Merge branch 'release/0.8.14'

Author: ljonesfl

.version.json

@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
   "strategy": "semver",
   "major": 0,
   "minor": 8,
-  "patch": 13,
+  "patch": 14,
   "build": 0
 }

bin/neuron

@@ -48,19 +48,28 @@ if( version_compare( PHP_VERSION, '8.4.0', '<' ) )
 }
 
 // Load configuration if available
+// Use SettingManagerFactory to load environment-specific configs and encrypted secrets
 $settings = null;
 $configPaths = [
-	getcwd() . '/config/neuron.yaml',
-	getcwd() . '/neuron.yaml',
+	getcwd() . '/config',
+	getcwd(),
 ];
 
 foreach( $configPaths as $configPath )
 {
-	if( file_exists( $configPath ) )
+	$neuronYaml = $configPath . '/neuron.yaml';
+
+	if( file_exists( $neuronYaml ) )
 	{
 		try
 		{
-			$settings = new \Neuron\Data\Settings\Source\Yaml( $configPath );
+			// Use SettingManagerFactory to load all configuration layers:
+			// - Base config (neuron.yaml)
+			// - Environment-specific config (environments/{env}.yaml)
+			// - Base secrets (secrets.yml.enc)
+			// - Environment-specific secrets (environments/{env}.secrets.yml.enc)
+			// - .env variables (fallback)
+			$settings = \Neuron\Data\Settings\SettingManagerFactory::create( null, $configPath );
 			break;
 		}
 		catch( \Exception $e )

versionlog.md

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-## 0.8.13 2026-01-13
+## 0.8.14 2026-01-15
+* Cli now loads merged configurations correctly on boot.
 
+## 0.8.13 2026-01-13
 ## 0.8.12 2026-01-12
-
 ## 0.8.11 2026-01-06
-
 ## 0.8.10 2026-01-06
 * Added secret commands.