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+import logging
+import sys
+
+import pytest
+
+import skywipe.cli as cli
+
+
+def test_create_parser_includes_commands(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli.registry, "get_all_commands",
+                        lambda: {"posts": "only posts"})
+    parser = cli.create_parser()
+    args = parser.parse_args(["posts"])
+    assert args.command == "posts"
+
+
+def test_require_config_exits_when_missing(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli.Configuration, "exists", lambda self: False)
+    logger = logging.getLogger("test.cli")
+    with pytest.raises(SystemExit) as excinfo:
+        cli.require_config(logger)
+    assert excinfo.value.code == 1
+
+
+def test_main_executes_without_config(monkeypatch):
+    calls = {"execute": None, "setup": []}
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli.registry, "get_all_commands",
+                        lambda: {"posts": "only posts"})
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli.registry, "requires_config", lambda name: False)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli.registry, "execute", lambda name, skip_confirmation=False: calls.update(
+        {"execute": (name, skip_confirmation)}
+    ))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "setup_logger", lambda verbose,
+                        log_file: calls["setup"].append((verbose, log_file)))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "get_logger",
+                        lambda: logging.getLogger("test.cli"))
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(sys, "argv", ["skywipe", "--yes", "posts"])
+    cli.main()
+
+    assert calls["setup"] == [(False, cli.LOG_FILE)]
+    assert calls["execute"] == ("posts", True)
+
+
+def test_main_loads_config_and_sets_verbose(monkeypatch):
+    calls = {"setup": [], "execute": None, "require_config": 0}
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli.registry, "get_all_commands",
+                        lambda: {"posts": "only posts"})
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli.registry, "requires_config", lambda name: True)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli.registry, "execute", lambda name, skip_confirmation=False: calls.update(
+        {"execute": (name, skip_confirmation)}
+    ))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "require_config", lambda logger: calls.update(
+        {"require_config": calls["require_config"] + 1}
+    ))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli.Configuration, "load",
+                        lambda self: {"verbose": True})
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "setup_logger", lambda verbose,
+                        log_file: calls["setup"].append((verbose, log_file)))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "get_logger",
+                        lambda: logging.getLogger("test.cli"))
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(sys, "argv", ["skywipe", "posts"])
+    cli.main()
+
+    assert calls["require_config"] == 1
+    assert calls["setup"] == [(False, cli.LOG_FILE), (True, cli.LOG_FILE)]
+    assert calls["execute"] == ("posts", False)
+
+
+def test_main_handles_execute_error(monkeypatch):
+    calls = {"handle_error": None}
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli.registry, "get_all_commands",
+                        lambda: {"posts": "only posts"})
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli.registry, "requires_config", lambda name: False)
+
+    def raise_error(*_args, **_kwargs):
+        raise ValueError("boom")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli.registry, "execute", raise_error)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "setup_logger", lambda verbose, log_file: None)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "get_logger",
+                        lambda: logging.getLogger("test.cli"))
+
+    def fake_handle_error(error, logger, exit_on_error=False):
+        calls["handle_error"] = (str(error), exit_on_error)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "handle_error", fake_handle_error)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(sys, "argv", ["skywipe", "posts"])
+
+    cli.main()
+
+    assert calls["handle_error"] == ("boom", True)