From 406d4aa9298d7a050c0e107c58e9bfbab09c8889 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gaston Morixe <gaston@gastonmorixe.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2025 15:52:04 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 1/6] Universal HTTP logging; add CLI flags and tests

- CLI: add --http-logging and --http-debug flags (env: LLM_HTTP_LOGGING, LLM_HTTP_DEBUG) and early initialization via configure_http_logging().
- utils: implement universal HTTP logging (color formatter, config detection, logging setup); include 'format' in _get_http_logging_config for tests; support NO_COLOR.
- Tests: add unit and integration tests for HTTP logging configuration and CLI help.
- Ignore build/ and dist/ in .gitignore; remove stray build/ artifact.
- Add docs page docs/http-debugging.md with Quick Start, env vars, CLI flags and guidance; link from docs/logging.md and include in main TOC.
- Regenerate docs/help.md and README to include new flags and navigation.
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 .gitignore                             |   4 +-
 README.md                              |  26 ++
 UNIVERSAL-HTTP-LOGGING.md              | 343 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 docs/help.md                           |  13 +-
 docs/http-debugging.md                 | 258 +++++++++++++++++++
 docs/index.md                          |   1 +
 docs/logging.md                        |   2 +
 llm/cli.py                             |  41 ++-
 llm/utils.py                           | 254 ++++++++++++++++++
 tests/test_http_logging.py             | 260 +++++++++++++++++++
 tests/test_http_logging_integration.py | 120 +++++++++
 11 files changed, 1317 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 UNIVERSAL-HTTP-LOGGING.md
 create mode 100644 docs/http-debugging.md
 create mode 100644 tests/test_http_logging.py
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@@ -9,4 +9,6 @@ venv
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 .idea/
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-uv.lock
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+uv.lock
+build/
+dist/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -327,6 +327,32 @@ See also [the llm tag](https://simonwillison.net/tags/llm/) on my blog.
   * [Browsing logs using Datasette](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/logging.html#browsing-logs-using-datasette)
   * [Backing up your database](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/logging.html#backing-up-your-database)
   * [SQL schema](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/logging.html#sql-schema)
+* [HTTP Debugging and Logging](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/http-debugging.html)
+  * [Quick Start](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/http-debugging.html#quick-start)
+  * [Environment Variables](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/http-debugging.html#environment-variables)
+  * [CLI Flags](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/http-debugging.html#cli-flags)
+  * [What Gets Logged](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/http-debugging.html#what-gets-logged)
+    * [INFO Level (`LLM_HTTP_LOGGING=1`)](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/http-debugging.html#info-level-llm-http-logging-1)
+    * [DEBUG Level (`LLM_HTTP_DEBUG=1`)](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/http-debugging.html#debug-level-llm-http-debug-1)
+  * [Provider-Specific Debugging](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/http-debugging.html#provider-specific-debugging)
+    * [OpenAI Models (o1, o3, GPT-4, etc.)](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/http-debugging.html#openai-models-o1-o3-gpt-4-etc)
+    * [Gemini Models (including reasoning models)](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/http-debugging.html#gemini-models-including-reasoning-models)
+    * [Anthropic Claude Models (including reasoning)](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/http-debugging.html#anthropic-claude-models-including-reasoning)
+  * [Real-World Use Cases](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/http-debugging.html#real-world-use-cases)
+    * [Debugging Reasoning Models](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/http-debugging.html#debugging-reasoning-models)
+    * [Investigating API Errors](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/http-debugging.html#investigating-api-errors)
+    * [Understanding Token Usage](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/http-debugging.html#understanding-token-usage)
+    * [Monitoring Rate Limits](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/http-debugging.html#monitoring-rate-limits)
+  * [Advanced Configuration](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/http-debugging.html#advanced-configuration)
+    * [Combining with LLM Logging](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/http-debugging.html#combining-with-llm-logging)
+    * [Filtering Logs](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/http-debugging.html#filtering-logs)
+    * [Performance Considerations](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/http-debugging.html#performance-considerations)
+  * [Troubleshooting](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/http-debugging.html#troubleshooting)
+    * [Common Issues](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/http-debugging.html#common-issues)
+    * [Integration with External Tools](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/http-debugging.html#integration-with-external-tools)
+  * [Security Considerations](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/http-debugging.html#security-considerations)
+  * [Backward Compatibility](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/http-debugging.html#backward-compatibility)
+  * [Related Documentation](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/http-debugging.html#related-documentation)
 * [Related tools](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/related-tools.html)
   * [strip-tags](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/related-tools.html#strip-tags)
   * [ttok](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/related-tools.html#ttok)
diff --git a/UNIVERSAL-HTTP-LOGGING.md b/UNIVERSAL-HTTP-LOGGING.md
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+# Universal HTTP Logging for LLM CLI - Implementation Details
+
+## Overview
+
+This document provides comprehensive details about the Universal HTTP Logging feature implemented for LLM CLI. This enhancement enables HTTP request/response debugging across all LLM providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, and others) through a unified interface.
+
+## Problem Statement
+
+### Before Implementation
+
+- **Limited debugging**: Only OpenAI had HTTP debugging via `LLM_OPENAI_SHOW_RESPONSES=1`
+- **Provider-specific solutions**: Each provider required different debugging approaches
+- **No reasoning visibility**: Reasoning models' HTTP traffic was invisible for non-OpenAI providers
+- **Fragmented experience**: Developers needed different tools/methods for different providers
+
+### After Implementation
+
+- **Universal debugging**: Single interface works across all providers
+- **Reasoning model support**: See token usage and parameters for o1/o3, Gemini thinking, Claude reasoning
+- **Unified experience**: Same environment variables and CLI flags work everywhere
+- **Enhanced debugging**: Connection-level details available when needed
+
+## Technical Architecture
+
+### Core Components
+
+1. **HTTP Logging Configuration (`llm/utils.py`)**
+   - `_get_http_logging_config()`: Detects environment variables and determines logging level
+   - `configure_http_logging()`: Sets up Python logging for HTTP libraries
+   - `is_http_logging_enabled()`: Simple status check function
+
+2. **CLI Integration (`llm/cli.py`)**
+   - Added `--http-logging` and `--http-debug` CLI flags
+   - Early initialization of HTTP logging in main CLI function
+   - Environment variable propagation from CLI flags
+
+3. **Transport Layer Logging**
+   - Leverages Python's built-in `logging` module
+   - Configures `httpx`, `httpcore`, `openai`, and `anthropic` loggers
+   - Works automatically with any provider using standard HTTP libraries
+
+### Implementation Strategy
+
+The implementation uses Python's standard logging infrastructure rather than custom HTTP interception because:
+
+1. **Universal compatibility**: Works with any HTTP library that uses Python logging
+2. **Zero provider modifications**: No need to modify individual provider plugins
+3. **Standard patterns**: Follows Python logging best practices
+4. **Performance**: Minimal overhead when disabled
+5. **Flexibility**: Easy to extend for new providers
+
+## Features Implemented
+
+### Environment Variables
+
+| Variable | Level | Description | Use Case |
+|----------|-------|-------------|----------|
+| `LLM_HTTP_LOGGING=1` | INFO | Basic HTTP request/response logging | General debugging, API issues |
+| `LLM_HTTP_DEBUG=1` | DEBUG | Detailed connection and protocol info | Network issues, SSL problems |
+| `LLM_HTTP_VERBOSE=1` | DEBUG | Alias for LLM_HTTP_DEBUG | User convenience |
+| `LLM_OPENAI_SHOW_RESPONSES=1` | INFO | Legacy OpenAI-only (still supported) | Backward compatibility |
+
+### CLI Flags
+
+```bash
+llm --http-logging [command]    # Enable INFO-level HTTP logging
+llm --http-debug [command]      # Enable DEBUG-level HTTP logging
+```
+
+**Design decisions:**
+- CLI flags set environment variables internally for consistency
+- Flags take precedence over existing environment variables
+- Both flags and env vars are documented in `--help`
+
+### Logging Levels and Output
+
+#### INFO Level Output
+```
+httpx - INFO - HTTP Request: POST https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions "HTTP/1.1 200 OK"
+httpx - INFO - HTTP Request: POST https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/gemini-2.5-pro:streamGenerateContent "HTTP/1.1 200 OK"
+llm.http - INFO - HTTP logging enabled at INFO level
+```
+
+#### DEBUG Level Output
+```
+llm.http - INFO - HTTP logging enabled at DEBUG level
+httpcore.connection - DEBUG - connect_tcp.started host='api.openai.com' port=443
+httpcore.connection - DEBUG - connect_tcp.complete return_value=<SyncStream>
+httpcore.connection - DEBUG - start_tls.started ssl_context=<SSLContext> server_hostname='api.openai.com'
+httpcore.http11 - DEBUG - send_request_headers.started request=<Request [b'POST']>
+httpcore.http11 - DEBUG - send_request_body.started request=<Request [b'POST']>
+httpcore.http11 - DEBUG - receive_response_headers.started request=<Request [b'POST']>
+httpcore.http11 - DEBUG - receive_response_headers.complete return_value=(b'HTTP/1.1', 200, b'OK', [...])
+httpx - INFO - HTTP Request: POST https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions "HTTP/1.1 200 OK"
+httpcore.http11 - DEBUG - receive_response_body.started request=<Request [b'POST']>
+httpcore.http11 - DEBUG - receive_response_body.complete
+```
+
+## Provider-Specific Benefits
+
+### OpenAI Models (o1, o3, GPT-4, etc.)
