diff --git a/src/args.rs b/src/args.rs
index e4e2b69..9b7a2cc 100644
--- a/src/args.rs
+++ b/src/args.rs
@@ -124,9 +124,12 @@ pub enum GitOperation {
     ///
     /// "main" and "master" can be used interchangeably.
     #[strum(props(
-        Args = "[branch] branch to checkout, defaults to the branch matching the current server version"
+        Args = "[branch] branch to checkout, defaults to the branch matching the current server version [-v] verbose"
     ))]
-    Checkout { branch: Option<String> },
+    Checkout {
+        branch: Option<String>,
+        verbose: bool,
+    },
 }
 
 impl SubCommand for GitOperation {
@@ -320,18 +323,24 @@ impl HazeArgs {
             HazeCommand::Checkout => {
                 let branch = args.next().map(S::into);
                 Ok(HazeArgs::Git {
-                    operation: GitOperation::Checkout { branch },
+                    operation: GitOperation::Checkout {
+                        branch,
+                        verbose: false,
+                    },
                 })
             }
             HazeCommand::Git => {
+                let mut args = args.peekable();
                 let operation = args
                     .next()
                     .ok_or_else(|| Report::msg("No git operation provided"))?;
                 match operation.as_ref() {
                     "checkout" => {
+                        let verbose = args.next_if(|arg| arg.as_ref() == "-v").is_some();
                         let branch = args.next().map(S::into);
+                        let verbose = verbose | args.next_if(|arg| arg.as_ref() == "-v").is_some();
                         Ok(HazeArgs::Git {
-                            operation: GitOperation::Checkout { branch },
+                            operation: GitOperation::Checkout { branch, verbose },
                         })
                     }
                     "pull" => Ok(HazeArgs::Git {
diff --git a/src/git.rs b/src/git.rs
index d08f2f3..3a797c3 100644
--- a/src/git.rs
+++ b/src/git.rs
@@ -1,22 +1,29 @@
+use crate::config::HazeConfig;
 use crate::Result;
 use git2::build::CheckoutBuilder;
 use git2::{Branch, BranchType, Repository, RepositoryState};
 use miette::{Context, IntoDiagnostic};
 use std::fs::read_dir;
-use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::iter::once;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::process::Command;
 
-fn find_app_repos(root: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<impl Iterator<Item = PathBuf>> {
-    let apps_dir = root.as_ref().join("apps");
-    Ok(read_dir(apps_dir)
-        .into_diagnostic()?
+fn find_app_repos(config: &HazeConfig) -> Result<impl Iterator<Item = PathBuf>> {
+    let apps_dirs = once(config.sources_root.as_path().join("apps"))
+        .chain(config.app_directories.iter().cloned());
+    let dir_handles = apps_dirs
+        .map(|dir| read_dir(dir).into_diagnostic())
+        .collect::<Result<Vec<_>>>()?;
+    Ok(dir_handles
+        .into_iter()
+        .flatten()
         .flatten()
         .filter(|app| app.path().join(".git").is_dir())
         .map(|app| app.path()))
 }
 
-fn longest_app_branch(root: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<(usize, usize)> {
-    Ok(find_app_repos(root)?
+fn longest_app_branch(config: &HazeConfig) -> Result<(usize, usize)> {
+    Ok(find_app_repos(config)?
         .filter_map(|app_dir| {
             let app_name = app_dir.file_name()?.to_str()?;
             let repo = Repository::init(&app_dir).ok()?;
@@ -27,27 +34,32 @@ fn longest_app_branch(root: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<(usize, usize)> {
         .unwrap_or_default())
 }
 
-pub fn checkout_all<P: AsRef<Path>>(sources_root: P, mut name: &str) -> Result<()> {
+pub fn checkout_all(config: &HazeConfig, mut name: &str, verbose: bool) -> Result<()> {
     // "main" and "master" are interchangeable
     if name == "main" {
         name = "master";
     }
 
-    for app_dir in find_app_repos(sources_root)? {
+    for app_dir in find_app_repos(config)? {
         let repo = Repository::init(&app_dir)
             .into_diagnostic()
             .wrap_err_with(|| format!("Failed to open repository {}", app_dir.display()))?;
+        let app_name = app_dir.file_name().unwrap().to_string_lossy();
         if let Some(branch) = get_branch(&repo, name)? {
             if !branch.is_head() {
                 let is_remote = branch.get().is_remote();
 
-                print!("{}", app_dir.file_name().unwrap().to_string_lossy());
+                print!("{app_name}");
                 if let Err(e) = checkout(&repo, &branch, is_remote.then_some(name)) {
                     println!(": {:#} ❌", e);
                 } else {
                     println!(" ✓");
                 }
+            } else if verbose {
+                println!("{app_name} -");
             }
+        } else if verbose {
+            println!("{app_name} 🛇 Branch not found");
         };
     }
     Ok(())
@@ -68,11 +80,10 @@ const GIT_BINARY: &str = match option_env!("GIT_BINARY") {
     None => "git",
 };
 
-pub fn pull_all<P: AsRef<Path>>(sources_root: P) -> Result<()> {
-    let sources_root = sources_root.as_ref();
-    let (max_app, max_branch) = longest_app_branch(sources_root)?;
+pub fn pull_all(config: &HazeConfig) -> Result<()> {
+    let (max_app, max_branch) = longest_app_branch(config)?;
 
-    for app_dir in find_app_repos(sources_root)? {
+    for app_dir in find_app_repos(config)? {
         let app_name = app_dir.file_name().unwrap().to_string_lossy();
         let repo = Repository::init(&app_dir)
             .into_diagnostic()
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 5deb172..5eb6e0c 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -373,15 +373,16 @@ async fn main() -> Result<ExitCode> {
             proxy(docker, config).await?;
         }
         HazeArgs::Git { operation } => match operation {
-            GitOperation::Checkout { branch } => {
+            GitOperation::Checkout { branch, verbose } => {
                 let sources = Sources::new(&config.sources_root)?;
                 checkout_all(
-                    &config.sources_root,
+                    &config,
                     &branch.unwrap_or_else(|| sources.get_server_version_branch()),
+                    verbose,
                 )?;
             }
             GitOperation::Pull => {
-                pull_all(&config.sources_root)?;
+                pull_all(&config)?;
             }
         },
         HazeArgs::Env {