diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 3e96294..a3f44b7 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -74,6 +74,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "os_str_bytes",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ctor"
+version = "0.1.23"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "cdffe87e1d521a10f9696f833fe502293ea446d7f256c06128293a4119bdf4cb"
+dependencies = [
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cuddle_cli"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -82,8 +92,10 @@ dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "envconfig",
  "git2",
+ "log",
  "serde",
  "serde_yaml",
+ "simplelog",
  "walkdir",
 ]
 
@@ -236,6 +248,8 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "abb12e687cfb44aa40f41fc3978ef76448f9b6038cad6aef4259d3c095a2382e"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
+ "serde",
+ "value-bag",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -244,6 +258,15 @@ version = "0.1.9"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a3e378b66a060d48947b590737b30a1be76706c8dd7b8ba0f2fe3989c68a853f"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "num_threads"
+version = "0.1.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2819ce041d2ee131036f4fc9d6ae7ae125a3a40e97ba64d04fe799ad9dabbb44"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "openssl-probe"
 version = "0.1.5"
@@ -347,6 +370,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "unsafe-libyaml",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "simplelog"
+version = "0.12.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "48dfff04aade74dd495b007c831cd6f4e0cee19c344dd9dc0884c0289b70a786"
+dependencies = [
+ "log",
+ "termcolor",
+ "time",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "strsim"
 version = "0.10.0"
@@ -379,6 +413,24 @@ version = "0.15.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b1141d4d61095b28419e22cb0bbf02755f5e54e0526f97f1e3d1d160e60885fb"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "time"
+version = "0.3.13"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "db76ff9fa4b1458b3c7f077f3ff9887394058460d21e634355b273aaf11eea45"
+dependencies = [
+ "itoa",
+ "libc",
+ "num_threads",
+ "time-macros",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "time-macros"
+version = "0.2.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "42657b1a6f4d817cda8e7a0ace261fe0cc946cf3a80314390b22cc61ae080792"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tinyvec"
 version = "1.6.0"
@@ -433,12 +485,28 @@ dependencies = [
  "percent-encoding",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "value-bag"
+version = "1.0.0-alpha.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2209b78d1249f7e6f3293657c9779fe31ced465df091bbd433a1cf88e916ec55"
+dependencies = [
+ "ctor",
+ "version_check",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "vcpkg"
 version = "0.2.15"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "accd4ea62f7bb7a82fe23066fb0957d48ef677f6eeb8215f372f52e48bb32426"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "version_check"
+version = "0.9.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "49874b5167b65d7193b8aba1567f5c7d93d001cafc34600cee003eda787e483f"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "walkdir"
 version = "2.3.2"
diff --git a/cuddle_cli/Cargo.toml b/cuddle_cli/Cargo.toml
index 98b1eb8..b55aa65 100644
--- a/cuddle_cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cuddle_cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,3 +13,5 @@ walkdir = "2.3.2"
 git2 = { version = "0.15.0", features = ["ssh"] }
 clap = "3.2.16"
 envconfig = "0.10.0"
+log = { version = "0.4.17", features = ["kv_unstable", "serde", "std"] }
+simplelog = "0.12.0"
diff --git a/cuddle_cli/src/actions/shell.rs b/cuddle_cli/src/actions/shell.rs
index a6eb17c..18b3a6c 100644
--- a/cuddle_cli/src/actions/shell.rs
+++ b/cuddle_cli/src/actions/shell.rs
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ impl ShellAction {
     }
 
     pub fn execute(self) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-        println!("executing shell action: {}", self.path.clone());
+        log::debug!("executing shell action: {}", self.path.clone());
 
-        println!(
+        log::info!(
             "
 ===
 Starting running shell action: {}
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ Starting running shell action: {}
             let stdout_reader = BufReader::new(stdout);
             let mut stdout_lines = stdout_reader.lines();
             while let Some(Ok(line)) = stdout_lines.next() {
-                println!("{}", line);
+                log::info!("{}", line)
             }
         }
 
         process.wait()?;
 
-        println!(
+        log::info!(
             "
 ===
 Finished running shell action
diff --git a/cuddle_cli/src/cli.rs b/cuddle_cli/src/cli.rs
index 1b829f8..0790317 100644
--- a/cuddle_cli/src/cli.rs
+++ b/cuddle_cli/src/cli.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ impl CuddleAction {
                 {
                     Ok(()) => {}
                     Err(e) => {
-                        eprintln!("{}", e)
+                        log::error!("{}", e)
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -109,11 +109,11 @@ impl<'a> CuddleCli<'a> {
 
             let res = match matches.subcommand() {
                 Some(("x", exe_submatch)) => {
-                    println!("executing: x");
+                    log::trace!("executing x");
 
