npm install fails: Unsupported URL Type "catalog:" in dependencies

[srinukolla]

The error message: npm error Unsupported URL Type "catalog:": catalog:runtimeShared
Your Node.js and npm versions (Node.js v24.14.1, npm 11.11.0)

Steps you took:
Cloned the repo
Ran npm install
Error occurred immediately
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