diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5065ed5..219502a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -41,4 +41,12 @@ To deploy a signed certificate in cluster follow [trusted cluster cert](signed-c
 ### Object Storage
 This solution requires object storage to be in place either through S3 or using Noobaa.
 
-If you are using Noobaa apply the following [tuning paramters](noobaa/README.md)
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+If you are using Noobaa apply the following [tuning paramters](noobaa/README.md)
+
+## How to run 🏃🏼
+
+1. Create K8s config map and K8s secret based on the target Model Server Info. Use [kfp-model-server.yaml](./sdg/kfp-model-server.yaml).
+
+2. Use pipeline.py file to generate the pipeline.yaml which will create RHOAI pipeline.
+
+3. Create a run in RHOAI by providing required input parameter values.
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diff --git a/pipeline.py b/pipeline.py
index f4e03ff..4577292 100644
--- a/pipeline.py
+++ b/pipeline.py
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 def pipeline_wrapper(mock: List[Literal[MOCKED_STAGES]]):
     """Wrapper for KFP pipeline, which allows for mocking individual stages."""
     if 'sdg' in mock:
-        from sdg.faked import git_clone_op, sdg_op
+        from sdg.faked import preflight_check_op, git_clone_op, sdg_op
     else:
-        from sdg import git_clone_op, sdg_op
+        from sdg import preflight_check_op, git_clone_op, sdg_op
 
 
     @dsl.pipeline(
@@ -27,9 +27,15 @@ def pipeline(
         repo_branch: Optional[str] = None,
         repo_pr: Optional[int] = None,
     ):
+        preflight_check_task = preflight_check_op(
+            repo_branch=repo_branch, repo_pr=repo_pr
+        )
+        use_config_map_as_env(preflight_check_task, K8S_NAME, dict(endpoint="endpoint", model="model"))
+        use_secret_as_env(preflight_check_task, K8S_NAME, {"api_key": "api_key"})
+
         git_clone_task = git_clone_op(
             repo_branch=repo_branch, repo_pr=repo_pr, repo_url=repo_url
-        )
+        ).after(preflight_check_task)
 
         sdg_task = sdg_op(
             num_instructions_to_generate=num_instructions_to_generate,
diff --git a/pipeline.yaml b/pipeline.yaml
index c999fee..02870f6 100644
--- a/pipeline.yaml
+++ b/pipeline.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ components:
           artifactType:
             schemaTitle: system.Dataset
             schemaVersion: 0.0.1
+  comp-preflight-check-op:
+    executorLabel: exec-preflight-check-op
+    inputDefinitions:
+      parameters:
+        repo_branch:
+          parameterType: STRING
+        repo_pr:
+          parameterType: NUMBER_INTEGER
   comp-sdg-op:
     executorLabel: exec-sdg-op
     inputDefinitions:
@@ -49,23 +57,40 @@ deploymentSpec:
     exec-git-clone-op:
       container:
         args:
-        - 'git clone {{$.inputs.parameters[''repo_url'']}} {{$.outputs.artifacts[''taxonomy''].path}}
-          && cd {{$.outputs.artifacts[''taxonomy''].path}} && if [ ! -z "{{$.inputs.parameters[''repo_branch'']}}"
-          ]; then git fetch origin {{$.inputs.parameters[''repo_branch'']}} && git
-          checkout {{$.inputs.parameters[''repo_branch'']}}; elif [ ! -z "{{$.inputs.parameters[''repo_pr'']}}"
-          ]; then git fetch origin pull/{{$.inputs.parameters[''repo_pr'']}}/head:{{$.inputs.parameters[''repo_pr'']}}
-          && git checkout {{$.inputs.parameters[''repo_pr'']}}; fi '
+        - --executor_input
+        - '{{$}}'
+        - --function_to_execute
+        - git_clone_op
         command:
-        - /bin/sh
+        - sh
         - -c
-        image: registry.access.redhat.com/ubi9/toolbox
-    exec-sdg-op:
+        - "\nif ! [ -x \"$(command -v pip)\" ]; then\n    python3 -m ensurepip ||\
+          \ python3 -m ensurepip --user || apt-get install python3-pip\nfi\n\nPIP_DISABLE_PIP_VERSION_CHECK=1\
+          \ python3 -m pip install --quiet --no-warn-script-location 'kfp==2.8.0'\
+          \ '--no-deps' 'typing-extensions>=3.7.4,<5; python_version<\"3.9\"' && \"\
+          $0\" \"$@\"\n"
+        - sh
+        - -ec
+        - 'program_path=$(mktemp -d)
+
+
+          printf "%s" "$0" > "$program_path/ephemeral_component.py"
+
+          _KFP_RUNTIME=true python3 -m kfp.dsl.executor_main                         --component_module_path                         "$program_path/ephemeral_component.py"                         "$@"
+
+          '
+        - "\nimport kfp\nfrom kfp import dsl\nfrom kfp.dsl import *\nfrom typing import\
+          \ *\n\ndef git_clone_op(\n    taxonomy: dsl.Output[dsl.Dataset],\n    repo_branch:\
+          \ str,\n    repo_pr: Optional[int],\n    repo_url: Optional[str],\n):\n\
+          \    return\n\n"
+        image: registry.access.redhat.com/ubi9/python-311:latest
+    exec-preflight-check-op:
       container:
         args:
         - --executor_input
         - '{{$}}'
         - --function_to_execute
-        - sdg_op
+        - preflight_check_op
         command:
         - sh
         - -c
@@ -79,6 +104,36 @@ deploymentSpec:
         - 'program_path=$(mktemp -d)
 
