diff --git a/.taskmaster/tasks/tasks.json b/.taskmaster/tasks/tasks.json
index 3ff34e4..3f3b267 100644
--- a/.taskmaster/tasks/tasks.json
+++ b/.taskmaster/tasks/tasks.json
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@
         "dependencies": [
           "1"
         ],
-        "status": "pending",
+        "status": "done",
         "subtasks": [
           {
             "id": 1,
@@ -499,7 +499,8 @@
             "testStrategy": "TDD tests for config loading, saving, validation, and credential encryption.",
             "parentId": "undefined"
           }
-        ]
+        ],
+        "updatedAt": "2026-02-21T04:17:17.744Z"
       },
       {
         "id": "8",
@@ -729,9 +730,9 @@
     ],
     "metadata": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
-      "lastModified": "2026-02-21T04:10:25.433Z",
+      "lastModified": "2026-02-21T04:17:17.744Z",
       "taskCount": 24,
-      "completedCount": 2,
+      "completedCount": 3,
       "tags": [
         "master"
       ]
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 253e672..9112552 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ importers:
       zod:
         specifier: ^3.24.0
         version: 3.25.76
+    devDependencies:
+      '@types/js-yaml':
+        specifier: ^4.0.9
+        version: 4.0.9
+      '@types/node':
+        specifier: ^25.3.0
+        version: 25.3.0
 
   src/db:
     dependencies:
@@ -704,6 +711,9 @@ packages:
   '@types/estree@1.0.8':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-dWHzHa2WqEXI/O1E9OjrocMTKJl2mSrEolh1Iomrv6U+JuNwaHXsXx9bLu5gG7BUWFIN0skIQJQ/L1rIex4X6w==}
 
+  '@types/js-yaml@4.0.9':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-k4MGaQl5TGo/iipqb2UDG2UwjXziSWkh0uysQelTlJpX1qGlpUZYm8PnO4DxG1qBomtJUdYJ6qR6xdIah10JLg==}
+
   '@types/json-schema@7.0.15':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-5+fP8P8MFNC+AyZCDxrB2pkZFPGzqQWUzpSeuuVLvm8VMcorNYavBqoFcxK8bQz4Qsbn4oUEEem4wDLfcysGHA==}
 
@@ -2391,6 +2401,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@types/estree@1.0.8': {}
 
+  '@types/js-yaml@4.0.9': {}
+
   '@types/json-schema@7.0.15': {}
 
   '@types/node@25.3.0':
diff --git a/src/cli/package.json b/src/cli/package.json
index 0726d48..c99cd2c 100644
--- a/src/cli/package.json
+++ b/src/cli/package.json
@@ -23,5 +23,9 @@
     "inquirer": "^12.0.0",
     "js-yaml": "^4.1.0",
     "zod": "^3.24.0"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/js-yaml": "^4.0.9",
+    "@types/node": "^25.3.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/cli/src/commands/config.ts b/src/cli/src/commands/config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd011f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/src/commands/config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import { Command } from 'commander';
+import { loadConfig, saveConfig, mergeConfig, getConfigPath, DEFAULT_CONFIG } from '../config/index.js';
+import type { McpctlConfig, ConfigLoaderDeps } from '../config/index.js';
+import { formatJson, formatYaml } from '../formatters/index.js';
+
+export interface ConfigCommandDeps {
+  configDeps: Partial<ConfigLoaderDeps>;
+  log: (...args: string[]) => void;
+}
+
+const defaultDeps: ConfigCommandDeps = {
+  configDeps: {},
+  log: (...args) => console.log(...args),
+};
+
+export function createConfigCommand(deps?: Partial<ConfigCommandDeps>): Command {
+  const { configDeps, log } = { ...defaultDeps, ...deps };
+
+  const config = new Command('config').description('Manage mcpctl configuration');
+
+  config
+    .command('view')
+    .description('Show current configuration')
+    .option('-o, --output <format>', 'output format (json, yaml)', 'json')
+    .action((opts: { output: string }) => {
+      const cfg = loadConfig(configDeps);
+      const out = opts.output === 'yaml' ? formatYaml(cfg) : formatJson(cfg);
+      log(out);
+    });
+
+  config
+    .command('set')
+    .description('Set a configuration value')
+    .argument('<key>', 'configuration key (e.g., daemonUrl, outputFormat)')
+    .argument('<value>', 'value to set')
+    .action((key: string, value: string) => {
+      const updates: Record<string, unknown> = {};
+
+      // Handle typed conversions
+      if (key === 'cacheTTLMs') {
+        updates[key] = parseInt(value, 10);
