diff --git a/bot/build.sh b/bot/build.sh
new file mode 100755
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+echo "just a dummy bot/build.sh script that logs SLURM environment settings..."
+
+env | grep SLURM_
+
+echo "also log CUSTOM_ vars"
+
+env | grep CUSTOM_
diff --git a/det_submit_opts.py b/det_submit_opts.py
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+++ b/det_submit_opts.py
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+def det_submit_opts(job):
+    """
+    determine submit options from added easyconfigs
+    Args:
+        job (Job): namedtuple containing all information about job to be submitted
+
+    Returns:
+        (string): string containing extra submit options
+    """
+    submit_opts = [job.slurm_opts]
+    submit_opts.append('--comment="some extra options"')
+
+    return ' '.join(submit_opts)