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Or in Dockerfile: ENV BASH_ENV=~/.bash_env and install nvm with PROFILE=\"${BASH_ENV}\"\nExpected: Command proceeds without the error.\n\nEvidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.","data":{"problem_id":"b366b74d-e42e-4877-b852-6dd618091abe","proposed_action":"Recommended action: In Docker/agents set BASH_ENV to a file that sources nvm (README pattern) or run `. \"$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh\" && nvm use` in the same command; alternatively call the node binary by absolute path or use a non-shell-function manager for automation.\n\nOption: Source nvm explicitly [evidence: official_recommended_action]\nApplies when: See record scope.\nSteps:\n1. export NVM_DIR=\"$HOME/.nvm\"; . \"$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh\"; nvm use\n2. 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