+      } else if (key === 'registries') {
+        updates[key] = value.split(',').map((s) => s.trim());
+      } else {
+        updates[key] = value;
+      }
+
+      const updated = mergeConfig(updates as Partial<McpctlConfig>, configDeps);
+      saveConfig(updated, configDeps);
+      log(`Set ${key} = ${value}`);
+    });
+
+  config
+    .command('path')
+    .description('Show configuration file path')
+    .action(() => {
+      log(getConfigPath(configDeps?.configDir));
+    });
+
+  config
+    .command('reset')
+    .description('Reset configuration to defaults')
+    .action(() => {
+      saveConfig(DEFAULT_CONFIG, configDeps);
+      log('Configuration reset to defaults');
+    });
+
+  return config;
+}
diff --git a/src/cli/src/commands/status.ts b/src/cli/src/commands/status.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24324ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/src/commands/status.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import { Command } from 'commander';
+import http from 'node:http';
+import { loadConfig } from '../config/index.js';
+import type { ConfigLoaderDeps } from '../config/index.js';
+import { formatJson, formatYaml } from '../formatters/index.js';
+import { APP_VERSION } from '@mcpctl/shared';
+
+export interface StatusCommandDeps {
+  configDeps: Partial<ConfigLoaderDeps>;
+  log: (...args: string[]) => void;
+  checkDaemon: (url: string) => Promise<boolean>;
+}
+
+function defaultCheckDaemon(url: string): Promise<boolean> {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    const req = http.get(`${url}/health`, { timeout: 3000 }, (res) => {
+      resolve(res.statusCode !== undefined && res.statusCode >= 200 && res.statusCode < 400);
+      res.resume();
+    });
+    req.on('error', () => resolve(false));
+    req.on('timeout', () => {
+      req.destroy();
+      resolve(false);
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+const defaultDeps: StatusCommandDeps = {
+  configDeps: {},
+  log: (...args) => console.log(...args),
+  checkDaemon: defaultCheckDaemon,
+};
+
+export function createStatusCommand(deps?: Partial<StatusCommandDeps>): Command {
+  const { configDeps, log, checkDaemon } = { ...defaultDeps, ...deps };
+
+  return new Command('status')
+    .description('Show mcpctl status and connectivity')
+    .option('-o, --output <format>', 'output format (table, json, yaml)', 'table')
+    .action(async (opts: { output: string }) => {
+      const config = loadConfig(configDeps);
+      const daemonReachable = await checkDaemon(config.daemonUrl);
+
+      const status = {
+        version: APP_VERSION,
+        daemonUrl: config.daemonUrl,
+        daemonReachable,
+        registries: config.registries,
+        outputFormat: config.outputFormat,
+      };
+
+      if (opts.output === 'json') {
+        log(formatJson(status));
+      } else if (opts.output === 'yaml') {
+        log(formatYaml(status));
+      } else {
+        log(`mcpctl v${status.version}`);
+        log(`Daemon:     ${status.daemonUrl} (${daemonReachable ? 'connected' : 'unreachable'})`);
+        log(`Registries: ${status.registries.join(', ')}`);
+        log(`Output:     ${status.outputFormat}`);
+      }
+    });
+}
diff --git a/src/cli/src/config/index.ts b/src/cli/src/config/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8765cf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/src/config/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+export { McpctlConfigSchema, DEFAULT_CONFIG } from './schema.js';
+export type { McpctlConfig } from './schema.js';
+export { loadConfig, saveConfig, mergeConfig, getConfigPath } from './loader.js';
+export type { ConfigLoaderDeps } from './loader.js';
diff --git a/src/cli/src/config/loader.ts b/src/cli/src/config/loader.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd79823
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/src/config/loader.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { existsSync, mkdirSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+import { homedir } from 'node:os';
+import { McpctlConfigSchema, DEFAULT_CONFIG } from './schema.js';
+import type { McpctlConfig } from './schema.js';
+
+export interface ConfigLoaderDeps {
+  configDir: string;
+}
+
