 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

<Conformal time> obeys $dt=a\,d\eta$, so $\dot\phi=a^{-1}\phi'$. Therefore
$$
\boxed{S_{\rm int}=\frac{\lambda}{3!}\int d^3x\,d\eta\,a(\eta)(\phi')^3}.
$$
For expanding <de Sitter spacetime>, $a=-1/(H\eta)$ with $-\infty<\eta<0$.

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