diff --git a/.changeset/shy-beans-deny.md b/.changeset/shy-beans-deny.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..22b521722
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/shy-beans-deny.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@hyperlane-xyz/cli': patch
+---
+
+Add --log and --verbosity settings to CLI
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cron.yml b/.github/workflows/cron.yml
index 2f7e454be..94192960c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cron.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cron.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 env:
-  DEBUG: 'hyperlane:*'
+  LOG_LEVEL: DEBUG
+  LOG_FORMAT: PRETTY
 
 jobs:
   # copied from test.yml
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
             key: ${{ github.sha }}
 
         - name: Metadata Health Check
-          run: LOG_PRETTY=true yarn workspace @hyperlane-xyz/sdk run test:metadata
+          run: yarn workspace @hyperlane-xyz/sdk run test:metadata
 
         - name: Post to discord webhook if metadata check fails
           if: failure()
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 276119083..c6e720885 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.ref_name != 'main' }}
 
 env:
-  DEBUG: 'hyperlane:*'
+  LOG_LEVEL: DEBUG
+  LOG_FORMAT: PRETTY
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
   RUST_BACKTRACE: full
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index de21d97f4..d1767c3c3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -64,6 +64,16 @@ This monorepo uses [Yarn Workspaces](https://yarnpkg.com/features/workspaces). I
 
 If you are using [VSCode](https://code.visualstudio.com/), you can launch the [multi-root workspace](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/multi-root-workspaces) with `code mono.code-workspace`, install the recommended workspace extensions, and use the editor settings.
 
+### Logging
+
+The typescript tooling uses [Pino](https://github.com/pinojs/pino) based logging, which outputs structured JSON logs by default.
+The verbosity level and style can be configured with environment variables:
+
+```sh
+LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG|INFO|WARN|ERROR|OFF
+LOG_FORMAT=PRETTY|JSON
+```
+
 ### Rust
 
 See [`rust/README.md`](rust/README.md)
diff --git a/typescript/cli/README.md b/typescript/cli/README.md
index 168c2dba6..20fe12cda 100644
--- a/typescript/cli/README.md
+++ b/typescript/cli/README.md
@@ -55,3 +55,8 @@ Run warp route deployments: `hyperlane deploy warp`
 View SDK contract addresses: `hyperlane chains addresses`
 
 Send test message: `hyperlane send message`
+
+## Logging
+
+The logging format can be toggled between human-readable vs JSON-structured logs using the `LOG_FORMAT` environment variable or the `--log <pretty|json>` flag.
+The logging verbosity can be configured using the `LOG_LEVEL` environment variable or the `--verbosity <debug|info|warn|error|off>` flag.
diff --git a/typescript/cli/ci-test.sh b/typescript/cli/ci-test.sh
index 6ff32e574..b13044ed8 100755
--- a/typescript/cli/ci-test.sh
+++ b/typescript/cli/ci-test.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+export LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG
+
 # set script location as repo root
 cd "$(dirname "$0")/../.."
 
@@ -87,8 +89,6 @@ set -e
 
 echo "{}" > /tmp/empty-artifacts.json
 
-export LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG
-
 DEPLOYER=$(cast rpc eth_accounts | jq -r '.[0]')
 BEFORE=$(cast balance $DEPLOYER --rpc-url http://127.0.0.1:${CHAIN1_PORT})
 
diff --git a/typescript/cli/cli.ts b/typescript/cli/cli.ts
index 4df7f5347..dfdfbae1f 100644
--- a/typescript/cli/cli.ts
+++ b/typescript/cli/cli.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,19 @@
 import chalk from 'chalk';
 import yargs from 'yargs';
 
