Angular New App

1. Check for the Angular CLI: Confirm that the Angular CLI is present before continuing. Here are some ways to confirm:
   • on

     *nix

     systems

     which ng

   • on Windows systems

     where ng

     , if powershell

     gcm ng

   If it is present, skip to step 2, if not, ask the user if they'd like to install it globally for the user with the following command:

   npm install -g @angular/cli

   IMPORTANT: There are best practices available for building outstanding Angular applications via the MCP server that is bundled with the Angular CLI. Available through

   ng mcp

   and the

   get_best_practices

   .
2. Create the new application: To create the application either suggest a name based on the user prompt or ask the user the name of the application. Create the application with the following command:

   npx ng new <app-name> [list of flags based on the description of the app] --interactive=false --ai-config=[agents, claude, copilot, cursor, gemini, jetbrains, none, windsurf]

   Important: Prefer agent for

   --ai-config

   , or use the option that best suits the environment, for example if the user is using Gemini, use

   --ai-config=gemini

   .
   Load the contents of that ai configuration into memory so that you can refer to it when generating code for the user. This will help you to generate code that is consistent with modern Angular best practices.
3. Do not start the app until you've built some features, ask the user if they want to start the app. You can always run

   npx ng build

   to check for errors and repair them.
4. Remember the following guidelines for continuing to generate Angular application code:
   • To generate components, use the Angular CLI

     npx ng generate component <component-name>

   • To generate services, use the Angular CLI

     npx ng generate service <service-name>

   • To generate pipes, use the Angular CLI

     npx ng generate pipe <pipe-name>

   • To generate directives, use the Angular CLI

     npx ng generate directive <directive-name>

   • To generate interfaces, use the Angular CLI

     npx ng generate interface <interface-name>

   IMPORTANT: Take note of the path returned from running the generate commands so that you know exactly where the new files are.
   Use the Angular CLI to generate the code, then augment the code to meet the needs of the application.
5. To add tailwind, run

   npx ng add tailwindcss

   . After that, you do not have to do anything else, you can start using tailwind classes in your Angular application. Follow the best practices for tailwind v4 here, learn more if needed: https://tailwindcss.com/docs/upgrade-guide.

npx ng mcp

get_best_practices