[BUG] [v0.0.7] Cortex CLI: cortex config get does not resolve nested / dotted keys

[brandon-mcpherson]

Project

cortex

Description

config get uses a single config.get(&args.key) on the document root.
Values under [model] etc. are not reachable as model.default.

src/cortex-cli/src/cli/handlers.rs — ConfigSubcommand::Get.

Error Message

`Key 'model.default' not found in configuration` (when nested table exists).

Debug Logs

N/A

System Information

Cortex CLI v0.0.7

Screenshots

Steps to Reproduce

1. Ensure ~/.cortex/config.toml has [model] with default = "…".
2. Run cortex config get model.default.

Expected Behavior

Return nested value or document that only flat keys work.

Actual Behavior

Not found.

Additional Context

src/cortex-cli/src/cli/handlers.rs — ConfigSubcommand::Get.

[GreyforgeLabs]

Fix PR opened: CortexLM/cortex-code#390

Summary:

• cortex config get now resolves exact root keys first, then dot-separated TOML table paths.
• This allows nested values like [model] default = ... to be read with cortex config get model.default.
• Added a CLI regression test for the reported case.

Validation:

• cargo test -p cortex-cli --test config_get --no-default-features --features cortex-tui -- --nocapture
• cargo check -p cortex-cli --no-default-features --features cortex-tui
• cargo fmt --package cortex-cli --check
• git diff --check

[atlas-cortex]

❌ Validation Summary — Issue #46835

Code verification failed: The code confirms the bug exists: config.get(&args.key) is used directly on the root toml::Value, which does not support resolving nested keys like model.default. However, the screenshot URL provided in the bug report is inaccessible/broken, meaning there is no valid visual evidence of the user experiencing the bug. Both code and screenshot must pass for the bug to be plausible.

Confidence Score: 4/5

• This issue does not meet the minimum requirements for a valid bounty submission.

Validation Checks

Check	Status	Detail
Media Evidence	✅ Pass	Evidence found and accessible
Spam Detection	✅ Pass	Score: 0% — no spam signals
Duplicate Detection	✅ Pass	No significant overlap with existing issues
Code Verification	❌ Fail	Bug not found in source code (confidence: 100%) — screenshots invalid — The code confirms the bug exists: config.get(&args.key) is used directly on th
LLM Evaluation	❌ Fail	Code verification failed: The code confirms the bug exists: config.get(&args.key) is used directly on the root `toml::...

Action Items

• Ensure the bug report describes a real command/feature in Cortex
• Verify that the described behavior matches the actual code
• Provide screenshots showing actual CLI output, not source code

Validation Pipeline

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_{Validated by Atlas • 2026-05-20}