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+SESSION := "cm12345-1"
+
+compose +ARGS="up -d":
+    docker compose -f tests/system_tests/compose.yaml {{ARGS}}
+
+configure-adsim: (compose "exec" "numtracker" "/app/numtracker" "client" "configure" "adsim"
+        "--directory" '/tmp/'
+        "--scan" '{instrument}-{scan_number}'
+        "--detector" '{instrument}-{scan_number}-{detector}'
+        "--number" "43")
+
+services: compose configure-adsim
+
+serve *OPTS: services
+    source tests/system_tests/.env
+    uv run blueapi -c tests/system_tests/config.yaml {{OPTS}} serve
+
+run PLAN PARAMS:
+    uv run blueapi -c tests/system_tests/config.yaml controller run -i {{ SESSION }} {{ PLAN }} '{{ PARAMS }}'
+
+lint:
+    uv run prek run --all-files
+    uv run pyright src tests
+
+unit:
+    uv run pytest tests/unit_tests
+
+system:
+    uv run pytest tests/system_tests