diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b92ea225..2d64a7f6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 /packages/**/*/dist/
 /examples/
 /dist
+/packages/@apphosting/publish-dev/.local
+/packages/@apphosting/publish-dev/htpasswd
 
 # NPM
 node_modules
diff --git a/packages/@apphosting/adapter-angular/src/bin/build.ts b/packages/@apphosting/adapter-angular/src/bin/build.ts
index 9b70c5a4..666c2eee 100644
--- a/packages/@apphosting/adapter-angular/src/bin/build.ts
+++ b/packages/@apphosting/adapter-angular/src/bin/build.ts
@@ -10,22 +10,38 @@ import {
 
 const root = process.cwd();
 
-// Determine root of project to build
+// TODO(blidd-google): Refactor monorepo logic into separate module
+
+// Determine which project in a monorepo to build. The environment variable will only exist when
+// a monorepo has been detected in the parent buildpacks, so it can also be used to determine
+// whether the project we are building is in a monorepo setup.
+const project = process.env.MONOREPO_PROJECT || "";
+
+// Determine root of project to build.
 let projectRoot = root;
-if (process.env.MONOREPO_PROJECT && process.env.FIREBASE_APP_DIRECTORY) {
+// N.B. We don't want to change directories for monorepo builds, so that the build process can
+// locate necessary files outside the project directory (e.g. at the root).
+if (process.env.FIREBASE_APP_DIRECTORY && !project) {
   projectRoot = projectRoot.concat("/", process.env.FIREBASE_APP_DIRECTORY);
-  const builder = process.env.MONOREPO_BUILDER || "";
-  checkMonorepoBuildConditions(builder);
+}
+
+// Determine which command to run the build
+const cmd = process.env.MONOREPO_COMMAND || DEFAULT_COMMAND;
+
+// Parse args to pass to the build command
+let cmdArgs: string[] = [];
+if (process.env.MONOREPO_BUILD_ARGS) {
+  cmdArgs = process.env.MONOREPO_BUILD_ARGS.split(",");
+}
+
+// Check build conditions, which vary depending on your project structure (standalone or monorepo)
+if (project) {
+  checkMonorepoBuildConditions(cmd, project);
 } else {
   await checkStandaloneBuildConditions(projectRoot);
 }
-// Determine which build runner to use
-let cmd = DEFAULT_COMMAND;
-if (process.env.MONOREPO_COMMAND) {
-  cmd = process.env.MONOREPO_COMMAND;
-}
 
-const outputBundleOptions = await build(projectRoot, cmd);
+const outputBundleOptions = await build(projectRoot, cmd, ...cmdArgs);
 await generateOutputDirectory(root, outputBundleOptions);
 
 await validateOutputDirectory(outputBundleOptions);
diff --git a/packages/@apphosting/adapter-angular/src/utils.ts b/packages/@apphosting/adapter-angular/src/utils.ts
index 3938edf6..5aa51653 100644
--- a/packages/@apphosting/adapter-angular/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/@apphosting/adapter-angular/src/utils.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import fsExtra from "fs-extra";
 import logger from "firebase-functions/logger";
 
 import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
-import { spawn } from "child_process";
+import { spawn, execSync } from "child_process";
 import { resolve, normalize, relative, dirname, join } from "path";
 import { stringify as yamlStringify } from "yaml";
 import {
@@ -67,7 +67,13 @@ export async function checkStandaloneBuildConditions(cwd: string): Promise<void>
 /**
  * Check if the monorepo build system is using the Angular application builder.
  */
-export function checkMonorepoBuildConditions(builder: string): void {
+export function checkMonorepoBuildConditions(cmd: string, target: string) {
+  let builder;
+  if (cmd === "nx") {
+    const output = execSync(`npx nx show project ${target}`);
+    const projectJson = JSON.parse(output.toString());
+    builder = projectJson.targets.build.executor;
+  }
   if (builder !== REQUIRED_BUILDER) {
     throw new Error(
       "Only the Angular application builder is supported. Please refer to https://angular.dev/tools/cli/esbuild#for-existing-applications guide to upgrade your builder to the Angular application builder. ",
@@ -103,11 +109,12 @@ export function populateOutputBundleOptions(outputPaths: OutputPaths): OutputBun
 export const build = (
   projectRoot = process.cwd(),
   cmd = DEFAULT_COMMAND,
+  ...argv: string[]
 ): Promise<OutputBundleOptions> =>
   new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     // enable JSON build logs for application builder
     process.env.NG_BUILD_LOGS_JSON = "1";
-    const childProcess = spawn(cmd, ["run", "build"], {
+    const childProcess = spawn(cmd, ["run", "build", ...argv], {
       cwd: projectRoot,
       shell: true,
       stdio: ["inherit", "pipe", "pipe"],