps_template.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# GitHub Copilot setup steps for OpenVMM development environment
+# Generated by flowey_hvlite - DO NOT EDIT MANUALLY
+
+steps:
+  - name: Install Rust with required targets
+    run: |
+      # Install Rust using rustup (version managed by flowey)
+      curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y --default-toolchain={{RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN}}
+      source ~/.cargo/env
+      
+      # Install targets for the host architecture
+      ARCH=$(uname -m)
+      if [ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
+        rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
+      elif [ "$ARCH" = "aarch64" ]; then
+        rustup target add aarch64-unknown-linux-musl
+      fi
+
+  - name: Install system dependencies
+    run: |
+      # Update package lists with retry logic (from CI pipelines)
+      set -x
+      i=0; while [ $i -lt 5 ] && ! sudo apt-get update; do let "i=i+1"; sleep 1; done;
+      
+      # Install build dependencies required for OpenVMM
+      sudo apt-get -o DPkg::Lock::Timeout=60 install -y \
+        binutils \
+        build-essential \
+        gcc \
+        gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu \
+        libssl-dev \
+        pkg-config
+
+  - name: Restore OpenVMM build dependencies
+    run: |
+      # Restore external dependencies required for building OpenVMM
+      # This includes protoc (Protocol Buffers compiler), mu_msvm UEFI firmware, 
+      # test Linux kernels, and other build artifacts
+      cargo xflowey restore-packages
+      
+      # Install cargo-nextest for running unit tests (version managed by flowey)
+      cargo install cargo-nextest --version {{NEXTEST_VERSION}} --locked
diff --git a/flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines_shared/mod.rs b/flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines_shared/mod.rs
index 7cdfce2dfc..ea624f09dd 100644
--- a/flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines_shared/mod.rs
+++ b/flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines_shared/mod.rs
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
 //! Shared constants and helper functionality used across multiple pipelines.
 
 pub mod cfg_common_params;
+pub mod copilot_setup_steps_template;
 pub mod gh_flowey_bootstrap_template;
 pub mod gh_pools;

From 8fae20467a625df7e999b01407133bdcf1e8489a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2025 22:49:21 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 08/10] Address PR feedback: move copyright header to template

Co-authored-by: mattkur <13772048+mattkur@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 flowey/flowey_cli/src/cli/regen.rs            | 26 -------------------
 .../src/pipelines/copilot_setup_generator.rs  | 13 +---------
 .../copilot_setup_steps_template.yml          |  7 +++++
 3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)

diff --git a/flowey/flowey_cli/src/cli/regen.rs b/flowey/flowey_cli/src/cli/regen.rs
index 82040de66a..6a396b5a56 100644
--- a/flowey/flowey_cli/src/cli/regen.rs
+++ b/flowey/flowey_cli/src/cli/regen.rs
@@ -100,17 +100,6 @@ impl Regen {
             }
         }
 
-        // Generate copilot-setup-steps.yml using flowey's version management
-        // This ensures the file uses the correct Rust and tool versions
-        let copilot_result = generate_copilot_setup_steps_file(repo_root);
-        if copilot_result.is_err() {
-            error = true;
-            log::error!(
-                "Failed to generate copilot-setup-steps.yml: {:?}",
-                copilot_result
-            );
-        }
-
         if error {
             anyhow::bail!("encountered one or more errors")
         }
@@ -208,18 +197,3 @@ fn install_flowey_merge_driver() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     Ok(())
 }
-
-fn generate_copilot_setup_steps_file(repo_root: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-    // Run the copilot setup generator command
-    let sh = xshell::Shell::new()?;
-    sh.change_dir(repo_root);
-    xshell::cmd!(
-        sh,
-        "cargo run -p flowey_hvlite -- pipeline run copilot-setup-generator"
-    )
-    .quiet()
-    .run()?;
-
-    log::info!("Generated copilot-setup-steps.yml");
-    Ok(())
-}
diff --git a/flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines/copilot_setup_generator.rs b/flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines/copilot_setup_generator.rs
index 71f49b753c..d169802b9c 100644
--- a/flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines/copilot_setup_generator.rs
+++ b/flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines/copilot_setup_generator.rs
@@ -26,16 +26,5 @@ impl CopilotSetupGeneratorCli {
 }
 