+function defaultConfigDir(): string {
+  return join(homedir(), '.mcpctl');
+}
+
+export function getConfigPath(configDir?: string): string {
+  return join(configDir ?? defaultConfigDir(), 'config.json');
+}
+
+export function loadConfig(deps?: Partial<ConfigLoaderDeps>): McpctlConfig {
+  const configPath = getConfigPath(deps?.configDir);
+
+  if (!existsSync(configPath)) {
+    return DEFAULT_CONFIG;
+  }
+
+  const raw = readFileSync(configPath, 'utf-8');
+  const parsed = JSON.parse(raw) as unknown;
+  return McpctlConfigSchema.parse(parsed);
+}
+
+export function saveConfig(config: McpctlConfig, deps?: Partial<ConfigLoaderDeps>): void {
+  const dir = deps?.configDir ?? defaultConfigDir();
+  const configPath = getConfigPath(dir);
+
+  if (!existsSync(dir)) {
+    mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
+  }
+
+  writeFileSync(configPath, JSON.stringify(config, null, 2) + '\n', 'utf-8');
+}
+
+export function mergeConfig(overrides: Partial<McpctlConfig>, deps?: Partial<ConfigLoaderDeps>): McpctlConfig {
+  const current = loadConfig(deps);
+  return McpctlConfigSchema.parse({ ...current, ...overrides });
+}
diff --git a/src/cli/src/config/schema.ts b/src/cli/src/config/schema.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f4d78d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/src/config/schema.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { z } from 'zod';
+
+export const McpctlConfigSchema = z.object({
+  /** mcpd daemon endpoint */
+  daemonUrl: z.string().default('http://localhost:3000'),
+  /** Active registries for search */
+  registries: z.array(z.enum(['official', 'glama', 'smithery'])).default(['official', 'glama', 'smithery']),
+  /** Cache TTL in milliseconds */
+  cacheTTLMs: z.number().int().positive().default(3_600_000),
+  /** HTTP proxy URL */
+  httpProxy: z.string().optional(),
+  /** HTTPS proxy URL */
+  httpsProxy: z.string().optional(),
+  /** Default output format */
+  outputFormat: z.enum(['table', 'json', 'yaml']).default('table'),
+  /** Smithery API key */
+  smitheryApiKey: z.string().optional(),
+});
+
+export type McpctlConfig = z.infer<typeof McpctlConfigSchema>;
+
+export const DEFAULT_CONFIG: McpctlConfig = McpctlConfigSchema.parse({});
diff --git a/src/cli/src/formatters/index.ts b/src/cli/src/formatters/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47e6f4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/src/formatters/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+export { formatTable } from './table.js';
+export type { Column } from './table.js';
+export { formatJson, formatYaml } from './output.js';
+export type { OutputFormat } from './output.js';
diff --git a/src/cli/src/formatters/output.ts b/src/cli/src/formatters/output.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc3e894
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/src/formatters/output.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import yaml from 'js-yaml';
+
+export type OutputFormat = 'table' | 'json' | 'yaml';
+
+export function formatJson(data: unknown): string {
+  return JSON.stringify(data, null, 2);
+}
+
+export function formatYaml(data: unknown): string {
+  return yaml.dump(data, { lineWidth: 120, noRefs: true }).trimEnd();
+}
diff --git a/src/cli/src/formatters/table.ts b/src/cli/src/formatters/table.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a2b8d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/src/formatters/table.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+export interface Column<T> {
+  header: string;
+  key: keyof T | ((row: T) => string);
+  width?: number;
+  align?: 'left' | 'right';
+}
+
+export function formatTable<T>(rows: T[], columns: Column<T>[]): string {
+  if (rows.length === 0) {
+    return 'No results found.';
+  }
+
+  const getValue = (row: T, col: Column<T>): string => {
+    if (typeof col.key === 'function') {
+      return col.key(row);
+    }
+    const val = row[col.key];
+    return val == null ? '' : String(val);
+  };
+
+  // Calculate column widths
+  const widths = columns.map((col) => {
+    if (col.width !== undefined) return col.width;
+    const headerLen = col.header.length;
+    const maxDataLen = rows.reduce((max, row) => {
+      const val = getValue(row, col);