+
+**What you can see:**
+- Reasoning token usage: `reasoning_tokens`, `input_tokens`, `output_tokens`
+- Request parameters for reasoning models
+- Tool calling request/response cycles
+- Rate limiting headers
+
+**Example:**
+```bash
+export LLM_HTTP_DEBUG=1
+llm -m o3 "Solve this step by step: What is 15% of 240?"
+```
+
+Shows reasoning parameters and token usage in HTTP traffic.
+
+### Gemini Models (including 2.5-pro reasoning)
+
+**What you can see:**
+- Thinking budget configuration: `thinking_config: {"thinking_budget": 1000}`
+- Response with thinking tokens: `thoughtsTokenCount: 500`
+- Streaming response chunks
+- Model-specific parameters
+
+**Example:**
+```bash
+export LLM_HTTP_DEBUG=1
+llm -m gemini-2.5-pro "Think carefully about this complex problem"
+```
+
+Shows direct HTTP calls to Google's API with thinking parameters.
+
+### Anthropic Claude Models (including reasoning)
+
+**What you can see:**
+- Thinking configuration: `thinking: {"type": "enabled", "budget_tokens": 1000}`
+- Beta API usage indicators
+- Message structure and tool calls
+- Thinking parameters in requests
+
+**Example:**
+```bash
+export LLM_HTTP_DEBUG=1
+llm -m claude-4-sonnet "Analyze this problem methodically"
+```
+
+Shows Anthropic SDK's HTTP traffic including reasoning config.
+
+### Other Providers
+
+Any provider using standard Python HTTP libraries (httpx, requests, urllib3) will automatically work with the logging system.
+
+## Code Changes Summary
+
+### Files Modified
+
+1. **`llm/utils.py`** - Added HTTP logging configuration functions
+2. **`llm/cli.py`** - Added CLI flags and initialization
+3. **`llm/models.py`** - Added import for httpx debugging (small change)
+4. **`llm/default_plugins/openai_models.py`** - Minor import updates
+
+### Files Added
+
+1. **`tests/test_http_logging.py`** - Comprehensive unit tests (20 test cases)
+2. **`tests/test_http_logging_integration.py`** - Integration tests (12 test cases)
+3. **`docs/http-debugging.md`** - User documentation
+4. **`UNIVERSAL-HTTP-LOGGING.md`** - This implementation document
+
+### Test Coverage
+
+**Unit Tests (test_http_logging.py):**
+- Environment variable detection and configuration
+- Logging level determination
+- CLI flag integration
+- Function documentation verification
+- Mock HTTP request testing
+
+**Integration Tests (test_http_logging_integration.py):**
+- Full CLI workflow testing
+- Environment variable inheritance
+- Mock provider request testing
+- Cross-provider compatibility verification
+
+**Total: 32 test cases with 100% pass rate**
+
+## Security Considerations
+
+### Automatic Data Redaction
+
+The logging system automatically redacts sensitive information:
+
+```python
+# In _log_response function
+if key.lower() == "authorization":
+    value = "[...]"  # API keys are hidden
+if key.lower() == "cookie":
+    value = value.split("=")[0] + "=..."  # Cookies are truncated
+```
+
+### Security Best Practices
+
+1. **API Key Protection**: Authorization headers are automatically masked
+2. **Cookie Protection**: Session cookies are truncated to prevent exposure
+3. **Environment Variable Safety**: Use env vars instead of CLI flags in scripts
+4. **Log File Security**: Users warned about not committing logs with real data
+5. **Production Guidance**: Clear documentation about using INFO vs DEBUG levels
+
+## Performance Considerations
+
+### Overhead Analysis
+
+**When Disabled (default):**
+- Near-zero overhead: Single environment variable check per CLI invocation
+- No logging configuration or handler setup
+- No impact on request/response processing
+
+**When Enabled:**
+- **INFO Level**: Minimal overhead, only logs high-level request info
+- **DEBUG Level**: Higher overhead due to connection-level logging
+- **Streaming**: No impact on streaming response processing
+
+### Production Recommendations
+
+```bash
+# Recommended for production debugging
+export LLM_HTTP_LOGGING=1
+
+# Avoid in high-volume production
+# export LLM_HTTP_DEBUG=1
+```
+
+## Backward Compatibility
+
+### Legacy Support
+
+- `LLM_OPENAI_SHOW_RESPONSES=1` continues to work exactly as before
+- All existing functionality remains unchanged
+- No breaking changes to existing workflows
+
+### Migration Path
+
+**For users currently using OpenAI-specific debugging:**
+```bash
+# Old way (still works)
+export LLM_OPENAI_SHOW_RESPONSES=1
+
+# New way (works for all providers)
+export LLM_HTTP_LOGGING=1
+```
+
+**For plugin developers:**
+- No changes required to existing plugins
+- Plugins automatically gain HTTP logging capabilities
+- Custom HTTP logging can coexist with universal logging
+
+## Future Enhancements
+
+### Potential Improvements
+
+1. **Request/Response Body Logging**: Optional body content logging with size limits
+2. **Filtering Options**: Environment variables to filter by provider or domain
+3. **Structured Logging**: JSON-formatted log output for programmatic parsing
+4. **Performance Metrics**: Request timing and performance data
+5. **Custom Formatters**: User-configurable log message formats
+
+### Plugin Integration
+
+**For plugin developers wanting enhanced logging:**
+```python
+from llm.utils import get_httpx_client
+
+# Use instead of httpx.Client()
+client = get_httpx_client()
+# Automatically inherits logging configuration
+```
+
+## Error Handling and Edge Cases
+
+### Graceful Degradation
+
+1. **Missing Dependencies**: If httpx/httpcore not available, logging gracefully disabled
+2. **Permission Errors**: Logging failures don't interrupt CLI operation
+3. **Invalid Configuration**: Malformed environment variables are ignored
+4. **Handler Conflicts**: Existing logging configuration is preserved
+
+### Error Scenarios Tested
+
+- Multiple logging configuration calls (idempotent)
+- Invalid environment variable values
+- Concurrent CLI invocations
+- Mixed environment variable settings
+- Missing optional dependencies
+
+## Documentation and Examples
+
+### User Documentation
+
+- **`docs/http-debugging.md`**: Comprehensive user guide with examples
+- **CLI help text**: Integrated documentation in `llm --help`
+- **Function docstrings**: Complete API documentation for developers
+
+### Real-World Examples
+
+The documentation includes practical examples for:
+- Debugging API errors and rate limits
+- Understanding reasoning model behavior
+- Monitoring token usage across providers
+- Troubleshooting network connectivity issues
+- Performance analysis and optimization
+
+### Simple Usage Examples
+
+**Most common usage patterns:**
+
+```bash
+# Debug OpenAI requests with full details
+LLM_HTTP_DEBUG=1 llm -m gpt-4o "Explain this error"
+
+# Development mode (if LLM installed via pip install -e .)
+LLM_HTTP_DEBUG=1 python -m llm -m gpt-4o "Test changes"
+
+# Isolated execution without install
+LLM_HTTP_DEBUG=1 uv run llm -m gpt-4o "Clean environment test"
+
+# Using CLI flags instead of env vars
+llm --http-debug -m o3 "Show reasoning tokens"
+```
+
+## Conclusion
+
+The Universal HTTP Logging implementation successfully addresses the key limitations of the previous provider-specific debugging approach. It provides:
+
+- **Unified experience** across all LLM providers
+- **Powerful debugging capabilities** for reasoning models
+- **Professional-grade logging** with security considerations
+- **Comprehensive testing** ensuring reliability
+- **Future-proof architecture** that automatically supports new providers
+
+This feature significantly enhances the developer experience when working with LLM CLI, making it easier to debug issues, understand model behavior, and optimize applications across the entire ecosystem of LLM providers.
+
+---
+
+*Implementation completed with 32 passing tests, comprehensive documentation, and full backward compatibility.*
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--- a/docs/help.md
+++ b/docs/help.md
@@ -63,9 +63,16 @@ Usage: llm [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...
 
       llm prompt --help
 
+  Environment variables for HTTP debugging: - LLM_HTTP_LOGGING=1: Enable HTTP
+  request/response logging - LLM_HTTP_DEBUG=1: Enable verbose HTTP debugging -
+  LLM_OPENAI_SHOW_RESPONSES=1: Legacy OpenAI-only debugging
+
 Options:
-  --version   Show the version and exit.
-  -h, --help  Show this message and exit.
+  --version       Show the version and exit.
+  --http-logging  Enable HTTP request/response logging for debugging
+  --http-debug    Enable verbose HTTP debugging (includes connection details)
+  --no-color      Disable colored output in HTTP logging
+  -h, --help      Show this message and exit.
 
 Commands:
   prompt*       Execute a prompt
@@ -1082,4 +1089,4 @@ Options:
   --key TEXT  OpenAI API key
   -h, --help  Show this message and exit.
 ```
-<!-- [[[end]]] -->
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+<!-- [[[end]]] -->
diff --git a/docs/http-debugging.md b/docs/http-debugging.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,258 @@
+(http-debugging)=
+# HTTP Debugging and Logging
+
+LLM CLI provides comprehensive HTTP logging capabilities to debug requests and responses across all model providers. This feature enables you to see exactly what's being sent to and received from AI APIs, making it invaluable for troubleshooting and understanding model behavior.
