fix: honor config-file silent and verbose in logger configuration

src/cli/commands/convert.test.ts

@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ describe("convertCommand", () => {
 
       expect(ConfigResolver.resolve).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         expect.objectContaining({ targets: ["cursor", "claudecode"] }),
+        { logger: mockLogger },
       );
     });
   });
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ describe("convertCommand", () => {
           targets: ["cursor", "claudecode"],
           features: ["*"],
         }),
+        { logger: mockLogger },
       );
 
       expect(RulesProcessor).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
@@ -125,6 +127,7 @@ describe("convertCommand", () => {
         expect.objectContaining({
           features: ["rules", "mcp"],
         }),
+        { logger: mockLogger },
       );
     });
 
@@ -172,6 +175,7 @@ describe("convertCommand", () => {
 
       expect(ConfigResolver.resolve).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         expect.objectContaining({ global: true }),
+        { logger: mockLogger },
       );
     });
   });

src/cli/commands/convert.ts

@@ -44,11 +44,14 @@ export async function convertCommand(logger: Logger, options: ConvertOptions): P
   // Pass both source and destinations as `targets` so per-target feature maps
   // in `rulesync.jsonc` are honored for every tool involved. Default features
   // to `*` so every feature that both tools support is attempted.
-  const config = await ConfigResolver.resolve({
-    ...options,
-    targets: [fromTool, ...toTools],
-    features: options.features ?? ["*"],
-  });
+  const config = await ConfigResolver.resolve(
+    {
+      ...options,
+      targets: [fromTool, ...toTools],
+      features: options.features ?? ["*"],
+    },
+    { logger },
+  );
 
   const isPreview = config.isPreviewMode();
   const modePrefix = isPreview ? "[DRY RUN] " : "";

src/cli/commands/gitignore.ts

@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ const extractRulesyncManagedEntries = (content: string): string[] => {
 export type GitignoreCommandOptions = {
   readonly targets?: string[];
   readonly features?: RulesyncFeatures;
+  readonly verbose?: boolean;
+  readonly silent?: boolean;
 };
 
 const groupEntriesByDestination = ({
@@ -211,7 +213,10 @@ export const gitignoreCommand = async (
 ): Promise<void> => {
   const gitignorePath = join(process.cwd(), ".gitignore");
   const gitattributesPath = join(process.cwd(), ".gitattributes");
-  const config = await ConfigResolver.resolve({});
+  const config = await ConfigResolver.resolve(
+    { verbose: options?.verbose, silent: options?.silent },
+    { logger },
+  );
 
   const resolvedEntries = resolveGitignoreEntries({
     targets: options?.targets,

src/cli/commands/install.ts

@@ -44,11 +44,14 @@ async function runRulesyncInstall(logger: Logger, options: InstallCommandOptions
   // `--mode apm` is required to opt into the APM layout.
   const apmExists = await apmManifestExists(projectRoot);
 
-  const config = await ConfigResolver.resolve({
-    configPath: options.configPath,
-    verbose: options.verbose,
-    silent: options.silent,
-  });
+  const config = await ConfigResolver.resolve(
+    {
+      configPath: options.configPath,
+      verbose: options.verbose,
+      silent: options.silent,
+    },
+    { logger },
+  );
   const sources = config.getSources();
 
   if (apmExists && sources.length > 0) {
@@ -141,11 +144,14 @@ async function runGhInstall(logger: Logger, options: InstallCommandOptions): Pro
   // gh mode reads sources from `rulesync.jsonc`, never from `apm.yml`. The
   // disambiguation between rulesync/apm modes lives in `runRulesyncInstall`;
   // here the user has already opted into gh mode explicitly.
-  const config = await ConfigResolver.resolve({
-    configPath: options.configPath,
-    verbose: options.verbose,
-    silent: options.silent,
-  });
+  const config = await ConfigResolver.resolve(
+    {
+      configPath: options.configPath,
+      verbose: options.verbose,
+      silent: options.silent,
+    },
+    { logger },
+  );
   const sources = config.getSources();
 
   if (sources.length === 0) {

src/cli/index.ts

@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ const main = async () => {
         await gitignoreCommand(logger, {
           targets: resolvedTargets ? [...resolvedTargets] : undefined,
           features: cliFeatures,
+          verbose: (options as { verbose?: boolean }).verbose,
+          silent: (options as { silent?: boolean }).silent,
         });
       }),
     );

