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[schematics cli] Boolean options is parsed as a string

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area: @angular-devkit/schematics-cli freq1: low severity5: regression type: bug/fix
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Description

### Command

other

### Is this a regression?

- [ ] Yes, this behavior used to work in the previous version

### The previous version in which this bug was not present was

_No response_

### Description

I found this issue https://github.com/angular/angular-cli/issues/12150 which is closed as fixed, but now I'm using the latest version and have the same issue

### Minimal Reproduction

.

### Exception or Error

_No response_

### Your Environment

```text
"dependencies": {
"@angular-devkit/core": "^17.0.0",
"@angular-devkit/schematics": "^17.0.0",
"@nestjs/schematics": "^10.0.3",
"@schematics/angular": "^17.0.1",
"typescript": "~5.2.2"
},
"devDependencies": {
"@angular-devkit/schematics-cli": "^17.0.1",
"@types/jasmine": "~5.1.0",
"@types/node": "^18.18.0",
"jasmine": "^5.0.0",
"nodemon": "^3.0.1"
}
```
```

### Anything else relevant?

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the boolean-option behavior with @angular-devkit/schematics-cli using the dependency versions listed in the issue. Trace how the schematics CLI parses the option and verify that the completed behavior preserves a boolean value rather than converting it to a string.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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