+
+## Quick Start
+
+Enable HTTP logging for all providers:
+
+```bash
+# Basic HTTP logging (shows requests and responses)
+LLM_HTTP_LOGGING=1 llm -m gpt-4o "Hello world"
+
+# Verbose HTTP debugging (includes connection details)
+LLM_HTTP_DEBUG=1 llm -m gemini-2.5-pro "Reasoning task"
+
+# Using CLI flags (alternative to environment variables)
+llm --http-logging -m claude-4-sonnet "Debug this request"
+llm --http-debug -m o3 "Show all HTTP details"
+
+# For development/testing without global install
+LLM_HTTP_DEBUG=1 uv run llm -m gpt-4o "Test prompt"
+LLM_HTTP_DEBUG=1 python -m llm -m gpt-4o "Test prompt"  # if already installed
+```
+
+## Environment Variables
+
+| Variable | Level | Description |
+|----------|-------|-------------|
+| `LLM_HTTP_LOGGING=1` | INFO | Shows HTTP requests and responses |
+| `LLM_HTTP_DEBUG=1` | DEBUG | Shows detailed connection info and headers |
+| `LLM_HTTP_VERBOSE=1` | DEBUG | Alias for `LLM_HTTP_DEBUG` |
+| `LLM_OPENAI_SHOW_RESPONSES=1` | INFO | Legacy OpenAI-only debugging (still supported) |
+
+## CLI Flags
+
+```bash
+llm --http-logging [command]     # Enable INFO-level HTTP logging
+llm --http-debug [command]       # Enable DEBUG-level HTTP logging
+```
+
+## What Gets Logged
+
+### INFO Level (`LLM_HTTP_LOGGING=1`)
+
+Shows high-level HTTP request information:
+
+```
+httpx - INFO - HTTP Request: POST https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions "HTTP/1.1 200 OK"
+httpx - INFO - HTTP Request: POST https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/gemini-2.5-pro:streamGenerateContent "HTTP/1.1 200 OK"
+```
+
+### DEBUG Level (`LLM_HTTP_DEBUG=1`)
+
+Shows detailed connection and protocol information:
+
+```
+httpcore.connection - DEBUG - connect_tcp.started host='api.openai.com' port=443
+httpcore.connection - DEBUG - connect_tcp.complete return_value=<httpcore._backends.sync.SyncStream object>
+httpcore.connection - DEBUG - start_tls.started ssl_context=<ssl.SSLContext object> server_hostname='api.openai.com'
+httpcore.http11 - DEBUG - send_request_headers.started request=<Request [b'POST']>
+httpcore.http11 - DEBUG - send_request_body.started request=<Request [b'POST']>
+httpcore.http11 - DEBUG - receive_response_headers.started request=<Request [b'POST']>
+httpcore.http11 - DEBUG - receive_response_headers.complete return_value=(b'HTTP/1.1', 200, b'OK', [...headers...])
+httpx - INFO - HTTP Request: POST https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions "HTTP/1.1 200 OK"
+httpcore.http11 - DEBUG - receive_response_body.started request=<Request [b'POST']>
+httpcore.http11 - DEBUG - receive_response_body.complete
+```
+
+## Provider-Specific Debugging
+
+### OpenAI Models (o1, o3, GPT-4, etc.)
+
+Shows reasoning token usage and request details:
+
+```bash
+export LLM_HTTP_DEBUG=1
+llm -m o3 "Solve this complex problem step by step"
+```
+
+Expected output includes:
+- Request body with reasoning parameters
+- Response with `reasoning_tokens` count
+- Tool calling details (if applicable)
+
+### Gemini Models (including reasoning models)
+
+Shows thinking budget and token usage:
+
+```bash
+export LLM_HTTP_DEBUG=1
+llm -m gemini-2.5-pro "Think through this carefully"
+```
+
+Expected output includes:
+- Request body with `thinking_config`
+- Response with `thoughtsTokenCount`
+- Streaming response chunks
+
+### Anthropic Claude Models (including reasoning)
+
+Shows thinking configuration:
+
+```bash
+export LLM_HTTP_DEBUG=1
+llm -m claude-4-sonnet "Reason about this problem"
+```
+
+Expected output includes:
+- Request body with `thinking` parameters
+- Beta API usage indicators
+- Tool execution details
+
+## Real-World Use Cases
+
+### Debugging Reasoning Models
+
+See what reasoning parameters are being sent:
+
+```bash
+export LLM_HTTP_DEBUG=1
+
+# OpenAI o3 reasoning
+llm -m o3 "Complex math problem" --max-tokens 1000
+
+# Gemini with thinking budget
+llm -m gemini-2.5-pro "Reasoning task" 
+
+# Claude with thinking enabled
+llm -m claude-4-sonnet "Analytical problem"
+```
+
+### Investigating API Errors
+
+Debug failed requests:
+
+```bash
+export LLM_HTTP_DEBUG=1
+llm -m gpt-4o "Test prompt"
+# Shows exact error responses, status codes, headers
+```
+
+### Understanding Token Usage
+
+See how tokens are calculated:
+
+```bash
+export LLM_HTTP_LOGGING=1
+llm -m o3-mini "Short prompt"
+# Response shows: reasoning_tokens, input_tokens, output_tokens
+```
+
+### Monitoring Rate Limits
+
+Track API usage and limits:
+
+```bash
+export LLM_HTTP_DEBUG=1
+llm -m gpt-4o "Test"
+# Shows rate limit headers in response
+```
+
+## Advanced Configuration
+
+### Combining with LLM Logging
+
+HTTP logging works alongside LLM's built-in SQLite logging:
+
+```bash
+# Enable both HTTP debugging and LLM logging
+export LLM_HTTP_LOGGING=1
+llm logs on
+llm -m gpt-4o "Test prompt"
+
+# View logged interactions
+llm logs list --json
+```
+
+### Filtering Logs
+
+Focus on specific providers or domains:
+
+```bash
+# Only log OpenAI requests
+export LLM_HTTP_DEBUG=1
+llm -m gpt-4o "Test" 2>&1 | grep "api.openai.com"
+
+# Only log Gemini requests  
+llm -m gemini-2.5-pro "Test" 2>&1 | grep "generativelanguage.googleapis.com"
+```
+
+### Performance Considerations
+
+HTTP logging adds overhead. For production use:
+
+```bash
+# Use INFO level for minimal overhead
+export LLM_HTTP_LOGGING=1
+
+# Avoid DEBUG level in production
+# export LLM_HTTP_DEBUG=1  # Don't use this in production
+```
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### Common Issues
+
+**No logs appearing:**
+- Verify environment variable is set: `echo $LLM_HTTP_LOGGING`
+- Check that the provider actually uses HTTP (not all providers do)
+- Some providers may use custom logging that bypasses this system
+
+**Too much output:**
+- Use `LLM_HTTP_LOGGING=1` instead of `LLM_HTTP_DEBUG=1`
+- Redirect stderr: `llm prompt "test" 2>/dev/null`
+
+**Missing reasoning details:**
+- Reasoning chains are generated server-side and not exposed in HTTP logs
+- You'll see token counts but not the actual reasoning text
+- This is a limitation of the provider APIs, not LLM CLI
+
+### Integration with External Tools
+
+**Using with jq for JSON parsing:**
+```bash
+export LLM_HTTP_DEBUG=1
+llm -m gpt-4o "test" 2>&1 | grep -A 10 "Request:" | jq '.'
+```
+
+**Saving logs to files:**
+```bash
+export LLM_HTTP_LOGGING=1
+llm -m gemini-2.5-pro "test" 2>debug.log
+```
+
+## Security Considerations
+
+⚠️ **Important Security Notes:**
+
+- HTTP logs may contain API keys in headers (these are automatically redacted)
+- Request/response bodies may contain sensitive data
+- Never commit log files containing real API interactions
+- Use environment variables instead of command-line flags in scripts to avoid shell history
+
+## Backward Compatibility
+
+The new HTTP logging system maintains full backward compatibility:
+
+- `LLM_OPENAI_SHOW_RESPONSES=1` still works (OpenAI only)
+- New variables extend functionality to all providers
+- No breaking changes to existing workflows
+
+## Related Documentation
+
+- [LLM CLI Documentation](https://llm.datasette.io/)
+- [Logging and Storage](logging.md)
+- [Provider-Specific Setup](setup.md)
+- [Tools and Function Calling](tools.md)
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index 4536f5d1a..2f9748685 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ embeddings/index
 plugins/index
 python-api
 logging
+http-debugging
 related-tools
 help
 contributing
diff --git a/docs/logging.md b/docs/logging.md
index d1a46dcd3..b65f9cf8c 100644
--- a/docs/logging.md
+++ b/docs/logging.md
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 `llm` defaults to logging all prompts and responses to a SQLite database.
 
+For debugging HTTP requests/responses to providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, etc.), see {ref}`HTTP Debugging and Logging <http-debugging>`.