src/cli/wrap-command.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Command } from "commander";
 
 import { CLIError } from "../types/json-output.js";
 import { formatError } from "../utils/error.js";
-import { ConsoleLogger, JsonLogger, Logger } from "../utils/logger.js";
+import { ConsoleLogger, fallbackLogger, JsonLogger, Logger } from "../utils/logger.js";
 
 export function createLogger({
   name,
@@ -50,10 +50,15 @@ export function wrapCommand({
     const positionalArgs = args.slice(0, -2);
     const globalOpts = command.parent?.opts() ?? {};
     const logger = loggerFactory({ name, globalOpts, getVersion });
-    logger.configure({
+    // Configure from CLI flags first; commands that resolve a config file
+    // re-configure via `ConfigResolver.resolve` so config-file
+    // `verbose`/`silent` also apply (CLI flags still win there).
+    const cliLoggerOptions = {
       verbose: Boolean(globalOpts.verbose) || Boolean(options.verbose),
       silent: Boolean(globalOpts.silent) || Boolean(options.silent),
-    });
+    };
+    logger.configure(cliLoggerOptions);
+    fallbackLogger.configure(cliLoggerOptions);
 
     try {
       await handler(logger, options, globalOpts, positionalArgs);

src/config/config-resolver.test.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 
 import { setupTestDirectory } from "../test-utils/test-directories.js";
 import { writeFileContent } from "../utils/file.js";
-import type { Logger } from "../utils/logger.js";
+import { fallbackLogger, type Logger } from "../utils/logger.js";
 import { ConfigResolver } from "./config-resolver.js";
 
 const { getHomeDirectoryMock } = vi.hoisted(() => {
@@ -155,6 +155,73 @@ describe("config-resolver", () => {
 
       expect(config.getSilent()).toBe(true);
     });
+
+    it("should re-configure the supplied logger from config-file silent/verbose", async () => {
+      const configContent = JSON.stringify({
+        outputRoots: ["./"],
+        silent: true,
+        verbose: false,
+      });
+      await writeFileContent(join(testDir, "rulesync.jsonc"), configContent);
+      const logger = { warn: vi.fn(), configure: vi.fn() } as unknown as Logger;
+      const fallbackConfigureSpy = vi.spyOn(fallbackLogger, "configure");
+
+      try {
+        await ConfigResolver.resolve({ configPath: join(testDir, "rulesync.jsonc") }, { logger });
+
+        expect(logger.configure).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ verbose: false, silent: true });
+        expect(fallbackConfigureSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ verbose: false, silent: true });
+      } finally {
+        fallbackConfigureSpy.mockRestore();
+      }
+    });
+
+    it("should re-configure the supplied logger with CLI flags winning over the config file", async () => {
+      const configContent = JSON.stringify({
+        outputRoots: ["./"],
+        silent: false,
+        verbose: false,
+      });
+      await writeFileContent(join(testDir, "rulesync.jsonc"), configContent);
+      const logger = { warn: vi.fn(), configure: vi.fn() } as unknown as Logger;
+
+      await ConfigResolver.resolve(
+        { configPath: join(testDir, "rulesync.jsonc"), silent: true, verbose: true },
+        { logger },
+      );
+
+      expect(logger.configure).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ verbose: true, silent: true });
+    });
+
+    it("should enable logger verbose from config-file verbose", async () => {
+      const configContent = JSON.stringify({
+        outputRoots: ["./"],
+        verbose: true,
+      });
+      await writeFileContent(join(testDir, "rulesync.jsonc"), configContent);
+      const logger = { warn: vi.fn(), configure: vi.fn() } as unknown as Logger;
+
+      await ConfigResolver.resolve({ configPath: join(testDir, "rulesync.jsonc") }, { logger });
+
+      expect(logger.configure).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ verbose: true, silent: false });
+    });
+
+    it("should not touch the fallbackLogger when no logger is supplied", async () => {
+      const configContent = JSON.stringify({
+        outputRoots: ["./"],
+        silent: true,
+      });
+      await writeFileContent(join(testDir, "rulesync.jsonc"), configContent);
+      const fallbackConfigureSpy = vi.spyOn(fallbackLogger, "configure");
+
+      try {
+        await ConfigResolver.resolve({ configPath: join(testDir, "rulesync.jsonc") });
+
+        expect(fallbackConfigureSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      } finally {
+        fallbackConfigureSpy.mockRestore();
+      }
+    });
   });
 
