diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3d957f2..1592445 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ the wake phrase is optional.
 | `space [<n>]` (also `add [a] space`, `insert <n> spaces`) | insert n spaces (default 1) |
 | `backspace [<n>]` (alias `delete`) | delete n chars (default 1), capped at the last submit boundary |
 | `erase` (alias `clear`/`wipe`) | delete everything typed since the last submit/boundary |
+| `debug <text>` (alias `echo`) | just print what you said to the console (test wake/STT; injects nothing) |
 | `mode ptt` / `mode listen` | switch input mode |
 | `set <name>` (alias `sticky`/`switch`) | set the **sticky** target → `claude-<name>` (persists) |
 | `target <name> <command>` | **one-shot** override: run that command on `claude-<name>` for this utterance only; sticky default unchanged |
diff --git a/src/claudedo/daemon.py b/src/claudedo/daemon.py
index c75c86b..b8ef966 100644
--- a/src/claudedo/daemon.py
+++ b/src/claudedo/daemon.py
@@ -193,6 +193,9 @@ class Daemon:
             sessions = target.list_sessions()
             self._console.emit(SYSTEM, "list -> " + (", ".join(sessions) if sessions else "(none running)"))
             return
+        if action.name == "debug":
+            self._console.emit(VOICE, f'debug: "{action.arg}"', "yellow")
+            return
 
         session, reason = target.resolve(parsed.one_shot, auto_target=cfg.auto_target)
         if session is None:
diff --git a/src/claudedo/grammar.py b/src/claudedo/grammar.py
index da27e2a..4ce27e4 100644
--- a/src/claudedo/grammar.py
+++ b/src/claudedo/grammar.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ _BACKSPACE_VERBS = ("backspace", "delete")
 _SPACE_VERBS = ("space", "spacebar")
 _ADD_VERBS = ("add", "insert")
 _ERASE_VERBS = ("erase", "clear", "wipe")
+_DEBUG_VERBS = ("debug", "echo")
 _MODE_VERBS = ("mode",)
 _STICKY_VERBS = ("set", "sticky", "switch")
 _ONESHOT_VERBS = ("target",)
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ _SELECT_VERBS = ("select", "option", "choose", "number")
 _COMMAND_WORDS = (
     _YES_VERBS + _NO_VERBS + _APPROVE_VERBS + _DENY_VERBS + _SUBMIT_VERBS
     + _CANCEL_VERBS + _TYPE_VERBS + _BACKSPACE_VERBS + _SPACE_VERBS + _ADD_VERBS
-    + _ERASE_VERBS + _MODE_VERBS + _STICKY_VERBS + _ONESHOT_VERBS + _UNSET_VERBS
+    + _ERASE_VERBS + _DEBUG_VERBS + _MODE_VERBS + _STICKY_VERBS + _ONESHOT_VERBS + _UNSET_VERBS
     + _LIST_VERBS + _SELECT_VERBS + ("ptt", "listen")
     + ("one", "two", "three", "four")
 )
@@ -236,6 +237,8 @@ def match_command(remainder: str, threshold: float) -> Action | None:
             return Action("space", count)
     if _fuzzy_in(head, _ERASE_VERBS, threshold):
         return Action("erase")
+    if _fuzzy_in(head, _DEBUG_VERBS, threshold):
+        return Action("debug", " ".join(rest).strip())
 
     if _fuzzy_in(head, _MODE_VERBS, threshold) and rest:
         if _fuzzy_in(rest[0], ("ptt",), threshold) or "push" in rest[0]: