diff --git a/docs/api/05-language-reference.md b/docs/api/05-language-reference.md
index f3240ad485e..f280f6fa600 100644
--- a/docs/api/05-language-reference.md
+++ b/docs/api/05-language-reference.md
@@ -593,6 +593,7 @@ the following properties (given an example intrinsic `@x`):
 | `@assert()`     | checks a condition and _throws_ if evaluated to false                                                                     |
 | `@filename`     | absolute path of the source file                                                                                          |
 | `@dirname`      | absolute path of the source file's directory                                                                              |
+| `@target`       | a string identifying the current target platform                                                                          |
 | `@app`          | the root of the construct tree                                                                                            |
 | `@unsafeCast()` | cast a value into a different type                                                                                        |
 | `@nodeof()`     | obtain the [tree node](/docs/concepts/application-tree) of a preflight object                                             |
diff --git a/packages/@winglang/wingc/src/lsp/snapshots/completions/intrinsics.snap b/packages/@winglang/wingc/src/lsp/snapshots/completions/intrinsics.snap
index df4afd74925..b79b34d2f83 100644
--- a/packages/@winglang/wingc/src/lsp/snapshots/completions/intrinsics.snap
+++ b/packages/@winglang/wingc/src/lsp/snapshots/completions/intrinsics.snap
@@ -22,4 +22,11 @@ source: packages/@winglang/wingc/src/lsp/completions.rs
     kind: markdown
     value: "Get the normalized absolute path of the current Wing source file.\n\nThe resolved path represents a path during preflight only and is not guaranteed to be valid while inflight."
   sortText: bb|@filename
+- label: "@target"
+  kind: 6
+  detail: str
+  documentation:
+    kind: markdown
+    value: "Returns a string identifying the current compilation platform.\n\nThis value is set by the CLI at compile time and can be used to conditionally compile code that is dependent on the target platform."
+  sortText: bb|@target
 
diff --git a/packages/@winglang/wingc/src/lsp/snapshots/completions/intrinsics_partial.snap b/packages/@winglang/wingc/src/lsp/snapshots/completions/intrinsics_partial.snap
index df4afd74925..b79b34d2f83 100644
--- a/packages/@winglang/wingc/src/lsp/snapshots/completions/intrinsics_partial.snap
+++ b/packages/@winglang/wingc/src/lsp/snapshots/completions/intrinsics_partial.snap
@@ -22,4 +22,11 @@ source: packages/@winglang/wingc/src/lsp/completions.rs
     kind: markdown
     value: "Get the normalized absolute path of the current Wing source file.\n\nThe resolved path represents a path during preflight only and is not guaranteed to be valid while inflight."
   sortText: bb|@filename
+- label: "@target"
+  kind: 6
+  detail: str
+  documentation:
+    kind: markdown
+    value: "Returns a string identifying the current compilation platform.\n\nThis value is set by the CLI at compile time and can be used to conditionally compile code that is dependent on the target platform."
+  sortText: bb|@target
 
diff --git a/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/sdk_tests/resource/on-start.test.w_test_sim.md b/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/sdk_tests/resource/on-start.test.w_test_sim.md
index dd4557439b3..7a2968f04e6 100644
--- a/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/sdk_tests/resource/on-start.test.w_test_sim.md
+++ b/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/sdk_tests/resource/on-start.test.w_test_sim.md
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
 ## stdout.log
 ```log
 [ERROR] method calls fail if the resource fails to start | Error: unexpected error!
-  --> on-start.test.w:6:5
+  --> on-start.test.w:5:5
   | 
   | inflight class OnStartThrowerBackend impl sim.IResource {
   |   new() {
-6 |     throw "unexpected error!";
+5 |     throw "unexpected error!";
   |     ^
-at $inflight_init <ABSOLUTE>/on-start.test.w:6:5
-at <ABSOLUTE>/on-start.test.w:17:18
+at $inflight_init <ABSOLUTE>/on-start.test.w:5:5
+at <ABSOLUTE>/on-start.test.w:16:18
 [ERROR] method calls fail if the resource fails to start | Error: root/Default/OnStartThrower/Resource failed to start: Error: unexpected error!
