From 0e2580ea64fd5c0fb64a48a7a2ce7cc38ebb3b50 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Thomas Beaudouin <tbeaudouin03@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 14:20:58 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] test: add env override validation when config file is missing

---
 pkg/config/config_test.go | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)

diff --git a/pkg/config/config_test.go b/pkg/config/config_test.go
index 14618b109..d08e95d79 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config_test.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package config
 
 import (
+	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -13,6 +14,21 @@ func TestDefaultConfig_HeartbeatEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestLoadConfig_EnvOverridesWithoutFile ensures env vars are applied when the config file is missing.
+func TestLoadConfig_EnvOverridesWithoutFile(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("PICOCLAW_AGENTS_DEFAULTS_MODEL", "env-model")
+
+	missing := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "missing.json")
+	cfg, err := LoadConfig(missing)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected no error, got %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if got := cfg.Agents.Defaults.Model; got != "env-model" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected model from env, got %q", got)
+	}
+}
+
 // TestDefaultConfig_WorkspacePath verifies workspace path is correctly set
 func TestDefaultConfig_WorkspacePath(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg := DefaultConfig()