diff --git a/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets/Directory.Packages.props b/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets/Directory.Packages.props
index 84dca02..e8fbd27 100644
--- a/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions" Version="10.0.7" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="10.0.7" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Abstractions" Version="10.0.7" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="10.0.7" />
 
     <!-- ASP.NET Core Authentication / Authorization -->
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer" Version="10.0.7" />
diff --git a/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets/src/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Cli/Program.cs b/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets/src/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Cli/Program.cs
index 44ac559..465639d 100644
--- a/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets/src/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Cli/Program.cs
+++ b/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets/src/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Cli/Program.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,152 @@
-// Placeholder entry point for the ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets CLI. Real commands are added
-// in a later task; for now it is a no-op that exits successfully.
-return 0;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Abstractions;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Cli;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.DependencyInjection;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Sqlite;
+
+// Headless `secret` CLI: set / get / list / rm / rotate over the ZB.MOM.WW secrets store.
+// The heavy lifting lives in SecretCommands; Program only builds the host, runs the schema
+// migration, parses the verb + positional args, and dispatches.
+
+HostApplicationBuilder builder = Host.CreateApplicationBuilder(args);
+builder.Configuration
+    .AddJsonFile("appsettings.json", optional: true)
+    .AddEnvironmentVariables();
+builder.Services.AddZbSecrets(builder.Configuration, "Secrets");
+
+using IHost host = builder.Build();
+
+// Ensure the schema exists before any store operation.
+await host.Services.GetRequiredService<SqliteSecretsStoreMigrator>()
+    .MigrateAsync(CancellationToken.None);
+
+var commands = new SecretCommands(
+    host.Services.GetRequiredService<ISecretStore>(),
+    host.Services.GetRequiredService<ISecretCipher>(),
+    host.Services.GetRequiredService<ISecretResolver>(),
+    Console.Out);
+
+string actor = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Environment.UserName) ? "cli" : Environment.UserName;
+CancellationToken ct = CancellationToken.None;
+
+if (args.Length == 0)
+{
+    return Usage();
+}
+
+try
+{
+    switch (args[0])
+    {
+        case "set":
+        {
+            if (args.Length < 3)
+                return Usage("set requires <name> and <value>.");
+            (SecretContentType contentType, string? description) = ParseSetOptions(args, startIndex: 3);
+            return await commands.SetAsync(args[1], args[2], contentType, description, actor, ct);
+        }
+
+        case "rotate":
+        {
+            if (args.Length < 3)
+                return Usage("rotate requires <name> and <value>.");
+            (SecretContentType contentType, string? description) = ParseSetOptions(args, startIndex: 3);
+            return await commands.RotateAsync(args[1], args[2], contentType, description, actor, ct);
+        }
+
+        case "get":
+        {
+            if (args.Length < 2)
+                return Usage("get requires <name>.");
+            return await commands.GetAsync(args[1], ct);
+        }
+
+        case "list":
+        {
+            bool includeDeleted = args.Skip(1).Any(a =>
+                string.Equals(a, "--include-deleted", StringComparison.Ordinal));
+            return await commands.ListAsync(includeDeleted, ct);
+        }
+
+        case "rm":
+        {
+            if (args.Length < 2)
+                return Usage("rm requires <name>.");
+            return await commands.RemoveAsync(args[1], actor, ct);
+        }
+
+        default:
+            return Usage($"Unknown command '{args[0]}'.");
+    }
+}
+catch (ArgumentException ex)
+{
+    // Invalid secret name, bad --content-type value, unknown option: report without a stack trace.
+    Console.Error.WriteLine(ex.Message);
+    return 2;
+}
+
+// --- helpers ---------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// Parses the optional flags shared by `set` and `rotate`:
+//   [--content-type text|connection-string|json|binary-base64] [--description "..."]