 fn generate_copilot_setup_steps() -> String {
-    let header = r#"##############################
-# THIS FILE IS AUTOGENERATED #
-#    DO NOT MANUALLY EDIT    #
-##############################
-# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
-# Licensed under the MIT License.
-
-"#;
-
-    let template_content = crate::pipelines_shared::copilot_setup_steps_template::get_template();
-
-    format!("{}{}", header, template_content)
+    crate::pipelines_shared::copilot_setup_steps_template::get_template()
 }
diff --git a/flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines_shared/copilot_setup_steps_template.yml b/flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines_shared/copilot_setup_steps_template.yml
index d90fb988cc..510853c191 100644
--- a/flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines_shared/copilot_setup_steps_template.yml
+++ b/flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines_shared/copilot_setup_steps_template.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+##############################
+# THIS FILE IS AUTOGENERATED #
+#    DO NOT MANUALLY EDIT    #
+##############################
+# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+# Licensed under the MIT License.
+
 # GitHub Copilot setup steps for OpenVMM development environment
 # Generated by flowey_hvlite - DO NOT EDIT MANUALLY
 

From fedeea88c5968473761145d1d47cd9645edcb68a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2025 21:15:02 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 09/10] Transform copilot-setup-steps.yml to proper GitHub
 Actions workflow format

Co-authored-by: mattkur <13772048+mattkur@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml     | 102 +++++++++++-------
 .../copilot_setup_steps_template.yml          | 102 +++++++++++-------
 2 files changed, 126 insertions(+), 78 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml b/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
index f8048f77c7..298b966b92 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
@@ -8,42 +8,66 @@
 # GitHub Copilot setup steps for OpenVMM development environment
 # Generated by flowey_hvlite - DO NOT EDIT MANUALLY
 
-steps:
-  - name: Install Rust with required targets
-    run: |
-      # Install Rust using rustup (version managed by flowey)
-      curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y --default-toolchain=1.88.0
-      source ~/.cargo/env
-      
-      # Install targets for the host architecture
-      ARCH=$(uname -m)
-      if [ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
-        rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
-      elif [ "$ARCH" = "aarch64" ]; then
-        rustup target add aarch64-unknown-linux-musl
-      fi
-
-  - name: Install system dependencies
-    run: |
-      # Update package lists with retry logic (from CI pipelines)
-      set -x
-      i=0; while [ $i -lt 5 ] && ! sudo apt-get update; do let "i=i+1"; sleep 1; done;
-      
-      # Install build dependencies required for OpenVMM
-      sudo apt-get -o DPkg::Lock::Timeout=60 install -y \
-        binutils \
-        build-essential \
-        gcc \
-        gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu \
-        libssl-dev \
-        pkg-config
-
-  - name: Restore OpenVMM build dependencies
-    run: |
-      # Restore external dependencies required for building OpenVMM
-      # This includes protoc (Protocol Buffers compiler), mu_msvm UEFI firmware, 
-      # test Linux kernels, and other build artifacts
-      cargo xflowey restore-packages
-      
-      # Install cargo-nextest for running unit tests (version managed by flowey)
-      cargo install cargo-nextest --version 0.9.96 --locked
+name: "Copilot Setup Steps"
+
+# Automatically run the setup steps when they are changed to allow for easy validation, and
+# allow manual testing through the repository's "Actions" tab
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - .github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - .github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
+
+jobs:
+  # The job MUST be called `copilot-setup-steps` or it will not be picked up by Copilot.
+  copilot-setup-steps:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    # Set the permissions to the lowest permissions possible needed for your steps.
+    # Copilot will be given its own token for its operations.
+    permissions:
+      # If you want to clone the repository as part of your setup steps, for example to install dependencies, you'll need the `contents: read` permission. If you don't clone the repository in your setup steps, Copilot will do this for you automatically after the steps complete.
+      contents: read
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Install Rust with required targets
+        run: |
+          # Install Rust using rustup (version managed by flowey)
+          curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y --default-toolchain=1.88.0
+          source ~/.cargo/env
+          
+          # Install targets for the host architecture
+          ARCH=$(uname -m)
+          if [ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
+            rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
+          elif [ "$ARCH" = "aarch64" ]; then
+            rustup target add aarch64-unknown-linux-musl
+          fi
+
+      - name: Install system dependencies
+        run: |
+          # Update package lists with retry logic (from CI pipelines)
+          set -x
+          i=0; while [ $i -lt 5 ] && ! sudo apt-get update; do let "i=i+1"; sleep 1; done;
+          
+          # Install build dependencies required for OpenVMM
+          sudo apt-get -o DPkg::Lock::Timeout=60 install -y \
+            binutils \
+            build-essential \
+            gcc \
+            gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu \
+            libssl-dev \
+            pkg-config
+
+      - name: Restore OpenVMM build dependencies
+        run: |
+          # Restore external dependencies required for building OpenVMM
+          # This includes protoc (Protocol Buffers compiler), mu_msvm UEFI firmware, 
+          # test Linux kernels, and other build artifacts
+          cargo xflowey restore-packages
+          
+          # Install cargo-nextest for running unit tests (version managed by flowey)
+          cargo install cargo-nextest --version 0.9.96 --locked
diff --git a/flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines_shared/copilot_setup_steps_template.yml b/flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines_shared/copilot_setup_steps_template.yml
index 510853c191..8953a91d37 100644
--- a/flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines_shared/copilot_setup_steps_template.yml
+++ b/flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines_shared/copilot_setup_steps_template.yml
@@ -8,42 +8,66 @@
 # GitHub Copilot setup steps for OpenVMM development environment
 # Generated by flowey_hvlite - DO NOT EDIT MANUALLY
 