 [ERROR] method calls fail if the resource fails to start | Error: Resource is not running (it may have crashed or stopped)
 pass ─ on-start.test.wsim » root/Default/test:method calls fail if the resource fails to start
diff --git a/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/sdk_tests/resource/on-stop.test.w_test_sim.md b/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/sdk_tests/resource/on-stop.test.w_test_sim.md
index da5227a4fdf..5e6cb205fb8 100644
--- a/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/sdk_tests/resource/on-stop.test.w_test_sim.md
+++ b/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/sdk_tests/resource/on-stop.test.w_test_sim.md
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 ## stdout.log
 ```log
 [ERROR] if a resource throws an error on stopping, it doesn't crash the simulation | Error: unexpected error!
-  --> on-stop.test.w:6:5
+  --> on-stop.test.w:5:5
   | 
   | inflight class OnStopThrowerBackend impl sim.IResource {
   |   pub onStop() {
-6 |     throw "unexpected error!";
+5 |     throw "unexpected error!";
   |     ^
-at onStop <ABSOLUTE>/on-stop.test.w:6:5
+at onStop <ABSOLUTE>/on-stop.test.w:5:5
 pass ─ on-stop.test.wsim » root/Default/test:if a resource throws an error on stopping, it doesn't crash the simulation
 
 Tests 1 passed (1)
diff --git a/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/sdk_tests/schedule/init.test.w_compile_tf-aws.md b/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/sdk_tests/schedule/init.test.w_compile_tf-aws.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e93a393f163
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/sdk_tests/schedule/init.test.w_compile_tf-aws.md
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# [init.test.w](../../../../../../tests/sdk_tests/schedule/init.test.w) | compile | tf-aws
+
+## main.tf.json
+```json
+{
+  "//": {
+    "metadata": {
+      "backend": "local",
+      "stackName": "root"
+    },
+    "outputs": {}
+  },
+  "provider": {
+    "aws": [
+      {}
+    ]
+  },
+  "resource": {
+    "aws_cloudwatch_event_rule": {
+      "s0_Schedule_7FE1E150": {
+        "//": {
+          "metadata": {
+            "path": "root/Default/Default/s0/Schedule",
+            "uniqueId": "s0_Schedule_7FE1E150"
+          }
+        },
+        "schedule_expression": "rate(5 minutes)"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
diff --git a/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/sdk_tests/schedule/init.test.w_test_sim.md b/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/sdk_tests/schedule/init.test.w_test_sim.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9329ccefd9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/sdk_tests/schedule/init.test.w_test_sim.md
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# [init.test.w](../../../../../../tests/sdk_tests/schedule/init.test.w) | test | sim
+
+## stdout.log
+```log
+pass ─ init.test.wsim (no tests)
+
+Tests 1 passed (1)
+Snapshots 1 skipped
+Test Files 1 passed (1)
+Duration <DURATION>
+```
+
diff --git a/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/valid/casting.test.w_compile_tf-aws.md b/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/valid/casting.test.w_compile_tf-aws.md
index 47b9f5b4e68..86887482149 100644
--- a/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/valid/casting.test.w_compile_tf-aws.md
+++ b/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/valid/casting.test.w_compile_tf-aws.md
@@ -85,11 +85,10 @@ class $Root extends $stdlib.std.Resource {
     $helpers.nodeof(this).root.$preflightTypesMap = { };
     let $preflightTypesMap = {};
     const cloud = $stdlib.cloud;
-    const util = $stdlib.util;
     const aws = require("@cdktf/provider-aws");
     $helpers.nodeof(this).root.$preflightTypesMap = $preflightTypesMap;
     const b = globalThis.$ClassFactory.new("@winglang/sdk.cloud.Bucket", cloud.Bucket, this, "Bucket");
-    if ($helpers.eq((util.Util.env("WING_TARGET")), "tf-aws")) {
+    if ($helpers.eq(process.env.WING_TARGET, "tf-aws")) {
       const s3Bucket = ($helpers.nodeof(b).findChild("Default"));
       (s3Bucket.addOverride("bucket_prefix", "my-prefix-"));
       console.log($helpers.nodeof(s3Bucket).path);
diff --git a/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/valid/inflight_handler_singleton.test.w_compile_tf-aws.md b/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/valid/inflight_handler_singleton.test.w_compile_tf-aws.md