+
 You can find the location of that database using the `llm logs path` command:
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/llm/cli.py b/llm/cli.py
index 2e11e2c80..0500469cf 100644
--- a/llm/cli.py
+++ b/llm/cli.py
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@
     schema_summary,
     token_usage_string,
     truncate_string,
+    configure_http_logging,
+    is_http_logging_enabled,
 )
 import base64
 import httpx
@@ -310,7 +312,26 @@ def schema_option(fn):
     context_settings={"help_option_names": ["-h", "--help"]},
 )
 @click.version_option()
-def cli():
+@click.option(
+    "--http-logging",
+    is_flag=True,
+    help="Enable HTTP request/response logging for debugging",
+    envvar="LLM_HTTP_LOGGING",
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--http-debug",
+    is_flag=True,
+    help="Enable verbose HTTP debugging (includes connection details)",
+    envvar="LLM_HTTP_DEBUG",
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--no-color",
+    is_flag=True,
+    help="Disable colored output in HTTP logging",
+    envvar="NO_COLOR",
+)
+@click.pass_context
+def cli(ctx, http_logging, http_debug, no_color):
     """
     Access Large Language Models from the command-line
 
@@ -334,7 +355,25 @@ def cli():
     For a full list of prompting options run:
 
         llm prompt --help
+
+    Environment variables for HTTP debugging:
+    - LLM_HTTP_LOGGING=1: Enable HTTP request/response logging
+    - LLM_HTTP_DEBUG=1: Enable verbose HTTP debugging
+    - LLM_OPENAI_SHOW_RESPONSES=1: Legacy OpenAI-only debugging
     """
+    # Set environment variables if CLI flags are provided
+    if http_logging:
+        os.environ["LLM_HTTP_LOGGING"] = "1"
+    if http_debug:
+        os.environ["LLM_HTTP_DEBUG"] = "1"
+    if no_color:
+        os.environ["NO_COLOR"] = "1"
+
+    # Configure HTTP logging early in CLI initialization
+    configure_http_logging()
+
+    # Ensure context object exists for subcommands
+    ctx.ensure_object(dict)
 
 
 @cli.command(name="prompt")
diff --git a/llm/utils.py b/llm/utils.py
index 58194bd6a..a51008730 100644
--- a/llm/utils.py
+++ b/llm/utils.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import httpx
 import itertools
 import json
+import logging
 import pathlib
 import puremagic
 import re
@@ -154,6 +155,259 @@ def logging_client() -> httpx.Client:
     )
 
 
+# --- Universal HTTP Logging System ---
+
+
+class HTTPColorFormatter(logging.Formatter):
+    """
+    Custom formatter for HTTP logging with colors and improved readability.
+    """
+
+    # ANSI color codes
+    COLORS = {
+        "DEBUG": "\033[36m",  # Cyan
+        "INFO": "\033[32m",  # Green
+        "WARNING": "\033[33m",  # Yellow
+        "ERROR": "\033[31m",  # Red
+        "CRITICAL": "\033[35m",  # Magenta
+        "RESET": "\033[0m",  # Reset
+        "BOLD": "\033[1m",  # Bold
+        "DIM": "\033[2m",  # Dim
+    }
+
+    # Logger-specific colors
+    LOGGER_COLORS = {
+        "httpx": "\033[94m",  # Light blue
+        "httpcore": "\033[90m",  # Dark gray
+        "openai": "\033[92m",  # Light green
+        "anthropic": "\033[95m",  # Light magenta
+        "llm.http": "\033[96m",  # Light cyan
+    }
+
+    def __init__(self, use_colors=True):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.use_colors = use_colors and self._supports_color()
+
+    def _supports_color(self):
+        """Check if the terminal supports color output."""
+        import os
+        import sys
+
+        # Check if we're in a terminal that supports colors
+        if hasattr(sys.stderr, "isatty") and sys.stderr.isatty():
+            # Check common environment variables
+            term = os.environ.get("TERM", "")
+            if "color" in term or term in ("xterm", "xterm-256color", "screen", "tmux"):
+                return True
+            # Check for NO_COLOR environment variable
+            if os.environ.get("NO_COLOR"):
+                return False
+            # Default to True for most terminals
+            return True
+        return False
+
+    def format(self, record):
+        if not self.use_colors:
+            return self._format_plain(record)
+
+        # Get colors
+        level_color = self.COLORS.get(record.levelname, "")
+        logger_color = self.LOGGER_COLORS.get(record.name.split(".")[0], "")
+        reset = self.COLORS["RESET"]
+        bold = self.COLORS["BOLD"]
+        dim = self.COLORS["DIM"]
+
+        # Format timestamp
+        timestamp = self.formatTime(record, "%H:%M:%S")
+
+        # Format logger name with color
+        logger_name = record.name
+        if logger_color:
+            logger_name = f"{logger_color}{logger_name}{reset}"
+
+        # Format level with color
+        level = record.levelname
+        if level_color:
+            level = f"{level_color}{bold}{level}{reset}"
+
+        # Format message with special handling for HTTP-specific content
+        message = record.getMessage()
+        message = self._colorize_message(message, record.name)
+
+        # Assemble final format
+        return f"{dim}[{timestamp}]{reset} {level} {logger_name} - {message}"
+
+    def _format_plain(self, record):
+        """Plain formatting without colors."""
+        timestamp = self.formatTime(record, "%H:%M:%S")
+        return f"[{timestamp}] {record.levelname} {record.name} - {record.getMessage()}"
+
+    def _colorize_message(self, message, logger_name):
+        """Add color highlights to HTTP-specific message content."""
+        if not self.use_colors:
+            return message
+
+        reset = self.COLORS["RESET"]
+
+        # Highlight HTTP methods
+        for method in ["GET", "POST", "PUT", "DELETE", "PATCH", "HEAD", "OPTIONS"]:
+            message = message.replace(
+                f" {method} ", f' {self.COLORS["BOLD"]}{method}{reset} '
+            )
+
+        # Highlight HTTP status codes
+        import re
+
+        # Success status codes (2xx) - green
+        message = re.sub(r"\b(2\d\d)\b", f'{self.COLORS["DEBUG"]}\\1{reset}', message)
+
+        # Client error status codes (4xx) - yellow
+        message = re.sub(r"\b(4\d\d)\b", f'{self.COLORS["WARNING"]}\\1{reset}', message)
+
+        # Server error status codes (5xx) - red
+        message = re.sub(r"\b(5\d\d)\b", f'{self.COLORS["ERROR"]}\\1{reset}', message)
+
+        # Highlight URLs
+        message = re.sub(
+            r'(https?://[^\s"]+)', f'{self.COLORS["DIM"]}\\1{reset}', message
+        )
+
+        # Highlight important headers
+        for header in ["Authorization", "Content-Type", "User-Agent"]:
+            message = message.replace(
+                f"'{header}'", f"'{self.COLORS['BOLD']}{header}{reset}'"
+            )
+            message = message.replace(
+                f'"{header}"', f'"{self.COLORS["BOLD"]}{header}{reset}"'
+            )
+
+        # Highlight connection events for httpcore
+        if "httpcore" in logger_name:
+            for event in [
+                "connect_tcp",
+                "start_tls",
+                "send_request",
+                "receive_response",
+            ]:
+                if event in message:
+                    message = message.replace(
+                        event, f'{self.COLORS["BOLD"]}{event}{reset}'
+                    )
+
+        return message
+
+
+def _get_http_logging_config():
+    """
+    Determine HTTP logging configuration from environment variables.
+
+    Returns:
+        dict: Configuration with 'enabled', 'level', 'format' and 'use_colors' keys
+    """
+    import os
+
+    # Check various environment variables for HTTP logging
+    enabled = bool(
+        os.environ.get("LLM_HTTP_LOGGING")
+        or os.environ.get("LLM_HTTP_DEBUG")
+        or os.environ.get("LLM_HTTP_VERBOSE")
+        or os.environ.get("LLM_OPENAI_SHOW_RESPONSES")  # Backward compatibility
+    )
+
+    if not enabled:
+        return {"enabled": False}
+
+    # Determine logging level
+    level = "INFO"
+    if os.environ.get("LLM_HTTP_DEBUG") or os.environ.get("LLM_HTTP_VERBOSE"):
+        level = "DEBUG"
+
+    return {
+        "enabled": True,
+        "level": level,
+        # Provide a standard logging format description for reference
+        "format": "%(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s",
+        "use_colors": not os.environ.get("NO_COLOR"),
+    }
+
+
+def configure_http_logging():
+    """
+    Configure Python logging for HTTP requests across all providers.
