diff --git a/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml b/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
index df3a3d7cf2..44a3f8d4d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ jobs:
 
             - run: CI=false pnpm run copy-project-files
 
+            - run: pnpm run install-agent-skills
+
             - name: create site-config-envs
               run: pnpm run create-site-configs-env
 
diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 1a5e188a59..880b5d50e2 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@
 
 When running in the cloud/web environment and repo is cloned from scratch, if required you can:
 
-1. Install dependencies
+1. Install dependencies (**only** run if not yet done by eg. pipeline setup, check if `node_modules` exists)
     - `NODE_USE_ENV_PROXY=1 ./install.sh`
-2. Run build for packages you are working on
+2. Run build for packages you are working on (**only** run if build file doesn't exist yet, check if `lib` exists in package)
     - `pnpm --recursive --filter '<package-name>' run build`
 
 **If Docker is available:**
 
-- You can start the full demo application using dev-pm and access it at localhost
+- You can start the full demo application using dev-pm and access it at localhost. Do **not** use docker compose directly, always use dev-pm and start `demo-docker`.
 
 **If Docker is not available:**
 
@@ -83,22 +83,35 @@ This repository includes a demo application which is showcasing the libraries.
 **Api:**
 Demo backend API (NestJS, PostgreSQL)
 
-- Start using `pnpm exec dev-pm @demo-api`
+- Start using `pnpm exec dev-pm start @demo-api`
 - access at: http://localhost:4000/
 
 **Admin:**
 Demo admin app (Vite, React, Apollo)
 
-- Start using `pnpm exec dev-pm @demo-admin`
+- Start using `pnpm exec dev-pm start @demo-admin`
 - access at: http://localhost:8000/
 - Usually Login as "Admin" in the IDP Login Page
 
 **Site:**
 Demo frontend site (Next.js)
 
-- Start using `pnpm exec dev-pm @demo-site`
+- Start using `pnpm exec dev-pm start @demo-site`
 - access at: http://localhost:3000/
 
+
+### dev-pm
+
+Use dev-pm for managing demo processes:
+- command: `pnpm exec -- dev-pm`
+- config: `dev-pm.config.ts`
+
+Common commands:
+- start script/service: `pnpm exec -- dev-pm start scriptName`
+- start group `pnpm exec -- dev-pm start @group`
+- view status `pnpm exec -- dev-pm status`
+- view logs `pnpm exec -- dev-pm logs --lines 100 scriptName`
+
 ## Packages
 
