diff --git a/linters/typescript/src/cli.ts b/linters/typescript/src/cli.ts
index 89f81ca..a16b229 100644
--- a/linters/typescript/src/cli.ts
+++ b/linters/typescript/src/cli.ts
@@ -19,30 +19,63 @@ function parseLogLevel(logLevelArg: string): LogLevel {
   }
 }
 
+function printUsage() {
+  console.log(`
+Usage: codebase-context-lint <directory_to_lint> [options]
+
+Codebase Context Linter
+This tool validates context files (.context.md, .context.yaml, .context.json),
+.contextdocs.md, and .contextignore according to the Codebase Context Specification.
+
+Arguments:
+  <directory_to_lint>  The directory containing the files to lint
+
+Options:
+  --log-level <level>  Set the logging level (error, warn, info, debug)
+                       Default: info
+  --help, -h           Show this help message
+
+Examples:
+  codebase-context-lint .
+  codebase-context-lint /path/to/project --log-level debug
+
+For more information, visit: https://github.com/Agentic-Insights/codebase-context-spec
+`);
+}
+
 async function main() {
   const args = process.argv.slice(2);
   let directoryToLint: string | undefined;
   let logLevel = LogLevel.INFO;
 
   for (let i = 0; i < args.length; i++) {
-    if (args[i] === '--log-level' && i + 1 < args.length) {
-      logLevel = parseLogLevel(args[i + 1]);
-      i++; // Skip the next argument as it's the log level value
-    } else if (!directoryToLint) {
-      directoryToLint = args[i];
+    switch (args[i]) {
+      case '--log-level':
+        if (i + 1 < args.length) {
+          logLevel = parseLogLevel(args[++i]);
+        } else {
+          console.error('Error: --log-level requires a value');
+          process.exit(1);
+        }
+        break;
+      case '--help':
+      case '-h':
+        printUsage();
+        process.exit(0);
+      default:
+        if (!directoryToLint) {
+          directoryToLint = args[i];
+        } else {
+          console.error(`Error: Unexpected argument '${args[i]}'`);
+          printUsage();
+          process.exit(1);
+        }
     }
   }
 
   if (!directoryToLint) {
-    console.error(`
-Usage: codebase-context-lint <directory_to_lint> [--log-level <level>]
-
-Codebase Context Linter
-This tool validates context files, including .contextdocs.md and .contextignore, according to the Codebase Context Specification.
-
-Options:
-  --log-level <level>  Set the logging level (error, warn, info, debug). Default: info
-`);
+    console.error('Error: Directory to lint is required');
+    printUsage();
     process.exit(1);
   }
 
diff --git a/linters/typescript/src/context_linter.ts b/linters/typescript/src/context_linter.ts
index 68d57a6..723e24b 100644
--- a/linters/typescript/src/context_linter.ts
+++ b/linters/typescript/src/context_linter.ts
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ export class ContextLinter {
       isValid = await this.handleContextdocs(directoryPath) && isValid;
       isValid = await this.handleContextFilesRecursively(directoryPath) && isValid;
 
-      // Log ignored files
-      this.logIgnoredFiles(directoryPath);
+      // Report on .contextignore usage
+      this.reportContextignoreUsage(directoryPath);
 
       // Clear all caches after processing the directory
       this.clearAllCaches();
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ export class ContextLinter {
     if (await fileExists(contextignorePath)) {
       const content = await fs.promises.readFile(contextignorePath, 'utf-8');
       await this.contextignoreLinter.lintContextignoreFile(content, contextignorePath);
+      this.log(LogLevel.INFO, `Found .contextignore file at ${this.normalizePath(contextignorePath)}`);
+    } else {
+      this.log(LogLevel.INFO, 'No .contextignore file found. All files will be processed.');
     }
   }
 
@@ -174,19 +177,33 @@ export class ContextLinter {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Log ignored files in the directory
+   * Report on .contextignore usage
    * @param directoryPath The path of the directory to check for ignored files
    */
-  private logIgnoredFiles(directoryPath: string): void {
+  private reportContextignoreUsage(directoryPath: string): void {
+    const ignoredFiles = this.contextignoreLinter.getIgnoredFiles(directoryPath);
+    const ignoredDirectories = this.contextignoreLinter.getIgnoredDirectories(directoryPath);
+    
+    this.log(LogLevel.INFO, '\n.contextignore Usage Report:');
+    this.log(LogLevel.INFO, `Total ignored files: ${ignoredFiles.length}`);
+    this.log(LogLevel.INFO, `Total ignored directories: ${ignoredDirectories.length}`);
+    
     if (this.logLevel === LogLevel.DEBUG) {
-      const ignoredFiles = this.contextignoreLinter.getIgnoredFiles(directoryPath);
       if (ignoredFiles.length > 0) {
         this.log(LogLevel.DEBUG, '\nIgnored files:');
         for (const file of ignoredFiles) {
           this.log(LogLevel.DEBUG, `  ${this.normalizePath(file)}`);
         }
       }
+      if (ignoredDirectories.length > 0) {
+        this.log(LogLevel.DEBUG, '\nIgnored directories:');
+        for (const dir of ignoredDirectories) {
+          this.log(LogLevel.DEBUG, `  ${this.normalizePath(dir)}`);
+        }
+      }
     }
+    
+    this.log(LogLevel.INFO, ''); // Add a blank line for better readability
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/linters/typescript/src/contextignore_linter.ts b/linters/typescript/src/contextignore_linter.ts
index 6c2932f..1135391 100644
--- a/linters/typescript/src/contextignore_linter.ts
+++ b/linters/typescript/src/contextignore_linter.ts
@@ -224,4 +224,40 @@ export class ContextignoreLinter {
       return [];
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Get a list of ignored directories in a directory
+   * @param directoryPath The path of the directory to check
+   * @returns An array of ignored directory paths
+   */
+  public getIgnoredDirectories(directoryPath: string): string[] {
+    try {
+      const ig = this.ignoreCache.get(directoryPath);
+      if (!ig) {
+        return [];
+      }
+
+      const ignoredDirectories: string[] = [];
+      const walk = (dir: string) => {
+        const dirents = fs.readdirSync(dir, { withFileTypes: true });
+        for (const dirent of dirents) {
+          if (dirent.isDirectory()) {
+            const res = path.join(dir, dirent.name);
+            const relativePath = path.relative(directoryPath, res);
+            if (ig.ignores(relativePath)) {
+              ignoredDirectories.push(res);
+            } else {
+              walk(res);
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      };
+
+      walk(directoryPath);
+      return ignoredDirectories;
+    } catch (error) {
+      this.log(LogLevel.ERROR, `Error getting ignored directories for directory ${directoryPath}: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`);
+      return [];
+    }
+  }
 }
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