index 31d6ec7983f..385847fa764 100644
--- a/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/valid/inflight_handler_singleton.test.w_compile_tf-aws.md
+++ b/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/valid/inflight_handler_singleton.test.w_compile_tf-aws.md
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ module.exports = function({ $foo }) {
 "use strict";
 const $helpers = require("@winglang/sdk/lib/helpers");
 const $macros = require("@winglang/sdk/lib/macros");
-module.exports = function({ $expect_Util, $fn, $fn2, $sim }) {
+module.exports = function({ $expect_Util, $fn, $fn2 }) {
   class $Closure3 {
     constructor($args) {
       const {  } = $args;
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ module.exports = function({ $expect_Util, $fn, $fn2, $sim }) {
       const y = (await $fn.invoke(""));
       const z = (await $fn2.invoke(""));
       (await $expect_Util.equal(x, "100"));
-      if ($sim) {
+      if ($helpers.eq(process.env.WING_TARGET, "sim")) {
         (await $expect_Util.equal(y, "101"));
         console.log("client has been reused");
       }
@@ -546,7 +546,6 @@ class $Root extends $stdlib.std.Resource {
             $expect_Util: ${$stdlib.core.liftObject($stdlib.core.toLiftableModuleType(globalThis.$ClassFactory.resolveType("@winglang/sdk.expect.Util") ?? expect.Util, "@winglang/sdk/expect", "Util"))},
             $fn: ${$stdlib.core.liftObject(fn)},
             $fn2: ${$stdlib.core.liftObject(fn2)},
-            $sim: ${$stdlib.core.liftObject(sim)},
           })
         `;
       }
@@ -556,13 +555,11 @@ class $Root extends $stdlib.std.Resource {
             [$stdlib.core.toLiftableModuleType(globalThis.$ClassFactory.resolveType("@winglang/sdk.expect.Util") ?? expect.Util, "@winglang/sdk/expect", "Util"), ["equal"]],
             [fn, ["invoke"]],
             [fn2, ["invoke"]],
-            [sim, []],
           ],
           "$inflight_init": [
             [$stdlib.core.toLiftableModuleType(globalThis.$ClassFactory.resolveType("@winglang/sdk.expect.Util") ?? expect.Util, "@winglang/sdk/expect", "Util"), []],
             [fn, []],
             [fn2, []],
-            [sim, []],
           ],
         });
       }
@@ -630,7 +627,6 @@ class $Root extends $stdlib.std.Resource {
     const foo = new Foo(this, "Foo");
     const fn = globalThis.$ClassFactory.new("@winglang/sdk.cloud.Function", cloud.Function, this, "Function", new $Closure1(this, "$Closure1"));
     const fn2 = globalThis.$ClassFactory.new("@winglang/sdk.cloud.Function", cloud.Function, this, "fn2", new $Closure2(this, "$Closure2"));
-    const sim = $helpers.eq((util.Util.env("WING_TARGET")), "sim");
     globalThis.$ClassFactory.new("@winglang/sdk.std.Test", std.Test, this, "test:single instance of Foo", new $Closure3(this, "$Closure3"));
     const fn3 = globalThis.$ClassFactory.new("@winglang/sdk.cloud.Function", cloud.Function, this, "fn3", new $Closure4(this, "$Closure4"));
     globalThis.$ClassFactory.new("@winglang/sdk.std.Test", std.Test, this, "test:Foo state is not shared between function invocations", new $Closure5(this, "$Closure5"));
diff --git a/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/valid/intrinsics.test.w_compile_tf-aws.md b/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/valid/intrinsics.test.w_compile_tf-aws.md
index 98e4e785968..8c28992ceed 100644
--- a/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/valid/intrinsics.test.w_compile_tf-aws.md
+++ b/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/valid/intrinsics.test.w_compile_tf-aws.md
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ class $Root extends $stdlib.std.Resource {
     (expect.Util.equal($helpers.resolve(__dirname, "../../../intrinsics.test.w"), currentFile));
     (expect.Util.equal((fs.Util.dirname(currentFile)), $helpers.resolve(__dirname, "../../..")));
     (expect.Util.equal((bar.Bar.getSubfile(this)), (fs.Util.join($helpers.resolve(__dirname, "../../.."), "subdir", "bar.w"))));
+    (expect.Util.ok($macros.__Array_contains(false, ["sim", "tf-aws", "tf-azure", "tf-gcp", "awscdk"], process.env.WING_TARGET)));
   }
 }
 const $APP = $PlatformManager.createApp({ outdir: $outdir, name: "intrinsics.test", rootConstruct: $Root, isTestEnvironment: $wing_is_test, entrypointDir: process.env['WING_SOURCE_DIR'], rootId: process.env['WING_ROOT_ID'] });