diff --git a/packages/cli/lang/en.json b/packages/cli/lang/en.json
index 00931b3595..da8cdfd9ec 100644
--- a/packages/cli/lang/en.json
+++ b/packages/cli/lang/en.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
   "commands_build_options_w": "Automatically rebuild when changes are made (default: false)",
   "commands_build_options_s": "Strategy to use for building the wrapper",
   "commands_build_options_s_strategy": "strategy",
+  "commands_build_options_l": "Log file to save console output to",
   "commands_infra_description": "Modular Infrastructure-As-Code Orchestrator",
   "commands_infra_actions_subtitle": "Infra allows you to execute the following commands:",
   "commands_infra_options_options": "options",
diff --git a/packages/cli/lang/es.json b/packages/cli/lang/es.json
index fc27c873b1..da8cdfd9ec 100644
--- a/packages/cli/lang/es.json
+++ b/packages/cli/lang/es.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
   "commands_build_options_w": "Automatically rebuild when changes are made (default: false)",
   "commands_build_options_s": "Strategy to use for building the wrapper",
   "commands_build_options_s_strategy": "strategy",
+  "commands_build_options_l": "Log file to save console output to",
   "commands_infra_description": "Modular Infrastructure-As-Code Orchestrator",
   "commands_infra_actions_subtitle": "Infra allows you to execute the following commands:",
   "commands_infra_options_options": "options",
@@ -233,8 +234,8 @@
   "lib_helpers_copyText": "Artifacts written to {path}",
   "lib_helpers_copyError": "Failed to write build artifacts to {path}",
   "lib_helpers_copyWarning": "Warnings write build artifacts to {path}",
-  "lib_helpers_docker_couldNotConnect": "Could not connect to the Docker daemon. Is the docker daemon running?",
   "lib_helpers_docker_copyText": "Artifacts written to {path} from the image `{image}`",
+  "lib_helpers_docker_couldNotConnect": "Could not connect to the Docker daemon. Is the docker daemon running?",
   "lib_helpers_docker_copyError": "Failed to write build artifacts to {path} from the image `{image}`",
   "lib_helpers_docker_copyWarning": "Warnings write build artifacts to {path} from the image `{image}`",
   "lib_helpers_docker_buildText": "Building source image `{image}` using dockerfile `{dockerfile}` in context `{context}`",
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/e2e/build.spec.ts b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/e2e/build.spec.ts
index 5765dfc696..24275ff75e 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/e2e/build.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/e2e/build.spec.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Options:
                                      made (default: false)
   -v, --verbose                      Verbose output (default: false)
   -q, --quiet                        Suppress output (default: false)
+  -l, --log-file [path]              Log file to save console output to
   -h, --help                         display help for command
 `;
 
@@ -190,6 +191,22 @@ describe("e2e tests for build command", () => {
     testBuildOutput(testCaseDir, outputDir);
   });
 
