diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index efb2f08..c910613 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -663,14 +663,25 @@ Phase 7: Client class
 
 Phase 8: CLI
 
-- [ ] `commander`-based CLI that matches the surface in the Design section
-- [ ] `--json` output for every command
-- [ ] Reasonable progress output for long downloads (only when stdout is a TTY)
+- [x] `quak login` (interactive TTY prompts or QUAK_EMAIL/QUAK_PASSWORD env vars
+      for non-interactive use)
+- [x] `quak whoami`, `quak logout`
+- [x] `quak collections` and `quak files --collection <id>`
+- [x] `quak get <fileID>` and `quak get-thumb <fileID>` with --out and
+      --collection options; searches all collections when --collection omitted
+- [x] `quak backup <dir>` with originals/ dedup, collections/ symlinks,
+      per-collection and per-file JSON metadata, incremental skip, per-file
+      error resilience, --json flag
+- [x] `--json` output on every listing/backup command
+- [x] Progress output to stderr for backup
+- [x] Session persistence via env-paths (~/Library/Application Support/quak/ on
+      macOS, XDG_DATA_HOME/quak/ on Linux)
 
 Phase 9: docs and 1.0
 
-- [ ] README usage examples for both library and CLI verified by hand
+- [ ] Update README Getting Started and Design sections to match current state
 - [ ] All TODO items above checked
+- [ ] `make docker` green
 - [ ] Tag `v1.0.0`
 
 Phase 10 and beyond: desktop client (separate repo)
diff --git a/bin/quak.ts b/bin/quak.ts
index dc0872d..c89092e 100644
--- a/bin/quak.ts
+++ b/bin/quak.ts
@@ -149,6 +149,186 @@ program
         }
     });
 
+program
+    .command("collections")
+    .description("List all collections (albums)")
+    .option("--json", "Output as JSON array")
+    .action(async (opts: { json?: boolean }) => {
+        await init();
+        const client = requireSession();
+        const collections = await client.listCollections();
+
+        if (opts.json) {
+            stdout.write(
+                JSON.stringify(
+                    collections.map((c) => ({
+                        id: c.id,
+                        name: c.name,
+                        type: c.type,
+                        ownerID: c.ownerID,
+                        isShared: c.isShared,
+                        updationTime: c.updationTime,
+                    })),
+                    null,
+                    2,
+                ) + "\n",
+            );
+        } else {
+            for (const c of collections) {
+                stdout.write(
+                    `${c.id}\t${c.type}\t${c.name}${c.isShared ? " (shared)" : ""}\n`,
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
+program
+    .command("files")
+    .description("List files in a collection")
+    .requiredOption(
+        "--collection <id>",
+        "Collection ID (from `quak collections`)",
+    )
+    .option("--json", "Output as JSON array")
+    .action(async (opts: { collection: string; json?: boolean }) => {
+        await init();
+        const client = requireSession();
+        const collectionID = Number(opts.collection);
+        if (!Number.isFinite(collectionID)) {
+            stderr.write("Invalid collection ID\n");
+            process.exit(1);
+        }
+
+        const collections = await client.listCollections();
+        const col = collections.find((c) => c.id === collectionID);
+        if (!col) {
+            stderr.write(`Collection ${collectionID} not found\n`);
+            process.exit(1);
+        }
+
+        const files = await client.listFiles(col.id, col.key);
+
+        if (opts.json) {
+            stdout.write(
+                JSON.stringify(
+                    files.map((f) => ({
+                        id: f.id,
+                        title: f.metadata.title,
+                        fileType: f.metadata.fileType,
+                        creationTime: f.metadata.creationTime,
+                        collectionID: f.collectionID,
+                    })),
+                    null,
+                    2,
+                ) + "\n",
+            );
+        } else {
+            for (const f of files) {
+                stdout.write(
+                    `${f.id}\t${f.metadata.fileType}\t${f.metadata.title}\n`,
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
+program
+    .command("get")
+    .description("Download and decrypt a single file")
+    .argument("<fileID>", "File ID (from `quak files`)")
+    .option("--out <path>", "Output file path")
+    .option(
+        "--collection <id>",
+        "Collection ID (required to look up the file key)",
+    )
+    .action(
+        async (
+            fileIDStr: string,
+            opts: { out?: string; collection?: string },
+        ) => {
+            await init();
+            const client = requireSession();
+            const fileID = Number(fileIDStr);
+            if (!Number.isFinite(fileID)) {
+                stderr.write("Invalid file ID\n");
+                process.exit(1);
+            }
+
+            const collections = await client.listCollections();
+            let targetCol;
+            if (opts.collection) {
+                targetCol = collections.find(
+                    (c) => c.id === Number(opts.collection),
+                );
+            }
+
+            // Search all collections (or the specified one) for the file
+            const searchCols = targetCol ? [targetCol] : collections;
+            for (const col of searchCols) {
+                const files = await client.listFiles(col.id, col.key);
+                const file = files.find((f) => f.id === fileID);
+                if (file) {
+                    const result = await client.downloadFile(file, opts.out);
+                    stderr.write(
+                        `${result.bytesWritten} bytes -> ${result.path}\n`,
+                    );
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+            stderr.write(`File ${fileID} not found\n`);
+            process.exit(1);
+        },
+    );
+
+program
+    .command("get-thumb")
+    .description("Download and decrypt a thumbnail")
+    .argument("<fileID>", "File ID (from `quak files`)")
+    .option("--out <path>", "Output file path")
+    .option(
+        "--collection <id>",
+        "Collection ID (required to look up the file key)",
+    )
+    .action(
+        async (
+            fileIDStr: string,
+            opts: { out?: string; collection?: string },
+        ) => {
+            await init();
+            const client = requireSession();
+            const fileID = Number(fileIDStr);
+            if (!Number.isFinite(fileID)) {
+                stderr.write("Invalid file ID\n");
+                process.exit(1);
+            }
+
+            const collections = await client.listCollections();
+            let targetCol;
+            if (opts.collection) {
+                targetCol = collections.find(
+                    (c) => c.id === Number(opts.collection),
+                );
+            }
+
+            const searchCols = targetCol ? [targetCol] : collections;
+            for (const col of searchCols) {
+                const files = await client.listFiles(col.id, col.key);
+                const file = files.find((f) => f.id === fileID);
+                if (file) {
+                    const result = await client.downloadThumbnail(
+                        file,
+                        opts.out,
+                    );
+                    stderr.write(
+                        `${result.bytesWritten} bytes -> ${result.path}\n`,
+                    );
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+            stderr.write(`File ${fileID} not found\n`);
+            process.exit(1);
+        },
+    );
+
 program
     .command("backup")
     .description(