diff --git a/content/copilot/how-tos/use-copilot-agents/coding-agent/customize-the-agent-environment.md b/content/copilot/how-tos/use-copilot-agents/coding-agent/customize-the-agent-environment.md
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--- a/content/copilot/how-tos/use-copilot-agents/coding-agent/customize-the-agent-environment.md
+++ b/content/copilot/how-tos/use-copilot-agents/coding-agent/customize-the-agent-environment.md
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ Instead, you can preconfigure {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %
 
 A `copilot-setup-steps.yml` file looks like a normal {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} workflow file, but must contain a single `copilot-setup-steps` job. This job will be executed in {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} before {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} starts working. For more information on {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} workflow files, see [AUTOTITLE](/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions).
 
+> [!NOTE]
+> You must have merged the yml file into your default branch for it to be triggered
+
 Here is a simple example of a `copilot-setup-steps.yml` file for a TypeScript project that clones the project, installs Node.js and downloads and caches the project's dependencies. You should customize this to fit your own project's language(s) and dependencies:
 
 ```yaml copy