+static (SecretContentType contentType, string? description) ParseSetOptions(string[] args, int startIndex)
+{
+    SecretContentType contentType = SecretContentType.Text;
+    string? description = null;
+
+    for (int i = startIndex; i < args.Length; i++)
+    {
+        switch (args[i])
+        {
+            case "--content-type":
+                if (i + 1 >= args.Length)
+                    throw new ArgumentException("--content-type requires a value.");
+                contentType = ParseContentType(args[++i]);
+                break;
+
+            case "--description":
+                if (i + 1 >= args.Length)
+                    throw new ArgumentException("--description requires a value.");
+                description = args[++i];
+                break;
+
+            default:
+                throw new ArgumentException($"Unknown option '{args[i]}'.");
+        }
+    }
+
+    return (contentType, description);
+}
+
+// Maps the CLI content-type token (kebab-case) to the enum.
+static SecretContentType ParseContentType(string value) => value switch
+{
+    "text" => SecretContentType.Text,
+    "connection-string" => SecretContentType.ConnectionString,
+    "json" => SecretContentType.Json,
+    "binary-base64" => SecretContentType.BinaryBase64,
+    _ => throw new ArgumentException(
+        $"Unknown --content-type '{value}'; expected text|connection-string|json|binary-base64."),
+};
+
+// Prints usage (optionally preceded by an error line) and returns the standard usage exit code.
+int Usage(string? error = null)
+{
+    if (error is not null)
+        Console.Error.WriteLine(error);
+
+    Console.Error.WriteLine(
+        """
+        Usage: secret <command> [args]
+
+          set <name> <value> [--content-type text|connection-string|json|binary-base64] [--description "..."]
+          rotate <name> <value> [--content-type ...] [--description "..."]
+          get <name>
+          list [--include-deleted]
+          rm <name>
+        """);
+    return 2;
+}
diff --git a/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets/src/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Cli/SecretCommands.cs b/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets/src/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Cli/SecretCommands.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a6ede4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets/src/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Cli/SecretCommands.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Abstractions;
+
+namespace ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Cli;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// The thin, front-end-agnostic command layer behind the <c>secret</c> CLI verbs
+/// (<c>set</c> / <c>get</c> / <c>list</c> / <c>rm</c> / <c>rotate</c>). Each verb is an
+/// <see cref="int"/>-returning task (0 on success, non-zero on error) and writes ALL output to the
+/// injected <see cref="TextWriter"/> — never to <see cref="Console"/> directly — so the layer is
+/// fully testable and can be hosted under any front-end. Confirmation and listing output is JSON
+/// metadata only and NEVER carries a secret value; the sole value-exposing surface is
+/// <see cref="GetAsync"/>, which intentionally prints the decrypted plaintext (see its remarks).
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class SecretCommands
+{
+    private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions JsonOptions = new() { WriteIndented = false };
+
+    private readonly ISecretStore _store;
+    private readonly ISecretCipher _cipher;
+    private readonly ISecretResolver _resolver;
+    private readonly TextWriter _output;
+
+    /// <summary>Creates the command set over the supplied core seams and output sink.</summary>
+    /// <param name="store">The encrypted store (upsert / delete / list).</param>
+    /// <param name="cipher">The envelope cipher used to seal values on set / rotate.</param>
+    /// <param name="resolver">The read seam used by <c>get</c> to resolve current plaintext.</param>
+    /// <param name="output">Sink for all command output (JSON confirmations, listings, values).</param>
+    public SecretCommands(ISecretStore store, ISecretCipher cipher, ISecretResolver resolver, TextWriter output)
+    {
+        _store = store ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(store));
+        _cipher = cipher ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(cipher));
+        _resolver = resolver ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(resolver));
+        _output = output ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(output));
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// set: seals <paramref name="value"/> under a fresh per-secret DEK and upserts it (create or
+    /// overwrite-in-place). Prints a JSON confirmation carrying only the name and action — never the
+    /// value.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="name">The secret name.</param>
+    /// <param name="value">The plaintext to seal.</param>
+    /// <param name="contentType">How consumers should interpret the plaintext.</param>
+    /// <param name="description">Optional human-readable description.</param>
+    /// <param name="actor">Principal recorded as created_by / updated_by, if known.</param>
+    /// <param name="ct">A token to cancel the operation.</param>
+    /// <returns>0 on success.</returns>
+    public async Task<int> SetAsync(