+import type { LogFormat, LogLevel } from '@hyperlane-xyz/utils';
+
 import './env.js';
 import { chainsCommand } from './src/commands/chains.js';
 import { configCommand } from './src/commands/config.js';
 import { deployCommand } from './src/commands/deploy.js';
+import {
+  logFormatCommandOption,
+  logLevelCommandOption,
+} from './src/commands/options.js';
 import { sendCommand } from './src/commands/send.js';
 import { statusCommand } from './src/commands/status.js';
-import { errorRed } from './src/logger.js';
+import { configureLogger, errorRed } from './src/logger.js';
 import { checkVersion } from './src/utils/version-check.js';
 import { VERSION } from './src/version.js';
 
@@ -22,6 +28,12 @@ await checkVersion();
 try {
   await yargs(process.argv.slice(2))
     .scriptName('hyperlane')
+    .option('log', logFormatCommandOption)
+    .option('verbosity', logLevelCommandOption)
+    .global(['log', 'verbosity'])
+    .middleware((argv) => {
+      configureLogger(argv.log as LogFormat, argv.verbosity as LogLevel);
+    })
     .command(chainsCommand)
     .command(configCommand)
     .command(deployCommand)
diff --git a/typescript/cli/env.ts b/typescript/cli/env.ts
index ad055d9e6..b658ce580 100644
--- a/typescript/cli/env.ts
+++ b/typescript/cli/env.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 // This file isn't in the src dir so it it's imported before others
 // See https://github.com/trivago/prettier-plugin-sort-imports/issues/112
 
-// Default rootLogger into pretty mode
-process.env.LOG_PRETTY ??= 'true';
-
 // Workaround for bug in bigint-buffer which solana-web3.js depends on
 // https://github.com/no2chem/bigint-buffer/issues/31#issuecomment-1752134062
 const defaultWarn = console.warn;
diff --git a/typescript/cli/src/commands/options.ts b/typescript/cli/src/commands/options.ts
index 1edaa3a03..e12725d55 100644
--- a/typescript/cli/src/commands/options.ts
+++ b/typescript/cli/src/commands/options.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,20 @@
 // A set of common options
 import { Options } from 'yargs';
 
+import { LogFormat, LogLevel } from '@hyperlane-xyz/utils';
+
+export const logFormatCommandOption: Options = {
+  type: 'string',
+  description: 'Log output format',
+  choices: Object.values(LogFormat),
+};
+
+export const logLevelCommandOption: Options = {
+  type: 'string',
+  description: 'Log verbosity level',
+  choices: Object.values(LogLevel),
+};
+
 export const keyCommandOption: Options = {
   type: 'string',
   description:
diff --git a/typescript/cli/src/logger.ts b/typescript/cli/src/logger.ts
index bb7649b65..4b999999d 100644
--- a/typescript/cli/src/logger.ts
+++ b/typescript/cli/src/logger.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,24 @@
 import chalk, { ChalkInstance } from 'chalk';
 import { pino } from 'pino';
 
-import { isLogPretty, rootLogger } from '@hyperlane-xyz/utils';
+import {
+  LogFormat,
+  LogLevel,
+  configureRootLogger,
+  getLogFormat,
+  rootLogger,
+  safelyAccessEnvVar,
+} from '@hyperlane-xyz/utils';
+
+let logger = rootLogger;
+
+export function configureLogger(logFormat: LogFormat, logLevel: LogLevel) {
+  logFormat =
+    logFormat || safelyAccessEnvVar('LOG_FORMAT', true) || LogFormat.Pretty;
+  logLevel = logLevel || safelyAccessEnvVar('LOG_LEVEL', true) || LogLevel.Info;
+  logger = configureRootLogger(logFormat, logLevel).child({ module: 'cli' });
+}
 