+      return Math.max(max, val.length);
+    }, 0);
+    return Math.max(headerLen, maxDataLen);
+  });
+
+  const pad = (text: string, width: number, align: 'left' | 'right' = 'left'): string => {
+    const truncated = text.length > width ? text.slice(0, width - 1) + '\u2026' : text;
+    return align === 'right' ? truncated.padStart(width) : truncated.padEnd(width);
+  };
+
+  const headerLine = columns.map((col, i) => pad(col.header, widths[i] ?? 0, col.align ?? 'left')).join('  ');
+  const separator = widths.map((w) => '-'.repeat(w)).join('  ');
+  const dataLines = rows.map((row) =>
+    columns.map((col, i) => pad(getValue(row, col), widths[i] ?? 0, col.align ?? 'left')).join('  '),
+  );
+
+  return [headerLine, separator, ...dataLines].join('\n');
+}
diff --git a/src/cli/src/index.ts b/src/cli/src/index.ts
index 4c6ac3f..a8b2b4f 100644
--- a/src/cli/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/cli/src/index.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,29 @@
-// mcpctl CLI entry point
-// Will be implemented in Task 7
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+import { Command } from 'commander';
+import { APP_NAME, APP_VERSION } from '@mcpctl/shared';
+import { createConfigCommand } from './commands/config.js';
+import { createStatusCommand } from './commands/status.js';
+
+export function createProgram(): Command {
+  const program = new Command()
+    .name(APP_NAME)
+    .description('Manage MCP servers like kubectl manages containers')
+    .version(APP_VERSION, '-v, --version')
+    .option('-o, --output <format>', 'output format (table, json, yaml)', 'table')
+    .option('--daemon-url <url>', 'mcpd daemon URL');
+
+  program.addCommand(createConfigCommand());
+  program.addCommand(createStatusCommand());
+
+  return program;
+}
+
+// Run when invoked directly
+const isDirectRun =
+  typeof process !== 'undefined' &&
+  process.argv[1] !== undefined &&
+  import.meta.url === `file://${process.argv[1]}`;
+
+if (isDirectRun) {
+  createProgram().parseAsync(process.argv);
+}
diff --git a/src/cli/tests/cli.test.ts b/src/cli/tests/cli.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a82ff7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/tests/cli.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { createProgram } from '../src/index.js';
+
+describe('createProgram', () => {
+  it('creates a Commander program', () => {
+    const program = createProgram();
+    expect(program.name()).toBe('mcpctl');
+  });
+
+  it('has version flag', () => {
+    const program = createProgram();
+    expect(program.version()).toBe('0.1.0');
+  });
+
+  it('has config subcommand', () => {
+    const program = createProgram();
+    const config = program.commands.find((c) => c.name() === 'config');
+    expect(config).toBeDefined();
+  });
+
+  it('has status subcommand', () => {
+    const program = createProgram();
+    const status = program.commands.find((c) => c.name() === 'status');
+    expect(status).toBeDefined();
+  });
+
+  it('has output option', () => {
+    const program = createProgram();
+    const opt = program.options.find((o) => o.long === '--output');
+    expect(opt).toBeDefined();
+  });
+
+  it('has daemon-url option', () => {
+    const program = createProgram();
+    const opt = program.options.find((o) => o.long === '--daemon-url');
+    expect(opt).toBeDefined();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/cli/tests/commands/config.test.ts b/src/cli/tests/commands/config.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc029c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/tests/commands/config.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { mkdtempSync, rmSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+import { tmpdir } from 'node:os';
+import { createConfigCommand } from '../../src/commands/config.js';
+import { loadConfig, saveConfig, DEFAULT_CONFIG } from '../../src/config/index.js';
+
+let tempDir: string;
+let output: string[];
+
+function log(...args: string[]) {
+  output.push(args.join(' '));
+}
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  tempDir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), 'mcpctl-config-test-'));
+  output = [];
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  rmSync(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+});