+        string name, string value, SecretContentType contentType, string? description, string? actor, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var secretName = new SecretName(name);
+        await UpsertSealedAsync(secretName, value, contentType, description, actor, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        WriteJson(new { name = secretName.Value, action = "set" });
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// rotate: like <see cref="SetAsync"/>, but REQUIRES the secret to already exist (and not be
+    /// tombstoned). Rotating a missing secret prints a not-found error and returns non-zero without
+    /// creating anything. The confirmation carries only the name and action — never the value.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="name">The existing secret to rotate.</param>
+    /// <param name="value">The new plaintext to seal in place.</param>
+    /// <param name="contentType">How consumers should interpret the plaintext.</param>
+    /// <param name="description">Optional human-readable description.</param>
+    /// <param name="actor">Principal recorded as updated_by, if known.</param>
+    /// <param name="ct">A token to cancel the operation.</param>
+    /// <returns>0 on success; non-zero if the secret does not exist.</returns>
+    public async Task<int> RotateAsync(
+        string name, string value, SecretContentType contentType, string? description, string? actor, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var secretName = new SecretName(name);
+
+        StoredSecret? existing = await _store.GetAsync(secretName, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        if (existing is null || existing.IsDeleted)
+        {
+            WriteJson(new { name = secretName.Value, error = "not-found" });
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+        await UpsertSealedAsync(secretName, value, contentType, description, actor, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        WriteJson(new { name = secretName.Value, action = "rotate" });
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// get: resolves and prints the current DECRYPTED plaintext for <paramref name="name"/> to the
+    /// output sink.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// <b>This deliberately exposes the secret value.</b> It is the one command whose whole purpose
+    /// is to surface plaintext (to stdout), so an operator can pipe or capture it. Every other
+    /// command emits metadata only. A missing or tombstoned secret prints a JSON <c>not-found</c>
+    /// error and returns non-zero.
+    /// </remarks>
+    /// <param name="name">The secret to resolve.</param>
+    /// <param name="ct">A token to cancel the operation.</param>
+    /// <returns>0 when the value was printed; non-zero when the secret is absent.</returns>
+    public async Task<int> GetAsync(string name, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var secretName = new SecretName(name);
+
+        string? value = await _resolver.GetAsync(secretName, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        if (value is null)
+        {
+            WriteJson(new { error = "not-found" });
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+        _output.WriteLine(value);
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// list: prints a JSON array of the safe metadata projection for every secret — name,
+    /// description, content type, KEK id, revision, tombstone flag, and update stamps. NEVER a value.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="includeDeleted">When <see langword="true"/>, tombstoned rows are included.</param>
+    /// <param name="ct">A token to cancel the operation.</param>
+    /// <returns>0 on success.</returns>
+    public async Task<int> ListAsync(bool includeDeleted, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        IReadOnlyList<SecretMetadata> items = await _store.ListAsync(includeDeleted, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        var projection = items.Select(m => new
+        {
+            name = m.Name.Value,
+            description = m.Description,
+            contentType = m.ContentType.ToString(),
+            kekId = m.KekId,
+            revision = m.Revision,
+            isDeleted = m.IsDeleted,
+            updatedUtc = m.UpdatedUtc,
+            updatedBy = m.UpdatedBy,
+        });
+
+        WriteJson(projection);
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// rm: soft-deletes (tombstones) <paramref name="name"/> and prints a JSON confirmation with a
+    /// <c>found</c> flag.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="name">The secret to tombstone.</param>
+    /// <param name="actor">Principal recorded as updated_by, if known.</param>
+    /// <param name="ct">A token to cancel the operation.</param>
+    /// <returns>0 if a row was tombstoned; non-zero if no such row existed.</returns>
+    public async Task<int> RemoveAsync(string name, string? actor, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var secretName = new SecretName(name);
+
+        bool removed = await _store.DeleteAsync(secretName, actor, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        WriteJson(new { name = secretName.Value, action = "removed", found = removed });
+        return removed ? 0 : 1;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Seals a value under the cipher and upserts it, carrying description + actor stamps.</summary>
+    private async Task UpsertSealedAsync(
+        SecretName name, string value, SecretContentType contentType, string? description, string? actor, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        StoredSecret row = _cipher.Encrypt(name, value, contentType) with