+  it("Should write log to file", async () => {
+    const testCaseDir = getTestCaseDir(0);
+    const logFilePath = "./log-file.txt";
+    const logFileAbsPath = path.join(testCaseDir, logFilePath);
+    const { exitCode: code } = await runCLI({
+      args: ["build", "-v", "-l", logFilePath],
+      cwd: testCaseDir,
+      cli: polywrapCli,
+    });
+
+    expect(code).toEqual(0);
+    expect(fs.existsSync(logFileAbsPath)).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(fs.statSync(logFileAbsPath).size).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    fs.unlinkSync(logFileAbsPath);
+  });
+
   describe("Image strategy", () => {
     it("Builds for assemblyscript", async () => {
       const { exitCode: code, stdout: output } = await runCLI({
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/e2e/codegen.spec.ts b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/e2e/codegen.spec.ts
index cef88b42c9..907ef8adb6 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/e2e/codegen.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/e2e/codegen.spec.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Options:
                                      PolywrapClient
   -v, --verbose                      Verbose output (default: false)
   -q, --quiet                        Suppress output (default: false)
+  -l, --log-file [path]              Log file to save console output to
   -h, --help                         display help for command
 `;
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/e2e/deploy.spec.ts b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/e2e/deploy.spec.ts
index 0e8c97b5e9..79db96eee2 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/e2e/deploy.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/e2e/deploy.spec.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Options:
   -o, --output-file <path>    Output file path for the deploy result
   -v, --verbose               Verbose output (default: false)
   -q, --quiet                 Suppress output (default: false)
+  -l, --log-file [path]       Log file to save console output to
   -h, --help                  display help for command
 `;
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/e2e/docgen.spec.ts b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/e2e/docgen.spec.ts
index 57dae5d829..833ec37b14 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/e2e/docgen.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/e2e/docgen.spec.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Options:
   -i, --imports                      Also generate docs for dependencies
   -v, --verbose                      Verbose output (default: false)
   -q, --quiet                        Suppress output (default: false)
+  -l, --log-file [path]              Log file to save console output to
   -h, --help                         display help for command
 `;
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/e2e/infra.spec.ts b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/e2e/infra.spec.ts
index b74b2b6303..86328ed8c1 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/e2e/infra.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/e2e/infra.spec.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ Options:
   -o, --modules <module,module>  Use only specified modules
   -v, --verbose                  Verbose output (default: false)
   -q, --quiet                    Suppress output (default: false)
+  -l, --log-file [path]          Log file to save console output to
   -h, --help                     display help for command
 `;
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/e2e/manifest.spec.ts b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/e2e/manifest.spec.ts
index 6b5f44521f..c3a5136ec7 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/e2e/manifest.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/e2e/manifest.spec.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Options:
   -m, --manifest-file <path>  Path to the manifest file (default: polywrap.yaml
                               | polywrap.yml)
   -f, --format <format>       Target format to migrate to (defaults to latest)
+  -l, --log-file [path]       Log file to save console output to
   -v, --verbose               Verbose output (default: false)
   -q, --quiet                 Suppress output (default: false)
   -h, --help                  display help for command
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ Options:
                               | polywrap.yml)
   -v, --verbose               Verbose output (default: false)
   -q, --quiet                 Suppress output (default: false)
+  -l, --log-file [path]       Log file to save console output to
   -h, --help                  display help for command
 `;
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/e2e/run.spec.ts b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/e2e/run.spec.ts
index 160aff8e37..f9de3da6c0 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/e2e/run.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/e2e/run.spec.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Options:
                                         run
   -v, --verbose                         Verbose output (default: false)
   -q, --quiet                           Suppress output (default: false)
+  -l, --log-file [path]                 Log file to save console output to
   -h, --help                            display help for command
 `;
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/build.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/build.ts
index 5b9a1478ee..6e77995d05 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/build.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/build.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   parseDirOption,
   parseClientConfigOption,
   parseManifestFileOption,
+  parseLogFileOption,
 } from "../lib";
 import { CodeGenerator } from "../lib/codegen";
 import {
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ type BuildCommandOptions = {
   strategy: SupportedStrategies;
   verbose?: boolean;
   quiet?: boolean;
+  logFile?: string;
 };
 
 export const build: Command = {
@@ -75,6 +77,10 @@ export const build: Command = {
       .option(`-w, --watch`, `${intlMsg.commands_build_options_w()}`)
       .option("-v, --verbose", intlMsg.commands_common_options_verbose())
       .option("-q, --quiet", intlMsg.commands_common_options_quiet())
+      .option(
+        `-l, --log-file [${pathStr}]`,
+        `${intlMsg.commands_build_options_l()}`
+      )
       .action(async (options) => {
         await run({
           ...options,
@@ -85,6 +91,7 @@ export const build: Command = {
           clientConfig: await parseClientConfigOption(options.clientConfig),
           outputDir: parseDirOption(options.outputDir, defaultOutputDir),
           strategy: options.strategy,
+          logFile: parseLogFileOption(options.logFile),
         });
       });
   },
@@ -135,8 +142,9 @@ async function run(options: BuildCommandOptions) {
     codegen,
     verbose,
     quiet,
+    logFile,
   } = options;
-  const logger = createLogger({ verbose, quiet });
+  const logger = createLogger({ verbose, quiet, logFile });
 
   // Get Client
   const client = new PolywrapClient(clientConfig);
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/codegen.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/codegen.ts
index 3ff81f8a1c..ef882081a1 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/codegen.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/codegen.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   generateWrapFile,
   defaultProjectManifestFiles,
   defaultPolywrapManifest,
+  parseLogFileOption,
 } from "../lib";
 import { ScriptCodegenerator } from "../lib/codegen/ScriptCodeGenerator";
 