+
+function makeCommand() {
+  return createConfigCommand({
+    configDeps: { configDir: tempDir },
+    log,
+  });
+}
+
+describe('config view', () => {
+  it('outputs default config as JSON', async () => {
+    const cmd = makeCommand();
+    await cmd.parseAsync(['view'], { from: 'user' });
+    expect(output).toHaveLength(1);
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(output[0]) as Record<string, unknown>;
+    expect(parsed['daemonUrl']).toBe('http://localhost:3000');
+  });
+
+  it('outputs config as YAML with --output yaml', async () => {
+    const cmd = makeCommand();
+    await cmd.parseAsync(['view', '-o', 'yaml'], { from: 'user' });
+    expect(output[0]).toContain('daemonUrl:');
+  });
+});
+
+describe('config set', () => {
+  it('sets a string value', async () => {
+    const cmd = makeCommand();
+    await cmd.parseAsync(['set', 'daemonUrl', 'http://new:9000'], { from: 'user' });
+    expect(output[0]).toContain('daemonUrl');
+    const config = loadConfig({ configDir: tempDir });
+    expect(config.daemonUrl).toBe('http://new:9000');
+  });
+
+  it('sets cacheTTLMs as integer', async () => {
+    const cmd = makeCommand();
+    await cmd.parseAsync(['set', 'cacheTTLMs', '60000'], { from: 'user' });
+    const config = loadConfig({ configDir: tempDir });
+    expect(config.cacheTTLMs).toBe(60000);
+  });
+
+  it('sets registries as comma-separated list', async () => {
+    const cmd = makeCommand();
+    await cmd.parseAsync(['set', 'registries', 'official,glama'], { from: 'user' });
+    const config = loadConfig({ configDir: tempDir });
+    expect(config.registries).toEqual(['official', 'glama']);
+  });
+
+  it('sets outputFormat', async () => {
+    const cmd = makeCommand();
+    await cmd.parseAsync(['set', 'outputFormat', 'json'], { from: 'user' });
+    const config = loadConfig({ configDir: tempDir });
+    expect(config.outputFormat).toBe('json');
+  });
+});
+
+describe('config path', () => {
+  it('shows config file path', async () => {
+    const cmd = makeCommand();
+    await cmd.parseAsync(['path'], { from: 'user' });
+    expect(output[0]).toContain(tempDir);
+    expect(output[0]).toContain('config.json');
+  });
+});
+
+describe('config reset', () => {
+  it('resets to defaults', async () => {
+    // First set a custom value
+    saveConfig({ ...DEFAULT_CONFIG, daemonUrl: 'http://custom' }, { configDir: tempDir });
+
+    const cmd = makeCommand();
+    await cmd.parseAsync(['reset'], { from: 'user' });
+    expect(output[0]).toContain('reset');
+
+    const config = loadConfig({ configDir: tempDir });
+    expect(config.daemonUrl).toBe(DEFAULT_CONFIG.daemonUrl);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/cli/tests/commands/status.test.ts b/src/cli/tests/commands/status.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fefc48d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/tests/commands/status.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { mkdtempSync, rmSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+import { tmpdir } from 'node:os';
+import { createStatusCommand } from '../../src/commands/status.js';
+import { saveConfig, DEFAULT_CONFIG } from '../../src/config/index.js';
+
+let tempDir: string;
+let output: string[];
+
+function log(...args: string[]) {
+  output.push(args.join(' '));
+}
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  tempDir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), 'mcpctl-status-test-'));
+  output = [];
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  rmSync(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+});
+
+describe('status command', () => {
+  it('shows status in table format', async () => {
+    const cmd = createStatusCommand({
+      configDeps: { configDir: tempDir },
+      log,
+      checkDaemon: async () => true,
+    });
+    await cmd.parseAsync([], { from: 'user' });
+    expect(output.join('\n')).toContain('mcpctl v');
+    expect(output.join('\n')).toContain('connected');
+  });
+
+  it('shows unreachable when daemon is down', async () => {
+    const cmd = createStatusCommand({
+      configDeps: { configDir: tempDir },
+      log,
+      checkDaemon: async () => false,
+    });