 
+          printf "%s" "$0" > "$program_path/ephemeral_component.py"
+
+          _KFP_RUNTIME=true python3 -m kfp.dsl.executor_main                         --component_module_path                         "$program_path/ephemeral_component.py"                         "$@"
+
+          '
+        - "\nimport kfp\nfrom kfp import dsl\nfrom kfp.dsl import *\nfrom typing import\
+          \ *\n\ndef preflight_check_op(\n    repo_branch: str,\n    repo_pr: Optional[int],\n\
+          ):\n    pass\n\n"
+        image: registry.access.redhat.com/ubi9/python-311:latest
+    exec-sdg-op:
+      container:
+        args:
+        - --executor_input
+        - '{{$}}'
+        - --function_to_execute
+        - sdg_op
+        command:
+        - sh
+        - -c
+        - "\nif ! [ -x \"$(command -v pip)\" ]; then\n    python3 -m ensurepip ||\
+          \ python3 -m ensurepip --user || apt-get install python3-pip\nfi\n\nPIP_DISABLE_PIP_VERSION_CHECK=1\
+          \ python3 -m pip install --quiet --no-warn-script-location 'kfp==2.8.0'\
+          \ '--no-deps' 'typing-extensions>=3.7.4,<5; python_version<\"3.9\"'  &&\
+          \  python3 -m pip install --quiet --no-warn-script-location 'git+https://github.com/redhat-et/ilab-on-ocp.git#subdirectory=sdg/faked/fixtures'\
+          \ && \"$0\" \"$@\"\n"
+        - sh
+        - -ec
+        - 'program_path=$(mktemp -d)
+
+
           printf "%s" "$0" > "$program_path/ephemeral_component.py"
 
