diff --git a/makefiles/repos.mk b/makefiles/repos.mk
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+# -*- makefile -*-
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+repos += voltha-system-tests
+repos += voltha-helm-charts
+repos += pod-configs
+repos += voltha-docs
+
+
+
+repo-deps = $(addprefix sandbox/,$(repos))
+
+get-arg-one = $(lastword $(subst /,$(space),$(1)))
+checkout-repo = ssh://gerrit.opencord.org:29418/$(call get-arg-one,$(1)).git
+
+$(repo-deps):
+	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	@cd sandbox && $(GIT) clone $(call checkout-repo,$@)
+
+checkout-repos-all : $(repo-deps)
+
+.PHONY: sandbox
+sandbox : $(repo-deps)
+
+# [EOF]