diff --git a/.claude/settings.local.json b/.claude/settings.local.json
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+{
+  "permissions": {
+    "allow": [
+      "Bash(python3:*)",
+      "Bash(pip install:*)",
+      "Bash(python -c:*)",
+      "Bash(python -m pip install:*)",
+      "Bash(python:*)",
+      "Bash(git add:*)",
+      "Bash(git commit:*)",
+      "Bash(git push:*)"
+    ]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/Master Prompt - FX Quant.pdf b/Master Prompt - FX Quant.pdf
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diff --git a/src/test_connection.py b/src/test_connection.py
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+# src/test_connection.py
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+import requests
+import sys
+
+# load .env from project-root/config/.env
+env_path = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1] / "config" / ".env"
+if not env_path.exists():
+    print("Missing config/.env — create it with OANDA_API_KEY and OANDA_ACCOUNT_ID")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+load_dotenv(env_path)
+
+API_KEY = os.getenv("OANDA_API_KEY")
+ACCOUNT_ID = os.getenv("OANDA_ACCOUNT_ID")
+ENV = os.getenv("OANDA_ENV", "practice").strip()
+
+if not API_KEY or not ACCOUNT_ID:
+    print("Missing OANDA_API_KEY or OANDA_ACCOUNT_ID in config/.env")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+# choose base URL for practice or live
+base = "https://api-fxpractice.oanda.com" if ENV == "practice" else "https://api-fxtrade.oanda.com"
+url = f"{base}/v3/accounts/{ACCOUNT_ID}/summary"
+
+headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {API_KEY}"}
+
+print("Requesting:", url)   # debug only; does not show token
+r = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
+
+print("Status:", r.status_code)
+try:
+    print(r.json())
+except Exception:
+    print(r.text)