diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_openvm_image.yml b/.github/workflows/check_openvm_image.yml
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+name: Check OpenVM Docker Image
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  build_openvm_image:
+    name: Build OpenVM Docker Image
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - name: Build dependent Docker base image
+        run: |
+          docker build \
+            --file docker/base/Dockerfile.base \
+            --tag ere-base:latest \
+            .
+
+      - name: Build OpenVM Docker image
+        run: |
+          docker build \
+            --file docker/openvm/Dockerfile \
+            --tag ere-builder-openvm-check:latest \
+            .
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diff --git a/docker/openvm/Dockerfile b/docker/openvm/Dockerfile
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+ARG BASE_IMAGE_TAG=latest
+FROM ere-base:${BASE_IMAGE_TAG}
+
+# The ere-base image provides Rust, Cargo, and common tools.
+# We operate as root for SDK installation.
+
+# Copy the OpenVM SDK installer script from the workspace context
+COPY scripts/sdk_installers/install_openvm_sdk.sh /tmp/install_openvm_sdk.sh
+RUN chmod +x /tmp/install_openvm_sdk.sh
+
+# Run the OpenVM SDK installation script.
+# This script installs a specific toolchain
+# and installs cargo-openvm.
+RUN /tmp/install_openvm_sdk.sh && rm /tmp/install_openvm_sdk.sh
+
+# The specific Rust toolchain for OpenVM is now installed.
+# cargo-openvm is installed in $CARGO_HOME/bin, which is already in PATH from ere-base.
+ENV OPENVM_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION="nightly-2025-02-14"
+
+# Verify cargo-openvm is accessible with the correct toolchain
+RUN cargo "+${OPENVM_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION}" openvm --version
+
+CMD ["/bin/bash"] 
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diff --git a/scripts/sdk_installers/install_openvm_sdk.sh b/scripts/sdk_installers/install_openvm_sdk.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+# --- Utility functions (duplicated) ---
+# Checks if a tool is installed and available in PATH.
+is_tool_installed() {
+    command -v "$1" &> /dev/null
+}
+
+# Ensures a tool is installed. Exits with an error if not.
+ensure_tool_installed() {
+    local tool_name="$1"
+    local purpose_message="$2"
+    if ! is_tool_installed "${tool_name}"; then
+        echo "Error: Required tool '${tool_name}' could not be found." >&2
+        if [ -n "${purpose_message}" ]; then
+            echo "       It is needed ${purpose_message}." >&2
+        fi
+        echo "       Please install it first and ensure it is in your PATH." >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+# --- End of Utility functions ---
+
+echo "Installing OpenVM Toolchain..."
+
+ensure_tool_installed "rustup" "to manage Rust toolchains"
+ensure_tool_installed "git" "to install cargo-openvm from a git repository"
+ensure_tool_installed "cargo" "to build and install Rust packages"
+
+OPENVM_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION="nightly-2025-02-14"
+OPENVM_CLI_VERSION_TAG="v1.1.2"
+
+# Install the specific nightly toolchain for OpenVM
+echo "Installing OpenVM-specific Rust toolchain: ${OPENVM_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION}..."
+rustup install "${OPENVM_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION}"
+rustup component add rust-src --toolchain "${OPENVM_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION}"
+
+# Install cargo-openvm using the specified toolchain and version tag
+echo "Installing cargo-openvm (version ${OPENVM_CLI_VERSION_TAG}) from GitHub repository (openvm-org/openvm)..."
+cargo "+${OPENVM_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION}" install --locked --git https://github.com/openvm-org/openvm.git --tag "${OPENVM_CLI_VERSION_TAG}" cargo-openvm
+
+# Verify cargo-openvm installation
+echo "Verifying cargo-openvm installation..."
+# The cargo-openvm is installed as `cargo-openvm`, so it's invoked as `cargo openvm`
+if cargo "+${OPENVM_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION}" openvm --version; then
+    echo "cargo-openvm installation verified successfully."
+else
+    echo "Error: 'cargo openvm --version' failed. cargo-openvm might not have installed correctly." >&2
+    echo "       Ensure ${HOME}/.cargo/bin is in your PATH for new shells." >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
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