diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 1caf8ba9..70ae24ee 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2553,6 +2553,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "clap-verbosity-flag",
  "dashmap",
+ "dialoguer",
  "dotenvy",
  "rari-deps",
  "rari-doc",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index aae65a98..f0d86e77 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ schemars = { version = "0.8", features = ["chrono"] }
 pretty_yaml = "0.5"
 yaml_parser = "0.2"
 const_format = "0.2"
+dialoguer = "0.11"
 
 [dependencies]
 rari-doc.workspace = true
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ tracing-subscriber.workspace = true
 anyhow.workspace = true
 dashmap.workspace = true
 schemars.workspace = true
+dialoguer.workspace = true
 
 self_update = { version = "0.42", default-features = false, features = [
   "rustls",
@@ -126,3 +128,6 @@ tabwriter = "1"
 axum = "0.8"
 tokio = "1"
 dotenvy = "0.15"
+
+[lints.clippy]
+print_stdout = "deny"
diff --git a/crates/css-definition-syntax/src/tokenizer.rs b/crates/css-definition-syntax/src/tokenizer.rs
index 7f385b5b..008d7ea0 100644
--- a/crates/css-definition-syntax/src/tokenizer.rs
+++ b/crates/css-definition-syntax/src/tokenizer.rs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ impl Tokenizer {
     }
 
     pub fn error(&self, message: &str) {
-        println!("Tokenizer error: {}", message);
+        eprintln!("Tokenizer error: {}", message);
         panic!("Tokenizer error: {}", message);
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/rari-cli/main.rs b/crates/rari-cli/main.rs
index 38382375..ecbfb164 100644
--- a/crates/rari-cli/main.rs
+++ b/crates/rari-cli/main.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::env;
 use std::fs::{self, File};
-use std::io::{self, BufWriter, Write};
+use std::io::{BufWriter, Write};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::mpsc::channel;
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ use anyhow::{anyhow, Error};
 use clap::{Args, Parser, Subcommand};
 use clap_verbosity_flag::Verbosity;
 use dashmap::DashMap;
+use dialoguer::theme::ColorfulTheme;
+use dialoguer::Confirm;
 use rari_doc::build::{
     build_blog_pages, build_contributor_spotlight_pages, build_curriculum_pages, build_docs,
     build_generic_pages, build_spas, build_top_level_meta,
@@ -39,7 +41,8 @@ use rari_types::settings::Settings;
 use schemars::schema_for;
 use self_update::cargo_crate_version;
 use tabwriter::TabWriter;
-use tracing::Level;
+use tracing::level_filters::LevelFilter;
+use tracing::{info, Level};
 use tracing_subscriber::layer::SubscriberExt;
 use tracing_subscriber::util::SubscriberInitExt;
 use tracing_subscriber::{filter, Layer};
@@ -211,7 +214,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
             .unwrap_or(Cow::Borrowed(".env"))
             .as_ref(),
     ) {
-        println!("Using env_file: {}", env_file.display())
+        info!("Using env_file: {}", env_file.display())
     }
     let cli = Cli::parse();
     if !cli.skip_updates {
@@ -223,9 +226,18 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
         rari_deps::popularities::update_popularities(rari_types::globals::data_dir())?;
     }
 
-    let fmt_filter = filter::Targets::new()
-        .with_target("rari_doc", cli.verbose.tracing_level_filter())
-        .with_target("rari", cli.verbose.tracing_level_filter());
+    let fmt_filter =
+        filter::Targets::new().with_target("rari_doc", cli.verbose.tracing_level_filter());
+
+    let cli_level = if cli.verbose.is_silent() {
+        LevelFilter::OFF
+    } else {
+        LevelFilter::INFO
+    };
+    let cli_filter = filter::Targets::new()
+        .with_target("rari", cli_level)
+        .with_target("rari_tools", cli_level)
+        .with_target("rari_doc", LevelFilter::OFF);
 
     let memory_filter = filter::Targets::new()
         .with_target("rari_doc", Level::WARN)
@@ -238,6 +250,14 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
                 .without_time()
                 .with_filter(fmt_filter),
         )
+        .with(
+            tracing_subscriber::fmt::layer()
+                .without_time()
+                .with_level(false)
+                .compact()
+                .with_target(false)
+                .with_filter(cli_filter),
+        )
         .with(memory_layer.clone().with_filter(memory_filter))
         .init();
 
