closest I think I have come

Signed-off-by: David Zager <david.j.zager@gmail.com>

Author: djzager

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Extract build info
         id: build_info
+        working-directory: ./.upstream-workspace
         run: |
           UPSTREAM_SHA=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
           UPSTREAM_SHA_SHORT=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
@@ -94,7 +95,6 @@ jobs:
           # Get MTA version from transformed package.json
           MTA_VERSION=$(node -p "require('./vscode/package.json').version")
           echo "mta_version=${MTA_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-        working-directory: ./.upstream-workspace
 
       - name: Display build configuration
         run: |
@@ -103,14 +103,16 @@ jobs:
           echo "- **MTA Version**: \`${{ steps.build_info.outputs.mta_version }}\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
 
       - name: Install upstream dependencies
+        working-directory: ./.upstream-workspace
         run: |
           npm ci
 
       - name: Build extension
-        run: npm run build
         working-directory: ./.upstream-workspace
+        run: npm run build
 
       - name: Verify MTA branding applied
+        working-directory: ./.upstream-workspace
         run: |
           # Check that package.json has correct MTA branding
           PACKAGE_NAME=$(node -p "require('./vscode/package.json').name")
@@ -122,7 +124,6 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
           echo "✅ MTA branding verification passed: $PACKAGE_NAME"
-        working-directory: ./.upstream-workspace
 
   test:
     name: Test
@@ -428,4 +429,4 @@ jobs:
       # - name: Publish to Open VSX
       #   run: npx ovsx publish "$VSIX_FILE"
       #   env:
-      #     OVSX_PAT: ${{ secrets.OVSX_PAT }}
+      #     OVSX_PAT: ${{ secrets.OVSX_PAT }}