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Clarified limitations of copilot-setup-steps concerning use of reusable workflows#44494

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Closes: #44493

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Clarified limitations of `copilot-setup-steps` concerning use of reusable workflow
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Copilot was unable to run its full agentic suite in this review.

Adds a documentation note clarifying that the copilot-setup-steps job does not support reusable workflows via uses, and suggests alternatives.

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  • Inserts a NOTE callout in the customize-the-agent-environment doc explaining the limitation and recommending inline steps or composite actions.

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