-export const logger = rootLogger.child({ module: 'cli' });
 export const log = (msg: string, ...args: any) => logger.info(msg, ...args);
 
 export function logColor(
@@ -12,7 +27,7 @@ export function logColor(
   ...args: any
 ) {
   // Only use color when pretty is enabled
-  if (isLogPretty) {
+  if (getLogFormat() === LogFormat.Pretty) {
     logger[level](chalkInstance(...args));
   } else {
     // @ts-ignore pino type more restrictive than pino's actual arg handling
diff --git a/typescript/sdk/src/deploy/HyperlaneDeployer.ts b/typescript/sdk/src/deploy/HyperlaneDeployer.ts
index f06fdb5fb..06b6bb9b2 100644
--- a/typescript/sdk/src/deploy/HyperlaneDeployer.ts
+++ b/typescript/sdk/src/deploy/HyperlaneDeployer.ts
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ export abstract class HyperlaneDeployer<
       );
       const signerAddress = await this.multiProvider.getSignerAddress(chain);
       const fromString = signerUrl || signerAddress;
-      this.logger.debug(`Deploying to ${chain} from ${fromString}`);
+      this.logger.info(`Deploying to ${chain} from ${fromString}`);
       this.startingBlockNumbers[chain] = await this.multiProvider
         .getProvider(chain)
         .getBlockNumber();
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ export abstract class HyperlaneDeployer<
       }
     }
 