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ type CodegenCommandOptions = {
   clientConfig: Partial<PolywrapClientConfig>;
   verbose?: boolean;
   quiet?: boolean;
+  logFile?: string;
 };
 
 export const codegen: Command = {
@@ -71,6 +73,10 @@ export const codegen: Command = {
       )
       .option("-v, --verbose", intlMsg.commands_common_options_verbose())
       .option("-q, --quiet", intlMsg.commands_common_options_quiet())
+      .option(
+        `-l, --log-file [${pathStr}]`,
+        `${intlMsg.commands_build_options_l()}`
+      )
       .action(async (options) => {
         await run({
           ...options,
@@ -82,6 +88,7 @@ export const codegen: Command = {
             defaultProjectManifestFiles
           ),
           publishDir: parseDirOption(options.publishDir, defaultPublishDir),
+          logFile: parseLogFileOption(options.logFile),
         });
       });
   },
@@ -96,8 +103,9 @@ async function run(options: CodegenCommandOptions) {
     publishDir,
     verbose,
     quiet,
+    logFile,
   } = options;
-  const logger = createLogger({ verbose, quiet });
+  const logger = createLogger({ verbose, quiet, logFile });
 
   // Get Client
   const client = new PolywrapClient(clientConfig);
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/create.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/create.ts
index e071e6f4f8..e3ca293a32 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/create.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/create.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Command, Program } from "./types";
 import { createLogger } from "./utils/createLogger";
-import { generateProjectTemplate, intlMsg } from "../lib";
+import { generateProjectTemplate, intlMsg, parseLogFileOption } from "../lib";
 
 import fse from "fs-extra";
 import path from "path";
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ type CreateCommandOptions = {
   outputDir?: string;
   verbose?: boolean;
   quiet?: boolean;
+  logFile?: string;
 };
 
 export const create: Command = {
@@ -54,8 +55,15 @@ export const create: Command = {
       )
       .option("-v, --verbose", intlMsg.commands_common_options_verbose())
       .option("-q, --quiet", intlMsg.commands_common_options_quiet())
+      .option(
+        `-l, --log-file [${pathStr}]`,
+        `${intlMsg.commands_build_options_l()}`
+      )
       .action(async (langStr, nameStr, options) => {
-        await run("wasm", langStr, nameStr, options);
+        await run("wasm", langStr, nameStr, {
+          ...options,
+          logFile: parseLogFileOption(options.logFile),
+        });
       });
 
     createCommand
@@ -75,8 +83,15 @@ export const create: Command = {
       )
       .option("-v, --verbose", intlMsg.commands_common_options_verbose())
       .option("-q, --quiet", intlMsg.commands_common_options_quiet())
+      .option(
+        `-l, --log-file [${pathStr}]`,
+        `${intlMsg.commands_build_options_l()}`
+      )
       .action(async (langStr, nameStr, options) => {
-        await run("app", langStr, nameStr, options);
+        await run("app", langStr, nameStr, {
+          ...options,
+          logFile: parseLogFileOption(options.logFile),
+        });
       });
 
     createCommand
@@ -96,8 +111,15 @@ export const create: Command = {
       )
       .option("-v, --verbose", intlMsg.commands_common_options_verbose())
       .option("-q, --quiet", intlMsg.commands_common_options_quiet())
+      .option(
+        `-l, --log-file [${pathStr}]`,
+        `${intlMsg.commands_build_options_l()}`
+      )
       .action(async (langStr, nameStr, options) => {
-        await run("plugin", langStr, nameStr, options);
+        await run("plugin", langStr, nameStr, {
+          ...options,
+          logFile: parseLogFileOption(options.logFile),
+        });
       });
   },
 };
@@ -108,8 +130,8 @@ async function run(
   name: string,
   options: CreateCommandOptions
 ) {
-  const { outputDir, verbose, quiet } = options;
-  const logger = createLogger({ verbose, quiet });
+  const { outputDir, verbose, quiet, logFile } = options;
+  const logger = createLogger({ verbose, quiet, logFile });
 
   const projectDir = path.resolve(outputDir ? `${outputDir}/${name}` : name);
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/deploy.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/deploy.ts
index c35f6ef210..f712f51768 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/deploy.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/deploy.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   PolywrapProject,
   DeployJob,
   DeployStep,
+  parseLogFileOption,
 } from "../lib";
 
