diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_fv3_ccpp_prebuild.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_fv3_ccpp_prebuild.yml
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+name: CI test to run FV3 ccpp_prebuild step
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  build-linux:
+
+    # The type of runner that the job will run on
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      max-parallel: 5
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout current ccpp-physics code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+
+    - name: Store remote-URL for current ccpp-physics code
+      run: echo "GIT_REMOTE_URL=`git remote get-url origin`" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+    - name: Store branch name for current ccpp-physics code
+      run: echo "GIT_REMOTE_BRANCH=`git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+    - name: Store hash for HEAD of current ccpp-physics code
+      run: echo "GIT_REMOTE_HASH=`git rev-parse HEAD`" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+    - name: Checkout latest fv3atm
+      run: git clone https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/fv3atm.git
+
+    - name: Initialize submodules
+      run: |
+        cd /home/runner/work/ccpp-physics/ccpp-physics/fv3atm
+        git submodule update --init --recursive
+
+    - name: Update ccpp-physics hash in fv3atm
+      if: github.event.pull_request == false
+      run: |
+        cd /home/runner/work/ccpp-physics/ccpp-physics/fv3atm/ccpp/physics
+        git remote add remote_local $GIT_REMOTE_URL
+        git fetch remote_local $GIT_REMOTE_BRANCH
+        git checkout remote_local/$GIT_REMOTE_BRANCH
+    
+    - name: Set up Python 3.8.5
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      with:
+        python-version: 3.8.5
+
+    - name: Add conda to system path
+      run: |
+        # $CONDA is an environment variable pointing to the root of the miniconda directory
+        echo $CONDA/bin >> $GITHUB_PATH
+
+    - name: Run ccpp_prebuild.py
+      run: |
+        cd /home/runner/work/ccpp-physics/ccpp-physics/fv3atm/ccpp/
+        mkdir -p /home/runner/work/ccpp-physics/ccpp-physics/fv3atm/bin/ccpp/physics/physics/
+        ./framework/scripts/ccpp_prebuild.py --config config/ccpp_prebuild_config.py
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_scm_ccpp_prebuild.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_scm_ccpp_prebuild.yml
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+name: CI test to run SCM ccpp_prebuild step
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  build-linux:
+
+    # The type of runner that the job will run on
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      max-parallel: 5
+
+    steps:
+
+    - name: Checkout current ccpp-physics code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+    - name: Store remote-URL for current ccpp-physics code
+      run: echo "GIT_REMOTE_URL=`git remote get-url origin`" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+    - name: Store branch name for current ccpp-physics code
+      run: echo "GIT_REMOTE_BRANCH=`git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+    - name: Store hash for HEAD of current ccpp-physics code
+      run: echo	"GIT_REMOTE_HASH=`git rev-parse HEAD`" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+    - name: Checkout latest ccpp-scm code
+      run: git clone https://github.com/NCAR/ccpp-scm.git
+
+    - name: Initialize submodules
+      run: |
+        cd /home/runner/work/ccpp-physics/ccpp-physics/ccpp-scm
+        git submodule update --init --recursive
+
+    - name: Update ccpp-physics hash in ccpp-scm
+      if: github.event.pull_request == false
+      run: |
+        cd /home/runner/work/ccpp-physics/ccpp-physics/ccpp-scm/ccpp/physics
+        echo $GIT_REMOTE_URL
+        echo $GIT_REMOTE_BRANCH
+        echo ${{github.repository}}
+        echo ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+        echo $GITHUB_SHA
+        git remote add remote_local $GIT_REMOTE_URL
+        git fetch remote_local $GIT_REMOTE_BRANCH
+        git checkout remote_local/$GIT_REMOTE_BRANCH
+    
+    - name: Set up Python 3.8.5
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      with:
+        python-version: 3.8.5
+
+    - name: Add conda to system path
+      run: |
+        # $CONDA is an environment variable pointing to the root of the miniconda directory
+        echo $CONDA/bin >> $GITHUB_PATH
+
+    - name: Run ccpp_prebuild.py
+      run: |
+        cd /home/runner/work/ccpp-physics/ccpp-physics/ccpp-scm/
+        git status
+        mkdir -p /home/runner/work/ccpp-physics/ccpp-physics/ccpp-scm/scm/bin/ccpp/physics/physics/
+        ./ccpp/framework/scripts/ccpp_prebuild.py --config ccpp/config/ccpp_prebuild_config.py
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