+    await cmd.parseAsync([], { from: 'user' });
+    expect(output.join('\n')).toContain('unreachable');
+  });
+
+  it('shows status in JSON format', async () => {
+    const cmd = createStatusCommand({
+      configDeps: { configDir: tempDir },
+      log,
+      checkDaemon: async () => true,
+    });
+    await cmd.parseAsync(['-o', 'json'], { from: 'user' });
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(output[0]) as Record<string, unknown>;
+    expect(parsed['version']).toBe('0.1.0');
+    expect(parsed['daemonReachable']).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('shows status in YAML format', async () => {
+    const cmd = createStatusCommand({
+      configDeps: { configDir: tempDir },
+      log,
+      checkDaemon: async () => false,
+    });
+    await cmd.parseAsync(['-o', 'yaml'], { from: 'user' });
+    expect(output[0]).toContain('daemonReachable: false');
+  });
+
+  it('uses custom daemon URL from config', async () => {
+    saveConfig({ ...DEFAULT_CONFIG, daemonUrl: 'http://custom:5555' }, { configDir: tempDir });
+    let checkedUrl = '';
+    const cmd = createStatusCommand({
+      configDeps: { configDir: tempDir },
+      log,
+      checkDaemon: async (url) => {
+        checkedUrl = url;
+        return false;
+      },
+    });
+    await cmd.parseAsync([], { from: 'user' });
+    expect(checkedUrl).toBe('http://custom:5555');
+  });
+
+  it('shows registries from config', async () => {
+    saveConfig({ ...DEFAULT_CONFIG, registries: ['official'] }, { configDir: tempDir });
+    const cmd = createStatusCommand({
+      configDeps: { configDir: tempDir },
+      log,
+      checkDaemon: async () => true,
+    });
+    await cmd.parseAsync([], { from: 'user' });
+    expect(output.join('\n')).toContain('official');
+    expect(output.join('\n')).not.toContain('glama');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/cli/tests/config/loader.test.ts b/src/cli/tests/config/loader.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce091f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/tests/config/loader.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest';
+import { mkdtempSync, rmSync, existsSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+import { tmpdir } from 'node:os';
+import { loadConfig, saveConfig, mergeConfig, getConfigPath, DEFAULT_CONFIG } from '../../src/config/index.js';
+
+let tempDir: string;
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  tempDir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), 'mcpctl-test-'));
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  rmSync(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+});
+
+describe('getConfigPath', () => {
+  it('returns path within config dir', () => {
+    const path = getConfigPath('/tmp/mcpctl');
+    expect(path).toBe('/tmp/mcpctl/config.json');
+  });
+});
+
+describe('loadConfig', () => {
+  it('returns defaults when no config file exists', () => {
+    const config = loadConfig({ configDir: tempDir });
+    expect(config).toEqual(DEFAULT_CONFIG);
+  });
+
+  it('loads config from file', () => {
+    saveConfig({ ...DEFAULT_CONFIG, daemonUrl: 'http://custom:5000' }, { configDir: tempDir });
+    const config = loadConfig({ configDir: tempDir });
+    expect(config.daemonUrl).toBe('http://custom:5000');
+  });
+
+  it('applies defaults for missing fields', () => {
+    const { writeFileSync } = require('node:fs') as typeof import('node:fs');
+    writeFileSync(join(tempDir, 'config.json'), '{"daemonUrl":"http://x:1"}');
+    const config = loadConfig({ configDir: tempDir });
+    expect(config.daemonUrl).toBe('http://x:1');
+    expect(config.registries).toEqual(['official', 'glama', 'smithery']);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('saveConfig', () => {
+  it('creates config file', () => {
+    saveConfig(DEFAULT_CONFIG, { configDir: tempDir });
+    expect(existsSync(join(tempDir, 'config.json'))).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('creates config directory if missing', () => {
+    const nested = join(tempDir, 'nested', 'dir');
+    saveConfig(DEFAULT_CONFIG, { configDir: nested });
+    expect(existsSync(join(nested, 'config.json'))).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('round-trips configuration', () => {