@@ -270,13 +290,13 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
                     }
                     let mut out = stats.into_iter().collect::<Vec<(String, usize)>>();
                     out.sort_by(|(_, a), (_, b)| b.cmp(a));
-                    println!("--- templ summary ---");
+                    info!("--- templ summary ---");
                     let mut tw = TabWriter::new(vec![]);
                     for (i, (templ, count)) in out.iter().enumerate() {
                         writeln!(&mut tw, "{:2}\t{templ}\t{count:4}", i + 1)
                             .expect("unable to write");
                     }
-                    print!("{}", String::from_utf8_lossy(&tw.into_inner().unwrap()));
+                    info!("{}", String::from_utf8_lossy(&tw.into_inner().unwrap()));
                 });
                 Some((recorder_handler, tx))
             } else {
@@ -294,7 +314,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
             }
             let mut urls = Vec::new();
             let mut docs = Vec::new();
-            println!("Building everything 🛠️");
+            info!("Building everything 🛠️");
             if args.all || !args.no_basic || args.content || !args.files.is_empty() {
                 let start = std::time::Instant::now();
                 docs = if !args.files.is_empty() {
@@ -309,7 +329,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
                 } else {
                     read_and_cache_doc_pages()?
                 };
-                println!(
+                info!(
                     "Took: {: >10.3?} for reading {} docs",
                     start.elapsed(),
                     docs.len()
@@ -320,7 +340,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
                 let spas = build_spas()?;
                 let num = spas.len();
                 urls.extend(spas);
-                println!("Took: {: >10.3?} to build spas ({num})", start.elapsed(),);
+                info!("Took: {: >10.3?} to build spas ({num})", start.elapsed(),);
             }
             if args.all || !args.no_basic || args.content || !args.files.is_empty() {
                 let start = std::time::Instant::now();
@@ -328,7 +348,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
                 build_top_level_meta(meta)?;
                 let num = docs.len();
                 urls.extend(docs);
-                println!(
+                info!(
                     "Took: {: >10.3?} to build content docs ({num})",
                     start.elapsed()
                 );
@@ -336,14 +356,14 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
             if args.all || !args.no_basic || args.search_index {
                 let start = std::time::Instant::now();
                 build_search_index(&docs)?;
-                println!("Took: {: >10.3?} to build search index", start.elapsed());
+                info!("Took: {: >10.3?} to build search index", start.elapsed());
             }
             if args.all || args.generics {
                 let start = std::time::Instant::now();
                 let generic_pages = build_generic_pages()?;
                 let num = generic_pages.len();
                 urls.extend(generic_pages);
-                println!(
+                info!(
                     "Took: {: >10.3?} to build generic pages ({num})",
                     start.elapsed()
                 );
@@ -353,7 +373,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
                 let curriclum_pages = build_curriculum_pages()?;
                 let num = curriclum_pages.len();
                 urls.extend(curriclum_pages);
-                println!(
+                info!(
                     "Took: {: >10.3?} to build curriculum pages ({num})",
                     start.elapsed()
                 );
@@ -363,14 +383,14 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
                 let blog_pages = build_blog_pages()?;
                 let num = blog_pages.len();
                 urls.extend(blog_pages);
-                println!("Took: {: >10.3?} to build blog ({num})", start.elapsed());
+                info!("Took: {: >10.3?} to build blog ({num})", start.elapsed());
             }
             if args.all || args.spotlights {
                 let start = std::time::Instant::now();
                 let contributor_spotlight_pages = build_contributor_spotlight_pages()?;
                 let num = contributor_spotlight_pages.len();
                 urls.extend(contributor_spotlight_pages);
-                println!(
+                info!(
                     "Took: {: >10.3?} to build contributor spotlights ({num})",
                     start.elapsed()
                 );
@@ -381,7 +401,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
                 let out_path = build_out_root()?;
                 fs::create_dir_all(out_path).unwrap();
                 sitemaps.write_all_sitemaps(out_path)?;
-                println!(
+                info!(
                     "Took: {: >10.3?} to write sitemaps ({})",
                     start.elapsed(),
                     sitemaps.sitemap_meta.len()
@@ -410,10 +430,10 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
             serve::serve()?
         }
         Commands::GitHistory => {
-            println!("Gathering history 📜");
+            info!("Gathering history 📜");
             let start = std::time::Instant::now();
             gather_history()?;
-            println!("Took: {:?}", start.elapsed());
+            info!("Took: {:?}", start.elapsed());
         }
         Commands::Content(content_subcommand) => match content_subcommand {
             ContentSubcommand::Move(args) => {
@@ -498,19 +518,19 @@ fn update(version: Option<String>) -> Result<(), Error> {
     let target_version = match (&latest, &target_release) {
         (None, None) => return Err(anyhow!("No latest release, specigy a version!")),
         (None, Some(target)) => {
-            println!("Updating rari to {}", target.version);
+            info!("Updating rari to {}", target.version);
             &target.version
         }
         (Some(latest), None) => {
-            println!("Updating rari to {} (latest)", latest.version);
+            info!("Updating rari to {} (latest)", latest.version);
             &latest.version
         }
         (Some(latest), Some(target)) if latest.version == target.version => {
-            println!("Updating rari to {} (latest)", latest.version);
+            info!("Updating rari to {} (latest)", latest.version);
             &latest.version
         }
         (Some(latest), Some(target)) => {
-            println!(
+            info!(
                 "Updating rari to {} (latest {})",
                 target.version, latest.version
             );
@@ -518,22 +538,21 @@ fn update(version: Option<String>) -> Result<(), Error> {
         }
     };
 
