As described, this repository is a template for new instrument package repositories. The docs to create a new repo from this template state:

After you make your repository a template, anyone with access to the repository can generate a new repository with the same directory structure and files as your default branch. They can also choose to include all the other branches in your repository. Branches created from a template have unrelated histories, so you cannot create pull requests or merge between the branches.

While the new repo contains the same directories and files as the template repo, it lacks the commit history that permits PRs or merges.

Document the steps necessary to sync a new repo created from this template when the template is updated.