 import { DeployManifest } from "@polywrap/polywrap-manifest-types-js";
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ type DeployCommandOptions = {
   outputFile?: string;
   verbose?: boolean;
   quiet?: boolean;
+  logFile?: string;
 };
 
 type ManifestJob = DeployManifest["jobs"][number];
@@ -48,6 +50,10 @@ export const deploy: Command = {
       )
       .option("-v, --verbose", intlMsg.commands_common_options_verbose())
       .option("-q, --quiet", intlMsg.commands_common_options_quiet())
+      .option(
+        `-l, --log-file [${pathStr}]`,
+        `${intlMsg.commands_build_options_l()}`
+      )
       .action(async (options) => {
         await run({
           ...options,
@@ -55,14 +61,15 @@ export const deploy: Command = {
             options.manifestFile,
             defaultPolywrapManifest
           ),
+          logFile: parseLogFileOption(options.logFile),
         });
       });
   },
 };
 
 async function run(options: DeployCommandOptions): Promise<void> {
-  const { manifestFile, outputFile, verbose, quiet } = options;
-  const logger = createLogger({ verbose, quiet });
+  const { manifestFile, outputFile, verbose, quiet, logFile } = options;
+  const logger = createLogger({ verbose, quiet, logFile });
 
   const project = new PolywrapProject({
     rootDir: nodePath.dirname(manifestFile),
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/docgen.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/docgen.ts
index b207ee0da2..03578572c7 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/docgen.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/docgen.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   parseManifestFileOption,
   defaultProjectManifestFiles,
   getProjectFromManifest,
+  parseLogFileOption,
 } from "../lib";
 import { Command, Program } from "./types";
 import { createLogger } from "./utils/createLogger";
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ type DocgenCommandOptions = {
   imports: boolean;
   verbose?: boolean;
   quiet?: boolean;
+  logFile?: string;
 };
 
 enum Actions {
@@ -93,6 +95,10 @@ export const docgen: Command = {
       .option(`-i, --imports`, `${intlMsg.commands_docgen_options_i()}`)
       .option("-v, --verbose", intlMsg.commands_common_options_verbose())
       .option("-q, --quiet", intlMsg.commands_common_options_quiet())
+      .option(
+        `-l, --log-file [${pathStr}]`,
+        `${intlMsg.commands_build_options_l()}`
+      )
       .action(async (action, options) => {
         await run(action, {
           ...options,
@@ -102,6 +108,7 @@ export const docgen: Command = {
           ),
           docgenDir: parseDirOption(options.docgenDir, defaultDocgenDir),
           clientConfig: await parseClientConfigOption(options.clientConfig),
+          logFile: parseLogFileOption(options.logFile),
         });
       });
   },
@@ -115,8 +122,9 @@ async function run(command: DocType, options: DocgenCommandOptions) {
     imports,
     verbose,
     quiet,
+    logFile,
   } = options;
-  const logger = createLogger({ verbose, quiet });
+  const logger = createLogger({ verbose, quiet, logFile });
 
   let project = await getProjectFromManifest(manifestFile, logger);
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/infra.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/infra.ts
index 3cac5c8039..2bd2c4ed35 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/infra.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/infra.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   loadInfraManifest,
   defaultInfraManifest,
   resolvePathIfExists,
+  parseLogFileOption,
 } from "../lib";
 import { createLogger } from "./utils/createLogger";
 import { Command, Program } from "./types";
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ type InfraCommandOptions = {
   verbose?: boolean;
   quiet?: boolean;
   manifest: string;
+  logFile?: string;
 };
 
 enum InfraActions {
@@ -79,12 +81,17 @@ export const infra: Command = {
       )
       .option("-v, --verbose", intlMsg.commands_common_options_verbose())
       .option("-q, --quiet", intlMsg.commands_common_options_quiet())
+      .option(
+        `-l, --log-file [${pathStr}]`,
+        `${intlMsg.commands_build_options_l()}`
+      )
       .action(async (action, options) => {
         await run(action, {
           ...options,
           manifest: options.manifestFile
             ? [options.manifestFile]
             : defaultInfraManifest,
+          logFile: parseLogFileOption(options.logFile),
         });
       });
   },
@@ -102,9 +109,9 @@ async function run(
   action: InfraActions,
   options: InfraCommandOptions & { manifest: string[] }
 ): Promise<void> {
-  const { modules, verbose, quiet, manifest } = options;
+  const { modules, verbose, quiet, manifest, logFile } = options;
 
