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+# Default target: list all recipes
+default:
+    @just --list
+
+# Format the code automatically
+fmt:
+    cargo fmt
+
+# Check formatting exactly as CI does without changing files
+fmt-check:
+    cargo fmt --all -- --check
+
+# Check if the code compiles without building an executable
+check:
+    cargo check
+
+# Run the linter (clippy) to catch common mistakes
+lint:
+    cargo clippy -- -D warnings
+
+# Run all unit and integration tests (verbose)
+test:
+    cargo test --verbose
+
+# Build the project in debug mode (verbose)
+build:
+    cargo build --verbose
+
+# Build the project in release mode (optimized)
+release:
+    cargo build --release
+
+# Clean the build artifacts
+clean:
+    cargo clean
+
+# Install lapctl to your local cargo bin directory
+install: release
+    cargo install --path .