diff --git a/desktop/flipper-common/src/utils/Logger.tsx b/desktop/flipper-common/src/utils/Logger.tsx
index f0e9383c0..b2e23c397 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-common/src/utils/Logger.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-common/src/utils/Logger.tsx
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ export interface Logger {
     data?: any,
   ): void;
 
-  info(data: any, category: string): void;
+  info(...args: any[]): void;
 
-  warn(data: any, category: string): void;
+  warn(...args: any[]): void;
 
-  error(data: any, category: string): void;
+  error(...args: any[]): void;
 
-  debug(data: any, category: string): void;
+  debug(...args: any[]): void;
 }
 
 let instance: Logger | null = null;
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-dump/README.md b/desktop/flipper-dump/README.md
index 9d7ce5a26..b014f2853 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-dump/README.md
+++ b/desktop/flipper-dump/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
-# flipper-dump (TBD)
+# flipper-dump
 
 Stand alone Flipper command, that uses flipper-server-core to connect to apps and dump all incoming messages.
+
+This package is currently a proof of concept and can be used like:
+
+`yarn start --device='iPhone 12' --client='Instagram' --plugin='AnalyticsLogging'`
+
+Or to capture all output to a file (meta messages will be printed on STDERR):
+
+`yarn --silent start --device='iPhone 12' --client='Instagram' --plugin='AnalyticsLogging' > out.txt`
+
+Future features:
+
+* [ ] Package so that it can be run using `npx`
+* [ ] Support filter & transformation functions
+* [ ] See `TODO`s in code
+* [ ] Support better configuration
+* [ ] Custom formatting
+* [ ] [FB] Support Certificate Exchange clients
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-dump/package.json b/desktop/flipper-dump/package.json
index 5fb856f86..1e86e703e 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-dump/package.json
+++ b/desktop/flipper-dump/package.json
@@ -9,10 +9,16 @@
   "types": "lib/index.d.ts",
   "license": "MIT",
   "bugs": "https://github.com/facebook/flipper/issues",
-  "dependencies": {},
+  "dependencies": {
+    "flipper-common": "0.0.0",
+    "flipper-server-core": "0.0.0",
+    "ts-node": "^10.2.1",
+    "yargs": "^17.2.1"
+  },
   "devDependencies": {},
   "peerDependencies": {},
   "scripts": {
+    "start": "ts-node src/index.tsx",
     "reset": "rimraf lib *.tsbuildinfo",
     "build": "tsc -b",
     "prepack": "yarn reset && yarn build"
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-dump/src/index.tsx b/desktop/flipper-dump/src/index.tsx
index 90a375a48..215a42abc 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-dump/src/index.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-dump/src/index.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,239 @@
  * @format
  */
 