-  const logger = createLogger({ verbose, quiet });
+  const logger = createLogger({ verbose, quiet, logFile });
 
   // eslint-disable-next-line prefer-const
   let modulesArray: string[] = [];
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/manifest.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/manifest.ts
index 65696fac62..91a5d044c4 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/manifest.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/manifest.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   CacheDirectory,
   defaultPolywrapManifest,
   Logger,
+  parseLogFileOption,
 } from "../lib";
 import {
   getYamlishSchemaForManifestJsonSchemaObject,
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ type ManifestSchemaCommandOptions = {
   manifestFile: ManifestType;
   verbose?: boolean;
   quiet?: boolean;
+  logFile?: string;
 };
 
 type ManifestMigrateCommandOptions = {
@@ -88,6 +90,7 @@ type ManifestMigrateCommandOptions = {
   format: string;
   verbose?: boolean;
   quiet?: boolean;
+  logFile?: string;
 };
 
 export const manifest: Command = {
@@ -123,8 +126,15 @@ export const manifest: Command = {
       )
       .option("-v, --verbose", intlMsg.commands_common_options_verbose())
       .option("-q, --quiet", intlMsg.commands_common_options_quiet())
+      .option(
+        `-l, --log-file [${pathStr}]`,
+        `${intlMsg.commands_build_options_l()}`
+      )
       .action(async (type, options) => {
-        await runSchemaCommand(type, options);
+        await runSchemaCommand(type, {
+          ...options,
+          logFile: parseLogFileOption(options.logFile),
+        });
       });
 
     manifestCommand
@@ -150,10 +160,17 @@ export const manifest: Command = {
         `-f, --format <${formatStr}>`,
         `${intlMsg.commands_manifest_options_f()}`
       )
+      .option(
+        `-l, --log-file [${pathStr}]`,
+        `${intlMsg.commands_build_options_l()}`
+      )
       .option("-v, --verbose", intlMsg.commands_common_options_verbose())
       .option("-q, --quiet", intlMsg.commands_common_options_quiet())
       .action(async (type, options) => {
-        await runMigrateCommand(type, options);
+        await runMigrateCommand(type, {
+          ...options,
+          logFile: parseLogFileOption(options.logFile),
+        });
       });
   },
 };
@@ -162,8 +179,8 @@ export const runSchemaCommand = async (
   type: ManifestType,
   options: ManifestSchemaCommandOptions
 ): Promise<void> => {
-  const { verbose, quiet } = options;
-  const logger = createLogger({ verbose, quiet });
+  const { verbose, quiet, logFile } = options;
+  const logger = createLogger({ verbose, quiet, logFile });
   let manifestfile = "";
 
   switch (type) {
@@ -370,8 +387,8 @@ const runMigrateCommand = async (
   type: ManifestType,
   options: ManifestMigrateCommandOptions
 ) => {
-  const { verbose, quiet } = options;
-  const logger = createLogger({ verbose, quiet });
+  const { verbose, quiet, logFile } = options;
+  const logger = createLogger({ verbose, quiet, logFile });
   let manifestFile = "";
   let manifestString: string;
   let language: string | undefined;
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/run.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/run.ts
index 0d74fd17b7..1278dde736 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/run.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/run.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   WorkflowOutput,
   defaultWorkflowManifest,
   parseManifestFileOption,
+  parseLogFileOption,
 } from "../lib";
 import { createLogger } from "./utils/createLogger";
 
