From c6ac8827a7bb11feebe3f3b3678a76bde8868cb3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ralf Grubenmann <ralf.grubenmann@sdsc.ethz.ch>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2026 14:18:44 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] add color_eyre, better-panic (dev) and human-panic (release)

---
 Cargo.lock   | 398 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 Cargo.toml   |   4 +
 src/error.rs |  44 ++++++
 src/main.rs  |  21 +--
 4 files changed, 437 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 613ea32..00c4a39 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@
 # It is not intended for manual editing.
 version = 4
 
+[[package]]
+name = "addr2line"
+version = "0.25.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1b5d307320b3181d6d7954e663bd7c774a838b8220fe0593c86d9fb09f498b4b"
+dependencies = [
+ "gimli",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "adler2"
 version = "2.0.1"
@@ -109,6 +118,21 @@ version = "1.5.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c08606f8c3cbf4ce6ec8e28fb0014a2c086708fe954eaa885384a6165172e7e8"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "backtrace"
+version = "0.3.76"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bb531853791a215d7c62a30daf0dde835f381ab5de4589cfe7c649d2cbe92bd6"
+dependencies = [
+ "addr2line",
+ "cfg-if",
+ "libc",
+ "miniz_oxide",
+ "object",
+ "rustc-demangle",
+ "windows-link 0.2.1",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "base16ct"
 version = "0.2.0"
@@ -139,6 +163,16 @@ version = "1.8.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2af50177e190e07a26ab74f8b1efbfe2ef87da2116221318cb1c2e82baf7de06"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "better-panic"
+version = "0.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6fa9e1d11a268684cbd90ed36370d7577afb6c62d912ddff5c15fc34343e5036"
+dependencies = [
+ "backtrace",
+ "console",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bincode"
 version = "1.3.3"
@@ -283,7 +317,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "num-traits",
  "serde",
  "wasm-bindgen",
- "windows-link",
+ "windows-link 0.2.1",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -358,6 +392,33 @@ dependencies = [
  "cc",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "color-eyre"
+version = "0.6.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e5920befb47832a6d61ee3a3a846565cfa39b331331e68a3b1d1116630f2f26d"
+dependencies = [
+ "backtrace",
+ "color-spantrace",
+ "eyre",
+ "indenter",
+ "once_cell",
+ "owo-colors",
+ "tracing-error",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "color-spantrace"
+version = "0.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b8b88ea9df13354b55bc7234ebcce36e6ef896aca2e42a15de9e10edce01b427"
+dependencies = [
+ "once_cell",
+ "owo-colors",
+ "tracing-core",
+ "tracing-error",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "colorchoice"
 version = "1.0.4"
@@ -806,6 +867,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "eyre"
+version = "0.6.12"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7cd915d99f24784cdc19fd37ef22b97e3ff0ae756c7e492e9fbfe897d61e2aec"
+dependencies = [
+ "indenter",
+ "once_cell",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "fancy-regex"
 version = "0.16.2"
@@ -1049,6 +1120,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "wasip3",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "gimli"
+version = "0.32.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e629b9b98ef3dd8afe6ca2bd0f89306cec16d43d907889945bc5d6687f2f13c7"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "git2"
 version = "0.19.0"
@@ -1212,6 +1289,22 @@ version = "1.0.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "df3b46402a9d5adb4c86a0cf463f42e19994e3ee891101b1841f30a545cb49a9"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "human-panic"
+version = "2.0.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "075e8747af11abcff07d55d98297c9c6c70eb5d6365b25e7b12f02e484935191"
+dependencies = [
+ "anstream",
+ "anstyle",
+ "backtrace",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_derive",
+ "sysinfo",
+ "toml 0.9.12+spec-1.1.0",
+ "uuid",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "hyper"
 version = "0.14.32"
@@ -1339,7 +1432,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "js-sys",
  "log",
  "wasm-bindgen",
- "windows-core",
+ "windows-core 0.62.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1465,6 +1558,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "icu_properties",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "indenter"
+version = "0.3.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "964de6e86d545b246d84badc0fef527924ace5134f30641c203ef52ba83f58d5"
+
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 name = "indexmap"
 version = "1.9.3"
@@ -1771,6 +1870,15 @@ version = "0.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "61807f77802ff30975e01f4f071c8ba10c022052f98b3294119f3e615d13e5be"
 
