diff --git a/packages/ci/src/lib/cli/context.unit.test.ts b/packages/ci/src/lib/cli/context.unit.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bdd2e8356
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+++ b/packages/ci/src/lib/cli/context.unit.test.ts
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+import { DEFAULT_SETTINGS } from '../constants';
+import { type CommandContext, createCommandContext } from './context';
+
+describe('createCommandContext', () => {
+  it('should pick CLI-related settings in standalone mode', () => {
+    expect(
+      createCommandContext(
+        {
+          bin: 'npx --no-install code-pushup',
+          config: null,
+          debug: false,
+          detectNewIssues: true,
+          directory: '/test',
+          logger: console,
+          monorepo: false,
+          output: '.code-pushup',
+          projects: null,
+          silent: false,
+          task: 'code-pushup',
+        },
+        null,
+      ),
+    ).toStrictEqual<CommandContext>({
+      project: undefined,
+      bin: 'npx --no-install code-pushup',
+      directory: '/test',
+      config: null,
+      silent: false,
+      output: '.code-pushup',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should override some settings when given monorepo project config', () => {
+    expect(
+      createCommandContext(
+        {
+          bin: 'npx --no-install code-pushup',
+          config: null,
+          debug: false,
+          detectNewIssues: true,
+          directory: '/test',
+          logger: console,
+          monorepo: false,
+          output: '.code-pushup',
+          projects: null,
+          silent: false,
+          task: 'code-pushup',
+        },
+        {
+          name: 'ui',
+          directory: '/test/ui',
+          bin: 'yarn code-pushup',
+        },
+      ),
+    ).toStrictEqual<CommandContext>({
+      project: 'ui',
+      bin: 'yarn code-pushup',
+      directory: '/test/ui',
+      config: null,
+      silent: false,
+      output: '.code-pushup',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should interpolate project name in output path for monorepo project', () => {
+    expect(
+      createCommandContext(
+        {
+          ...DEFAULT_SETTINGS,
+          output: '.code-pushup/{project}',
+        },
+        {
+          name: 'website',
+          bin: 'npx nx run website:code-pushup --',
+        },
+      ),
+    ).toEqual(
+      expect.objectContaining<Partial<CommandContext>>({
+        project: 'website',
+        bin: 'npx nx run website:code-pushup --',
+        output: '.code-pushup/website',
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should omit {project} placeholder in output path when in standalone mode', () => {
+    expect(
+      createCommandContext(
+        {
+          ...DEFAULT_SETTINGS,
+          output: '.code-pushup/{project}',
+        },
+        undefined,
+      ),
+    ).toEqual(
+      expect.objectContaining<Partial<CommandContext>>({
+        output: '.code-pushup/',
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/ci/src/lib/cli/persist.unit.test.ts b/packages/ci/src/lib/cli/persist.unit.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..48cf96592
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ci/src/lib/cli/persist.unit.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+import {
+  type PersistedCliFiles,
+  findPersistedFiles,
+  persistCliOptions,
+  persistedCliFiles,
+} from './persist';
+
+describe('persistCliOptions', () => {
+  it('should create CLI arguments for standalone project', () => {
+    expect(
+      persistCliOptions({
+        directory: process.cwd(),
+        output: '.code-pushup',
+      }),
+    ).toEqual([
+      `--persist.outputDir=${join(process.cwd(), '.code-pushup')}`,
+      '--persist.filename=report',
+      '--persist.format=json',
+      '--persist.format=md',
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('should create CLI arguments for monorepo project', () => {
+    expect(
+      persistCliOptions({
+        project: 'utils',
+        directory: process.cwd(),
+        output: '.code-pushup',
+      }),
+    ).toEqual([
+      `--persist.outputDir=${join(process.cwd(), '.code-pushup')}`,
+      '--persist.filename=utils-report',
+      '--persist.format=json',
+      '--persist.format=md',
+    ]);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('persistedCliFiles', () => {
+  it('should determine persisted files for standalone report', () => {
+    expect(
+      persistedCliFiles({
+        directory: process.cwd(),
+        output: '.code-pushup',
+      }),
+    ).toEqual<PersistedCliFiles>({
+      jsonFilePath: join(process.cwd(), '.code-pushup/report.json'),
+      mdFilePath: join(process.cwd(), '.code-pushup/report.md'),
+      artifactData: {
+        rootDir: join(process.cwd(), '.code-pushup'),
+        files: [
+          join(process.cwd(), '.code-pushup/report.json'),
+          join(process.cwd(), '.code-pushup/report.md'),
+        ],
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should determine persisted files for monorepo report', () => {
+    expect(
+      persistedCliFiles({
+        directory: process.cwd(),
+        output: '.code-pushup/auth',
+        project: 'auth',
+      }),
+    ).toEqual<PersistedCliFiles>({
+      jsonFilePath: join(process.cwd(), '.code-pushup/auth/auth-report.json'),
+      mdFilePath: join(process.cwd(), '.code-pushup/auth/auth-report.md'),
+      artifactData: {
+        rootDir: join(process.cwd(), '.code-pushup/auth'),
+        files: [
+          join(process.cwd(), '.code-pushup/auth/auth-report.json'),
+          join(process.cwd(), '.code-pushup/auth/auth-report.md'),
+        ],
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should determine persisted files for diff in Markdown format only', () => {
+    expect(
+      persistedCliFiles({
+        directory: process.cwd(),
+        output: '.code-pushup',
+        isDiff: true,
+        formats: ['md'],
+      }),
+    ).toEqual<PersistedCliFiles<'md'>>({
+      mdFilePath: join(process.cwd(), '.code-pushup/report-diff.md'),
+      artifactData: {
+        rootDir: join(process.cwd(), '.code-pushup'),
+        files: [join(process.cwd(), '.code-pushup/report-diff.md')],
+      },
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe('findPersistedFiles', () => {
+  it('should find report files in artifact data for standalone project', () => {
+    expect(
+      findPersistedFiles({
+        rootDir: join(process.cwd(), '.code-pushup'),
+        files: [
+          'report-diff.json',
+          'report-diff.md',
+          'report.json',
+          'report.md',
+        ],
+      }),
+    ).toEqual<PersistedCliFiles>({
+      jsonFilePath: join(process.cwd(), '.code-pushup/report.json'),
+      mdFilePath: join(process.cwd(), '.code-pushup/report.md'),
+      artifactData: {
+        rootDir: join(process.cwd(), '.code-pushup'),
+        files: [
+          join(process.cwd(), '.code-pushup/report.json'),
+          join(process.cwd(), '.code-pushup/report.md'),
+        ],
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should find report files in artifact data for monorepo project', () => {
+    expect(
+      findPersistedFiles({
+        rootDir: join(process.cwd(), '.code-pushup'),
+        files: [
+          'backend-report-diff.json',
+          'backend-report-diff.md',
+          'backend-report.json',
+          'backend-report.md',
+          'frontend-report-diff.json',
+          'frontend-report-diff.md',
+          'frontend-report.json',
+          'frontend-report.md',
+          'report-diff.md',
+        ],
+        project: 'frontend',
+      }),
+    ).toEqual<PersistedCliFiles>({
+      jsonFilePath: join(process.cwd(), '.code-pushup/frontend-report.json'),
+      mdFilePath: join(process.cwd(), '.code-pushup/frontend-report.md'),
+      artifactData: {
+        rootDir: join(process.cwd(), '.code-pushup'),
+        files: [
+          join(process.cwd(), '.code-pushup/frontend-report.json'),
+          join(process.cwd(), '.code-pushup/frontend-report.md'),
+        ],
+      },
+    });
+  });
+});