diff --git a/.github/workflows/adf_alpha.yml b/.github/workflows/adf_alpha.yml
index 893f0c8886..66fdbe8541 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/adf_alpha.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/adf_alpha.yml
@@ -88,10 +88,14 @@ jobs:
           with:
             node-version: 14
             cache-dependency-path: package-lock.json
+        - name: Debug on failure
+          uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
+          with:
+            timeout-minutes: 60
+            limit-access-to-actor: true
         - name: Trigger Alpha ADF child build
           shell: bash
           if: ${{ contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[trigger adf]') || inputs.cluster_operation == 'TRIGGER_ALPHA_ADF' || github.event.schedule == '0 12 * * *'  }}
           run: |
             npm install github-api
             ./scripts/github/update/update-project.sh -p $GH_BUILD_NUMBER -t $GH_TOKEN -v alpha -c $GH_COMMIT -r ${{ inputs.repo_to_update }}
-
diff --git a/.github/workflows/devel.yml b/.github/workflows/devel.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dca5a6f681
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/devel.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+name: pr-workflow
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - "devops/*"
+
+
+jobs:
+
+  adf-upstream-alpha-hxp:
+    name: trigger upstream alpha for hxp monorepo
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/adf_alpha.yml
+    secrets: inherit
+    with:
+      repo_to_update: alfresco-apps