diff --git a/cli/setup.cfg b/cli/setup.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d676f95c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/setup.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+[flake8]
+max-line-length = 88
+extend-ignore = 
+    # E203: whitespace before ':' (conflicts with black)
+    E203,
+    # W503: line break before binary operator (conflicts with black)
+    W503
+exclude = 
+    .git,
+    __pycache__,
+    .venv,
+    venv,
+    .env,
+    env
+
+[isort]
+profile = black
+multi_line_output = 3
+line_length = 88
+
+[mypy]
+python_version = 3.8
+warn_return_any = True
+warn_unused_configs = True
+ignore_missing_imports = True
diff --git a/cli/test_cli.py b/cli/test_cli.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f48f17e30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/test_cli.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Basic tests for the CLI module."""
+
+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+
+def test_cli_help():
+    """Test that the CLI shows help."""
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        [sys.executable, "cli.py", "--help"],
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+        cwd=os.path.dirname(__file__),
+    )
+    assert result.returncode == 0
+    assert "101 Linux Commands CLI" in result.stdout
+
+
+def test_hello_command():
+    """Test the hello command."""
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        [sys.executable, "cli.py", "hello", "greet"],
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+        cwd=os.path.dirname(__file__),
+    )
+    assert result.returncode == 0
+    assert "Hello, World!" in result.stdout
+
+
+def test_hello_command_with_name():
+    """Test the hello command with a custom name."""
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        [sys.executable, "cli.py", "hello", "greet", "--name", "Linux"],
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+        cwd=os.path.dirname(__file__),
+    )
+    assert result.returncode == 0
+    assert "Hello, Linux!" in result.stdout
+
+
+def test_hello_help():
+    """Test the hello command help."""
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        [sys.executable, "cli.py", "hello", "--help"],
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+        cwd=os.path.dirname(__file__),
+    )
+    assert result.returncode == 0
+    assert "Hello command group" in result.stdout
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    test_cli_help()
+    test_hello_command()
+    test_hello_command_with_name()
+    test_hello_help()
+    print("✅ All tests passed!")