-steps:
-  - name: Install Rust with required targets
-    run: |
-      # Install Rust using rustup (version managed by flowey)
-      curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y --default-toolchain={{RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN}}
-      source ~/.cargo/env
-      
-      # Install targets for the host architecture
-      ARCH=$(uname -m)
-      if [ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
-        rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
-      elif [ "$ARCH" = "aarch64" ]; then
-        rustup target add aarch64-unknown-linux-musl
-      fi
-
-  - name: Install system dependencies
-    run: |
-      # Update package lists with retry logic (from CI pipelines)
-      set -x
-      i=0; while [ $i -lt 5 ] && ! sudo apt-get update; do let "i=i+1"; sleep 1; done;
-      
-      # Install build dependencies required for OpenVMM
-      sudo apt-get -o DPkg::Lock::Timeout=60 install -y \
-        binutils \
-        build-essential \
-        gcc \
-        gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu \
-        libssl-dev \
-        pkg-config
-
-  - name: Restore OpenVMM build dependencies
-    run: |
-      # Restore external dependencies required for building OpenVMM
-      # This includes protoc (Protocol Buffers compiler), mu_msvm UEFI firmware, 
-      # test Linux kernels, and other build artifacts
-      cargo xflowey restore-packages
-      
-      # Install cargo-nextest for running unit tests (version managed by flowey)
-      cargo install cargo-nextest --version {{NEXTEST_VERSION}} --locked
+name: "Copilot Setup Steps"
+
+# Automatically run the setup steps when they are changed to allow for easy validation, and
+# allow manual testing through the repository's "Actions" tab
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - .github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - .github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
+
+jobs:
+  # The job MUST be called `copilot-setup-steps` or it will not be picked up by Copilot.
+  copilot-setup-steps:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    # Set the permissions to the lowest permissions possible needed for your steps.
+    # Copilot will be given its own token for its operations.
+    permissions:
+      # If you want to clone the repository as part of your setup steps, for example to install dependencies, you'll need the `contents: read` permission. If you don't clone the repository in your setup steps, Copilot will do this for you automatically after the steps complete.
+      contents: read
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Install Rust with required targets
+        run: |
+          # Install Rust using rustup (version managed by flowey)
+          curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y --default-toolchain={{RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN}}
+          source ~/.cargo/env
+          
+          # Install targets for the host architecture
+          ARCH=$(uname -m)
+          if [ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
+            rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
+          elif [ "$ARCH" = "aarch64" ]; then
+            rustup target add aarch64-unknown-linux-musl
+          fi
+
+      - name: Install system dependencies
+        run: |
+          # Update package lists with retry logic (from CI pipelines)
+          set -x
+          i=0; while [ $i -lt 5 ] && ! sudo apt-get update; do let "i=i+1"; sleep 1; done;
+          
+          # Install build dependencies required for OpenVMM
+          sudo apt-get -o DPkg::Lock::Timeout=60 install -y \
+            binutils \
+            build-essential \
+            gcc \
+            gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu \
+            libssl-dev \
+            pkg-config
+
+      - name: Restore OpenVMM build dependencies
+        run: |
+          # Restore external dependencies required for building OpenVMM
+          # This includes protoc (Protocol Buffers compiler), mu_msvm UEFI firmware, 
+          # test Linux kernels, and other build artifacts
+          cargo xflowey restore-packages
+          
+          # Install cargo-nextest for running unit tests (version managed by flowey)
+          cargo install cargo-nextest --version {{NEXTEST_VERSION}} --locked

