diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 72a587f..3f0d9af 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ Click app + readline REPL. Entry: `plyngent` / `python -m plyngent`.
 
 - **`plyngent chat`**: provider/model selection (flags or interactive), SQLite sessions via config `[database]`, `/help` slash commands.
 - **`plyngent providers`**: list config providers.
+- **`plyngent config path|edit`**: print or open config in `$EDITOR` (`shlex`-split, e.g. `codium --wait`).
+- If no providers and `$EDITOR` is set, chat/providers prompt to edit config then reload.
 - Tools default on (`--tools` / `--no-tools`); workspace defaults to cwd.
 - Readline: Tab completion for slash commands/args; history file under platformdirs user data (`repl_history`).
 
diff --git a/src/plyngent/cli/app.py b/src/plyngent/cli/app.py
index 1a42807..44b1700 100644
--- a/src/plyngent/cli/app.py
+++ b/src/plyngent/cli/app.py
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 import click
 import msgspec
 
-from plyngent import config as config_mod
+from plyngent.cli.editor import (
+    load_config_with_optional_edit,
+    open_in_editor,
+    resolve_config_path,
+)
 from plyngent.cli.repl import run_repl
 from plyngent.cli.selection import select_model, select_provider
 from plyngent.cli.state import ReplState
@@ -21,7 +25,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 
 
 def _load_config(config_path: Path | None) -> ConfigStore:
-    return config_mod.load(config_path)
+    return load_config_with_optional_edit(config_path)
 
 
 def _database_config(store: ConfigStore) -> DatabaseConfig:
@@ -137,5 +141,38 @@ def providers_cmd(config_path: Path | None) -> None:
         click.secho(f"bad: {', '.join(sorted(store.bad_providers.keys()))}", fg="yellow")
 