+
+    This enables logging for:
+    - httpx: High-level HTTP client logs
+    - httpcore: Low-level HTTP connection logs
+    - openai: OpenAI SDK logs
+    - anthropic: Anthropic SDK logs
+
+    Environment variables:
+    - LLM_HTTP_LOGGING=1: Enable INFO-level HTTP logging
+    - LLM_HTTP_DEBUG=1: Enable DEBUG-level HTTP logging
+    - LLM_HTTP_VERBOSE=1: Enable DEBUG-level HTTP logging
+    - LLM_OPENAI_SHOW_RESPONSES=1: Backward compatibility (INFO level)
+    """
+    import logging
+    import os
+
+    config = _get_http_logging_config()
+    if not config["enabled"]:
+        return
+
+    # Create our custom formatter
+    formatter = HTTPColorFormatter(use_colors=config.get("use_colors", True))
+
+    # Configure root logger if not already configured
+    if not logging.getLogger().handlers:
+        handler = logging.StreamHandler()
+        handler.setFormatter(formatter)
+        logging.getLogger().addHandler(handler)
+        logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.WARNING)  # Keep root logger quiet
+
+    # Set up HTTP-related loggers
+    log_level = getattr(logging, config["level"])
+
+    # Core HTTP libraries
+    logging.getLogger("httpx").setLevel(log_level)
+    logging.getLogger("httpcore").setLevel(log_level)
+
+    # Provider SDKs
+    logging.getLogger("openai").setLevel(log_level)
+    logging.getLogger("anthropic").setLevel(log_level)
+
+    # Additional useful loggers
+    if config["level"] == "DEBUG":
+        logging.getLogger("urllib3").setLevel(log_level)
+        logging.getLogger("requests").setLevel(log_level)
+
+    # Configure all HTTP loggers to use our custom formatter
+    http_loggers = ["httpx", "httpcore", "openai", "anthropic", "llm.http"]
+    if config["level"] == "DEBUG":
+        http_loggers.extend(["urllib3", "requests"])
+
+    for logger_name in http_loggers:
+        logger = logging.getLogger(logger_name)
+        logger.setLevel(log_level)
+
+        # If this logger doesn't have handlers, add our custom handler
+        if not logger.handlers:
+            handler = logging.StreamHandler()
+            handler.setFormatter(formatter)
+            logger.addHandler(handler)
+            logger.propagate = False
+
+    # Log that HTTP logging is enabled
+    logging.getLogger("llm.http").info(
+        f"HTTP logging enabled at {config['level']} level"
+    )
+
+
+def is_http_logging_enabled() -> bool:
+    """Check if HTTP logging is enabled via environment variables."""
+    config = _get_http_logging_config()
+    return config["enabled"]
+
+
 def simplify_usage_dict(d):
     # Recursively remove keys with value 0 and empty dictionaries
     def remove_empty_and_zero(obj):
diff --git a/tests/test_http_logging.py b/tests/test_http_logging.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b748259ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_http_logging.py
@@ -0,0 +1,260 @@
+"""
+Tests for universal HTTP logging functionality.
+
+This module tests the HTTP logging system that enables debug visibility
+into requests/responses across all LLM providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, etc).
+"""
+
+import logging
+import os
+import pytest
+from unittest.mock import patch, MagicMock
+from click.testing import CliRunner
+
+from llm.cli import cli
+from llm.utils import (
+    _get_http_logging_config,
+    configure_http_logging,
+    is_http_logging_enabled,
+)
+
+
+class TestHTTPLoggingConfig:
+    """Test HTTP logging configuration detection."""
+
+    def test_logging_disabled_by_default(self):
+        """HTTP logging should be disabled when no env vars are set."""
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, {}, clear=True):
+            config = _get_http_logging_config()
+            assert config["enabled"] is False
+
+    def test_llm_http_logging_enables_info_level(self):
+        """LLM_HTTP_LOGGING=1 should enable INFO level logging."""
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, {"LLM_HTTP_LOGGING": "1"}):
+            config = _get_http_logging_config()
+            assert config["enabled"] is True
+            assert config["level"] == "INFO"
+            assert "format" in config
+
+    def test_llm_http_debug_enables_debug_level(self):
+        """LLM_HTTP_DEBUG=1 should enable DEBUG level logging."""
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, {"LLM_HTTP_DEBUG": "1"}):
+            config = _get_http_logging_config()
+            assert config["enabled"] is True
+            assert config["level"] == "DEBUG"
+
+    def test_llm_http_verbose_enables_debug_level(self):
+        """LLM_HTTP_VERBOSE=1 should enable DEBUG level logging."""
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, {"LLM_HTTP_VERBOSE": "1"}):
+            config = _get_http_logging_config()
+            assert config["enabled"] is True
+            assert config["level"] == "DEBUG"
+
+    def test_backward_compatibility_with_openai_flag(self):
+        """LLM_OPENAI_SHOW_RESPONSES=1 should enable logging for backward compatibility."""
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, {"LLM_OPENAI_SHOW_RESPONSES": "1"}):
+            config = _get_http_logging_config()
+            assert config["enabled"] is True
+            assert config["level"] == "INFO"
+
+    def test_debug_overrides_info_level(self):
+        """DEBUG flags should override INFO level when both are set."""
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, {"LLM_HTTP_LOGGING": "1", "LLM_HTTP_DEBUG": "1"}):
+            config = _get_http_logging_config()
+            assert config["enabled"] is True
+            assert config["level"] == "DEBUG"
+
+    def test_multiple_env_vars_enable_logging(self):
+        """Any combination of env vars should enable logging."""
+        test_cases = [
+            {"LLM_HTTP_LOGGING": "1"},
+            {"LLM_HTTP_DEBUG": "1"},
+            {"LLM_OPENAI_SHOW_RESPONSES": "1"},
+            {"LLM_HTTP_LOGGING": "1", "LLM_HTTP_DEBUG": "1"},
+        ]
+
+        for env_vars in test_cases:
+            with patch.dict(os.environ, env_vars, clear=True):
+                config = _get_http_logging_config()
+                assert config["enabled"] is True, f"Failed with env vars: {env_vars}"
+
+
+class TestHTTPLoggingConfiguration:
+    """Test HTTP logging configuration setup."""
+
+    def test_configure_http_logging_when_disabled(self):
+        """configure_http_logging should do nothing when logging is disabled."""
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, {}, clear=True):
+            # Mock logging inside the function where it's imported
+            with patch("logging.getLogger") as mock_get_logger:
+                configure_http_logging()
+                # Should not configure any loggers when disabled
+                mock_get_logger.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_configure_http_logging_when_enabled(self):
+        """configure_http_logging should set up loggers when enabled."""
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, {"LLM_HTTP_LOGGING": "1"}):
+            with (
+                patch("logging.getLogger") as mock_get_logger,
+                patch("logging.basicConfig"),
+                patch("logging.StreamHandler"),
+            ):
+                mock_logger = MagicMock()
+                mock_get_logger.return_value = mock_logger
+
+                configure_http_logging()
+
+                # Should configure core HTTP loggers
+                # Extract logger names from calls (skip empty first call)
+                logger_names = []
+                for call in mock_get_logger.call_args_list:
+                    if len(call.args) > 0:  # Skip calls with no arguments
+                        logger_names.append(call.args[0])
+
+                for logger_name in ["httpx", "httpcore", "openai", "anthropic"]:
+                    assert logger_name in logger_names
+
+    def test_configure_debug_level_loggers(self):
+        """DEBUG level should configure additional loggers."""
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, {"LLM_HTTP_DEBUG": "1"}):
+            with (
+                patch("logging.getLogger") as mock_get_logger,
+                patch("logging.basicConfig"),
+                patch("logging.StreamHandler"),
+            ):
+                mock_logger = MagicMock()
+                mock_get_logger.return_value = mock_logger
+
+                configure_http_logging()
+
+                # Should configure additional debug loggers
+                logger_names = []
+                for call in mock_get_logger.call_args_list:
+                    if len(call.args) > 0:  # Skip calls with no arguments
+                        logger_names.append(call.args[0])
+
+                assert "urllib3" in logger_names
+                assert "requests" in logger_names
+
+    def test_is_http_logging_enabled_function(self):
+        """is_http_logging_enabled should return correct boolean."""
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, {}, clear=True):
+            assert is_http_logging_enabled() is False
+
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, {"LLM_HTTP_LOGGING": "1"}):
+            assert is_http_logging_enabled() is True
+
+
+class TestCLIIntegration:
+    """Test CLI integration with HTTP logging."""
+
+    def test_cli_help_includes_http_logging_options(self):
+        """CLI help should document HTTP logging options."""
+        runner = CliRunner()
+        result = runner.invoke(cli, ["--help"])
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+        assert "--http-logging" in result.output
+        assert "--http-debug" in result.output
+        assert "HTTP request/response logging" in result.output
+
+    def test_cli_http_logging_flag_sets_env_var(self):
+        """--http-logging flag should set environment variable."""
+        runner = CliRunner()
+
+        # Check that the CLI flag is passed through correctly
+        result = runner.invoke(cli, ["--http-logging", "--help"])
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+        # The flag is processed by Click, no need to test internal mocking
+
+    def test_cli_http_debug_flag_sets_env_var(self):
+        """--http-debug flag should set environment variable."""
+        runner = CliRunner()
+
+        result = runner.invoke(cli, ["--http-debug", "--help"])
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+        # The flag is processed by Click
+
+    def test_cli_calls_configure_http_logging(self):
+        """CLI should call configure_http_logging on startup."""
+        runner = CliRunner()
+
+        # Test that the CLI runs successfully with logging configuration
+        result = runner.invoke(cli, ["--help"])
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+    def test_env_var_enables_logging_in_cli(self):
+        """Environment variable should enable logging in CLI."""
+        runner = CliRunner()
+
+        # Test CLI with environment variable set
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, {"LLM_HTTP_LOGGING": "1"}):
+            result = runner.invoke(cli, ["--help"])
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+
+class TestHTTPLoggingIntegration:
+    """Test HTTP logging integration with real logging system."""
+
+    def test_logging_setup_creates_handlers(self):
+        """Test that logging setup actually creates handlers."""
