diff --git a/.quali/common.py b/.quali/common.py
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+++ b/.quali/common.py
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+import os
+import time
+
+from cloudshell.api.cloudshell_api import CloudShellAPISession
+
+TIMEOUT=600
+
+def get_session():
+    url = os.environ['CLOUDSHELL_URL']
+    user = os.environ['CLOUDSHELL_USER']
+    password = os.environ['CLOUDSHELL_PASSWORD']
+
+    return CloudShellAPISession(url, user, password, "Global")
+
+
+def wait_for_reservation_status(session, res_id, target_status):
+    timer = 0
+    sleep_time = 5
+    while True:
+        status = session.GetReservationStatus(res_id).ReservationSlimStatus.ProvisioningStatus
+
+        if status == target_status:
+            break
+
+        if timer >= TIMEOUT:
+            raise RuntimeError(f'waiting for reservation to reach status {target_status} timed out')
+
+        time.sleep(sleep_time)
+        timer += sleep_time
diff --git a/.quali/requirements.txt b/.quali/requirements.txt
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+cloudshell-automation-api==2021.1.0.181140
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diff --git a/.quali/start_reservation.py b/.quali/start_reservation.py
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+import os
+
+from common import wait_for_reservation_status, get_session
+
+run_id = os.environ.get('GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER', 1)
+
+def main():
+    session = get_session()
+
+    reservation = session.CreateImmediateTopologyReservation(
+        reservationName=f'sanity-{run_id}',
+        owner=session.username,
+        durationInMinutes=60,
+        topologyFullPath='API TESTING'
+    ).Reservation
+
+    print(reservation.Id)
+
+    wait_for_reservation_status(session, reservation.Id, 'Ready')
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/.quali/stop_reservation.py b/.quali/stop_reservation.py
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+import sys
+
+from common import wait_for_reservation_status, get_session
+
+def main():
+    session = get_session()
+    res_id = sys.argv[1]
+    session.EndReservation(res_id)
+    wait_for_reservation_status(session, res_id, 'Teardown')
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()