> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://site.aspect.build/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Aspect CLI — Aspect Build Blog

> 6 Aspect CLI posts from the Aspect Build engineering blog on Bazel and developer productivity.

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<Section>
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    <a href="/blog" className="text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400 font-semibold hover:underline">← All posts</a>
    <span className="mx-2 text-zinc-400">·</span>
    <a href="/blog/tags" className="text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400 font-semibold hover:underline">Browse all tags</a>
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    <BlogCard title="Which tests are affected? Ask the cache, run nothing." description="How aspect cache diff figures out which tests a change can break, using only a remote cache and Bazel's gRPC log, without executing anything." date="2026-06-19" authors="Şahin Yort" href="/blog/selective-testing-with-cache-diff" tags="Aspect CLI, Remote Cache, CI/CD, Bazel">
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    <BlogCard title="Start a new Bazel project with aspect init" description="aspect init is now a native Aspect CLI command, and the language starter templates live at github.com/aspect-starters with a Use this template button." date="2026-06-14" authors="Greg Magolan" href="/blog/aspect-init-and-starters" tags="Bazel, Aspect CLI">
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    <BlogCard title="Device management: tools on your developers PATH" description="Explore easier developer tool distribution with Bazel and direnv for seamless environment setup and management in your development workflow" date="2025-05-13" authors="Alex Eagle" href="/blog/bazel-devenv" tags="Bazel, Aspect CLI">
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    <BlogCard title="Running local tools installed by Bazel" description="Manage command-line tools efficiently with Bazel. Streamline workflows, ensure version consistency, and boost development productivity with this approach." date="2024-04-05" authors="Alex Eagle" href="/blog/run-tools-installed-by-bazel" tags="Bazel, Aspect CLI">
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    <BlogCard title="Presets for bazelrc" description="Discover how Bazel presets can help configure sensible default options, improve efficiency, and avoid common bugs in new repositories." date="2023-02-27" authors="Alex Eagle" href="/blog/bazelrc-presets" tags="Bazel, Aspect CLI">
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    <BlogCard title="Customize Bazel with Aspect CLI plugins" description="Customize Bazel effortlessly with Aspect CLI plugins for tailored developer workflows and enhanced control over Bazel deployments" date="2022-03-17" authors="Alex Eagle" href="/blog/customize-bazel-with-aspect-cli" tags="Aspect CLI, Bazel">
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