diff --git a/src/haiku/rag/cli.py b/src/haiku/rag/cli.py
index efa5dbe5..45dca2f6 100644
--- a/src/haiku/rag/cli.py
+++ b/src/haiku/rag/cli.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from rich.console import Console
 
 from haiku.rag.app import HaikuRAGApp
 from haiku.rag.config import Config
+from haiku.rag.logging import configure_cli_logging
 from haiku.rag.migration import migrate_sqlite_to_lancedb
 from haiku.rag.utils import is_up_to_date
 
@@ -49,6 +50,8 @@ def main(
     ),
 ):
     """haiku.rag CLI - Vector database RAG system"""
+    # Ensure only haiku.rag logs are emitted in CLI context
+    configure_cli_logging()
     # Run version check before any command
     asyncio.run(check_version())
 
diff --git a/src/haiku/rag/logging.py b/src/haiku/rag/logging.py
index 34aeaf5a..3c5202e9 100644
--- a/src/haiku/rag/logging.py
+++ b/src/haiku/rag/logging.py
@@ -3,13 +3,9 @@ import logging
 from rich.console import Console
 from rich.logging import RichHandler
 
-logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
-logging.getLogger("httpx").setLevel(logging.WARNING)
-logging.getLogger("httpcore").setLevel(logging.WARNING)
-logging.getLogger("docling").setLevel(logging.WARNING)
-
 
 def get_logger() -> logging.Logger:
+    """Return the library logger configured with a Rich handler."""
     logger = logging.getLogger("haiku.rag")
 
     handler = RichHandler(
@@ -19,11 +15,39 @@ def get_logger() -> logging.Logger:
     formatter = logging.Formatter("%(message)s")
     handler.setFormatter(formatter)
 
-    logger.setLevel("INFO")
+    logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
 
     # Remove any existing handlers to avoid duplicates on reconfiguration
     for hdlr in logger.handlers[:]:
         logger.removeHandler(hdlr)
 
     logger.addHandler(handler)
+    # Do not let messages propagate to the root logger
+    logger.propagate = False
+    return logger
+
+
+def configure_cli_logging(level: int = logging.INFO) -> logging.Logger:
+    """Configure logging for CLI runs.
+
+    - Silence ALL non-haiku.rag loggers by detaching root handlers and setting
+      their level to ERROR.
+    - Attach a Rich handler only to the "haiku.rag" logger.
+    - Prevent propagation so only our logger prints in the CLI.
+    """
+    # Silence root logger completely
+    root = logging.getLogger()
+    for hdlr in root.handlers[:]:
+        root.removeHandler(hdlr)
+    root.setLevel(logging.ERROR)
+
+    # Optionally silence some commonly noisy libraries explicitly as a safeguard
+    for noisy in ("httpx", "httpcore", "docling", "urllib3", "asyncio"):
+        logging.getLogger(noisy).setLevel(logging.ERROR)
+        logging.getLogger(noisy).propagate = False
+
+    # Configure and return our app logger
+    logger = get_logger()
+    logger.setLevel(level)
+    logger.propagate = False
     return logger