diff --git a/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/dill.hoon b/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/dill.hoon
index e660e83de..fae374c54 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/dill.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/dill.hoon
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@
 ++  gill  (pair ship term)                              ::  general contact
 --                                                      ::
 =>  |%                                                  ::  console protocol
-++  all-axle  ?(axle)                                   ::
 ++  axle                                                ::
-  $:  $0                                                ::
+  $:  $1                                                ::
       hey/(unit duct)                                   ::  default duct
       dug/(map duct axon)                               ::  conversations
       lit/?                                             ::  boot in lite mode
@@ -23,6 +22,9 @@
           i/(unit mass)                                 ::
           j/(unit mass)                                 ::
       ==                                                ::
+      $=  veb                                           ::  vane verbosities
+      $~  (~(put by *(map @tas log-level)) %hole %soft) ::  quiet packet crashes
+      (map @tas log-level)                              ::
   ==                                                    ::
 ++  axon                                                ::  dill per duct
   $:  ram/term                                          ::  console program
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@
       pos/@ud                                           ::  cursor position
       see/(list @c)                                     ::  current line
   ==                                                    ::
++$  log-level  ?(%hush %soft %loud)                     ::  none, line, full
 --  =>                                                  ::
 |%                                                      ::  protocol outward
 ++  mess                                                ::
@@ -166,12 +169,23 @@
       ::
       ++  crud
         |=  {err/@tas tac/(list tank)}
-        =+  ^=  wol  ^-  wall
-            :-  :(weld "%" (trip err) " event failed:")
-            (zing (turn (flop tac) |=(a/tank (~(win re a) [0 wid]))))
+        ::  unknown errors default to %loud
+        ::
+        =/  lev=log-level  (~(gut by veb.all) err %loud)
+        ::  apply log level for this error tag
+        ::
+        =/  =wall
+          ?-  lev
+            %hush  ~
+            %soft  ~["crud: %{(trip err)} event failed"]
+            %loud  :-  "crud: %{(trip err)} event failed"
+                   %-  zing
+                   %+  turn  (flop tac)
+                   |=(a=tank (~(win re a) [0 wid]))
+          ==
         |-  ^+  +>.^$
-        ?~  wol  +>.^$
-        $(wol t.wol, +>.^$ (from %out (tuba i.wol)))
+        ?~  wall  +>.^$
+        $(wall t.wall, +>.^$ (from %out (tuba i.wall)))
       ::
       ++  dump                                          ::  pass down to hey
         |=  git/gift:able
@@ -557,6 +571,11 @@
   ::
   ?:  ?=(%vega -.task)
     [~ ..^$]
+  ::  %knob sets a verbosity level for an error tag
+  ::
+  ?:  ?=(%knob -.task)
+    =.  veb.all  (~(put by veb.all) tag.task level.task)
+    [~ ..^$]
   ::
   =/  nus  (ax hen)
   ?~  nus
@@ -570,8 +589,8 @@
   =^  moz  all  abet:(call:u.nus task)
   [moz ..^$]
 ::
-++  load                                                ::  trivial
-  |=  old/all-axle
+++  load                                                ::  import old state
+  |=  old/axle
   ..^$(all old)
 ::
 ++  scry
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/gall.hoon b/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/gall.hoon
index 02c4b2e36..dcfe9d6ee 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/gall.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/sys/vane/gall.hoon
@@ -2295,6 +2295,7 @@
         %info            `%c
         %keep            `%f
         %kill            `%f
+        %knob            `%d
         %look            `%j
         %listen          `%j
         %merg            `%c
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/sys/zuse.hoon b/pkg/arvo/sys/zuse.hoon
index 882b3da42..6d2bd1689 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/sys/zuse.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/sys/zuse.hoon
@@ -795,6 +795,7 @@
           {$veer p/@ta q/path r/@t}                     ::  install vane
           $>(%vega vane-task)                           ::  report upgrade
           {$verb ~}                                     ::  verbose mode
+          [%knob tag=term level=?(%hush %soft %loud)]   ::  error verbosity
       ==                                                ::
     --  ::able
   ::