diff --git a/test/auction.test.ts b/test/auction.test.ts
index fec2b8a..976f3e2 100644
--- a/test/auction.test.ts
+++ b/test/auction.test.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,33 @@
-import {cliTest} from './helper';
+import {cliTest,createAuthority} from './helper';
 
-const args= "auction "
+const args= "auction ";
+const quantity=25000000
+const type="aphoton"
+
+
+var auctionId: string;
+var filepath: string;
 
 describe("test auction",() => {
+    beforeAll(async () => {
+        // get auction id   
+        auctionId = createAuthority("laconic-auction")
+    });
+
     it("bid commit",async ()=>{
-        // const resp=JSON.parse(cliTest(args+" bid commit"));
-        // expect(resp).toBeDefined;
-        expect(0).toEqual(0);
+        const resp=JSON.parse(cliTest(args+"bid commit "+auctionId+" "+quantity+" "+type));
+        expect(resp).toBeDefined;
+
+        filepath = resp.substring(resp.indexOf("./out"))
+    });
+
+    it("bid reveal", async ()=>{
+        const resp=JSON.parse(cliTest(args+"bid reveal "+auctionId+" "+filepath));
+        expect(resp).toBeDefined;
+    });
+
+    it("get auction",async ()=>{
+        const resp=JSON.parse(cliTest(args+"get "+auctionId));
+        expect(resp).toBeDefined;
     });
 });
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diff --git a/test/authority.test.ts b/test/authority.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a362061
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/authority.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import {cliTest,createBond} from './helper';
+
+const args= "authority "
+
+var bondId: string;
+var name: string;
+
+describe("test authority",() => {
+    
+    beforeAll(async () => {
+        // get bond id
+        bondId=createBond("aphoton","1000000000")
+    });
+    
+
+    it("reserve authority",async ()=>{
+        name="laconic"
+        const resp=cliTest(args+"reserve "+name);
+        expect(resp).toBeDefined;
+    });
+
+    it("lookup authority information.",async ()=>{
+        const resp=cliTest(args+"whois "+ name);
+        expect(resp).toBeDefined;
+    });
+
+    it("set authority bond",async ()=>{
+        const resp=cliTest(args+"bond set "+name+" "+bondId);
+        expect(resp).toBeDefined;
+    });
+});
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diff --git a/test/bond.test.ts b/test/bond.test.ts
index fbacb11..b76629e 100644
--- a/test/bond.test.ts
+++ b/test/bond.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import {cliTest} from './helper';
+import {cliTest,createBond,createRecord} from './helper';
 
 const args= "bond "
-const quantity=1000000000
+const quantity="1000000000"
 const refillQuantity=100
 const withdrawQuantity=100
 const type="aphoton"
@@ -15,10 +15,7 @@ describe("test bond",() => {
     beforeAll(async () => {
         const resp=JSON.parse(cliTest("account get"));
         expect(resp).toBeDefined;
-        address=resp[0].address
-
-        // get 2 bondids (old, new)
-        // get record id
+        address=resp[0].address        
     });
     
 
@@ -59,6 +56,11 @@ describe("test bond",() => {
     });
 
     it("associate bond with record",async ()=>{
+        // get new bond Id
+        bondId=createBond(type,quantity)
+        // get record Id
+        recordId=createRecord("./test/examples/watcher.yml",bondId)
+
         const resp=cliTest(args+"associate --id "+recordId+" --bond-id "+bondId);
         expect(resp).toBeDefined;
     });
@@ -74,6 +76,8 @@ describe("test bond",() => {
     });
 
     it("reassociate all records from bond",async ()=>{
+        // TODO: get 2 bondids (old, new)
+
         const resp=cliTest(args+"records reassociate --old-bond-id "+bondId+" --new-bond-id "+bondId);
         expect(resp).toBeDefined;
     });
diff --git a/test/examples/watcher.yml b/test/examples/watcher.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..58502aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/examples/watcher.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+record:
+  type: WebsiteRegistrationRecord
+  url: 'https://cerc.io'
+  repo_registration_record_cid: QmSnuWmxptJZdLJpKRarxBMS2Ju2oANVrgbr2xWbie9b2D
+  build_artifact_cid: QmP8jTG1m9GSDJLCbeWhVSVgEzCPPwXRdCRuJtQ5Tz9Kc9
+  tls_cert_cid: QmbWqxBEKC3P8tqsKc98xmWNzrzDtRLMiMPL8wBuTGsMnR
+  version: 1.0.35
diff --git a/test/helper.ts b/test/helper.ts
index efa06a4..1961442 100644
--- a/test/helper.ts
+++ b/test/helper.ts
@@ -3,3 +3,30 @@ const { execSync } = require("child_process");
 export const cliTest = (args: any) => {
   return execSync(`./bin/laconic cns ${args}`).toString();
 };
+
+export function createBond(type: string, quantity: string):string{
+  const resp=cliTest("bond create --type aphoton --quantity 1000000000");
+  expect(resp).toBeDefined;
+
+  // refactor to get bondId from create resp
+  const list=cliTest("bond list");
+  const bondId=JSON.parse(list)[0].id
+  expect(resp).toBeDefined;
+  return bondId
+};
+
+export function createRecord(filepath: string, bondId: string):string{
+  const resp=cliTest("record publish --filename "+filepath+" --bond-id "+bondId);
+  const recordId = resp.substring(resp.indexOf(":")+3,resp.indexOf("}")-2)
+  return recordId
+}
+
+export function createAuthority(name:string):string{
+  const resp=cliTest("authority reserve "+name);
+  expect(resp).toBeDefined;
+
+  const jsonResp = JSON.parse(cliTest("authority whois "+name))
+  expect(jsonResp).toBeDefined;
+
+  return jsonResp[0].auction.id
+}
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diff --git a/test/name.test.ts b/test/name.test.ts
index 73b37eb..f26c070 100644
--- a/test/name.test.ts
+++ b/test/name.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {cliTest} from './helper';
+import {cliTest,createBond,createRecord} from './helper';
 
 const args= "name "
 
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@ var name: string;
 describe("test names",() => {
     
     beforeAll(async () => {
+        // get bond id
+        const bondId = createBond("aphoton","10000000")
+
         // get record id
+        recordId=createRecord("./test/examples/watcher.yml",bondId)
     });
     
 
diff --git a/test/record.test.ts b/test/record.test.ts
index fecdd72..eb5555d 100644
--- a/test/record.test.ts
+++ b/test/record.test.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
-import {cliTest} from './helper';
+import {cliTest,createBond} from './helper';
 
 const args= "record "
+const filename = "./test/examples/watcher.yml"
 
 var recordId: string;
-var filename: string;
 var bondId: string;
 
-describe("test names",() => {
+describe("test record",() => {
     
     beforeAll(async () => {
-        // get bond id
+        // get bondId
+        bondId=createBond("aphoton","1000000000")
     });
 
     it("publish record",async ()=>{
diff --git a/test/status.test.ts b/test/status.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28d6bd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/status.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import {cliTest} from './helper';
+
+const args= "status "
+
+var recordId: string;
+var name: string;
+
+describe("test status",() => {
+
+    it("get status",async ()=>{
+        const resp=cliTest(args);
+        expect(resp).toBeDefined;
+    });
+});
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