diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index a2dc6cb..d75d97d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "build": "vp pack",
     "dev": "vp pack --watch",
+    "test": "vp test --passWithNoTests",
     "check:type": "tsc --noEmit",
     "prepublishOnly": "vp run build"
   },
diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
index 1ac55b2..c3d7488 100644
--- a/vite.config.ts
+++ b/vite.config.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ export default defineConfig({
         command: "vp run @vue-tui/runtime-tests#test:pty",
         dependsOn: ["ci:build"],
       },
+      // cli has no tests yet (test passes with --passWithNoTests), but wiring
+      // the branch now means future CLI tests are covered automatically rather
+      // than silently skipped.
+      "ci:test:cli": {
+        command: "vp run @vue-tui/cli#test",
+        dependsOn: ["ci:build"],
+      },
       ci: {
         command: "echo ci ok",
         dependsOn: [
@@ -68,6 +75,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
           "ci:test:testing",
           "ci:test:integration",
           "ci:test:pty",
+          "ci:test:cli",
         ],
       },
     },