 
+@main.group("config")
+def config_group() -> None:
+    """Manage plyngent configuration."""
+
+
+@config_group.command("path")
+@click.option(
+    "--config",
+    "config_path",
+    type=click.Path(path_type=Path, dir_okay=False),
+    default=None,
+    help="Override config path (prints the path that would be used).",
+)
+def config_path_cmd(config_path: Path | None) -> None:
+    """Print the resolved config file path."""
+    click.echo(str(resolve_config_path(config_path)))
+
+
+@config_group.command("edit")
+@click.option(
+    "--config",
+    "config_path",
+    type=click.Path(path_type=Path, dir_okay=False),
+    default=None,
+    help="Path to plyngent.toml (default: platform config dir).",
+)
+def config_edit_cmd(config_path: Path | None) -> None:
+    """Open the config file in $EDITOR (supports e.g. ``codium --wait``)."""
+    path = resolve_config_path(config_path)
+    open_in_editor(path)
+    click.echo(f"edited {path}")
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()
diff --git a/src/plyngent/cli/editor.py b/src/plyngent/cli/editor.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd31904
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plyngent/cli/editor.py
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+import shlex
+import subprocess
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+import click
+
+from plyngent import config as config_mod
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from plyngent.config.store import ConfigStore
+
+_MINIMAL_CONFIG = """\
+# plyngent configuration
+# edit providers below
+
+[database]
+implementation = "sqlite"
+url = ":memory:"
+
+# [providers.example]
+# preset = "openai-compatible"
+# url = "https://api.openai.com/v1"
+# access_key_or_token = "sk-..."
+#
+# [providers.example.models]
+# "gpt-4o-mini" = { text = true }
+"""
+
+
+def get_editor() -> str | None:
+    """Return the ``EDITOR`` environment value, or ``None`` if unset/empty."""
+    value = os.environ.get("EDITOR", "").strip()
+    return value or None
+
+
+def resolve_config_path(config_path: Path | None) -> Path:
+    """Resolve CLI ``--config`` or the platform default path."""
+    if config_path is not None:
+        return config_path
+    return Path(config_mod.default_config_source)
+
+
+def ensure_config_file(path: Path) -> None:
+    """Create parent dirs and a minimal template if the file does not exist."""
+    path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    if not path.exists():
+        _ = path.write_text(_MINIMAL_CONFIG, encoding="utf-8")
+
+
+def open_in_editor(path: Path, *, editor: str | None = None) -> None:
+    """Open ``path`` with ``EDITOR`` (supports values like ``codium --wait``)."""
+    editor_cmd = editor if editor is not None else get_editor()
+    if editor_cmd is None:
+        msg = "EDITOR is not set"
+        raise click.ClickException(msg)
+
+    ensure_config_file(path)
+    try:
+        argv = [*shlex.split(editor_cmd, posix=os.name != "nt"), str(path)]
+    except ValueError as exc:
+        msg = f"invalid EDITOR value {editor_cmd!r}: {exc}"
+        raise click.ClickException(msg) from exc
+    if not argv:
+        msg = "EDITOR is empty after parsing"
+        raise click.ClickException(msg)
+
+    try:
+        completed = subprocess.run(argv, check=False)
+    except FileNotFoundError as exc:
+        msg = f"editor executable not found: {argv[0]}"
+        raise click.ClickException(msg) from exc
+    except OSError as exc:
+        msg = f"failed to run editor: {exc}"
+        raise click.ClickException(msg) from exc
+
+    if completed.returncode != 0:
+        msg = f"editor exited with status {completed.returncode}"
+        raise click.ClickException(msg)
+
+
+def prompt_edit_config(path: Path, *, reason: str | None = None) -> bool:
+    """If ``EDITOR`` is set, ask whether to edit ``path``. Returns True if opened."""
+    if get_editor() is None:
+        return False
+    message = f"{reason} Edit config file {path}?" if reason else f"Edit config file {path}?"
+    if not click.confirm(message, default=False):
+        return False
+    open_in_editor(path)
+    return True
+
+
+def load_config_with_optional_edit(config_path: Path | None) -> ConfigStore:
+    """Load config; if there are no providers and EDITOR is set, offer to edit and reload."""
+    path = resolve_config_path(config_path)
+    store = config_mod.load(path)
+    if store.providers:
+        return store
+    reason = "No providers configured."
+    if not path.exists():
+        reason = f"Config file not found ({path})."
+    if prompt_edit_config(path, reason=reason):
+        store = config_mod.load(path)
+    return store
diff --git a/tests/test_cli/test_editor.py b/tests/test_cli/test_editor.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c03b3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_cli/test_editor.py
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+import pytest
+from click.testing import CliRunner
+
+from plyngent.cli.app import main
+from plyngent.cli.editor import (
+    ensure_config_file,
+    get_editor,
+    open_in_editor,
+    prompt_edit_config,
+    resolve_config_path,
+)
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pathlib import Path
+
+
+def test_get_editor(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.delenv("EDITOR", raising=False)
+    assert get_editor() is None
+    monkeypatch.setenv("EDITOR", "  codium --wait  ")
+    assert get_editor() == "codium --wait"
+
+
+def test_resolve_config_path_override(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    path = tmp_path / "custom.toml"
+    assert resolve_config_path(path) == path
+
+
+def test_ensure_config_file_creates_template(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    path = tmp_path / "sub" / "plyngent.toml"
+    ensure_config_file(path)
+    assert path.is_file()
+    text = path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    assert "database" in text
+
+
+def test_open_in_editor_splits_args(tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+    path = tmp_path / "plyngent.toml"
+    calls: list[list[str]] = []
+
+    def fake_run(argv: list[str], check: bool = False) -> object:  # noqa: FBT001, FBT002
+        del check
+        calls.append(list(argv))
+
+        class Result:
+            returncode: int = 0
+
+        return Result()
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr("plyngent.cli.editor.subprocess.run", fake_run)
+    open_in_editor(path, editor="codium --wait")
+    assert len(calls) == 1
+    assert calls[0][0] == "codium"
+    assert calls[0][1] == "--wait"
+    assert calls[0][2] == str(path)
+    assert path.is_file()
+
+
+def test_open_in_editor_missing_editor(tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.delenv("EDITOR", raising=False)
+    with pytest.raises(Exception, match="EDITOR"):
+        open_in_editor(tmp_path / "x.toml", editor=None)
+
+
+def test_prompt_edit_no_editor(tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.delenv("EDITOR", raising=False)
+    assert prompt_edit_config(tmp_path / "p.toml") is False
+
+
+def test_prompt_edit_declined(tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setenv("EDITOR", "true")
+
+    def _confirm(*_a: object, **_k: object) -> bool:
+        return False
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr("click.confirm", _confirm)
+    assert prompt_edit_config(tmp_path / "p.toml", reason="empty") is False
+
+
+def test_prompt_edit_accepted(tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+    path = tmp_path / "p.toml"
+    monkeypatch.setenv("EDITOR", "true")
+
+    def _confirm(*_a: object, **_k: object) -> bool:
+        return True
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr("click.confirm", _confirm)
+    opened: list[Path] = []
+
+    def fake_open(p: Path, *, editor: str | None = None) -> None:
+        del editor
+        opened.append(p)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr("plyngent.cli.editor.open_in_editor", fake_open)
+    assert prompt_edit_config(path, reason="No providers.") is True
+    assert opened == [path]
+
+
+def test_config_path_command(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(main, ["config", "path", "--config", str(tmp_path / "a.toml")])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert str(tmp_path / "a.toml") in result.output
+
+
+def test_config_edit_command(tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+    path = tmp_path / "edit.toml"
+    monkeypatch.setenv("EDITOR", "true")
+    calls: list[list[str]] = []
+
+    def fake_run(argv: list[str], check: bool = False) -> object:  # noqa: FBT001, FBT002
+        del check
+        calls.append(list(argv))
+
+        class Result:
+            returncode: int = 0
+
+        return Result()
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr("plyngent.cli.editor.subprocess.run", fake_run)
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(main, ["config", "edit", "--config", str(path)])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert calls and calls[0][-1] == str(path)