diff --git a/core/autoload/output.el b/core/autoload/output.el
index 760c7318a..a7f93fb7b 100644
--- a/core/autoload/output.el
+++ b/core/autoload/output.el
@@ -106,7 +106,9 @@ Accepts 'ansi and 'text-properties. nil means don't render colors.")
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun doom--print (output)
   (unless (string-empty-p output)
-    (princ output)
+    (if noninteractive
+        (send-string-to-terminal output)
+      (princ output))
     (terpri)
     output))
 
@@ -254,12 +256,12 @@ DEST can be one or more of `standard-output', a buffer, a file"
                (insert-char out))
              (send-string-to-terminal (char-to-string out)))))
      (letf! (defun message (msg &rest args)
-              (with-current-buffer log-buffer
-                (print-group!
-                 (insert (doom--format (apply #'format msg args)) "\n")))
-              (if doom-debug-p
-                  (doom--print (doom--format (apply #'format msg args)))
-                (apply message msg args)))
+              (print-group!
+               (with-current-buffer log-buffer
+                 (insert (doom--format (apply #'format msg args)) "\n"))
+               (when (or doom-debug-p (not inhibit-message))
+                 (doom--print (doom--format (apply #'format msg args)))))
+              message)
        (unwind-protect
            ,(macroexp-progn body)
          (with-current-buffer log-buffer
diff --git a/core/cli/lib/straight-hacks.el b/core/cli/lib/straight-hacks.el
index 1aecbeeff..728d9f90d 100644
--- a/core/cli/lib/straight-hacks.el
+++ b/core/cli/lib/straight-hacks.el
@@ -106,18 +106,15 @@ original state.")
                        answer))
              (funcall (nth answer options)))))))))
 
-(defadvice! doom--straight-respect-print-indent-a (args)
-  "Indent straight progress messages to respect `doom-output-indent', so we
-don't have to pass whitespace to `straight-use-package's fourth argument
-everywhere we use it (and internally)."
-  :filter-args #'straight-use-package
-  (cl-destructuring-bind
-      (melpa-style-recipe &optional no-clone no-build cause interactive)
-      args
-    (list melpa-style-recipe no-clone no-build
-          (if (and (not cause)
-                   (boundp 'doom-output-indent)
-                   (> doom-output-indent 0))
-              (make-string (1- (or doom-output-indent 1)) 32)
-            cause)
-          interactive)))
+(setq straight-arrow " > ")
+(defadvice! doom--straight-respect-print-indent-a (string &rest objects)
+  "Same as `message' (which see for STRING and OBJECTS) normally.
+However, in batch mode, print to stdout instead of stderr."
+  :override #'straight--output
+  (let ((msg (apply #'format string objects)))
+    (save-match-data
+      (when (string-match (format "^%s\\(.+\\)$" (regexp-quote straight-arrow)) msg)
+        (setq msg (match-string 1 msg))))
+    (and (string-match-p "^\\(Cloning\\|\\(Reb\\|B\\)uilding\\) " msg)
+         (not (string-suffix-p "...done" msg))
+         (doom--print (doom--format (concat "> " msg))))))
diff --git a/core/cli/packages.el b/core/cli/packages.el
index d384f6375..730bac669 100644
--- a/core/cli/packages.el
+++ b/core/cli/packages.el
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ list remains lean."
            with previous = 0
            while (not (zerop pending))
            if (/= previous pending) do
-           (print! (info "\033[KWaiting for %d async jobs...\033[1A" pending))
+           (print! (start "\033[KNatively compiling %d files...\033[1A" pending))
            (setq previous pending)
            else do
            (let ((inhibit-message t))
diff --git a/core/core-cli.el b/core/core-cli.el
index c6bc0749d..9394ea455 100644
--- a/core/core-cli.el
+++ b/core/core-cli.el
@@ -132,20 +132,29 @@ Environment variables:
                  (doom-cli-execute "help")
                (let ((start-time (current-time)))
                  (run-hooks 'doom-cli-pre-hook)
-                 (when-let (result (apply #'doom-cli-execute command args))
-                   (run-hooks 'doom-cli-post-hook)
-                   (print! (success "Finished in %s")
-                           (let* ((duration (float-time (time-subtract (current-time) before-init-time)))
-                                  (hours   (/ (truncate duration) 60 60))
-                                  (minutes (- (/ (truncate duration) 60) (* hours 60)))
-                                  (seconds (- duration (* hours 60 60) (* minutes 60))))
-                             (string-join
-                              (delq
-                               nil (list (unless (zerop hours)   (format "%dh" hours))
-                                         (unless (zerop minutes) (format "%dm" minutes))
-                                         (format (if (> duration 60) "%ds" "%.4fs")
-                                                 seconds))))))
-                   result))))))
+                 (print! (start "Executing 'doom %s' %s")
+                         (string-join
+                          (cons (or (ignore-errors
+                                      (doom-cli-name (doom-cli-get command)))
+                                    command)
+                                args)
+                          " ")
+                         (format-time-string "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"))
+                 (print-group!
+                  (when-let (result (apply #'doom-cli-execute command args))
+                    (run-hooks 'doom-cli-post-hook)
+                    (print! (success "Finished in %s")
+                            (let* ((duration (float-time (time-subtract (current-time) before-init-time)))
+                                   (hours   (/ (truncate duration) 60 60))
+                                   (minutes (- (/ (truncate duration) 60) (* hours 60)))
+                                   (seconds (- duration (* hours 60 60) (* minutes 60))))
+                              (string-join
+                               (delq
+                                nil (list (unless (zerop hours)   (format "%dh" hours))
+                                          (unless (zerop minutes) (format "%dm" minutes))
+                                          (format (if (> duration 60) "%ds" "%.4fs")
+                                                  seconds))))))
+                    result)))))))
     ;; TODO Not implemented yet
     (doom-cli-command-not-found-error
      (print! (error "Command 'doom %s' not recognized") (string-join (cdr e) " "))