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+name = "ntapi"
+version = "0.4.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c3b335231dfd352ffb0f8017f3b6027a4917f7df785ea2143d8af2adc66980ae"
+dependencies = [
+ "winapi",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "num-bigint-dig"
 version = "0.8.6"
@@ -1852,6 +1960,34 @@ dependencies = [
  "url",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "objc2-core-foundation"
+version = "0.3.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2a180dd8642fa45cdb7dd721cd4c11b1cadd4929ce112ebd8b9f5803cc79d536"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.11.0",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "objc2-io-kit"
+version = "0.3.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "33fafba39597d6dc1fb709123dfa8289d39406734be322956a69f0931c73bb15"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "objc2-core-foundation",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "object"
+version = "0.37.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ff76201f031d8863c38aa7f905eca4f53abbfa15f609db4277d44cd8938f33fe"
+dependencies = [
+ "memchr",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "once_cell"
 version = "1.21.3"
@@ -1993,6 +2129,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "num-traits",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "owo-colors"
+version = "4.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d211803b9b6b570f68772237e415a029d5a50c65d382910b879fb19d3271f94d"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "p256"
 version = "0.13.2"
@@ -2037,7 +2179,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "redox_syscall",
  "smallvec",
- "windows-link",
+ "windows-link 0.2.1",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2530,16 +2672,20 @@ name = "rnk"
 version = "0.1.0-nightly"
 dependencies = [
  "assert_cmd",
+ "better-panic",
  "clap",
  "clap-verbosity-flag",
  "clap_complete",
+ "color-eyre",
  "comrak",
  "console",
  "directories",
  "env_logger",
  "futures",
  "git2",
+ "human-panic",
  "iso8601-timestamp",
+ "libc",
  "log",
  "oauth2",
  "openidconnect",
@@ -2551,7 +2697,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
  "snafu",
  "tokio",
- "toml",
+ "toml 0.8.23",
  "url",
  "vergen",
 ]
@@ -2576,6 +2722,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "zeroize",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rustc-demangle"
+version = "0.1.27"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b50b8869d9fc858ce7266cce0194bd74df58b9d0e3f6df3a9fc8eb470d95c09d"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rustc-hash"
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@@ -2869,6 +3021,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "serde_spanned"
+version = "1.0.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f8bbf91e5a4d6315eee45e704372590b30e260ee83af6639d64557f51b067776"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde_core",
+]
+
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 version = "0.7.1"
@@ -2923,6 +3084,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "digest",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "sharded-slab"
+version = "0.1.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f40ca3c46823713e0d4209592e8d6e826aa57e928f09752619fc696c499637f6"
+dependencies = [
+ "lazy_static",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "shell-words"
 version = "1.1.1"
@@ -3117,6 +3287,20 @@ dependencies = [
  "yaml-rust",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "sysinfo"
+version = "0.37.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "16607d5caffd1c07ce073528f9ed972d88db15dd44023fa57142963be3feb11f"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "memchr",
+ "ntapi",
+ "objc2-core-foundation",
+ "objc2-io-kit",
+ "windows",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "system-configuration"
 version = "0.5.1"
@@ -3207,6 +3391,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "thread_local"
+version = "1.1.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f60246a4944f24f6e018aa17cdeffb7818b76356965d03b07d6a9886e8962185"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "time"
 version = "0.3.47"
@@ -3343,11 +3536,23 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "dc1beb996b9d83529a9e75c17a1686767d148d70663143c7854d8b4a09ced362"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
- "serde_spanned",
- "toml_datetime",
+ "serde_spanned 0.6.9",
+ "toml_datetime 0.6.11",
  "toml_edit",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "toml"
+version = "0.9.12+spec-1.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "cf92845e79fc2e2def6a5d828f0801e29a2f8acc037becc5ab08595c7d5e9863"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde_core",
+ "serde_spanned 1.0.4",
+ "toml_datetime 0.7.5+spec-1.1.0",
+ "toml_writer",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "toml_datetime"
 version = "0.6.11"
@@ -3357,6 +3562,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "toml_datetime"
+version = "0.7.5+spec-1.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "92e1cfed4a3038bc5a127e35a2d360f145e1f4b971b551a2ba5fd7aedf7e1347"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde_core",
+]
+
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@@ -3365,8 +3579,8 @@ checksum = "41fe8c660ae4257887cf66394862d21dbca4a6ddd26f04a3560410406a2f819a"
 dependencies = [
  "indexmap 2.13.0",
  "serde",
- "serde_spanned",
- "toml_datetime",
+ "serde_spanned 0.6.9",
+ "toml_datetime 0.6.11",
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  "winnow",
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+[[package]]
+name = "toml_writer"
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ab16f14aed21ee8bfd8ec22513f7287cd4a91aa92e44edfe2c17ddd004e92607"
+
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 version = "0.5.3"
@@ -3439,6 +3659,28 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "db97caf9d906fbde555dd62fa95ddba9eecfd14cb388e4f491a66d74cd5fb79a"
 dependencies = [
  "once_cell",
+ "valuable",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "tracing-error"
+version = "0.2.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8b1581020d7a273442f5b45074a6a57d5757ad0a47dac0e9f0bd57b81936f3db"
+dependencies = [
+ "tracing",
+ "tracing-subscriber",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "tracing-subscriber"
+version = "0.3.23"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "cb7f578e5945fb242538965c2d0b04418d38ec25c79d160cd279bf0731c8d319"
+dependencies = [
+ "sharded-slab",
+ "thread_local",
+ "tracing-core",
 ]
 