-export function helloWorld() {
-  return true;
+import fs from 'fs';
+import os from 'os';
+import yargs from 'yargs';
+import {FlipperServerImpl, setFlipperServerConfig} from 'flipper-server-core';
+import {
+  ClientDescription,
+  Logger,
+  DeviceDescription,
+  setLoggerInstance,
+} from 'flipper-common';
+import path from 'path';
+import {stdout} from 'process';
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line
+const packageJson = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('../package.json', 'utf-8'));
+
+const argv = yargs
+  .usage('$0 [args]')
+  .options({
+    device: {
+      describe: 'The device name to listen to',
+      type: 'string',
+    },
+    client: {
+      describe: 'The application name to listen to',
+      type: 'string',
+    },
+    plugin: {
+      describe: 'Plugin id to listen to',
+      type: 'string',
+    },
+    // TODO: support filtering events
+    // TODO: support verbose mode
+    // TODO: support post processing messages
+  })
+  .version(packageJson.version)
+  .help()
+  // .strict()
+  .parse(process.argv.slice(1));
+
+async function start(deviceTitle: string, appName: string, pluginId: string) {
+  return new Promise((_resolve, reject) => {
+    let device: DeviceDescription | undefined;
+    let deviceResolver: () => void;
+    const devicePromise: Promise<void> = new Promise((resolve) => {
+      deviceResolver = resolve;
+    });
+    let client: ClientDescription | undefined;
+
+    const logger = createLogger();
+    setLoggerInstance(logger);
+    // avoid logging to STDOUT!
+    console.log = console.error;
+    console.debug = () => {};
+    console.info = console.error;
+
+    // TODO: make these better overridable
+    setFlipperServerConfig({
+      enableAndroid: true,
+      androidHome: process.env.ANDROID_HOME || '/opt/android_sdk',
+      idbPath: '/usr/local/bin/idb',
+      enableIOS: true,
+      enablePhysicalIOS: true,
+      staticPath: path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..', 'static'),
+      tmpPath: os.tmpdir(),
+      validWebSocketOrigins: [],
+    });
+    // TODO: initialise FB user manager to be able to do certificate exchange
+
+    const server = new FlipperServerImpl(logger);
+
+    logger.info(
+      `Waiting for device '${deviceTitle}' client '${appName}' plugin '${pluginId}' ...`,
+    );
+
+    server.on('notification', ({type, title, description}) => {
+      if (type === 'error') {
+        reject(new Error(`${title}: ${description}`));
+      }
+    });
+
+    server.on('server-error', reject);
+
+    server.on('device-connected', (deviceInfo) => {
+      logger.info(
+        `Detected device [${deviceInfo.os}] ${deviceInfo.title} ${deviceInfo.serial}`,
+      );
+      if (deviceInfo.title === deviceTitle) {
+        logger.info('Device matched');
+        device = deviceInfo;
+        deviceResolver();
+      }
+    });
+
+    server.on('device-disconnected', (deviceInfo) => {
+      if (device && deviceInfo.serial === device.serial) {
+        reject(new Error('Device disconnected: ' + deviceInfo.serial));
+      }
+    });
+
+    server.on('client-setup', (client) => {
+      logger.info(
+        `Connection attempt: ${client.appName} on ${client.deviceName}`,
+      );
+    });
+
+    server.on(
+      'client-connected',
+      async (clientDescription: ClientDescription) => {
+        // device matching is promisified, as we clients can arrive before device is detected
+        await devicePromise;
+        if (clientDescription.query.app === appName) {
+          if (clientDescription.query.device_id === device!.serial) {
+            logger.info(`Client matched: ${clientDescription.id}`);
+            client = clientDescription;
+            try {
+              // fetch plugins
+              const response = await server.exec(
+                'client-request-response',
+                client.id,
+                {
+                  method: 'getPlugins',
+                },
+              );
+              logger.info(JSON.stringify(response));
+              if (response.error) {
+                reject(response.error);
+                return;
+              }
+              const plugins: string[] = (response.success as any).plugins;
+              logger.info('Detected plugins ' + plugins.join(','));
+              if (!plugins.includes(pluginId)) {
+                // TODO: what if it only registers later?
+                throw new Error(
+                  `Plugin ${pluginId} was not registered on client ${client.id}`,
+                );
+              }
+              logger.info(`Starting plugin ` + pluginId);
+              const response2 = await server.exec(
+                'client-request-response',
+                client.id,
+                {
+                  method: 'init',
+                  params: {plugin: pluginId},
+                },
+              );
+              if (response2.error) {
+                reject(response2.error);
+              }
+              logger.info('Plugin initialised');
+            } catch (e) {
+              reject(e);
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      },
+    );
+
+    server.on('client-disconnected', ({id}) => {
+      if (id === client?.id) {
+        reject(new Error('Application disconnected'));
+      }
+    });
+
+    server.on('client-message', ({id, message}) => {
+      if (id === client?.id) {
+        const parsed = JSON.parse(message);
+        if (parsed.method === 'execute') {
+          if (parsed.params.api === pluginId) {
+            // TODO: customizable format
+            stdout.write(
+              `\n\n\n[${parsed.params.method}]\n${JSON.stringify(
+                parsed.params.params,
+                null,
+                2,
+              )}\n`,
+            );
+          }
+        } else {
+          logger.warn('Dropping message ', message);
+        }
+      }
+    });
+
+    server
+      .start()
+      .then(() => {
+        logger.info(
+          'Flipper server started and accepting device / client connections',
+        );
+      })
+      .catch(reject);
+  });
 }
+
+function createLogger(): Logger {
+  return {
+    track() {
+      // no-op
+    },
+    trackTimeSince() {
+      // no-op
+    },
+    debug() {
+      // TODO: support this with a --verbose flag
+    },
+    error(...args: any[]) {
+      console.error(...args);
+    },
+    warn(...args: any[]) {
+      console.warn(...args);
+    },
+    info(...args: any[]) {
+      // we want to redirect info level logging to STDERR! So that STDOUT is used merely for plugin output
+      console.error(...args);
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+if (!argv.device) {
+  console.error('--device not specified');
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+if (!argv.client) {
+  console.error('--client not specified');
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+if (!argv.plugin) {
+  console.error('--plugin not specified');
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+start(argv.device!, argv.client!, argv.plugin!).catch((e) => {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line
+  console.error(e);
+  process.exit(1);
+});
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-dump/tsconfig.json b/desktop/flipper-dump/tsconfig.json
index 9161fe7a6..1dbb2342f 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-dump/tsconfig.json
+++ b/desktop/flipper-dump/tsconfig.json
@@ -8,5 +8,8 @@
     {
       "path": "../flipper-server-core"
     }
-  ]
+  ],
+  "ts-node": {
+    "transpileOnly": true
+  }
 }
diff --git a/desktop/yarn.lock b/desktop/yarn.lock
index f579f9cbc..b66a29dba 100644
--- a/desktop/yarn.lock
+++ b/desktop/yarn.lock
@@ -1669,6 +1669,18 @@
     exec-sh "^0.3.2"
     minimist "^1.2.0"
 
