diff --git a/tests/test_utils_richcfg.py b/tests/test_utils_richcfg.py
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+import io
+import types
+import inspect as std_inspect
+from slic.utils.richcfg import replace_ipython_inspect  
+
+# Class to inspect
+class User:
+    """Represents a user in the system."""
+
+    role = "admin"
+
+    def __init__(self, name: str, age: int):
+        self.name = name
+        self.age = age
+
+    def greet(self):
+        """Returns a welcome message."""
+        return f"Welcome, {self.name}!"
+
+
+def test_rich_inspector_outputs_more_than_builtin(monkeypatch):
+    # Simulate an IPython shell 
+    class FakeInspector:
+        def __init__(self):
+            self.pinfo = None
+
+    class FakeIPython:
+        def __init__(self):
+            self.inspector = FakeInspector()
+
+    fake_ipy = FakeIPython()
+    monkeypatch.setattr("my_rich.get_ipython", lambda: fake_ipy)
+
+    # Apply the Rich-based inspector patch
+    replace_ipython_inspect()
+    assert isinstance(fake_ipy.inspector.pinfo, types.FunctionType)
+
+    # Run the inspector and capture its output
+    rich_out = io.StringIO()
+    monkeypatch.setattr("sys.stdout", rich_out)
+
+    user = User("Alice", 30)
+    fake_ipy.inspector.pinfo(user, oname="user", detail_level=1)
+    rich_text = rich_out.getvalue()
+
+    # Simulate classic Python inspection output
+    builtin_out = io.StringIO()
+    print("DOCSTRING:", std_inspect.getdoc(user.__class__), file=builtin_out)
+    print("DIR:", dir(user), file=builtin_out)
+    builtin_text = builtin_out.getvalue()
+
+    # Assertions showing that Rich adds stuff compared to standard inspection
+    assert "User" in rich_text
+    assert "User" in builtin_text
+
+    # Present in rich only
+    assert "Methods" in rich_text and "Methods" not in builtin_text
+    assert "Attributes" in rich_text or "attribute" in rich_text.lower()
+    assert "╭" in rich_text or "┌" in rich_text  # Rich border decoration
+    assert "Returns a welcome message." in rich_text
+    assert "Returns a welcome message." not in builtin_text
+
+    # Both should contain method names and attributes
+    assert "greet" in rich_text
+    assert "greet" in builtin_text
+    assert "name" in rich_text and "name" in builtin_text