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ type WorkflowCommandOptions = {
   outputFile?: string;
   verbose?: boolean;
   quiet?: boolean;
+  logFile?: string;
 };
 
 const defaultManifestStr = defaultWorkflowManifest.join(" | ");
@@ -62,6 +64,10 @@ export const run: Command = {
       )
       .option("-v, --verbose", intlMsg.commands_common_options_verbose())
       .option("-q, --quiet", intlMsg.commands_common_options_quiet())
+      .option(
+        `-l, --log-file [${pathStr}]`,
+        `${intlMsg.commands_build_options_l()}`
+      )
       .action(async (options) => {
         await _run({
           ...options,
@@ -73,14 +79,23 @@ export const run: Command = {
           outputFile: options.outputFile
             ? parseWorkflowOutputFilePathOption(options.outputFile)
             : undefined,
+          logFile: parseLogFileOption(options.logFile),
         });
       });
   },
 };
 
 const _run = async (options: WorkflowCommandOptions) => {
-  const { manifest, clientConfig, outputFile, verbose, quiet, jobs } = options;
-  const logger = createLogger({ verbose, quiet });
+  const {
+    manifest,
+    clientConfig,
+    outputFile,
+    verbose,
+    quiet,
+    jobs,
+    logFile,
+  } = options;
+  const logger = createLogger({ verbose, quiet, logFile });
   const client = new PolywrapClient(clientConfig);
 
   const manifestPath = path.resolve(manifest);
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/utils/createLogger.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/utils/createLogger.ts
index 497d18e364..bc9ade70cd 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/utils/createLogger.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/utils/createLogger.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,23 @@
-import { Logger, LogLevel, ConsoleLog } from "../../lib";
+import { Logger, LogLevel, ConsoleLog, Logs, FileLog } from "../../lib";
 
-export function createLogger(flags: {
+export function createLogger(options: {
   verbose?: boolean;
   quiet?: boolean;
+  logFile?: string;
 }): Logger {
-  const level = flags.quiet
+  const level = options.quiet
     ? LogLevel.ERROR
-    : flags.verbose
+    : options.verbose
     ? LogLevel.DEBUG
     : LogLevel.INFO;
 
-  return new Logger({
+  const logs: Logs = {
     console: new ConsoleLog(level),
-  });
+  };
+
+  if (options.logFile) {
+    logs["file"] = new FileLog(options.logFile, level);
+  }
+
+  return new Logger(logs);
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/logging/Logger.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/logging/Logger.ts
index f21823b1e5..d927a0bd22 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/logging/Logger.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/logging/Logger.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Log, LogLevel } from "./Log";
 
-interface Logs {
+export interface Logs {
   [name: string]: Log;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/logging/logs/FileLog.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/logging/logs/FileLog.ts
index ecd9caa295..09eed0a806 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/logging/logs/FileLog.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/logging/logs/FileLog.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Log, LogLevel } from "../Log";
 
 import fs, { WriteStream } from "fs";
+import path from "path";
 
 export class FileLog extends Log {
   private _logFileStream: WriteStream;
@@ -40,6 +41,12 @@ export class FileLog extends Log {
   }
 
   private _createWriteStream() {
+    const dir = path.dirname(this.logFilePath);
+
+    if (!fs.existsSync(dir)) {
+      fs.mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
+    }
+
     this._logFileStream = fs.createWriteStream(this.logFilePath, {
       encoding: "utf8",
     });
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/option-defaults/getDefaultLogFileName.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/option-defaults/getDefaultLogFileName.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9fde4ac51b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/option-defaults/getDefaultLogFileName.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export function getDefaultLogFileName(): string {
+  return `./.polywrap/logs/polywrap-${Date.now().toString()}.log`;
+}
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/option-defaults/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/option-defaults/index.ts
index 91daa59cd1..08ee5110ab 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/option-defaults/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/option-defaults/index.ts
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-export * from "./defaultManifestFiles";
+export * from "./defaultManifestFiles";
+export * from "./getDefaultLogFileName";
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/option-parsers/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/option-parsers/index.ts
index 482fd2ecde..41098d6c62 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/option-parsers/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/option-parsers/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-export * from "./client-config";
-export * from "./codegen";
-export * from "./dir";
-export * from "./run";
-export * from "./manifestFile";
+export * from "./client-config";
+export * from "./codegen";
+export * from "./dir";
+export * from "./log-file";
+export * from "./manifestFile";
+export * from "./run";
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/option-parsers/log-file.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/option-parsers/log-file.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dcd5ef1511
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/option-parsers/log-file.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { getDefaultLogFileName } from "../option-defaults";
+
+export function parseLogFileOption(
+  logFile: string | boolean | undefined
+): string | undefined {
+  if (logFile) {
+    if (logFile === true) {
+      return getDefaultLogFileName();
+    }
+    return logFile;
+  }
+
+  return undefined;
+}