fix: Gracefully handle missing config file

task.py

@@ -10,10 +10,28 @@
 from commands.done import mark_done
 
 
+DEFAULT_CONFIG = """\
+# Configuration for task CLI
+
+# Task storage settings
+storage:
+  format: json
+  max_tasks: 1000
+
+# Display settings
+display:
+  color: true
+  unicode: true
+"""
+
+
 def load_config():
-    """Load configuration from file."""
+    """Load configuration from file, creating a default if it doesn't exist."""
     config_path = Path.home() / ".config" / "task-cli" / "config.yaml"
-    # NOTE: This will crash if config doesn't exist - known bug for bounty testing
+    if not config_path.exists():
+        config_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        config_path.write_text(DEFAULT_CONFIG)
+        print(f"Created default config at {config_path}", file=sys.stderr)
     with open(config_path) as f:
         return f.read()
 

test_task.py

@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 """Basic tests for task CLI."""
 
 import json
+import sys
 import pytest
 from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import patch
 from commands.add import add_task, validate_description
 from commands.done import validate_task_id
+from task import load_config, DEFAULT_CONFIG
 
 
 def test_validate_description():
@@ -28,3 +31,34 @@ def test_validate_task_id():
 
     with pytest.raises(ValueError):
         validate_task_id(tasks, 99)
+
+
+def test_load_config_creates_default_when_missing(tmp_path):
+    """load_config() should create a default config if none exists."""
+    fake_config = tmp_path / ".config" / "task-cli" / "config.yaml"
+    with patch("task.Path.home", return_value=tmp_path):
+        content = load_config()
+    assert fake_config.exists(), "Config file should have been created"
+    assert "storage" in content
+
+
+def test_load_config_reads_existing(tmp_path):
+    """load_config() should return existing config content without overwriting."""
+    config_dir = tmp_path / ".config" / "task-cli"
+    config_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
+    config_file = config_dir / "config.yaml"
+    config_file.write_text("storage:\n  max_tasks: 42\n")
+    with patch("task.Path.home", return_value=tmp_path):
+        content = load_config()
+    assert "max_tasks: 42" in content
+
+
+def test_load_config_no_crash_when_missing(tmp_path, capsys):
+    """load_config() must not raise FileNotFoundError when config is absent."""
+    with patch("task.Path.home", return_value=tmp_path):
+        try:
+            load_config()
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            pytest.fail("load_config() raised FileNotFoundError when config was missing")
+    captured = capsys.readouterr()
+    assert "Created default config" in captured.err