 ### Admin (`packages/admin/`)
diff --git a/demo/api/package.json b/demo/api/package.json
index b18fda2ca2..7739ca9beb 100644
--- a/demo/api/package.json
+++ b/demo/api/package.json
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@
         "intl:compile": "pnpm run intl:compile:comet-demo",
         "intl:compile:comet-demo": "formatjs compile-folder --format simple --ast lang/comet-demo-lang/api lang-compiled/comet-demo-api",
         "intl:extract": "formatjs extract \"src/**/*.ts*\" --ignore '**/*.{test,spec}.{ts,tsx}' --ignore ./**.d.ts --out-file lang-extracted/en.json --format simple --throws",
-        "lint": "pnpm run api-generator && pnpm run intl:compile && run-p lint:prettier lint:eslint lint:tsc",
-        "lint:ci": "pnpm run api-generator && pnpm run intl:compile && run-p lint:prettier lint:eslint lint:tsc lint:generated-files-not-modified",
+        "lint": "pnpm run api-generator && pnpm run intl:compile && run-p lint:prettier lint:eslint lint:tsc lint:api-can-start",
+        "lint:api-can-start": "MIKRO_ORM_NO_CONNECT=true dotenv -e ../../.env.secrets -e ../../.env.local -e ../../.env -e ../.env.site-configs -- ts-node --transpile-only -r tsconfig-paths/register src/console.ts --help",
+        "lint:ci": "pnpm run api-generator && pnpm run intl:compile && run-p lint:prettier lint:eslint lint:tsc lint:api-can-start && pnpm run lint:generated-files-not-modified",
         "lint:eslint": "eslint --max-warnings 0 src/ '**/*.json' --no-warn-ignored",
-        "lint:generated-files-not-modified": "git diff --exit-code HEAD -- $(find src -type f -path '*/generated/*')",
+        "lint:generated-files-not-modified": "git diff --exit-code HEAD -- schema.gql block-meta.json $(find src -type f -path '*/generated/*')",
         "lint:prettier": "pnpm exec prettier --check '*.{ts,js,json,md,yml,yaml}'",
         "lint:tsc": "tsc --project ./tsconfig.lint.json",
         "mikro-orm": "dotenv -e .env.secrets -e .env.local -e .env -e .env.site-configs -- mikro-orm",
diff --git a/demo/api/src/db/ormconfig.ts b/demo/api/src/db/ormconfig.ts
index 381758bc16..8b9b779199 100644
--- a/demo/api/src/db/ormconfig.ts
+++ b/demo/api/src/db/ormconfig.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export const ormConfig = createOrmConfig(
         },
         namingStrategy: EntityCaseNamingStrategy,
         debug: false,
+        connect: process.env.MIKRO_ORM_NO_CONNECT !== "true",
         dataloader: DataloaderType.ALL,
         discovery: {
             getMappedType(type: string, platform) {
diff --git a/dev-pm.config.ts b/dev-pm.config.ts
index 36005d6914..3e28ad8776 100644
--- a/dev-pm.config.ts
+++ b/dev-pm.config.ts
@@ -195,6 +195,17 @@ export default defineConfig({
             group: ["demo-admin", "demo"],
             waitOn: ["tcp:$API_PORT"],
         },
+        {
+            name: "demo-oidc-provider",
+            script: "pnpm run dev:oidc-provider",
+            group: ["demo-admin", "demo"],
+        },
+        {
+            name: "demo-oauth2-proxy",
+            script: "pnpm run dev:oauth2-proxy",
+            group: ["demo-admin", "demo"],
+            waitOn: ["tcp:$IDP_PORT", "tcp:$ADMIN_PORT"],
+        },
 
         //group demo api
         {
@@ -223,20 +234,6 @@ export default defineConfig({
         {
             name: "demo-api-storybook",
             script: "pnpm --filter comet-demo-api run storybook",
-            group: ["demo-api", "demo"],
-        },
-
-        // group demo login
-        {
-            name: "demo-oidc-provider",
-            script: "pnpm run dev:oidc-provider",
-            group: ["demo-login", "demo"],
-        },
-        {
-            name: "demo-oauth2-proxy",
-            script: "pnpm run dev:oauth2-proxy",
-            group: ["demo-login", "demo"],
-            waitOn: ["tcp:$IDP_PORT", "tcp:$ADMIN_PORT"],
         },
 
         //group demo site
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c8f2be73f5..36804db496 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@
         "browser:demo:admin": "dotenv -- sh -c 'open-cli $ADMIN_URL'",
         "browser:demo:site": "dotenv -- sh -c 'open-cli $SITE_URL'",
         "browser:demo:jaeger": "dotenv -- sh -c 'open-cli http://localhost:$JAEGER_UI_PORT'",
+        "setup:ci": "pnpm --filter '@comet/cli' --filter '@comet/eslint-plugin' run build && pnpm run create-site-configs-env && pnpm run copy-project-files",
         "install-agent-skills": "pnpm exec comet install-agent-skills --config agent-skills.json",
-        "setup:ci": "pnpm run copy-project-files",
         "setup:download-oauth2-proxy": "dotenv -- sh -c 'pnpm exec comet download-oauth2-proxy -v $OAUTH2_PROXY_VERSION'",
         "setup:download-mitmproxy": "dotenv -- sh -c 'pnpm exec comet download-mitmproxy -v $MITMPROXY_VERSION'"
     },