diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index ae53ce0..903e9a2 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -504,6 +504,10 @@ impl AppConfig {
             .join(".consciousness/agent-sessions");
         std::fs::create_dir_all(&session_dir).ok();
 
+        // CLI --api-base and --api-key override everything
+        let api_base = cli.api_base.clone().unwrap_or(api_base);
+        let api_key = cli.api_key.clone().unwrap_or(api_key);
+
         Ok(SessionConfig {
             api_base, api_key, model, prompt_file,
             system_prompt, context_parts,