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Commands cannot always load projects with advanced grammar

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Description

### What needs to get done

A command cannot parse a project with advanced grammar if no build-for or platform is provided.

Source: https://github.com/canonical/snapcraft/pull/4630#issuecomment-1988210684

As discussed as a team, this may be solved by loading only some items of the project.

### Why it needs to get done

To allow applications to apply grammar without requiring the `build_for` or `platform` arguments. See an example of the problem in snapcraft's [ google:ubuntu-24.04-64:tests/spread/core24/grammar:amd64](https://github.com/canonical/snapcraft/actions/runs/8209947752/job/22456602084#step:4:376).

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start with the linked Snapcraft pull-request discussion and the referenced spread job, tests/spread/core24/grammar:amd64, to reproduce the failure when build_for or platform is absent. Trace project loading for advanced grammar and confirm that commands can load the applicable project items without those arguments.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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