diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 5cc94b8..0f6b044 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -92,8 +92,12 @@ pub fn build(b: *Builder) !void {
     ));
     cg_cmd.addArg("--output");
     const cg_output_dir = cg_cmd.addOutputDirectoryArg("src/models");
-    if (b.verbose)
+    if (b.verbose) {
         cg_cmd.addArg("--verbose");
+    }
+    if (!no_bin) {
+        b.installArtifact(cg_exe);
+    }
     // cg_cmd.step.dependOn(&fetch_step.step);
     // TODO: this should use zig_exe from std.Build
     // codegen should store a hash in a comment
diff --git a/codegen/src/main.zig b/codegen/src/main.zig
index 3a81978..7046cc6 100644
--- a/codegen/src/main.zig
+++ b/codegen/src/main.zig
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ const case = @import("case");
 var verbose = false;
 
 pub fn main() anyerror!void {
+    const root_progress_node = std.Progress.start(.{});
+    defer root_progress_node.end();
+
     var arena = std.heap.ArenaAllocator.init(std.heap.page_allocator);
     defer arena.deinit();
     const allocator = arena.allocator();
@@ -67,13 +70,14 @@ pub fn main() anyerror!void {
         // no files specified, look for json files in models directory or cwd
         // this is our normal mode of operation and where initial optimizations
         // can be made
+
         if (models_dir) |m| {
             var cwd = try std.fs.cwd().openDir(".", .{});
             defer cwd.close();
             defer cwd.setAsCwd() catch unreachable;
 
             try m.setAsCwd();
-            try processDirectories(m, output_dir);
+            try processDirectories(m, output_dir, &root_progress_node);
         }
     }
 
@@ -85,7 +89,7 @@ const OutputManifest = struct {
     model_dir_hash_digest: [Hasher.hex_multihash_len]u8,
     output_dir_hash_digest: [Hasher.hex_multihash_len]u8,
 };
-fn processDirectories(models_dir: std.fs.Dir, output_dir: std.fs.Dir) !void {
+fn processDirectories(models_dir: std.fs.Dir, output_dir: std.fs.Dir, parent_progress: *const std.Progress.Node) !void {
     // Let's get ready to hash!!
     var arena = std.heap.ArenaAllocator.init(std.heap.page_allocator);
     defer arena.deinit();
@@ -93,6 +97,7 @@ fn processDirectories(models_dir: std.fs.Dir, output_dir: std.fs.Dir) !void {
     var thread_pool: std.Thread.Pool = undefined;
     try thread_pool.init(.{ .allocator = allocator });
     defer thread_pool.deinit();
+
     var calculated_manifest = try calculateDigests(models_dir, output_dir, &thread_pool);
     const output_stored_manifest = output_dir.readFileAlloc(allocator, "output_manifest.json", std.math.maxInt(usize)) catch null;
     if (output_stored_manifest) |o| {
@@ -113,10 +118,15 @@ fn processDirectories(models_dir: std.fs.Dir, output_dir: std.fs.Dir) !void {
     defer manifest_file.close();
     const manifest = manifest_file.writer();
     var mi = models_dir.iterate();
+
+    const generating_models_progress = parent_progress.start("generating models", 400);
+    defer generating_models_progress.end();
+
     while (try mi.next()) |e| {
-        if ((e.kind == .file or e.kind == .sym_link) and
-            std.mem.endsWith(u8, e.name, ".json"))
+        if ((e.kind == .file or e.kind == .sym_link) and std.mem.endsWith(u8, e.name, ".json")) {
             try processFile(e.name, output_dir, manifest);
+            generating_models_progress.completeOne();
+        }
     }
     // re-calculate so we can store the manifest
     model_digest = calculated_manifest.model_dir_hash_digest;
@@ -729,7 +739,10 @@ fn generateTypeFor(shape_id: []const u8, writer: anytype, state: GenerationState
         // must be blocking deep recursion somewhere or this would be a great
         // DOS attack
         try generateSimpleTypeFor("nothing", "[]const u8", writer);
-        std.log.warn("Type cycle detected, limiting depth. Type: {s}", .{shape_id});
+
+        if (verbose) {
+            std.log.warn("Type cycle detected, limiting depth. Type: {s}", .{shape_id});
+        }
         // if (std.mem.eql(u8, "com.amazonaws.workmail#Timestamp", shape_id)) {
         //     std.log.info("  Type stack:\n", .{});
         //     for (state.type_stack.items) |i|
@@ -884,7 +897,7 @@ fn generateComplexTypeFor(shape_id: []const u8, members: []smithy.TypeMember, ty
                     // Don't assert as that will be optimized for Release* builds
                     // We'll continue here and treat the above as a warning
                     if (payload) |first| {
-                        std.log.err("Found multiple httpPayloads in violation of smithy spec! Ignoring '{s}' and using '{s}'", .{ first, snake_case_member });
+                        std.log.warn("Found multiple httpPayloads in violation of smithy spec! Ignoring '{s}' and using '{s}'", .{ first, snake_case_member });
                     }
                     payload = try allocator.dupe(u8, snake_case_member);
                 },