+        # Clear any existing handlers
+        for logger_name in ["httpx", "httpcore", "llm.http"]:
+            logger = logging.getLogger(logger_name)
+            logger.handlers.clear()
+            logger.setLevel(logging.NOTSET)
+
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, {"LLM_HTTP_LOGGING": "1"}):
+            configure_http_logging()
+
+            # Check that loggers are configured
+            httpx_logger = logging.getLogger("httpx")
+            assert httpx_logger.level == logging.INFO
+
+            httpcore_logger = logging.getLogger("httpcore")
+            assert httpcore_logger.level == logging.INFO
+
+    def test_debug_level_configuration(self):
+        """Test DEBUG level configuration."""
+        # Clear any existing handlers
+        for logger_name in ["httpx", "httpcore"]:
+            logger = logging.getLogger(logger_name)
+            logger.handlers.clear()
+            logger.setLevel(logging.NOTSET)
+
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, {"LLM_HTTP_DEBUG": "1"}):
+            configure_http_logging()
+
+            httpx_logger = logging.getLogger("httpx")
+            assert httpx_logger.level == logging.DEBUG
+
+            httpcore_logger = logging.getLogger("httpcore")
+            assert httpcore_logger.level == logging.DEBUG
+
+
+class TestHTTPLoggingDocumentation:
+    """Test that HTTP logging is properly documented."""
+
+    def test_cli_help_mentions_environment_variables(self):
+        """CLI help should mention all supported environment variables."""
+        runner = CliRunner()
+        result = runner.invoke(cli, ["--help"])
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+        # Check for environment variable documentation
+        assert "LLM_HTTP_LOGGING" in result.output
+        assert "LLM_HTTP_DEBUG" in result.output
+        assert "LLM_OPENAI_SHOW_RESPONSES" in result.output
+
+    def test_function_docstrings_are_comprehensive(self):
+        """Test that key functions have good docstrings."""
+        assert configure_http_logging.__doc__ is not None
+        assert "httpx" in configure_http_logging.__doc__
+        assert "httpcore" in configure_http_logging.__doc__
+        assert "LLM_HTTP_LOGGING" in configure_http_logging.__doc__
+
+        assert _get_http_logging_config.__doc__ is not None
+        assert is_http_logging_enabled.__doc__ is not None
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    pytest.main([__file__, "-v"])
diff --git a/tests/test_http_logging_integration.py b/tests/test_http_logging_integration.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ddb3fbd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_http_logging_integration.py
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+"""
+Integration tests for HTTP logging functionality.
+Tests that HTTP logging works with real CLI commands and providers.
+"""
+
+import os
+import pytest
+from click.testing import CliRunner
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+from llm.cli import cli
+from llm.utils import (
+    configure_http_logging,
+    is_http_logging_enabled,
+    _get_http_logging_config,
+)
+
+
+class TestHTTPLoggingIntegration:
+    """Integration tests for HTTP logging across the full system."""
+
+    def test_http_logging_cli_flags(self):
+        """Test HTTP logging CLI flags work correctly."""
+        runner = CliRunner()
+
+        # Test --http-logging flag
+        result = runner.invoke(cli, ["--http-logging", "--help"])
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+        assert "--http-logging" in result.output
+        assert "--http-debug" in result.output
+
+        # Test --http-debug flag
+        result = runner.invoke(cli, ["--http-debug", "--help"])
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+    @patch.dict(os.environ, {"LLM_HTTP_LOGGING": "1"})
+    def test_environment_variable_detection(self):
+        """Test that environment variables are detected correctly."""
+        assert is_http_logging_enabled() is True
+
+        config = _get_http_logging_config()
+        assert config["enabled"] is True
+        assert config["level"] == "INFO"
+
+    @patch.dict(os.environ, {"LLM_HTTP_DEBUG": "1"})
+    def test_debug_level_detection(self):
+        """Test DEBUG level environment variable."""
+        config = _get_http_logging_config()
+        assert config["enabled"] is True
+        assert config["level"] == "DEBUG"
+
+    @patch.dict(os.environ, {"LLM_OPENAI_SHOW_RESPONSES": "1"})
+    def test_backward_compatibility(self):
+        """Test backward compatibility with OpenAI-specific variable."""
+        config = _get_http_logging_config()
+        assert config["enabled"] is True
+        assert config["level"] == "INFO"
+
+    def test_http_logging_with_mock_request(self, httpx_mock):
+        """Test HTTP logging with a mocked HTTP request."""
+        # Mock a simple HTTP request
+        httpx_mock.add_response(
+            method="GET",
+            url="https://example.com/test",
+            json={"status": "ok"},
+            status_code=200,
+        )
+
+        # Configure logging
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, {"LLM_HTTP_LOGGING": "1"}):
+            configure_http_logging()
+
+            # Make a request through httpx
+            import httpx
+
+            response = httpx.get("https://example.com/test")
+            assert response.status_code == 200
+            assert response.json() == {"status": "ok"}
+
+    def test_logging_configuration_called_by_cli(self):
+        """Test that configure_http_logging is called during CLI initialization."""
+        runner = CliRunner()
+
+        # The CLI should run without errors even with logging enabled
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, {"LLM_HTTP_LOGGING": "1"}):
+            result = runner.invoke(cli, ["--help"])
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+    def test_models_list_with_http_logging(self):
+        """Test models list command with HTTP logging enabled."""
+        runner = CliRunner()
+
+        # Should work without errors when HTTP logging is enabled
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, {"LLM_HTTP_DEBUG": "1"}):
+            result = runner.invoke(cli, ["models", "list"])
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+            # Should show available models including our mock models
+            assert "mock" in result.output
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "env_var,expected_level",
+        [
+            ("LLM_HTTP_LOGGING", "INFO"),
+            ("LLM_HTTP_DEBUG", "DEBUG"),
+            ("LLM_HTTP_VERBOSE", "DEBUG"),
+            ("LLM_OPENAI_SHOW_RESPONSES", "INFO"),
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_all_environment_variables(self, env_var, expected_level):
+        """Test all supported environment variables."""
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, {env_var: "1"}, clear=True):
+            config = _get_http_logging_config()
+            assert config["enabled"] is True
+            assert config["level"] == expected_level
+
+    def test_http_logging_disabled_by_default(self):
+        """Test that HTTP logging is disabled when no env vars are set."""
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, {}, clear=True):
+            config = _get_http_logging_config()
+            assert config["enabled"] is False

From a0e61267a8806e7dac97f38c572989b817f62f91 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gaston Morixe <gaston@gastonmorixe.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2025 19:39:18 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 2/6] chore: re-trigger CI


From 377b9d38ba7db9c770ba7d6d7aedaf701a1d5850 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gaston Morixe <gaston@gastonmorixe.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2025 19:47:27 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 3/6] fix: Remove unused imports

---
 llm/cli.py   | 1 -
 llm/utils.py | 1 -
 2 files changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/llm/cli.py b/llm/cli.py
index 0500469cf..a200c2a9f 100644
--- a/llm/cli.py
+++ b/llm/cli.py
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
     token_usage_string,
     truncate_string,
     configure_http_logging,
-    is_http_logging_enabled,
 )
 import base64
 import httpx
diff --git a/llm/utils.py b/llm/utils.py
index a51008730..7493490c3 100644
--- a/llm/utils.py
+++ b/llm/utils.py
@@ -348,7 +348,6 @@ def configure_http_logging():
     - LLM_OPENAI_SHOW_RESPONSES=1: Backward compatibility (INFO level)
     """
     import logging
-    import os
 
     config = _get_http_logging_config()
     if not config["enabled"]:

From 8685937d45ce7c79c5a1355c66910b83a6d6c5a9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gaston Morixe <gaston@gastonmorixe.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2025 21:42:45 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 4/6] docs: Consolidate HTTP logging documentation

The user-facing documentation for the new universal HTTP logging feature was split across `UNIVERSAL-HTTP-LOGGING.md` and `docs/http-debugging.md`.

This commit consolidates all the relevant user-facing documentation into `docs/http-debugging.md` and removes the now redundant `UNIVERSAL-HTTP-LOGGING.md` file, which contained mostly implementation details.
---
 UNIVERSAL-HTTP-LOGGING.md | 343 --------------------------------------
 docs/http-debugging.md    |  62 ++++---
 2 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 366 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 UNIVERSAL-HTTP-LOGGING.md

diff --git a/UNIVERSAL-HTTP-LOGGING.md b/UNIVERSAL-HTTP-LOGGING.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 9e5f6f2a1..000000000
--- a/UNIVERSAL-HTTP-LOGGING.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,343 +0,0 @@
-# Universal HTTP Logging for LLM CLI - Implementation Details
-
-## Overview
-
-This document provides comprehensive details about the Universal HTTP Logging feature implemented for LLM CLI. This enhancement enables HTTP request/response debugging across all LLM providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, and others) through a unified interface.
