diff --git a/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml b/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
index 82d38336..3ae45f2c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
@@ -24,13 +24,47 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Create task venv for Copilot
         run: |
-          python3 -m venv $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.venv
-          source $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.venv/bin/activate
+          cd "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
+          mkdir -p "${RUNNER_WORKDIR}/.home" "${RUNNER_WORKDIR}/.pip-cache" "${RUNNER_WORKDIR}/.tmp" "${RUNNER_WORKDIR}/.uv-cache" "${RUNNER_WORKDIR}/.cache"
+          echo "UV_CACHE_DIR=${RUNNER_WORKDIR}/.uv-cache" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          /opt/venv/bin/python -m venv --system-site-packages .venv
+          OPT_SITE=$(/opt/venv/bin/python -c "import site; print(site.getsitepackages()[0])")
+          VENV_PY_VER=$(/opt/venv/bin/python -c 'import sys; print(f"{sys.version_info.major}.{sys.version_info.minor}")')
+          VENV_SITE=".venv/lib/python${VENV_PY_VER}/site-packages"
+          echo "import site; site.addsitedir('$OPT_SITE')" > "$VENV_SITE/opt-venv.pth"
+          source .venv/bin/activate
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          python -m pip install -e . --cache-dir "${RUNNER_WORKDIR}/.pip-cache"
+
+      - name: Install IntelliKit Python packages
+        run: |
+          source "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.venv/bin/activate"
+          # accordo and nexus require kerneldb which needs libdwarf-dev; skipped until added to container
+          # pip install --cache-dir "${RUNNER_WORKDIR}/.pip-cache" "git+https://github.com/AMDResearch/intellikit.git#subdirectory=accordo"
+          # pip install --cache-dir "${RUNNER_WORKDIR}/.pip-cache" "git+https://github.com/AMDResearch/intellikit.git#subdirectory=nexus"
+          pip install --cache-dir "${RUNNER_WORKDIR}/.pip-cache" "git+https://github.com/AMDResearch/intellikit.git#subdirectory=linex"
+          pip install --cache-dir "${RUNNER_WORKDIR}/.pip-cache" "git+https://github.com/AMDResearch/intellikit.git#subdirectory=metrix"
+
+      - name: Install uv for MCP servers
+        run: |
+          source "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.venv/bin/activate"
+          pip install --cache-dir "${RUNNER_WORKDIR}/.pip-cache" uv
+
+      - name: Clone IntelliKit for MCP servers
+        run: |
+          git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AMDResearch/intellikit.git "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.intellikit"
+
+      - name: Install IntelliKit agent skills
+        run: |
+          cd "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
+          mkdir -p .github/agents/skills
+          curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AMDResearch/intellikit/main/install/skills/install.sh | \
+            bash -s -- --target agents --base-url https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AMDResearch/intellikit/main
+          cp -r .agents/skills/* .github/agents/skills/ 2>/dev/null || true
 
       - name: Make venv default for subsequent steps
         run: |
-          echo "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.venv/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+          echo "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.venv/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
 
       - name: Verify ROCm and GPU visibility
         run: |