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name: angular-access-modifiers
description: Apply explicit TypeScript access modifiers to Angular component, directive, and pipe members. Use when editing or reviewing Angular class APIs in a repository that adopts this convention.
---

# angular-access-modifiers

## Workflow
1. Inspect the component’s template and callers before changing visibility.
2. Use `protected` for template-facing members when the project supports it, `private` for implementation details, and `public` for intentional external APIs and lifecycle hooks.
3. Keep existing framework-required visibility when a compiler or decorator requires it.
4. Run the project typecheck and relevant template tests.

## Rules
- Do not change visibility only to satisfy a test; fix the test boundary or document the API.
- Prefer the repository’s established Angular convention if it differs.

## Output
List changed members, their consumers, and verification results.
