diff --git a/src/gladvent/internal/cmd/run.gleam b/src/gladvent/internal/cmd/run.gleam
index aae4b40..b36339f 100644
--- a/src/gladvent/internal/cmd/run.gleam
+++ b/src/gladvent/internal/cmd/run.gleam
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import filepath
 import gladvent/internal/cmd.{Ending, Endless}
 import gladvent/internal/parse.{type Day}
 import gladvent/internal/runners
+import gladvent/internal/util
 import gleam
 import gleam/dict as map
 import gleam/dynamic.{type Dynamic}
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ import gleam/string
 import glint
 import simplifile
 import snag.{type Result, type Snag}
+import spinner
 
 type AsyncResult =
   gleam.Result(RunResult, String)
@@ -258,6 +260,18 @@ pub fn run_command() -> glint.Command(Result(List(String))) {
   use days <- result.then(parse.days(args))
   let assert Ok(year) = glint.get_flag(flags, cmd.year_flag())
   let assert Ok(allow_crash) = glint.get_flag(flags, allow_crash_flag())
+
+  let spinner =
+    spinner.new(
+      "running days "
+      <> string.join(args, ", ")
+      <> " in "
+      <> int.to_string(year),
+    )
+    |> spinner.start()
+
+  use <- util.defer(do: fn() { spinner.stop(spinner) })
+
   let timing =
     glint.get_flag(flags, timeout_flag())
     |> result.map(Ending)
@@ -276,8 +290,16 @@ pub fn run_all_command() -> glint.Command(Result(List(String))) {
   use <- glint.command_help("Run all registered days")
   use <- glint.unnamed_args(glint.EqArgs(0))
   use _, _, flags <- glint.command()
+
   let assert Ok(year) = glint.get_flag(flags, cmd.year_flag())
   let assert Ok(allow_crash) = glint.get_flag(flags, allow_crash_flag())
+
+  let spinner =
+    spinner.new("running all days in " <> int.to_string(year))
+    |> spinner.start()
+
+  use <- util.defer(do: fn() { spinner.stop(spinner) })
+
   let timing =
     glint.get_flag(flags, timeout_flag())
     |> result.map(Ending)
diff --git a/src/gladvent/internal/runners.gleam b/src/gladvent/internal/runners.gleam
index 89ddaae..a15dd02 100644
--- a/src/gladvent/internal/runners.gleam
+++ b/src/gladvent/internal/runners.gleam
@@ -71,35 +71,39 @@ fn package_interface_error_to_snag(e: PkgInterfaceErr) -> snag.Snag {
 pub fn pkg_interface() -> Result(package_interface.Package) {
   use <- snagify_error(with: package_interface_error_to_snag)
   let spinner =
-    spinner.new("generating " <> package_interface_path)
+    spinner.new("initializing package interface")
     |> spinner.start()
 
   use <- defer(do: fn() { spinner.stop(spinner) })
 
   let root = cmd.root()
 
+  spinner.set_text(spinner, "reading gleam.toml")
   use gleam_toml <- result.try(
     simplifile.read(filepath.join(root, "gleam.toml"))
     |> result.map_error(FailedToReadGleamToml),
   )
 
+  spinner.set_text(spinner, "decoding gleam.toml")
   use toml <- result.try(
     tom.parse(gleam_toml)
     |> result.map_error(FailedToDecodeGleamToml),
   )
 
+  spinner.set_text(spinner, "fetching project name")
   use name <- result.try(
     tom.get_string(toml, ["name"])
     |> result.map_error(FailedToGetPackageName),
   )
 
+  spinner.set_text(spinner, "clearing build cache")
   use _ <- result.try(
-    {
-      use cache <- list.try_map(["build/prod/erlang", "build/dev/erlang"])
+    ["build/prod/erlang", "build/dev/erlang"]
+    |> list.try_map(fn(cache) {
       filepath.join(root, cache)
       |> filepath.join(name)
       |> simplifile.delete
-    }
+    })
     |> result.try_recover(fn(e) {
       case e {
         simplifile.Enoent -> Ok([])
@@ -108,11 +112,13 @@ pub fn pkg_interface() -> Result(package_interface.Package) {
     }),
   )
 
+  spinner.set_text(spinner, "rebuilding project")
   use _ <- result.try(
     shellout.command("gleam", ["build"], root, [])
     |> result.map_error(fn(e) { FailedToGeneratePackageInterface(e.1) }),
   )
 
+  spinner.set_text(spinner, "generating package interface file")
   use _ <- result.try(
     shellout.command(
       "gleam",