diff --git a/tests/hydra/test_search_path_plugins.py b/tests/hydra/test_search_path_plugins.py
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+from hydra import initialize
+from hydra.core.global_hydra import GlobalHydra
+from hydra.core.plugins import Plugins
+from hydra.plugins.search_path_plugin import SearchPathPlugin
+
+from hydra_plugins.anemoi_searchpath.anemoi_searchpath_plugin import AnemoiEnvSearchPathPlugin
+from hydra_plugins.anemoi_searchpath.anemoi_searchpath_plugin import AnemoiHomeSearchPathPlugin
+from hydra_plugins.anemoi_searchpath.anemoi_searchpath_plugin import UserCWDSearchPathPlugin
+
+
+def test_anemoi_home_searchpath_discovery() -> None:
+    # Tests that this plugin can be discovered via the plugins subsystem when looking at all Plugins
+    assert AnemoiHomeSearchPathPlugin.__name__ in [x.__name__ for x in Plugins.instance().discover(SearchPathPlugin)]
+
+
+def test_anemoi_env_searchpath_discovery() -> None:
+    # Tests that this plugin can be discovered via the plugins subsystem when looking at all Plugins
+    assert AnemoiEnvSearchPathPlugin.__name__ in [x.__name__ for x in Plugins.instance().discover(SearchPathPlugin)]
+
+
+def test_anemoi_cwd_searchpath_discovery() -> None:
+    # Tests that this plugin can be discovered via the plugins subsystem when looking at all Plugins
+    assert UserCWDSearchPathPlugin.__name__ in [x.__name__ for x in Plugins.instance().discover(SearchPathPlugin)]
+
+
+def test_config_installed() -> None:
+    with initialize(version_base=None):
+        config_loader = GlobalHydra.instance().config_loader()
+        assert "default" in config_loader.get_group_options("hydra/output")