Provide a brief overview of the feature or bug.

Explain the context and why this change is necessary. Include links to relevant issues or documentation.

Define the specific, measurable outcomes that indicate the task is complete. Use a checklist format for clarity.

• Criterion 1
• Criterion 2
• Criterion 3

Break down the implementation into small, actionable steps. This section will guide the development process.

• Action 1.1
• Action 1.2

• Action 2.1
• Action 2.2

Specify the commands to run to verify the changes.

• The nox -r -s format lint lint_setup_py linter should pass.
• The nox -r -s mypy static type checker should pass.
• The nox -r -s docs docfx docs should successfully build and include relevant docs in the output.
• All new and existing unit tests pytest tests/unit should pass.
• Identify all related system tests in the tests/system directories.
• All related system tests pytest tests/system/small/path_to_relevant_test.py::test_name should pass.

Follow the guidelines listed in GEMINI.md at the root of the repository.