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@@ -3529,6 +3771,21 @@ version = "0.2.2"
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 checksum = "06abde3611657adf66d383f00b093d7faecc7fa57071cce2578660c9f1010821"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "uuid"
+version = "1.22.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a68d3c8f01c0cfa54a75291d83601161799e4a89a39e0929f4b0354d88757a37"
+dependencies = [
+ "getrandom 0.4.2",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "valuable"
+version = "0.1.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ba73ea9cf16a25df0c8caa16c51acb937d5712a8429db78a3ee29d5dcacd3a65"
+
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 name = "vcpkg"
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@@ -3736,6 +3993,22 @@ dependencies = [
  "rustls-pki-types",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "winapi"
+version = "0.3.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5c839a674fcd7a98952e593242ea400abe93992746761e38641405d28b00f419"
+dependencies = [
+ "winapi-i686-pc-windows-gnu",
+ "winapi-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "winapi-i686-pc-windows-gnu"
+version = "0.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ac3b87c63620426dd9b991e5ce0329eff545bccbbb34f3be09ff6fb6ab51b7b6"
+
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 version = "0.1.11"
@@ -3745,6 +4018,47 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "winapi-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu"
+version = "0.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "712e227841d057c1ee1cd2fb22fa7e5a5461ae8e48fa2ca79ec42cfc1931183f"
+
+[[package]]
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+version = "0.61.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9babd3a767a4c1aef6900409f85f5d53ce2544ccdfaa86dad48c91782c6d6893"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-collections",
+ "windows-core 0.61.2",
+ "windows-future",
+ "windows-link 0.1.3",
+ "windows-numerics",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-collections"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3beeceb5e5cfd9eb1d76b381630e82c4241ccd0d27f1a39ed41b2760b255c5e8"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-core 0.61.2",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-core"
+version = "0.61.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c0fdd3ddb90610c7638aa2b3a3ab2904fb9e5cdbecc643ddb3647212781c4ae3"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-implement",
+ "windows-interface",
+ "windows-link 0.1.3",
+ "windows-result 0.3.4",
+ "windows-strings 0.4.2",
+]
+
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@@ -3753,9 +4067,20 @@ checksum = "b8e83a14d34d0623b51dce9581199302a221863196a1dde71a7663a4c2be9deb"
 dependencies = [
  "windows-implement",
  "windows-interface",
- "windows-link",
- "windows-result",
- "windows-strings",
+ "windows-link 0.2.1",
+ "windows-result 0.4.1",
+ "windows-strings 0.5.1",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-future"
+version = "0.2.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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+dependencies = [
+ "windows-core 0.61.2",
+ "windows-link 0.1.3",
+ "windows-threading",
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@@ -3780,19 +4105,53 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-link"
+version = "0.1.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5e6ad25900d524eaabdbbb96d20b4311e1e7ae1699af4fb28c17ae66c80d798a"
+
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 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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+[[package]]
+name = "windows-numerics"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9150af68066c4c5c07ddc0ce30421554771e528bde427614c61038bc2c92c2b1"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-core 0.61.2",
+ "windows-link 0.1.3",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-result"
+version = "0.3.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "56f42bd332cc6c8eac5af113fc0c1fd6a8fd2aa08a0119358686e5160d0586c6"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-link 0.1.3",
+]
+
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 dependencies = [
- "windows-link",
+ "windows-link 0.2.1",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-strings"
+version = "0.4.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "56e6c93f3a0c3b36176cb1327a4958a0353d5d166c2a35cb268ace15e91d3b57"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-link 0.1.3",
 ]
 