           _KFP_RUNTIME=true python3 -m kfp.dsl.executor_main                         --component_module_path                         "$program_path/ephemeral_component.py"                         "$@"
@@ -87,20 +142,10 @@ deploymentSpec:
         - "\nimport kfp\nfrom kfp import dsl\nfrom kfp.dsl import *\nfrom typing import\
           \ *\n\ndef sdg_op(\n    num_instructions_to_generate: int,\n    taxonomy:\
           \ dsl.Input[dsl.Dataset],\n    sdg: dsl.Output[dsl.Dataset],\n    repo_branch:\
-          \ Optional[str],\n    repo_pr: Optional[int],\n):\n    import openai\n \
-          \   from instructlab.sdg import generate_data\n    from instructlab.sdg.utils.taxonomy\
-          \ import read_taxonomy\n    from os import getenv\n\n    api_key = getenv(\"\
-          api_key\")\n    model = getenv(\"model\")\n    endpoint = getenv(\"endpoint\"\
-          )\n    client = openai.OpenAI(base_url=endpoint, api_key=api_key)\n\n  \
-          \  taxonomy_base = \"main\" if repo_branch or repo_pr else \"empty\"\n\n\
-          \    print(\"Generating syntetic dataset for:\")\n    print()\n    print(read_taxonomy(taxonomy.path,\
-          \ taxonomy_base))\n\n    # generate_data has a magic word for its taxonomy_base\
-          \ argument - `empty`\n    # it allows generating from the whole repo, see:\n\
-          \    # https://github.com/instructlab/sdg/blob/c6a9e74a1618b1077cd38e713b8aaed8b7c0c8ce/src/instructlab/sdg/utils/taxonomy.py#L230\n\
-          \    generate_data(\n        client=client,\n        num_instructions_to_generate=num_instructions_to_generate,\n\
-          \        output_dir=sdg.path,\n        taxonomy=taxonomy.path,\n       \
-          \ taxonomy_base=taxonomy_base,\n        model_name=model,\n    )\n\n"
-        image: quay.io/tcoufal/ilab-sdg:latest
+          \ Optional[str],\n    repo_pr: Optional[int],\n):\n    import sys\n    from\
+          \ pathlib import Path\n    import shutil\n\n    shutil.copytree(Path(sys.prefix)\
+          \ / \"sdg_fixtures\", sdg.path, dirs_exist_ok=True)\n    return\n\n"
+        image: registry.access.redhat.com/ubi9/python-311:latest
 pipelineInfo:
   description: InstructLab pipeline
   displayName: InstructLab
@@ -113,6 +158,8 @@ root:
           enableCache: true
         componentRef:
           name: comp-git-clone-op
+        dependentTasks:
+        - preflight-check-op
         inputs:
           parameters:
             repo_branch:
@@ -123,6 +170,19 @@ root:
               componentInputParameter: repo_url
         taskInfo:
           name: git-clone-op
+      preflight-check-op:
+        cachingOptions:
+          enableCache: true
+        componentRef:
+          name: comp-preflight-check-op
+        inputs:
+          parameters:
+            repo_branch:
+              componentInputParameter: repo_branch
+            repo_pr:
+              componentInputParameter: repo_pr
+        taskInfo:
+          name: preflight-check-op
       sdg-op:
         cachingOptions:
           enableCache: true
@@ -168,6 +228,19 @@ platforms:
   kubernetes:
     deploymentSpec:
       executors:
+        exec-preflight-check-op:
+          configMapAsEnv:
+          - configMapName: kfp-model-server
+            keyToEnv:
+            - configMapKey: endpoint
+              envVar: endpoint
+            - configMapKey: model
+              envVar: model
+          secretAsEnv:
+          - keyToEnv:
+            - envVar: api_key
+              secretKey: api_key
+            secretName: kfp-model-server
         exec-sdg-op:
           configMapAsEnv:
           - configMapName: kfp-model-server
diff --git a/sdg/__init__.py b/sdg/__init__.py
index 095fcb9..fac2005 100644
--- a/sdg/__init__.py
+++ b/sdg/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from .components import git_clone_op, sdg_op
+from .components import preflight_check_op, git_clone_op, sdg_op
 from . import faked
 
-__all__ = ["git_clone_op", "sdg_op", "faked"]
+__all__ = ["preflight_check_op", "git_clone_op", "sdg_op", "faked"]
diff --git a/sdg/components.py b/sdg/components.py
index 2f716ec..460cf8d 100644
--- a/sdg/components.py
+++ b/sdg/components.py
@@ -5,6 +5,26 @@
 
 IMAGE = "quay.io/tcoufal/ilab-sdg:latest"
 
+@dsl.component(base_image=IMAGE)
+def preflight_check_op(
+    repo_branch: str,
+    repo_pr: Optional[int],
+):
+    from os import getenv
+
+    if (not repo_branch) and (repo_pr is None or repo_pr <= 0 ):
+        raise Exception("Both taxonomy repo branch and taxonomy pull request number cannot be empty")
+    api_key = getenv("api_key")
+    model = getenv("model")
+    endpoint = getenv("endpoint")
+
+    if not api_key:
+        raise Exception("Model Server Auth Key is missing in kfp-model-server secret")
+    if not model:
+        raise Exception("Model name is missing in kfp-model-server configMap")
+    if not endpoint:
+        raise Exception("Model Server endpoint URL is missing in kfp-model-server configMap")
+
 @dsl.container_component
 def git_clone_op(
     taxonomy: dsl.Output[dsl.Dataset],
diff --git a/sdg/faked/__init__.py b/sdg/faked/__init__.py
index 7559c2d..c1db169 100644
--- a/sdg/faked/__init__.py
+++ b/sdg/faked/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-from .components import git_clone_op, sdg_op
+from .components import preflight_check_op, git_clone_op, sdg_op
 
-__all__ = ["git_clone_op", "sdg_op"]
+__all__ = ["preflight_check_op", "git_clone_op", "sdg_op"]
diff --git a/sdg/faked/components.py b/sdg/faked/components.py
index 7d45dd6..d4532bf 100644
--- a/sdg/faked/components.py
+++ b/sdg/faked/components.py
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@
 
 IMAGE = "registry.access.redhat.com/ubi9/python-311:latest"
 
+@dsl.component(base_image=IMAGE)
+def preflight_check_op(
+    repo_branch: str,
+    repo_pr: Optional[int],
+):
+    pass
+
 @dsl.component(base_image=IMAGE)
 def git_clone_op(
     taxonomy: dsl.Output[dsl.Dataset],