+"@cspotcode/source-map-consumer@0.8.0":
+  version "0.8.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@cspotcode/source-map-consumer/-/source-map-consumer-0.8.0.tgz#33bf4b7b39c178821606f669bbc447a6a629786b"
+  integrity sha512-41qniHzTU8yAGbCp04ohlmSrZf8bkf/iJsl3V0dRGsQN/5GFfx+LbCSsCpp2gqrqjTVg/K6O8ycoV35JIwAzAg==
+
+"@cspotcode/source-map-support@0.6.1":
+  version "0.6.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@cspotcode/source-map-support/-/source-map-support-0.6.1.tgz#118511f316e2e87ee4294761868e254d3da47960"
+  integrity sha512-DX3Z+T5dt1ockmPdobJS/FAsQPW4V4SrWEhD2iYQT2Cb2tQsiMnYxrcUH9By/Z3B+v0S5LMBkQtV/XOBbpLEOg==
+  dependencies:
+    "@cspotcode/source-map-consumer" "0.8.0"
+
 "@ctrl/tinycolor@^3.4.0":
   version "3.4.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@ctrl/tinycolor/-/tinycolor-3.4.0.tgz#c3c5ae543c897caa9c2a68630bed355be5f9990f"
@@ -2597,6 +2609,26 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tootallnate/once/-/once-1.1.2.tgz#ccb91445360179a04e7fe6aff78c00ffc1eeaf82"
   integrity sha512-RbzJvlNzmRq5c3O09UipeuXno4tA1FE6ikOjxZK0tuxVv3412l64l5t1W5pj4+rJq9vpkm/kwiR07aZXnsKPxw==
 
+"@tsconfig/node10@^1.0.7":
+  version "1.0.8"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tsconfig/node10/-/node10-1.0.8.tgz#c1e4e80d6f964fbecb3359c43bd48b40f7cadad9"
+  integrity sha512-6XFfSQmMgq0CFLY1MslA/CPUfhIL919M1rMsa5lP2P097N2Wd1sSX0tx1u4olM16fLNhtHZpRhedZJphNJqmZg==
+
+"@tsconfig/node12@^1.0.7":
+  version "1.0.9"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tsconfig/node12/-/node12-1.0.9.tgz#62c1f6dee2ebd9aead80dc3afa56810e58e1a04c"
+  integrity sha512-/yBMcem+fbvhSREH+s14YJi18sp7J9jpuhYByADT2rypfajMZZN4WQ6zBGgBKp53NKmqI36wFYDb3yaMPurITw==
+
+"@tsconfig/node14@^1.0.0":
+  version "1.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tsconfig/node14/-/node14-1.0.1.tgz#95f2d167ffb9b8d2068b0b235302fafd4df711f2"
+  integrity sha512-509r2+yARFfHHE7T6Puu2jjkoycftovhXRqW328PDXTVGKihlb1P8Z9mMZH04ebyajfRY7dedfGynlrFHJUQCg==
+
+"@tsconfig/node16@^1.0.2":
+  version "1.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tsconfig/node16/-/node16-1.0.2.tgz#423c77877d0569db20e1fc80885ac4118314010e"
+  integrity sha512-eZxlbI8GZscaGS7kkc/trHTT5xgrjH3/1n2JDwusC9iahPKWMRvRjJSAN5mCXviuTGQ/lHnhvv8Q1YTpnfz9gA==
+
 "@types/adobe__node-fetch-retry@^1.0.2":
   version "1.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/adobe__node-fetch-retry/-/adobe__node-fetch-retry-1.0.2.tgz#4f9f174da6fc4775cbe209dcb087f7e7f763bf81"
@@ -3541,6 +3573,11 @@ acorn-walk@^7.1.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/acorn-walk/-/acorn-walk-7.2.0.tgz#0de889a601203909b0fbe07b8938dc21d2e967bc"
   integrity sha512-OPdCF6GsMIP+Az+aWfAAOEt2/+iVDKE7oy6lJ098aoe59oAmK76qV6Gw60SbZ8jHuG2wH058GF4pLFbYamYrVA==
 
