diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1a4fc23..a60a3e5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# merge-action
+# nx-action
 
 Hosts the code for the [Trunk Merge Queue](https://docs.trunk.io/merge-queue) GitHub Action, which
 makes it easy to upload the required impacted targets for PRs when running your merge queues in
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ share an impacted target must be tested together; otherwise, they can be tested
 
 ## Under the hood
 
-We use the Nx CLI to create a dependency graph that shows all of the affected libraries from the
-pull request. More information on the command can be found
-[here](https://nx.dev/nx-api/nx/documents/dep-graph)
+We use the Nx CLI to show all affected projects betweent the current branch and the tip of main.
+More information on the command
+[can be found here](https://nx.dev/nx-api/nx/documents/show#affected)
 
 ## Questions
 
diff --git a/action.yaml b/action.yaml
index a965afa..33a7263 100644
--- a/action.yaml
+++ b/action.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ inputs:
     required: false
   workspace-path:
     description: Path to your Nx workspace. If none is provided, will use the root directory.
-    required: true
+    required: false
   impact-all-filters-path:
     description:
       A path to a list of filters to identify whether `ALL` impacted targets should be considered.
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ runs:
     - name: Compute Impacted Targets
       if: ${{ steps.prerequisites.outputs.impacts_all_detected == 'false' }}
       id: compute-impacted-targets
-      working-directory: ${{ inputs.workspace-path }}
+      working-directory: ${{ inputs.workspace-path || '.' }}
       run: python ${GITHUB_ACTION_PATH}/src/compute_impacted_targets.py
       shell: bash
       env:
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ runs:
 
     - name: Upload Impacted Targets
       id: upload-impacted-targets
-      working-directory: ${{ inputs.workspace-path }}
+      working-directory: ${{ inputs.workspace-path || '.' }}
       run: python ${GITHUB_ACTION_PATH}/src/upload_impacted_targets.py
       shell: bash
       env:
diff --git a/src/compute_impacted_targets.py b/src/compute_impacted_targets.py
index 63f105a..6e1aae3 100644
--- a/src/compute_impacted_targets.py
+++ b/src/compute_impacted_targets.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import json
 import os
 
 from utils import (
@@ -27,33 +26,29 @@ def log_if_verbose(log=""):
 
 # Get the list of impacted targets by leveraging Nx's dependency graph capabilities.
 # https://nx.dev/nx-api/nx/documents/dep-graph
-affected_json_out = f"./{merge_instance_branch_head_sha}_{pr_branch_head_sha}.json"
-nx_graph_command_base = f"npx nx graph --affected --verbose --base={merge_instance_branch_head_sha} --head={pr_branch_head_sha}"
-graph_output = run_command(
-    f"{nx_graph_command_base} --file={affected_json_out}", verbose=verbose
-)
-log_if_verbose(graph_output)
-
-affected_json = json.loads(run_command(f"cat {affected_json_out}", return_output=True))
+affected_list_out = f"./{merge_instance_branch_head_sha}_{pr_branch_head_sha}.txt"
+nx_show_command_base = f"npx nx show projects --affected --base={merge_instance_branch_head_sha} --head={pr_branch_head_sha}"
+affected_output = run_command(nx_show_command_base, verbose=verbose, return_output=True)
 
-impacted_projects = (
-    affected_json["affectedProjects"] if "affectedProjects" in affected_json else []
-)
 print(f"Impacted projects are:")
-print(*impacted_projects, sep=",\n")
+print(affected_output)
+
+affected_projects = []
+if affected_output:
+    affected_projects = affected_output.split("\n")
 
 # Move this to a file so we can pass it to the next action, as this list
 # can be rather large.
 impacted_targets_out = f"./{merge_instance_branch_head_sha}"
 with open(impacted_targets_out, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-    f.write(f"{impacted_projects}")
+    f.write(f"{affected_output}")
 
-num_impacted_projects = len(impacted_projects)
+num_impacted_projects = len(affected_projects)
 print(
     f"Computed {num_impacted_projects} impacted projects for sha {pr_branch_head_sha}"
 )
 
-print(f"To replicate this command, run the following:\n{nx_graph_command_base}\n")
+print(f"To replicate this command, run the following:\n{nx_show_command_base}\n")
 
 # Outputs
 github_output = f"impacted_targets_out={impacted_targets_out}\n"
diff --git a/src/prerequisites.py b/src/prerequisites.py
index 93c5a64..807d6c7 100644
--- a/src/prerequisites.py
+++ b/src/prerequisites.py
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ def fetch_remote_git_history(ref):
     print("No merge instance branch found. Exiting.")
     sys.exit(1)
 
+write_to_github_output(f"merge_instance_branch={merge_instance_branch}")
+
 # Check if any file specified by the filters in impact-all-filters-path was
 # changed in the PR. If it was, then mark this PR as impacting all other PRs.
 impacts_filters_changes = os.environ.get("IMPACTS_FILTERS_CHANGES")
@@ -59,7 +61,6 @@ def fetch_remote_git_history(ref):
     print("Could not identify merge instance branch head sha")
     sys.exit(1)
 
-github_output = f"merge_instance_branch={merge_instance_branch}\nmerge_instance_branch_head_sha={merge_instance_branch_head_sha}\nimpacts_all_detected=false"
-log_if_verbose(f"Setting these outputs:\n{github_output}")
+github_output = f"merge_instance_branch_head_sha={merge_instance_branch_head_sha}\nimpacts_all_detected=false"
 
 write_to_github_output(github_output)
diff --git a/src/upload_impacted_targets.py b/src/upload_impacted_targets.py
index c62a9b5..7880430 100644
--- a/src/upload_impacted_targets.py
+++ b/src/upload_impacted_targets.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import ast
 import json
 import os
 import sys
@@ -9,7 +8,7 @@
 
 verbose = get_bool_from_string(os.environ.get("VERBOSE"))
 
-IMPACTS_ALL_KEYWORD = "IMPACTS_ALL"
+IMPACTS_ALL_KEYWORD = "ALL"
 
 
 def log_if_verbose(log=""):
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ def log_if_verbose(log=""):
 pr_number = get_and_require_env_var("PR_NUMBER")
 pr_branch_head_sha = get_and_require_env_var("PR_BRANCH_HEAD_SHA")
 
-IMPACTED_TARGETS = ""
+IMPACTED_TARGETS: str | list[str] = ""
 impacts_all_detected = get_bool_from_string(
     get_and_require_env_var("IMPACTS_ALL_DETECTED")
 )
@@ -60,7 +59,11 @@ def log_if_verbose(log=""):
 else:
     impacted_targets_file = get_and_require_env_var("IMPACTED_TARGETS_FILE")
     with open(impacted_targets_file, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-        IMPACTED_TARGETS = ast.literal_eval(f.read())
+        content = f.read().strip()
+        if not content:
+            IMPACTED_TARGETS = []
+        else:
+            IMPACTED_TARGETS = content.split("\n")
 
 log_if_verbose(f"Read impacted targets: {IMPACTED_TARGETS}")
 
diff --git a/src/utils.py b/src/utils.py
index 9951588..7d605af 100644
--- a/src/utils.py
+++ b/src/utils.py
@@ -51,4 +51,4 @@ def get_bool_from_string(bool_string):
 
 def write_to_github_output(github_output):
     with open(os.environ["GITHUB_OUTPUT"], "a", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-        f.write(github_output)
+        f.write(f"{github_output}\n")