diff --git a/libs/cli/README.md b/libs/cli/README.md
index b65ad64ac..511e1b6fe 100644
--- a/libs/cli/README.md
+++ b/libs/cli/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
 # langchain-cli
 
-This package implements the official CLI for LangGraph API.
\ No newline at end of file
+This package implements the official CLI for LangGraph API.
+
+## How to Test CLI Changes Locally
+These instructions are for CLI development and testing. Use the CLI examples to test CLI changes locally.
+1. Make changes to the CLI code.
+1. Navigate to the `libs/cli/examples`: `cd libs/cli/examples`
+1. Install CLI examples dependencies: `poetry install`
+1. Run/test CLI command (e.g. `langgraph build`).
diff --git a/libs/cli/langgraph_cli/cli.py b/libs/cli/langgraph_cli/cli.py
index 52cd6c87c..f75b3cdb4 100644
--- a/libs/cli/langgraph_cli/cli.py
+++ b/libs/cli/langgraph_cli/cli.py
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ def _build(
                 "docker",
                 "pull",
                 f"{base_image}:{config_json['python_version']}",
+                verbose=True,
             )
         )
     set("Building...")