+acorn-walk@^8.1.1:
+  version "8.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/acorn-walk/-/acorn-walk-8.2.0.tgz#741210f2e2426454508853a2f44d0ab83b7f69c1"
+  integrity sha512-k+iyHEuPgSw6SbuDpGQM+06HQUa04DZ3o+F6CSzXMvvI5KMvnaEqXe+YVe555R9nn6GPt404fos4wcgpw12SDA==
+
 acorn@^7.1.1:
   version "7.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/acorn/-/acorn-7.1.1.tgz#e35668de0b402f359de515c5482a1ab9f89a69bf"
@@ -3556,6 +3593,11 @@ acorn@^8.2.4:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/acorn/-/acorn-8.3.0.tgz#1193f9b96c4e8232f00b11a9edff81b2c8b98b88"
   integrity sha512-tqPKHZ5CaBJw0Xmy0ZZvLs1qTV+BNFSyvn77ASXkpBNfIRk8ev26fKrD9iLGwGA9zedPao52GSHzq8lyZG0NUw==
 
+acorn@^8.4.1:
+  version "8.5.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/acorn/-/acorn-8.5.0.tgz#4512ccb99b3698c752591e9bb4472e38ad43cee2"
+  integrity sha512-yXbYeFy+jUuYd3/CDcg2NkIYE991XYX/bje7LmjJigUciaeO1JR4XxXgCIV1/Zc/dRuFEyw1L0pbA+qynJkW5Q==
+
 adbkit-logcat@^1.1.0, adbkit-logcat@^2.0.1:
   version "2.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/adbkit-logcat/-/adbkit-logcat-2.0.1.tgz#d4986b9fc7cfda42733389d46a52124abef43ca5"
@@ -13007,6 +13049,24 @@ ts-jest@^26.5.6:
     semver "7.x"
     yargs-parser "20.x"
 
+ts-node@^10.2.1:
+  version "10.2.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ts-node/-/ts-node-10.2.1.tgz#4cc93bea0a7aba2179497e65bb08ddfc198b3ab5"
+  integrity sha512-hCnyOyuGmD5wHleOQX6NIjJtYVIO8bPP8F2acWkB4W06wdlkgyvJtubO/I9NkI88hCFECbsEgoLc0VNkYmcSfw==
+  dependencies:
+    "@cspotcode/source-map-support" "0.6.1"
+    "@tsconfig/node10" "^1.0.7"
+    "@tsconfig/node12" "^1.0.7"
+    "@tsconfig/node14" "^1.0.0"
+    "@tsconfig/node16" "^1.0.2"
+    acorn "^8.4.1"
+    acorn-walk "^8.1.1"
+    arg "^4.1.0"
+    create-require "^1.1.0"
+    diff "^4.0.1"
+    make-error "^1.1.1"
+    yn "3.1.1"
+
 ts-node@^9.1.1:
   version "9.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ts-node/-/ts-node-9.1.1.tgz#51a9a450a3e959401bda5f004a72d54b936d376d"
@@ -13791,6 +13851,19 @@ yargs@^17.0.1:
     y18n "^5.0.5"
     yargs-parser "^20.2.2"
 
+yargs@^17.2.1:
+  version "17.2.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs/-/yargs-17.2.1.tgz#e2c95b9796a0e1f7f3bf4427863b42e0418191ea"
+  integrity sha512-XfR8du6ua4K6uLGm5S6fA+FIJom/MdJcFNVY8geLlp2v8GYbOXD4EB1tPNZsRn4vBzKGMgb5DRZMeWuFc2GO8Q==
+  dependencies:
+    cliui "^7.0.2"
+    escalade "^3.1.1"
+    get-caller-file "^2.0.5"
+    require-directory "^2.1.1"
+    string-width "^4.2.0"
+    y18n "^5.0.5"
+    yargs-parser "^20.2.2"
+
 yauzl@^2.10.0, yauzl@^2.4.2:
   version "2.10.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yauzl/-/yauzl-2.10.0.tgz#c7eb17c93e112cb1086fa6d8e51fb0667b79a5f9"