-    println!("rari `{target_version}` will be downloaded/extracted.");
-    println!(
+    info!("rari `{target_version}` will be downloaded/extracted.");
+    info!(
         "The current rari ({}) at version `{}` will be replaced.",
         update.bin_install_path().to_string_lossy(),
         update.current_version()
     );
-    print!("Do you want to continue? [Y/n] ");
-    io::stdout().flush()?;
-
-    let mut s = String::new();
-    io::stdin().read_line(&mut s)?;
-    let s = s.trim().to_lowercase();
-    if !s.is_empty() && s != "y" {
+    if !Confirm::with_theme(&ColorfulTheme::default())
+        .with_prompt("Do you want to continue?")
+        .default(true)
+        .interact()
+        .unwrap_or_default()
+    {
         return Err(anyhow!("Update aborted"));
     }
     let status = update.update()?;
-    println!("\n\nrari updated to `{}`", status.version());
+    info!("\n\nrari updated to `{}`", status.version());
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/crates/rari-tools/Cargo.toml b/crates/rari-tools/Cargo.toml
index 11162de1..3e0a5174 100644
--- a/crates/rari-tools/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/rari-tools/Cargo.toml
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ serde_yaml_ng.workspace = true
 pretty_yaml.workspace = true
 yaml_parser.workspace = true
 const_format.workspace = true
+dialoguer.workspace = true
 
-dialoguer = "0.11"
 csv = "1"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/crates/rari-tools/src/add_redirect.rs b/crates/rari-tools/src/add_redirect.rs
index 38161133..c50fc416 100644
--- a/crates/rari-tools/src/add_redirect.rs
+++ b/crates/rari-tools/src/add_redirect.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub fn add_redirect(from_url: &str, to_url: &str) -> Result<(), ToolError> {
     let green = Style::new().green();
     let bold = Style::new().bold();
 
-    println!(
+    tracing::info!(
         "{} {} {} {}",
         green.apply_to("Saved"),
         bold.apply_to(from_url),
diff --git a/crates/rari-tools/src/move.rs b/crates/rari-tools/src/move.rs
index 04f2a7fb..a85e9126 100644
--- a/crates/rari-tools/src/move.rs
+++ b/crates/rari-tools/src/move.rs
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ pub fn r#move(
     let bold = Style::new().bold();
     let changes = do_move(old_slug, new_slug, locale, true)?;
     if changes.is_empty() {
-        println!("{}", style("No changes would be made").green());
+        tracing::info!("{}", style("No changes would be made").green());
         return Ok(());
     } else {
-        println!(
+        tracing::info!(
             "{} {} {} {} {} {}",
             green.apply_to("This will move"),
             bold.apply_to(changes.len()),
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ pub fn r#move(
             green.apply_to(new_slug)
         );
         for (old_slug, new_slug) in changes {
-            println!(
+            tracing::info!(
                 "{} -> {}",
                 red.apply_to(&old_slug),
                 green.apply_to(&new_slug)
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ pub fn r#move(
             .unwrap_or_default()
     {
         let moved = do_move(old_slug, new_slug, locale, false)?;
-        println!(
+        tracing::info!(
             "{} {} {}",
             green.apply_to("Moved"),
             bold.apply_to(moved.len()),
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ fn do_move(
             doc.meta.slug = new_slug.to_string();
             Some(doc.to_owned())
         } else {
-            println!("This does not look like a document");
+            tracing::info!("This does not look like a document");
             None
         }
     });
diff --git a/crates/rari-tools/src/remove.rs b/crates/rari-tools/src/remove.rs
index ccc021c0..e5d01e1a 100644
--- a/crates/rari-tools/src/remove.rs
+++ b/crates/rari-tools/src/remove.rs
@@ -38,20 +38,20 @@ pub fn remove(
     let bold = Style::new().bold();
     let changes = do_remove(slug, locale, recursive, redirect, true)?;
     if changes.is_empty() {
-        println!("{}", green.apply_to("No changes would be made"));
+        tracing::info!("{}", green.apply_to("No changes would be made"));
         return Ok(());
     } else {
-        println!(
+        tracing::info!(
             "{} {} {}",
             green.apply_to("This will delete"),
             bold.apply_to(changes.len()),
             green.apply_to("documents:"),
         );
         for slug in changes {
-            println!("{}", red.apply_to(&slug));
+            tracing::info!("{}", red.apply_to(&slug));
         }
         if let Some(redirect) = redirect {
-            println!(
+            tracing::info!(
                 "{} {} to: {}",
                 green.apply_to("Redirecting"),
                 green.apply_to(if recursive {
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ pub fn remove(
                 green.apply_to(&redirect),
             );
         } else {
-            println!("{}", yellow.apply_to("Deleting without a redirect. Consider using the --redirect option with a related page instead."));
+            tracing::info!("{}", yellow.apply_to("Deleting without a redirect. Consider using the --redirect option with a related page instead."));
         }
     }
 
