diff --git a/docs/CLI_REFERENCE.md b/docs/CLI_REFERENCE.md
index 2e0ce847f..eb70aa9be 100644
--- a/docs/CLI_REFERENCE.md
+++ b/docs/CLI_REFERENCE.md
@@ -907,6 +907,7 @@ Rebuild the vector search index by re-embedding all wiki pages. No LLM calls, on
 |------|-------------|
 | `--embedder` | `gemini`, `openai`, `openrouter`, `ollama`, `mock`, or `auto` (default: auto) |
 | `--batch-size` | Embedding batch size (default: 32) |
+| `--verbose`, `-v` | Show debug logs from the pipeline |
 
 ```bash
 repowise reindex
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/repowise/cli/commands/reindex_cmd.py b/packages/cli/src/repowise/cli/commands/reindex_cmd.py
index c2e8a7d4b..262243a26 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/repowise/cli/commands/reindex_cmd.py
+++ b/packages/cli/src/repowise/cli/commands/reindex_cmd.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import click
 from rich.progress import BarColumn, Progress, SpinnerColumn, TextColumn, TimeElapsedColumn
 
+from repowise.cli._setup import configure_cli_logging
 from repowise.cli.helpers import (
     console,
     ensure_repowise_dir,
@@ -24,13 +25,26 @@
     help="Embedder to use. 'auto' detects from env vars / config.",
 )
 @click.option("--batch-size", type=int, default=32, help="Pages per embedding batch.")
-def reindex_command(path: str | None, embedder: str, batch_size: int) -> None:
+@click.option(
+    "--verbose",
+    "-v",
+    is_flag=True,
+    default=False,
+    help="Show debug logs from the pipeline.",
+)
+def reindex_command(
+    path: str | None, embedder: str, batch_size: int, verbose: bool = False
+) -> None:
     """Rebuild vector search index from existing wiki pages.
 
     Reads all pages from the database, embeds them using the configured
     embedder, and persists the vectors to LanceDB. No LLM calls — only
     embedding API calls. Fast and cheap.
     """
+    # Quiet library/structlog output so it doesn't interleave with the live
+    # progress bar; `-v` lets repowise's debug lines through for troubleshooting.
+    configure_cli_logging(verbose=verbose)
+
     repo_path = resolve_repo_path(path)
     ensure_repowise_dir(repo_path)
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/cli/test_reindex_cmd.py b/tests/unit/cli/test_reindex_cmd.py
index 639bab080..5e8f8d4be 100644
--- a/tests/unit/cli/test_reindex_cmd.py
+++ b/tests/unit/cli/test_reindex_cmd.py
@@ -69,3 +69,27 @@ async def fake_init_db(engine: object) -> None:
     assert created["url"] == db_url
     assert created["init_engine"] is created["engine"]
     assert created["engine"].disposed is True
+
+
+def test_reindex_verbose_flag_reaches_configure_cli_logging(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    """`--verbose/-v` must reach configure_cli_logging via CliRunner (not .callback)."""
+    from click.testing import CliRunner
+    from repowise.cli.main import cli
+
+    calls: list[bool] = []
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        reindex_cmd, "configure_cli_logging", lambda *, verbose: calls.append(verbose)
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(reindex_cmd, "resolve_repo_path", lambda _p: tmp_path)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(reindex_cmd, "ensure_repowise_dir", lambda _p: tmp_path / ".repowise")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(reindex_cmd, "run_async", lambda coro: coro.close())
+    monkeypatch.setattr("repowise.cli.ui.load_dotenv", lambda _repo_path: None)
+
+    result = CliRunner().invoke(cli, ["reindex", str(tmp_path), "-v"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
+    assert calls == [True]
+
+    calls.clear()
+    result = CliRunner().invoke(cli, ["reindex", str(tmp_path)])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
+    assert calls == [False]