diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4a58146..4b5e961 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ name = "qmk-host"
 path = "src/main.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
-hidapi   = "2"          # Cross-platform Raw HID access
-anyhow   = "1"          # Ergonomic error handling
-log      = "0.4"        # Logging facade
-env_logger = "0.11"     # Logger implementation (RUST_LOG env var)
-ctrlc    = "3"          # Ctrl+C / SIGINT handler
+hidapi     = "2"         # Cross-platform Raw HID access
+anyhow     = "1"         # Ergonomic error handling
+log        = "0.4"       # Logging facade
+env_logger = "0.11"      # Logger implementation (RUST_LOG env var)
+ctrlc      = "3"         # Ctrl+C / SIGINT handler
+clap       = { version = "4", features = ["derive"] }  # CLI argument parsing
diff --git a/src/keyboard.rs b/src/keyboard.rs
index 724fe11..7681dd3 100644
--- a/src/keyboard.rs
+++ b/src/keyboard.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 
 use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 use hidapi::HidApi;
-use log::{debug, error, info, warn};
+use log::{debug, error, info, trace, warn};
 
 use crate::protocol::{Packet, PACKET_SIZE, USAGE_ID, USAGE_PAGE};
 
@@ -122,10 +122,14 @@ fn io_loop(
         // --- Drain the outgoing write queue (non-blocking) -----------------
         while let Ok(pkt) = rx.try_recv() {
             write_buf[1..].copy_from_slice(&pkt.0);
+            trace!("[kbd {:02x}] TX {:02x?}", device_id, &write_buf[1..]);
             if let Err(e) = device.write(&write_buf) {
                 error!("[kbd {:02x}] write error: {}", device_id, e);
             } else {
-                debug!("[kbd {:02x}] sent cmd=0x{:02x}", device_id, pkt.cmd());
+                debug!(
+                    "[kbd {:02x}] TX cmd=0x{:02x} src=0x{:02x} flags=0x{:02x}",
+                    device_id, pkt.cmd(), pkt.src(), pkt.flags()
+                );
             }
         }
 
@@ -136,11 +140,13 @@ fn io_loop(
             }
             Ok(_n) => {
                 let pkt = Packet(read_buf);
+                trace!("[kbd {:02x}] RX {:02x?}", device_id, &read_buf[..]);
                 if pkt.is_custom() {
                     debug!(
-                        "[kbd {:02x}] received cmd=0x{:02x} flags=0x{:02x}",
+                        "[kbd {:02x}] RX cmd=0x{:02x} src=0x{:02x} flags=0x{:02x}",
                         device_id,
                         pkt.cmd(),
+                        pkt.src(),
                         pkt.flags()
                     );
                     if to_broker.send((device_id, pkt)).is_err() {
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 76a8374..40a0ea2 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@
 //! # Usage
 //!
 //! ```
-//! RUST_LOG=debug qmk-host
+//! qmk-host            # info-level output (connections, value changes)
+//! qmk-host -v         # debug-level: log every packet cmd/src/flags
+//! qmk-host -vv        # trace-level: full 32-byte hex dump of every packet
+//! qmk-host -q         # quiet: errors only
+//! RUST_LOG=debug qmk-host   # env var still works as an override
 //! ```
 //!
 //! # Permissions
@@ -36,6 +40,7 @@ use std::sync::mpsc;
 use std::thread;
 
 use anyhow::{Context, Result};
+use clap::Parser;
 use log::{error, info, warn};
 
 mod app_monitor;
@@ -47,9 +52,59 @@ mod volume;
 
 use protocol::{DEV_HOST, Packet};
 
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// CLI
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/// Raw HID bridge for QMK keyboards.
+///
+/// Syncs layer state between keyboards and delivers host data (volume,
+/// brightness) via the QMK raw-HID interface.
+#[derive(Parser)]
+#[command(name = "qmk-host", version)]
+struct Args {
+    /// Increase log verbosity.
+    ///
+    /// Pass once (-v) for debug output (every packet's command, source and
+    /// flags). Pass twice (-vv) for trace output (full 32-byte hex dump of
+    /// every packet sent and received). The RUST_LOG environment variable
+    /// still overrides this flag when set.
+    #[arg(short, long, action = clap::ArgAction::Count)]
+    verbose: u8,
+
+    /// Suppress all output except errors.
+    #[arg(short, long)]
+    quiet: bool,
+}
+
+impl Args {
+    /// Resolve the effective log-level filter string from the CLI flags.
+    /// The caller passes this to `env_logger` as the default; `RUST_LOG`
+    /// will still override it if set.
+    fn log_level(&self) -> &'static str {
+        if self.quiet {
+            "error"
+        } else {
+            match self.verbose {
+                0 => "info",
+                1 => "debug",
+                _ => "trace",
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Entry point
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 fn main() -> Result<()> {
-    // Initialise logging.  Set RUST_LOG=debug for verbose output.
-    env_logger::Builder::from_env(env_logger::Env::default().default_filter_or("info")).init();
+    let args = Args::parse();
+
+    env_logger::Builder::from_env(
+        env_logger::Env::default().default_filter_or(args.log_level()),
+    )
+    .init();
 
     info!("qmk-host starting");