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@@ -3801,7 +4160,7 @@ version = "0.5.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7837d08f69c77cf6b07689544538e017c1bfcf57e34b4c0ff58e6c2cd3b37091"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-link",
+ "windows-link 0.2.1",
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 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ae137229bcbd6cdf0f7b80a31df61766145077ddf49416a728b02cb3921ff3fc"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-link",
+ "windows-link 0.2.1",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3886,7 +4245,7 @@ version = "0.53.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "4945f9f551b88e0d65f3db0bc25c33b8acea4d9e41163edf90dcd0b19f9069f3"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-link",
+ "windows-link 0.2.1",
  "windows_aarch64_gnullvm 0.53.1",
  "windows_aarch64_msvc 0.53.1",
  "windows_i686_gnu 0.53.1",
@@ -3897,6 +4256,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows_x86_64_msvc 0.53.1",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-threading"
+version = "0.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b66463ad2e0ea3bbf808b7f1d371311c80e115c0b71d60efc142cafbcfb057a6"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-link 0.1.3",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_aarch64_gnullvm"
 version = "0.48.5"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4d23894..7300f40 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ openidconnect = { version = "3.5.0", default-features = false, features = [
 directories = { version = "5.0" }
 comrak = { version = "0.28.0", optional = true }
 clap-verbosity-flag = "3.0.4"
+color-eyre = "0.6.5"
+better-panic = "0.3.0"
+human-panic = "2.0.6"
+libc = "0.2.183"
 
 [features]
 default = ["reqwest/default-tls"] # link against system library
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index a1eab22..d7fbd56 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 //! Global error types
 
 use crate::cli::cmd;
+use color_eyre::Result as EyreResult;
 use snafu::Snafu;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Snafu)]
@@ -16,3 +17,46 @@ impl From<cmd::CmdError> for Error {
         Error::Cmd { source: e }
     }
 }
+pub fn init() -> EyreResult<()> {
+    // set up color eyre
+    let (panic_hook, eyre_hook) = color_eyre::config::HookBuilder::default()
+        .panic_section(format!(
+            "This is a bug. Consider reporting it at {}",
+            env!("CARGO_PKG_REPOSITORY")
+        ))
+        .capture_span_trace_by_default(true)
+        .display_location_section(true)
+        .display_env_section(false)
+        .into_hooks();
+    eyre_hook.install()?;
+    std::panic::set_hook(Box::new(move |panic_info| {
+        // use human panic in non-debug mode for more user friendly messages
+        #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
+        {
+            use human_panic::{handle_dump, metadata, print_msg};
+            let mut metadata = metadata!();
+            metadata =
+                metadata.support(format!("open an issue at {}", env!("CARGO_PKG_REPOSITORY")));
+            let file_path = handle_dump(&metadata, panic_info);
+            // prints human-panic message
+            print_msg(file_path, &metadata)
+                .expect("human-panic: printing error message to console failed");
+        }
+        let msg = format!("{}", panic_hook.panic_report(panic_info));
+        eprintln!("Error(hook): {}", msg);
+
+        // use better panic to have more detailed panics in dev mode
+        #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
+        {
+            // Better Panic stacktrace that is only enabled when debugging.
+            better_panic::Settings::auto()
+                .most_recent_first(false)
+                .lineno_suffix(true)
+                .verbosity(better_panic::Verbosity::Full)
+                .create_panic_handler()(panic_info);
+        }
+
+        std::process::exit(libc::EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }));
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 63d1d24..8f94c75 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,17 +1,14 @@
 use clap::CommandFactory;
 use clap_complete::CompleteEnv;
+use color_eyre::Result as EyreResult;
 use rnk::cli::opts::MainOpts;
-use rnk::error::{Error, Result};
-use std::process;
+use rnk::error::Result;
 
 #[tokio::main]
-async fn main() {
-    let error_style = console::Style::new().red().bright();
-    let result = execute().await;
-    if let Err(err) = result {
-        eprintln!("{}", error_style.apply_to(&err));
-        process::exit(exit_code(&err));
-    }
+async fn main() -> EyreResult<()> {
+    rnk::error::init()?;
+    execute().await?;
+    Ok(())
 }
 
 async fn execute() -> Result<()> {
@@ -25,9 +22,3 @@ async fn execute() -> Result<()> {
     result?;
     Ok(())
 }
-
-fn exit_code(err: &Error) -> i32 {
-    match err {
-        Error::Cmd { source: _ } => 1,
-    }
-}