   describe("config file targets (getConfigFileTargets)", () => {
@@ -559,7 +626,7 @@ describe("config-resolver", () => {
         join(inputRoot, "rulesync.jsonc"),
         JSON.stringify({ outputRoots: ["./"], global: true }),
       );
-      const logger = { warn: vi.fn() } as unknown as Logger;
+      const logger = { warn: vi.fn(), configure: vi.fn() } as unknown as Logger;
 
       await ConfigResolver.resolve(
         {
@@ -572,25 +639,25 @@ describe("config-resolver", () => {
       expect(logger.warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining('Ignoring "global: true"'));
     });
 
-    it("should fall back to console.warn when no logger is supplied", async () => {
+    it("should fall back to the shared fallbackLogger when no logger is supplied", async () => {
       const inputRoot = join(testDir, "central-rules");
       await writeFileContent(
         join(inputRoot, "rulesync.jsonc"),
         JSON.stringify({ outputRoots: ["./"], global: true }),
       );
-      const consoleWarnSpy = vi.spyOn(console, "warn").mockImplementation(() => {});
+      const fallbackWarnSpy = vi.spyOn(fallbackLogger, "warn").mockImplementation(() => {});
 
       try {
         await ConfigResolver.resolve({
           configPath: "rulesync.jsonc",
           inputRoot,
         });
 
-        expect(consoleWarnSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect(fallbackWarnSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
           expect.stringContaining('Ignoring "global: true"'),
         );
       } finally {
-        consoleWarnSpy.mockRestore();
+        fallbackWarnSpy.mockRestore();
       }
     });
 
@@ -604,7 +671,7 @@ describe("config-resolver", () => {
         join(testDir, "rulesync.jsonc"),
         JSON.stringify({ inputRoot: configuredRoot, global: true }),
       );
-      const logger = { warn: vi.fn() } as unknown as Logger;
+      const logger = { warn: vi.fn(), configure: vi.fn() } as unknown as Logger;
 
       const config = await ConfigResolver.resolve(
         {
@@ -623,7 +690,7 @@ describe("config-resolver", () => {
         join(inputRoot, "rulesync.jsonc"),
         JSON.stringify({ outputRoots: ["./"], global: true }),
       );
-      const logger = { warn: vi.fn() } as unknown as Logger;
+      const logger = { warn: vi.fn(), configure: vi.fn() } as unknown as Logger;
 
       await ConfigResolver.resolve(
         {

src/config/config-resolver.ts

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {
   resolvePath,
   validateOutputRoot,
 } from "../utils/file.js";
-import { type Logger, warnWithFallback } from "../utils/logger.js";
+import { fallbackLogger, type Logger, warnWithFallback } from "../utils/logger.js";
 import {
   assertTargetsFeaturesExclusive,
   Config,
@@ -289,6 +289,28 @@ export class ConfigResolver {
     // so the user knows where to look.
     assertMergedTargetsFeaturesExclusive({ configByFile, validatedConfigPath, localConfigPath });
 
