diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 216d4cc..ea9a279 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -76,12 +76,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "arrayvec"
-version = "0.7.6"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7c02d123df017efcdfbd739ef81735b36c5ba83ec3c59c80a9d7ecc718f92e50"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "assert-json-diff"
 version = "2.0.2"
@@ -960,7 +954,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "portable-atomic",
  "unicode-width",
  "unit-prefix",
- "vt100",
  "web-time",
 ]
 
@@ -1115,7 +1108,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror",
  "tokio",
  "tracing",
- "tracing-indicatif",
  "tracing-subscriber",
  "url",
  "urlencoding",
@@ -2032,18 +2024,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "valuable",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "tracing-indicatif"
-version = "0.3.14"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e1ef6990e0438749f0080573248e96631171a0b5ddfddde119aa5ba8c3a9c47e"
-dependencies = [
- "indicatif",
- "tracing",
- "tracing-core",
- "tracing-subscriber",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "tracing-log"
 version = "0.2.0"
@@ -2174,27 +2154,6 @@ version = "0.9.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "0b928f33d975fc6ad9f86c8f283853ad26bdd5b10b7f1542aa2fa15e2289105a"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "vt100"
-version = "0.16.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "054ff75fb8fa83e609e685106df4faeffdf3a735d3c74ebce97ec557d5d36fd9"
-dependencies = [
- "itoa",
- "unicode-width",
- "vte",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "vte"
-version = "0.15.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a5924018406ce0063cd67f8e008104968b74b563ee1b85dde3ed1f7cb87d3dbd"
-dependencies = [
- "arrayvec",
- "memchr",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "want"
 version = "0.3.1"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f3460fc..32b5cf6 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ libc = "0.2"
 # Logging
 tracing = "0.1"
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3", features = ["env-filter"] }
-tracing-indicatif = "0.3"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 tempfile = "3"
diff --git a/src/cli/commands/sync.rs b/src/cli/commands/sync.rs
index d42bcf3..eb75cca 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands/sync.rs
+++ b/src/cli/commands/sync.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ fn stage_spinner(stage: u8, total: u8, msg: &str, robot_mode: bool) -> ProgressB
     if robot_mode {
         return ProgressBar::hidden();
     }
-    let pb = ProgressBar::new_spinner();
+    let pb = crate::cli::progress::multi().add(ProgressBar::new_spinner());
     pb.set_style(
         ProgressStyle::default_spinner()
             .template("{spinner:.blue} {msg}")
diff --git a/src/cli/mod.rs b/src/cli/mod.rs
index 5e6e416..fb9cfae 100644
--- a/src/cli/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cli/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 //! CLI module with clap command definitions.
 
 pub mod commands;
+pub mod progress;
 
 use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
 use std::io::IsTerminal;
diff --git a/src/cli/progress.rs b/src/cli/progress.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fadea11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/progress.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+//! Shared progress bar infrastructure.
+//!
+//! All progress bars must be created via [`multi()`] to ensure coordinated
+//! rendering. The [`SuspendingWriter`] suspends the multi-progress before
+//! writing tracing output, preventing log lines from interleaving with
+//! progress bar animations.
+
+use indicatif::MultiProgress;
+use std::io::Write;
+use std::sync::LazyLock;
+use tracing_subscriber::fmt::MakeWriter;
+
+/// Global multi-progress that coordinates all progress bar rendering.
+///
+/// Every `ProgressBar` displayed to the user **must** be registered via
+/// `multi().add(bar)`. Standalone bars bypass the coordination and will
+/// fight with other bars for the terminal line, causing rapid flashing.
+static MULTI: LazyLock<MultiProgress> = LazyLock::new(MultiProgress::new);
+
+/// Returns the shared [`MultiProgress`] instance.
+pub fn multi() -> &'static MultiProgress {
+    &MULTI
+}
+
+/// A tracing `MakeWriter` that suspends the shared [`MultiProgress`] while
+/// writing, so log output doesn't interleave with progress bar animations.
+///
+/// # How it works
+///
+/// `MultiProgress::suspend` temporarily clears all active progress bars from
+/// the terminal, executes the closure (which writes the log line), then
+/// redraws the bars. This ensures a clean, flicker-free display even when
+/// logging happens concurrently with progress updates.
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct SuspendingWriter;
+
+/// Writer returned by [`SuspendingWriter`] that buffers a single log line
+/// and flushes it inside a `MultiProgress::suspend` call.
+pub struct SuspendingWriterInner {
+    buf: Vec<u8>,
+}
+
+impl Write for SuspendingWriterInner {
+    fn write(&mut self, data: &[u8]) -> std::io::Result<usize> {
+        self.buf.extend_from_slice(data);
+        Ok(data.len())
+    }
+
+    fn flush(&mut self) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+        // Nothing to do — actual flush happens on drop.
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for SuspendingWriterInner {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        if !self.buf.is_empty() {
+            let buf = std::mem::take(&mut self.buf);
+            MULTI.suspend(|| {
+                let _ = std::io::stderr().write_all(&buf);
+                let _ = std::io::stderr().flush();
+            });
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> MakeWriter<'a> for SuspendingWriter {
+    type Writer = SuspendingWriterInner;
+
+    fn make_writer(&'a self) -> Self::Writer {
+        SuspendingWriterInner { buf: Vec::new() }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use indicatif::ProgressBar;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn multi_returns_same_instance() {
+        let a = multi() as *const MultiProgress;
+        let b = multi() as *const MultiProgress;
+        assert!(std::ptr::eq(a, b));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn added_bar_is_tracked() {
+        let bar = multi().add(ProgressBar::new_spinner());
+        bar.set_message("test");
+        bar.finish_and_clear();
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn hidden_bar_works_with_multi() {
+        let bar = multi().add(ProgressBar::hidden());
+        bar.set_message("hidden");
+        bar.finish_and_clear();
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn suspending_writer_buffers_and_flushes() {
+        let writer = SuspendingWriter;
+        let mut w = MakeWriter::make_writer(&writer);
+        // Write should succeed and buffer data
+        let n = w.write(b"test log line\n").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(n, 14);
+        // Drop flushes via suspend — no panic means it works
+        drop(w);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn suspending_writer_empty_does_not_flush() {
+        let writer = SuspendingWriter;
+        let w = MakeWriter::make_writer(&writer);
+        // Drop with empty buffer — should be a no-op
+        drop(w);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 1293b68..d957ce7 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -41,21 +41,20 @@ async fn main() {
         libc::signal(libc::SIGPIPE, libc::SIG_DFL);
     }
 
-    // Initialize logging with indicatif support for clean progress bar output
-    let indicatif_layer = tracing_indicatif::IndicatifLayer::new();
-
+    // Initialize logging with progress-bar-aware writer.
+    // SuspendingWriter suspends the shared MultiProgress before each log line,
+    // preventing log output from interleaving with progress bar animations.
     tracing_subscriber::registry()
         .with(
             tracing_subscriber::fmt::layer()
                 .with_target(false)
-                .with_writer(indicatif_layer.get_stderr_writer()),
+                .with_writer(lore::cli::progress::SuspendingWriter),
         )
         .with(
             EnvFilter::from_default_env()
                 .add_directive("lore=info".parse().unwrap())
                 .add_directive("warn".parse().unwrap()),
         )
-        .with(indicatif_layer)
         .init();
 
     let cli = Cli::parse();