diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 3bb2e63..30cf751 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "agentloom",
-  "version": "0.1.9",
+  "version": "0.1.10",
   "description": "Unified agent and MCP sync CLI for multi-provider AI tooling",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/update.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/update.ts
index 996e542..ac1d887 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/update.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/update.ts
@@ -97,25 +97,41 @@ async function runEntityAwareUpdate(options: {
     return;
   }
 
+  console.log(
+    `Checking ${entries.length} lock entr${entries.length === 1 ? "y" : "ies"} for updates...`,
+  );
+
   let updated = 0;
   let skipped = 0;
 
-  for (const entry of entries) {
+  for (const [index, entry] of entries.entries()) {
+    const progressPrefix = formatUpdateProgressPrefix(index, entries.length);
+    const entryLabel = formatLockEntryLabel(entry);
+
     if (!entryIncludesTarget(entry, options.target)) {
+      console.log(
+        `${progressPrefix} Skipping ${entryLabel} (does not track ${options.target}).`,
+      );
       skipped += 1;
       continue;
     }
 
+    console.log(`${progressPrefix} Checking ${entryLabel}...`);
+
     const probe = prepareSource({
       source: entry.source,
       ref: entry.requestedRef,
       subdir: entry.subdir,
     });
 
-    const hasNewCommit = probe.resolvedCommit !== entry.resolvedCommit;
+    const latestCommit = probe.resolvedCommit;
+    const hasNewCommit = latestCommit !== entry.resolvedCommit;
     probe.cleanup();
 
     if (!hasNewCommit) {
+      console.log(
+        `${progressPrefix} Up to date at ${formatShortCommit(entry.resolvedCommit)}.`,
+      );
       skipped += 1;
       continue;
     }
@@ -128,10 +144,17 @@ async function runEntityAwareUpdate(options: {
       !updatePlan.importRules &&
       !updatePlan.importSkills
     ) {
+      console.log(
+        `${progressPrefix} Skipping ${entryLabel} (no tracked entities selected for update).`,
+      );
       skipped += 1;
       continue;
     }
 
+    console.log(
+      `${progressPrefix} Updating ${entryLabel} (${formatShortCommit(entry.resolvedCommit)} -> ${formatShortCommit(latestCommit)})...`,
+    );
+
     try {
       const importOptions: Parameters<typeof importSource>[0] = {
         source: entry.source,
@@ -194,6 +217,9 @@ async function runEntityAwareUpdate(options: {
         rawSource: entry.source,
         summary,
       });
+      console.log(
+        `${progressPrefix} Updated ${entryLabel} to ${formatShortCommit(summary.resolvedCommit)}.`,
+      );
       updated += 1;
     } catch (err) {
       if (err instanceof NonInteractiveConflictError) {
@@ -217,6 +243,29 @@ async function runEntityAwareUpdate(options: {
   }
 }
 
+function formatUpdateProgressPrefix(index: number, total: number): string {
+  return `[${index + 1}/${total}]`;
+}
+
+function formatLockEntryLabel(entry: LockEntry): string {
+  const base = entry.source;
+  const refSuffix =
+    typeof entry.requestedRef === "string" && entry.requestedRef.length > 0
+      ? `@${entry.requestedRef}`
+      : "";
+  const subdirSuffix =
+    typeof entry.subdir === "string" && entry.subdir.length > 0
+      ? ` (${entry.subdir})`
+      : "";
+  return `${base}${refSuffix}${subdirSuffix}`;
+}
+
+function formatShortCommit(commit: string): string {
+  const normalized = commit.trim();
+  if (normalized.length <= 12) return normalized;
+  return normalized.slice(0, 12);
+}
+
 interface EntryUpdatePlan {
   importAgents: boolean;
   importCommands: boolean;
diff --git a/packages/cli/tests/unit/update-command.test.ts b/packages/cli/tests/unit/update-command.test.ts
index dfc1787..ea0b60c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/tests/unit/update-command.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/tests/unit/update-command.test.ts
@@ -171,10 +171,54 @@ describe("runUpdateCommand", () => {
     });
 
     const output = logSpy.mock.calls.map((call) => String(call[0])).join("\n");
+    expect(output).toContain("Checking 1 lock entry for updates...");
+    expect(output).toContain(
+      "[1/1] Checking farnoodma/agents@main (packages/agents)...",
+    );
+    expect(output).toContain(
+      "[1/1] Updating farnoodma/agents@main (packages/agents) (old-commit -> new-commit)...",
+    );
+    expect(output).toContain(
+      "[1/1] Updated farnoodma/agents@main (packages/agents) to new-commit.",
+    );
     expect(output).toContain("Updated entries: 1");
     expect(output).toContain("Unchanged entries: 0");
   });
 
+  it("prints per-entry progress when a lock entry is already current", async () => {
+    const paths = createScopePaths();
+    const cleanup = vi.fn();
+
+    commandMocks.resolveScope.mockResolvedValue(paths);
+    commandMocks.readLockfile.mockReturnValue(createLockfile());
+    commandMocks.prepareSource.mockReturnValue({
+      spec: { source: "farnoodma/agents", type: "github" as const },
+      rootPath: "/tmp/source",
+      importRoot: "/tmp/source/packages/agents",
+      resolvedCommit: "old-commit",
+      cleanup,
+    });
+
+    const logSpy = vi.spyOn(console, "log").mockImplementation(() => undefined);
+
+    await runUpdateCommand(
+      { _: ["update"], "no-sync": true } as ParsedArgs,
+      "/workspace",
+    );
+
+    expect(commandMocks.importSource).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(cleanup).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    const output = logSpy.mock.calls.map((call) => String(call[0])).join("\n");
+    expect(output).toContain("Checking 1 lock entry for updates...");
+    expect(output).toContain(
+      "[1/1] Checking farnoodma/agents@main (packages/agents)...",
+    );
+    expect(output).toContain("[1/1] Up to date at old-commit.");
+    expect(output).toContain("Updated entries: 0");
+    expect(output).toContain("Unchanged entries: 1");
+  });
+
   it("skips mcp and skills updates when lock selectors are explicitly empty", async () => {
     const nonInteractive = !(process.stdin.isTTY && process.stdout.isTTY);
     const paths = createScopePaths();