+    // Wire the resolved `verbose`/`silent` into the logger as soon as they are
+    // known, so config-file settings are honored by every message emitted from
+    // here on (including the warnings later in this resolution). CLI flags
+    // still win via `pick`. Only re-configure when the caller threaded a
+    // logger through — those call sites pass their CLI flags in the params, so
+    // precedence stays intact. The shared `fallbackLogger` is kept in sync for
+    // paths that have no logger threaded through.
+    const resolvedVerbose = pick({
+      cli: verbose,
+      file: configByFile.verbose,
+      fallback: getDefaults().verbose,
+    });
+    const resolvedSilent = pick({
+      cli: silent,
+      file: configByFile.silent,
+      fallback: getDefaults().silent,
+    });
+    if (logger !== undefined) {
+      logger.configure({ verbose: resolvedVerbose, silent: resolvedSilent });
+      fallbackLogger.configure({ verbose: resolvedVerbose, silent: resolvedSilent });
+    }
+
     // When `inputRoot` is set (from CLI, programmatic args, or a config file)
     // the user is decoupling source from output, so "global: true" from the
     // config file must not apply unless the caller also explicitly passes
@@ -317,7 +339,7 @@ export class ConfigResolver {
     const configParams = {
       targets: resolvedTargets,
       features: resolvedFeatures,
-      verbose: pick({ cli: verbose, file: configByFile.verbose, fallback: getDefaults().verbose }),
+      verbose: resolvedVerbose,
       delete: pick({ cli: isDelete, file: configByFile.delete, fallback: getDefaults().delete }),
       outputRoots: getOutputRootsInLightOfGlobal({
         outputRoots: pick({
@@ -328,7 +350,7 @@ export class ConfigResolver {
         global: resolvedGlobal,
       }),
       global: resolvedGlobal,
-      silent: pick({ cli: silent, file: configByFile.silent, fallback: getDefaults().silent }),
+      silent: resolvedSilent,
       simulateCommands: pick({
         cli: simulateCommands,
         file: configByFile.simulateCommands,

src/features/mcp/codexcli-mcp.test.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { RULESYNC_RELATIVE_DIR_PATH } from "../../constants/rulesync-paths.js";
 import { setupTestDirectory } from "../../test-utils/test-directories.js";
 import { ensureDir, writeFileContent } from "../../utils/file.js";
+import { fallbackLogger } from "../../utils/logger.js";
 import { CodexcliMcp } from "./codexcli-mcp.js";
 import { RulesyncMcp } from "./rulesync-mcp.js";
 
@@ -341,7 +342,7 @@ args = ["server.js"]
     });
 
     it("should normalize invalid Codex MCP server names and warn when the last collision wins", async () => {
-      const warnSpy = vi.spyOn(console, "warn").mockImplementation(() => {});
+      const warnSpy = vi.spyOn(fallbackLogger, "warn").mockImplementation(() => {});
       const rulesyncMcp = new RulesyncMcp({
         relativeDirPath: RULESYNC_RELATIVE_DIR_PATH,
         relativeFilePath: ".mcp.json",
@@ -371,7 +372,7 @@ args = ["server.js"]
     });
 
     it("should keep non-representable server names via a stable hash fallback instead of dropping them", async () => {
-      const warnSpy = vi.spyOn(console, "warn").mockImplementation(() => {});
+      const warnSpy = vi.spyOn(fallbackLogger, "warn").mockImplementation(() => {});
       const rulesyncMcp = new RulesyncMcp({
         relativeDirPath: RULESYNC_RELATIVE_DIR_PATH,
         relativeFilePath: ".mcp.json",

src/features/permissions/augmentcode-permissions.ts

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import type { PermissionAction, PermissionsConfig } from "../../types/permission
 import { readAugmentcodeSettingsWithLocalOverlay } from "../../utils/augmentcode-settings.js";
 import { formatError } from "../../utils/error.js";
 import { readFileContentOrNull } from "../../utils/file.js";
-import { ConsoleLogger, type Logger } from "../../utils/logger.js";
+import { fallbackLogger, type Logger } from "../../utils/logger.js";
 import { applySharedConfigPatch, sharedConfigFileKey } from "../shared/shared-config-gateway.js";
 import { RulesyncPermissions } from "./rulesync-permissions.js";
 import {
@@ -22,10 +22,11 @@ import {
   type ToolPermissionsSettablePaths,
 } from "./tool-permissions.js";
 
-// Module-level logger used by the importing direction (toRulesyncPermissions),
+// Shared fallback logger used by the importing direction (toRulesyncPermissions),
 // where the instance method has no `logger` parameter. Mirrors the Qwen
-// permissions translator's pattern.
-const moduleLogger: Logger = new ConsoleLogger();
+// permissions translator's pattern; `fallbackLogger` is configured from CLI
+// flags and the resolved config, so `silent` is honored.
+const moduleLogger: Logger = fallbackLogger;
 
 /**
  * AugmentCode CLI uses `.augment/settings.json` (project) or `~/.augment/settings.json` (global).