From 790779a1f7420513e3b54a6803a68716c41241af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2025 07:35:32 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 10/10] Add checkout step before restore-packages in copilot
 setup workflow

Co-authored-by: mattkur <13772048+mattkur@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .../{copilot-setup-steps.yml => copilot-setup-steps.yaml}  | 7 +++++--
 .../flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines/copilot_setup_generator.rs | 4 ++--
 .../src/pipelines_shared/copilot_setup_steps_template.yml  | 7 +++++--
 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
 rename .github/workflows/{copilot-setup-steps.yml => copilot-setup-steps.yaml} (94%)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml b/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yaml
similarity index 94%
rename from .github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
rename to .github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yaml
index 298b966b92..662b6e613f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yaml
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   push:
     paths:
-      - .github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
+      - .github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yaml
   pull_request:
     paths:
-      - .github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
+      - .github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yaml
 
 jobs:
   # The job MUST be called `copilot-setup-steps` or it will not be picked up by Copilot.
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ jobs:
             libssl-dev \
             pkg-config
 
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
       - name: Restore OpenVMM build dependencies
         run: |
           # Restore external dependencies required for building OpenVMM
diff --git a/flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines/copilot_setup_generator.rs b/flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines/copilot_setup_generator.rs
index d169802b9c..edd2bd081b 100644
--- a/flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines/copilot_setup_generator.rs
+++ b/flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines/copilot_setup_generator.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ pub struct CopilotSetupGeneratorCli {}
 
 impl CopilotSetupGeneratorCli {
     pub fn run(self, repo_root: &std::path::Path) -> Result<()> {
-        let output_file = repo_root.join(".github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml");
+        let output_file = repo_root.join(".github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yaml");
 
         // Ensure the output directory exists
         if let Some(parent) = output_file.parent() {
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ impl CopilotSetupGeneratorCli {
 
         std::fs::write(&output_file, content)?;
 
-        println!("Generated .github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml");
+        println!("Generated .github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yaml");
         Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines_shared/copilot_setup_steps_template.yml b/flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines_shared/copilot_setup_steps_template.yml
index 8953a91d37..4663af0f8d 100644
--- a/flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines_shared/copilot_setup_steps_template.yml
+++ b/flowey/flowey_hvlite/src/pipelines_shared/copilot_setup_steps_template.yml
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   push:
     paths:
-      - .github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
+      - .github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yaml
   pull_request:
     paths:
-      - .github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
+      - .github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yaml
 
 jobs:
   # The job MUST be called `copilot-setup-steps` or it will not be picked up by Copilot.
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ jobs:
             libssl-dev \
             pkg-config
 
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
       - name: Restore OpenVMM build dependencies
         run: |
           # Restore external dependencies required for building OpenVMM