diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index b7309bea..d2c9810f 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
 {
-  "customizations": {
-    "codespaces": {
-      "repositories": {
-        "phetsims/sun": {
-          "permissions": "write-all"
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
+  "postCreateCommand": "npm install ; cd ../ ;  ; git clone https://github.com/phetsims/assert.git ; git clone https://github.com/phetsims/axon.git ; git clone https://github.com/phetsims/babel.git ; git clone https://github.com/phetsims/brand.git ; git clone https://github.com/phetsims/chipper.git ; git clone https://github.com/phetsims/dot.git ; git clone https://github.com/phetsims/joist.git ; git clone https://github.com/phetsims/kite.git ; git clone https://github.com/phetsims/perennial.git perennial-alias ; git clone https://github.com/phetsims/phet-core.git ; git clone https://github.com/phetsims/phetcommon.git ; git clone https://github.com/phetsims/phetmarks.git ; git clone https://github.com/phetsims/query-string-machine.git ; git clone https://github.com/phetsims/scenery.git ; git clone https://github.com/phetsims/scenery-phet.git ; git clone https://github.com/phetsims/sherpa.git ; git clone https://github.com/phetsims/sun.git ; git clone https://github.com/phetsims/tambo.git ; git clone https://github.com/phetsims/tandem.git ; git clone https://github.com/phetsims/twixt.git ; git clone https://github.com/phetsims/utterance-queue.git ; cd chipper ; npm install ; cd ../perennial-alias ; npm install ; cd ../gravity-and-orbits"
 }
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