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+name: "Copilot Setup Steps"
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - .github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - .github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
+
+jobs:
+  copilot-setup-steps:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+
+      - uses: coursier/cache-action@v6
+
+      - name: Run Mill compile
+        run: ./mill __.compile
+
+      - uses: sbt/setup-sbt@v1