diff --git a/pkg/api/projects_test.go b/pkg/api/projects_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b7f8019914
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/api/projects_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+package api
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestGetProjectDashboards_KnownProject(t *testing.T) {
+dashboards := getProjectDashboards("kubestellar")
+if dashboards == nil {
+t.Fatal("expected non-nil dashboard list for 'kubestellar' project")
+}
+if len(dashboards) == 0 {
+t.Fatal("expected non-empty dashboard list for 'kubestellar' project")
+}
+// Verify key dashboards are present
+required := []string{"dashboard", "clusters", "compliance", "security", "workloads"}
+for _, r := range required {
+found := false
+for _, d := range dashboards {
+if d == r {
+found = true
+break
+}
+}
+if !found {
+t.Errorf("expected dashboard %q in kubestellar presets, not found", r)
+}
+}
+}
+
+func TestGetProjectDashboards_UnknownProject(t *testing.T) {
+dashboards := getProjectDashboards("nonexistent-project")
+if dashboards != nil {
+t.Errorf("expected nil for unknown project, got %v", dashboards)
+}
+}
+
+func TestGetProjectDashboards_EmptyString(t *testing.T) {
+dashboards := getProjectDashboards("")
+if dashboards != nil {
+t.Errorf("expected nil for empty project name, got %v", dashboards)
+}
+}
+
+func TestIsProjectEnabled(t *testing.T) {
+tests := []struct {
+name          string
+activeProject string
+project       string
+want          bool
+}{
+{
+name:          "wildcard always matches",
+activeProject: "kubestellar",
+project:       "*",
+want:          true,
+},
+{
+name:          "wildcard matches empty active project",
+activeProject: "",
+project:       "*",
+want:          true,
+},
+{
+name:          "exact match",
+activeProject: "kubestellar",
+project:       "kubestellar",
+want:          true,
+},
+{
+name:          "mismatch",
+activeProject: "kubestellar",
+project:       "other-project",
+want:          false,
+},
+{
+name:          "empty active project with non-wildcard",
+activeProject: "",
+project:       "kubestellar",
+want:          false,
+},
+{
+name:          "both empty matches",
+activeProject: "",
+project:       "",
+want:          true,
+},
+{
+name:          "case sensitive mismatch",
+activeProject: "KubeStellar",
+project:       "kubestellar",
+want:          false,
+},
+}
+
+for _, tt := range tests {
+t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+got := isProjectEnabled(tt.activeProject, tt.project)
+if got != tt.want {
+t.Errorf("isProjectEnabled(%q, %q) = %v, want %v",
+tt.activeProject, tt.project, got, tt.want)
+}
+})
+}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/api/server_runtime_test.go b/pkg/api/server_runtime_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..39e15ecf4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/api/server_runtime_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+"testing"
+)
+
+func TestNewServerLifecycle(t *testing.T) {
+lc := newServerLifecycle(nil)
+if lc == nil {
+t.Fatal("expected non-nil serverLifecycle")
+}
+if lc.done == nil {
+t.Error("expected done channel to be initialized")
+}
+if lc.loadingSrv != nil {
+t.Error("expected loadingSrv to be nil when passed nil")
+}
+}
+
+func TestNewAuthRuntime(t *testing.T) {
+ar := newAuthRuntime()
+if ar == nil {
+t.Fatal("expected non-nil authRuntime")
+}
+if ar.handler != nil {
+t.Error("expected handler to be nil initially")
+}
+}
+
+func TestNewBackgroundServices(t *testing.T) {
+bg := newBackgroundServices()
+if bg == nil {
+t.Fatal("expected non-nil backgroundServices")
+}
+if bg.gpuUtilWorker != nil {
+t.Error("expected gpuUtilWorker to be nil initially")
+}
+}
+
+func TestNewQuantumWorkloadCache(t *testing.T) {
+qc := newQuantumWorkloadCache()
+if qc == nil {
+t.Fatal("expected non-nil quantumWorkloadCache")
+}
+if qc.available {
+t.Error("expected available to be false initially")
+}
+if !qc.refreshedAt.IsZero() {
+t.Error("expected refreshedAt to be zero initially")
+}
+}
+
+func TestQuantumWorkloadCache_DisabledByEnv(t *testing.T) {
+t.Setenv("QUANTUM_WORKLOAD_DISABLED", "true")
+t.Setenv("QUANTUM_WORKLOAD_RUNNING", "")
+qc := newQuantumWorkloadCache()
+if qc.isRunning(nil) {
+t.Error("expected isRunning=false when QUANTUM_WORKLOAD_DISABLED=true")
+}
+}
+
+func TestQuantumWorkloadCache_ForcedRunningByEnv(t *testing.T) {
+t.Setenv("QUANTUM_WORKLOAD_DISABLED", "")
+t.Setenv("QUANTUM_WORKLOAD_RUNNING", "true")
+qc := newQuantumWorkloadCache()
+if !qc.isRunning(nil) {
+t.Error("expected isRunning=true when QUANTUM_WORKLOAD_RUNNING=true")
+}
+}
+
+func TestQuantumWorkloadCache_NilClient(t *testing.T) {
+t.Setenv("QUANTUM_WORKLOAD_DISABLED", "")
+t.Setenv("QUANTUM_WORKLOAD_RUNNING", "")
+qc := newQuantumWorkloadCache()
+if qc.isRunning(nil) {
+t.Error("expected isRunning=false with nil k8s client")
+}
+// After calling isRunning, refreshedAt should be updated (cache populated)
+if qc.refreshedAt.IsZero() {
+t.Error("expected refreshedAt to be set after isRunning call")
+}
+}
+
+func TestQuantumWorkloadCache_CacheTTL(t *testing.T) {
+t.Setenv("QUANTUM_WORKLOAD_DISABLED", "")
+t.Setenv("QUANTUM_WORKLOAD_RUNNING", "")
+qc := newQuantumWorkloadCache()
+
+// First call populates cache
+result1 := qc.isRunning(nil)
+if result1 {
+t.Error("expected false with nil client")
+}
+
+// Second call should use cache (refreshedAt is recent)
+result2 := qc.isRunning(nil)
+if result2 != result1 {
+t.Error("expected cached result to match first result")
+}
+}