-
-## Problem Statement
-
-### Before Implementation
-
-- **Limited debugging**: Only OpenAI had HTTP debugging via `LLM_OPENAI_SHOW_RESPONSES=1`
-- **Provider-specific solutions**: Each provider required different debugging approaches
-- **No reasoning visibility**: Reasoning models' HTTP traffic was invisible for non-OpenAI providers
-- **Fragmented experience**: Developers needed different tools/methods for different providers
-
-### After Implementation
-
-- **Universal debugging**: Single interface works across all providers
-- **Reasoning model support**: See token usage and parameters for o1/o3, Gemini thinking, Claude reasoning
-- **Unified experience**: Same environment variables and CLI flags work everywhere
-- **Enhanced debugging**: Connection-level details available when needed
-
-## Technical Architecture
-
-### Core Components
-
-1. **HTTP Logging Configuration (`llm/utils.py`)**
-   - `_get_http_logging_config()`: Detects environment variables and determines logging level
-   - `configure_http_logging()`: Sets up Python logging for HTTP libraries
-   - `is_http_logging_enabled()`: Simple status check function
-
-2. **CLI Integration (`llm/cli.py`)**
-   - Added `--http-logging` and `--http-debug` CLI flags
-   - Early initialization of HTTP logging in main CLI function
-   - Environment variable propagation from CLI flags
-
-3. **Transport Layer Logging**
-   - Leverages Python's built-in `logging` module
-   - Configures `httpx`, `httpcore`, `openai`, and `anthropic` loggers
-   - Works automatically with any provider using standard HTTP libraries
-
-### Implementation Strategy
-
-The implementation uses Python's standard logging infrastructure rather than custom HTTP interception because:
-
-1. **Universal compatibility**: Works with any HTTP library that uses Python logging
-2. **Zero provider modifications**: No need to modify individual provider plugins
-3. **Standard patterns**: Follows Python logging best practices
-4. **Performance**: Minimal overhead when disabled
-5. **Flexibility**: Easy to extend for new providers
-
-## Features Implemented
-
-### Environment Variables
-
-| Variable | Level | Description | Use Case |
-|----------|-------|-------------|----------|
-| `LLM_HTTP_LOGGING=1` | INFO | Basic HTTP request/response logging | General debugging, API issues |
-| `LLM_HTTP_DEBUG=1` | DEBUG | Detailed connection and protocol info | Network issues, SSL problems |
-| `LLM_HTTP_VERBOSE=1` | DEBUG | Alias for LLM_HTTP_DEBUG | User convenience |
-| `LLM_OPENAI_SHOW_RESPONSES=1` | INFO | Legacy OpenAI-only (still supported) | Backward compatibility |
-
-### CLI Flags
-
-```bash
-llm --http-logging [command]    # Enable INFO-level HTTP logging
-llm --http-debug [command]      # Enable DEBUG-level HTTP logging
-```
-
-**Design decisions:**
-- CLI flags set environment variables internally for consistency
-- Flags take precedence over existing environment variables
-- Both flags and env vars are documented in `--help`
-
-### Logging Levels and Output
-
-#### INFO Level Output
-```
-httpx - INFO - HTTP Request: POST https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions "HTTP/1.1 200 OK"
-httpx - INFO - HTTP Request: POST https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/gemini-2.5-pro:streamGenerateContent "HTTP/1.1 200 OK"
-llm.http - INFO - HTTP logging enabled at INFO level
-```
-
-#### DEBUG Level Output
-```
-llm.http - INFO - HTTP logging enabled at DEBUG level
-httpcore.connection - DEBUG - connect_tcp.started host='api.openai.com' port=443
-httpcore.connection - DEBUG - connect_tcp.complete return_value=<SyncStream>
-httpcore.connection - DEBUG - start_tls.started ssl_context=<SSLContext> server_hostname='api.openai.com'
-httpcore.http11 - DEBUG - send_request_headers.started request=<Request [b'POST']>
-httpcore.http11 - DEBUG - send_request_body.started request=<Request [b'POST']>
-httpcore.http11 - DEBUG - receive_response_headers.started request=<Request [b'POST']>
-httpcore.http11 - DEBUG - receive_response_headers.complete return_value=(b'HTTP/1.1', 200, b'OK', [...])
-httpx - INFO - HTTP Request: POST https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions "HTTP/1.1 200 OK"
-httpcore.http11 - DEBUG - receive_response_body.started request=<Request [b'POST']>
-httpcore.http11 - DEBUG - receive_response_body.complete
-```
-
-## Provider-Specific Benefits
-
-### OpenAI Models (o1, o3, GPT-4, etc.)
-
-**What you can see:**
-- Reasoning token usage: `reasoning_tokens`, `input_tokens`, `output_tokens`
-- Request parameters for reasoning models
-- Tool calling request/response cycles
-- Rate limiting headers
-
-**Example:**
-```bash
-export LLM_HTTP_DEBUG=1
-llm -m o3 "Solve this step by step: What is 15% of 240?"
-```
-
-Shows reasoning parameters and token usage in HTTP traffic.
-
-### Gemini Models (including 2.5-pro reasoning)
-
-**What you can see:**
-- Thinking budget configuration: `thinking_config: {"thinking_budget": 1000}`
-- Response with thinking tokens: `thoughtsTokenCount: 500`
-- Streaming response chunks
-- Model-specific parameters
-
-**Example:**
-```bash
-export LLM_HTTP_DEBUG=1
-llm -m gemini-2.5-pro "Think carefully about this complex problem"
-```
-
-Shows direct HTTP calls to Google's API with thinking parameters.
-
-### Anthropic Claude Models (including reasoning)
-
-**What you can see:**
-- Thinking configuration: `thinking: {"type": "enabled", "budget_tokens": 1000}`
-- Beta API usage indicators
-- Message structure and tool calls
-- Thinking parameters in requests
-
-**Example:**
-```bash
-export LLM_HTTP_DEBUG=1
-llm -m claude-4-sonnet "Analyze this problem methodically"
-```
-
-Shows Anthropic SDK's HTTP traffic including reasoning config.
-
-### Other Providers
-
-Any provider using standard Python HTTP libraries (httpx, requests, urllib3) will automatically work with the logging system.
-
-## Code Changes Summary
-
-### Files Modified
-
-1. **`llm/utils.py`** - Added HTTP logging configuration functions
-2. **`llm/cli.py`** - Added CLI flags and initialization
-3. **`llm/models.py`** - Added import for httpx debugging (small change)
-4. **`llm/default_plugins/openai_models.py`** - Minor import updates
-
-### Files Added
-
-1. **`tests/test_http_logging.py`** - Comprehensive unit tests (20 test cases)
-2. **`tests/test_http_logging_integration.py`** - Integration tests (12 test cases)
-3. **`docs/http-debugging.md`** - User documentation
-4. **`UNIVERSAL-HTTP-LOGGING.md`** - This implementation document
-
-### Test Coverage
-
-**Unit Tests (test_http_logging.py):**
-- Environment variable detection and configuration
-- Logging level determination
-- CLI flag integration
-- Function documentation verification
-- Mock HTTP request testing
-
-**Integration Tests (test_http_logging_integration.py):**
-- Full CLI workflow testing
-- Environment variable inheritance
-- Mock provider request testing
-- Cross-provider compatibility verification
-
-**Total: 32 test cases with 100% pass rate**
-
-## Security Considerations
-
-### Automatic Data Redaction
-
-The logging system automatically redacts sensitive information:
-
-```python
-# In _log_response function
-if key.lower() == "authorization":
-    value = "[...]"  # API keys are hidden
-if key.lower() == "cookie":
-    value = value.split("=")[0] + "=..."  # Cookies are truncated
-```
-
-### Security Best Practices
-
-1. **API Key Protection**: Authorization headers are automatically masked
-2. **Cookie Protection**: Session cookies are truncated to prevent exposure
-3. **Environment Variable Safety**: Use env vars instead of CLI flags in scripts
-4. **Log File Security**: Users warned about not committing logs with real data
-5. **Production Guidance**: Clear documentation about using INFO vs DEBUG levels
-
-## Performance Considerations
-
-### Overhead Analysis
-
-**When Disabled (default):**
-- Near-zero overhead: Single environment variable check per CLI invocation
-- No logging configuration or handler setup
-- No impact on request/response processing
-
-**When Enabled:**
-- **INFO Level**: Minimal overhead, only logs high-level request info
-- **DEBUG Level**: Higher overhead due to connection-level logging
-- **Streaming**: No impact on streaming response processing
-
-### Production Recommendations
-
-```bash
-# Recommended for production debugging
-export LLM_HTTP_LOGGING=1
-
-# Avoid in high-volume production
-# export LLM_HTTP_DEBUG=1
-```
-
-## Backward Compatibility
-
-### Legacy Support
-
-- `LLM_OPENAI_SHOW_RESPONSES=1` continues to work exactly as before
-- All existing functionality remains unchanged
-- No breaking changes to existing workflows
-
-### Migration Path
-
-**For users currently using OpenAI-specific debugging:**
-```bash
-# Old way (still works)
-export LLM_OPENAI_SHOW_RESPONSES=1
-
-# New way (works for all providers)
-export LLM_HTTP_LOGGING=1
-```
-
-**For plugin developers:**
-- No changes required to existing plugins
-- Plugins automatically gain HTTP logging capabilities
-- Custom HTTP logging can coexist with universal logging
-
-## Future Enhancements
-
-### Potential Improvements
-
-1. **Request/Response Body Logging**: Optional body content logging with size limits
-2. **Filtering Options**: Environment variables to filter by provider or domain
-3. **Structured Logging**: JSON-formatted log output for programmatic parsing
-4. **Performance Metrics**: Request timing and performance data
-5. **Custom Formatters**: User-configurable log message formats
-
-### Plugin Integration
-
-**For plugin developers wanting enhanced logging:**
-```python
-from llm.utils import get_httpx_client
-
-# Use instead of httpx.Client()
-client = get_httpx_client()
-# Automatically inherits logging configuration
-```
-
-## Error Handling and Edge Cases
-
-### Graceful Degradation
-
-1. **Missing Dependencies**: If httpx/httpcore not available, logging gracefully disabled
-2. **Permission Errors**: Logging failures don't interrupt CLI operation
-3. **Invalid Configuration**: Malformed environment variables are ignored
-4. **Handler Conflicts**: Existing logging configuration is preserved
-
-### Error Scenarios Tested
-
-- Multiple logging configuration calls (idempotent)
-- Invalid environment variable values
-- Concurrent CLI invocations
-- Mixed environment variable settings
-- Missing optional dependencies
-
-## Documentation and Examples
-
-### User Documentation
-
-- **`docs/http-debugging.md`**: Comprehensive user guide with examples
-- **CLI help text**: Integrated documentation in `llm --help`
-- **Function docstrings**: Complete API documentation for developers
-
-### Real-World Examples
-
-The documentation includes practical examples for:
-- Debugging API errors and rate limits
-- Understanding reasoning model behavior
-- Monitoring token usage across providers
-- Troubleshooting network connectivity issues
-- Performance analysis and optimization
-
-### Simple Usage Examples
-
-**Most common usage patterns:**
-
-```bash
-# Debug OpenAI requests with full details
-LLM_HTTP_DEBUG=1 llm -m gpt-4o "Explain this error"
-
-# Development mode (if LLM installed via pip install -e .)
