diff --git a/cortex/cli.py b/cortex/cli.py
index c808d5e4..f944da41 100644
--- a/cortex/cli.py
+++ b/cortex/cli.py
@@ -180,6 +180,114 @@ def demo(self):
         """
         return run_demo()
 
+    def config(self):
+        from cortex.hardware_detection import detect_hardware
+
+        print("\n🧠 CORTEX INTERACTIVE SETUP")
+        print("=" * 32)
+
+        # 1️⃣ Detect hardware first
+        print("\n🔍 Detecting hardware...")
+        hw = detect_hardware()
+
+        gpu_info = None
+        if getattr(hw, "gpu", None):
+            print(f"✔ GPU detected: {hw.gpu}")
+            gpu_info = str(hw.gpu)
+            has_gpu = True
+        else:
+            print("⚠️ No GPU detected (CPU mode)")
+            has_gpu = False
+
+        cpu_model = getattr(hw.cpu, "model", None) if hw.cpu else None
+        if cpu_model:
+            print(f"✔ CPU: {cpu_model}")
+        else:
+            print("✔ CPU detected")
+
+        # RAM (safe detection, same logic as demo)
+        if hasattr(hw, "memory") and hw.memory:
+            ram_gb = getattr(hw.memory, "total_gb", None)
+            if ram_gb:
+                print(f"✔ RAM: {ram_gb} GB")
+            else:
+                print("✔ RAM detected")
+        else:
+            print("✔ RAM: Unknown")
+
+        # 2️⃣ Provider selection
+        print("\n🤖 Select default LLM provider:\n")
+
+        print("[1] Anthropic Claude (cloud)")
+        print("[2] OpenAI GPT (cloud)")
+        if has_gpu:
+            print("[3] Ollama (local) - recommended for your hardware")
+        else:
+            print("[3] Ollama (local)")
+
+        choice = input("\nChoice (1/2/3): ").strip()
+
+        provider_map = {
+            "1": "anthropic",
+            "2": "openai",
+            "3": "ollama",
+        }
+
+        provider = provider_map.get(choice)
+
+        if not provider:
+            print("❌ Invalid choice. Please re-run `cortex config`.")
+            return 1
+
+        print(f"\n✔ Selected provider: {provider}\n")
+        # 3️⃣ API key configuration (if required)
+        api_key = None
+
+        if provider in ("anthropic", "openai"):
+            env_var = "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" if provider == "anthropic" else "OPENAI_API_KEY"
+            print(f"🔑 Enter your {env_var}:")
+
+            api_key = input("> ").strip()
+
+            # Very light validation
+            if len(api_key) < 10:
+                print("❌ API key looks invalid. Please re-run `cortex config`.")
+                return 1
+
+            print("✔ API key accepted\n")
+        else:
+            print("ℹ️ Ollama selected — no API key required\n")
+
+        print("Setup step complete.\n")
+        # 4️⃣ Save configuration to ~/.cortex/config.yaml
+        from pathlib import Path
+
+        import yaml
+
+        config_dir = Path.home() / ".cortex"
+        config_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+
+        config_path = config_dir / "config.yaml"
+
+        config_data = {
+            "provider": provider,
+            "hardware": {
+                "gpu": gpu_info,
+                "cpu": str(getattr(hw, "cpu", None)),
+                "memory_gb": getattr(hw, "memory_gb", None),
+            },
+            "preferences": {
+                "verbose": False,
+                "dry_run_default": False,
+            },
+        }
+
+        with open(config_path, "w") as f:
+            yaml.safe_dump(config_data, f)
+
+        print(f"💾 Configuration saved to {config_path}")
+        return 0
+
     def stack(self, args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
         """Handle `cortex stack` commands (list/describe/install/dry-run)."""
         try:
@@ -824,6 +932,11 @@ def main():
     # Wizard command
     wizard_parser = subparsers.add_parser("wizard", help="Configure API key interactively")
 
+    # config command
+    config_parser = subparsers.add_parser(
+        "config", help="Interactive setup wizard for Contex Configuration"
+    )
+
     # Status command
     status_parser = subparsers.add_parser("status", help="Show system status")
 
@@ -910,6 +1023,8 @@ def main():
             return cli.demo()
         elif args.command == "wizard":
             return cli.wizard()
+        elif args.command == "config":
+            return cli.config()
         elif args.command == "status":
             return cli.status()
         elif args.command == "install":