diff --git a/.history/receptorctl/tests/test_cli_20211122111952.py b/.history/receptorctl/tests/test_cli_20211122111952.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..33bfc13f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.history/receptorctl/tests/test_cli_20211122111952.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+from receptorctl import cli as commands
+
+# The goal is to write tests following the click documentation:
+# https://click.palletsprojects.com/en/8.0.x/testing/
+
+import pytest, json
+
+
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("receptor_mesh_mesh1")
+class TestCommands:
+    def test_cmd_status(self, invoke_as_json):
+        result, json_output = invoke_as_json(commands.status, [])
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+        assert set(
+            [
+                "Advertisements",
+                "Connections",
+                "KnownConnectionCosts",
+                "NodeID",
+                "RoutingTable",
+                "SystemCPUCount",
+                "SystemMemoryMiB",
+                "Version",
+            ]
+        ) == set(
+            json_output.keys()
+        ), "The command returned unexpected keys from json output"
+
+    def test_cmd_ping(self, invoke):
+        result = invoke(commands.ping, ["node2"])
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+        assert "Reply from node2 in" in result.output
+
+    @pytest.mark.skip(
+        reason="skip code is 0 bug related here https://github.com/ansible/receptor/issues/431"
+    )
+    def test_cmd_work_missing_subcommand(self, invoke):
+        result = invoke(commands.work, [])
+        assert result.exit_code != 0
+        assert "Usage: cli work [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]..." in result.output
+
+    @pytest.mark.skip(
+        reason="skip code is 0 bug related here https://github.com/ansible/receptor/issues/431"
+    )
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "command, error_message",
+        [
+            ("cancel", "No unit IDs supplied: Not doing anything"),
+            ("release", "No unit IDs supplied: Not doing anything"),
+            ("results", "Usage: cli work results [OPTIONS] UNIT_ID"),
+            ("submit", "Usage: cli work submit [OPTIONS] WORKTYPE [CMDPARAMS]"),
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_cmd_work_missing_param(self, invoke, command, error_message):
+        result = invoke(commands.work, [command])
+        assert result.exit_code != 0
+        assert error_message in result.stdout
+
+    def test_cmd_work_cancel_successfully(self, invoke):
+        # Require fixture with a node running work
+        pass
+
+    def test_cmd_work_list_empty_work_unit(self, invoke):
+        result = invoke(commands.work, ["list"])
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+        assert json.loads(result.output) == {}
+
+    def test_cmd_work_list_successfully(self, invoke):
+        # Require fixture with a node running work
+        pass
diff --git a/.history/receptorctl/tests/test_cli_20211122112215.py b/.history/receptorctl/tests/test_cli_20211122112215.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e98b31c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.history/receptorctl/tests/test_cli_20211122112215.py
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+from receptorctl import cli as commands
+
+# The goal is to write tests following the click documentation:
+# https://click.palletsprojects.com/en/8.0.x/testing/
+
+import pytest
+import json
+
+
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("receptor_mesh_mesh1")
+class TestCommands:
+    def test_cmd_status(self, invoke_as_json):
+        result, json_output = invoke_as_json(commands.status, [])
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+        assert set(
+            [
+                "Advertisements",
+                "Connections",
+                "KnownConnectionCosts",
+                "NodeID",
+                "RoutingTable",
+                "SystemCPUCount",
+                "SystemMemoryMiB",
+                "Version",
+            ]
+        ) == set(
+            json_output.keys()
+        ), "The command returned unexpected keys from json output"
+
+    def test_cmd_ping(self, invoke):
+        result = invoke(commands.ping, ["node2"])
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+        assert "Reply from node2 in" in result.output
+
+    @pytest.mark.skip(
+        reason="skip code is 0 bug related here https://github.com/ansible/receptor/issues/431"
+    )
+    def test_cmd_work_missing_subcommand(self, invoke):
+        result = invoke(commands.work, [])
+        assert result.exit_code != 0
+        assert "Usage: cli work [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]..." in result.output
+
+    @pytest.mark.skip(
+        reason="skip code is 0 bug related here https://github.com/ansible/receptor/issues/431"
+    )
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "command, error_message",
+        [
+            ("cancel", "No unit IDs supplied: Not doing anything"),
+            ("release", "No unit IDs supplied: Not doing anything"),
+            ("results", "Usage: cli work results [OPTIONS] UNIT_ID"),
+            ("submit", "Usage: cli work submit [OPTIONS] WORKTYPE [CMDPARAMS]"),
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_cmd_work_missing_param(self, invoke, command, error_message):
+        result = invoke(commands.work, [command])
+        assert result.exit_code != 0
+        assert error_message in result.stdout
+
+    def test_cmd_work_cancel_successfully(self, invoke):
+        # Require fixture with a node running work
+        pass
+
+    def test_cmd_work_list_empty_work_unit(self, invoke):
+        result = invoke(commands.work, ["list"])
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+        assert json.loads(result.output) == {}
+
+    def test_cmd_work_list_successfully(self, invoke):
+        # Require fixture with a node running work
+        pass
diff --git a/receptorctl/tests/test_cli.py b/receptorctl/tests/test_cli.py
index 5cafe057b..1e98b31c4 100644
--- a/receptorctl/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/receptorctl/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # https://click.palletsprojects.com/en/8.0.x/testing/
 
 import pytest
+import json
 
 
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures("receptor_mesh_mesh1")
@@ -25,3 +26,46 @@ def test_cmd_status(self, invoke_as_json):
         ) == set(
             json_output.keys()
         ), "The command returned unexpected keys from json output"
+
+    def test_cmd_ping(self, invoke):
+        result = invoke(commands.ping, ["node2"])
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+        assert "Reply from node2 in" in result.output
+
+    @pytest.mark.skip(
+        reason="skip code is 0 bug related here https://github.com/ansible/receptor/issues/431"
+    )
+    def test_cmd_work_missing_subcommand(self, invoke):
+        result = invoke(commands.work, [])
+        assert result.exit_code != 0
+        assert "Usage: cli work [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]..." in result.output
+
+    @pytest.mark.skip(
+        reason="skip code is 0 bug related here https://github.com/ansible/receptor/issues/431"
+    )
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "command, error_message",
+        [
+            ("cancel", "No unit IDs supplied: Not doing anything"),
+            ("release", "No unit IDs supplied: Not doing anything"),
+            ("results", "Usage: cli work results [OPTIONS] UNIT_ID"),
+            ("submit", "Usage: cli work submit [OPTIONS] WORKTYPE [CMDPARAMS]"),
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_cmd_work_missing_param(self, invoke, command, error_message):
+        result = invoke(commands.work, [command])
+        assert result.exit_code != 0
+        assert error_message in result.stdout
+
+    def test_cmd_work_cancel_successfully(self, invoke):
+        # Require fixture with a node running work
+        pass
+
+    def test_cmd_work_list_empty_work_unit(self, invoke):
+        result = invoke(commands.work, ["list"])
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+        assert json.loads(result.output) == {}
+
+    def test_cmd_work_list_successfully(self, invoke):
+        # Require fixture with a node running work
+        pass