-LLM_HTTP_DEBUG=1 python -m llm -m gpt-4o "Test changes"
-
-# Isolated execution without install
-LLM_HTTP_DEBUG=1 uv run llm -m gpt-4o "Clean environment test"
-
-# Using CLI flags instead of env vars
-llm --http-debug -m o3 "Show reasoning tokens"
-```
-
-## Conclusion
-
-The Universal HTTP Logging implementation successfully addresses the key limitations of the previous provider-specific debugging approach. It provides:
-
-- **Unified experience** across all LLM providers
-- **Powerful debugging capabilities** for reasoning models
-- **Professional-grade logging** with security considerations
-- **Comprehensive testing** ensuring reliability
-- **Future-proof architecture** that automatically supports new providers
-
-This feature significantly enhances the developer experience when working with LLM CLI, making it easier to debug issues, understand model behavior, and optimize applications across the entire ecosystem of LLM providers.
-
----
-
-*Implementation completed with 32 passing tests, comprehensive documentation, and full backward compatibility.*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/http-debugging.md b/docs/http-debugging.md
index 7cec0b136..c981a2a77 100644
--- a/docs/http-debugging.md
+++ b/docs/http-debugging.md
@@ -71,45 +71,48 @@ httpcore.http11 - DEBUG - receive_response_body.complete
 
 ### OpenAI Models (o1, o3, GPT-4, etc.)
 
-Shows reasoning token usage and request details:
+**What you can see:**
+- Reasoning token usage: `reasoning_tokens`, `input_tokens`, `output_tokens`
+- Request parameters for reasoning models
+- Tool calling request/response cycles
+- Rate limiting headers
 
+**Example:**
 ```bash
 export LLM_HTTP_DEBUG=1
-llm -m o3 "Solve this complex problem step by step"
+llm -m o3 "Solve this step by step: What is 15% of 240?"
 ```
+Shows reasoning parameters and token usage in HTTP traffic.
 
-Expected output includes:
-- Request body with reasoning parameters
-- Response with `reasoning_tokens` count
-- Tool calling details (if applicable)
+### Gemini Models (including 2.5-pro reasoning)
 
-### Gemini Models (including reasoning models)
-
-Shows thinking budget and token usage:
+**What you can see:**
+- Thinking budget configuration: `thinking_config: {"thinking_budget": 1000}`
+- Response with thinking tokens: `thoughtsTokenCount: 500`
+- Streaming response chunks
+- Model-specific parameters
 
+**Example:**
 ```bash
 export LLM_HTTP_DEBUG=1
-llm -m gemini-2.5-pro "Think through this carefully"
+llm -m gemini-2.5-pro "Think carefully about this complex problem"
 ```
-
-Expected output includes:
-- Request body with `thinking_config`
-- Response with `thoughtsTokenCount`
-- Streaming response chunks
+Shows direct HTTP calls to Google's API with thinking parameters.
 
 ### Anthropic Claude Models (including reasoning)
 
-Shows thinking configuration:
+**What you can see:**
+- Thinking configuration: `thinking: {"type": "enabled", "budget_tokens": 1000}`
+- Beta API usage indicators
+- Message structure and tool calls
+- Thinking parameters in requests
 
+**Example:**
 ```bash
 export LLM_HTTP_DEBUG=1
-llm -m claude-4-sonnet "Reason about this problem"
+llm -m claude-4-sonnet "Analyze this problem methodically"
 ```
-
-Expected output includes:
-- Request body with `thinking` parameters
-- Beta API usage indicators
-- Tool execution details
+Shows Anthropic SDK's HTTP traffic including reasoning config.
 
 ## Real-World Use Cases
 
@@ -244,12 +247,25 @@ llm -m gemini-2.5-pro "test" 2>debug.log
 
 ## Backward Compatibility
 
-The new HTTP logging system maintains full backward compatibility:
+The new HTTP logging system maintains full backward compatibility.
+
+### Legacy Support
 
 - `LLM_OPENAI_SHOW_RESPONSES=1` still works (OpenAI only)
 - New variables extend functionality to all providers
 - No breaking changes to existing workflows
 
+### Migration Path
+
+For users currently using OpenAI-specific debugging:
+```bash
+# Old way (still works)
+export LLM_OPENAI_SHOW_RESPONSES=1
+
+# New way (works for all providers)
+export LLM_HTTP_LOGGING=1
+```
+
 ## Related Documentation
 
 - [LLM CLI Documentation](https://llm.datasette.io/)

From 60f6e66555cec2ca5e95ccb2e1dcc7d203199dc8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "github-actions[bot]" <github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2025 05:23:11 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 5/6] Ran cog

---
 README.md | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a88bff237..eb7a72c02 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ See also [the llm tag](https://simonwillison.net/tags/llm/) on my blog.
     * [DEBUG Level (`LLM_HTTP_DEBUG=1`)](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/http-debugging.html#debug-level-llm-http-debug-1)
   * [Provider-Specific Debugging](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/http-debugging.html#provider-specific-debugging)
     * [OpenAI Models (o1, o3, GPT-4, etc.)](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/http-debugging.html#openai-models-o1-o3-gpt-4-etc)
-    * [Gemini Models (including reasoning models)](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/http-debugging.html#gemini-models-including-reasoning-models)
+    * [Gemini Models (including 2.5-pro reasoning)](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/http-debugging.html#gemini-models-including-2-5-pro-reasoning)
     * [Anthropic Claude Models (including reasoning)](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/http-debugging.html#anthropic-claude-models-including-reasoning)
   * [Real-World Use Cases](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/http-debugging.html#real-world-use-cases)
     * [Debugging Reasoning Models](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/http-debugging.html#debugging-reasoning-models)
@@ -352,6 +352,8 @@ See also [the llm tag](https://simonwillison.net/tags/llm/) on my blog.
     * [Integration with External Tools](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/http-debugging.html#integration-with-external-tools)
   * [Security Considerations](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/http-debugging.html#security-considerations)
   * [Backward Compatibility](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/http-debugging.html#backward-compatibility)
+    * [Legacy Support](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/http-debugging.html#legacy-support)
+    * [Migration Path](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/http-debugging.html#migration-path)
   * [Related Documentation](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/http-debugging.html#related-documentation)
 * [Related tools](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/related-tools.html)
   * [strip-tags](https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/related-tools.html#strip-tags)

From 6ce9632738272ca002a0afb194716e38bb4384b3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gaston Morixe <gaston@gastonmorixe.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2025 15:13:46 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 6/6] Replace NullHandlers so OpenAI logs are visible
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The loop that attaches handlers only runs when logger.handlers is empty. The OpenAI SDK (and some others) ship their loggers with a logging.NullHandler pre‑attached, so this condition is false and your code never replaces the NullHandler. As a result, even after --http-logging the OpenAI logger still drops all messages and nothing is emitted. To make the feature actually show provider logs, the setup should detect and replace existing NullHandlers (or always add your stream handler) instead of skipping loggers that already have a handler.

Co-authored-by: chatgpt-codex-connector[bot] <199175422+chatgpt-codex-connector[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 llm/utils.py | 11 +++++------
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/llm/utils.py b/llm/utils.py
index 7493490c3..9e47cfe14 100644
--- a/llm/utils.py
+++ b/llm/utils.py
@@ -384,16 +384,15 @@ def configure_http_logging():
     if config["level"] == "DEBUG":
         http_loggers.extend(["urllib3", "requests"])
 
-    for logger_name in http_loggers:
-        logger = logging.getLogger(logger_name)
-        logger.setLevel(log_level)
-
-        # If this logger doesn't have handlers, add our custom handler
-        if not logger.handlers:
+        # Replace NullHandlers with our custom handler
+        if all(isinstance(h, logging.NullHandler) for h in logger.handlers):
+            logger.handlers.clear()
             handler = logging.StreamHandler()
             handler.setFormatter(formatter)
             logger.addHandler(handler)
             logger.propagate = False
+            logger.addHandler(handler)
+            logger.propagate = False
 
     # Log that HTTP logging is enabled
     logging.getLogger("llm.http").info(