                     match exe_submatch.subcommand() {
                         Some((name, _action_matches)) => {
-                            println!("running action: {}", name);
+                            log::trace!(action=name; "running action");
                             match self.scripts.iter().find(|ele| ele.name == name) {
                                 Some(script) => {
                                     script.clone().execute();
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ impl<'a> CuddleCli<'a> {
             match res {
                 Ok(()) => {}
                 Err(e) => {
-                    eprintln!("{}", e);
                     let _ = cli.print_long_help();
+                    return Err(e);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/cuddle_cli/src/context.rs b/cuddle_cli/src/context.rs
index 44f74a0..bfa5518 100644
--- a/cuddle_cli/src/context.rs
+++ b/cuddle_cli/src/context.rs
@@ -24,18 +24,16 @@ pub fn extract_cuddle(config: CuddleConfig) -> anyhow::Result<Arc<Mutex<Vec<Cudd
     let fetch_policy = config.get_fetch_policy()?;
     if let CuddleFetchPolicy::Always = fetch_policy {
         if let Err(res) = std::fs::remove_dir_all(curr_dir) {
-            println!("{}", res);
+            panic!("{}", res)
         }
     }
 
     // Load main cuddle file
     let cuddle_yaml = find_root_cuddle()?;
-    // TODO: Set trace
-    println!("{}", cuddle_yaml);
-    let cuddle_plan = serde_yaml::from_str::<CuddlePlan>(cuddle_yaml.as_str())?;
+    log::trace!(cuddle_yaml=log::as_debug!(cuddle_yaml); "Find root cuddle");
 
-    // TODO: Set debug
-    println!("{:?}", cuddle_plan);
+    let cuddle_plan = serde_yaml::from_str::<CuddlePlan>(cuddle_yaml.as_str())?;
+    log::debug!(cuddle_plan=log::as_debug!(cuddle_yaml); "parse cuddle plan");
 
     let context: Arc<Mutex<Vec<CuddleContext>>> = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Vec::new()));
     context.lock().unwrap().push(CuddleContext {
@@ -51,7 +49,7 @@ pub fn extract_cuddle(config: CuddleConfig) -> anyhow::Result<Arc<Mutex<Vec<Cudd
             ))
         }
         CuddleBase::Bool(false) => {
-            println!("plan is root skipping")
+            log::debug!("plan is root: skipping");
         }
         CuddleBase::String(parent_plan) => {
             let destination_path = create_cuddle_local()?;
@@ -65,13 +63,6 @@ pub fn extract_cuddle(config: CuddleConfig) -> anyhow::Result<Arc<Mutex<Vec<Cudd
         }
     }
 
-    if let Ok(ctx) = context.clone().lock() {
-        // TODO: set trace
-        println!("{:?}", ctx)
-    } else {
-        return Err(anyhow::anyhow!("could not acquire lock"));
-    }
-
     Ok(context)
 }
 
@@ -80,7 +71,7 @@ fn create_cuddle_local() -> anyhow::Result<PathBuf> {
     curr_dir.push(".cuddle/");
 
     if curr_dir.exists() {
-        println!(".cuddle already exists skipping");
+        log::debug!(".cuddle/ already exists: skipping");
         return Ok(curr_dir);
     }
 
@@ -94,7 +85,7 @@ fn create_cuddle(path: PathBuf) -> anyhow::Result<PathBuf> {
     curr_dir.push(".cuddle/");
 
     if curr_dir.exists() {
-        println!(".cuddle already exists skipping");
+        log::debug!(".cuddle/ already exists: skipping");
         return Ok(curr_dir);
     }
 
@@ -124,7 +115,7 @@ fn pull_parent_cuddle_into_local(
         .fetch_options(fo)
         .clone(&parent_cuddle, &destination)?;
 
-    println!("pulled: {}", parent_cuddle);
+    log::debug!(parent_cuddle=log::as_display!(parent_cuddle); "pulled repository");
 
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -150,7 +141,7 @@ fn recurse_parent(path: PathBuf, context: Arc<Mutex<Vec<CuddleContext>>>) -> any
             ))
         }
         CuddleBase::Bool(false) => {
-            println!("plan is root, finishing up");
+            log::debug!("plan is root: finishing up");
             return Ok(());
         }
         CuddleBase::String(parent_plan) => {
diff --git a/cuddle_cli/src/main.rs b/cuddle_cli/src/main.rs
index b12fc75..f47cedf 100644
--- a/cuddle_cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/cuddle_cli/src/main.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use config::CuddleConfig;
+use simplelog::{ColorChoice, Config, TermLogger, TerminalMode};
 
 mod actions;
 mod cli;
@@ -7,6 +8,15 @@ mod context;
 mod model;
 
 fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    TermLogger::init(
+        log::LevelFilter::Info,
+        Config::default(),
+        TerminalMode::Mixed,
+        ColorChoice::Auto,
+    )?;
+
+    log::set_max_level(log::LevelFilter::Info);
+
     let config = CuddleConfig::from_env()?;
 
     let context = context::extract_cuddle(config.clone())?;