diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli.yml b/.github/workflows/cli.yml
index 28c6bb367985..df727518e577 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ jobs:
       with:
         submodules: recursive
     - name: Install dependencies
-      run: pip3 install -r requirements.txt
+      run: pip3 install -r requirements-dev.txt
     - name: Run tests
       run: bin/qmk pytest
diff --git a/lib/python/qmk/cli/__init__.py b/lib/python/qmk/cli/__init__.py
index 372c40921a86..32ed15baac25 100644
--- a/lib/python/qmk/cli/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/python/qmk/cli/__init__.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 from . import clean
 from . import compile
 from . import config
+from . import console
 from . import docs
 from . import doctor
 from . import fileformat
diff --git a/lib/python/qmk/cli/console.py b/lib/python/qmk/cli/console.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8b73965f772d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/python/qmk/cli/console.py
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+"""Acquire debugging information from usb hid devices
+
+cli implementation of https://www.pjrc.com/teensy/hid_listen.html
+
+State machine is implemented as follows:
+
+     +-+
+     +-+                                                More Data?
+      |                                              +------------+
+      |                                              |            |
++-----+-------+      +-----------------+       +-----+------+     |
+|             |      |                 |       |            |     |
+|   Search    +----->+     Connect     +------>+   Read     +<----+
+|             |      |                 |       |            |
++-----+-------+      +-----------------+       +------+-----+
+      ^                                               |
+      |               Disconnect/Error?               |
+      +-----------------------------------------------+
+"""
+import hid
+import queue
+import time
+
+from milc import cli
+
+
+class StateMachine(queue.Queue):
+    def transition(self, func, *args):
+        self.put(lambda: func(self, *args))
+
+    def transition_later(self, delay, func, *args):
+        time.sleep(delay)
+        self.put(lambda: func(self, *args))
+
+    def on_exception(self, func):
+        self._except_func = func
+
+    def run_forever(self):
+        while True:
+            try:
+                f = self.get()
+                f()
+            except KeyboardInterrupt:
+                break
+            except BaseException as e:
+                if self._except_func:
+                    self._except_func(e)
+
+
+def _is_console_hid(x):
+    return x['usage_page'] == 0xFF31 and x['usage'] == 0x0074
+
+
+def _is_filtered_device(x):
+    name = "%04x:%04x" % (x['vendor_id'], x['product_id'])
+    return name.lower().startswith(cli.args.device.lower())
+
+
+def _search():
+    devices = filter(_is_console_hid, hid.enumerate())
+    if cli.args.device:
+        devices = filter(_is_filtered_device, devices)
+
+    return list(devices)
+
+
+def list_devices():
+    cli.log.info('Available devices:')
+    devices = _search()
+    for dev in devices:
+        cli.log.info("  %04x:%04x %s %s", dev['vendor_id'], dev['product_id'], dev['manufacturer_string'], dev['product_string'])
+
+
+def state_search(sm):
+    print('.', end='', flush=True)
+
+    found = _search()
+    selected = found[cli.args.index] if found[cli.args.index:] else None
+
+    if selected:
+        sm.transition_later(0.5, state_connect, selected)
+    else:
+        sm.transition_later(1, state_search)
+
+
+def state_connect(sm, selected):
+    print()
+    print('Listening to %s:' % selected['path'].decode())
+    device = hid.Device(path=selected['path'])
+    sm.transition_later(1, state_read, device)
+
+
+def state_read(sm, device):
+    print(device.read(32, 1).decode('ascii'), end='')
+    sm.transition(state_read, device)
+
+
+def state_exception(sm, context):
+    # print(str(e))
+    print('Device disconnected.')
+    print('Waiting for new device:')
+    sm.transition(state_search)
+
+
+@cli.argument('-d', '--device', help='device to select - uses format <pid>:<vid>.')
+@cli.argument('-i', '--index', default=0, help='device index to select.')
+@cli.argument('-l', '--list', arg_only=True, action='store_true', help='List available hid_listen devices.')
+@cli.subcommand('Acquire debugging information from usb hid devices.', hidden=False if cli.config.user.developer else True)
+def console(cli):
+    """Acquire debugging information from usb hid devices
+    """
+
+    if cli.args.list:
+        return list_devices()
+
+    print('Waiting for device:')
+
+    sm = StateMachine()
+    sm.transition(state_search)
+    sm.on_exception(lambda e: sm.transition(state_exception, e))
+
+    sm.run_forever()
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 1db3b6d73315..dd522d7641e9 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 -r requirements.txt
 
 # Python development requirements
+hid
 nose2
 flake8
 pep8-naming