+        {
+            Description = description,
+            CreatedBy = actor,
+            UpdatedBy = actor,
+        };
+        await _store.UpsertAsync(row, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Serializes <paramref name="value"/> to compact JSON on its own line.</summary>
+    private void WriteJson(object value) => _output.WriteLine(JsonSerializer.Serialize(value, JsonOptions));
+}
diff --git a/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets/src/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Cli/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Cli.csproj b/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets/src/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Cli/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Cli.csproj
index 063ae94..3302fcc 100644
--- a/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets/src/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Cli/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Cli.csproj
+++ b/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets/src/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Cli/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Cli.csproj
@@ -8,8 +8,18 @@
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets\ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Update="appsettings.json">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </None>
+  </ItemGroup>
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets/src/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Cli/appsettings.json b/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets/src/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Cli/appsettings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f8dcf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets/src/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Cli/appsettings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "Secrets": {
+    "SqlitePath": "secrets.db",
+    "MasterKey": {
+      "Source": "Environment",
+      "EnvVarName": "ZB_SECRETS_MASTER_KEY"
+    },
+    "RunMigrationsOnStartup": true
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Tests/Cli/SecretCommandsTests.cs b/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Tests/Cli/SecretCommandsTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5285464
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Tests/Cli/SecretCommandsTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+using ZB.MOM.WW.Audit;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Abstractions;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Cli;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Crypto;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Sqlite;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Tests.Fakes;
+
+namespace ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Tests.Cli;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Exercises the headless <see cref="SecretCommands"/> layer over a real migrated SQLite store,
+/// the real envelope cipher, and the real resolver — asserting round-trips, exit codes, and the
+/// hard invariant that list/set output never carries a plaintext value.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class SecretCommandsTests : IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
+{
+    private readonly string _dbPath =
+        Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), $"zb-secrets-cli-{Guid.NewGuid():N}.db");
+
+    private readonly SecretsSqliteConnectionFactory _factory;
+    private readonly SqliteSecretStore _store;
+    private readonly AesGcmEnvelopeCipher _cipher;
+    private readonly DefaultSecretResolver _resolver;
+
+    public SecretCommandsTests()
+    {
+        _factory = new SecretsSqliteConnectionFactory(_dbPath);
+        _store = new SqliteSecretStore(_factory);
+        _cipher = new AesGcmEnvelopeCipher(new FakeMasterKeyProvider("kek-cli"));
+        // A near-zero TTL keeps the resolver from serving a stale plaintext across a rotate/remove.
+        _resolver = new DefaultSecretResolver(
+            _store, _cipher, NoOpAuditWriter.Instance, TimeSpan.Zero);
+    }
+
+    public async Task InitializeAsync() =>
+        await new SqliteSecretsStoreMigrator(_factory).MigrateAsync(CancellationToken.None);
+
+    public Task DisposeAsync() => Task.CompletedTask;
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+        if (File.Exists(_dbPath))
+        {
+            try { File.Delete(_dbPath); } catch (IOException) { /* best-effort temp cleanup */ }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private (SecretCommands cmd, StringWriter output) NewSut()
+    {
+        var output = new StringWriter();
+        return (new SecretCommands(_store, _cipher, _resolver, output), output);
+    }
+
+    private static CancellationToken Ct => CancellationToken.None;
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Set_Then_Get_RoundTrips()
+    {
+        var (cmd, setOut) = NewSut();
+
+        int setRc = await cmd.SetAsync(
+            "sql/db-conn", "hunter2", SecretContentType.ConnectionString, "prod db", "alice", Ct);
+
+        Assert.Equal(0, setRc);
+        // set confirmation must NOT leak the value.
+        Assert.DoesNotContain("hunter2", setOut.ToString());
+        Assert.Contains("\"action\":\"set\"", setOut.ToString());
+        Assert.Contains("sql/db-conn", setOut.ToString());
+
+        // A fresh writer for get so we can assert exactly the plaintext came back.