+    const custom = {
+      ...DEFAULT_CONFIG,
+      daemonUrl: 'http://custom:9000',
+      registries: ['official' as const],
+      outputFormat: 'json' as const,
+    };
+    saveConfig(custom, { configDir: tempDir });
+    const loaded = loadConfig({ configDir: tempDir });
+    expect(loaded).toEqual(custom);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('mergeConfig', () => {
+  it('merges overrides into existing config', () => {
+    saveConfig(DEFAULT_CONFIG, { configDir: tempDir });
+    const merged = mergeConfig({ daemonUrl: 'http://new:1234' }, { configDir: tempDir });
+    expect(merged.daemonUrl).toBe('http://new:1234');
+    expect(merged.registries).toEqual(DEFAULT_CONFIG.registries);
+  });
+
+  it('works when no config file exists', () => {
+    const merged = mergeConfig({ outputFormat: 'yaml' }, { configDir: tempDir });
+    expect(merged.outputFormat).toBe('yaml');
+    expect(merged.daemonUrl).toBe('http://localhost:3000');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/cli/tests/config/schema.test.ts b/src/cli/tests/config/schema.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..785f48d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/tests/config/schema.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { McpctlConfigSchema, DEFAULT_CONFIG } from '../../src/config/schema.js';
+
+describe('McpctlConfigSchema', () => {
+  it('provides sensible defaults from empty object', () => {
+    const config = McpctlConfigSchema.parse({});
+    expect(config.daemonUrl).toBe('http://localhost:3000');
+    expect(config.registries).toEqual(['official', 'glama', 'smithery']);
+    expect(config.cacheTTLMs).toBe(3_600_000);
+    expect(config.outputFormat).toBe('table');
+    expect(config.httpProxy).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(config.httpsProxy).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(config.smitheryApiKey).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('validates a full config', () => {
+    const config = McpctlConfigSchema.parse({
+      daemonUrl: 'http://custom:4000',
+      registries: ['official'],
+      cacheTTLMs: 60_000,
+      httpProxy: 'http://proxy:8080',
+      httpsProxy: 'http://proxy:8443',
+      outputFormat: 'json',
+      smitheryApiKey: 'sk-test',
+    });
+    expect(config.daemonUrl).toBe('http://custom:4000');
+    expect(config.registries).toEqual(['official']);
+    expect(config.outputFormat).toBe('json');
+  });
+
+  it('rejects invalid registry names', () => {
+    expect(() => McpctlConfigSchema.parse({ registries: ['invalid'] })).toThrow();
+  });
+
+  it('rejects invalid output format', () => {
+    expect(() => McpctlConfigSchema.parse({ outputFormat: 'xml' })).toThrow();
+  });
+
+  it('rejects negative cacheTTLMs', () => {
+    expect(() => McpctlConfigSchema.parse({ cacheTTLMs: -1 })).toThrow();
+  });
+
+  it('rejects non-integer cacheTTLMs', () => {
+    expect(() => McpctlConfigSchema.parse({ cacheTTLMs: 1.5 })).toThrow();
+  });
+});
+
+describe('DEFAULT_CONFIG', () => {
+  it('matches schema defaults', () => {
+    expect(DEFAULT_CONFIG).toEqual(McpctlConfigSchema.parse({}));
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/cli/tests/formatters/output.test.ts b/src/cli/tests/formatters/output.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3b09a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/tests/formatters/output.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { formatJson, formatYaml } from '../../src/formatters/output.js';
+
+describe('formatJson', () => {
+  it('formats object as indented JSON', () => {
+    const result = formatJson({ key: 'value', num: 42 });
+    expect(JSON.parse(result)).toEqual({ key: 'value', num: 42 });
+    expect(result).toContain('\n'); // indented
+  });
+
+  it('formats arrays', () => {
+    const result = formatJson([1, 2, 3]);
+    expect(JSON.parse(result)).toEqual([1, 2, 3]);
+  });
+
+  it('handles null and undefined values', () => {
+    const result = formatJson({ a: null, b: undefined });
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(result) as Record<string, unknown>;
+    expect(parsed['a']).toBeNull();
+    expect('b' in parsed).toBe(false); // undefined stripped by JSON
+  });
+});
+
+describe('formatYaml', () => {
