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+name: development tools
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  devcontainer:
+    name: test dev container
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.repository == 'commaai/openpilot'
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        submodules: true
+    - name: Setup Dev Container CLI
+      run: npm install -g @devcontainers/cli
+    - name: Build dev container image
+      run: devcontainer build --workspace-folder .
+    - name: Run dev container
+      run: devcontainer up --workspace-folder .
+    - name: Stop containers
+      run: docker kill $(docker ps -q)