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+This is the source code for the Angular CLI and related build tooling. This guide outlines standard practices for AI agents working in this repository.
+
+## Environment
+
+- Use `pnpm` for package management.
+- Use `pnpm bazel test //target` to run tests.
+
+## Key Documentation
+
+- [Developer Guide](docs/DEVELOPER.md): definitive guide for building, debugging, and running test targets.
+- [Contributing Guide](CONTRIBUTING.md): general contribution workflows and guidelines.
+- [Commit Guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md#commit): format for commit messages and PR titles.
+
+## Building
+
+- Make a local build of all packages:
+  ```shell
+  pnpm build --local
+  ```
+
+## Testing
+
+- **Temporary Directories (`TEST_TMPDIR`):**
+  - Tests in this repository only run in Bazel. **ALWAYS** use `process.env['TEST_TMPDIR']` and assert that it is set:
+    ```ts
+    import assert from 'node:assert';
+    import { mkdtemp } from 'node:fs/promises';
+    import { join } from 'node:path';
+
+    describe('...', () => {
+      let tempRoot: string;
+
+      beforeAll(async () => {
+        const baseTmpDir = process.env['TEST_TMPDIR'];
+        assert(baseTmpDir, 'TEST_TMPDIR is not set');
+        tempRoot = await mkdtemp(join(baseTmpDir, 'angular-cli-test-'));
+      });
+    });
+    ```
+  - **NEVER** use or fallback to `os.tmpdir()`. Bazel executes tests in hermetic sandboxes and sets `TEST_TMPDIR` to an isolated, sandboxed directory. Using `os.tmpdir()` can cause sandboxing failures, permission errors, or file leakage outside the Bazel sandbox.
+- **Imports:**
+  - Always use the `node:` protocol for Node.js built-in imports (e.g., `node:fs`, `node:path`, `node:assert`).
+  - Prefer named imports (e.g., `import { mkdtemp } from 'node:fs'`) or default imports (`import fs from 'node:fs'`) instead of namespace imports (`import * as fs`).
+- **Unit Tests:**
+  - Run all unit tests: `pnpm bazel test //packages/...`
+  - Run a specific test target: `pnpm bazel test //packages/angular/build:test`
+  - Query test targets: `pnpm bazel query "tests(//packages/...)"`
+  - Focus specific tests when debugging: use `fdescribe()` and `fit()`. NEVER commit focused tests to the repository.
+- **End-to-End Tests:**
+  - Run subset of E2E tests: `pnpm bazel test //tests:e2e_node22 --config=e2e --test_filter="<filter>"`
+
+## Pull Requests
+
+- Use the `gh` CLI (GitHub CLI) for creating and managing pull requests.
+- **Fixup Commits:**
+  - When addressing review feedback, **ALWAYS** use fixup commits (`git commit --fixup <commit>`) instead of amending existing commits. This preserves commit history during review and allows reviewers to easily see incremental changes.
+  - Fixup commits are automatically squashed when merging with `pnpm ng-dev pr merge` or rebasing with `pnpm ng-dev pr rebase <pr>`.
+- Use `pnpm ng-dev pr` commands:
+  - `pnpm ng-dev pr rebase <pr>`: Rebase a PR branch on its target branch and squash fixup commits.
+  - `pnpm ng-dev pr merge <pr>`: Merge an approved PR into its targeted branches.