new project handling for protect stage retrieval

backend/classes/galileo_platform.py

@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ class GalileoPlatform:
 
     def get_protect_stage_id(self) -> str | UUID4 | None:
         """Get or create a Galileo Protect stage."""
+        if not get_project(name=self.config.protect_project_name):
+            _ = create_project(name=self.config.protect_project_name)
+            print(f"Project {self.config.protect_project_name} created")
 
         protect_stage = get_protect_stage(
             project_name=self.config.protect_project_name,