@@ -78,19 +78,19 @@ pub fn remove(
             .iter()
             .map(|slug| build_url(slug, locale, PageCategory::Doc))
             .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, DocError>>()?;
-        println!(
+        tracing::info!(
             "{} {} {}",
             green.apply_to("Deleted"),
             bold.apply_to(removed.len()),
             green.apply_to("documents:"),
         );
         for url in &removed_urls {
-            println!("{}", red.apply_to(&url));
+            tracing::info!("{}", red.apply_to(&url));
         }
 
         // Find references to deleted documents and
         // list them for manual review
-        println!("Checking references to deleted documents...");
+        tracing::info!("Checking references to deleted documents...");
         let mut docs_path = PathBuf::from(root_for_locale(locale)?);
         docs_path.push(locale.as_folder_str());
 
@@ -109,18 +109,18 @@ pub fn remove(
             .collect();
 
         if referencing_docs.is_empty() {
-            println!(
+            tracing::info!(
                 "{}",
                 green.apply_to("No file is referring to the deleted document."),
             );
         } else {
-            println!(
+            tracing::info!(
                 "{} {}",
                 yellow.apply_to(referencing_docs.len()),
                 yellow.apply_to("files are referring to the deleted documents. Please update the following files to remove the links:"),
             );
             for url in &referencing_docs {
-                println!("{}", yellow.apply_to(url));
+                tracing::info!("{}", yellow.apply_to(url));
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/rari-tools/src/sidebars.rs b/crates/rari-tools/src/sidebars.rs
index bc3d55fe..ad446f18 100644
--- a/crates/rari-tools/src/sidebars.rs
+++ b/crates/rari-tools/src/sidebars.rs
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ mod test {
         path.push("sidebars");
         path.push("sidebar_0.yaml");
         let content = fs::read_to_string(&path).unwrap();
-        // println!("{}", content);
+        // tracing::info!("{}", content);
         let sb = serde_yaml_ng::from_str::<Sidebar>(&content).unwrap();
 
         // replacement of link of the first child in the third item of the sidebar
diff --git a/crates/rari-tools/src/sync_translated_content.rs b/crates/rari-tools/src/sync_translated_content.rs
index 93a57155..545dc884 100644
--- a/crates/rari-tools/src/sync_translated_content.rs
+++ b/crates/rari-tools/src/sync_translated_content.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ pub fn sync_translated_content(
     let bold = Style::new().bold();
 
     if verbose {
-        println!(
+        tracing::info!(
             "{}",
             green.apply_to(format!(
                 "Syncing translated content for locales: {:?}.\nFixing cross-locale redirects.",
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pub fn sync_translated_content(
     fix_redirects()?;
 
     if verbose {
-        println!("{}", green.apply_to("Reading all documents."));
+        tracing::info!("{}", green.apply_to("Reading all documents."));
     }
 
     let docs = read_all_doc_pages()?;
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ pub fn sync_translated_content(
                         (x, y + 1)
                     }
                 });
-        println!(
+        tracing::info!(
             "{}",
             dim.apply_to(format!(
                 "read {} docs: {} en-Us, {} translated.",
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ pub fn sync_translated_content(
                     );
                 }
             } else {
-                println!("Page is not a doc: {:?}", page);
+                tracing::info!("Page is not a doc: {:?}", page);
             }
             results
         });
@@ -122,34 +122,34 @@ pub fn sync_translated_content(
 