-    this.logger.debug(
+    this.logger.info(
       `Deploy ${contractName} on ${chain} with constructor args (${constructorArgs.join(
         ', ',
       )})`,
diff --git a/typescript/utils/index.ts b/typescript/utils/index.ts
index b98c1ee8c..bf928ae29 100644
--- a/typescript/utils/index.ts
+++ b/typescript/utils/index.ts
@@ -73,9 +73,19 @@ export {
   isS3CheckpointWithId,
 } from './src/checkpoints';
 export { domainHash } from './src/domains';
-export { envVarToBoolean, safelyAccessEnvVar } from './src/env';
+export { safelyAccessEnvVar } from './src/env';
 export { canonizeId, evmId } from './src/ids';
-export { isLogPretty, rootLogger } from './src/logging';
+export {
+  LogFormat,
+  LogLevel,
+  configureRootLogger,
+  createHyperlanePinoLogger,
+  getLogFormat,
+  getLogLevel,
+  getRootLogger,
+  rootLogger,
+  setRootLogger,
+} from './src/logging';
 export { mean, median, stdDev, sum } from './src/math';
 export { formatMessage, messageId, parseMessage } from './src/messages';
 export {
diff --git a/typescript/utils/src/env.ts b/typescript/utils/src/env.ts
index 840697a5b..ff24f2486 100644
--- a/typescript/utils/src/env.ts
+++ b/typescript/utils/src/env.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,9 @@
 // Should be used instead of referencing process directly in case we don't
 // run in node.js
-export function safelyAccessEnvVar(name: string) {
+export function safelyAccessEnvVar(name: string, toLowerCase = false) {
   try {
-    return process.env[name];
+    return toLowerCase ? process.env[name]?.toLowerCase() : process.env[name];
   } catch (error) {
     return undefined;
   }
 }
-
-export function envVarToBoolean(value: any) {
-  if (typeof value === 'boolean') return value;
-  if (typeof value === 'string') return value.toLowerCase() === 'true';
-  if (typeof value === 'number') return value !== 0;
-  return !!value;
-}
diff --git a/typescript/utils/src/logging.ts b/typescript/utils/src/logging.ts
index eaacad879..c5543ddaa 100644
--- a/typescript/utils/src/logging.ts
+++ b/typescript/utils/src/logging.ts
@@ -1,38 +1,98 @@
-import { LevelWithSilent, pino } from 'pino';
-
-import { envVarToBoolean, safelyAccessEnvVar } from './env';
-
-let logLevel: LevelWithSilent = 'info';
-const envLogLevel = safelyAccessEnvVar('LOG_LEVEL')?.toLowerCase();
-if (envLogLevel && pino.levels.values[envLogLevel]) {
-  logLevel = envLogLevel as LevelWithSilent;
-}
-// For backwards compat and also to match agent level options
-else if (envLogLevel === 'none' || envLogLevel === 'off') {
-  logLevel = 'silent';
-}
-
-export const isLogPretty = envVarToBoolean(safelyAccessEnvVar('LOG_PRETTY'));
-
-export const rootLogger = pino({
-  level: logLevel,
-  name: 'hyperlane',
-  formatters: {
-    // Remove pino's default bindings of hostname but keep pid
-    bindings: (defaultBindings) => ({ pid: defaultBindings.pid }),
-  },
-  hooks: {
-    logMethod(inputArgs, method, level) {
-      // Pino has no simple way of setting custom log shapes and they
-      // recommend against using pino-pretty in production so when
-      // pretty is enabled we circumvent pino and log directly to console
-      if (isLogPretty && level >= pino.levels.values[logLevel]) {
-        // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-        console.log(...inputArgs);
-        // Then return null to prevent pino from logging
-        return null;
-      }
-      return method.apply(this, inputArgs);
+import { LevelWithSilent, Logger, pino } from 'pino';
+
+import { safelyAccessEnvVar } from './env';
+
+// Level and format here should correspond with the agent options as much as possible
+// https://docs.hyperlane.xyz/docs/operate/config-reference#logfmt
+
+// A custom enum definition because pino does not export an enum
+// and because we use 'off' instead of 'silent' to match the agent options
+export enum LogLevel {
+  Debug = 'debug',
+  Info = 'info',
+  Warn = 'warn',
+  Error = 'error',
+  Off = 'off',
+}
+
+let logLevel: LevelWithSilent =
+  toPinoLevel(safelyAccessEnvVar('LOG_LEVEL', true)) || 'info';
+
+function toPinoLevel(level?: string): LevelWithSilent | undefined {
+  if (level && pino.levels.values[level]) return level as LevelWithSilent;
+  // For backwards compat and also to match agent level options
+  else if (level === 'none' || level === 'off') return 'silent';
+  else return undefined;
+}
+
+export function getLogLevel() {
+  return logLevel;
+}
+
+export enum LogFormat {
+  Pretty = 'pretty',
+  JSON = 'json',
+}
+let logFormat: LogFormat = LogFormat.JSON;
+const envLogFormat = safelyAccessEnvVar('LOG_FORMAT', true) as
+  | LogFormat
+  | undefined;
+if (envLogFormat && Object.values(LogFormat).includes(envLogFormat))
+  logFormat = envLogFormat;
+
+export function getLogFormat() {
+  return logFormat;
+}
+
+// Note, for brevity and convenience, the rootLogger is exported directly
+export let rootLogger = createHyperlanePinoLogger(logLevel, logFormat);
+
+export function getRootLogger() {
+  return rootLogger;
+}
+
+export function configureRootLogger(
+  newLogFormat: LogFormat,
+  newLogLevel: LogLevel,
+) {
+  logFormat = newLogFormat;
+  logLevel = toPinoLevel(newLogLevel) || logLevel;
+  rootLogger = createHyperlanePinoLogger(logLevel, logFormat);
+  return rootLogger;
+}
+
+export function setRootLogger(logger: Logger) {
+  rootLogger = logger;
+  return rootLogger;
+}
+
+export function createHyperlanePinoLogger(
+  logLevel: LevelWithSilent,
+  logFormat: LogFormat,
+) {
+  return pino({
+    level: logLevel,
+    name: 'hyperlane',
+    formatters: {
+      // Remove pino's default bindings of hostname but keep pid
+      bindings: (defaultBindings) => ({ pid: defaultBindings.pid }),
     },
-  },
-});
+    hooks: {
+      logMethod(inputArgs, method, level) {
+        // Pino has no simple way of setting custom log shapes and they
+        // recommend against using pino-pretty in production so when
+        // pretty is enabled we circumvent pino and log directly to console
+        if (
+          logFormat === LogFormat.Pretty &&
+          level >= pino.levels.values[logLevel]
+        ) {
+          // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+          console.log(...inputArgs);
+          // Then return null to prevent pino from logging
+          return null;
+        }
+        return method.apply(this, inputArgs);
+      },
+    },
+  });
+}