diff --git a/src/cortex-cli/src/agent_cmd/tests.rs b/src/cortex-cli/src/agent_cmd/tests.rs
index e2ff07f9f..18f7ba753 100644
--- a/src/cortex-cli/src/agent_cmd/tests.rs
+++ b/src/cortex-cli/src/agent_cmd/tests.rs
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use crate::agent_cmd::cli::{CopyArgs, ExportArgs};
-    use crate::agent_cmd::loader::{
-        load_builtin_agents, parse_frontmatter, read_file_with_encoding,
-    };
+    use crate::agent_cmd::loader::{load_builtin_agents, parse_frontmatter};
     use crate::agent_cmd::types::AgentMode;
+    use crate::utils::file::read_file_with_encoding;
 
     #[test]
     fn test_read_file_with_utf8() {
diff --git a/src/cortex-cli/src/cli/handlers.rs b/src/cortex-cli/src/cli/handlers.rs
index e92fa8632..7a23bb8df 100644
--- a/src/cortex-cli/src/cli/handlers.rs
+++ b/src/cortex-cli/src/cli/handlers.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ use crate::styled_output::{print_info, print_success, print_warning};
 ///
 /// This is the main command router for the CLI.
 pub async fn dispatch_command(cli: Cli) -> Result<()> {
+    let verbose = cli.verbose;
+
     match cli.command {
         None => run_tui(cli.interactive).await,
         Some(Commands::Init(init_cli)) => run_init(init_cli).await,
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ pub async fn dispatch_command(cli: Cli) -> Result<()> {
         Some(Commands::Debug(debug_cli)) => debug_cli.run().await,
         Some(Commands::Servers(servers_cli)) => run_servers(servers_cli).await,
         Some(Commands::History(history_cli)) => run_history(history_cli).await,
-        Some(Commands::Plugin(plugin_cli)) => plugin_cli.run().await,
+        Some(Commands::Plugin(plugin_cli)) => plugin_cli.run(verbose).await,
         Some(Commands::Feedback(feedback_cli)) => feedback_cli.run().await,
         Some(Commands::Lock(lock_cli)) => lock_cli.run().await,
         Some(Commands::Alias(alias_cli)) => alias_cli.run().await,
diff --git a/src/cortex-cli/src/plugin_cmd.rs b/src/cortex-cli/src/plugin_cmd.rs
index 3ce99f238..f5103c40a 100644
--- a/src/cortex-cli/src/plugin_cmd.rs
+++ b/src/cortex-cli/src/plugin_cmd.rs
@@ -939,11 +939,11 @@ cp plugin.toml ~/.cortex/plugins/{}/
 
 impl PluginCli {
     /// Run the plugin command.
-    pub async fn run(self) -> Result<()> {
+    pub async fn run(self, verbose: bool) -> Result<()> {
         match self.subcommand {
             PluginSubcommand::List(args) => run_list(args).await,
             PluginSubcommand::Install(args) => run_install(args).await,
-            PluginSubcommand::Remove(args) => run_remove(args).await,
+            PluginSubcommand::Remove(args) => run_remove(args, verbose).await,
             PluginSubcommand::Enable(args) => run_enable(args).await,
             PluginSubcommand::Disable(args) => run_disable(args).await,
             PluginSubcommand::Show(args) => run_show(args).await,
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ fn copy_dir_recursive(src: &std::path::Path, dst: &std::path::Path) -> Result<()
     Ok(())
 }
 
-async fn run_remove(args: PluginRemoveArgs) -> Result<()> {
+async fn run_remove(args: PluginRemoveArgs, verbose: bool) -> Result<()> {
     let plugins_dir = get_plugins_dir();
     let plugin_path = plugins_dir.join(&args.name);
 
@@ -1164,11 +1164,49 @@ async fn run_remove(args: PluginRemoveArgs) -> Result<()> {
         }
     }
 
+    if verbose {
+        for line in plugin_remove_verbose_preflight_lines(&plugin_path, args.yes) {
+            println!("{line}");
+        }
+    }
+
     std::fs::remove_dir_all(&plugin_path)?;
     println!("Plugin '{}' removed successfully.", args.name);
+
+    if verbose {
+        for line in plugin_remove_verbose_completion_lines(&plugin_path, &plugins_dir) {
+            println!("{line}");
+        }
+    }
+
     Ok(())
 }
 
+fn plugin_remove_verbose_preflight_lines(plugin_path: &Path, yes: bool) -> Vec<String> {
+    vec![
+        format!("Plugin directory: {}", plugin_path.display()),
+        format!(
+            "Confirmation: {}",
+            if yes {
+                "skipped (--yes)"
+            } else {
+                "confirmed by prompt"
+            }
+        ),
+    ]
+}
+
+fn plugin_remove_verbose_completion_lines(plugin_path: &Path, plugins_dir: &Path) -> Vec<String> {
+    vec![
+        format!("Removed path: {}", plugin_path.display()),
+        format!(
+            "Plugin exists after removal: {}",
+            if plugin_path.exists() { "yes" } else { "no" }
+        ),
+        format!("Plugins directory: {}", plugins_dir.display()),
+    ]
+}
+
 async fn run_enable(args: PluginEnableArgs) -> Result<()> {
     let plugins_dir = get_plugins_dir();
     let plugin_path = plugins_dir.join(&args.name);
@@ -2458,6 +2496,35 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(args.yes, "yes should be true when set");
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_plugin_remove_verbose_lines_include_extra_context() {
+        let plugins_dir = PathBuf::from("cortex-plugins");
+        let plugin_path = plugins_dir.join("remove-me");
+
+        let preflight = plugin_remove_verbose_preflight_lines(&plugin_path, true);
+        assert_eq!(
+            preflight,
+            vec![
+                format!("Plugin directory: {}", plugin_path.display()),
+                "Confirmation: skipped (--yes)".to_string(),
+            ]
+        );
+
+        let completion = plugin_remove_verbose_completion_lines(&plugin_path, &plugins_dir);
+        assert!(
+            completion
+                .iter()
+                .any(|line| line == &format!("Removed path: {}", plugin_path.display())),
+            "completion output should include the removed plugin path"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            completion
+                .iter()
+                .any(|line| line == &format!("Plugins directory: {}", plugins_dir.display())),
+            "completion output should include the parent plugin directory"
+        );
+    }
+
     // ==========================================================================
     // CLI argument parsing tests - PluginEnableArgs / PluginDisableArgs
     // ==========================================================================