     if verbose {
         for (locale, result) in &res {
-            println!(
+            tracing::info!(
                 "{}",
                 green.apply_to(bold.apply_to(format!("Results for locale {}", locale)))
             );
-            println!(
+            tracing::info!(
                 "  {}",
                 green.apply_to(format!("Total of {} documents.", result.total_docs))
             );
-            println!(
+            tracing::info!(
                 "  {}",
                 green.apply_to(format!("Moved {} documents.", result.moved_docs))
             );
-            println!(
+            tracing::info!(
                 "  {}",
                 green.apply_to(format!("Renamed {} documents.", result.renamed_docs))
             );
-            println!(
+            tracing::info!(
                 "  {}",
                 green.apply_to(format!(
                     "Conflicting {} documents.",
                     result.conflicting_docs
                 ))
             );
-            println!(
+            tracing::info!(
                 "  {}",
                 green.apply_to(format!("Orphaned {} documents", result.orphaned_docs))
             );
-            println!(
+            tracing::info!(
                 "  {}",
                 green.apply_to(format!(
                     "Fixed {} redirected documents.",
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ fn sync_translated_document(
 
     if status.orphaned {
         if verbose {
-            println!(
+            tracing::info!(
                 "{}",
                 yellow.apply_to(format!("orphaned: {}", doc.path().to_string_lossy()))
             );
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ fn sync_translated_document(
         }
     } else if status.moved && md_exists(&resolved_slug, doc.locale())? {
         if verbose {
-            println!(
+            tracing::info!(
                 "{}",
                 dim.apply_to(format!(
                     "unrooting {} (conflicting translation)",
diff --git a/crates/rari-tools/src/tests/fixtures/docs.rs b/crates/rari-tools/src/tests/fixtures/docs.rs
index 900e0d7c..8556f4f9 100644
--- a/crates/rari-tools/src/tests/fixtures/docs.rs
+++ b/crates/rari-tools/src/tests/fixtures/docs.rs
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ impl DocFixtures {
             // overwrite file if it exists
             if fs::exists(&path).unwrap() {
                 if path.is_dir() {
-                    println!(
+                    tracing::info!(
                         "File path is a directory - replacing with file: {}",
                         path.to_string_lossy()
                     );
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ impl DocFixtures {
 impl Drop for DocFixtures {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         if self.do_not_remove {
-            println!("Leaving doc fixtures in place for debugging");
+            tracing::info!("Leaving doc fixtures in place for debugging");
             return;
         }
         // Perform cleanup actions, recursively remove all files
diff --git a/crates/rari-tools/src/tests/fixtures/redirects.rs b/crates/rari-tools/src/tests/fixtures/redirects.rs
index 006a30dc..cafc3c28 100644
--- a/crates/rari-tools/src/tests/fixtures/redirects.rs
+++ b/crates/rari-tools/src/tests/fixtures/redirects.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ impl RedirectFixtures {
 impl Drop for RedirectFixtures {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         if self.do_not_remove {
-            println!(
+            tracing::info!(
                 "Leaving redirects fixture {} in place for debugging",
                 self.path.display()
             );
diff --git a/crates/rari-tools/src/tests/fixtures/sidebars.rs b/crates/rari-tools/src/tests/fixtures/sidebars.rs
index 82ef5081..7d6fe86e 100644
--- a/crates/rari-tools/src/tests/fixtures/sidebars.rs
+++ b/crates/rari-tools/src/tests/fixtures/sidebars.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ impl SidebarFixtures {
 impl Drop for SidebarFixtures {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         if self.do_not_remove {
-            println!("Leaving doc fixtures in place for debugging");
+            tracing::info!("Leaving doc fixtures in place for debugging");
             return;
         }
         // Perform cleanup actions, recursively remove all files
diff --git a/crates/rari-tools/src/tests/fixtures/wikihistory.rs b/crates/rari-tools/src/tests/fixtures/wikihistory.rs
index 3d2e4f43..87a605a7 100644
--- a/crates/rari-tools/src/tests/fixtures/wikihistory.rs
+++ b/crates/rari-tools/src/tests/fixtures/wikihistory.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ impl WikihistoryFixtures {
 impl Drop for WikihistoryFixtures {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         if self.do_not_remove {
-            println!(
+            tracing::info!(
                 "Leaving wikihistory fixture {} in place for debugging",
                 self.path.display()
             );