+  it('formats object as YAML', () => {
+    const result = formatYaml({ key: 'value', num: 42 });
+    expect(result).toContain('key: value');
+    expect(result).toContain('num: 42');
+  });
+
+  it('formats arrays', () => {
+    const result = formatYaml(['a', 'b']);
+    expect(result).toContain('- a');
+    expect(result).toContain('- b');
+  });
+
+  it('does not end with trailing newline', () => {
+    const result = formatYaml({ x: 1 });
+    expect(result.endsWith('\n')).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/cli/tests/formatters/table.test.ts b/src/cli/tests/formatters/table.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67e0398
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/tests/formatters/table.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { formatTable } from '../../src/formatters/table.js';
+import type { Column } from '../../src/formatters/table.js';
+
+interface TestRow {
+  name: string;
+  age: number;
+  city: string;
+}
+
+const columns: Column<TestRow>[] = [
+  { header: 'NAME', key: 'name' },
+  { header: 'AGE', key: 'age', align: 'right' },
+  { header: 'CITY', key: 'city' },
+];
+
+describe('formatTable', () => {
+  it('returns empty message for no rows', () => {
+    expect(formatTable([], columns)).toBe('No results found.');
+  });
+
+  it('formats a single row', () => {
+    const rows = [{ name: 'Alice', age: 30, city: 'NYC' }];
+    const result = formatTable(rows, columns);
+    const lines = result.split('\n');
+    expect(lines).toHaveLength(3); // header, separator, data
+    expect(lines[0]).toContain('NAME');
+    expect(lines[0]).toContain('AGE');
+    expect(lines[0]).toContain('CITY');
+    expect(lines[2]).toContain('Alice');
+    expect(lines[2]).toContain('NYC');
+  });
+
+  it('right-aligns numeric columns', () => {
+    const rows = [{ name: 'Bob', age: 5, city: 'LA' }];
+    const result = formatTable(rows, columns);
+    const lines = result.split('\n');
+    // AGE column should be right-aligned: " 5" or "5" padded
+    const ageLine = lines[2];
+    // The age value should have leading space(s) for right alignment
+    expect(ageLine).toMatch(/\s+5/);
+  });
+
+  it('auto-sizes columns to content', () => {
+    const rows = [
+      { name: 'A', age: 1, city: 'X' },
+      { name: 'LongName', age: 100, city: 'LongCityName' },
+    ];
+    const result = formatTable(rows, columns);
+    const lines = result.split('\n');
+    // Header should be at least as wide as longest data
+    expect(lines[0]).toContain('NAME');
+    expect(lines[2]).toContain('A');
+    expect(lines[3]).toContain('LongName');
+    expect(lines[3]).toContain('LongCityName');
+  });
+
+  it('truncates long values when width is fixed', () => {
+    const narrowCols: Column<TestRow>[] = [
+      { header: 'NAME', key: 'name', width: 5 },
+    ];
+    const rows = [{ name: 'VeryLongName', age: 0, city: '' }];
+    const result = formatTable(rows, narrowCols);
+    const lines = result.split('\n');
+    // Should be truncated with ellipsis
+    expect(lines[2].trim().length).toBeLessThanOrEqual(5);
+    expect(lines[2]).toContain('\u2026');
+  });
+
+  it('supports function-based column keys', () => {
+    const fnCols: Column<TestRow>[] = [
+      { header: 'INFO', key: (row) => `${row.name} (${row.age})` },
+    ];
+    const rows = [{ name: 'Eve', age: 25, city: 'SF' }];
+    const result = formatTable(rows, fnCols);
+    expect(result).toContain('Eve (25)');
+  });
+
+  it('handles separator line matching column widths', () => {
+    const rows = [{ name: 'Test', age: 1, city: 'Here' }];
+    const result = formatTable(rows, columns);
+    const lines = result.split('\n');
+    const separator = lines[1];
+    // Separator should consist of dashes and spaces
+    expect(separator).toMatch(/^[-\s]+$/);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/cli/tsconfig.json b/src/cli/tsconfig.json
index 1d1421c..be275fe 100644
--- a/src/cli/tsconfig.json
+++ b/src/cli/tsconfig.json
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
   "extends": "../../tsconfig.base.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
     "rootDir": "src",
-    "outDir": "dist"
+    "outDir": "dist",
+    "types": ["node"]
   },
   "include": ["src/**/*.ts"],
   "references": [