diff --git a/sast-engine/cmd/ci.go b/sast-engine/cmd/ci.go
index a026e987..ed1f4e20 100644
--- a/sast-engine/cmd/ci.go
+++ b/sast-engine/cmd/ci.go
@@ -210,8 +210,8 @@ func init() {
 	ciCmd.Flags().StringP("rules", "r", "", "Path to Python DSL rules file or directory (required)")
 	ciCmd.Flags().StringP("project", "p", "", "Path to project directory to scan (required)")
 	ciCmd.Flags().StringP("output", "o", "sarif", "Output format: sarif or json (default: sarif)")
-	ciCmd.Flags().BoolP("verbose", "v", false, "Show progress and statistics")
-	ciCmd.Flags().Bool("debug", false, "Show debug diagnostics with timestamps")
+	ciCmd.Flags().BoolP("verbose", "v", false, "Show statistics and timing information")
+	ciCmd.Flags().Bool("debug", false, "Show detailed debug diagnostics with file-level progress and timestamps")
 	ciCmd.Flags().String("fail-on", "", "Fail with exit code 1 if findings match severities (e.g., critical,high)")
 	ciCmd.Flags().Bool("skip-tests", true, "Skip test files (test_*.py, *_test.py, conftest.py, etc.)")
 	ciCmd.MarkFlagRequired("rules")
diff --git a/sast-engine/cmd/scan.go b/sast-engine/cmd/scan.go
index 37a12cc5..5f0780aa 100644
--- a/sast-engine/cmd/scan.go
+++ b/sast-engine/cmd/scan.go
@@ -848,8 +848,8 @@ func init() {
 	scanCmd.Flags().StringP("project", "p", "", "Path to project directory to scan (required)")
 	scanCmd.Flags().StringP("output", "o", "text", "Output format: text, json, sarif, or csv (default: text)")
 	scanCmd.Flags().StringP("output-file", "f", "", "Write output to file instead of stdout")
-	scanCmd.Flags().BoolP("verbose", "v", false, "Show progress and statistics")
-	scanCmd.Flags().Bool("debug", false, "Show debug diagnostics with timestamps")
+	scanCmd.Flags().BoolP("verbose", "v", false, "Show statistics and timing information")
+	scanCmd.Flags().Bool("debug", false, "Show detailed debug diagnostics with file-level progress and timestamps")
 	scanCmd.Flags().String("fail-on", "", "Fail with exit code 1 if findings match severities (e.g., critical,high)")
 	scanCmd.Flags().Bool("skip-tests", true, "Skip test files (test_*.py, *_test.py, conftest.py, etc.)")
 	scanCmd.MarkFlagRequired("project")
diff --git a/sast-engine/graph/callgraph/builder/builder.go b/sast-engine/graph/callgraph/builder/builder.go
index 53fff409..b3ac54e6 100644
--- a/sast-engine/graph/callgraph/builder/builder.go
+++ b/sast-engine/graph/callgraph/builder/builder.go
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func BuildCallGraph(codeGraph *graph.CodeGraph, registry *core.ModuleRegistry, p
 	indexFunctions(codeGraph, callGraph, registry)
 
 	// Phase 2 Task 9: Extract return types from all functions (first pass - PARALLELIZED)
-	logger.Progress("Extracting return types from %d modules (parallel)...", len(registry.Modules))
+	logger.Debug("Extracting return types from %d modules (parallel)...", len(registry.Modules))
 
 	type returnJob struct {
 		modulePath string
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ func BuildCallGraph(codeGraph *graph.CodeGraph, registry *core.ModuleRegistry, p
 	typeEngine.AddReturnTypesToEngine(mergedReturns)
 
 	// Phase 2 Task 8: Extract ALL variable assignments BEFORE resolving calls (second pass - PARALLELIZED)
-	logger.Progress("Extracting variable assignments (parallel)...")
+	logger.Debug("Extracting variable assignments (parallel)...")
 
 	varJobs := make(chan string, 100)
 	var varProcessed atomic.Int64
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ func BuildCallGraph(codeGraph *graph.CodeGraph, registry *core.ModuleRegistry, p
 	typeEngine.UpdateVariableBindingsWithFunctionReturns()
 
 	// Phase 3 Task 12: Extract class attributes (third pass - PARALLELIZED)
-	logger.Progress("Extracting class attributes (parallel)...")
+	logger.Debug("Extracting class attributes (parallel)...")
 
 	attrJobs := make(chan returnJob, 100) // Reuse returnJob struct
 	var attrProcessed atomic.Int64
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ func BuildCallGraph(codeGraph *graph.CodeGraph, registry *core.ModuleRegistry, p
 	resolution.ResolveAttributePlaceholders(typeEngine.Attributes, typeEngine, registry, codeGraph)
 
 	// Process each Python file in the project (fourth pass for call site resolution - PARALLELIZED)
-	logger.Progress("Resolving call sites (parallel)...")
+	logger.Debug("Resolving call sites (parallel)...")
 
 	callSiteJobs := make(chan returnJob, 100)
 	var callGraphMutex sync.Mutex // Protect callGraph modifications
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ func BuildCallGraph(codeGraph *graph.CodeGraph, registry *core.ModuleRegistry, p
 	resolution.PrintAttributeFailureStats(logger)
 
 	// Pass 5: Generate taint summaries for all functions
-	logger.Progress("Generating taint summaries...")
+	logger.Debug("Generating taint summaries...")
 	GenerateTaintSummaries(callGraph, codeGraph, registry)
 	logger.Statistic("Generated taint summaries for %d functions", len(callGraph.Summaries))