+        var getOut = new StringWriter();
+        var getCmd = new SecretCommands(_store, _cipher, _resolver, getOut);
+        int getRc = await getCmd.GetAsync("sql/db-conn", Ct);
+
+        Assert.Equal(0, getRc);
+        Assert.Equal("hunter2", getOut.ToString().TrimEnd('\r', '\n'));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task List_PrintsMetadata_NoValues()
+    {
+        var (cmd, _) = NewSut();
+        await cmd.SetAsync("app/one", "value-one", SecretContentType.Text, null, "alice", Ct);
+        await cmd.SetAsync("app/two", "value-two", SecretContentType.Json, "second", "alice", Ct);
+
+        var listOut = new StringWriter();
+        var listCmd = new SecretCommands(_store, _cipher, _resolver, listOut);
+        int rc = await listCmd.ListAsync(includeDeleted: false, Ct);
+
+        string json = listOut.ToString();
+        Assert.Equal(0, rc);
+        Assert.Contains("app/one", json);
+        Assert.Contains("app/two", json);
+        Assert.DoesNotContain("value-one", json);
+        Assert.DoesNotContain("value-two", json);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Rm_Tombstones()
+    {
+        var (cmd, _) = NewSut();
+        await cmd.SetAsync("app/gone", "bye", SecretContentType.Text, null, "alice", Ct);
+
+        var rm1Out = new StringWriter();
+        int rc1 = await new SecretCommands(_store, _cipher, _resolver, rm1Out).RemoveAsync("app/gone", "alice", Ct);
+        Assert.Equal(0, rc1);
+        Assert.Contains("\"found\":true", rm1Out.ToString());
+
+        // Second remove: already tombstoned → not found.
+        var rm2Out = new StringWriter();
+        int rc2 = await new SecretCommands(_store, _cipher, _resolver, rm2Out).RemoveAsync("app/gone", "alice", Ct);
+        Assert.NotEqual(0, rc2);
+        Assert.Contains("\"found\":false", rm2Out.ToString());
+
+        // Get after removal → not-found.
+        var getOut = new StringWriter();
+        int getRc = await new SecretCommands(_store, _cipher, _resolver, getOut).GetAsync("app/gone", Ct);
+        Assert.NotEqual(0, getRc);
+        Assert.Contains("not-found", getOut.ToString());
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Rotate_RequiresExisting_OverwritesInPlace()
+    {
+        // Rotate on a missing secret → non-zero, nothing created.
+        var missingOut = new StringWriter();
+        int missingRc = await new SecretCommands(_store, _cipher, _resolver, missingOut)
+            .RotateAsync("app/rot", "v1", SecretContentType.Text, null, "alice", Ct);
+        Assert.NotEqual(0, missingRc);
+
+        // After a set, rotate to a new value → 0, and get returns the new value.
+        await new SecretCommands(_store, _cipher, _resolver, new StringWriter())
+            .SetAsync("app/rot", "v1", SecretContentType.Text, null, "alice", Ct);
+
+        var rotateOut = new StringWriter();
+        int rotateRc = await new SecretCommands(_store, _cipher, _resolver, rotateOut)
+            .RotateAsync("app/rot", "v2", SecretContentType.Text, null, "bob", Ct);
+        Assert.Equal(0, rotateRc);
+        Assert.Contains("\"action\":\"rotate\"", rotateOut.ToString());
+        Assert.DoesNotContain("v2", rotateOut.ToString());
+
+        var getOut = new StringWriter();
+        await new SecretCommands(_store, _cipher, _resolver, getOut).GetAsync("app/rot", Ct);
+        Assert.Equal("v2", getOut.ToString().TrimEnd('\r', '\n'));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Get_MissingSecret_ReturnsNonZero()
+    {
+        var (cmd, output) = NewSut();
+        int rc = await cmd.GetAsync("nope/missing", Ct);
+
+        Assert.NotEqual(0, rc);
+        Assert.Contains("not-found", output.ToString());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Tests/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Tests.csproj b/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Tests/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Tests.csproj
index e96d479..5094891 100644
--- a/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Tests/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Tests.csproj
+++ b/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Tests/ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Tests.csproj
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets\ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Abstractions\ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Abstractions.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Cli\ZB.MOM.WW.Secrets.Cli.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>